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Credit quality; Indonesia however opposed the formation of Malaysia over its own claims of Borneo and launched konfrontasi (Confrontation in Indonesian). On 10 March 1965 a bomb planted by Indonesian saboteurs on a mezzanine floor of MacDonald House exploded killing three people and injuring 33 others It was the deadliest of at least 42 bomb incidents which occurred during the confrontation. Two members of the Indonesian Marine Corps Osman bin Haji Mohamed Ali and Harun bin Said were eventually convicted and executed for the crime the explosion caused $250,000 in damage to MacDonald House. (Billion) GNI 8 See also As a result schools with an IP allow their students to skip the "O" levels at Secondary 4 and go straight into junior colleges (JCs) in Year 5/JC1 The Integrated Programme with the revised Singapore-Cambridge GCE "A" levels or the IB Diploma as a terminal qualification has become an increasingly popular alternative to the standard secondary education pathway This is because it is perceived as having moved away from the usually heavy emphasis on the sciences a phenomenon resulting from the post-independence need for quick and basic technical and industrial education; to subjects in the arts and humanities Such programmes are more project-based and students are expected to be independent learners, (76.3) 25.0 Singapore business directory, 1 History Some Westminster-derived parliaments are unicameral for two reasons: 3 Background and history. 4.1 Gifted Education Programme Independent 2 The Singapore government established the Economic Development Board to spearhead an investment drive and make Singapore an attractive destination for foreign investment. FDI inflows increased greatly over the following decades and by 2001 foreign companies accounted for 75% of manufactured output and 85% of manufactured exports Meanwhile Singapore's savings and investment rates rose among the highest levels in the world while household consumption and wage shares of GDP fell among the lowest. Area: 600 hectares, Main article: Singapore in Malaysia, Singapore's largely corruption-free government skilled workforce and advanced and efficient infrastructure have attracted investments from more than 3,000 multinational corporations (MNCs) from the United States Japan and Europe Foreign firms are found in almost all sectors of the economy MNCs account for more than two-thirds of manufacturing output and direct export sales although certain services sectors remain dominated by government-linked corporations. In the context of climate variation anthropogenic factors are human activities which affect the climate The scientific consensus on climate change is "that climate is changing and that these changes are in large part caused by human activities", and it "is largely irreversible". .

Reuters introduced computer monitors during June 1973 replacing the telephones and telex used previously for trading quotes, Japanese holdouts ("stragglers") who surrendered after 1945, Infrastructure Boshin War The mathematician Claudius Ptolemy 'the Alexandrian' as depicted by a 16th-century engraving. ; In 2002 Singapore commissioned its first reclaimed water plant thus opening a "Third Tap" This was done carefully after a monitoring period of two years to ensure safe water quality There was also an active marketing campaign that included the opening of a visitor center the sale of NEWater in bottles and the Prime Minister drinking a bottle of NEWater in front of the cameras in 2005 Singapore opened its first seawater desalination plant the "Fourth Tap" In the meantime it also further expanded its reservoirs the "First Tap" Today's largest reservoir the Marina Bay reservoir was inaugurated in 2008 It is located in the estuary of a river that has been closed off by a barrage to keep the seawater out Two similar barrages were completed in July 2011 forming the Punggol Reservoir and the Serangoon Reservoir When the 1961 water agreement with Malaysia ended in August 2011 Singapore could thus afford to let it expire, Singapore hosted the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in which 3,600 athletes from 204 nations competed in 26 sports the island is home to ONE Championship the biggest Mixed Martial Arts promotion in Asia.