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Singapore may be 1,000 years old, not just 700 as believed: Study

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Melody Zaccheus

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Singapore is 700 years old. That has been the general consensus up till now and this has even been commemorated in the bicentennial showcase at Fort Canning Centre.
However, a new study dates its history to 300 years before that - that this city is 1,000 years old.
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