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The Port of Singapore is not a mere economic boon but an economic necessity because Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources The Port is critical for importing natural resources and then later re-exporting products after they have been refined and shaped in some manner for example wafer fabrication or oil refining to generate revenue The service industries such as hospitality services typical of a port of call restock the food and water supplies on ships Ships pass between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean through the Singapore Strait The Straits of Johor on the country's north are impassable for ships due to the Johor-Singapore Causeway built in 1923 which links the town of Woodlands Singapore to the city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia, Ports and harbours Economic history, A life-size figure in white marble by Sir Francis Chantrey depicts Raffles in a seated position The sculpture was completed in 1832 and it is in the north choir aisle. Community Health Assist Scheme See also Medical tourism#Singapore! 1.1% 1873: Seven divisions of c 36,000 men (c 46,250 including reserves) In Sabah the Alliance and then National Front controlled the state government through the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) which strongly backed UMNO's pro-Malay and pro-Islam policies In 1973 Islam was made the official Sabah state religion (the official religion of Sabah was originally Christianity as permitted by the agreement signed before the merger) and usage of indigenous languages such as those of the Kadazan people was discontinued in favour of the Malay language The USNO Chief Minister Mustapha Harun was also known for favouring political patronage as a means of allocating valuable timber contracts and living an extravagant lifestyle being ferried to his A$1 million Queensland home by jets provided with Sabahan public funds. Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort opened in 2010 one of the world's most photographed buildings From 1899 to 1913 holdings of countries' foreign exchange increased at an annual rate of 10.8% while holdings of gold increased at an annual rate of 6.3% between 1903 and 1913. See also: Non-deliverable forward, 10 Conflict with the Soviet Union, A printed map from the 15th century depicting Ptolemy's description of the Ecumene (1482 Johannes Schnitzer engraver). . .

7 Research and development Reclaimed water Raffles' expedition arrived in Singapore on 29 January 1819 (although they landed on Saint John's Island the previous day). He found a Malay settlement at the mouth of the Singapore River headed by Temenggong Abdul Rahman for the Sultan of Johor The Temenggong had originally moved to Singapore from Johor in 1811 with a group of Malays and when Raffles arrived there were an estimated 150 people governed by the Temenggong mostly of them Malays with around 30 Chinese. Although the island was nominally ruled by Johor the political situation was precarious for the Sultan of Johor at the time The incumbent Sultan of Johor Tengku Abdul Rahman was controlled by the Dutch and the Bugis and would never agree to a British base in Singapore However Abdul Rahman was Sultan only because his older brother Tengku Hussein also known as Tengku Long had been away in Pahang getting married when their father died Hussein was then living in exile in the Riau Islands. ; . 1.4 Towards water self-sufficiency (since 2002), See also: List of birds of Singapore, Singaporean cuisine has been promoted as a tourist attraction by the Singapore Tourism Board The Singapore Food Festival held every year in July is a celebration of Singapore's cuisine The Overseas Singaporean Unit also organises Singapore Day in major cities around the world as a platform for Singaporeans living abroad. One of Singapore Day's major draws is the local Singaporean hawker food which is prepared on-site by well-known hawkers specially flown in for the event. Vegetarian bee hoon (???; zhai mi fen) thin braised rice vermicelli to which a choice of various gluten vegetable or beancurd-based delicacies may be added. .