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IB Design Technology 6.4 Cross-cultural Map showing Singapore island and the territories belonging to Singapore and its neighbours. Racial harmony The learner profile is the basis for all four programmes, The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade and which handle Singapore's harbours and shipping It is ranked as the top maritime capital of the world since 2015. Currently the world's second-busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage it also trans-ships a fifth of the world's shipping containers half of the world's annual supply of crude oil and is the world's busiest transshipment port It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005 when it was surpassed by the Port of Shanghai Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour connecting the port to over 600 other ports in 123 countries and spread over six continents; These policies often abdicate monetary policy to the foreign monetary authority or government as monetary policy in the pegging nation must align with monetary policy in the anchor nation to maintain the exchange rate The degree to which local monetary policy becomes dependent on the anchor nation depends on factors such as capital mobility openness credit channels and other economic factors. Main article: Light Rail Transit (Singapore), 3 Ethnic areas Singapore gained independence as the Republic of Singapore (remaining within the Commonwealth of Nations) on 9 August 1965 with Lee Kuan Yew and Yusof bin Ishak as the first prime minister and president respectively In 1967 the country co-founded the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Race riots broke out once more in 1969. Lee Kuan Yew's emphasis on rapid economic growth support for business entrepreneurship and limitations on internal democracy shaped Singapore's policies for the next half-century and the country progressed to a First World country. Further economic success continued through the 1980s with the unemployment rate falling to 3% and real GDP growth averaging at about 8% up until 1999 During the 1980s Singapore began to upgrade to higher-technological industries such as the wafer fabrication sector in order to compete with its neighbours which now had cheaper labour Singapore Changi Airport was opened in 1981 and Singapore Airlines was formed the Port of Singapore became one of the world's busiest ports and the service and tourism industries also grew immensely during this period Singapore emerged as an important transportation and logistics hub and a major tourist destination, 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. Nominal (ft) Length Launched in December 2007 by Land Transport Authority Singapore Tourism Board and EZ-Link the Singapore Tourist Pass offers unlimited travel for tourists to Singapore on Singapore's public transport system For S$10 a day (S$20 for 3 days as of April 2017) and with S$10 deposit tourists can take any number of rides on buses and trains operated by SBS Transit Buses Tower Transit Singapore,Go Ahead Singapore SMRT Buses SBS Transit Trains and SMRT Trains Certain buses like Night Rider train service like Sentosa Express are not applicable The Singapore Tourist Pass is available at selected MRT stations, (6.08) 148.9 Life affects climate through its role in the carbon and water cycles and through such mechanisms as albedo evapotranspiration cloud formation and weathering. Examples of how life may have affected past climate include:. Reserves In 1961 the Tunku mooted the idea of forming "Malaysia" which would consist of Singapore Sabah Sarawak all of which were then British colonies and also British Protectorate State of Brunei The reasoning behind this was that this would allow the central government to control and combat communist activities especially in Singapore It was also feared that if Singapore achieved independence it would become a base for Chinese chauvinists to threaten Malayan sovereignty To balance out the ethnic composition of the new nation the other states whose Malay and indigenous populations would balance out the Singaporean Chinese majority were also included. Ganjuran Church in Bantul built in traditional Javanese architecture The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a vocational school that accepts students based on their GCE "O" level or GCE "N" level results and they provide two-year courses leading to a locally recognized "National ITE Certificate" There are three ITE colleges in Singapore Only a few ITE graduates will be able to continue their education at polytechnics and arts institutions which then if possible goes on to a university ITE colleges offer apprenticeships for the skilled trades and diplomas in vocational education for skilled technicians and workers in support roles in professions such as engineering accountancy business administration nursing medicine architecture and law The ITE is highly recognized vocational institution in producing highly skilled graduates that are in demand by employers Salaries for ITE graduates who receive a National ITE Certificate (NITEC) or a diploma have also become quite high ITE provides apprenticeships professional certificates licenses and diplomas in business administration accountancy woodworking metalworking carpentry drafting shipbuilding and repairing transportation and engineering science as of 2014 87% of ITE graduates are hired in their fields within six months of graduation leading more students to see vocational education as a strong alternative besides the traditional route of going to university. The Constitution of Singapore and all laws are written in English and interpreters are required if one wishes to address the Singaporean Courts in a language other than English. English is the native tongue for only one-third of all Singaporeans with roughly a quarter of all Singaporean Malays a third of all Singaporean Chinese and half of all Singaporean Indians speaking it as their native tongue Twenty percent of Singaporeans cannot read or write in English.

Marquis Jutoku Saigo a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army He is the nephew of Saigo Takamori the leader of Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 Many of the rebels were incorporated into the Imperial Army after the failure of the armed uprising, Singapore business directory Then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Ambassador to the US Chan Heng Chee meeting with US Secretary of Defense William Cohen during a visit in 2000. Early life Mountbatten served his final posting at the Admiralty as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from April 1955 to July 1959 the position which his father had held some forty years prior This was the first time in Royal Naval history that a father and son had both attained such high rank. He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 22 October 1956, (sample) Global As the volume of its maritime trade increased in the 19th century Singapore became a key port of call for sailing and steam vessels in their passage along Asian sea routes From the 1840s Singapore became an important coaling station for steam shipping networks that were beginning to form Towards the late 19th century Singapore became a staple port servicing the geographical hinterland of the Malay Peninsula Following the institution of the British Forward Movement Singapore became the administrative capital of British Malaya Roads and railways were developed to transport primary materials such as crude oil rubber and tin from the Malay Peninsula to Singapore to be processed into staple products and then shipped to Britain and other international markets During the colonial period this was the most important role of the port of Singapore.