Living and working in Singapore

A photograph of the Supertree Grove in Singapore's Gardens by the Bay

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Excitement awaits at the heart of this Asian tiger

Nestled at the end of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore is an island city state that’s home to around 5.6 million people. Founded by the fantastically named Stamford Raffles in 1819, the British trading post has grown since independence in 1963 into one of the ‘Four Asian Tigers’: a wealthy paradise for commerce, finance and technology.