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Once the premier port in colonial Southeast Asia and one of the foremost in the British Empire, Singapore now ranks as the world's fourth busiest port, tonnagewise, with the second highest per capita G.D.P. in Asia. Its post-war achievements rest on solid historical advantages. A broad historical survey of its commercial growth before World War II is therefore not amiss: the more so, as there has been no such panoramic presentation before. With no natural resources, Singapore's economic growth was almost synonymous with its foreign trade. In most historical works, especially those written before World War II, Singapore has been treated as an integral part of the Straits Settlements or British Malaya, for, until its emergence as a separate nation in August 1965, Singapore as the focal point of reference for researches was not part of the historical consciousness.

For much of their pre-independence history, India and Singapore maintained close relations. As a trading post established by the British East India Company in 1819, Singapore was directly administered by British India, and official linkages continued to exist even after Singapore was put under the purview of the British Colonial Office in 1876. The colonial period also saw significant immigration from British India into Singapore. However, in the post-independence phase, relations between the two states generally cooled in the context of the Cold War. Nevertheless, over the past fifteen years, bilateral relations have experienced an upswing, characterized by collaboration across a range of areas. This paper examines recent trends in the India-Singapore relationship, looking at both "traditional" issue areas like economic and defence-strategic ties, as well as "non-traditional" issue areas like education-knowledge transfer and building societal-level links between the two countries. The paper also explores future possibilities and potential pitfalls in bilateral ties. (Contemp Southeast Asia/GIGA)

This article examines representations of fathers and fatherhood in the advertising campaigns of Singaporean government agencies. The introduction of paternity leave and encouragement for fathers to play a bigger role in childcare and child-raising suggest that the government is sympathetic to the pursuit of gender equality, but I argue that state advocacy of active fatherhood serves to reinforce patriarchal tendencies in Singapore. Current scholarship on the problematization of women in state discourses has highlighted the power and privilege of a particular social group in Singapore: heterosexual men. However, there has been a developing body of theoretical and empirical research that looks more critically at the discursive constructions of masculinities, particularly along the dimensions of class, race, and sexuality. This article takes up this issue of different masculinities and the implications this diversity has for understanding patriarchal culture and its intersecting hierarchies. I propose the concept of Confucian masculinity to explain how the depiction of active fatherhood reinforces the ubiquitous "normal family" that upholds patriarchal ideology and perpetuates patriarchal power, thereby obscuring the contradictions of class, race, and sexuality that exist in Singapore.

PurposeInequality is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. This paper examines how inequality is affecting governments, communities and people in the Asia-Pacific region, given the 2030 Agenda's Sustainable Development Goals and the agenda's commitment to "leave no one behind." Income inequality is just one element of larger economic and social inequalities in both developed and developing countries. Over the past decade, Bangladesh's economy has experienced one of the fastest growth rates in the world, supported by a narrowing demographic gap. The study focuses largely on the challenges of inequality and wealth distribution and uses the Singaporean experience to reduce inequality.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on the review of secondary literature and an insightful analysis of the review.FindingsThe Singapore Government has adopted four special budgets coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to help businesses cope with the economic difficulties caused by the epidemic, protect lives and create an economically and socially resilient Singapore. To sustain this increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, the Singapore Government continues to pursue growth-oriented policies. Importing technology and skilled labor, investing heavily in research and development, importing technology and developing export markets are some examples of these growth-oriented policies. The Singapore Government is committed to improving human capital through retraining and lifelong learning, which can be seen in all these growth-oriented policies. Bangladesh can learn more about reducing inequality and put these policies into practice.Originality/valueThis study has frankly revealed the inequality issues in Bangladesh. This study has spotted the scarcities of development and the accurate picture of achievement from the perspective of inequality and prosperity dissemination.

AbstractAs a global city, Singapore represents a special crisscrossing of numerous ethnicities, nationalities, and people. This article focuses on a planned approach in developing community mediation in Singapore against a backdrop of changing cultures. Key principles and issues for effective mediation, applicable in other contexts, are outlined. Leadership and training in community mediation, as well as public education and prevention of conflict, are discussed in this article. Community mediation must emphasize participation of members of the community and suit social, cultural, and political contexts.

