Singapore
Sentosa is an island resort off Singapore’s southern coast, connected to the city by road, cable car, pedestrian boardwalk and monorail. By Sentosa Station, Tiger Sky Tower has panoramic views that can stretch as far as Indonesia. On the south coast, Palawan Beach is lined with food stalls and bars, and has a suspension bridge to a small offshore island. Palm-lined, crescent-shaped Tanjong Beach is more tranquil.
We spent one day at Sentosa after our trip to Indonesia. We had some budget to spend, and the barman said we should relax and pay the bill afterwards. Six Carlsberg lagers later, and R1500 later!
The island is very popular, and ships can be seen very close to shore. In the middle bottom photo these big container carrying ships can be seen. We swam to the sharkline about 400 meters from shore, but the sea is more like a dam, no waves.
Elize tried the indoor skydiving, which was pretty hefty in price for a three minute exercise. IFly Singapore is home to the world's first largest themed wind tunnel for indoor skydiving, spanning 16.5 feet wide and 56.5 feet tall, almost five stories high.
Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It features 28 rides, shows, and attractions in seven themed zones. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort.
Ons het die trips baie geniet. Een van die trips het Indiana Jones se flieks nagemaak, en dit was skrikwekkend. Op een stadium gaan die voertuig op soos met n huisbak, en die volgende oomblik voeter jy aan die anderkant af.
Ons het die trips baie geniet. Een van die trips het Indiana Jones se flieks nagemaak, en dit was skrikwekkend. Op een stadium gaan die voertuig op soos met n huisbak, en die volgende oomblik voeter jy aan die anderkant af.
The Marina Bay Sands hotel - bottom middle has a swimmingpool on the top floor, and is a world renowned building. The first time we saw the building was when we visited Clarke Quay. It looked like an aeroplane landed on the rooftop. marinabaysands.
Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay in Singapore, located within the Singapore River Planning Area. The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River and Boat Quay. Top 10 restaurants - there are many restaurants in the quay, and we has a sample of some of them. We has raw octopuss one night, which was disgusting, but it went down well with some beer.
The business district boasts more that 100 banks from all over the world, and we visited the area on the recommendation of a Spaniard that attended the IIA conference. It is an amazing place, with ample small restaurants around.
Young people on the move were everywhere, and every single person was dressed to kill. It is simply amazing what Singapore achieved economically. The Economy of Singapore. Generally, the economy in Singapore has a very good reputation. Its strong growth has earned the small country the nickname “Asian tiger”. However, since the economy of Singapore is dependent on exports, it has been affected by the slowdown of the manufacturing sector.
Singapore Universal studios
Tydens ons besoek het die studio die fleik Waterworld - Kevin Costner, nagemaak in n buitenshuise teater. Die tegnologie was ongelooflik. Die videoclip hieronder is n samkie van wat ons gesien het.
Tydens ons besoek het die studio die fleik Waterworld - Kevin Costner, nagemaak in n buitenshuise teater. Die tegnologie was ongelooflik. Die videoclip hieronder is n samkie van wat ons gesien het.
Upon independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore faced a small domestic market, and high levels of unemployment and poverty. 70 percent of Singapore's households lived in badly overcrowded conditions, and a third of its people squatted in slums on the city fringes. Unemployment averaged 14 percent, GDP per capita was US$516, and half of the population was illiterate.
The current economy of Singapore is a highly developed free-market economy. Singapore's economy has been ranked as the most open in the world, 7th least corrupt, most pro-business, with low tax rates (14.2% of Gross Domestic Product, GDP) and has the third highest per-capita GDP in the world in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). APEC is headquartered in Singapore.
The current economy of Singapore is a highly developed free-market economy. Singapore's economy has been ranked as the most open in the world, 7th least corrupt, most pro-business, with low tax rates (14.2% of Gross Domestic Product, GDP) and has the third highest per-capita GDP in the world in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). APEC is headquartered in Singapore.
Government-linked companies play a substantial role in Singapore's economy. Sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings holds majority stakes in several of the nation's largest companies, such as Singapore Airlines, SingTel, ST Engineering and MediaCorp. The Singaporean economy is a major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflow financier in the world. Singapore has also benefited from the inward flow of FDI from global investors and institutions due to its highly attractive investment climate and a stable political environment.
Exports, particularly in electronics, chemicals and services including Singapore's position as the regional hub for wealth management provide the main source of revenue for the economy, which allows it to purchase natural resources and raw goods which it lacks. Moreover, water is scarce in Singapore therefore it is defined as a precious resource along with the scarcity of land to be treated with land fill of Pulau Semakau. Singapore has limited arable land, meaning that Singapore has to rely on the agrotechnology park for agricultural production and consumption.
Singapore's trade to GDP ratio is among the highest in the world, averaging around 400% during 2008–11. The Port of Singapore is the second-busiest in the world by cargo tonnage.
There are approximately 243,000 Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs) in Singapore.
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