family, there comprises of 2 broader families - paternal and maternal ancestors. Tracking back to my paternal ancestors, they originated from Jieyang, a city in the Guangdong Province of China. My grandparents were the 1st generation who arrived in Singapore in 1946, after WWII. Due to poverty, overpopulation and poor natural conditions, they decided to leave Jieyang. With the increase in the number of children bore, there in an increase in the number of mouths to feed too. Also, poor natural conditions
This proposed study seeks to examine whether ageism is present in Singapore’s workforce by focusing on a specific institution: the Singapore Police Force (SPF). Patterns of phenomena relating to various age groups are prevalent in Singaporean society. As such, it cannot simply be taken to be a form of biased common sense knowledge. Examination of its underlying meanings are necessary to prove or disprove the stereotypic phenomena, and may contribute to other aspects of societal study, using government
Eventually, SIA won numerous awards as “The best airline” for the innovation and these were the reason of attack for SIA to participate among its competitors and to shore up its company strategy. Nevertheless, position is another way for a company to find themselves in marketplace. In this way, a management could identify their strength and weakness; and helps them to explore the fit between environment and the organization for further development. As mentioned previously, SIA has strong brand
Melaka UNESCO Heritage area urban fabric: size of lots and shape factor (length/width) of lots. Source: Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute. The character of the historic city of Melaka is reinforced by the unique urban qualities of the streets and buildings. Compared with other cities in Malaysia, the urban landscape of Melaka is quite unique because of its sense of enclosure and the mix of houses, shops and places of worship. Along the narrow streets of Melaka, lined up on both sides
terrorism is the single most important threat to Singapore today because it will potentially cause many innocent lives to be lost, cripple the economy and disrupt the normalcy in our lives. Introduction Singapore, our homeland, also known as the “little red dot” has a population closed to 5.7 million. She is also known to be the top financial hub in Asia after over taking Hong Kong . As many foreign investors setup their business here, Singapore is therefore a valuable target subjected to any terrorist
The Printing Presses and Publication Act 1984 was first introduced by the British colonial government as the Printing Ordinance of 1984 at the beginning of the state of emergency, this act was appeared in an emergency situation. During that time, the communist activities are seen as a threat, which is why The Printing Presses and Publication Act were introduced to fight against it. The Act required all newspaper and printing presses must granted by the Home Affairs Minister before they publish their
However, the limitation of the CMIO model would be that it does not consider the diversity of races in the Singapore. Hence, with regards to the CMIO model in which the Chinese, Malay, and Indians are entitled to their own group, the Eurasians were forced to become the subordinate group as their “race” is not entitled to an individual group despite being one of the four ‘founding’ races of Singapore (Benjamin,
Can Singapore’s small land area deal with a Growing Population Singapore is an economic giant, being apart of Southeast Asia’s most modern city. Infusing a mixture of blends of Malay, Chinese, Indian and English cultures. Having no need for car, as public transportation is taken care by accessible tour bus or their infamous taxi service. Not to mention, that it’s combination of Western to Eastern-style is greatly admired by the Asian community of the world, known as the ‘city-state of urbanization
area, many of which used to exist and accommodate many Singaporeans in the past. With the fast-paced development of the modern era, these elusive villages have been disappearing from our country. Currently, there is only one kampung remaining in Singapore - Kampung Lorong Buangkok. Perhaps the kampung is best known for the mentality that subsisted within it. Shared by dwellers of the place, it is known as the “kampung spirit” - a shared bond between the people living in the kampung. It incorporates
1.0 Introduction of Inter-cultural Management The globalization of the economy, with expanded cross-fringe unions, wanders and worldwide movements, and the coming of web based business, has achieved real changes in the field of universal client relations and intercultural differing qualities administration. This has prompted to an expanded increase by organizations that overseeing social contrasts appropriately can be a key calculate completing things adequately crosswise over fringes