I remember Victor and Charlee from my teens. I spent those years in Batu Pahat‚ a fairly large town in Johor‚ that had the advantage over many other towns in that state for being close enough to Singapore to receive the country’s TV and radio signals. As a result‚ I knew all the lyrics of televised Singaporean patriotic songs‚ like Stand Up for Singapore; and I got to know Singaporean entertainers like Brian Richmond‚ Roger Kool‚ and the ventriloquist Victor Khoo and his puppet Charlee. Khoo
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Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out
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Q4. How effective were colonial responses to nationalist movements in Southeast Asia before the Second World War? Colonial powers in Southeast Asia (SEA) were generally unwilling to grant their colonies full self-rule as many did not planned to leave their colonies. As such‚ the colonial powers wanted to control nationalist movements to maintain colonial rule. They wanted to prevent the growth and radicalisation of nationalist movements to supervise the tempo of decolonization. Coercion‚ concessions
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more can it be rancorous. The geography of East and Southeast Asia specifically‚ influenced trading patterns and the relationships of respective countries. Geography’s effect on East and Southeast Asia would shape its framework for hundreds of years to follow. Southeast Asia can be divided into two main regions. The first being the mainland‚ comprised of several peninsulas located between India and China. The second main region‚ island Southeast Asia is composed of approximately 20‚000 islands. The
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Although the different parts of Southeast Asia have some similarities in cultures and values‚ I only agree to a limited extend that Southeast Asia is a single geographical‚ historical and cultural unit. Unit‚ by the very definition of the word‚ refers to a single‚ complete and undivided whole. Southeast Asia therefore cannot be a single unit since it is made up of different countries and each of these countries has its own unique history and culture that makes it different from the others. Hence
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City 1) Natural Resources: Water tensions between Singapore and Malaysia (1961-2011/1962-2061 agreements) Used in every industrial process‚ drinking/cleaning -> shortage of water is a big threat Singapore’s 4-tap strategy by 2060 2) Southeast Asia as a “region” India and China as bookends‚ what lay in between is SEA A mixture of civilizations (Sino-Indic) Distinctive as a “region”: It transformed from just being Sino-Indic mixes to their own culture – adaptive‚ not just a passive recipient
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Queer Culture of Southeast Asia. When discussing queer culture in modern times‚ it is automatically classified as a western idea. Queer identities and queer struggles are associated with whiteness‚ as a white concept. This is one of the many causes of colonization‚ and how in some way it erased the history of oppressed communities. However‚ pre-colonization history indicates that queer culture had been developed within ancient civilizations. If we look at ancient civilizations in Latin America
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(2.32%)‚ and Bahrain (2.19%) respectively. The fruit is very popular with the masses due to its wide range of adaptability‚ high nutritive value‚ and richness in variety‚ delicious taste and excellent flavour. It is a rich source of vitamin A and C. The fruit is consumed raw or ripe. Good mango varieties contain 20% of total soluble sugars. The acid content of ripe desert fruit varies from 0.2 to 0.5 % and protein content is about 1 %. Raw fruits of local varieties of mango trees are used for preparing
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Running Head: PRIVATE EQUITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Private Equity in South East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Syahril Malik Daniels College of Business – University of Denver PRIVATE EQUITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Abstract Private Equity (“PE”) has played a big role in the investment world‚ not only because it generates relatively more return for the investors compared to other forms of investments‚ but also it has a huge market capitalization in terms of invested
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Environment: South and Southeast Asia Hopefully you are studying this lesson before lunch. Imagine a place where the only water there is to drink comes from a nearby river. You become thirsty so you head down there with a pail. When you arrive‚ there are two things that catch your eye. Upstream‚ a woman is washing her family’s clothes along the same shoreline. She is using a kind of soap made from animal fat. Between the two of you‚ there are several cows standing around in the water‚ drinking.
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