Singapore is a multi-racial country with majority ethnic Chinese. English is made the administrative language and the common language of interaction between various races. In 1979‚ Singapore implemented a special programme‚ the Special Assistance Program (SAP)‚ to transform Chinese schools into elite schools for the top 10 percent of students. So what is the purpose of SAP schools? According to official MOE press release1‚ SAP schools were established in order to “preserve the ethos of the Chinese
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Field Trip Journal - Singapore Topic: “The Best Venue Visited during the Field Trip with Explanation” eing the main convention venue in Singapore‚ the Sands Expo and Convention Center has held more than 700 events in its first year of opening. With its construction‚ the Sands is a turning point in Singapore’s MICE industry. While the Singaporean government heavily positions the destination to be a tourism and event hub‚ thanks to this concrete stepping stone‚ Singapore has successfully climbed
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Environmental Issues in SINGAPORE: AIR POLLUTION In 1984‚ there were health concerns with the great number of pig farms in Singapore. They were deemed to have contributed to the pollution of the country‚ namely to the air. This problem was solved by reducing the number of such farms. 65.8 metric tons (64.8 long tons; 72.5 short tons) of carbon dioxide were emitted in the country in 1996‚ ranking among one of the highest emission levels in the world. Air polluters in Singapore are mostly‚ but not
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The cathedral is of great technological advancement because of all the logistic and tools that were needed to make them possible‚ especially gothic cathedrals. The gothic cathedral revolutionized architecture of the time; church officials wanted their cathedral to be better than the surrounding cities so a competition of a kind started up. This competition helped to improve the structures and reach heights unheard of the time. One of the amazing thing about the new gothic churches is that as they
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slogan for the Singapore Tourism Board would have to include the images and impressions we would like to promote in order to attract tourists to our shores. The aim of our slogan would be to create a sense of place for the tourists even before they visit Singapore. We aspire to give tourists a sense of belonging and attachment to Singapore‚ which is the third level in the scale of having a sense of place (Shamai‚ 1991). However‚ the most basic would be for tourists to know Singapore exists and to
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The Technological Innovations in the Medical Field during the 19th Century Keianna Fernandez Taft College Abstract Réne-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec invention is still used in medical practice today and his painstaking work provided correlation of sounds of the chest with pathological findings at autopsy‚ thus linking the signs of physical diagnosis at the bedside with organ pathology. Keywords: [Click here to add keywords.] The Technological Innovations in the Medical Field during the 19th Century
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for 30% (15% per test). A CASE STUDY OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a former British Colony that gained full independence in 1965‚ Singapore was essentially forced to make do with its limited resources. This developed into a national obsession with achieving excellence without compromise and has been responsible for its many successes. This attitude of control and determination was critical in the creation of the culture within Singapore Airlines (SIA). From the first unveiling
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causes cancer‚ and is a major risk for illnesses such as coronary heart disease‚ stroke and chronic obstructive lung disease. These account for close to two-thirds of all deaths in Singapore in the year 2000 (Health Promotion Board (“HPB”)‚ n.d.). Tobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide. Singapore government had already realized the negative effects of smoking‚ and therefore as early as the 1970s‚ it implemented regulations for smoking vide restricting smoking in public places
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TECHNOLOGICAL IMFACTS ON PRESENT CONTEXT OF SERVISE SECTOR. Given the complexity of today’s business requirements and the focus on core compitencies most of the services need more efficient and innovative way of doing transactions.Computer equipments‚ Electronic transaction processing systems and Mobile commerce can be made use of to improve the efficiency of services. In the past most of the services were doing in a manual way and it could be time and money consumed method as well as it was a
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ASSIGNMENT Singapore Economy (2004 to 2013) CONTENTS 1. Introduction……………………………………………………….2 2. Production Output Performance Analysis…………………..4 3. Labour Market Analysis………………..………………………..8 4. Price Level Analysis…………………………………………….10 5. Conclusion……………………………………………………….12 1. Introduction Singapore has a highly developed and free-market economy that thrives on an open and corruption-free environment. It is touted as one
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