Corm, you realise that pagan isn't soo important to micro-manage up to the full level, just need the others to compenstate.
It's really quite simple:
(Bangkok + Jakarta)(Caste System + Pacifism) = WIN
Corm, true, gave it a go last night, was 2 turns from easily completing it (your artists were a godsend!) but the plague hit, so I'll have to start again. I've also concluded that Singapore is a death trap, I would actually advise holding the settler with the galley, until you've hit your two main aims then moving it to the island east of you that has the copper, it is a good island once up and running and gives you access to copper in a protective manner unlikely to be taken from you.