Ever since independence in 1965, much has been done by the Singapore government to foster a strong sense of common Consciousness and unity amongst the Republic's multiethnic population. However, since national identity is not only complex and fluid, but also difficult to achieve, nurturing a sense of collective worth amongst a heterogenous people with little shared historial experiences, takes time. The rapid modernization of Singapore, instead of making the polyglot ethnic communities adopt common behavioural traits, have tended to intensify peculiaristic and parochial tendencies. With an ingenious blend of creativity and far-sightedness, however, the Republic's quest for national identity has a good chance to succeed. (AJPS/DÜI, gekürzt)

Although Singapore cannot be used as a model for global Islamic education, this country has quite several madrasahs. The Singapore government is also quite responsive in providing support for the continuation of Islamic education activities. This study aims to analyze the Islamic education system—madrasah management and curriculum in Singapore. Most importantly, this study identifies how the role of madrasahs in the Singapore education system is. The study in this paper is qualitative. This study uses library research, and the method of content analysis and constant comparative analysis becomes the first option of the writer. The results show that Singapore's Islamic Ugama Majlis (MUIS) plays a significant role in monitoring and managing the development of Islamic education in Singapore, which performs three types of Islamic education, Part-Time Education, Full Time Education, and Islamic Study Program for the Community. MUIS created a special curriculum by proposing the Singapore Islamic Education System (SIES) by introducing the ALIVE curriculum. The role and relevance of madrasahs cannot be underestimated or dismissed because the growing Muslim community and society will always need the right channels for real Islamic education regardless of how progressive or modern it is. This paper provides a broad view of madrasah in Singapore and looks at management, curriculum, and the role of madrasahs.

ABSTRACTLGBT advocacy is an emergent site attracting transnational funding from an expanded set of donor types that now include private corporations, national governments, NGOs, intergovernmental organizations and public–private partnerships. This article discusses LGBT advocacy as involving an expanded range of issues that go beyond a traditional focus on HIV/AIDS prevention. The geographical focus is on Singapore and Malaysia, two Southeast Asian countries where homosexuality is officially illegal. Alongside the global politics of LGBT rights, previous critiques about external funding and North/South asymmetries in transnational aid raise questions about its effectiveness for transformative socio‐political change, and its political and theoretical implications. Three case studies are examined: Pink Dot Singapore, and the PT Foundation and Kuala Lumpur activist workshops in Malaysia. The data demonstrate the capacity for transnational support to contribute to grassroots activism and coalitional politics. However, significant observable outcomes are currently limited, partly because most of the grants are modest, and Singapore and Malaysia's high‐ and middle‐income status excludes them from various funding bodies. Furthermore, domestic resistance to transnational funding has emerged, constituting more widespread discourses in which anti‐LGBT sentiment is framed in terms of opposing Western encroachments and the dominance of the global North.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the intellectual capital (IC) disclosure trends and disclosure category differences of top 20 listed firms in a developing nation, Sri Lanka, and moderately developed nation, Singapore. The paper aims to highlight the differences in IC disclosure practice between developing and developed nations.Design/methodology/approachThe study investigates the top 20 firms by market capitalization listed on the Colombo stock exchange in 1998‐2000. Using the content analysis method, it reviews the annual reports of these firms to determine IC disclosure trends in Sri Lanka. It then compares these findings with a similar unpublished study undertaken in Singapore during the same period.FindingsThe study identified IC disclosure differences between Sri Lankan and Singapore firms, and suggest reasons for differences from country perspectives. The paper highlights the need for a uniform methodology in intellectual disclosure framework to establish consistent disclosure practices.Practical implicationsThis study highlights the need to establish a uniform methodology for financial disclosure under International Financial Reporting Standards that can mobilize globally uniform disclosure IC disclosure practices.Originality/valueThis study offers insights into comparative trends in IC disclosure practices between a moderately developed and a developing country.

Singapore can be described as a "developmental state," defined by Chalmers Johnson as a state focused on economic development and which takes necessary policy actions to accomplish this objective. He writes specifically about Japan and the role of the economic agency MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) in ushering in the Japanese miracle, but there are striking parallels to the four Asian tigers: South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Johnson says, "In states that were late to industrialize, the state itself led the industrialization drive, that is, it took on developmental functions" (Johnson 1982, 19). Like other Asian tigers, Singapore is known for its exceptional economic growth, and the state played a critical role in this growth. What distinguishes it from the other Asian economies, however, is the singular focus the state has placed on meritocracy to achieve it. In a study of thirty-five countries, Peter Evans and James Rauch (1999) devised a "Weberian scale" to describe the extent to which formal mechanisms and meritocratic procedures are applied to the recruitment of government officials, with special attention to the selection of public sector bureaucrats through a national examination system. They put meritocracy scores on the x-axis and correlate them with a measure of GDP to represent economic growth on the y-axis. The graph, which I reproduce here but with GDP scores updated to reflect 2019 conditions (Figure 1), shows an upward sloping line, suggesting a positive relationship between meritocracy and economic growth. Of special interest to me, Singapore is situated at the upper right-hand corner of this graph, indicating that its high levels of meritocracy play a substantial role in its exceptional economic growth. (.)

