The economic growth of Thailand is mostly sustained by exports. However‚ recently a political crisis over several months continues to make its local consumption and investment slump and even curbs economic growth. That is to say‚ political situation plays an important role in economic growth which is mostly estimated with GDP. The National Economic and Social Development Board said the second quarter gross domestic product is 4.9%‚ year to year percentage change‚ slowing from 6.1% rate in the
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Asia saw an influx of Europeans‚ who brought along with them their laws‚ culture‚ language‚ religion and political viewpoints. As a collection of disjointed and often hostile kingdoms and states‚ the Europeans were granted access into the region fairly easily‚ as most of the current kings were all but aware of the slow but certain threat of invasion posed by the European colonists . Singapore is often referred to a sort of oddity in this situation‚ due to its relative lack of opposition and the apparent
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and privileged to connect with millions of customer every day with 18‚000 retail in 60 countries 2. STARBUCKS MACRO ENVIRONMENTAL & MICRO ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES 2.1 Starbucks macro environmental force (Cultural factor) 2.1.1 Singapore community structure Singapore is known for its diversity‚ made up of various ethnic groups: Chinese‚ Malays and Indians. The most practiced religions are Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Christianity and Hinduism. The main languages are Malay‚ Chinese (Mandarin)‚ Tamil and
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commentary‚ I chose my artefact as a newspaper article on PSLE stress because of many reasons. 1) I had always harbored a strong interest on what everyone is saying about this hot topic and it seemed very interesting‚ stating just one problem that Singapore currently face. 2) Other than that‚ it is a topic that is easy to research‚ unlike some historic things which are little-mentioned (e.g. the banana note‚ the merdeka talks‚etc) 3) Last but not least‚it is a topic that is widely discussed
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Introduction Singapore Airlines was founded in the year 1947 as the Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) during the British invasion at the Tanah Melayu. After the events Independence in 1957‚ the Malayan Airways Limited has changed its name to Malayan Singapore Airlines (MSA). However‚ the company name should be changed again as a result of the separation of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965. This company was separated in two different entities which are the Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and the Singapore Airlines
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BUDGET 2013 - PERSONAL TAX The Finance minister of Singapore announced several budget initiatives in the Budget 2013 that aims to improve the lives of Singapore citizens. A number of changes were introduced which promotes progressive taxation‚ building a more inclusive society and encouraging quality growth. This Budget is very much focused on productivity and helping the lower income group as well as the elderly. Although there would not be any drastic changes in the personal tax rates‚ we could
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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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A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) June 2004 Version 1‚ June 2004 © Becta 2004 http://www.becta.org.uk page 1 of 29 Becta | A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON BARRIERS TO THE UPTAKE OF ICT BY TEACHERS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXEcuTIVE SuMMarY Background Our citizen population reached a turning point in 2012‚ as our first cohort of Baby Boomers turned 65. Singapore will experience an unprecedented age shift between now and 2030. Over 900‚000 Baby Boomers‚ more than a quarter of the current citizen population‚ will enter their silver years. From 2020 onwards‚ the number of working-age citizens will decline‚ as older Singaporeans retiring outnumber younger ones starting work. At our current low birth
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resources has built their country like a garden. That is right it is Singapore‚ which is known as ’Garden city’. I have traveled to Singapore twice‚ and I wonder how this country built their city like a garden. By asking some local friends and searching information‚ I found the secret of the greenest city. Singapore succeeds in protecting their environment because the government and people cooperate together. The people and the Singapore government know that their small country lacks nature resources
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