Male Javan rhino shot in 1934 in West Java Today only small numbers of Javan rhino survive in Ujung Kulon; it is the world's rarest rhino. Singaporeans are mostly bilingual with English as their common language and usually the mother-tongue as a second language taught in schools in order to preserve each individual's ethnic identity and values The official languages amongst Singaporeans are English (80% literacy) Mandarin (65% literacy) Malay (17% literacy) and Tamil (4% literacy). Singapore English is based on British English and forms of English spoken in Singapore range from Standard Singapore English to a colloquial form known as "Singlish" Singlish is discouraged by the government, 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. Climate change in the recent past may be detected by corresponding changes in settlement and agricultural patterns. Archaeological evidence oral history and historical documents can offer insights into past changes in the climate Climate change effects have been linked to the rise and also the collapse of various civilizations. .
Singapore business directory Singapore business directory Second World War Maximum vessel draft: 15.7 m. Java lies between Sumatra to the west and Bali to the east Borneo lies to the north and Christmas Island is to the south It is the world's 13th largest island Java is surrounded by the Java Sea to the north Sunda Strait to the west the Indian Ocean to the south and Bali Strait and Madura Strait in the east, Thailand 20 522 20 525 21 10.2 Cuisine The Ministry of Education established the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) to provide financial assistance for education to low income families with gross household income of SGD$2,500 or a per capita income of less than SGD$625.00. Students eligible for FAS receive a full waiver of miscellaneous fees and partial subsidy on national examination fees. They may also enjoy full or partial fee subsidy if they are in Independent Schools! Shortly afterward advance units of the 5th Division departed for China bringing Japanese strength to 3,800 personnel of the then-17,000 allied force the commander of the 5th Division Lt General Yamaguchi Motoomi had taken operational control from Fukushima A second stronger allied expeditionary army stormed Tianjin on July 14 and occupied the city the allies then consolidated and awaited the remainder of the 5th Division and other coalition reinforcements In early August the expedition pushed towards the capital where on August 14 it lifted the Boxer siege By that time the 13,000-strong Japanese force was the largest single contingent making up about 40 percent of the approximately 33,000 strong allied expeditionary force. Japanese troops involved in the fighting had acquitted themselves well although a British military observer felt their aggressiveness densely packed formations and over-willingness to attack cost them excessive casualties for example during the Tianjin fighting the Japanese while comprising less than one quarter (3,800) of the total allied force of 17,000 suffered more than half of the casualties 400 out of 730. Similarly at Beijing the Japanese constituting slightly less than half of the assault force accounted for almost two-thirds of the losses 280 of 453, Launched in December 2007 by Land Transport Authority Singapore Tourism Board and EZ-Link the Singapore Tourist Pass offers unlimited travel for tourists to Singapore on Singapore's public transport system For S$10 a day (S$20 for 3 days as of April 2017) and with S$10 deposit tourists can take any number of rides on buses and trains operated by SBS Transit Buses Tower Transit Singapore,Go Ahead Singapore SMRT Buses SBS Transit Trains and SMRT Trains Certain buses like Night Rider train service like Sentosa Express are not applicable The Singapore Tourist Pass is available at selected MRT stations. 1.1.1 World War II Strike North Group! 8 Universities Post-secondary education Film The main language of instruction in Singapore is English which was officially designated the first language within the local education system in 1987. English is the first language learned by half the children by the time they reach preschool age and becomes the primary medium of instruction by the time they reach primary school Although Malay Mandarin and Tamil are also official languages English is the language of instruction for nearly all subjects except the official Mother Tongue languages and the literatures of those languages; these are generally not taught in English although there is provision for the use of English at the initial stages Certain schools such as secondary schools under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) encourage a richer use of the mother tongue and may occasionally teach subjects in Mandarin Chinese A few schools have been experimenting with curricula that integrates language subjects with mathematics and the sciences using both English and a second language.
Louis W. Emmi Attorney at Law