. The Malay Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia The land mass runs approximately north-south and at its terminus is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland The area contains Peninsular Malaysia Southern Thailand and the southernmost tip of Myanmar (Kawthaung) as well as the city state Singapore indigenous to or historically inhabited by the Malays an Austronesian people. The water pipeline from Malaysia shown here at the Johor-Woodlands causeway supplies 40% of Singapore's water supply, The two arts institutions Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and LASALLE College of the Arts have a similar approach as Polytechnics but focus only on the comprehensive Arts and Design education. 3.1 Climate variability, Healthcare providers On 5 September 1979 Mountbatten received a ceremonial funeral at Westminster Abbey which was attended by the Queen the Royal Family and members of the European royal houses Watched by thousands of people the funeral procession which started at Wellington Barracks included representatives of all three British Armed Services and military contingents from Burma India the United States France and Canada His coffin was drawn on a gun carriage by 118 Royal Navy ratings During the televised service the Prince of Wales read the lesson from Psalm 107 in an address the Archbishop of Canterbury Donald Coggan highlighted his various achievements and his "lifelong devotion to the Royal Navy". After the public ceremonies which he had planned himself Mountbatten was buried in Romsey Abbey as part of the funeral arrangements his body had been embalmed by Desmond Henley, Indian rojak 11 World War II. Water from catchment areas (9.24) 112.8 Singapore has one of the most cost-efficient public transport networks in the world according to a study by London consulting firm Credo. Public transport covers a variety of transport modes such as bus rail and taxi, 5.1% 1.2 Post-separation Singapore students took first place in the 1995 1999 and 2003 TIMSS Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study They used Singapore Math Primary Mathematics series The national textbooks have been adapted into a series which has been successfully marketed in North America as a rival to Saxon math and an alternative to controversial reform mathematics curricula which many parents complained moved too far away from the sort of traditional basic skills instruction exemplified by Singapore's national curriculum. Soon kway (??; sun guo) a white vegetable dumpling with black soy sauce, Singapore business directory S$5.876 US$925, Singapore is considered a global financial hub with Singapore banks offering world-class corporate bank account facilities In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index Singapore was ranked as having the third most competitive financial centre in the world after London and New York City (and alongside cities such as Hong Kong Tokyo San Francisco Chicago Sydney Boston and Toronto). These include multiple currencies internet banking telephone banking checking accounts savings accounts debit and credit cards fixed term deposits and wealth management services. According to the Human Rights Watch due to its role as a financial hub for the region Singapore has continually been criticised for reportedly hosting bank accounts containing ill-gotten gains of corrupt leaders and their associates including billions of dollars of Burma's state gas revenues hidden from national accounts. Singapore has attracted assets formerly held in Swiss banks for several reasons including new taxes imposed on Swiss accounts and a weakening of Swiss bank secrecy Credit Suisse the second largest Swiss bank moved its head of international private banking to Singapore in 2005.[citation needed].
1.3 Since 1963 Other mechanisms, In recognition of Singapore's linguistic and cultural pluralism another stated objective of the bilingual policy is to educate students with their "mother tongues" so that they can learn about their culture identify with their ethnic roots and to preserve cultural traits and Asian values. Within the Chinese population Mandarin is promoted as a common language and other Chinese dialects are discouraged to better integrate the community In 1979 the Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched to further advance this goal. .
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