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	Singapore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Singapore island is low-lying and is composed of a granitic core (rising to 580 ft/177 m at Bukit Timah, the country’s highest point) surrounded by sedimentary lowlands.
		Singapore has remained in the Commonwealth of Nations, and it joined the United Nations in 1965; it was one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967.
		Singapore experienced steady economic growth and diversification during his tenure, but the country was criticized internationally during the 1980s and 1990s for severe treatment of political dissidents and a harsh system of justice.
	www.bartleby.com /65/si/Singapor.html (1730 words)

	Singapore presidential election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Singapore presidential election of 2005 was to be held on 27 August 2005 to elect the President of Singapore.
		On August 13, 2005, the Presidential Elections Committee announced that S R Nathan had received the Certificate of Eligibility, but the other candidates were rejected on grounds of not having sufficient experience.
		The Presidential Elections Committee is responsible for determining the eligibility of the candidates.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore_presidential_election,_2005 (1236 words)

	Presidential elections in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Presidential elections in Singapore were first held in 1991 when constitutional admendments allowed Singaporeans to elect the President of Singapore by popular vote.
		The first presidential election was held in September 1, 1993.
		On August 13, 2005, the Presidential Elections Committee announced that Nathan had received the Certificate of Eligibility, but the other candidates were rejected on grounds of not having sufficient experience.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Presidential_elections_in_Singapore (255 words)

	MSN Encarta - Printer-friendly - Republic of Singapore
		Singapore was returned to the British when Japan lost the war in 1945.
		The union was uneasy, however, and in 1965 Singapore separated from Malaysia and became a sovereign state within the Commonwealth.
		In 1993 Singapore held its first direct presidential elections, and Ong Teng Cheong received nearly 60 percent of the votes cast.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761559956___30/Republic_of_Singapore.html (865 words)

	MSN Encarta - Republic of Singapore
		Singapore was captured and occupied by the Japanese in 1942 during World War II.
		The following year the United Kingdom designated Singapore a separate crown colony, and on June 3, 1959, Singapore became a self-governing state in the Commonwealth of Nations.
		On September 16, 1963, Singapore, the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo (renamed Sabah), and Sarawak united to form the Federation of Malaysia.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761559956_6/Singapore_Republic_of.html (883 words)

	Access International Domains
		Singapore island was part of the Javanese Majapahit empire by the 14th Century.
		Singapore was one of the fourteen states in the new Federation of Malaysia, which received independence from the United Kingdom in September 1963.
		Singapore is an island nation at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula, divided from Malaysia by the Johore Strait.
	webdb.iu.edu /internationalprograms/scripts/accesscoverpage.cfm?country=singapore (1436 words)

	Problems with presidential elections of the Maldives
		This election was the first presidential election in which foreign observers were brought to observe the election process.
		Elections were held to elect MPs for only one part of the Ari Atoll while the MPs who were elected in the parliamentary elections of 1994 by the people of the Ari Atoll remained as representatives of the other part.
		Even though people could run as presidential candidates for the election in the parliament, there is no chance for the candidates to offer their agendas to the public.
	www.maldivesculture.com /news/maldives_elections_problems.htm (1866 words)

	Freedom in the World 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Singapore's economy shrank by 4.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter before growing slightly in the second half of 2003.
		Singapore's 1959 constitution created a parliamentary system where the prime minister and other lawmakers are directly elected for five-year terms.
		Singapore's press is somewhat freer than in past years, although most major media outlets are linked to the government and journalists face subtle pressure from the ruling party.
	freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2004/countryratings/singapore.htm (2279 words)

	Surprise bid stirs Singapore presidential poll
		HE emergence of a possible contender in Singapore's upcoming presidential elections has created a stir in what was seen as a second term shoo-in for the government-backed candidate.
		Singapore's political establishment has stepped up public endorsements for the 81-year-old incumbent, Sellapan Ramanathan Nathan, after last week's surprise move by businessman Andrew Kuan to run for the largely ceremonial but potentially powerful post.
		Singapore's president has custodial powers over the use of the country's foreign exchange reserves of about US$116 billion -- among the highest in the world -- and has veto power over government budgets.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw05/050810re.htm (440 words)

	Asean News Network: Four collect forms for presidential candidacy eligibility in Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The certificate states that for the purpose of the election, the applicant must be a person of integrity, good character and reputation.
		This is the third presidential elections in Singapore since 1993 after the Constitution was amended to provide for a President elected by the people in 1992.
		Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore prime minister, said last week that he did not believe that Singapore should adopt an "idealised form" of liberal democracy, explaining it was unsuitable for the country...
	www.aseannewsnetwork.com /2005/06/four-collect-forms-for-presidential.html (981 words)

	The Republic - History - Singapore - Asia
		In 1993 Singapore held its first direct presidential elections, and Ong Teng Cheong of PAP received nearly 60 percent of the votes cast.
		In parliamentary elections held in 1997, PAP raised its number of seats to 81 out of 83.
		He was succeeded in 1999 by former diplomat S. Nathan, who became president without an election after Singapore’s Presidential Elections Committee declared his two rivals ineligible.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/singapore/history/the_republic.htm (329 words)

