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Raffles Institution Alumni
Raffles may refer to: Things associated with Singapore *Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore **Raffles Hotel in Singapore **Raffles Place, the centre of the Financial District of Singapore **Raffles Library and Museum, original institution that is now the National Museum of Singapore ** Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, now part of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in Singapore **Raffles College, now part of the National University of Singapore **Raffles Institution, a pre-tertiary educational institution in Singapore ***Raffles Junior College, a junior college now merged with the Raffles Institution ** Raffles Girls' School, an all-girls secondary school in Singapore ** Raffles Girls' Primary School, an all-girls primary school in Singapore Things associated with the fictional gentleman thief Literature * A. J. Raffles (character), a fictional gentleman thief in a series of books by E. W. Hornung ** Raffles stories and adaptations, based on the series of book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamford Raffles
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British Colonial Office, colonial official who served as the List of governors of the Dutch East Indies, governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. Raffles was involved in Invasion of Java (1811), the capture of the Dutch East Indies, Indonesian island of Java from the French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies#French interregnum 1806–1811, Dutch during the Napoleonic Wars. It was returned under the Anglo–Dutch Treaty of 1824. He also wrote ''The History of Java (1817 book), The History of Java'' in 1817, describing the history of the island from ancient times. The ''Rafflesia'' flowers were named after him. Raffles also played a role in further establishing the British Empire's reach in East Asia, East and Southeast Asia. He secured control over the strategically located Singapore from local rulers in 1819 to secure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles (TV Series)
''Raffles'' is a 1977 television series adapted from the A. J. Raffles stories by E. W. Hornung. The stories were adapted by Philip Mackie. Set in Victorian era London, the series features the criminal adventures of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, as they test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from Inspector Mackenzie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one episode, such as "The Gold Cup", which featured elements from two short stories, "A Jubilee Present" and "The Criminologist's Club". The series has been released on DVD. Regular cast * Anthony Valentine as A. J. Raffles, a clever and daring gentleman who is a well-known cricketer and also secretly an expert burglar * Christopher Strauli as Bunny Manders, Raffles's loyal friend and accomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles V Wichelhaus
''Raffles v Wichelhaus'' [1864EWHC Exch J19 often called "The ''Peerless''" case, is a leading case on mutual mistake in English contract law. The case established that where there is latent ambiguity as to an essential element of the contract, the Court will attempt to find a reasonable interpretation from the context of the agreement before it will void it. The case's fame is bolstered by the ironic coincidence contained within: each party had in mind a particular ship, with no knowledge of the other's existence, yet each ship was named ''Peerless''. Facts *Raffles is the cotton supplier. *Wichelhaus is the cotton purchaser. *There is a steep drop in prices between October and December. *Wichelhaus does not want the December cotton delivery because of the drop in cotton prices. The claimant (Raffles) entered into a contract to sell 125 bales of Surat cotton at fair market price to the defendant (Wichelhaus) at the rate of d. per pound. The contract specified that the cot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles University
Raffles University, is a private university in Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ..., India. Sponsoring body Gomber Education Foundation, a voluntary, non-profit making, non-sectarian charitable organisation registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 founded by Late Shri Vinod Kumar Gomber with trustees, is the sponsoring body of Raffles University. Courses Offered It offers BBA, MBA, B.Com., M.Com., B.Tech., M.Tech., B.Sc. (Agriculture), graduate, post-graduate and degree programmes in Law (5 years integrated and 3 years degree), LLM (one year); Management (including rural management), Humanities (including Civil Service preparation), Commerce, Applied Science, Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy (diploma and degree both). References * {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles Christian School
Raffles Christian School is an international school in Kelapa Gading, Pondok Indah, and Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... The school grew from 136 students in 2007 to 3000 in 2018, across three campuses including pre-school, primary, secondary, and junior college. Kelapa Gading campus Raffles Christian School Kelapa Gading is an international K–12 school located in North Jakarta that offers the Singapore and Cambridge curriculum. The school has produced outstanding results in the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint, Cambridge Secondary Checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Levels with some of its students getting the Top in Indonesia and Top in the World recognition from Cambridge. It has also consistently produced scholars who have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles Hotel (other)
