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The year 2019 will mark 200 years of history for Singapore, and a slew of events have been lined up to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial milestone. Announced by the Singapore Bicentennial Office (SBO) on April 9, 2018 Singapore Bicentennial in 2019 will provide Singaporeans the chance to reflect on the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival in Singapore in 1819, which was one of the “key turning points” that changed Singapore’s trajectory. Sir Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore on 29 January 1819. He anchored at St John’s Island on 28 January 1819 before setting foot on Singapore island the next day. The site on the Singapore mainland where Raffles landed is today marked with the statue of Raffles, which is located by the Singapore River behind Parliament House.