separation REASONS FOR THE SEPERATION OF SINGAPORE FROM MALAYSIA: Economical Matters 1. A Common Market Malaysia The CG would not implement this unless SG surrenders its free port status and imposed a tax on its imports The common market would benefit SG‚ but CG was unsure it would benefit the other states as much as SG. CG wanted to protect industries in Peninsular Malaysia and ensure there is no uneven development throughout the states Singapore SG was not ready to surrender its free
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BUDGET 2013 - PERSONAL TAX The Finance minister of Singapore announced several budget initiatives in the Budget 2013 that aims to improve the lives of Singapore citizens. A number of changes were introduced which promotes progressive taxation‚ building a more inclusive society and encouraging quality growth. This Budget is very much focused on productivity and helping the lower income group as well as the elderly. Although there would not be any drastic changes in the personal tax rates‚ we could
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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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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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dialect groups‚ religion‚ and many other categories. Therefore the various classification of culture itself may seem endless. The purpose of this report is to identify the Chinese culture in Singapore‚ particularly aspects that are important for foreign businesses. 2.0 The background of Chinese in Singapore The traditional Chinese society basically evolved from Confucian teachings: If you want to rule the state‚ first put your house in order; if you want to put your house in order‚ first
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Research Paper on Singapore: Abstract In this paper I will present my research results regarding Singapore‚ as well as draw the picture of its marketing environment. I will include the information about the location‚ climate‚ population‚ religion and culture‚ official spoken languages‚ state of economy and level of technologies‚ political and legal systems‚ level of competition and potential for economic growth. In the conclusion I will highlight advantages and disadvantages of the Singapore marketing environment
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The legal system of Singapore Contants Introduction Legal history Common law and custom law Constitution Legislature Judiciary Specialities in Singapore legal system Self comments Conclusion *Note: I check the official webside‚ there is only Singapore legal system instead of Singapore’s legal system‚ so in my whole passage I use the word Singapore legal system. Introduction Singapore‚ a thriving city-state‚ overcomes the dearth of natural resources to become one of the juggernaut
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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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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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