him too much‚ as long as he can get into a secondary school.” And with this in mind‚ there is an ongoing debate on whether the PSLE should be abolished as it is causing too much stress on Singaporean students and parents as well. One of the The Straits Times’ current affairs
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emigrated from China to the British Straits Settlement of Melaka‚ Singapore‚ Penang and also Java of Indonesia. The Chinese then married the local females and their distinct background‚ cultures and customs blended together harmoniously and became baba nyonya in “Peranakan” culture. Farhana : “Peranakan” means descendent in Malay. It is another local term for them. “Baba” refers to the male while “nyonya” is female. Besides‚ they are also being known as “Straits-born Chinese”. This is a very unique
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degradation and the sheer brutality of the act of physically separating a mother from her children is a deep assault on our senses and on our most elemental humanity.... The stolen generation is the name given to the generation of aboriginal and Torres strait islander children that were removed from their families and placed into institutions where they were forced to forget their aboriginality. These children were then given a poor education and were sent into the homes of white Australians to be servants
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The second student‚ I chose is Donna Corcoran; she is ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). She was born in Australia and her parents got divorced when she was four years old. She lives with her mother. She was affected by this divorce and always felt that happened because of her. Her mother sometimes struggling to figure out what her daughter wants to say. In her school‚ she has all the support from her teachers. Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects‚ among other things‚ the way an
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Kevin Rudd Sorry Speech analysis Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister at the time) made an apology to the “Stolen Generation” from the Parliament House‚ Canberra‚ 2008. The “Stolen Generation” were the children of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions‚ under the acts of their respective Parliaments. Kevin Rudd’s aim was to inform the Indigenous community of the Australian Governments ‘wrong doings’
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The Straits Time. [Newspaper] [4] N.A. (2009‚ July 22). ‘Research Finds That Many Older People Can’t Get Up After A Fall’. [Online] Available: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-health-older-people-fall-research-story.html [5] J.A Baker (2011‚ May 30). The Straits Time. About 6 elderly S’poreans die alone each month. [Newspaper] [6] N.A. (2014‚ March 07). HDB InfoWEB: Project
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the Singapore government also backed entrepreneur Ong Beng Seng’s bid to hold the F1 grand prix in Singapore. In fact‚ the government announced that they would fund up to 60% of the estimated $150million cost through Singapore Tourism Board (The Straits Times‚ 2007). With such encouragement from the government‚ Shangri-La has not much to fear‚ especially in a politically stable country such as Singapore. In such a well-governed country‚ there has never been demonstrations of displeasure or anything
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Algal Culturing Techniques Algal Culturing Techniques Edited by Robert A. Andersen Amsterdam • Boston • Heidelberg • London • New York • Oxford Paris • San Diego • San Francisco • Singapore • Sydney • Tokyo Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier Acquisitions Editor: Frank Cynar Project Manager: Justin Palmeiro Editorial Coordinator: Jennifer Hele Marketing Manager: Linda Beattie Cover Design: Suzanne Rogers Composition: SNP Best-set Typesetter Ltd.‚ Hong Kong Printer: Hing Yip
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www.pwc.com/tl2030 Transportation & Logistics 2030 Volume 4: Securing the supply chain Strategies to help companies take an active role in improving supply chain security. Acknowledgements The editorial board of this issue of our Transportation & Logistics 2030 series consisted of the following individuals: PwC Klaus-Dieter Ruske +49 211 981 2877 klaus-dieter.ruske@de.pwc.com Dr. Peter Kauschke +49 211 981 2167 peter.kauschke@de.pwc.com Gautam Basu +358 5040 16830 gautam.basu@fi.pwc
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The story of Malaysia Airlines starts in the golden age of travel. A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool‚ the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the Colonial Straits Settlement government to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. The result was the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 1937. On 2 April 1947‚ MAL took to the skies with its first commercial flight as the national airline. Fuelled by a
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