	Singapore
		Singapore is a parliamentary republic in which politics is dominated overwhelmingly by the People's Action Party (PAP), which has been in power since the country gained autonomy from the United Kingdom in 1959.
		The Presidential Council for Minority Rights examines all pending legislation to ensure it is not disadvantageous to a particular group, reports to the Government on matters that affect any racial or religious community, and investigates complaints.
		No election was held for President in 1999, after the committee decided that the government-backed candidate met the constitutional requirements, but that the other two nominees did not.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41659.htm (12653 words)

	Singabloodypore: December 2004
		SINGAPORE : Emotions ran high at Changi Airport on Tuesday as friends and families were reunited with their loved ones who had returned from tsunami strickened areas, while others waited anxiously for injured family members.
		Singapore was upgraded from a Non-invitee at the Warsaw Ministerial Meeting to an Observer at the Seoul Ministerial Meeting.
		Singapore - Married couples in Singapore are too tired to have sex, according to a survey published on Sunday in the city-state, which is facing a chronic shortage of babies.
	singabloodypore.blogspot.com /2004_12_01_singabloodypore_archive.html (11939 words)

	Singapore Elections
		Singapore Elections web site houses the most comprehensive data archive of Singapore election results throughout the country's entire history that is unmatched by any other Singapore web site of a similar topic.
		A candidate's election deposit will be forfeited if he or she garners less than one-eighth or 12.5% of the votes cast in the ward contested.
		In 1959, Singapore was granted full self-governance by the British authorities with all seats open for elections and compulsory voting, but LF was voted out of power and a PAP government took over.
	www.singapore-elections.com (731 words)

	Singabloodypore: Singapore Rebel
		See decided to pull his movie from the Singapore international film festival after the country's censorship board warned him he could be jailed for up to two years or fined if his 26-minute film was screened.
		Singapore's the Straits Times reports that the board had also advised festival organisers to remove See's documentary because it was a "party political film." Under Singaporean law, local films that "contain wholly or partly either partisan or biased references to or comments on any political matter" are banned, the paper added.
		Singapore Rebel chronicles the tribulations of opposition activist Dr. Chee Soon Juan from his initial overcoming of fear to his acts of civil disobedience.
	singabloodypore.blogspot.com /2005/05/singapore-rebel.html (1405 words)

	Terrorism & Security \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The elections looked to have been "thrown into chaos after 15 candidates announced they were boycotting them over claims that indelible ink used to prevent voters voting twice could be rubbed off," reported The Scotsman.
		Afghans and US military commanders called the election a "defeat for the Taliban, because the rebels vowed to turn the vote into a day of bloodshed but managed only a smattering of minor attacks," reports The Taipei Times.
		Though it is still too early to definitively judge the success of the elections, initial results clearly point to a passing grade, reports the Monitor.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/1014/dailyUpdate.html (866 words)

	PS Wiki Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the Likud primary elections, Benjamin Netanyahu wins, becoming the new Likud leader, he was followed by Silvan Shalom.
		The Likud primary elections for the party's leadership between the candidates Benjamin Netanyahu, Silvan Shalom, Yisrael Katz and Moshe Feyglin opened at 10:00 a.m.
		Venezuelan parliamentary elections apparently result in Hugo ChÃ¡vez's party and allies winning all 167 seats, as opposition parties boycott the election claiming election fraud.
	70.84.119.226 /~puresear/PSWiki/index.php?title=Current_events (3741 words)

	Innumerabilis
		Elections versus selection: the pseudo-democracy of the one party rule.
		This is the case in Singapore, where, perhaps influenced by the Chinese and Confucianist thinking, people are reluctant to backtrack, and to a certain extent, to admit that they were wrong in the first place.
		The forseeable result for this election was that the former President, S R Nathan, had another walkover, while the other three candidates were duly disqualified.
	www.livejournal.com /~innumerabilis (2598 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com : Singapore Presidential Election 2005
		Singapore President SR Nathan has been re-elected to a second six-year term in office.
		A civil servant, unionist and diplomat, SR Nathan went on to become the Elected President of Singapore.
		SINGAPORE : A record 1,000 nominations were received for this year's Active Senior Citizen and Grandparent of the Year Awards, and after five weeks of selection, eight Singaporeans have been chosen.Madam Theresa Yip, a finalist of the Active Senior Citizen awards, was a midwife at KK Hospital and retired 20 years ago.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /election (164 words)

	Singapore Alternatives: September 2005
		The title "Singapore Alternatives" is chosen because my only political dream is to build a true alternative in Singapore.
		Obviously GCT who is representing Singapore as its leader.Thus, CSJ may act in a way, irresponsibly, but GCT, as a leader andrepresentative of Singapore, should react in a more rational, ratherthan emotional, personal way.
		This Presidential elections saw four applications but only one ruled qualified to be awarded a special certificate to stand as a candidate by three elite men appointed by the government, who had in the process decided the President for three million Singaporeans.
	singaporealternatives.blogspot.com /2005_09_01_singaporealternatives_archive.html (6083 words)

