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Kuih or kueh small cakes or coconut milk based desserts that come in a variety of flavours usually containing fruit such as durian or banana Pandan is a common flavouring, Fiume Contents Canback Consulting Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution renounced the right to use force as a means of resolving disputes. This was enacted by the Japanese in order to prevent militarism which had led to conflict However in 1947 the Public Security Force was formed; later in 1954 in the early stages of the Cold War the Public Security Force formed the basis of the newly created Ground Self-Defense Force. Although significantly smaller than the former Imperial Japanese Army and nominally for defensive purposes only this force constitutes the modern army of Japan. Forward In early Philippine history the Barangay was a complex sociopolitical unit which scholars have historically considered the dominant organizational pattern among the various peoples of the Philippine archipelago. These sociopolitical units were sometimes also referred to as Barangay states but are more properly referred to using the technical term "polity" They are usually simply called "barangays" Evidence suggests a considerable degree of independence as city states ruled by Datus Rajahs and Sultans. Early chroniclers record that the name evolved from the term balangay which refers to a plank boat widely used by various cultures of the Philippine archipelago prior to the arrival of European colonizers, 6 References Bottom: Potential vegetation in climate now if not for human effects like agriculture.

Expansion According to global consulting firm Towers Watson Singapore has "one of the most successful healthcare systems in the world in terms of both efficiency in financing and the results achieved in community health outcomes". This has been attributed to a combination of a strong reliance on medical savings accounts cost sharing and government regulation the government regularly adjusts policies to actively regulate "the supply and prices of healthcare services in the country" in an attempt to keep costs in check However for the most part the government does not directly regulate the costs of private medical care These costs are largely subject to market forces and vary enormously within the private sector depending on the medical specialty and service provided. However Towers Watson has claimed that the specific features of the Singapore healthcare system are unique and have been described as a "very difficult system to replicate in many other countries." Many Singaporeans also have supplemental private health insurance (often provided by employers) for services not covered by the government's programmes, The government also has encouraged firms to invest outside Singapore with the country's total direct investments abroad reaching $39 billion by the end of 1998 The People's Republic of China was the top destination accounting for 14% of total overseas investments followed by Malaysia (10%) Hong Kong (9%) Indonesia (8%) and US (4%) The rapidly growing economy of India especially the high technology sector is becoming an expanding source of foreign investment for Singapore The United States provides no bilateral aid to Singapore but the US appears keen to improve bilateral trade and signed the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Singapore corporate tax is 17 per cent, 3.1 Foreign assistance Area: 127 Hectares Free Trade Zone 28 Hectares non-Free Trade Zone. 21.6% Singapore is a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of unicameral parliamentary government representing constituencies The country's constitution establishes a representative democracy as the political system. Executive power rests with the Cabinet of Singapore led by the Prime Minister and to a much lesser extent the President the President is elected through a popular vote and has veto powers over a specific set of executive decisions such as the use of the national reserves and the appointment of judges but otherwise occupies a largely ceremonial post in 2016 constitutional amendments provide for 'reserved presidential elections' for an ethnic community in Singapore if no one from that community has been President for any of the five most recent terms of office of the President In 2017 Halimah Yacob was unanimously named the first female president of Singapore in the first reserved election for the Malay community since all other candidates were declared ineligible for the election!