Brief introduction to Singapore. Includes food, language, religion, Michael Fay, Singlish, political quotes, location, statistics.

1. Republic of Singapore Island/Nation/City

2. Singapore: Location in SE Asia Size of Rhode Island

5. Media - Asian hub for foreign tv, newspapers, magazines, newswires which relocated from Hong Kong after 1997. - Most of MTV’s viewers are in Asia (over 500 million)

6. Singapore Consumer Culture

9. Business Environment

10. Profitable Place for Investors

11. World Competitiveness

12. Other world rankings

21. Media - No censorship of foreign media but circulation requires a license and can be restricted. - Domestic media is government owned, local newspapers tend to “self-censor”

28. Phua Chu Kang Pte. Ltd.

33. Chicken Rice - Chinese

34. Bee Hoon - rice noodles, veggies, shrimp, eggs (shiok!)

35. Steamboat - fish, shrimp, tofu, vegetables, ginger, hot pepper

36. Ice Kachang - shaved ice, sweet condensed milk, jello bits, corn, beans

37. Laksa - (Malay-Straits Chinese dish) spicy noodle soup, eggs, lime

38. Satay - Malay (meat on a stick), peanut sauce