the case of Mas Selamat Kastari who was believed to be involved in the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group in plotting terrorism activities in Singapore such as crashing a plane into Changi Airport . He was Singapore’s most wanted fugitive for more than a year after escaping from detention on 27 February 2008. Since then‚ it was the largest manhunt ever carried out in Singapore‚ furthermore daily local newspapers‚ TV news report‚ posters also tried to raise public awareness about Mas Selamat through repeated
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a country’s revenue. For example‚ in Singapore‚ the tourism industry generated about $11 billion annually. When tourists visit a country‚ they usually spend on food‚ accommodation‚ entertainment‚ sight-seeing and shopping at famous districts like Little India and malls like Vivocity‚ Harbourfront and Ion Orchard which are popular megamalls in Singapore. Tourist spending enables food‚ hotel‚ leisure‚ retail and transport industries to make profits. The Singapore government‚ in this case‚ will receive
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area‚ many of which used to exist and accommodate many Singaporeans in the past. With the fast-paced development of the modern era‚ these elusive villages have been disappearing from our country. Currently‚ there is only one kampung remaining in Singapore - Kampung Lorong Buangkok. Perhaps the kampung is best known for the mentality that subsisted within it. Shared by dwellers of the place‚ it is known as the “kampung spirit” - a shared bond between the people living in the kampung. It incorporates
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the future‚ said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. While Singapore has built an education system admired for its high student achievement rates and top-notch teaching force‚ it must now align its system to cope with the fast pace of globalisation‚ technological change and innovation. The world economy will become even more complex and jobs do not have clearly defined boundaries‚ Mr Heng told an audience of 200 participants at the Singapore Conference here on Wednesday. Elaborating‚ he said that
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populations of the British Straits Settlements of Malaya and the Dutch-controlled island of Java and other locations‚ who have adopted partially or in full Nusantara customs to be somewhat assimilated into the local communities. They were the elites of Singapore‚ more loyal to the British than to China. Most have lived for generations along thestraits of Malacca and not all intermarried with the local Native Indonesians and Malays. They were usually traders‚ the middleman of the British and the Chinese‚
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Japanese when they pass. This then caused many people to lose their closed ones. Japanese propaganda during World War 2 was designed to assist the ruling government of Japan. Singapore was then renamed to ’Syonan-to’. Propaganda Campaigns were carried out to influence people to pledge their loyalty to Japan. Students in Singapore also had to learn Japanese in school. Children were marched to school where half their time was spent on indoctrination on loyalty to the emperor‚ and frugality‚ obedience
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the ruling Malay prices and the heavily-Chinese local bourgeoisie had been placed on the area. This area had the benefits of the world’s greatest sources of rubber and tin. These resources were trade flowing through the highly strategic port of Singapore. The remaining of the population had also been divided into three main groups. These groups were 49% of Malay‚ 19% of Chinese and 12% of Indian. The Malay group mostly been arranged to the river side and mostly become fisherman now. However‚ most
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Fernandes was born in Kuala Lumpur to a Goan (Indian) father‚ and Kristang mother‚ Ena Dorothy Fernandes.[2] At a young age‚ he used to follow his mother‚ a businesswoman‚ to Tupperwaredealer parties and conventions. He was educated at Epsom College from 1977 to 1983 and graduated from the London School of Economics in 1987. He worked very briefly with Virgin Atlantic as an auditor‚ subsequently becoming the financial controller for Richard Branson’s Virgin Records in London from 1987 to 1989.[3]
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and friends. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you about my country‚ Malaysia. Many people have enquired from me‚ “Where is Malaysia? Is it near Singapore or Thailand? Is it near China?” Well‚ I shall do my best to tell you about my country. Malaysia is located in South-east Asia‚ just north to the island Singapore. It has a population of about 25 million. It is a multiracial country. The main races are Malays‚ Chinese and Indians and they live harmoniously we also have Kadazans
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