	SingaporeSurf : Life in the city
		THe Singapore General Hospital and KK Women's and Children's Hospital are retrenching a total of 108 employees as part of a plan to oursource operations to a unit of Keppel Corp, a Singapore afternoon newspaper said Tuesday.
		Singapore's prime minister is dismissing complaints by Las Vegas gambling magnate Steve Wynn that Singapore is micro-managing a new casino project, saying that the government wants to ensure it can be proud of the resort once it's finished, a newspaper reported Thursday.
		Singapore has cut its 2005 growth forecast to a range of 2.5 - 4.5 percent from a range of 3 - 5 percent after its economy shrank by a larger than expected annualized 5.5 percent in the first quarter, led by weakness in manufacturing and exports.
	www.myapplemenu.com /singapore/2005/05 (3464 words)

	Singapore Ink. » Presidential election/walkover date announced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Singapore Presidential Election to be held on August 27 (CNA 3 Aug): And we’ll know by the 17th whether there are any more eligible candidates besides the incumbent president.
		Update: Potential presidential candidate Andrew Kuan submits eligibility forms (CNA 5 Aug): There may be a contest after all.
		21-year-old Celine Tan created a stir when she walked into the Elections Department at 12.30pm asking for the Presidential Election Certificate of Eligibility application form and the Nomination form.
	www.djourne.net /singaporeink/index.php/archives/2005/08/03/presidential-electionwalkover-date-announced (222 words)

	Embassy Of Finland, Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Finland recognized Singapore on 13 August 1965 and the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1973.
		Finland has had a resident ambassador in Singapore since 1996.
		Especially noteworthy is the important number of Finnish companies here in Singapore and thus the number of Finnish nationals living here.
	www.finland.org.sg (378 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Rocket launcher found; suspects held
		The exercise yesterday on the Shandong peninsula, which juts into the Yellow Sea, was meant to simulate landing a joint force to stabilize a fictional country.
		Candidates supported by Pakistan's ruling party apparently swept violence-marred municipal elections amid allegations of vote rigging, though the U.S.-allied government insists the polls were free and fair.
		In Pakistan, elections for choosing mayors and councilors are held every four years.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002447433_wdig21.html?syndication=rss&source=seattletimes.xml&items=130 (490 words)

	Are Elections Fair In Singapore? - Sintercom
		The danger is that the PAP is using them to showcase to the world that there is democracy in Singapore and therefore buying more time for their dictatorship.
		I was only making the point that Chiam and Low have been co-opted by the PAP (I suspect wittingly) to the extent that they know who butters their bread.
		As a result both are unwilling to offer alternative visions to Singapore with the intention of one day (maybe far, far away) becoming the alternative government.
	www.newsintercom.org /?itemid=19 (1164 words)

	Radicus Internet - World politics
		SINGAPORE, Feb 1 (AFP) - Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Saturday blamed Prime Minister Hun Sen for the anti-Thai rampage in Phnom Penh this week, saying the violence had been orchestrated by the government to divert attention from local problems.
		PRAGUE, Jan 15 (AFP) - In an election that marks the end of an era, the Czech parliament meets Wednesday to choose a new president to succeed Vaclav Havel, the playwright and former dissident who became a symbol of eastern Europe's transition from communism to democracy.
		VILNIUS, Jan 5 (AFP) - Former Lithuanian Prime Minister, Rolandas Paksas, was on course for a surprise victory at a run-off presidential election on Sunday, ousting Valdas Adamkus, the man who gained invites to EU and NATO for the Baltic state.
	www.radicus.net /news/listall/world.gov.politics.asp (13039 words)

	Balderdash: August 2005
		""Singapore has become as rich as it is because it has a strong rule of law," Backman argues.
		This is because our government is trying to increase the marriage rate in Singapore, and our lecturers want to help us to open up our "choices".
		When prefects in RI were trying to get elected in the sham elections we held, a common refrain was: "I can't merge RI and RGS.
	gssq.blogspot.com /2005_08_01_gssq_archive.html (14783 words)

	Taiwan: Presidential & Legislative Elections, 2004
		The Republic of China Taiwan Presidential Election 2004
		Part I: Analysis of the 2004 referendum and presidential election in Taiwan by Jean-Pierre Cabestan of the French National Center for Scientific Research (YaleGlobal, 12 March 2004); Part II: Essay on cross-strait relations by Linda Jakobson, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (YaleGlobal, 15 March 2004)
		Andrew Papadimos on the issues of the 2004 presidential election campaign and how the election result will impact Taiwan's foreign policy (Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia in Canberra, 2004; PDF format)
	newton.uor.edu /Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/taiwan-election2004.html (881 words)

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