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. Foreign exchange Balance of payments model: This model however focuses largely on tradable goods and services ignoring the increasing role of global capital flows It failed to provide any explanation for the continuous appreciation of the US dollar during the 1980s and most of the 1990s despite the soaring US current account deficit, Balanced The main language of instruction in Singapore is English which was officially designated the first language within the local education system in 1987. English is the first language learned by half the children by the time they reach preschool age and becomes the primary medium of instruction by the time they reach primary school Although Malay Mandarin and Tamil are also official languages English is the language of instruction for nearly all subjects except the official Mother Tongue languages and the literatures of those languages; these are generally not taught in English although there is provision for the use of English at the initial stages Certain schools such as secondary schools under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) encourage a richer use of the mother tongue and may occasionally teach subjects in Mandarin Chinese A few schools have been experimenting with curricula that integrates language subjects with mathematics and the sciences using both English and a second language, People with no income such as retirees or housewives will have their subsidy rate pegged to the value of their homes whereas all unemployed residents of HDB flats excluding those in executive condominiums (EC) will be entitled to the highest tier of subsidy. Singapore Seletar AIrport has also been reopened to the public As Firefly services operate out of Seletar Airport. In Sabah the Alliance and then National Front controlled the state government through the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) which strongly backed UMNO's pro-Malay and pro-Islam policies In 1973 Islam was made the official Sabah state religion (the official religion of Sabah was originally Christianity as permitted by the agreement signed before the merger) and usage of indigenous languages such as those of the Kadazan people was discontinued in favour of the Malay language The USNO Chief Minister Mustapha Harun was also known for favouring political patronage as a means of allocating valuable timber contracts and living an extravagant lifestyle being ferried to his A$1 million Queensland home by jets provided with Sabahan public funds.

Singapore business directory 6 Pre-university and post-secondary studies History Top-ranking military leaders were given direct access to the Emperor and the authority to transmit his pronouncements directly to the troops The sympathetic relationship between conscripts and officers particularly junior officers who were drawn mostly from the peasantry tended to draw the military closer to the people In time most people came to look more for guidance in national matters more to military than to political leaders. . Airport and airbase technical data 19 Senate In December 1966 three Andover CC Mk1 arrived to replace the ageing Vickers Valetta C1 aircraft of 52 Sqn 52 Squadron was later reformed in March 1967 after the arrival of a further three aircraft By now Confrontation had finished and with no purpose the squadron moved to Changi in 1968 before being disbanded in January 1970. Main article: Healthcare in Singapore Singapore has four official languages: English Malay Mandarin Chinese and Tamil. English is the common language and is the language of business and government and the medium of instruction in schools. Public bodies in Singapore such as the Singapore Public Service (which includes the Singapore Civil Service and other agencies), conduct their business in English and official documents written in a non-English official language such as Malay Chinese or Tamil typically have to be translated into English to be accepted for submission.[citation needed]. 1879: Trade volume reaches $105 million 5.1.1 Senators The English name of Singapore is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country Singapura which was in turn derived from Sanskrit (??????? IAST: Si?hapura; si?ha is "lion" pura is "town" or "city") hence the customary reference to the nation as the Lion City and its inclusion in many of the nation's symbols (e.g its coat of arms Merlion emblem) However it is unlikely that lions ever lived on the island; Sang Nila Utama the Srivijayan prince said to have founded and named the island Singapura perhaps saw a Malayan tiger There are however other suggestions for the origin of the name and scholars do not believe that the origin of the name is firmly established the central island has also been called Pulau Ujong as far back as the third century CE literally "island at the end" (of the Malay Peninsula) in Malay! Singapore Exports by Product (2014), Most traded currencies by value, 8 Inter-war years Two thirds of the country's surface area are classified as partly protected catchment areas with certain restrictions on land use so that the rainwater can be collected and used as drinking water As of 2012 surface water was collected in 17 raw water reservoirs. Singapore's oldest reservoirs - MacRitchie Lower Peirce Upper Selatar as well as the more recently built Upper Peirce Reservoir - are all located in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve a protected area that has been reforested to protect the water resources and act as a "green lung" for the city The larger reservoirs however have been built after independence and are located in river estuaries that have been closed off by barrages. Access to water is universal affordable efficient and of high quality Singapore relies on four main water sources or "four national taps" - water imported from neighbouring Malaysia urban rainwater catchments reclaimed water (NEWater) and seawater desalination. Singapore's approach does not rely only on physical infrastructure but it also emphasises proper legislation and enforcement water pricing public education as well as research and development.