2. About
Singapore is a wonderful place.
Her birthday is on the 9 of August and gain
independence in the 1965.
Even though Singapore is a small country, she has
overcomed a lot of challenges along with her people.
Enjoy this presentation as we walk around this
Singapore
3. Languages
Singapore has four official languages:
English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. English is the common
language of the nation and is the language of
business, government and medium of instruction in
schools.Public bodies in Singapore conduct their
businesses in English, and official documents written in a
non-English official language such as Chinese, Malay or
Tamil typically have to be translated into English to be
accepted for submission. The Singapore Constitution and
all laws are written in English, and translators are also
required if one wishes to address the Singapore Courts in
a language other than English. However, English is the
native tongue for only one-third of all Singaporeans, with
roughly a third of all Singaporean Chinese, a quarter of all
Singaporean Malays and half of all Singaporean Indians
speaking it as their native tongue. Twenty percent of
Singaporeans, or one out of every five, is unable to read or
write in English.
4. Popular places in
Singapore
The popular places are Orchard Road, Bugis
Junction, Marina Bay Sands and Singapore Flyer and also
Vivo City.
THERE’S A LOT!
5. Arts
Since the 1990s, the government has been promoting
Singapore as a centre for arts and culture, in
particular the performing arts, and to transform the
country into a cosmopolitan "gateway between the
East and West”. One highlight was the
construction, Esplanade – Theaters on the bay, a
performing arts centre opened in October 2002. The
national orchestra, Singapore Symphony
Orchestra, plays at the Esplanade. The annual
Singapore Arts Festival is organised by the National
Arts Council. The stand-up comedy scene has been
growing, with a weekly open mic. Singapore hosted
the 2009 Genee International Ballet Competition, a
classical ballet competition promoted by London's
Royal Academy of Dance.
7. History
The earliest known settlement on Singapore was in the second
century AD. It was an outpost of the Sumatran Srivijaya
empire, named Temasek ('sea town'). Between the 16th and
early 19th centuries, it was part of the Sultanate of Johor. In
1613, Portuguese raiders burnt down the settlement and the
island sank into obscurity for the next two centuries. Singapore
gained independence as the Republic of Singapore (remaining
within the British Commonwealth) on 9 August 1965with Yusof
bin Ishak as president and Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister.
Every one who was present in Singapore on the date of
independence was offered Singapore citizenship. In 1967, it
helped found the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and in
1970 it joined the Non-aligned movement. In 1990, Goh Chok
Tong succeeded Lee as prime minister. During his tenure the
country faced the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the 2003 SARS
outbreak and terrorist threats posed by Jemaah Islamiyah. In
2004, Lee Hsien Loong, the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, became
the country's third prime minister.
9. CUISINE!!!!
Singapore is very famous of this very type of food.
SATAY!!
Dining, is said to be the country's national pastime. The
diversity of food is touted as a reason to visit the
country, and the variety of food representing different
ethnicities is seen by the government as a symbol of its
multiculturalism. The "national fruit" of Singapore is the
durian. In popular culture, food items belong to a
particular ethnicity, with Chinese, Indian, and Malay food
clearly defined. The diversity of cuisine has been increased
further by the "hybridization" of different styles, e.g. the
Peranakan style, a mix of Chinese and Malay cuisine.
10. Thanks
I would like to thank you for spending your time
seeing my presentation. I hope you can show your
other friends and spread the word about Singapore.
