The Salty Pig

There are more than 300 parks and 4 nature reserves in Singapore There are also many trees planted and almost fifty per cent of the country is covered by greenery Because of this Singapore is also commonly known as the 'Garden City'. .

(86.7) 31.7 9 Further reading Demographics Career-related Programme (CP) curriculum outline 1.5 Post-Mahathir Main article: Carry trade The Tun Razak government announced the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1971 Its stated goal was to "eventually eradicate poverty. irrespective of race" through a "rapidly expanding economy" which emphasised to increase the Malays' share in the national economy to a reasonable portion between all the races The NEP targeted a 30 per cent Malay share of the economy by 1990 The government contended that this would lead to a "just society" ("Masyarakat Adil") the latter slogan being used to promote acceptance of the policy Quotas in education and the civil service that the Constitution had explicitly provided for were expanded by the NEP which also mandated government interference in the private sector For instance 30% of all shares in initial public offerings (IPOs) would be disbursed by the government to selective Bumiputras The old civil service hiring quota of 4 Malays for every non-Malay's was effectively disregarded in practice; between 1969 and 1973 98% of all new government employees were Malay Five new universities were opened under the NEP two of which were targeted to focus on the poor Malays and Muslims citizens. . The Westminster system of government is often contrasted with the presidential system that originated in the United States or with the semi-presidential system based on the government of France, Singapore business directory 3.3%, The nation's best known global brands include Singapore Airlines Changi Airport and Port of Singapore all three are amongst the most-awarded in their respective industry sectors Singapore Airlines is ranked as Asia's most-admired company and world's 19th most-admired in 2015 by Fortune's annual "50 most admired companies in the world" industry surveys It is also the world's most awarded airline including "Best international airline" by US-based Travel + Leisure reader surveys for 20 consecutive years. Changi Airport connects over 100 airlines to more than 300 cities The strategic international air hub has more than 480 "World's Best Airport" awards as of 2015 and is known as the most-awarded airport in the world.