Cultural heritage of Singapore:
Today, Singapore’s 2.7 million population is made up of 78 per cent Chinese, 14 per cent Malay, 7 per cent Indian and the remaining 1 per cent of the population is comprised of people from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. These various cultures were a direct result of numerous amounts of immigrants coming into Singapore to escape political corruption and pre/ post World War Two fears. Singapore became a magnet that drew hundreds of thousands of migrants and merchants. Seeking a better life for themselves and their families, they came from the southern provinces of China, Indonesia, India, and the Middle East. Though inter-marriages have taken place over the years, each racial group within Singapore has
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