Seminar on "Enhancing Malaysia - Singapore Business Cooperation"‚ Singapore‚ Thursday 1 August 2002‚ 10.00 am The presence here today of a large number of participants at this Seminar is a reflection of the continued strong interest of the Singaporean business community on collaboration with Malaysia in the economic sector. While there are reports of apparent differences between Malaysia and Singapore at the political level‚ the fact remains that the Malaysian and Singaporean economies are closely
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Some people think tourism is just going to a travel agency and buying a tour to visit a place. However‚ there are more issues involved with this field than people can imagine. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) tourism represented 5% of the direct global GDS‚ offering 235 million jobs worldwide and generating more than US$ 1 billion for local communities where it is developed. It is clear‚ therefore‚ that tourism brings advantages to a country‚ but there are obviously disadvantages
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Singapore Flyer No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Description Introduction Problems in scope‚ time‚ cost‚ quality Project Priority Matrix Recommendations & Project life Cycle Conclusion References Total words: 1575 word Page no. 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mission : A Moving Experience At Every Turn (Singaporeflyer.com‚ 2015) 3 Directors: Paul Francis Hodgson (British citizen)‚ David Paulus Schuiiwerve (Dutchman)‚ OngHahl Boon Li Patsy (Singapore) (Asianewsnet.net‚ 2015) 1 revolution: approximate 3032mins
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Factors‚ Issues and impacts of Hospitality and Tourism Industry of Maldives By Mauroof Zakir 2011 1. Introduction of hospitality and tourism industry of Maldives An island nation in the middle of Indian Ocean‚ consisting of 26 coral atolls dominated by over 90% of Sea and its situated in about 700 km south west of Sri-Lanka is so call Maldives. In total‚ these geographical atolls contain about 1‚190 islands of which only less than 200 are inhabited. In the Maldives‚ the tourism industry is identical
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Tourism in Africa | May 2011 | Do the positive effects of tourism in Africa outweigh the negative effects? | Jo-Anne Mc Alister Student Number: 11028468 Lecturer: Avasha Rambiritch | Tourism in Africa Tourism is a fast growing economic industry‚ particularly in Africa‚ which‚ as a developing continent‚ has a vast amount of potential. Studies done have shown that tourism is a growing industry worldwide. It grows at an average of 10%-15% annually (Miller quoted in Wikipedia-Ecotourism
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Climate change The scientific community is in agreement that climate change is taking place‚ and the impacts are significant. Different groups have made attempts to highlight some of these effects through various media. The series Ice Age‚ produced by the Blue Sky Studios‚ highlights many issues related to climate change and the effects climate change has on our environment. After watching the series Ice Age (2002)‚ Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)‚ there
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Abstract This report mainly deals with the basic tourism based concepts and theories relating the same to a case study. The authors starts with a brief introduction on the topic going on to explaining the various impacts that tourism has on the host destination. Socio-cultural‚ economic and environmental concerns are tackled. The author then presents a case study on Botswana elaborating on the various reasons why Botswana’s tourism industry is poised to take a positive turn. The report also deals
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INTRODUCTION Rice imported from Fukushima went on sale in Singapore on 22nd August after a lift in restrictions of Japanese food imports. The restrictions were imposed after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011‚ resulting in severe radioactive substance leakage into the environment. This has huge implications on Japan’s agriculture industry as the radioactive leakage contaminated the surrounding farm lands. The lift was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and
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Tourism Economics‚ 2009‚ 15 (4)‚ 867–873 Research note: The impact of Korean TV dramas on Taiwanese tourism demand for Korea HYUN JEONG KIM School of Hospitality Business Management‚ Washington State University‚ Pullman‚ WA 99164-742‚ USA. E-mail: jennykim@wsu.edu. MING-HSIANG CHEN Department of Finance‚ National Chung Cheng University‚ Chia-Yi‚ Taiwan‚ ROC. E-mail: finmhc@ccu.edu.tw. HUNG-JEN SU Department of Management‚ National Chung Cheng University‚ Chia-Yi‚ Taiwan‚ ROC. E-mail:
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Issues In Singapore‚ it is commonplace to issue free plastic bags. As plastic is non-biodegradable‚ it causes pollution and consumes significant amounts of precious resources including petroleum and land. The manufacturing also produces large amounts of greenhouse gases . These deleterious impacts are gradually noticed and is now gaining awareness and Singapore now faces international pressure to reduce the consumption of plastic bags. One way in which the government‚ represented by the Singapore Environment
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