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  Singapore Encyclopedia Article @ Harshly.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Singapore was expelled from the federation after heated ideological conflict developed between the state government formed by PAP and the federal government in Kuala Lumpur.
Singapore is also diverse, with the Singaporean Malays, who are the indigenous native group of the country, constituting 13.9%, though this number includes many Malay ethnic groups from other parts of the Malay archipelago including the Javanese, Bugis, Baweans and Minangkabau.
Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of an indigenous Malay population with a third generation Chinese majority, as well as Indian and Arab immigrants with some intermarriages.
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 Singapore Encyclopedia Article @ AgeEighteen.com (Age Eighteen)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although Singapore's laws are inherited from British and British Indian laws, including many elements of English common law, the PAP has also consistently rejected liberal democratic values, which it typifies as Western and states that there should not be a 'one-size-fits-all' solution to a democracy.
The Singapore government argued that there is no international consensus on the appropriateness of the death penalty and that Singapore has the sovereign right to determine its own judicial system and impose capital punishment for the most serious crimes.
Singapore subscribes to a philosophy of Total Defence, in which five aspects of a holistic national defence are identified.
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 Singapore
Singapore is a Republic with a Westminster System of a unicameral parliamentary government, with the bulk of the executive powers resting in the hands of a cabinet of ministers led by a prime minister.
Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global Recession and the slump in the Technology sector, which caused the GDP that year to contract by 2.2 percent.
Singapore is ranked second globally in terms of containerised traffic with 21.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units handled in 2004, and retains her position as the world's busiest hub for transhipment traffic.
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 Singapore Encyclopedia Article @ Pitched.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Singapore has since recovered from the recession, largely due to improvements in the world economy; the Singaporean economy itself grew by 8.3% in 2004 and 6.4% in 2005.
The military of Singapore serves primarily as a deterrent to potential invaders of the island.
The military of Singapore is one of the most modern in Asia, with its advanced equipment and high level of training reflecting the continued emphasis of the government on military defence — military expenditures dominate the annual government budget.
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 Singapore Encyclopedia Article @ Scuse.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Singapore initially undertook a democratic socialist policy shortly after its independence, adopting a welfare system.
The Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force, with its members recruited from Nepal, is a counter-terrorist force in the country.
Singapore students took first place in the 1995, 1999 and 2003 TIMSS Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.
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 Singapore Resource Center - singapore airlines
Singapore is a diamond-shaped island separated from the Peninsular Malaysia by the Tebrau Straits.
Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global recession and the slump in the technology sector, which caused the GDP that year to contract at308 cities and technology from babylon to singapore by 2.2 percent.
Singapore is a major transport hub in Asia and its history singapore air has been closely tied to the growth m hotel singapore of its transport industry since its infancy.
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 Singapore - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
Singapore's Changi International Airport is one of the largest aviation facilities in Asia, serving 179 cities in 57 countries.
The Port of Singapore, managed by port operators PSA International and Jurong Port, was the world's busiest port in 2005 in terms of shipping tonnage handled with 1.15 billion gross tons handled, and in terms of containerised traffic, with 23.2 million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled.
Singapore is an aviation hub, acting as a stopover point for the 'Kangaroo route' between Australasia and Europe.
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 Comprehensive information and links about Singapore
Singapore (Malay: Republik Singapura; Chinese: 旰加坡共和国, Pinyin: XÄ«njiāpō Gònghéguó, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு, CiŋkappÅ«r Kudiyarasu), is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia, situated on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands.
Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global recession and the slump in the technology sector, which caused the GDP that year to contract by 2.2 %.
Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of an indigenous Malay population with a majority of third generation Chinese as well as Indian and Arab immigrants.
www.quicknation.com /Singapore.htm   (4751 words)

  
 Acidophilus notes | 20:13
Singapore declared independence from Britain in 1963 to join the Federation of Malaysia, but was expelled in 1965 after Lee Kuan Yew disagreed with the federal government in Kuala Lumpur.
The Singapore presidential election of 2005 was to be held on 27 August 2005 to elect the President of Singapore.
Singapore general election, 2006 marked the first time since 1988 the PAP did not return to power on nomination day, with the opposition parties fielding candidates in over half of the constituencies.
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 The truth about the 1962 merger referendum
The Singapore story is based on facts and documents, and the consensus of historians who have studied them.
The White Paper proposals, for merger as a state within the Federation with special conditions and a large measure of local autonomy for Singapore, became Alternative A. The Barisan Sosialis argued instead for full and complete merger as a 12th state of the Federation.
After the referendum, the PAP moved in the Legislative Assembly to allocate the blank votes according to the wishes of the opposition.
ourstory.asia1.com.sg /merger/headline/yakref1.html   (591 words)

  
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"Singapore's employment hits all-time high of 2.3 m in 2005", Channel NewsAsia, 1 February 2006.
Once centre of trade and commerce as the port of Singapore during its colonial times, it is now a tourist spot with numerous bars, pubs, and seafood along the river.
Timeline of Singaporean history · Founding of modern Singapore · Straits Settlements · Battle of Singapore · Japanese Occupation of Singapore · Sook Ching Massacre · Singaporean national referendum, 1962 · PAP-UMNO Relations
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 Singapore general election, 1963 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Based on results from a poll of Singapore citizens from their respective constituencies, the elections decided how to allocate the total of 51 seats for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore, the predecessor to the Parliament of Singapore, to nominated candidates.
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1962 Singaporean national referendum • 2005 Pengkalan Pasir by-election • 2006 Sarawak state election
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