According to History Today, “The island of Singapore at the foot of the Malay peninsula originally came under British control in 1819.”(Richard) The quote shows that Singapore was the colony of British that time, so there were some relationships between these two places. Next, according to BBC, “1922- Singapore becomes main British naval base in East Asia.” (BBC) It shows that Singapore was very important for British that time, if it is defeated, British may have big problems, so British needed to protect the colony.
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White Argued: April 17, 2006 Decided: June 22, 2006 Facts Sheila White worked as a forklift operator for Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company starting in June, 1997. She was the only woman working in her division at the time. After filing a complaint against her supervisor and co-workers alleging harassment and discrimination, she was transferred from forklift operator to track laborer, a job that required more manual labor. White filed a discrimination and retaliation complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in October of 1997.
Fall Of Singapore Major turning point for the Axis in WW2. __________________________________________________________________ The fall of Singapore is widely viewed as a major turning point in WW2. Because of vulnerability to invasion Australia had felt after the British naval base had fallen.
Even after Singapore gained its political independence, Singapore continued as a strategic naval base for the British, which made the British needed to focus on Singapore’s political future to remain a strong base for them. An article from Singapore’s national library asserts that the “politics that led to self government and then to political independence...was...influenced by the British” and the British also “fundamentally shape[d] the political future of the island state.” This passage displays two separate ways how the British government positively affected Singapore for the future. First, the British maneuvers helped contribute to Singapore’s self government and political independence for the first time. Secondly, in this way, Britain restructured Singapore politically, so that they would be strong as a viable naval base and manage outside Communist threats.
Fall of singapore On the morning of February 8th 1942 Japanese forces invaded British territory known as Singapore. This battle known as the “Fall Of Singapore '' was a seven day bloody battle between Japan and Great Britain that took place during WWll. Japan was determined to conquer Singapore for its strategic location and resources, including its deep-water port, rubber plantations, and oil refineries, which were critical to the Japanese war efforts in the pacific. Japan was a country involved in the axis powers, a military alliance formed with germany, and italy during WWll.
Initially the British East India Company made considerable trade with India and searched for a safe harbor in Malaya and therefore in 1819 they founded a trading post at Singapore. Then, in 1824, came into play the treaty of London dividing the land between the British and the Dutch and therefore Britain gained Melaka. Some revolutions arose and were violently repressed but this firmer clutch, as well, started to soften up and in 1853. Britain removed the taxes on tin, then established a protectorate and with increasing influence more Malayan states joined its protectorate, and Britain respected it’s terms.
Firstly, the Malaysian state believes that a totalitarian control of the state helps to build the state as it is divided along racial lines. This argument can be further explained using the neo-Wilsonianism argument proposed by contemporary democracy analysts. Neo-Wilsonianism focuses on “focuses on political and economic liberalization as means to build viable democracies” (Belloni 2007:98). However, contemporary proponents of democracy argue that the concept of neo-Wilsonianism will not
Singapore’s current political system is a democratic society. On paper, it ticks all the boxes of what makes a democratic system. It gives citizens the right to vote for the person they feel will best represent the voice of the people and address their needs. It also ensures that people have the freedom of speech and expression as stated in Article 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. However, things do not appear to be so straightforward, there definitely is more than meets the eye.
MAJOR PROBLEM: SINGAPORE WATER SHORTAGE ISSUE Short history of Singapore: Singapore gained independence on 9th August in 1965 from the merger with Malaysia. After its separation from Malaysia, Singapore faces major problem in many areas. Singapore is a small island of area size of 718.3km square. Given her limited land capacity, Singapore face a severe lack of natural resources such as water. In the ’60s and ’70s, Singapore was heavily reliant on imported water from Malaysia and faced urbanisation challenges such as polluted rivers, water shortages and widespread flooding.
1.0 Introduction to Strategic Management Strategic management practices the formation; achievement and reaching the major objectives executed by the management of the company, by considering the capital and a task of the internal and external environments in which the company wishes to compete. 1.1 Introduction to Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines (SIA) is established in year 1972 with remarkable performance among its competitors in the industry throughout its 35-year-long history till date (Heracleous & Wirtz, 2009). According to Singapore Airlines (2014), SIA is one of the youngest aircraft fleets worldwide to destinations crossing a network of more six continents, with its iconic Singapore Girl providing excellent standard of service to customers. Throughout the years of operations, SIA has an impressive ever-growing list of industry 's leading innovations such as offering free headsets along with a choice of meals and drinks in Economy Class in the 1970s, followed by introducing satellite based in-flight telephones in year 1991, involving an ample panel of renowned chefs, the International Culinary Panel, to provide lush in-flight meals in year 1998, developing audio and video on demand (AVOD) capabilities on KrisWorld in year 2001, and lastly flying the airbus of A380 from Singapore to Sydney on 25 October 2007 (Singapore Airlines, 2014).
Globalisation is a process whereby flows, exchanges and interactions are transboundary in nature. People, goods, services, ideas and information are being exchanged globally with intensification and acceleration. These exchanges are worldwide and real time. The results of globalisation are interconnectivity, integration and interdependence. With globalisation, many global citizens have greater mobility, which allows them to seek better opportunities overseas.
Our country, Malaysia is a small, tropical country that lies within South-East Asia. Although it is small, it has a number of things to boast about. And the most prominent among these things is its multiracial community. This is due to people of different races living together in harmony within the borders of this little country. This has shaped Malaysia into a melting pot of vastly different cultures and religions, creating diversity.
Workers’ party is proposing a “phased rollout” of a national minimum wage starting at S$1,000 a month to ensure the lower income families have ability to pay for their basic needs. However, PAP has countered opposition calls for minimum wage. Instead, Singapore government use a different approach which is flexible wage system. The recommended wage structure by the Singapore Government is 70:10:20. The ratio represents basic wage, monthly variable and annual variable components respectively.
Singapore has an ever growing free-market economy and compared to other developed countries, the Gross Domestic product is relatively higher. (Cia.gov, 2016). 2.0 Unemployment in Singapore The above chart sights the employability rate in Singapore from 2006 to the 1st quarter of 2016 (Stats.mom.gov.sg, 2016). As we can refer here, the rate has been decreasing.
Using year 2000 as a base with an index of 100.00, the education index rose from 36.72 in 1980 to 146.39 in 2010 (AMP, 2015). The indices for post-secondary and tertiary enrolment have also increased very significantly. Table 1.1: Education Development Indices of Singapore Malays in 1980 – 2010 Field/ Sub-field 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
