expenses? The ageing population in Singapore is growing at an alarming trend. We currently have more than 450‚000 people aged 65 and above as of Augus 2011. By 2025‚ 14 years from now‚ the ratio of those aged 65 and above will be more than 20% of our population. Singapore Ratios of elderly to children 2025 By 2050‚ those aged 65 and above will be almost 30%. Compared to the number of young less than 15. We will see more elderly than kids anywhere we go. Singapore Ratio of elderly to children in
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Introduction Background Of Foreign Labour in Singapore Since the day Singapore gained independence‚ the growth of the economy had been advancing tremendous over the past four decades. The influx of foreign labour has been playing an important role towards the Singapore economy. Even up to today‚ Singapore‚ itself with scarce resources‚ could only rely on human resource to sustain the economy growth. With a tightening labour market and a low unemployment rate‚ this gradual increase in foreign
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Singapore Withholding Tax Withholding Tax is a form of levy placed on payments made to non-resident tax entities including employees‚ business partners and overseas agents. In accordance with IRAS tax rules‚ a person has a legal obligation to withhold a percentage of the payment‚ when he makes payments of a specified nature under the Singapore Income Tax Act‚ to a non-resident‚ and hence the Withholding Tax. What is Singapore Withholding Tax? For tax purposes in Singapore‚ Inland Revenue Authority
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Apple Fever In Singapore Introduction Singapore which is situated in SEA(South East Asia) has posses a high consumer of electronic devices. Apple is company that products Mac devices‚ products include IPOD‚ ITouch‚ Mac Book‚ Peripherals and IPad. The company is concentrate on selling products physical products. Apple also has international the business and globalize the market share of the company. Apple also has product that consisit of iTunes and App Store. App Store which provide application
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union membership in Singapore and to provide suggestions on how to increase its appeal to the young people‚ the Generation Y‚ in the workforce. Generation Y refers to babies born after the year 1980 (Kuijsters‚ n.d.) The report will have an introduction of union in Singapore‚National Trade Union Congress (NTUC)‚ and analyse the existing strategies and positive aspects thathave been implemented to improve the union membership especially for the Generation Y. About Unions in Singapore NTUC isa central
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Multicultural Education by Keith Wilson Associate Professor and Director of Rehabilitation Programs Department of Counselor Education‚ Counseling Psychology‚and Rehabilitation Services‚ The Pennsylvania State University Table of Contents WHAT IS MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION? PROS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION CONS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION WHAT WOULD REAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION LOOK LIKE? DEFINITION OF TERMS REFERENCES What is Multicultural Education? Multicultural education relates to education
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separation REASONS FOR THE SEPERATION OF SINGAPORE FROM MALAYSIA: Economical Matters 1. A Common Market Malaysia The CG would not implement this unless SG surrenders its free port status and imposed a tax on its imports The common market would benefit SG‚ but CG was unsure it would benefit the other states as much as SG. CG wanted to protect industries in Peninsular Malaysia and ensure there is no uneven development throughout the states Singapore SG was not ready to surrender its free
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University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. Part I: Matrix | What is the group’s history in the United States? | What is the group’s population in the United States? | What are some attitudes and customs people of this group may practice? | What is something you admire about
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PREFACE Anyone who had a chance to witness a Singapore of the 1950s-the British’s colonial port and a prosperous Singapore nowadays has to admire the rise of Singaporean as well as the wise leadership of the government. There is no doubt that the city-state of Singapore represents a remarkable success story that has placed the country among the developed nations. After its independence in the mid-1960s‚ Singapore had no more than a deep port. There are no fresh water‚ no hinterland; all nation’s
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What were the Contributions of the Immigrants? The immigrants made four important contributions to Singapore. Firstly‚ the Immigrants contributed in the building up of settlement. Secondly‚ it was the promoting of trade. Thirdly‚ they worked for the government. And finally‚ they served the community (Provided social services). The first contribution the immigrants made was building the settlement. The Chinese coolies and Indian labourers cleared the jungles making land available for expansion
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