but without bank
singapore will not have any wealth like today
you will see kampong only, no city, no skycraper
basically rural area in thailand
where do you think the wealth of singapore comes from?
THE BANK.
Your definition of wealth is much stereotyped and narrowed like PAP - kampong or rural area is equivalent to poverty. That's why they get rid of all the kampong.
For all I know, more people were wealthier in kampong day than now. They were generally more happy and healthier, too.
Skyscraper is no big deal as compared to rural area.
In nature, you own the whole sky...