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The head of state will often hold meetings with the head of government and cabinet as a means of keeping abreast of governmental policy and as a means of advising consulting and warning ministers in their actions Such a practice takes place in the United Kingdom and India In the UK the sovereign holds confidential weekly meetings with the Prime Minister to discuss governmental policy and to offer her opinions and advice on issues of the day In India the Prime Minister is constitutionally bound to hold regular sessions with the President in a similar manner to the aforementioned British practice In essence the head of state as the theoretical executive authority "reigns but does not rule" This phrase means that the head of state's role in government is generally ceremonial and as a result does not directly institute executive powers The reserve powers of the head of state are sufficient to ensure compliance with some of their wishes However the extent of such powers varies from one country to another and is often a matter of controversy, Ethnic Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman Contents The status of Singapore as a British possession was cemented by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 which carved up the Malay archipelago between the two colonial powers The area north of the Straits of Malacca including Penang Malacca and Singapore was designated as the British sphere of influence while the area south of the Straits was assigned to the Dutch; Dewan Negara The history of common water supply in Singapore began with the construction of the MacRitchie Reservoir which was built by the British in 1866 The Lower Peirce Reservoir and the Upper Seletar Reservoir were completed in 1913 and 1949 respectively in order to supply the rapidly modernising colonial city with sufficient water In 1927 the municipal leadership of Singapore and Sultan Ibrahim of the state and territories of Johor in neighboring Malaya signed an agreement that allowed Singapore to rent land in Johor and use its water for free The Municipal Water Department under David J Murnane began importing raw water from Gunong Pulai in 1927 and filtered water on 31 December 1929 The water filtration and pipeline capacity from Gunong Pulai was doubled in 1939. Another pipeline was built to return a smaller quantity of treated water to Johor.[citation needed] During the Battle of Singapore in 1942 the Causeway that links Singapore with Malaya and that carries the pipeline was blown up by retreating British troops thus unintentionally destroying the pipeline which left Singapore with water reserves that could last at most two weeks. According to Lee Kuan Yew this was one of his motives to envision water self-sufficiency for Singapore later when he became the city-state's Prime Minister.

. Mountbatten's tomb at Romsey Abbey, Parks In 10th general election in 1999 rocked by the arrest and trial of former UMNO deputy Anwar Ibrahim and the subsequent formation of the Barisan Alternatif opposition coalition UMNO's share dipped to 54% of the vote and 102 out of 144 seats, History Raffles declared the foundation of what was to become modern Singapore on 6 February securing the transfer of control of the island to the East India Company With much pomp and ceremony the official treaty was read aloud in languages representing all nations present as well as the Malay and Chinese inhabitants. Universities The public transport system is regulated by the Land Transport Authority which oversees the three main modes of public transportation Fare regulation and bus service standards are under the purview of an independent body the Public Transport Council while TransitLink established by SBS Transit SMRT Trains and SMRT Buses helps to create a system with a common fare-payment mode information platform and a physical network without duplication of services, Four years later Mountbatten secured an invitation for himself and Amanda to accompany Charles on his planned 1980 tour of India. Their fathers promptly objected Prince Philip thought that the Indian public's reception would more likely reflect response to the uncle than to the nephew Lord Brabourne counselled that the intense scrutiny of the press would be more likely to drive Mountbatten's godson and granddaughter apart than together, Russo-Japanese War: the number of total Japanese dead in combat is put at around 47,000 with around 80,000 if disease is included. IB Geography Seletar NEWater plant Seletar 2004 Decommissioned in 2011 PUB, 14 Statistics Tourism forms a large part of the economy with over 17 million tourists visiting the city-state in 2017 to expand the sector casinos were legalised in 2005 but only two licences for "Integrated Resorts" were issued to control money laundering and addiction. Singapore also promotes itself as a medical tourism hub with about 200,000 foreigners seeking medical care there each year Singapore medical services aim to serve at least one million foreign patients annually and generate US$3 billion in revenue in 2015 Lonely Planet and the New York Times listed Singapore as their top and 6th best world destination to visit respectively. The MSCI World Index of Equities fell while the US dollar index rose, 1955: a Singapore local legislative Assembly with 25 out of 35 members elected was formed; Central banks 1955: a Singapore local legislative Assembly with 25 out of 35 members elected was formed, Struggles to form a centralized army, Primary education normally starting at age seven is a four-year foundation stage (Primary 1 to 4) and a two-year orientation stage (Primary 5 to 6). Primary education is compulsory under the Compulsory Education Act since 2003. Exemptions are made for pupils who are homeschooling attending a full-time religious institution or those with special needs who are unable to attend mainstream schools. However parents have to meet the requirements set out by the Ministry of Education before these exemptions are granted. Students have to take a test at Primary 4 to determine whether they could remain homeschooled Primary education is free for all Singapore citizens in schools under the purview of the Ministry of Education though there is a fee of up to SGD 13 monthly per student to help cover miscellaneous costs.