Singapore is this week celebrating its coming of middle age as an independent country, a 50th birthday milestone that deserves due pomp and ceremony, given the accomplishments and sacrifices of the ...

The year Singapore became independent was also the year the first escalator arrived on this island. There's a first worth highlighting in each of the last 50 years, including the first woman ...

Singapore's economic success has surprised many: Its GDP per capita has shot up from $500 to $55,000 in the last 50 years. Political constraints sometimes pose challenges to residents, but a lack ...