Since her independence in 1965,
Here is a list of some things which Singapore
- It is one of the cleanest cities in the world.
- It is a green city - greenery all over the city. Appropriately, it is also called a 'garden city'.
- It's airport -
Changi Airport - It's airline - Singapore Airlines - has been voted as the best airline in the world for more than 14 years.
- It's port is the busiest port in the world - handling about 19 million TEU's (Twenty Footer Equivalents) per Annum.
- It's housing policy is among the best in the world as about 95% of citizens have their own home. Furthermore, the houses are quite spacious, have all the amenities nearby, e.g., market, supermarkets, multi-stall eating centres, library, swimming pool, bus stop, car park, school, etc.
- It has an excellent public transport system which comprised of buses, trains & taxis.
- It's infrastructure is one of the best in the world. This includes the world's best airport, world's busiest port, a very efficient and highly successful telecommunication service.
- It has an efficient water distribution system. There is clean water readily available to every home.
- Almost all Singaporeans can speak English, which is a huge plus in today's business world.
- It was awarded as the best city in
Asia to do business in 1998, 1999. - It has also been voted as freest economy in the world.
Today, we also see many landmarks around Singapore that is a reflection of her progress and development:
1) SINGAPORE
2) THE
The Marina Barrage was conferred the Superior Achievement Award - the highest honour of the competition for the best project entry - at the AAEE Annual Awards Luncheon held in Washington, DC, USA on 6 May 2009. The Marina Barrage beat 33 other entries to take home the top prize in the year's competition organised by the
However not all is well with the beautiful city state. With the reality of the worsening economy around the world,
REFERENCES CITED
Singapore's Achievements - http://www.singaporemirror.com/ab_achvmts.htm
Marina Barrage - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Barrage
The Four Asian Tigers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Asian_Tigers
EXERCISE
Would you consider
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ReplyDeleteI think Singapore is experiencing an golden age because over many years, Singapore has made many achievements and successes. Despite its size, Singapore has made more achievements than other countries and cities.
No, it would not be a golden age because it was just recently bulid. It will be a golden age when many years pass later.
ReplyDeleteYes.they built a dam across across a bay, between marina east and marina south and it is also singapore fiftheen reservoir.The marina barrage beat other 33 entries to take home the top priz in this year competition organised by the american of environmente engineers,becoming the secound project outside og usa to win the award,in the last decade.
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yes.singapore is a very save country.we have no war so far and we also have no natural disaster so far.we are a peace and prosparity country so far and we have won quite alot of awards.
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Singapore is not experiencing its Golden age because the people are more worried about other social issues as a result the country is beginning to feel a strain. Thus , the people does not have time to innovate or invent in the science or the arts. The locals are also unhappy with the government attracting foreign human resources into the country.
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ReplyDeleteYes, because Singapore is experiencing Golden Age as there is peace and prosperity. There is no riots as everyone wants peace. Singapore has made an awesome achievement.
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ReplyDeleteYes Singapore is currently experiencing golden age because have achieve alot of achievements . Such as building a dam across Marina east and marina south and this is Singapore's 15th reservoirs.
Yes. we are not experiencing any wars now.. and we are progressing and inventing each day so i think yeah, we are experiencing the golden age..:)
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Yes.Singapore has many achievements such as the Singapore Airlines,economy is growing strong. As the recent news about the economy downfall,i still think Singapore would try to be more independent. Like the Singapore water contract with Malaysia. It will end 2 years time. Now Singapore is having their own , NEWater.
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ReplyDeleteyes, Singapore is changing alot as it has achieve alot of achievements.when there is an achievement achieved we would try to change what we are good at to be better at it.It will make Singapore prettier.
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ReplyDeleteYes. Singapore has been independence since 1965.Singapore today is now successful country where it enables inventions and innovation in the science and the arts to take place and to flourish. Singapore is also apeace country and the system is stabilise.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Singapore is experiencing Golden Age now because Singapore is very advance and succeed in a lot of things and citizens are also well-educated and more than 95% of people have their own house to stay and people have stable income.
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ReplyDeleteSingapore has progressed alot since 1965 when we gained indpendence. Today, we are progressing even more than the previous years of hardship, Now even a casino and Universal Studios was recently built to increase tourism in singapore.
Anthashah 1/8-05
ReplyDeleteSingapore is experiencing its golden age because it is known as 'garden city', has the best airport for the last more than 10 years.Singapore has the best education in the world and its housing policy is among the best in the world as about 95% of the citizens has their own spacious house which are near supermarkets, swimming complex and bus-stop. Singapore has the best transportation in the world which comprises of buses, train and taxis.
