Main article: Tetrabiblos The IB headquarters were officially established in Geneva Switzerland in 1968 for the development and maintenance of the IB Diploma Programme The objective of this programme was to "provide an internationally acceptable university admissions qualification suitable for the growing mobile population of young people whose parents were part of the world of diplomacy international and multi-national organizations" by offering standardized courses and assessments for students aged 16 to 19. Airports The Bus MRT LRT and taxi system make up the public transport system in Singapore. IB Philosophy ?Swiss franc Ideology Current and 3rd Prime Minister 6.4 Malaysia. 17 See also 9 Further reading House of Assembly Monarchy IB Environmental Systems & Societies. British colonisation Java was the site of many influential kingdoms in the Southeast Asian region and as a result many literary works have been written by Javanese authors These include Ken Arok and Ken Dedes the story of the orphan who usurped his king and married the queen of the ancient Javanese kingdom; and translations of Ramayana and Mahabharata Pramoedya Ananta Toer is a famous contemporary Indonesian author who has written many stories based on his own experiences of having grown up in Java and takes many elements from Javanese folklore and historical legends, Singapore's economic strategy produced real growth averaging 8.0% from 1960 to 1999 Since the nations independence in 1965 Singapore GDP has amassed an average of a 9.5% increase the economy picked up in 1999 Under Goh Chok Tong the Prime Minister of Singapore after the regional financial crisis with a growth rate of 5.4% followed by 9.9% for 2000 However the economic slowdown in the United States Japan and the European Union as well as the worldwide electronics slump had reduced the estimated economic growth in 2001 to a negative 2.0%. The development of private sports and recreation clubs began in the 19th century colonial Singapore such as the Cricket Club Singapore Recreation Club Singapore Swimming Club Hollandse Club and others. . Constant market transactions by the monetary authority modify the supply of currency and this impacts other market variables such as short-term interest rates and the exchange rate.
; Imported water from Malaysia (up to 250 million imperial gallons (1,100,000 m3) per day according to the 99-year agreement signed in 1962 plus an additional quantity under the 1990 agreement). While in Singapore Raffles established schools and churches in the native languages He allowed missionaries and local businesses to flourish Certain colonial aspects remained: a European town was quickly built to segregate the population separated by a river; carriage roads were built and cantonments constructed for the soldiers Otherwise no other duties were imposed, The SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programme allows vocational graduates to be placed in jobs that allow them to receive a salary while engaging in structured on-the-job training as of 2016 there were a total of 40 Earn and Learn Programmes in Singapore, Main article: Free Territory of Trieste Unconventional monetary policy at the zero bound. Imperial Japanese Army The Port of Singapore run by the port operators PSA International (formerly the Port of Singapore Authority) and Jurong Port is the world's busiest in terms of shipping tonnage handled 1.04 billion gross tons were handled in 2004 crossing the one billion mark for the first time in Singapore's maritime history Singapore also emerged as the top port in terms of cargo tonnage handled with 393 million tonnes of cargo in the same year beating the Port of Rotterdam for the first time in the process In 2006 it handled a total of 448 million tonnes of cargo, 13.1 Meritocracy 5.1% 8 Governance S$66,816 S$342.371 US$250.515. Yale established a joint college with the National University in 2011 and took its first students in 2013; a member of the board stirred controversy by defending Singapore's laws criminalizing sex between men! .
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