How is this relevant to him be qualifying as a founder? Did this policy work for Singapore eventually? Please explain.

Why was he only in Singapore for a few years? Where was he in the meantime?

What is the evidence? Can you cite examples of where the money came from?

Raffles had only worked in Singapore for a few years, and contributed little to Singapore’s development.

What evidence is there to support what you are saying? Can you please provide an example of the ground work which Farquhar did?

Farquhar did all the ground work to improve Singapore but Raffles only dreamt about what to do.

It was undoubtedly Raffles' ambition and vision which led him to search for another British base in the Straits of Malacca, and to select Singapore as the best location to achieve British economic and strategic objectives in the region. Without Raffles, it is likely that Singapore would have remained a sparsely inhabited island, on the margins of the Dutch colonial empire in the East Indies.

It was undoubtedly Raffles' ambition and vision which led him to search for another British base in the Straits of Malacca, and to select Singapore as the best location to achieve British economic and strategic objectives in the region. Without Raffles, it is likely that Singapore would have remained a sparsely inhabited island, on the margins of the Dutch colonial empire in the East Indies.