{"id":105707,"date":"2026-05-29T14:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=105707"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:25:07","slug":"singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Singapore Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and Singapore explored new avenues to strengthen strategic ties during 16\u1d57\u02b0 Defence Policy Dialogue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Singapore<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an <\/span><b>island country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located off the coast of the <\/span><b>southern tip of the Malay Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Southeast Asia, between the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean and South China Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Bordered by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It borders <\/span><b>South China Sea to the east,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/strait-of-malacca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Malacca<\/a> to the west<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Riau Islands lie to the south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>separated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from <\/span><b>Malaysia by the Johor Strait<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (North) and <\/span><b>from Indonesia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>Singapore Strait.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: Singapore<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the member countries of <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/asean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Association of Southeast Asian Nations<\/a> (ASEAN).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Singapore<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is in the <\/span><b>equatorial monsoon region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its climate is characterized by uniformly high temperatures and nearly constant precipitation throughout the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its highest point is <\/span><b>Timah Hill at 162 metres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>largest port in Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one of the busiest in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2266391&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore is an island country located off the coast of the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. 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