Pullman-Residences

Singapore Gained Independence As The Republic Of Singapore (remaining Within The Commonwealth Of Nations) On 9 August 1965 With Lee Kuan Yew And Yusof Bin Ishak As The First Prime Minister And President Respectively In 1967 The Country Co-founded The Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Race Riots Broke Out Once More In 1969. Lee Kuan Yew's Emphasis On Rapid Economic Growth Support For Business Entrepreneurship And Limitations On Internal Democracy Shaped Singapore's Policies For The Next Half-century And The Country Progressed To A First World Country. Further Economic Success Continued Through The 1980s With The Unemployment Rate Falling To 3% And Real GDP Growth Averaging At About 8% Up Until 1999 During The 1980s Singapore Began To Upgrade To Higher-technological Industries Such As The Wafer Fabrication Sector In Order To Compete With Its Neighbours Which Now Had Cheaper Labour Singapore Changi Airport Was Opened In 1981 And Singapore Airlines Was Formed The Port Of Singapore Became One Of The World's Busiest Ports And The Service And Tourism Industries Also Grew Immensely During This Period Singapore Emerged As An Important Transportation And Logistics Hub And A Major Tourist Destination