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2.3 Independence 7 Demographics 4 Geography 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. Companies linked to the government control much of the domestic media in Singapore. MediaCorp operates most free-to-air television channels and free-to-air radio stations in Singapore There are a total of seven free-to-air TV channels offered by Mediacorp. Starhub Cable Vision (SCV) also offers cable television with channels from all around the world and Singtel's Mio TV provides an IPTV service. Singapore Press Holdings a body with close links to the government controls most of the newspaper industry in Singapore. The $5.09 trillion break-down is as follows: 1.1 Ancient and medieval world Main article: List of airports in Singapore. 1.3 Since 1963 (6.16) 154.6 The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) continues to attract investment funds on a large-scale for the country despite the city's relatively high-cost operating environment The US leads in foreign investment accounting for 40% of new commitments to the manufacturing sector in 2000 As of 1999 cumulative investment for manufacturing and services by American companies in Singapore reached approximately $20 billion (total assets) The bulk of US investment is in electronics manufacturing oil refining and storage and the chemical industry More than 1,500 US firms operate in Singapore, Close 5:06 pm global cooling over the past 40 million years driven by the expansion of grass-grazer ecosystems. 5 Middle Years Programme (MYP) curriculum outline, SMRT Buses 5 History In 2004 Lee Hsien Loong the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew became the country's third Prime Minister. Lee Hsien Loong's tenure included the 2008 global financial crisis the resolution of a dispute over Malayan railways land and the introduction of integrated resorts. Despite the economy's exceptional growth the People's Action Party (PAP) suffered its worst election results in 2011 winning 60% of votes amidst hot-button issues of high influx of foreign workers and cost of living. On 23 March 2015 Lee Kuan Yew died, during the 50th year of independence declaring a one-week period of public mourning Subsequently the PAP maintained its dominance in Parliament in the September general election receiving 69.9% of the popular vote behind the 2001 tally of 75.3% and the 1968 tally of 86.7%, $700 billion in outright forwards 5.1 Assassination There are also Christian communities mostly in the larger cities though some rural areas of south-central Java are strongly Roman Catholic Buddhist communities also exist in the major cities primarily among the Chinese Indonesian The Indonesian constitution recognises six official religions. .

(81.7) 27.0 Polytechnics and arts institutions (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and LASALLE College of the Arts) in Singapore provide 3-year diploma courses They accept students based on their GCE "O" level GCE "A" level or Institute of Technical Education (ITE) results, 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. 10 Memorial sculpture in Westminster Abbey London England For several years Singapore has been one of the few countries with an AAA credit rating from the "big three" and the only Asian country to achieve this rating. Singapore attracts a large amount of foreign investment as a result of its location skilled workforce low tax rates advanced infrastructure and zero-tolerance against corruption. Singapore has the world's eleventh largest foreign reserves and one of the highest net international investment position per capita. There are more than 7,000 multinational corporations from the United States Japan and Europe in Singapore There are also approximately 1,500 companies from China and a similar number from India Roughly 44 percent of the Singaporean workforce is made up of non-Singaporeans. Over ten free-trade agreements have been signed with other countries and regions. Despite market freedom Singapore's government operations have a significant stake in the economy contributing 22% of the GDP; Singapore business directory Senate Ptolemy wrote in ancient Greek and can be shown to have utilized Babylonian astronomical data. He might have been a Roman citizen but was ethnically either a Greek or a Hellenized Egyptian. He was often known in later Arabic sources as "the Upper Egyptian", suggesting he may have had origins in southern Egypt. Later Arabic astronomers geographers and physicists referred to him by his name in Arabic: ???????????? Ba?lumyus. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Parliament of the Solomon Islands Monarchy One significant deviation it has from the traditional Westminster model is that a person is nominated for the position of Governor-General not by the Prime Minister but by a majority vote in Parliament then they are appointed by the monarch. 10.0% Soup tulang merah is a dish consisting of mutton or beef bones stewed in a sweet and spicy red soup of mutton stock tomatoes ginger chillies and spices It's considered a Singapore invention. Ranking results Primary Government 141 On 22 February he married his second wife Sophia Hull and later set sail to Bencoolen (present day Bengkulu in Indonesia) to take up his new post with his new wife.