Cultures

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Cultures

• Woven Basket
• Silk Brocade Tapestry
• Electronic Network

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ASEAN

• Association of South East Asian Nations
• Population of about 500 million.
• Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand,
  Singapore
• Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam Cambodia.
• gross domestic product of US737 billion, and a
  total trade of US 720 billion.

3
Assimilation Acculturation

• Assimilation.
• You must become like us.
• Acculturation
• Empowerment
• Together we can.
• Which Country are you in Today?

4
Dot on the Equator

• Peter Purushotma
• Singapore American Business Association

5
From Rubber to Silicon

• Rubber 1895
• Silicon 2004
• Botanic Gardens.. Ridley Mad Englishman
• KRDL

6
Education More Cash

• Albert Einstein 1879-1955
• Hebrew University Fund
• 11/02/1922
• 11/11/1922Nobel Laureate Returns
• The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was announced
  on November 9, 1922.
• Being too remote from Sweden, Professor
  Einstein could not attend the ceremony.
• 6000

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Hello Syonan

• 1942-1945 15th Feb-12th Sept
• Yamashita
• Percival
• Sentosa Island
• Tanah Merah

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Independence

• 1959 End of British Rule June 5th
• Lee Kuan Yew PM
• 1963 Malaysia Merger August 31st
• 1963 Konfrontasi Indonesia
• 1965 dont cry for me Majullah Singapura.
• 1990 Goh Chok Tong PM
• 2004 Lee Kuan Yew SM

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Knowledge Driven

• Electronics
• Chemicals
• Life Sciences
• Engineering
• Healthcare
• Logistics
• Communications
• Media

• Headquarters
• World Class Companies
• Promising Local Enterprises
• Innovation
• International Business
• Resource Development
• Co- Investment

10
Creativity on Command

• Rote to Ruin
• China Singapore India
• Asean Australia
• City/State/ Country/Republic
• Lake Tahoe

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Singapore Today A Competitive Economy
Characteristics
Statistics

• Stable, diversified economy
• No natural calamities
• Cosmopolitan multi-racial population, open to
  talents worldwide
• Only Asian country with English as first language
• Stable pro-business government
• Excellent infrastructure reliable utilities
• Excellent labour relations no industrial
  stoppage since 1986, tripartite wage settlement
  in place
• Attractive tax regime no dividend tax, no state
  tax, no capital gains tax, low corporate /
  personal tax

• 2002 GDP US85 bn, per capita GDP of US27,000
• 4m population, of which 1m non-locals
• More than 6,000 MNCs, of which 1,300 US
  companies 17,000 American residents.
• USAs 11th largest trading partner FTA
  discussion with US completed
• Amongst worlds most competitive economies (IMD,
  WEF) 2nd most profitable place for investors
  worldwide (BERI)
• 26,000 graduates p.a. (degree / assoc degrees)
• 2.1 GDP spent on RD p.a.

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About Singapore
Total land area 682.3 sq km. Comprises one main
island (604.2 sq km) and a number of islets
scattered off its north-east and south Location
Between latitudes 1º 09N and 1º 29N and
longitudes 103º 36E and 104º 25E Climate
Singapore is an equatorial country with
relatively uniform temperature, high humidity and
abundant rainfall Average Daily Temperature
26.8ºC - 31ºC Total Population 4.16 million
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Mobile Users 78.6
Internet Users 65
Intelligent Island
PC Users 67
Broadband Users 34
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21st Century

• Government-led, to partnerships
• Corporate, to entrepreneurial
• Singapore, to the world

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21st Century

• Global Migrants
• One WCU
• Diversity and Globalism
• E Pluribus Unum
• TWIMO