Dude, ignore these people.
HN has the weirdest bunch of computer nerds that hasn't taken a history class in their lives.
For everyone else, Singapore is important because it sits right at the end of the historical trade route of the Straits of Malacca. There is a whole wikipedia entry about it.
For everyone else, Singapore is important because it sits right at the end of the historical trade route of the Straits of Malacca. There is a whole wikipedia entry about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Malacca