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ReplyDeleteI would not consider Singapore to be experiencing its Golden age as Singapore is not widespread peace and prosperity. Although Singapore has achieve great achievements since its independence , there were a lot more achievements during the Golden Age in any other times. Singapore is considered quite successful compared to many other countries. Recently there was a flood in Orchard Road. If Singapore was considered as a Golden Age then there should not have been such a problem.
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ReplyDeleteyes.i think that Singapore is experiencing Golden age as the economy has improved tremendously since the ancient times.it is better looking than some countries and has clean air too.there are many laws to follow and a person will be severly punish if the disobey laws.Singapore is also very safe compared to other countries.
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ReplyDeleteYes,singapore is experiencing golden age now.Singapore has achieve many achievements such as building the dam at the bay at marina east and marina south.This is the 15th reservoir built in Singapore.
Claudia Koh 1/8-15
ReplyDeleteSingapore is experiencing its golden age now. As there is peace and harmony. There is no war or riot or war going on now. Singapore has been voted for the best airport in the world for more than 10 years already. Singaporeans are proud to be the cleanest cities in the world. Most Singaporeans can speak fluent English. Singapore is the best place to be. Singapore has one of the best Education system in the world and we are highly efficient and we have a clean water system. We comprise of taxis, buses and MRT that provide a great transport system.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Singapore is progressing very fast to increase tourism. recently they have built Universal Studios and the singapore flyer. Singapore has also went through many changes since 1965.
yes. As they achive building a bay at marina barrage and it was Singapore's fifteenth reservoir . Marina barrage beat 33 other entriesand took home the top prize in this years compotition . And we also became the second project outside of USA to win the award in the last decade .
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ReplyDeleteYes. Singapore is independent. Singapore has also developed into an advance hgih income economy. It's housing policy is also one of the best in the world. It also has a highly efficient and clean water system.
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Yes. Singapore has many achievements since its independence.It has a strong government and is not facing any difficulties.It has many tourist attractions and the population of Singapore is increasing because there are many new and upcoming attractions.
Singapore will definitely be a strong country and improve over the years.
Yes,I would consider Singapore to be experiencing its Golden Age.As Singapore is independent now.Such as Singapore are voted as the freest economy in the world.In Singapore,people experience a period of peace,stability and prosperity that enables science and the arts to flourish.Example,there are no longer any wars,unlike in the past.(1/8-19)
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ReplyDeleteYes I think Singapore have many achievements, and is experiencing Golden Age. Singapore have many landmarks around, and is reflected as progress, it is also a very beautiful city state. :)
Cheng Hoyee 1/8-11
ReplyDeleteYes, Singapore has already achieved many things since her independence. Singapore is experiencing Golden Age already, because Singapore has many landmarks, a dam, the Marina Barrage, is built and it has achieved the highest honour, Superior Achievement Award, and many other achievements made.
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ReplyDeleteYes. i would consider Singapore to experienceit's Golden Age as Singapore is a country with peace, stability, prosperity an d enables science and arts to flourish. Singapore is also a country with many many good qualities that everyone is aware of and that is because of the economy and the people who have helped to put together this economy. thanks to these people, Singapore became a 1-world country.
NO.Singapore has already experience the Golden Age and it is still advancing.Singapore has developed into an advance and high-income economy.Singapore has the best airport over 10 years,we have an excellent public transports.
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Yes. With so many achievements, economy thriving, government respected, no riots, society happy, education is well. This is considered a golden age. Not only has Singapore been improving their society having more landmarks and improving lives, they have been maintaining their standards sibnce their independence of 1965 till now. Although Singapore has no natural resources, theyu are independent enough to have their own supply of water stopping the contract of loan of water from Malaysia in the near future. Singapore is a multi-racial country which respects all races and religions. having the "best award" in many things for many years in a row. Therefore concluding that Singapore is experiencing their Golden Age now.
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ReplyDeleteYes,as Singapore has many changes and have progressed from an ex-britiosh colony to a city state that is known asd one of the Four Asian Tigers.Singapore has acheived being the cleanest city in the world.Changi Airport also has been voted as the best airport for the last 10 years.Singapore Airline has also been voted for being the best airline in the world for more than 14 years.Singapore as always have an highly efficient and clean water system.Overall,I think that Singapore is a very good countrry to luve in and safe too.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I would consider Singapore to be experiencing its Golden Age now. Singapore's independance started in 1965 till the 1990s and has gone through many changes and progressed. By the 21st century, Singapore developed into an advance and high-income economy. It is a green city and one of the cleanest cities in the world. It has also been voted as the freest economy in the world and was awarded as the best city in Asia to do business in 1998 to 1999.
