Category Archives: Singapore

Why does Singapore top so many tables?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by klorius

A useful overview of Singapore’s performance according to some international standards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24428567?SThisFB

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Singapore culture – shared Google document

Posted on September 29, 2013 by klorius

Use the link below for the lesson, and for further revision. The second tab in particular focuses on the AQ topics for past papers – you should notice after a while that many examples are relevant across topics, and that … Continue reading →

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Two recent reports about Singapore

Posted on July 24, 2013 by klorius

Two interesting reports, each about a key aspect of Singapore, have recently come out in the news. The more recent one, published earlier this month, is the Auditor-General’s report to Parliament and the President. Highlighted in the media, the report casts … Continue reading →

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I am a Muslim and I am not that offended July 22, 2013 I am a Muslim and I am not that offended Filed under: Human rights,Politics — Hornbill Unleashed @ 12:00 AM Tags: Anak Sarawak Bangsa Malaysia, Save Malaysia, Save Sabah, Save Sarawak Young Singaporean Muslim When … Continue reading →

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jonyeoh | Leave a comment

The New #1 Tourist Destination in the World? It’s Bangkok

Posted on May 29, 2013 by klorius

The New #1 Tourist Destination in the World? It’s Bangkok But New York still earns the most money from foreign tourists — and Tokyo earns the most per tourist, by a long ways DEREK THOMPSON | MAY 28 2013, 1:59 PM … Continue reading →

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Did Singa’s ‘resignation’ letter lack kindness?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by jerizxa

Priscilla Goy The Straits Times Publication Date : 17-05-2013 Mixed reactions to kindness group’s latest campaign to generate feedback A clever move to generate publicity or an unkind and distasteful stunt? This has been the question on many people’s lips … Continue reading →

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Defining Singaporean culture

Posted on May 8, 2013 by klorius

The focus of this online exercise is fairly simple: attempting to define Singaporean culture. Using your own understanding and whatever online resources you can find, list down various claims about Singaporean culture in this online form. You may want to … Continue reading →

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Lesson for 12 Apr 2013: Singapore’s ageing population and policy responses

Posted on April 12, 2013 by klorius

For this lesson, your job will be to read through the given materials, and then provide a response in the form of at least two (more is of course fine) substantive comments to this post by the end of the lesson. This … Continue reading →

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Elegy for an urban graveyard

Posted on April 2, 2013 by klorius

http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2013/04/singapores-heritage Singapore’s heritage Elegy for an urban graveyard Apr 1st 2013, 3:37 by Banyan | SINGAPORE AT QING MING, the annual two-week-long tomb-sweeping festival that culminates this year on April 4th, Bukit Brown springs to life. The biggest Chinese graveyard outside China, … Continue reading →

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Calls to scrap it are growing but PSLE likely to stay

Posted on March 15, 2013 by aidenchia

Calls to scrap it are growing but PSLE likely to stay Days before the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) start, it seems there is a campaign to abolish it. Two different Parliamentarians have written about scrapping the exam in recent … Continue reading →

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