How Did Singapore Go From A Swamp To One Of The Largest Ports In The World?
Before the 19th century, the island that is now called Singapore was a swampy area inhabited by only a few fishermen. Then in 1819, an English businessman named Sir Stamford Raffles decided to build a port on the island of Singapore. Stamford worked for the East India Company and planned the port to handle the company’s Far East
