Singapore With Love eps.1 (In English)

  

                                                                    Lion Country

            Once upon a time lived a king who comes from governments Sriwijaya in Sumatra island named Sri Nila Utama. He is a wise king to lead his country to achieve prosperity and success. One day when the king was hunting deer, he went too deep into the jungle to reach the sea. Of a large rock in the distance he saw an island with white beaches and beautiful. The king asked the captains, " वहाँ पर लग रहा है कि द्वीप क्या ? ( see the island on the other side)? ".

            The commander later explained that the island called Temasek. The king then decided to cross the sea and hunting on the island. Mid-way boat king hit by thunderstorms
that rolled up almost all the luggage was thrown overboard so that the boat does not sink. But unfortunately, the water still soaking up the king's boat on the advice of the king's advisors throw a heavy crown. Then the boat does not sink, storm subsides, and the king safely to the island of Temasek. How admiration Sri Nila Utama with this island because there are dense forests and a lake in the middle. In the spirit of the king hunting on the island is so upset, he climbed through the forest to a hill later called Timah hill. In the hills of Sri Nila Utama met an animal that dashing red body, black headed and white-breasted. The king was fascinated by the animals until not so arrows by him, the animal was then disappeared into the woods.

            “मैंने देखा था कि क्या सुंदर जानवरों? (what beautiful animals that I had seen??)”,  asked Sri Nila Utama to the Treasurer who accompanied him hunting.

Treasurer of the king thought a moment ago  animals that had majesty saw was a lion) ".

            How gladly Sri Nila Utama hear an explanation of the treasurer. The king then felt that the appearance of the lion is a good sign. Until Sri Nila Utama decided to establish a new civilization on the island of Temasek, bandar   port was named after the Sanskrit language, Pura which means city or town, the lion is the king of animals seen, so the town was named Singapore. Although in the end the study of history states that lions have never lived on the island then it is likely that the animal is seen king tiger malaya.

            Since the founding of the city of Singapore in the century 13M for centuries been a public port city, a strategic position between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea makes it a point to stop by the rover sea merchant ships from many parts of the world. Sri Nila Utama ruled Singapore to 48 years ago bequeathed to his son tahtanya Paduka Sri Pakema Royal Hero (1372 - 1386), granddaughter Rana Paduka Seri Wira Kerma (1386-1399) to grandson Paduka Sri Maharaja Parameswara (1399-1401). Sri Nila Utama's great grandson namely Paduka Sri Maharaja Parameswara then suffered defeat after being attacked Majapahit to make expelled from Singapore. He then anchor the ship in Malacca and establish the kingdom of Malacca Johor government then expressed. This is the Johor government from Majapahit retake Singapore, making the island become meaningless except as a center of government. Century 18 M came to England together petingginya appointed in Bengkulu, Thomas Stamford Raffles, who later found the fishing village belonging to the Sultan of Johor. Looking park conveniently evaluated Singapore, Raffles thought to benefit for the region for the sake of his country. Rafles even changing the pronunciation Singapore sourced from Sanskrit language into Singapore to suit the English idiom. The village is the center of government of the Malays and gave it to the East India Company after consultation between the Sultan of Johor and Raffles. Under the authority of the East India Company is transformed fishing town into an international business center. Free port with no complicated tax rules make this city become idol for the merchant to dock. This is a large-scale immigration background Indians, Asian to which most Chinese people flocked into the city. Singapore became the state came to pass, consisting of a variety of ethnicities. However the success of Singapore not long since in the 19th century M happened that made ​​World War I transformed the region into British military center. But the unfortunate fate of Singapore since 1942 the Japanese took over though in the end return to British hands after Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs dropped on Japan to make the state attractive cherry team. Singapore which at the moment is in transition feel need protection from the state has gone successfully, Malaysia. English himself after returning seize Singapore makes this region became the colony led by local citizens. This is what makes Singapore bold decided merge with the Federation of Malaysia comprises Sabah and Sarawak. Malaysian federation agreed to accept her as Singapore in Singapore that moment under berhalauan leaders left the nest of communist ideology, the ideology of Malaysia wants to avoid growing. Malaysia but many people move to Singapore in order to balance the number of ethnic Chinese to sensible communist ideology of ethnic Malay Muslims. 

            But unfortunately the Malaysian Federation broke up their partnership in 1965, making Singapore declared independence with the parliamentary republic form of government. bulk of executive power is held by the Cabinet , led by the former prime minister to lead the Lee Kuan Yew. Until today headed by the prime minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.

to be continue

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