Officiallythe Republic of Singapore, Singaporeis a sovereign island nationand city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is located about 1degree north of the equator(137 kilometers or 85 miles) from the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, adjacent to the Straitsof Malacca to the west, the Straits ofSingapore to the south, and southern China. The seato the east and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory consists of themain island, 63 satellite and islands,and offshore islands, with a large landfill project increasingthe total area by 25% since the country's independence. It isthe third most densely populated countryin the world. With the recognition ofthe need to respect the multicultural populationand thecultural identity of the major ethnic groups inthe country, Singapore has four official languages.English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil. English is a common languageand many public services are onlyavailable in English. Multi-racismis constitutional and continues to shape nationalpolicies in education, housingand politics. 

The place of massage is a place to provide a healing bath usingspring water rich in minerals (in somecases seawater). Spas and health resorts (including spas) usually offer a variety of health treatments, alsoknown as spa therapy. The beliefin the healing power of mineral water dates back to prehistoric times.Such practices are popular all over the world, but especially inEurope and Japan. The day spa isalso very popular and offers a variety of body caretreatments.

Body massage parlours specialise in offeringvarying types of massages for men and women. From Swedish body massage for reducing muscle tension and improving blood circulation to Ayurvedic massage for stimulating the energy points on the body, these massage parlours provide all kinds of massage services. The term is derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium, whose name is known from Roman times, when the location was called Aquae Spadanae, sometimes incorrectly connected to the Latin word spargere meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten. Since medieval times, illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (ironbearing) spring water (in 1326, the ironmaster Collin le Loup claimed a cure,when the spring was called Espa, a Walloon word for "fountain") In 16thcentury England, the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath (not the source of the word bath), and in 1596 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr. Timothy Bright after discovering a second well called the resort The English Spaw, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description. Read more...