Prime Minister of Singapore

Multiculturalism and multiracialism has become the proud hallmark of Singapore society today. However, the issues that come together with them still seem to plaque the community even after more than five decades. In retrospect, these issues are more protuberant in the implementation level than at the policy-making stage. The way Chua Beng Huat asserted in his paper titled Multiculturalism in Singapore: an instrument of social control, it seems as though multiculturalism and multiracialism are double-edged

On the 15th of February 1942, on Singapore Island, General Arthur Percival, comq mander of the British and Australian forces in Singapore, signed surrender to invading Japanese forces. Almost 15,000 Australian soldiers were marched through Singapore to Selarang Barracks, near Changi Prison, soon to be their home for the rest of the war. The Changi POW camp is central to Australia’s WWII history, with half of the countries combat losses being accounted to deaths in Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) POW

uneducated, and Singapore itself possessed no natural resources, Lee felt that Singapore’s people were the only resource needed for the country to succeed and he began reordering the life of the people drastically. Singapore radically improved as a country during the times when Lee Kuan Yew was the prime minister; their per capita GNP has now surpasses their previous invader, Great Britain. It is now one of the world’s largest oil refiners as well as the world’s center of industries. Singapore transformed

politicians. His views were shared by many, even the army. People started liking and respecting him more when he led his army through victories in Manchuria from 1931 and on. Tojo then became even more popular and respected when he was named the Minister of War. He decided that

introduce the key contextual language differences between Japan and Singapore and the different language education policies of the two countries. Specifically, the historical background concerning the use of English in the two countries, the political landscape involving the role of English, the mentality towards English and lastly the teaching of English. In the past English was the language of the Singaporean government when Singapore was a British colony. Since then it has been a wellspring of economic

concentrated, Canadian banks are generally more diversified, with expansion in wealth management, insurance, deposit and loans, and brokerage services. Further, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFT) was responsible to the Minister of Finance for the supervision of banks and federally regulated non-bank financial institution. With this in mind, the Canadian banking system was one of the most stable in the world with only two bank failure since 1923. From 1987 to 1992, several

Global Health Services – Singapore Sarah Fong NURS 03401 Community Health Nursing Eileen Pummer RN, MSN, CPHQ Suzanne Taylor RN, MSN Rowan University Abstract This paper examines Singapore’s demographics that include the population breakdown, socioeconomic status (SES), and health indicators like costs for treatments, birth and mortality rates, and major health issues. Along with a discussion of health indicators, there is also a review of how Singaporeans view health, the financing of

When an article was published in The Socialist on the 29th of July 1911, it is safe to say that John Curtin did not predict that he would be Prime Minister of Australia by the 7th of October 1941 (Tom Fitzgerald, National Museum of Australia). The article entitled ‘To Do or Not to Do’ was likely written by Curtin under the pen name Marat, and expressed the writer’s sense of difficulty in upholding socialist principles while continuing to peruse a personal career (Tom Fitzgerald). One of the key

America, but that’s not enough improve diplomatic relations with 11 countries in the TPP agreement. Beijing said the United States is a force only in Asia as they want, while China will forever be a force in Asia. As candid statement of the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong during his visit to Washington last August, the TPP will "challenge the prestige" of the United States with partners in the region. According to Mr. Li, each nation has faced some opposition political and sensitive issue

militaries at all. The ground force is organized into about six infantries and one engineer battalions, with about 6,000 reserves. There has been a total of seven commanders from 1971 through 2015. The longest serving commander also serving as prime minister since 2007 was commander from 1999-2014 his name was Commodore Frank