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Fill in the blanks with suitable words below. strategic - town plan - institution - abolishment government - founder - foundation stone gigantic trading post - development - treaty - policies Have you ever heard the name Thomas Stamford Raffles? Then you must know Rafflesia arnoldii, a (1) _____ flower with stinky smell. The generic name Rafflesia is given in honor of him. Thomas Stamford Raffles was born in Port Morant, Jamaica on July 6, 1783 and died in Middlesex, England on July 5, 1826. He is known as the (2) _____ of modern Singapore. Raffles arrived in Singapore on board the Indiana on January 28, 1819. Then, he signed the (3) _____ with Sultans Hussein Shah of Johor on February 6, 1819 that gave the British East India Company the right to set up a (4) _____ in Singapore Besides signing the treat, Raffles made several other contributions that helped establish Singapore as a thriving settlement. Raffles conceive a (5) _____ to remodel Singapore into a modern city. The plan comprised the formation of separate clusters to house different ethnic groups, and the provision of facilities such as roads, schools and land for government buildings. In October 1822, a Town Committee was formed by Raffles to oversee the project, September 30, 2020 and the resultant plan was published in 1828. Later on, Raffles devised a set of (6) _____ and regulations that outlined the objectives of Singapore harbor, helping establish the settlement as a free port. Singapore was chosen by virtue of its (7) _____ geographical location, to compete with other ports under the control of the Dutch. Raffles also instituted the administration of justice to ensure peace and order in the thriving settlement. He founded the Resident Court, appointed magistrate, and implemented trial by jury. In addition, he instituted the (8) _____ of activities such as public gambling, slavery and c o c k -fighting. In 1822, Raffles assigned Lieutenant Philip Jackson to build a bridge across the Singapore River. The bridge, called Resentment Bridge, was also known as Jacksons bridge and extended across the Singapore River until 1842. Jacksons bridge was eventually demolished and replaced in 1844 with another bridge called Thomson Bridge, which was used as a foot bridge until 1846. Shortly after the establishment of a British settlement in Singapore, one of Raffles immediate concerns was the formation of an (9) _____ of higher learning to educate the sons of the Malay chiefs, to teach the native languages to officers of the East India Company, and to collect the literature on the traditions, and laws and customs of the country. A site along a stretch of road, now known as Bars of this institution on Bash Road, was chosen for this purpose. Raffles laid the (10) _____ of this institution on June 5, 1823. The building was completed only in 1837, and was occupied by the Singapore Free School which operated as the Singapore Institution Free School. In 1856, the Singapore Institution Free School was renamed Singapore Institution. In the schools annual report for 1868, the school was referred to as Raffles Institution. The Singapore Library (now known as the National Library) was established within the Singapore Institution building on January 22, 1845. That's a short biography of Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore. He established important foundation of Singapore today as a developed country. Number 3 _____