region fairly easily‚ as most of the current kings were all but aware of the slow but certain threat of invasion posed by the European colonists . Singapore is often referred to a sort of oddity in this situation‚ due to its relative lack of opposition and the apparent overwhelmingly beneficial rather than suppressive impacts as a result of colonialism. Singapore was unique from the other similar yet distinct ports in the region and was in a sense created rather than
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A World Unmasked Conserving Chinese Opera in Singapore [pic] Project Work 2009 (Written Report) 24 July 2009 NY133 Content Page 1) Conservation of Borobudur Monument........................2 1.1 Overview 1.2 Reasons for Conservation 1.3 Strategies and lessons learnt 2) Conservation of Chinese Opera in Singapore..............6 2.1 Background 2.2 Reasons for the Decline of Chinese Opera 2.3 Rationale for Conservation 2.4 Strategies 2.4
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different university experiences in Singapore. With 7 different local universities to choose from‚ A-level and polytechnic graduates nowadays have a variety of courses to choose from that suit their needs. But is diversity in schools a problem? Singapore Management University (SMU) partnered up with the American Wharton Business School in 1999 and accepted their first batch of students in 2000. To set itself apart from the more established National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological
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The General Importance of the UNCRC to Singapore Children have additional needs because of their vulnerability Children face a confusing array of minimum ages at which they are deemed capable of making decisions for themselves – some of them potentially life-changing. The UNCRC is sometimes spoken of as the most complete of the international human rights instruments as it includes civil‚ political‚ economic‚ social‚ and cultural rights as well as incorporating aspects of humanitarian law. The
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Tourism in Singapore is a major industry and attracts millions of tourists each year.[1] Its cultural attraction can be attributed to its cultural diversity that reflects its colonial history and Chinese‚ Malay‚ Indian and Arab ethnicities. It is also environmentally friendly‚ and maintains natural and heritage conservation programs. As English is the dominant one of its four official languages‚ it is generally easier for tourists to understand when speaking to the local population of the country
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Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 4 2 Introduction 5 2.1 Objectives of study 5 2.2 Methodology 5 3 Background of the New Downtown 5 3.1 Branding Marina Bay from URA’s Perspective 6 3.2 Political Support and Marketing 6 3.3 URA’s efforts to brand MBFC 7 4 Market Positioning of MBFC 7 4.1 Type of Tenants 8 4.2 Complementarity and Compatibility Among Tenants 8 4.3 Occupancy Rate 8 4.4 Rental Prices vis-a-vis Traditional CBD 9 4.5 Positioning Strategy of MBFC: Product Leadership 10
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Recommendation 9 12. References 10 1. Executive Summary This reports studies on how Singapore stays ahead of its competitor by looking at it comparative and competitive advantages; and business strategies employed while overcoming its operational challenges. The research information are collected‚ analysis and compiled to get a clearer picture of Singapore the global port city. 2. Introduction Singapore‚ a small country with little land to spare‚ is yet able to compete with the world global
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The Port of Singapore Prepared by : Rajib Das‚ Student # 38410098 This document discuses about the Port of Singapore and the strategic importance of its location to the modern traders. It also discusses the government incentives and the Advanced Information Technology that the port has been using to attract new shipping companies in the recent past. Anything beyond is not discussed for the limitation of the term paper. Table of Contents The Port of Singapore 3 Singapore: Strategic
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hope to understand the effects the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in the year 2003 had on Singapore and by determining how successful Singapore had managed the pandemic‚ we will then find ways in which Singapore could improve on in the area of being able to handle future pandemic outbreaks more efficiently and to minimize the negative impacts it might have on Singapore. We will be focusing on mainly 3 effects‚ namely the tourism industry‚ Singapore’s manpower and Singaporean’s
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disadvantages of living in Singapore Many envy those who live in metropolitan cities like Singapore as the standard of living is higher‚ lifestyle is comfortable and the country is a safe haven sheltered from many natural disasters. As the saying goes‚ there are always two sides to a coin. Amid the many advantages‚ lie the disadvantages that a modern city brings. One of the advantages of living in Singapore will be its reputation as a safe haven. In fact‚ Singapore is one of the safest countries
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