Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was an English colonial administrator, historian, and founder of Singapore. A man of vision, industry, and feeling, he made incalculable contributions to the knowledge of the Malay Archipelago and to the British...

(1781–1826), British colonial official in Malaya. Thomas Stamford Raffles, the son of an English sea captain, was born in Jamaica in 1781. In 1795 he went to work for the British East India Company. In 1805 he went to Penang (part of present-day...

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (July 6, 1781 – July 5, 1826) was the founder of the city of Singapore (now the Republic of Singapore), and is one of the most famous Britons who expanded the British...

This article attempts to provide a revisionist perspective of South east Asia's historical icon by examining in detail Sir Thomas Raffles' discursive strategies that sought to justify the study and preservation of Hinduism and Buddhism in the Malay World. Foremost within such strategies was...

Byline: Jody Harrison FOR almost 200 years, it has stood on a country estate in the ScottishBorders, a forgotten relic of the days when the British Empire marched intoAsia. But now the Minto Stonea 10th Century relic from the Indonesian island...

Ask any person walking in Raffles Place "Who founded Singapore?" and he would probably look at you astonished and reply, "Raffles, lor". It is hard for anyone to think otherwise, with Raffles Place interchange an integral part of commuters' daily repertoire of places to visit and students being taught from Primary School that "Raffles came in 1819 and founded Singapore." However, there may be another side to the story, or even sides. What about the two Scotsmen; Farquhar and Cr

Reviews Sir Stamford Raffles contribution to Singapore during British colonial rule. Details how Raffles delegated much of his responsibilities to others.