Raffles Hotel often refers to the historic Raffles luxury hotel, located in Singapore. Raffles Hotel may also refer to: * Raffles Hotels & Resorts, a chain of luxury hotels, including multiple properties that are individually notable: ** Hotel Le Royal, in Cambodia **Raffles Europejski Warsaw, commonly known as Hotel Europejski, in Poland **Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, in Cambodia ** Raffles Hotel, Perth, in Australia ** Raffles Istanbul, in Turkey ** Raffles Makkah Palace, in Saudi Arabia ** Raffles Praslin, Seychelles, in Seychelles **Raffles Singapore, alternate name of the above-noted flagship hotel of the chain See also * Raffles City (other) * Raffles Holdings, the former parent company of Raffles International *Raffles International, a hotel management company and owner of Raffles Hotels & Resorts; later known as Fairmont Raffles Hotels International and now known as FRHI Hotels & Resorts * Raffles (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles City (other)
Raffles City is a group integrated complexes comprising retail, commercial, hotels and convention centre space developed by Singapore-based developer CapitaLand. Raffles City may refer to: China * Raffles City Beijing * Raffles City Chengdu * Raffles City Chongqing * Raffles City Hangzhou * Raffles City Shanghai Elsewhere * Raffles City Bahrain * Raffles City Singapore See also * * Raffles Hotel (other) Raffles Hotel often refers to the historic Raffles luxury hotel, located in Singapore. Raffles Hotel may also refer to: * Raffles Hotels & Resorts, a chain of luxury hotels, including multiple properties that are individually notable: ** Hotel Le ... * Raffles (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles (cigarette)
Raffles (also known as Players in the United States; now Virginia S by Raffles) was a British brand of cigarettes which was owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA Philip Morris USA is an American tobacco company. They are a division of the American tobacco corporation Altria Group. It has been the leading cigarette manufacturer in the U.S. since the late 20th century. Its major brands include Marlboro, Vi ... in the U.S. and by Philip Morris International outside of the U.S. History In August 2001, Imperial Tobacco announced that it had entered into an agreement with Philip Morris International for the distribution and sale of Marlboro, Raffles and Chesterfield cigarettes in the U.K. In May 2011, the name of the brand was changed from Raffles to Virginia S by Raffles. Philip Morris Marketing Director Xavier Ducarroz described the rename as a move to a "contemporary look and feel." Advertising Various poster and magazine adverts, as well as promotional merchandise, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles's Malkoha
Raffles's malkoha (''Rhinortha chlorophaea'') is a species of cuckoo (family Cuculidae). It was formerly often placed in '' Phaenicophaeus'' with the other malkohas, but it is a rather distinct species, with several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism (which its presumed relatives all lack). It might not even be very closely related to the true malkohas, but form a very basal lineage of cuckoos; in any case, its placement in a monotypic genus ''Rhinortha'' is well warranted. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It was once found in Singapore but is now considered extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s. Its diet consists of insects, including caterpillars, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles (horse)
Raffles was an Arabian stallion foaled in 1926 and imported to the United States by Roger Selby in 1932. Raffles was bred by Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud. Background Raffles was a son of the Crabbet foundation sire Skowronek, out of a Skowronek daughter, Rifala. Lady Wentworth deliberately chose an inbreeding cross in hopes of producing a suitable Arabian for crossing on Welsh ponies.Edwards ''The Arabian: War Horse to Show Horse'' 3rd Rev. Ed. p. 82 She partially succeeded, as Raffles only matured to be .Edwards ''The Arabian: War Horse to Show Horse'' 3rd Rev. Ed. p. 81 However, Raffles never produced any offspring in England, and it is generally thought that his handlers at Crabbet believed he was sterile.Carpenter ''Arabian Legends'' p. 140-153 He came to America as a free gift included with a group of Arabians that Roger Selby purchased from Lady Wentworth,Conn ''The Arabian Horse in America'' p. 178 Selby had previously purchased Raffles' dam, Rifala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles Island
Raffles Island is an uninhabited island located approximately 4 km to east of the Sparrebugt bay, Liverpool Land, about 20 km north-east of the town of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ... in the Scoresby Sund area. Description It was named by William Scoresby Jr. in 1822 as Raffles Island in honour of Reverend Thomas Raffles (1788–1863), a prominent independent minister.Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 21 (2010), 117-368. Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland, http://www.geus.dk/publications/bull/nr21/nr21_p117-368.pdf The alternative native Greenlandic names of Agpalik or Appalik are also in use. It is also known with the Danish names of Raffle Ø or Raffles Ø. The highest point of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles Bay
Raffles Bay is a bay on the northern coast of the Cobourg Peninsula of the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is on the lands of the Iwaidja people. It was named in 1818 by explorer Phillip Parker King after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree .... It is about 10 km long north to south, 5 km wide at its mouth and 3 km wide at its inland end. It lies about 210 km north-east of Darwin and opens on to the northern end of Bowen Strait, between the Cobourg Peninsula and Croker Island, and the Arafura Sea. It was the site of an abortive attempt to establish the British military outpost and settlement of Fort Wellington, which lasted only two years, from 1827 to August 182 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