Yes. Singapore has achieved many achievements in the recent years. There is also peace. There are no wars, no riots and a low crime rate. Singapore has advanced in many ways over the years.There used to be racial riots and wars but not anymore. Singapore has also achieved many great awards such as one of the cleanest cities in the world and having the best airport in the world for many years.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Singapore is not counted as experiencing the Golden Age. As Singapore's does not have financial problems and it always stays at the highest peak, it does not have any problem. Though, we are experiencing peace and does not have any fiancial problems yet we do not invent items as much as other countries like Japan, Korea etc. Thus, this makes me think that Singapore is not experiencing the Golden Age.
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ReplyDeleteActually i would say yes,singapore is experiencing golden age. golden age means peace, proverty & etc.Singapore government is trying to make Singapore a peace and harmony peace for many many years to come.
Yes , Singapore is experiencing its Golden Age now , we can difer from the past and now . Because singapore was undeveloped but now we have great inventions and innovations that make the country stand out amongst the rest , a few examples are Sentosa , Marina Bay Sands , Changi Airport . (1/7-24)
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ReplyDeleteNo, I would not consider Singapore to be experiencing its Golden Age now because even though it has many achievements, Singapore is starting to feel the impact of the recent downgrading of the U.S debt by Standard and Poor. They are starting to feel the impact because countries like us are usually dependant on U.S as we import goods from that country. Therefore, Singapore will then get affected and so will other countries who also import their goods from U.S.
Golden age can only be observed from a historical perspective. Its presumptive to assume that what you are experiencing is the best decade for Singapore. Don't forget we are in the midst of a recession. For me the best decade is probably the 80s. Many classic tunes. Housing was cheap and many holiday destinations are still unspoilt. You can even get drive a car for $3000 or less. But even then, I won't consider it as a Golden Age unlike China Tang Dynasty Golden Age that lasted from 710-755 A.D.
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ReplyDeleteyes it is experiencing Golden age now because she has earned achievements, there is education and also has a stable government. Singapore was once a small town but now it has become a huge city. Singapore has gone through many changes and progresses, and earned a lot of achievements, such as being voted as the freest enconomy in the world and much more other achievements. people were staisfied with their government and there is always peace and stability in Singapore
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ReplyDeleteYes, Singapore is experiencing its Golden Age now. People in Singapore are generally happy with how they are living now. There is no poverty and starvation because the Government is there to help. There's peace and stability in Singapore because they have the basics like safety, food and shelter. The government will help the poor in need.
Yes , Singapore is expeiencing its Golden Age , as Singapore has changed alot since its independece , and Singapore has many new landmarks and inventions that has made what it is today . For example , there is the Singapore flyer , Marina Bay Sands and Sentosa . (1/7-33)
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ReplyDeletesingapore is experiencing golden age right now.There was little poverty and starvation because the government give money to the people with financial problems.The government also give money to encourage them to be creative and innovative because when people win any competitions,they will always get prizes or money.
Singapore is expriencing the Golden Age now. Singapore has made great achievements and improvments. Although it is the smallest country in the world, over the years, their achievements made are commendable. In Asia, it is known as one of the Four Asian Tigers alongside with South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Their architecture also was a reason for Singapore to be expriencing the Golden Age now. The Marina Barrage was one of Sinagpore's greatest inventions and won the top prize, beating 33 other countries. Thus, this shows that Singapore is indeed expriencing the Golden Age now.
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ReplyDeleteI would consider that Singapore is experiencing its golden age now because new buildings and landmarks are still in progress of being build or upgradation. Also,the public transport such as the MRTs lines such as the circle line,downtown line are still in progress.
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ReplyDeleteSingapore is experiencing Golden Age. This is so because, Singapore has many achievements such as, excellent transport system, efficient water distribution system, etc, Singaporeans were generally happy, we have little starvation, the economy was thriving and prosperous, we do not need to worry about not having food and the government also gave money to Singaporeans.
Singapore is experiencing Golden Age now. Singapore has many achievements and many invensions are going around with the stable government they are having. With a stable government, Singapore has the freest economy in the world. Singapore also has one of the top education level too. Futhermore, almost all Singaporean has a shelter. With peace, stability and prosperityand many invensions, this will give rise to the Golden Age.(Sec 1/7-21)
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ReplyDeleteYes, I think that Singapore is experiencing it's golden age now. Singapore is still young therefore, we still have a lot more to achieve. Within this short period of 46 years we have achieved what a much bigger country can achieve too. We recently just built a Marina Bay Sands and I am proud to say that a lot of people are recognising that. A lot more of foreigners are coming to Singapore and staying there. Come to think of it Singapore have change a lot from a kampong to a city. Singapore has also cleaned our Singapore river, previously it was so dirty now is very clean. Hence, Singapore have a lot more to achieve as we are still a young nation.
