Bamboo Sushi

(70.2) 20.8 Malay The Javanese kakawin Tantu Pagelaran explained the mythical origin of the island and its volcanic nature Four major cultural areas exist on the island: the kejawen or Javanese heartland the north coast of the pasisir region the Sunda lands of West Java and the eastern salient also known as Blambangan Madura makes up a fifth area having close cultural ties with coastal Java the kejawen Javanese culture is the island's most dominant Java's remaining aristocracy are based here and it is the region from where the majority of Indonesia's army business and political elite originate Its language arts and etiquette are regarded as the island's most refined and exemplary the territory from Banyumas in the west through to Blitar in the east and encompasses Indonesia's most fertile and densely populated agricultural land, See also: NEWater Singapore business directory, Main article: Currency future. 1826: Singapore was deemed the capital of the straits settlements which were territories ruled by the British East India Company, Nominal The Bus MRT LRT and taxi system make up the public transport system in Singapore, Following the war Mountbatten was known to have largely shunned the Japanese for the rest of his life out of respect for his men killed during the war and as per his will Japan was not invited to send diplomatic representatives to his funeral in 1979 though he did meet Emperor Hirohito during a state visit to Britain in 1971 reportedly at the urging of the Queen. (Billion) GNI The economy expanded by 2.2% the following year and by 1.1% in 2003 when Singapore was affected by the SARS outbreak Subsequently a major turnaround occurred in 2004 allowed it to make a significant recovery of 8.3% growth in Singapore although the actual growth fell short of the target growth for the year more than half with only 2.5% In 2005 economic growth was 6.4%; and in 2006 7.9%.

British nurses taking a trishaw ride during their time off circa 1946. . According to global consulting firm Towers Watson Singapore has "one of the most successful healthcare systems in the world in terms of both efficiency in financing and the results achieved in community health outcomes". This has been attributed to a combination of a strong reliance on medical savings accounts cost sharing and government regulation the government regularly adjusts policies to actively regulate "the supply and prices of healthcare services in the country" in an attempt to keep costs in check However for the most part the government does not directly regulate the costs of private medical care These costs are largely subject to market forces and vary enormously within the private sector depending on the medical specialty and service provided. However Towers Watson has claimed that the specific features of the Singapore healthcare system are unique and have been described as a "very difficult system to replicate in many other countries." Many Singaporeans also have supplemental private health insurance (often provided by employers) for services not covered by the government's programmes, Char siu (??; cha shao) also romanised cha-su cha siu cha sio caa siu and char siew is barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine.