Transcript Singapore and Brunei

SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE


Singapore declared independence from Britain on 1963 and
after two years as part of the Malay Federation declared its
full autonomy
Lee Kuan Yew became the 1st prime minister.
SINGAPORE’S ECONOMY AND PORT
Singapore has developed into one of the most
economically prosperous cities in Asia.
 free-market economy.
 strong international trading links (its port is one
of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage
handled)

GROWTH AND ECONOMIC BASE

The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly in consumer
electronics, information technology products, pharmaceuticals, and on a
growing financial services sector. 0% agriculture

2010 Real GDP Growth- 14.9% in 2010 (3rd highest growth in the world)

2011 Real GDP Growth- 5.2.% in 2011

2012 Real GDP Growth- 1.3% in 2012

2013 Real GDP Growth- 3.5% in 2013

per capita GDP is 7th in the World
MILLIONAIRES AND POOR
Singapore has the world's highest percentage of
millionaire households, with 15.5 percent of all
households owning at least one million US
dollars
 The government has rejected the idea of a
generous welfare system, stating that each
generation must earn and save enough for its
entire life cycle.

FINANCIAL CENTER

The country is the world's fourth leading
financial center
BUYING MORE CHILDREN


Singapore proposed and passed a two-month paid maternity leave for mothers of
newly-born children and financial incentives to mothers who give birth to a fourth
child.
These policies were initiated in response to the declining birth rate that Singapore
has experienced in recent years.

0.78 children born/woman

4th highest life expectancy in the world (84 years)
BUYING VOTES OR BEING NICE?


In February 2006, current PM Lee Hsien Loong announced in
parliament a 2.6 billion bonus called the Progress Package.
The plan was to distribute budget surpluses accumulated from
the past few years to adult Singaporeans in the form of cash to
everyone.
TOURISM

To attract more tourists, the government has decided to legalize
gambling and to allow three casino resorts
SINGAPORE’S GOVERNMENT



Lee Hsien Loong- The elder son of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan
Yew office in August 2004
Following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of
majority coalition usually appointed prime minister
The People's Action Party (PAP) dominates the political process and has
won control of Parliament in every election since self-government
ARE THEY FREE?
Freedom House ranks Singapore as "partly free“
 The Economist ranks Singapore as a "hybrid
regime", the third rank out of four, in its
"Democracy Index".
 Singapore is consistently rated as one of the least
corrupt countries in the world by Transparency
International

EXECUTIVE PAY

Lee Hsien Loong currently earns an annual
US$ 1.74 million. Highest paid head of state in
the world. Obama- $ 400,000
MILITARY

The Singaporean military is the most advanced
in Southeast Asia
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION OR GOOD
SENSE




Trial by jury has been abolished.
Singapore has penalties that include judicial corporal punishment in the
form of caning for offences such as rape, violence, rioting, drug use,
vandalism, and some immigration offences
Singapore also imposes a mandatory death penalty for first-degree
murder, drug-trafficking, and firearms offences
Amnesty International- “possibly the highest execution rate in the world
relative to its population".
THE RULES
MEDIA
Singapore's media environment is highly
regulated.
 Censorship is common, internet access is
regulated and private ownership of satellite
dishes is not allowed.
 The government vigorously punishes the press
for perceived personal attacks on officials, says
Freedom House. "As a result, the vast majority of
print and broadcast journalists practice selfcensorship." Senior officials have been known to
sue foreign newspapers.

NEWS
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/world/asia/si
ngapore-slashes-officialssalaries.html?_r=1&ref=singapore
 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/world/asia/in
-singapore-vitriol-against-newcomers-frommainland-china.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/business/glob
al/singapore-fights-image-as-taxhaven.html?ref=singapore
