Description of the campaign: The Fall of Singapore is considered to be one of Britain’s worst defeats in the World War II. It occurred on 15 February 1942 and marked a dramatic victory for the Japanese. It displayed the immense power of Japan and the threat they had upon many countries in the world. This battle involved both savage methods and ended with the atomic bombing on Hiroshima in August 1945. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Japan was able to pursue their other military
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CULTURAL POLICY IN SINGAPORE: NEGOTIATING ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL AGENDAS1 Lily Kong Associate Professor Department of Geography National University of Singapore Kent Ridge Singapore 119260 Email: lilykong@nus.edu.sg Fax: 65-7773091 Geoforum For Special Issue on “Culture‚ Economy‚ Policy” 2000 This paper was written while I was Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Oriental Culture‚ Tokyo University. I would like to record thanks to Assoc Prof Tong Chee Kiong for facilitating my
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LABOR LAWS OF SINGAPORE In Singapore‚ for employment to be valid there must be a contract that has been agreed upon between the employers and the employee/s. In principle‚ employer and employee could enter into contractual obligations without a written contract. According to Sharon Bernhardt‚ that Singapore is known for its thriving business economy as well according to the WEF Global Competitiveness Report‚ Singapore is the most competitive economy in Asia‚ ranking third in the world and following
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decisions and policies to the public instead of gathering their opinion. The reason of that is after the "Depoliticize" the power structure in 1965‚ the government is convinced by a concept that a city state without natural resources‚ if keeping the political centralized and narrow‚ the economic and political stability are maintained. The People’s Action Party dominated the Singaporean politics since the independence from leaving the Federal of Malaysia in 1965. Singapore is classed as a "Hybrid" country
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15th 1942‚ at the Ford Factory in Singapore‚ is considered to be one of the greatest defeats in history for Britain during World War Two. Due to Singapore’s strategic position‚ the attack had a massive affect on Australia’s immediate security‚ as it was now possible for the Japanese to move down from Singapore into Australia. Also more than 100‚000 troops became prisoners of war‚ affecting many of the family’s back home. The strategic importance of Singapore Singapore was considered the fortress for
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Rule of Law in Singapore Rule of Law: An independent judiciary‚ one that is independent of government and not dependent on it or subservient to it. Unless the public accepts that the judiciary are independent‚ they will have no confidence in the honesty and fairness of the decision in courts. This independence is exemplified in the judicial oath. The independence of the judiciary will ensure that no one is above the law and the law is applied equally to all. Judiciary has the responsibility
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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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| Singapore Taxation Assignment 2 | Research Paper | | Contents Introduction 2 Income Tax 2 Double Tax Agreement 3 Economic Expansion Incentives 3 Conclusion 8 Introduction Singapore is a small country with only 660 square kilometer and around 5 million people. The main resources in Singapore are intellectual ones and skilled manpower with assistance in continuously improving infrastructure. Therefore‚ Singapore will depend heavily on foreign capital inflows and local
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– A case Of Singapore Airlines Prepared by: Mai El Haddad‚ Siyuan Wu‚ Wenyan Tang and Talisa Maulgue TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Overview of the industry............................................................................................................................................... 2 Singapore Airlines ..
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GAC023 Assessment Event 1: Environment Issue Investigation Water Scarcity in Singapore Student’s Name: Tiffany Yu Student ID#: JPCH25573 Teacher: R. M. Waterfall Due Date: Jan 24th Word Count: 1773 Table of Contents Abstract 1 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Methodology 2 3.0 Findings 2 4.0 Discussion 4 5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations 5 Reference Lists 6 Appendix 7 Abstract With the rapid development of industrialization and globalization‚ water issues are increasingly serious today
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