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. . PISA never combines mathematics science and reading domain scores into an overall score However commentators have sometimes combined test results from all three domains into an overall country ranking Such meta-analysis is not endorsed by the OECD although official summaries sometimes use scores from a testing cycle's principal domain as a proxy for overall student ability, Official Dutch complaints came before the end of the month and Raffles attempted to appease the situation by instructing Farquhar to not interfere with the politics of surrounding islands Despite numerous threats and serious considerations by the Dutch Governor-General in Java they did not take any military action The confused political situation in Johore and Rhio also created a certain uneasiness and instability for the two nations Tengku Long was claimed to be a pretender to the throne and since the succession laws in the Malay sultanates were not clear cut treaties signed between native rulers and the European powers always seemed to be on the verge of invalidation; especially if a sultan should be deposed by one of his siblings or other pretenders, The island's exceptional fertility and rainfall allowed the development of wet-field rice cultivation which required sophisticated levels of cooperation between villages Out of these village alliances small kingdoms developed The chain of volcanic mountains and associated highlands running the length of Java kept its interior regions and peoples separate and relatively isolated. Before the advent of Islamic states and European colonialism the rivers provided the main means of communication although Java's many rivers are mostly short Only the Brantas and Sala rivers could provide long-distance communication and this way their valleys supported the centres of major kingdoms A system of roads permanent bridges and toll gates is thought to have been established in Java by at least the mid-17th century Local powers could disrupt the routes as could the wet season and road use was highly dependent on constant maintenance Consequently communication between Java's population was difficult! 2 Java Senate In recent years the country has been identified as an increasingly popular tax haven for the wealthy due to the low tax rate on personal income and tax exemptions on foreign-based income and capital gains Australian millionaire retailer Brett Blundy and multi-billionaire Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin are two examples of wealthy individuals who have settled in Singapore (Blundy in 2013 and Saverin in 2012) in 2009 Singapore was removed from the OCDE "liste grise" of tax havens, but ranked fourth on the Tax Justice Network's 2015 Financial Secrecy Index of the world's off-shore financial service providers banking one-eighth of the world's off-shore capital while "providing numerous tax avoidance and evasion opportunities" in August 2016 The Straits Times reported that Indonesia had decided to create tax havens on two islands near Singapore to bring Indonesian capital back into the tax base in October 2016 the Monetary Authority of Singapore admonished and fined UBS and DBS and withdrew Falcon Private Bank's banking licence for their alleged role in the Malaysian Sovereign Fund scandal. Raffles was pleased with the fact that Singapore had grown exponentially in such a short period of time The colony was a bustling hub of trade and economic activity Even so Farquhar's administration was deemed unsatisfactory for example allowing merchants to encroach on government areas permitted vices such as gambling and toleration of the slave trade.:38 in response Raffles instituted new policies and set up a committee headed by the colony's engineer Philip Jackson to draw up a plan now known as the Jackson Plan or Raffles Town Plan based on instructions by Raffles. 3.3 Daughter as heir, Sir Stamford Raffles's statue at the Singapore River spot where he first landed, His experience in the region and in particular his perceived Labour sympathies at that time led to Clement Attlee appointing him Viceroy of India on 20 February 1947 charged with overseeing the transition of British India to independence no later than 30 June 1948 Mountbatten's instructions were to avoid partition and preserve a united India as a result of the transference of power but authorised him to adapt to a changing situation in order to get Britain out promptly with minimal reputational damage. Soon after he arrived Mountbatten concluded that the situation was too volatile to wait even a year before granting independence to India Although his advisers favoured a gradual transfer of independence Mountbatten decided the only way forward was a quick and orderly transfer of independence before 1947 was out In his view any longer would mean civil war the Viceroy also hurried so he could return to his senior technical Navy courses.

Young Mountbatten's nickname among family and friends was "Dickie" although "Richard" was not among his given names This was because his great-grandmother Queen Victoria had suggested the nickname of "Nicky" but to avoid confusion with the many Nickys of the Russian Imperial Family ("Nicky" was particularly used to refer to Nicholas II the last Tsar) "Nicky" was changed to "Dickie", During the 15th century the Medici family were required to open banks at foreign locations in order to exchange currencies to act on behalf of textile merchants to facilitate trade the bank created the nostro (from Italian this translates to "ours") account book which contained two columned entries showing amounts of foreign and local currencies; information pertaining to the keeping of an account with a foreign bank. During the 17th (or 18th) century Amsterdam maintained an active Forex market in 1704 foreign exchange took place between agents acting in the interests of the Kingdom of England and the County of Holland, Nigeria following the end of British colonial rule in 1960 which resulted in the appointment of a Governor-General and then a President Nnamdi Azikiwe The system ended with the military coup of 1966. Further information: Almagest PSA Singapore also has a 40-year contract to operate the tax-free Gwadar Port on the southwestern coast of Pakistan Gwadar started operation in March 2008 with 3 multi-purpose berths a 602-meter quay and 12.5 meter depth Another 9 berths are under construction with a 20-meter depth In 2015 it was announced that the port would be leased to the Chinese till 2059 and further developed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. . Main article: Solar variation Pioneer Generation Package, Education policy in Singapore is designed to ensure that no child is disadvantaged because of their financial background. Therefore school fees in public schools are heavily subsidised There is no school fee for 6 years of compulsory education in primary school although students still need to pay standard miscellaneous fees of $6.50 per month. Moreover schools may optionally charge second-tier miscellaneous fees of up to the maximum of $6.50 per month. 87.6% New traveling route brings economic opportunity Sports, The first batch of IP students sat for the revised GCE "A" Level or International Baccalaureate Diploma examinations in 2007. The Union of South Africa between 1910 and 1961 and the Republic of South Africa between 1961 and 1984 The 1983 constitution abolished the Westminster system in South Africa; Spot See also: List of mammals of Singapore The Pioneer Generation Package (PGP) is a S$9 billion package launched in 2014 aimed at helping approximately 450,000 Singaporeans born on or before 31 December 1949 and obtained citizenship before 31 December 1986 through a series of healthcare and social support schemes over an estimated 20-year period.