The story of Singapore is a story of considerable
achievement. Majulah Singapura (Onward Singapore) is the anthem
of this unique city-state. It is perhaps more appropriate than most
national songs. Singapore’s material progress was nothing less than
astounding in the less than 40 years since gaining independence
in 1965: it has acquired what is, at the time of writing, the fourthhighest
per capita real income in the world; it has an airline and
an airport customarily rated the world’s best by travellers; it had