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 Singapore has been administering Pedra Branca since Horsburgh Lighthouse was built on the island by its predecessor , the United Kingdom , between 1850 and 1851 . Singapore was ceded by Sultan Hussein Shah and Temenggung Abdul Rahman Sri Maharajah of Johor to the British East India Company under a Treaty of Friendship and Alliance of 2 August 1824 ( the Crawfurd Treaty ) , and became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826 . At the time when the lighthouse on the island was constructed , the Straits Settlements were under British rule through the Government of India . 

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 The island nation of Singapore derives its name from the Malay words singa ( lion ) and pora ( city / fortress ) , which in turn is from the Tamil @-@ Sanskrit சிங ் க singa सिंह siṃha and पुर புர pura , which is cognate to the Greek πόλις , pólis . According to the Malay Annals , this name was given by a fourteenth @-@ century Sumatran Malay prince Sang Nila Utama , who , on alighting the island after a thunderstorm , spotted an auspicious beast on shore that appeared to be a lion . 

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 = = = Sovereignty over Pedra Branca passed to Singapore = = = 

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 Singapore was ranked highly on factors such as order and security ( with a ranking of 2 out of the 66 countries assessed ) , absence of corruption ( 4 / 66 ) , and effective criminal justice ( 5 / 66 ) , but less highly on open government ( 19 / 66 ) , limited government powers ( 20 / 66 ) and fundamental rights ( 39 / 66 ) . In particular , the Index noted that " [ n ] otwithstanding the country 's outstanding performance in most categories , there are substantial limitations on freedom of speech and freedom of assembly , with Singapore in 49th and 60th place , respectively , out of all 66 countries " . 

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 By the eve of the Japanese invasion , Singapore had become one of the most fortified countries in the world . 
