Secrets of Singapore
Author : Lesley-Anne Tan
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Airports
ISBN : 9789814785655
Author : Lesley-Anne Tan
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Airports
ISBN : 9789814785655
Author : Tommy Thong Bee Koh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,81 MB
Release : 2024
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9789815081169
Author : Yvonne Guo
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,14 MB
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9814651419
The cases of Singapore and Switzerland present a fascinating puzzle: how have two small states achieved similar levels of success through divergent pathways? Are both approaches equally sustainable, and what lessons do they hold for each other? While Singapore is the archetypal developmental state, whose success can be attributed to strong political leadership and long-term planning, Switzerland's success is a more organic process, due to the propitious convergence of strong industries and a resilient citizenry. Yet throughout the course of their development, both countries have had to deal with the dual challenges of culturally heterogeneous populations and challenging regional contexts. Edited by Yvonne Guo and Jun Jie Woo, with forewords from Ambassadors Thomas Kupfer and Tommy Koh, Singapore and Switzerland: Secrets to Small State Success features contributions from distinguished scholars and policymakers who explore the dynamics of two small states which have topped international rankings in a dazzling array of policy areas, from economic competitiveness to education to governance, but whose pathways to success could not be more different.
Author : Lesley-Anne Tan
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 44,15 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9810778449
Psst! Pay attention: eleven-year-old Danny is about to start his secret life. And you are not allowed to tell anyone, or who knows what will happen? A mysterious time warp is already messing Singapore up. Big time. But don’t worry. Danny is about to transform into Danger Dan–the only boy superhero who can save us all! In Danger Dan Confronts the Merlion Mastermind, Danger Dan has to race against time to ensure the merlion doesn’t end up with orchids around its head! Sounds easy? Not when you see the odds he’s facing…
Author : A. M. Stuart
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,28 MB
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 198480264X
Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way. Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold--explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers Club--dead with a knife in his throat. When Inspector Robert Curran is put on the case, he realizes that he has an unusual witness in Harriet. Harriet's keen eye for detail and strong sense of duty interests him, as does her distrust of the police and her traumatic past, which she is at pains to keep secret from the gossips of Singapore society. When another body is dragged from the canal, Harriet feels compelled to help with the case. She and Curran are soon drawn into a murderous web of treachery and deceit and find themselves face-to-face with a ruthless cabal that has no qualms about killing again to protect its secrets.
Author : Lesley-Anne Tan
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,38 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9789814757645
Author : Catherine Nadira Tan
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,22 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Chinatown (Singapore)
ISBN : 9789814901185
Author : Lesley-Anne Tan
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 20,59 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9814757039
Danny and Melody are back together again, except this time, they’re in Melody’s world! Welcome to Singapore 2135, where cars travel the skyways, the grass is so soft you can sleep on it, and everything runs perfectly. Danny is thrilled with the brilliant gadgets...but some things are not quite what they seem. In The Animal Abduction, a new secret friend brings trouble to the Zoo! Danger Dan and Gadget Girl have to clean up the mess before it grows to elephant proportions. And Danger Dan has to face his greatest archenemy once more - the Cockroach!
Author : Michael D. Barr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,64 MB
Release : 2014-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0857735764
Michael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's 'founding father' - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial institutions of power - including the country's sovereign wealth funds, and the government-linked companies - together with five critical features that form the key to understanding the nature of the networks. He provides an assessment of possible shifts of power within the elite in the wake of Lee Kuan Yew's son, Lee Hsien Loong, assuming power, and considers the possibility of a more fundamental democratic shift in Singapore's political system.
Author : Lesley-Anne Lim
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,10 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9789814615877