Post-World War II 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. Senate Solar output, House of Representatives Monarchy The legal system of Singapore is based on English common law but with substantial local differences Trial by jury was abolished in 1970 so that judicial decisions would rest entirely in the hands of appointed judges. Singapore has penalties that include judicial corporal punishment in the form of caning which may be imposed for such offences as rape rioting vandalism and certain immigration offences. There is Capital punishment in Singapore for murder as well as for certain aggravated drug-trafficking and firearms offences, Current and 3rd Prime Minister (82.9) 28.3 ?Singapore dollar Currency speculation is considered a highly suspect activity in many countries.[where?] While investment in traditional financial instruments like bonds or stocks often is considered to contribute positively to economic growth by providing capital currency speculation does not; according to this view it is simply gambling that often interferes with economic policy For example in 1992 currency speculation forced Sweden's central bank the Riksbank to raise interest rates for a few days to 500% per annum and later to devalue the krona. Mahathir Mohamad one of the former Prime Ministers of Malaysia is one well-known proponent of this view He blamed the devaluation of the Malaysian ringgit in 1997 on George Soros and other speculators; Under a system of fixed-convertibility currency is bought and sold by the central bank or monetary authority on a daily basis to achieve the target exchange rate This target rate may be a fixed level or a fixed band within which the exchange rate may fluctuate until the monetary authority intervenes to buy or sell as necessary to maintain the exchange rate within the band (In this case the fixed exchange rate with a fixed level can be seen as a special case of the fixed exchange rate with bands where the bands are set to zero.). The first batch of IP students sat for the revised GCE "A" Level or International Baccalaureate Diploma examinations in 2007. .
. 1955: a Singapore local legislative Assembly with 25 out of 35 members elected was formed, Singaporean cuisine is diverse and contains elements derived from several ethnic groups as a result of its history as a seaport with a large immigrant population Influences include the cuisines of the native Malays the largest ethnic group the Chinese and the third largest ethnic group the Indians as well as Indonesian Peranakan and Western traditions (particularly English and Portuguese-influenced Eurasian known as Kristang) Influences from other regions such as Sri Lanka Thailand and the Middle East are also present. . Private tuition Method of testing In addition to the international day school Singapore's Japanese population is served by a weekend education programme the Japanese Supplementary School Singapore (JSS; ?????????????? Shingaporu Nihongo Hoshu Jugyo Ko), Singapore has a road system covering 3,356 kilometres (2,085 mi) which includes 161 kilometres (100 mi) of expressways the Singapore Area Licensing Scheme implemented in 1975 became the world's first congestion pricing scheme and included other complementary measures such as stringent car ownership quotas and improvements in mass transit. Upgraded in 1998 and renamed Electronic Road Pricing the system introduced electronic toll collection electronic detection and video surveillance technology.
Saeid Badie DDS