Singapore – a voyage to the Asian paradise

Disposed on islands in South-East Asia and separated from the Malacca Peninsula by the narrow Johor Strait, the Republic of Singapore represents the city-state as a union, bordering the Sultanate of Johor, part of Malaysia, and the Riau Islands, which are part of Indonesia. The name of the city has its origin from the symbiosis of the Malay “Singa”, that is the lion, and the Sanskrit pura – the city. More…