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ReplyDeleteI do not consider Singapore to be experiencing its Golden Age now.The economy is worsening around the world which is causing Singapore to go down-hill. Singapore depends on other countries to keep our economy going but since the recent downgrading of the U.S debt by standard and poor could cause us to have an economic crisis. This why the government is attracting more foreign workers to come and work in Singapore.Even though Singapore has achieved many things, i do not think that it is going through the Golden Age right now.
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ReplyDeleteyes , Singapore is experiencing its golden age now . People were generally happy , There was no poverty or starvation because the economy was thriving and prosperous . People were satisfied with the government , Singapore is a peaceful country , no natural disaster or terrorist attack . People did not have to worry about basic things like safety ,food or shelter. Government will think of a way to improve their lives , government will give money to the poor and those who are in need .
Yes, I would consider Singapore to be experiencing it's Golden Age now as Singapore has built up many iconic buildings and they just recently built 2 casinos in the Marina Bay Sands, Resort World Sentosa and will be welcoming 2 pandas to the zoo! & they also built the Singapore Flyer which is also a tourist attraction. Thats why I would consider Singapore to be experiencing Golden Age now.
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ReplyDeleteYes .I would consider Singapore as experiencing Golden Age now.As The meaning of Golden Age is where there are little poverty and prosperation,and we would not need to worry abut basic things such as safety,food and shelter.Not only that as Singapore has a good team of governers who who takes charge of our safety hence we need not need to worry and during our free time we can think of new ideas to improve our basic needs. Although Singapore may not invent new ideas during their free time but we do excel in Engineering and Architecture. Singapore used to be a place where fisherman's trade but now Singapore has become a first world country,as there were new ideas being suggested hence we have become a more developed country.
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ReplyDeleteyes. As many new inventions such as the marina barrage, universal studious, Singapore Flyer and many many more. and Singaporeans are generally happy with the government this leads to the rise of the golden age.
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ReplyDeleteYes,I would consider Singapore experiencing its golden age now because Singapore has made many achievements since it became independent. For example, Singapore is the cleanest city and is also the most green city. Singapore has no riots, fights, natural disasters and wars. Hence, I think Singapore experiencing golden age now.
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ReplyDeleteI would most likely consider singapore as golden age now as singapore had a lot of achievement and one of them was the cleanest and green city and alomst 95% of the poeple had a home to stay.There is also no natural disaster,wars and riots in singapore.Hence,i would consider singapore as Golden Age currently.
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ReplyDeleteI do not consider Singapore to be experiencing Golden Age now. This is because, although Singapore government is stable, but as the economy is worsening, Singapore is also starting to feel the impact and also as Singapore has been very dependent on many foreign workers to come to Singapore to work to keep our economy going. Hence, i do not think that Singapore is experiencing Golden Age now.
Yes, I would consider Singapore to be experiencing its golden Age now. Singapore has built up many buildings like the casinos at the Marina Bay Sands, Resort World Sentosa, Marina Barrage and Singapore Flyer which attracts many tourists. It is also one of the cleanest city in the world. (1/7-13)
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ReplyDeleteYes. Singapore is experiencing it's Golden Age now as There have been many new inventions such as the Marina Barrage, Marina Bay Sands, Universal Studios Singapore and many many more. Singaporeans are generally happy with the government. Therefore, people are coming up with many ideas and inventions and this leads to the rise of the Golden Age.
1/7-02 ; No. Not all Singapore citizens have their own home to live. Sometimes, there are some economic downturns. Singapore has very little natural resources and shortages of manpower. Most of the workers are from foreign countries e.g Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. There were a few times of flooding in Singapore.
ReplyDeleteNo, Singapore is not experiencing its Golden Age now. Many people in Singapore is not that happy in Singapore and with the world crisis, Singapore would be affected. When Singapore is affected by the world crisis, Singapore's economy will go down. Tourists will not be coming into Singapore as their country is also having economy crisis. The business in Singapore will also affect the economy due to natural disasters like flooding that took place in Orchard Road. The companies will be affected and this will lead to retrenchments as they are not able to pay their debts in the company. Without the money to invent more things, all business will slow down and again bringing the economy down. Therefore, due to the downturn in the economy, Singapore will not experience Golden Age.
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No,I think it is reaching the end of golden age. Because other countries are being affected by economic downturn and soon it will affect us as no tourist and buissness man will come to singapore to do buissness. If people don't come and invest in singapore, the companies will also be affected by money problems and with that,the workers and staff would lose their job as companies will not have the money to pay for their salaries.The golden age will start to decline also.
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