Money transfer companies/remittance companies perform high-volume low-value transfers generally by economic migrants back to their home country In 2007 the Aite Group estimated that there were $369 billion of remittances (an increase of 8% on the previous year) The four largest foreign markets (India China Mexico and the Philippines) receive $95 billion The largest and best-known provider is Western Union with 345,000 agents globally followed by UAE Exchange.[citation needed] Bureaux de change or currency transfer companies provide low-value foreign exchange services for travelers These are typically located at airports and stations or at tourist locations and allow physical notes to be exchanged from one currency to another They access foreign exchange markets via banks or non-bank foreign exchange companies. Main article: Media of Singapore RAF Seletar Badge The English name of Singapore is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country Singapura which was in turn derived from Sanskrit (??????? IAST: Si?hapura; si?ha is "lion" pura is "town" or "city") hence the customary reference to the nation as the Lion City and its inclusion in many of the nation's symbols (e.g its coat of arms Merlion emblem) However it is unlikely that lions ever lived on the island; Sang Nila Utama the Srivijayan prince said to have founded and named the island Singapura perhaps saw a Malayan tiger There are however other suggestions for the origin of the name and scholars do not believe that the origin of the name is firmly established the central island has also been called Pulau Ujong as far back as the third century CE literally "island at the end" (of the Malay Peninsula) in Malay. However uncodified conventions practices and precedents continue to play a significant role in most countries as many constitutions do not specify important elements of procedure: for example some older constitutions using the Westminster system do not mention the existence of the cabinet or the prime minister because these offices were taken for granted by the authors of these constitutions Sometimes these conventions reserve powers and other influences collide in times of crisis and in such times the weaknesses of the unwritten aspects of the Westminster system as well as the strengths of the Westminster system's flexibility are put to the test As an illustrative example in the Australian constitutional crises of 1975 the Governor-General of Australia Sir John Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and replaced him with opposition leader Malcolm Fraser, ?New Zealand dollar S$390.089 US$56,319, See also: Attribution of recent climate change. . Independent brigades Independent Mixed Brigades Cavalry Brigades Amphibious Brigades Independent Mixed regiments Independent Regiments The size of continents is also important Because of the stabilizing effect of the oceans on temperature yearly temperature variations are generally lower in coastal areas than they are inland A larger supercontinent will therefore have more area in which climate is strongly seasonal than will several smaller continents or islands. . Stock market The 10 public hospitals comprise 7 general hospitals (SGH NUH CGH TTSH KTPH NTFGH & SKH) an integrated hospital (AH) a women's and children's hospital (KKH) and a psychiatric hospital (IMH) in addition there are 9 national specialty centres for cancer (NCCS) cardiac (NHCS) eye (SNEC) skin (NSC) neuroscience (NNI) dental care (NDCS) and a medical centre for multiple disciplines (NCIS NUHCS & NUCOHS).
Ganjuran Church in Bantul built in traditional Javanese architecture, Fossilised remains of Homo erectus popularly known as the "Java Man" dating back 1.7 million years were found along the banks of the Bengawan Solo River. . (77.7) 25.0 Singapore's foreign policy is aimed at maintaining security in Southeast Asia and surrounding territories An underlying principle is political and economic stability in the region it has diplomatic relations with more than 180 sovereign states the Singaporean passport is second in the world after Japan for visa-free travel granted by the most countries to its citizens, Singapore's education system has been described as "world-leading" and in 2010 was among those picked out for commendation by the Conservative former UK Education Secretary Michael Gove According to PISA an influential worldwide study on educational systems Singapore has the highest performance in international education and tops in global rankings, See also: Singapore strategy.
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