Singapore News - The commission and installation of a third public statue of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore has reignited debate about how the country should critically engage with its colonial history. Scholars In Conversation: Sir Stamford Raffles & Dr Nathaniel Wallich was. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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A pair of bronze figures that look deep in conversation now stand at Fort Canning Park the site of Singapore's first botanical garden. One is of Stamford Raffles, who landed in Singapore 200 years ago. The other is of Dr Nathaniel Wallich a botanist and close friend of Raffles who helped create that first gard