Seminar on "Enhancing Malaysia - Singapore Business Cooperation"‚ Singapore‚ Thursday 1 August 2002‚ 10.00 am The presence here today of a large number of participants at this Seminar is a reflection of the continued strong interest of the Singaporean business community on collaboration with Malaysia in the economic sector. While there are reports of apparent differences between Malaysia and Singapore at the political level‚ the fact remains that the Malaysian and Singaporean economies are closely
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International Business Singapore Culture and Values of Singapore Jake Pimm Fall Semester 2009 INBU 4300-001 Dr. Lymberopoulos Introduction ___________________________________________________ Singapore is a Republic with a mulit-racial population of over 4 million people. It is an attractive place to do business for different reasons such as its considerable international trading‚ an international business center with its large number of multi-national companies‚ and
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IT IS SAID THAT MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS HAVE EVOLVED FROM AN INHERENTLY UNSTABLE TO A MORE MATURE RELATIONSHIP. DISCUSS THE REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE AND PROSPECT OF FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF THEIR BILATERAL RELATION 1.0 INTRODUCTION Malaysia and Singapore shares a special relationship mainly due to geographical proximity and historical linkage. It reached to a lower ebb in the 1960’s when it was termed to be a ‘Cats and Dogs relationship’ by the then Malaysian Prime Minister. The ultimate
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culture. Singapore was an important trading center and port as early as the seventh century. By the fourteenth century Chinese immigrants had established a small community on the island‚ and the name Singapura‚ a word of Sanskrit origin meaning Lion City‚ was in common use. After Portugal wrested control of the region from Malaccan and Malay rulers in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries‚ Singapore fell into obscurity. Modern Singapore dated from the discovery
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Porters 5 forces Threat of New Entry: Obesity is a big problem in the United States which is becoming a government and healthcare issue. Weight Watchers has played a role in the development of a new national awareness of healthful eating‚ lifestyles changes‚ and weight control. Weight Watchers International had experienced it biggest threat mostly because of new competition and changes in technology. When the over the counter weightless drug launched it had a drastic effect on their market. Switching
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In the last decade‚ Singapore had liberalized immigration policies thus a large influx of foreigners. There are several reasons to this decision. Firstly‚ is to keep the citizen population size stable due to declining total fertility rate‚ longer life expectancy and migration. According to AsiaOne news (a Singapore Press Holding portal) dated 24th April 2012‚ the paper stated that Singapore’s ageing population will outstrip births by 2025 if fertility rates remain low. Immigration can help mitigate
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characteristics of trade union in Singapore which will include a brief history. I will also give my opinion of Michael D. Barr’s article if Singapore is a trade union. Secondly‚ I will continue my writing with the characteristic of trade union in China including a brief history‚ and my opinion of Taylor and Qi Li’s articles if china is a trade union. Lastly‚ I will conclude the essay by comparing and contrasting these two trade unions. Trade Union in Singapore In 1961‚ the non-communist party National
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considered offensive‚ morally harmful‚ or politically dangerous. Narrowing down the definition to cover The Arts scene in Singapore‚ the question beckons should anyone have the power to place restrictions on an individual’s freedom of expression? One might liken that tying a gag over someone’s mouth! In a recent dialogue with Minister Mentor Lee (Friday‚ October 5th‚ 2007 – Singapore: From Arts to censorship)‚ students posted the view on the natural contradiction in censorship codes and Singapore’s efforts
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The little island country of Singapore has many nicknames. “The Lion City”‚ “Little Red Dot”‚ “The Fine Country”‚ but her most famous nickname is “Disneyland with a death penalty”. Chewing gum‚ spitting littering‚ homosexual acts between men‚ jaywalking‚ and simply leaving the toilet unflushed are all illegal in Singapore. An intimidating place to visit indeed‚ you might think. But Singapore has that “Disneyland” in its nickname for a reason. With over one hundred shopping malls‚ eight nature
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Singapore has only a small land area of 700 km2 of land which means that there are only a few water catchment and reservoirs. Due to the increase in population to approximately 5 million‚ there is an increased demand for water‚ especially for domestic use. The expansion in the industrial development will further increase the demand for water in the industrial sector to cool and clean the machines. Therefore‚ Singapore uses several strategies to increase water supply to meet the demands of the population
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