29
January
2019
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22:38
Asia/Singapore

Singapore and the United Kingdom: 1819 to 2019

Prof Tommy Koh, Chairman of the Centre of International Law and Rector of Tembusu College, both at NUS, reviewed Singapore’s 200-year-old relationship with the United Kingdom, and opined that although the British laid the foundation for Singapore, the success of Singapore was due to the Government of independent Singapore and the hard work and sacrifice of generations of Singaporeans.