Report of the trip in Singapore

History:
The history of Singapore merges with that of Malaysia until its exclusion of the Federation of Malaysia.

I Origins:
The history of Singapore merges with that of Malaysia until its exclusion from the Federation of Malaysia.
--In 1963 Creation of the Federation of Malaysia with Singapore.
--In August 1965 Singapore was excluded from the Federation of Malaysia to have refused to extend the constitutional privilege granted to the Malayan ethnos group. Singapore was controlled by the Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yeu, lawyer trained in Cambridge, during 31 years.
--In 1990 Lee Kuan Yeu took his retirement while remaining “Minister Mentor”. He was replaced temporarily by Goh Chok Tong while waiting for that his eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong, seize the power in 2004.

II Facts:
--Population of Singapore is of approximately 4.5 million. The Chineses account for 77%, the Malayans 14%, the Indians 7% and the remainder various ethnos groups. The proportion of Chineses and Malays is opposite of Malaysia.
--Malayans are Muslim, Chineses are a melting of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, Indians are Hindu, and the remainder is animist and Christian.
--The Singaporean society is very westernized but the governorship by the Lee clan is very strong.
--The economy in Singapore is a success story unceasingly renewed under the aegis of the Lee clan.

I Team:
No change, MAN truck and its Guy driver.
II Journey:

The two trips accompanied by someone of the forwarding agent were very short from the Causeway to the port of loading of my truck that is to say 42 Kilometres. The detail is reported by the Information page.
III bivouacs:

The policy of the LTA prohibits bivouac with foreign motor homes.
IV Supply of food:
N.A.
IV Fluids:

N.A.
VI Money:

In Singapore the life is very expensive. HSBC Bank is very well represented with ATM' S. I never took a guide to visit sights. I had Lonely Planet Lp.
VII Guides:
I never took of guide to visit the sites. I had Lonely Planet Lp.
VIII Passport, visa, border crossing:

The 30 day VOA, is granted one arrival in Singapore. The border crossing is reported to see Information page.
IX My appreciation:
9.1 I liked:

--The exemplary cleanliness of the city.
--The architecture as well in the old quarters of the various ethnos groups as in the business quarter and in British Raj buildings.
9.2 I hated:
-- Cleanliness, too much it is too much.
X Relevance of this trip by camper:
Strictly prohibited by the LTA


Rawang, the 2009/06/14