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History of Singapore
Singaporean History dates back to the 11th century when it was settled by the Malays. Singapore became an important British trading port in the mid-1800s. In 1965, it became an independent nation, and had an economy that rivaled Japan.
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What is meant by multi-racial country?
A country such as America, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ and even Ireland which has plenty of different races living there.
3,396.1 kilometres (2,110.24 miles)
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2 790 km (straight line) or 1 734 miles
Why should you be concerned about the environment?
because the environment is the place where we live and if we are not concerned everything will come over our heads and we will be in great trouble!
What is the difference between Philippines and Singapore?
Singapore is 117th largest country on earth by people with 4,701,069, the Philippines is 12th largest with 99,900,177 people. Singapore used to be a British colony until 1963; it is one of the busiest harbors in the world. The Philippines was a Spanish colony until 1898, at 34,000km it has the greatest coastline in the world.
What are the disadvantages of living in Singapore?
anything and everything is expensive. If you work in Singapore, you must be a fast learner, they wont wait for you. its also very systematically.
When 11 am in Singapore what will be the time in Pakistan?
Singapore is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +8 hours, ie. 8 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. Pakistan is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +5 hours, ie. 5 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. If it is 11am in Singapore, it is 8am in Pakistan. (Daylight savings not taken into account.)
How old must you be to run for presidency in Singapore?
Candidates must be at least 45 years of age to become considered for president.
In Singapore what happens if your caught with gum?
Nothing will happen. It is legal to have gum for personal consumption if you buy it from pharmacies. As of now, only gum with therapeutic value is allowed on sale. It is only illegal to import gum into Singapore.
The penalty for smuggling gum into Singapore is 1 year in jail, and/or a 10,000 Singapore dollars fine.
no ofcourse not. Malaysia is an independent country. they have lots of races like Malay, Chinese, Indian, kadazan, dusun, iban and lots of more. West Malaysia sits above Singapore and below Thailand. while east Malaysia, borneo (sabah and sarawak) sits above Indonesia.
What is the purpose of the Land Charges Act 1972?
to get taxes from the people and make the country a better place :)
to get taxes from the people and make the country a better place :)
Why is sports important in Singapore?
it improves your body fitness mentally,socially and physically...
it helps u participate in fun games,make an effort and become healthier
Push-Pull factors are the simple way to help moving. Push factors are when a person decides what the bad things are in the state they currently live in. Pull factors are when a person decides the good things in other states. Example.
Newyork: Cold, crime. Push factor. Florida: Sunny. Less crime. Pull factor.
Absolute location of Singapore?
Singapore does not have a Capital. In fact, the Oxford Dictionary states the Capital of the city of Singapore as Singapore. Singapore is really small, that's why.
Why Temasek name change into Singapura or Singapore?
Because of the Japanese people who came in Temasek (Singapura/Singapore) for just because of the war. That's why Temasek changing name to become Singapura or Singapore.
Was Singapore once a city-state in Malaysia?
because Singapore was known as Temasek which was then governored by Malasiya
