Programme: Economic Policy and the Global Environment (BBS22 FT Singapore) Lecturer: Mr Wong Hea Hoo Name: Esther Woon Pei Jing Student ID: CT0201557 UCD ID: 1420 8934 Word Count: 2061 Table of Content Introduction……………………………………………………………………………...…..3 Rationale for promoting economic growth in Singapore………………………………….5 Small Medium Enterprises Development Tourism Education Hub and Standard of Living The challenges for Singapore economics growth in the next 50 years……………………7 Low Birth Rate and Aging-Population
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sheet for SEQ Chapter 6 – How did World War 2 Affect Singapore? EQ1: What were the efforts made by the British to defend Singapore? All military planning and deployment of military resources towards the defence of Singapore and Malaya centered around a key strategy known as the Main Fleet to Singapore Strategy . Why did the military planners come up with this strategy of sending a battle fleet to Singapore instead of basing it in Singapore? The main reason was due to economic reason. After
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the poem. The term is unique to the Singapore context as it is not used in any other country. The poem is also filled with the ’voices’ from the HDB heartland which many Singaporean readers can closely relate to. The poet uses phrases such as "wet market" (stanza 1‚ verse 2)‚ "stone-table chessboard" (stanza 5‚ verse7) and "caged birds" (stanza3‚ verse3) to portray the familiar sight at the void decks of HDB flats. The poem also reflects the nature of Singapore housewives in the verse 1 and 4‚ where
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unison with the latter to bring harmony and progress to Singapore. ‘Anticipate change and stay relevant’ The decisions made by government must be forward-looking and pragmatic. NEWater is an example of how the government prepares for the future by ensuring self-sufficiency in water supply. Presently‚ Singapore depends on Malaysia for its water supplies. Its 2 water agreements with Malaysia will end in 2011 and 2061. However‚ Singapore has already alternative water supplies in order to be self-sufficient
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CHANGING LANDSCAPES OF SINGAPORE 2013/14 SEMESTER 2 TUTORIAL 3 Objectives: To further understanding of: a) The challenges‚ tensions and exclusions arising from the Singaporean state’s global city vision b) How landscapes may be used to analyse social cost and marginalization/exclusions in Singapore; (NB: Refer to lecture notes and compulsory readings for lectures on economic landscapes‚ geopolitical landscapes and landscapes of immigration in Singapore. You are also required
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imported into Singapore are dutiable and liable to customs duty or excise duty. Section 24 of the GST Act; GST (imports relief) Order Commentary on the Law and Legal Issues Raise The main focus of analysing this article in accordance to the relevant law issues raised is the implementation of the GST relief by the government. It is initially established that all Singaporean travellers are to declare and pay tax on all goods purchased overseas upon arriving in Singapore. This is supported
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GCE 2002 COMPREHENSION SUGGESTED ANSWERS : SINGLISH 1. ‘the less educated … will suffer economically and socially’‚ (lines 24 – 26) What two kinds of handicap is Mr Lee thinking of here? a He means that the less educated will be at a financial disadvantage / they will not do as well (as the better educated) in business 1 b in addition‚ they will lose out in relations with other people / they will not be able to communicate with other people effectively / they will not be well understood by
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Singaporean consumers towards the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) coming around in 2015. AEC is a regional economic integration of 10 countries consisting of Thailand‚ Brunei Darussalam‚ Cambodia‚ Indonesia‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Myanmar‚ Philippines‚ Singapore and Vietnam which are diverse economically‚ culturally and politically. There are 4 mains key characteristics of AEC which are following. 1. A single market and production base 2. A highly competitive economic region 3. A region of equitable economic
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca In many countries around the world‚ English is the lingua franca‚ but in some places‚ it is a native language; in others‚ it is a second language or a foreign language. In India‚ the Philippines and Singapore‚ English is viewed as second language next to their respective first languages. English
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opinion‚ Singapore indeed has a stable government. In terms of democracy‚ the leaders of the Singapore government are chosen by the citizens through elections. The people are involved in the decision-making of the country. The needs of the people are considered when the government makes important decisions. Therefore‚ the government created communication channels to allow easy communication with the citizens‚ such as the Forum Page in The Straits Times. The government in Singapore comprises
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