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Singapore gained independence as the Republic of Singapore (remaining within the Commonwealth of Nations) on 9 August 1965 with Lee Kuan Yew and Yusof bin Ishak as the first prime minister and president respectively In 1967 the country co-founded the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Race riots broke out once more in 1969. Lee Kuan Yew's emphasis on rapid economic growth support for business entrepreneurship and limitations on internal democracy shaped Singapore's policies for the next half-century and the country progressed to a First World country. Further economic success continued through the 1980s with the unemployment rate falling to 3% and real GDP growth averaging at about 8% up until 1999 During the 1980s Singapore began to upgrade to higher-technological industries such as the wafer fabrication sector in order to compete with its neighbours which now had cheaper labour Singapore Changi Airport was opened in 1981 and Singapore Airlines was formed the Port of Singapore became one of the world's busiest ports and the service and tourism industries also grew immensely during this period Singapore emerged as an important transportation and logistics hub and a major tourist destination. Singapore wants to be water self-sufficient before the 1962 long-term water supply agreement with Malaysia expires in 2061 According to analysis by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in 2003 Singapore would already be water self-sufficient by 2011 and "the 'water threat' is less than what it seems to be". However according to official forecasts water demand in Singapore is expected to double from 380 to 760 million gallons per day between 2010 and 2060 The increase is expected to come primarily from non-domestic water use which accounted for 55% of water demand in 2010 and is expected to account for 70% of demand in 2060 By that time water demand is expected to be met by reclaimed water at the tune of 50% and by desalination accounting for 30% compared to only 20% supplied by internal catchments. See also: Javanese Public Administration The Arts (92.8) 36.0, Official Dutch complaints came before the end of the month and Raffles attempted to appease the situation by instructing Farquhar to not interfere with the politics of surrounding islands Despite numerous threats and serious considerations by the Dutch Governor-General in Java they did not take any military action The confused political situation in Johore and Rhio also created a certain uneasiness and instability for the two nations Tengku Long was claimed to be a pretender to the throne and since the succession laws in the Malay sultanates were not clear cut treaties signed between native rulers and the European powers always seemed to be on the verge of invalidation; especially if a sultan should be deposed by one of his siblings or other pretenders. Domed performing arts centre with spikes reminiscent of a durian fruit The interest rate target is maintained for a specific duration using open market operations Typically the duration that the interest rate target is kept constant will vary between months and years This interest rate target is usually reviewed on a monthly or quarterly basis by a policy committee. International and private schools 4 Method of testing Climate change occurs when changes in Earth's climate system result in new weather patterns that last for at least a few decades and maybe for millions of years The climate system comprises five interacting parts the atmosphere (air) hydrosphere (water) cryosphere (ice and permafrost) biosphere (living things) and lithosphere (earth's crust and upper mantle) The climate system receives nearly all of its energy from the sun with a relatively tiny amount from earth's interior The climate system also gives off energy to outer space The balance of incoming and outgoing energy and the passage of the energy through the climate system determines Earth's energy budget When the incoming energy is greater than the outgoing energy earth's energy budget is positive and the climate system is warming If more energy goes out the energy budget is negative and earth experiences cooling. .

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