having lived in Singapore for 6 years now, i can tell you its a fascinating story.

Start with this book: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Lee-Kuan-Yew-Singapore/d... - It's basically a free ranging interview with Lee Kuan Yew, the man who essentially engineered Singapore.

if you dont want to get the book, just google him and read. Lots of very interesting articles.