Local Music in Singapore Singapore’s music scene is known for its urban acts‚ being a platform for rock‚ punk and other genres. During the more successful period (1960-80s)‚ Singapore has produced acts like Naomi & The Boys‚ The Quests‚ The Thunderbirds and The Trailers. Now‚ music acts such as Jack and Rai and The Great Spy Experiment are flourishing in the local scene. Has the local scene changed? Definitely. Is it as successful as before? Definitely not. Globalization has affected us a
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developments found within Singapore society may vary from different trends technical‚ social‚ global or even with the increasing of other high technological tools. The possibility of people being connecting and communicating by mobile devices‚ work being done by robots instead of human beings and digital books replacing real books. In the near future‚ globalization will continue with more and more people moving over to other parts of the world. The population of Singapore will have more retirees
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The Second Mile Scandal Nonprofit organization‚ which was established to help children who require additional support‚ is now preparing to cease operation due to one of America’s most shocking scandal in history. Founder of The Second Mile‚ Jerry Sandusky‚ was charged and found guilty of child sex abuse. Despite having the responsibility as founder of nonprofit organization for goodwill‚ Jerry Sandusky committed a crime for which he deserved serious consequences. The Second Mile is a nonprofit
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with disabilities through either by birth‚ old age or the above reason‚ but are there enough employment policies to protect them and what are the employments issues are they facing? About 5% of the population or 100‚000 people in Singapore have disabilities (Singapore Press Holdings 2012). People with disabilities (PWDs) have needs which are not very different from those of other able-bodied persons. Some of them can lead normal lives with certain adjustments which others may need a higher level
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Introduction In Singapore industrial relations is important as Singapore is a hub for global activities‚ if Singapore were to be an inequitable place to work in‚ it will result in Singapore being unattractive to people to work in and firms would not be enticed to expand their business in Singapore leading to low job creation. There are various systems in place in Singapore to create an equal playing field in industrial relations. But no system is perfect‚ in the essay I would be talking about the
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and special interest tourism‚ and how the individual will affect and impact the tourism industry. The scope of the essay will be focused on individual motivation‚ the economic gains and losses‚ and the tourism’s culture impact through the study of Singapore. Through the case study‚ a conclusion for against or for Mass tourism to stay will be discussed. 1. Impact of Mass Tourism According to Yalcn Kuvan (2010)‚ with the growth of mass tourism‚ wide ranges of socio-cultural and environmental problems
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macroeconomic position and discuss what policy options have been adopted by the monetary and fiscal authorities in the past years in order to correct any inflation‚ unemployment or growth problems that exist. In this paper‚ Singapore ’s economy will be discussed. Like most other countries‚ Singapore wants growing living standards‚ high employment and low unemployment‚ as well as avoidance of recessions and inflation. These things are known as the targets of policy. Instruments are the policies used to achieve
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of immigrant workers and its impact on Singapore Globalisation describes the increased flow of goods‚ services‚ capital‚ labour‚ technology‚ ideas and information across national boundaries. Local‚ national‚ regional and global elements are connected‚ resulting in a cross-influencing and an inter-dependent world. I will be focusing on the aspect of the flow of labour‚ and exploring the impact it has made on Singapore. In light of globalisation‚ Singapore has received an influx of immigrant workers
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UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA Foundations of Planning Assessment 4 - Essay This essay will discuss the topic on foundations of planning. It will identify and define some of the factors that motivate an organisation to use formal planning processes (FPP). It will also look specifically into the four main outcomes managers are seeking when they are engaging in a formal planning process. The risks associated with an over-reliance on formal planning processes will also be identified and
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MUHD AZHAR ABDUL KARIM The Evolution of Markets in Singapore Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 2 2. The Local Wet Market ..................................................................................................................... 2 3. Changing landscape................................................................................................
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