This alludes to the foundation of Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles.

* Makepeace, Walter ; Brooke, Gilbert Edward, One Hundred Years of Singapore: Being Some Account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919, published by J. Murray, 1921

Raffles found the place wrecked, and set about reforms immediately, mostly similar to what he had done in Java – abolishing slavery and limiting cockfighting and such games.

Sir Thomas Raffles, who gave the animal its scientific name in 1821, did not specify what he meant by the use of this word, although it is presumed it had something to do with his observation of the animal's colour.

All are superb at stealing while maintaining a sophisticated front and / or a thief's code of honor: Raffles steals mostly when he is especially in need of money ; Lupin steals more from the rich who don't appreciate art or their treasures and redistributes it ( not unlike a modern Robin Hood ); Saint Tail steals back what was stolen or taken dishonestly, or rights the wrongs done to the innocent by implicating the real criminals.

In 1950, he was appointed Raffles Professor of History at the newly-established University of Malaya in Singapore.

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, The History of Java ( 1817 ), the purest sulphur was supplied from a crater from a mountain near the straits of Bali.

He was encouraged in this by the director of the Raffles Museum ( now the National Museum of Singapore ) and by his election to Fellowship of the Royal Anthropological Institute in 1936.

Others have achieved fame by association with dishes or cocktails created on their premises, such as the Hotel de Paris where the crêpe Suzette was invented or the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, where the Singapore Sling cocktail was devised.

* June 5, 1823 – Raffles Institution, then the Singapore Institution, was founded by the founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles.

The name Tupaia is derived from tupai the Malay word for squirrel and was provided by Sir Stamford Raffles.

Rafflesia was found in the Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold in 1818, and named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.

In The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, the names of the signatoriess of the Lunar Declaration of Independence are studied ; but Room L of the Raffles Hotel, wherein the revolution was plotted, is still used as an ordinary hotel room, albeit with a plaque on the wall.

For the initial period Raffles was said to be the most sought after housing in the city by council tenants.

One resident was reported to have said " If you've got a problem in Raffles, get a shotgun ".

In 1811, Java was captured by the British, becoming a possession of the British Empire, and Sir Stamford Raffles was appointed as the island's Governor.

The last was Raffles ( 1939 ).

The Raffles Institution was founded in 1823 by Sir Stamford Raffles.

He was replaced by Raffles.

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, FRS ( 6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826 ) was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore ( now the city-state of the Republic of Singapore ).

Raffles was born on the ship Ann off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica, to Captain Benjamin Raffles ( d. June 1797 ) and Anne Raffles ( née Lyde ).

The British invasion of Java took a total of forty-five days, during which Raffles was appointed the Lieutenant-Governor by Lord Minto before hostilities formally ceased.

When this failed, and when Raffles ' own expeditions into his new dominion found only treacherous terrain and few exportable goods, his desire to establish a better British presence was cemented.

Yet, as Raffles confirmed with the sultan regarding the absolute British influence of the area, he realized that the local rulers had only limited power over the well-cultivated and civilized country, and the treaty was largely symbolic and had little actual force.

:: Tuan Raffles has become its lord,

The founder of modern Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles, intended Singapore to become a " great commercial emporium ".

The founding of modern Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles paved the way for Singapore to become a modern port and established its status as a gateway between the Western and Eastern markets.

Raffles believed that the British should find a way to replace the Dutch as the dominant power in the archipelago, since the trade route between China and British India, which had become vitally important with the institution of the opium trade with China, passed through the archipelago.

Aaron began writing poetry during his days at Raffles Institution, a secondary school in Singapore where he befriended other students who would also eventually go on to become published Singaporean writers.

Raffles is the founder of modern Singapore.

Raffles also suggested that ' Budur ' might correspond to the modern Javanese word Buda (" ancient ") – i. e., " ancient Boro ".

The first " Botanical and Experimental Garden " in Singapore was established in 1822 on Government Hill at Fort Canning by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore and a keen naturalist.

With Joan Littlewood, as director, Gerry Raffles ( 1928 – 75 ) as manager and John Bury, they continued to present a mixed programme of classics and modern plays, with contemporary themes.

Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of modern Singapore, selected Singapore in 1819 to establish a new colony with the security concerns of British interests in the Far East in mind against the Dutch.

The comic strip parodies British yob culture, placing Raffles in anachronistic modern situations which he usually employs extreme violence to resolve.

Sir Stamford Raffles, regarded as the founder of modern Singapore

In June 1819, modern founder of Singapore, Thomas Stamford Raffles instructed the first Resident of Singapore, William Farquhar, to reserve the whole space within the Old Lines and the Singapore River ( i. e. the northern bank ) for public purposes.

The founding of modern Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles was arguably a planning event in itself, as it involved the search for a deep, sheltered harbor suitable to establish a pivotal maritime base for British interests in the Far East.

Although the NLB was formed on 1 September 1995 only, its history began way back in the 1820s when Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of modern Singapore, first proposed the idea of establishing a public library in the thriving colony.

The National Library traces its history back to the establishment of the first public library as a result of suggestions by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore.

In 1823, the founder of modern Singapore, Stamford Raffles asked the Temenggong or local chief to move to Telok Blangah so that the current plot of land could be put to government use.