of the distinctiveness of these two groups in Singapore resulting from wide income gap‚ highly proliferated job sectors and distinctive educational and cultural background between older and younger generations. Singapore economy boomed with an average annual growth rate of 6.1% (the world bank 2012) over the past 20 years. The older generation once lived in a Singapore where literacy rate was only 60% in 1960 as opposed to 96% today (Statistics Singapore 2013). Many worked as laborers in the shipping
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Census of Population 2010 Advance Census Release ISBN 978-981-08-6819-2 © Department of Statistics‚ Ministry of Trade & Industry‚ Republic of Singapore All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions
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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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a) Based on the Tourism Model‚ identify the factors and conditions that result in the popularity of travel and tourism destinations such as Australia‚ Thailand and France. An integrated model of tourism provides an overview of the various stakeholders and forces that foster and shape the tourism industry. The tourism model is categorized into four main bands namely‚ Tourism Public / Travelers‚ Tourism Promoters‚ Tourism Suppliers and External Environment. In this report‚ the tourism model will
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resources has built their country like a garden. That is right it is Singapore‚ which is known as ’Garden city’. I have traveled to Singapore twice‚ and I wonder how this country built their city like a garden. By asking some local friends and searching information‚ I found the secret of the greenest city. Singapore succeeds in protecting their environment because the government and people cooperate together. The people and the Singapore government know that their small country lacks nature resources
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argue that Singapore will always be a nation in the making. Although Singapore’s nation building efforts have been successful‚ there is still a continual need for nation building efforts to persist as Singapore is a vulnerable migrant society‚ aptly illustrated as “an 80-storey building standing on marshy land” by Lee Kuan Yew. This reveals continual nation-building is critical for Singapore as it ensures her survival amidst vulnerabilities. What defines “a nation in the making”? Singapore will always
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FOCUS 13—24 Young consumers in Singapore Wang Hongjun‚ a young consumer and youth researcher‚ provides an insight into youth lifestyles in Singapore YOUNG CONSUMERS tend to be more experiential and receptive to new products and images. They like to discover new ‘cool’ products for themselves and are constantly on the lookout for new trends and brands. This target demographic‚ more so than any other‚ is tremendously viral and connected. Young consumers are always on the lookout for fun and
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macroeconomic position and discuss what policy options have been adopted by the monetary and fiscal authorities in the past years in order to correct any inflation‚ unemployment or growth problems that exist. In this paper‚ Singapore ’s economy will be discussed. Like most other countries‚ Singapore wants growing living standards‚ high employment and low unemployment‚ as well as avoidance of recessions and inflation. These things are known as the targets of policy. Instruments are the policies used to achieve
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My Singapore with Cruise (July – Sept’13) 5 Nights & 6 Days Destination: Singapore Singapore Blessed with a tropical climate‚ Singapore is warm throughout the year and anytime is a good time to visit this vibrant place. The wettest months are November and December while the hottest are May and June. However‚ to capture the true essence of the city‚ the festival season is considered by many as a good time to explore Singapore. Whether it is culture‚ cuisine‚ arts or architecture‚ Singapore
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perceptions can also make negative impact on effective communication. If people are not in the same level in terms of their perceptions‚ knowledge and attitudes. * Interpersonal barriers – misunderstanding‚ lack of trust on each other‚ fear of losing power and control‚ poor relationships are some of interpersonal communication barriers. * Channel barriers – if the communication media is inappropriate or the communication is too long; it might break up the process. Poor communication channels can
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