Communication is the process of making one’s intentions known to others through various means and mediums. It is a crucial concept for effective human interaction and lies at the crux of human society and survival‚ with its history spanning back to the beginning of life. In the context of rapid globalisation today‚ organisations are aplenty everywhere‚ ranging from public to private to non-profit‚ and they form the base of modern civilisation. The importance of communication cannot be emphasized
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Lee Hsien Loong was sworn in as Singapore’s third Prime Minister on 12 August 2004. Mr Lee was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 as a candidate of the People ’s Action Party (PAP) and has been re-elected six times‚ most recently in 2011 as an MP for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. He was elected to the Central Executive Committee of the PAP in 1986‚ and became its Secretary-General in 2004. Mr Lee was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry
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Singapore 21 & Nation Building In August 1997‚ Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong launched the Singapore 21 Committee with the aim of strengthening the “heartware” of the Republic in the 21st Century. This comprised of five subject committees that were formed to study the pertinent issues Singaporeans would have to face in the building of such a new society during the 21st Century. Some 6‚000 Singaporeans from all walks of life were then consulted for the time span of one year in order to understand
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PREFACE Anyone who had a chance to witness a Singapore of the 1950s-the British’s colonial port and a prosperous Singapore nowadays has to admire the rise of Singaporean as well as the wise leadership of the government. There is no doubt that the city-state of Singapore represents a remarkable success story that has placed the country among the developed nations. After its independence in the mid-1960s‚ Singapore had no more than a deep port. There are no fresh water‚ no hinterland; all nation’s
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BP2014 Essay Issue Q12. How far‚ in your society‚ should unpopular views be open for discussion? In May 2013‚ Singapore’s media regulator‚ the Media Development Authority (MDA)‚ introduce a new licensing framework regulating online news sites operating in Singapore. The move came as a surprise to many and elicited a wide array of responses. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC)‚ an industry association formed by eBay‚ Facebook‚ Google and Yahoo‚ argued that the new regulatory framework creates business
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A Dynamic Game of Risk Control: A New Perspective on Singapore’s National Integrity System By Tan Tay Keong Corruption Control in Singapore During the country’s formative years in the 1950s and 1960s‚ corruption was rampant in Singapore. Syndicated corruption was rampant among police officers‚ public health inspectors‚ customs officials‚ and school administrators. Corruption was a way of life in the city during the British colonial rule and the Japanese occupation. In his Annual
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Muhammad Aliff Taufiq FA3A3 F11FA1240 Or Else‚ The Lightning God I believe art serves a purpose and its delivery is through the medium‚ therefore‚ materials have not been a limitation in my practice. My current execution involves re-creating the Chinese guardian lions out of casting plaster. And then the lions are individually submerged in a salt crystal mixture of alum salt (aluminum sulfate‚ Al2(SO4)3 ) and distilled water‚ where salt crystals will form on the surfaces of the
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series A Buzz in Cyberspace‚ But No Net-Revolution The Role of the Internet in Singapore’s 2011 Elections By Kai Portmann 2011 © 2011 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Published by fesmedia Asia Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Hiroshimastrasse 28 10874 Berlin‚ Germany Tel: +49-30-26935-7403 Email: rolf.paasch@fes.de All rights reserved. The findings‚ interpretations and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Friedrich-EbertStiftung or fesmedia Asia. fesmedia
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What is the value of examinations? Einstein once remarked‚ "Success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." This mantra is often repeated‚ and has been the motto of many desiring such success. Yet‚ in today’s world‚ there have been an increasing number of examples of people who have succeeded without much effort. So then‚ is hard work still required for success‚ or can it even guarantee success? Judging from evidence present in the world‚ hard work has never been able
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Both Lim Goh Tong and Oprah Winfrey are similar in terms of how values and teachings from family has affected them and made who are them today. Definitely‚ family brings a huge impact on anyone’s development as everything will start from home at the first stage. They are also alike in a way they have faced a lot of deprivations back in their past whereby I believe these hardships which shaped them into someone they are today. They are in contrast of family backgrounds. Lim comes from a happy and
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