In June 1920 the United States and its allied coalition partners withdrew from Vladivostok after the capture and execution of the White Army leader Admiral Kolchak by the Red Army However the Japanese decided to stay primarily due to fears of the spread of communism so close to Japan and Japanese-controlled Korea and Manchuria The Japanese Army provided military support to the Japanese-backed Provisional Priamurye Government based in Vladivostok against the Moscow-backed Far Eastern Republic. Main article: Tetrabiblos Mountbatten usually holidayed at his summer home Classiebawn Castle in Mullaghmore a small seaside village in County Sligo Ireland The village was only 12 miles (19 km) from the border with Northern Ireland and near an area known to be used as a cross-border refuge by IRA members in 1978 the IRA had allegedly attempted to shoot Mountbatten as he was aboard his boat but poor weather had prevented the sniper taking his shot, Java's contact with the European colonial powers began in 1522 with a treaty between the Sunda kingdom and the Portuguese in Malacca After its failure the Portuguese presence was confined to Malacca and to the eastern islands In 1596 a four-ship expedition led by Cornelis de Houtman was the first Dutch contact with Indonesia. By the end of the 18th century the Dutch had extended their influence over the sultanates of the interior through the Dutch East India Company in Indonesia Internal conflict prevented the Javanese from forming effective alliances against the Dutch Remnants of the Mataram survived as the Surakarta (Solo) and Yogyakarta principalities Javanese kings claimed to rule with divine authority and the Dutch helped them to preserve remnants of a Javanese aristocracy by confirming them as regents or district officials within the colonial administration, As the main government agency responsible for the urban planning of Singapore the Urban Redevelopment Authority seeks to implement efficient land use and minimise pollution while maintaining convenient transport which are Singapore's largest concerns because of its situation as a city-state A Development Guide Plan for each of the 55 planning areas has been released in the process.
Main article: Tangier International Zone Performing arts Colonial periods. . Singapore is a very small heavily urbanised island city-state in Southeast Asia located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia Singapore has a total land area of 721.5 square kilometres (278.6 sq mi), The Singapore government also owns 90% of the country's land as well as housing in which 80% of the population lives.
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