บทคัดย่อ วงซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้าในประเทศไทยและประเทศสิงคโปร์ เป็นวงดนตรีตะวันตกที่ประกอบด้วยเครื่องดนตรีประเภทเครื่องสาย เครื่องเป่าลมไม้ เครื่องเป่าทองเหลืองและเครื่องกระทบ แนวเพลงที่ใช้ในปัจจุบันเป็นเพลงคลาสสิกในสมัยต่างๆ และบทเพลงป๊อปโดยทั่วไป ในการวิจัยนี้ เป็นการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพมีความมุ่งหมายคือ เพื่อศึกษาประวัติความเป็นมาของวงดุริยางซิมโฟนีกรุงเทพฯ (Bangkok Symphony Orchestra-BSO) 2) และวงสิงคโปร์ซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้า (Singapore Symphony Orchestra-SSO) และการศึกษาเปรียบเทียบลักษณะการบริหารจัดการ ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1) ความเป็นมา พบว่า วงดุริยางค์ซิมโฟนีกรุงเทพในประเทศไทย ได้ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี พ.ศ. 2525 และ วงสิงคโปร์ซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้าในประเทศสิงคโปร์ ได้ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี พ.ศ. 2522 ซึ่งทั้ง 2 วง ก่อตั้งมาใช้เวลาร่วม 30 กว่าปี ในการก่อตั้งวง 2) วิธีการบริหารจัดการวงซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้า พบว่า การบริหารจัดการจะแบ่งออกเป็น 3 ฝ่าย คือ 1) การบริหารโดยทั่วไปที่สนับสนุนการดำเนินงานของวงซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตร้า โดยจะมีฝ่ายบริหารงานทั่วไป ฝ่ายออกแบบการแสดง และฝ่ายจัดเตรียมการแสดง 2) การระดมเงินทุนจากภาคเอกชน จากภาครัฐ และจากการจำหน่ายบัตรเข้าชม 3) การบริหารด้านดนตรี ซึ่งต้องคัดเลือกนักดนตรี จัดหาผู้อำนวยเพลงที่มีชื่อเสียง นักร้องรับเชิญที่เป็นที่รู้จัก และผู้นิยมชมชอบ เพื่อทำให้การแสดงคอนเสิร์ตนั้นน่าสนใจและมีผู้ชมมากมาย ซึ่งในการจัดการแสดงคอนเสิร์ตในแต่ละครั้งนั้นจะมีค่าใช้จ่ายจำนวนมากมาย ดังนั้นจะต้องทำให้คอนเสิร์ตแต่ละครั้งสมบูรณ์ให้มากที่สุดเท่าที่ทำได้ คำสำคัญ : การบริหาร, การบริหารจัดการดนตรี, ดนตรี, ดนตรีศึกษา, ซิมโฟนีออเคสตร้า, BSO, SSO Abstract The symphony orchestra in Thailand (BSO) in Singapore (SSO) is the western Orchestra which confided of western musical instruments such as string, woodwind, brass and percussion. Their standard repertoires are classical and popular music in variety of stele and era. This is the qualitative research which aimed to study history of the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as well as the comparative study of their characteristic and management of the Orchestra. The research following: 1) The BSO was established in 1982 and the SSO was established in 1979, both of them have for more than 30 years of establishment. 2) The administrative method of the Symphony Orchestra in Thailand in Singapore, can be divided into 3 aspects as followed; a.) The administration to Support, performance, and performance preparation. b.) Funding functioning to request, the sector to run on funding support from the private and government sectors. Stage management and also soling ticket. c.) The music Administrative affairs take charge in audition process, select conductor and to invite guest artists of the concert. All expenditure should be well sport in order to make a perfect concert. Keywords: Management, Administration manages of music, Music, Symphony Orchestra, BSO, SSO