The Life expectancy in Singapore has increased steadily by roughly 30% in the past 50 years—from 60 years at birth in 1960 to 80 years at birth in 2010. (Statistics Singapore‚ 2010) Since the last quarter of the twentieth century‚ the rise in life expectancy has been accompanied by a downward trend in fertility which results in an aging population. Similar to many developing countries with aging populations‚ aging populations indisputably brings challenges. The Government has many plans and policies
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previously closed sectors and countries. The economies of countries are becoming increasingly integrated with one another. Indeed‚ living in today’s globalised era‚ no country has been untouched by the expanding and influential force of globalization. Singapore is no exception‚ as evidenced by her miraculous evolution from a mere fishing village in the past to the cosmopolitan and vibrant metropolis today-------all thanks to globalization. Without the global market‚ it is difficult to imagine how Singapore’s
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Segmentation of market Using demographic and behavioral segmentation Singapore flyer can segment its market. Using demographic segmentation‚ we have targeted the age group and the income group factor. Firstly‚ for the age group‚ Singapore flyer should segment the market into four different age groups. They are the children‚ youths‚ adults and elderly. We have chosen to target the youths and adults (age 13 to 45)‚ mainly because they are the ones who are willing to spend their money for entertainment
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CULTURAL POLICY IN SINGAPORE: NEGOTIATING ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL AGENDAS1 Lily Kong Associate Professor Department of Geography National University of Singapore Kent Ridge Singapore 119260 Email: lilykong@nus.edu.sg Fax: 65-7773091 Geoforum For Special Issue on “Culture‚ Economy‚ Policy” 2000 This paper was written while I was Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Oriental Culture‚ Tokyo University. I would like to record thanks to Assoc Prof Tong Chee Kiong for facilitating my
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"Strategic locations are places important to those with the power to make or break you. It thus follows that external trends‚ not local efforts‚ will always decide which locations thrive." Does the rise of regional hubs from Palembang to Melaka confirm or refute this theory? The Malay world first acquired high strategic value because improvements in shipping technology made seaborne trade more efficient than shorter land-based routes. Combined with the increase in demand for goods traded over long
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e-Government: The Singapore Arun Mahizhnan & Narayanan Andiappan Arun Mahizhnan is Deputy Director‚ Institute of Policy Studies‚ Singapore and Narayanan Andiappan is Assistant Manger‚ Infocomm Development Authority‚ Singapore Government. This paper draws heavily from resource materials provided by IDA. The views expressed are in the authors’ personal capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The term "e-Government" is used in this paper
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POPULATION POLICIES: SINGAPORE After Independence in 1965‚ the population of the country was growing at a rate that would seriously threaten the success of Singapore. The Government introduced the "Stop at two" policy to help control the rapid population growth. It was introduced in 1969. The policy had a very successful response; in fact‚ it was so successful that the population started to decline. Couples saw the benefits in having a smaller family‚ such as more money‚ higher quality of life and
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Penonton petang Negeri Negara Singapore edisi (Good afternoon viewers of State of the Nation Singapore edition) • Singapura or the Lion City had its Independence from Great Britain and joined with Malaya‚ Sabah‚ and Sarawak to form the new Federation of Malaysia as the result of the 1962 Merger Referendum in August 31‚ 1963. • It gained the independence as Republic on August 9‚ 1965 with Yusof bin Ishak as president and Lee Kuan Yew as Prime Minister. • Singapore enjoyed a reputation for
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English only July 2007 PRIVATIZATION AND RE-NATIONALIZATION OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES (Submitted by the ICAO Secretariat) 1. BACKGROUND Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was incorporated as Malaysia’s flag carrier in 1971 following the breakdown of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines partnership. Since then‚ MAS has continued to expand its network and fleet. By mid-1980s‚ MAS had a total of about 60 domestic and international destinations in its network and a fleet of over 35 aircraft. However‚ MAS’s balance
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Managerial Communication: Group Research Project AIRLINE-ADVERTISEMENTS AND PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION PRESENTED BY: GROUP 4 Akhil Jain (2C) Anuj Agarwal (6C) Pranav Arora (30C) Shraddha Jha (45C) Subhangi Dutta (49C) Vaibhav Srivastava (53C) 0 Vinit Patil (55C) Managerial Communication: Group Research Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Introduction…………………...…………………...…………………...…………………...…………………......... 1. Aerolineas Argentineas…………………
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