STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 04, 2021 • 8 min read
History The Raffles cult: How colonial narratives live on in Singapore’s psyche
By
Faris Joraimi
• Jan 04, 2021
Almost six decades since the end of British colonial rule, the 'founder of modern Singapore' Sir Stamford Raffles continues to stubbornly occupy a place in the city-state's national psyche through statues and civic commemoration