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The report of the Director-General, Dr. Vittorino Veronese, on the activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1958 wad divided into the usual three parts, namely: relations with member states and international organizations: execution of the program; and administrative services. Under the first heading, the Director-General reported that Albania, Ghana, and the Federation of Malaya had joined the organization during 1958, thereby bringing the total number of members to 81. Moreover, Kuwait, The West Indies Federation, and the Trust Territory of Somaliland were admitted as associate members. Singapore was also admitted as an associate member, to become effective on December 31, 1959.

Why is it that some governments recognize only one language while others espouse multilingualism? Related, why are some governments able to shift language policies, and if there is a shift, what explains the direction? In this article, the authors argue that these choices are theproduct of coalitional constraints facing the government during critical junctures in history. During times of political change in the state-building process, the effective threat of an alternate linguistic group determines the emergent language policy. If the threat is low, the government moves toward monolingual policies. As the threat increases, however, the government is forced to co-opt the alternate linguistic group by shifting the policy toward a greater degree of multilingualism. The authors test this argument by examining the language policies for government services and the education system in three Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand).

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, setting up School of Information Systems, collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, industry relations, student interaction, faculty research, graduate placement, postgraduate programs. Biography: Founding Dean, School of Information Systems, SMU, 2002–present Professor Steven Miller is founding dean of the School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University, a position he has held since December 2002. Since joining SMU, he has concentrated on developing all aspects of the School of information Systems, including undergraduate and post-graduate educational programmes, research strategies and capabilities, interactions with external stakeholders, and the school's relationship with Carnegie Mellon. Through LiveLabs, iCity Lab, the Living Analytics Research Centre (a five-year collaborative effort between SMU and Carnegie Mellon University), Professor Miller has played a significant role in establishing business, consumer and social analytics as a university-wide area of excellence. Professor Miller frequently serves on Singapore Government and industry committees tasked to create or evaluate information and communications technology, interactive and digital media initiatives, and to assess workforce needs. Through these forums, he has contributed to Singapore's efforts to strengthen national capabilities in the areas of business, social and contextual analytics, cloud computing, financial sector technology and operations, and information security. He also contributes regularly to national initiatives to promote infocomm-related education and interest in infocomm careers. Prior to joining SMU, Professor Miller served as chief architect executive for the business consulting services unit of IBM Global Services in Asia-Pacific. He has held senior positions in technology, management and consulting with Fujitsu Ltd (Japan) and RWD Technologies in the US. He started his career as an assistant professor, with a joint appointment in Carnegie Mellon University's engineering college and business school, investigating the impacts of computer-integrated manufacturing and industrial robotic applications. He earned a bachelor of engineering degree in systems science and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He holds a master of science in statistics as well as a PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

This chapter considers the rationale for minority representation in the office of the Elected President. It examines the official discourse on the Head of State as a symbol of multiracialism and national unity. Institutional design plays a fundamental role in the attainment of constitutional ideals and imperatives and the well-being of societies such as the promotion of the rule of law. Proponents of electoral integration champion the creation of an electoral system that is configured to generate inducements for moderate behaviour and cross-cutting loyalties. To reiterate, electoral integration aims at nurturing a system of healthy political competition that also facilitates the development of cross-cutting cleavages and encourages inter-ethnic cooperation while making racial chauvinism and extremism politically counter-productive. The Malay Community Sub-Committee, a constituent part of the Community Committee, will determine if the applicant does indeed belong to the Malay community.

Civil society activists are now in open disagreement with citizens and sometimes, other civil society groups. Gillian Koh and Debbie Soon explore how that horizontal relationship might develop.

With 85 per cent of Singaporeans professing to belong to a religion, religion forms a core part of many Singaporeans' identities and value systems. That religion and politics are not distinct and mutually exclusive spheres of influence and experience is also recognised by the state. The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) dispute started quite innocuously, with initial indications being that of an internal spat that occurs once in a while in the nascent civil society space. As it is well-known by now, a group of relatively new and unknown members (the "new guard") assumed control of AWARE at its annual general meeting in March 2009. The long-established stalwarts (the "old guard") complacently failed to see the signs when applications for new memberships spiked in the lead up to the annual general meeting. But this was no ordinary leadership change or renewal. The installation of the new leadership in AWARE set in motion a series of events, culminating in the hot-tempered extraordinary general meeting (EGM), called by the old guard, in May 2009.

Predicts cultural change through electronic communication, including changes in patterns of urban and national loyalty, cultural and linguistic diversity, and technological innovation; examines Internet issues, including education, access, censorship, and monopoly; 5 articles and interviews.