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Oh. The. Funding provided by a financial guaranty insurance company strength security liquidity FDIC tomorrow's security. Americans think of Singapore as exotic. With its topical beaches sultry melees and seedy bars. But today Singapore means success. This little island has gone from slums to skyscrapers and many Singaporeans are rigid in their old colonial masters the British government has shaped and molded each detail of those economic miracle. Every Singapore young knows the rules and if they're willing to play by them they will do very well indeed. Singapore one of Asia's new economic powerhouses one of the many drag.

South Singapore Hong Kong Taiwan centuries of tradition and culture. Devastated lore. Or.

The line that he had with his reputation. Defending aggressively marketing itself the gateway to the future. One of the world's top financial capitals business opportunities and high tech development. With one of the highest standard. Computers train them fast.

Where. There is no graffiti. There is no. You. On your posts in the press.

As a politician shopping mall Chinese tourists see all of us as. A growing Singapore's comfortable and satisfied population. Remember the struggles of their parents. The British Empire Japanese occupation the poverty and the race riots small and so

new government people are not reminded of what it means to be a country. Singapore has a multi-racial population of 2.7 million people 70 percent Chinese 15 percent are Malay and a half percent. The rest are mostly European or Japanese. Without government Singapore could still go the way of other third world countries divided by power struggles between ethnic groups. So keeping this delicate mix of five is a constant challenge. These three young women are best friends and Chinese.

Alice is a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. Now her friends are applying to be difficult to be accepted and hopefuls often reapply many times. Singapore girl is exotic mysterious and wholesome.

Report your lives into one of the most successful airlines in the world. Like most young airline applicants a new member some those still live at home with their parents. I grew up in because something of my life is so much better than my own childhood. I consider remember home and father and I think it has taught me a lot because I learn how to shoot my thoughts you know and not take it for granted. So how is Mary but a song that is still looking.

Jeremy Montijo is a jazz musician by preference but he makes his living writing jingles when the advertising industry and patriotic songs of the Singapore government Jeremy's been invited to a meeting at the government's psychological defense unit. This is an arm of the Ministry of Communications and Information. The director of the psychological defense unit wants Germany to enter a song competition for Singapore's 25th anniversary. It is a prestigious competition and the winner will be personally thanked by the prime minister. I mean you know I've been involved in any of them and been songs for a long time. And if I win this one of the nice ones besides producing the engines I would as you know one of the causes.

Jeremy has decided to collaborate with Jim Atkinson an Australian who's living in Singapore because I think if you want to make sure that the. Country Singaporeans pride themselves on their modern westernized lifestyle.

But when they came to the city of the Lions Singapore's multi racial population brought with them the traditions of their Chinese and Indian ancestors. But something maybe modern and sophisticated but milling and joining in the ritual Hindu type is still part of her world. Anita and Alice I'm not going to type a zombie for. The volatile nature of Singapore's racial mix is also reflected in its religions

and ism Taoism and Islam. The government worries about what it describes as aggressive conversion by any of these religions. Its biggest worry right now is Christian and Islamic fundamentalists. A clash could turn Singapore into another Beirut. During the 60s there were racial and political clashes. Many were killed and hundreds injured. The government quassia the unrest. It used top powers that have remained part of Singapore's life ever since. The right to detain suspects indefinitely without trial. The death penalty. Restrictions to freedom of speech and government control of the media. Lee Kuan Yew was Singapore's first and only prime minister for 31 years

the longest serving elected prime minister in the world. League Kuan Yew promised to create a better life for his people and in his tough autocratic style he did so. In order to hold his fragile island state together. Lee used whatever was most effective especially the power of the media. And when we do. A little

island that was when Luke 1 looked up. Water water across from. The top of the. Population.

The international media has arrived to cover the official opening of Asian Aerospace knowing exactly the type of show that the government sees as an essential part of its international sales pitch. Invited armed forces representatives and arms dealers from all over the world especially from Singapore's Southeast Asian neighbors.

This is a mega supermarket of specialists systems and machines of the leading edge of high technology government owned Singapore Technologies is selling high tech weapons systems around the world. A gathering of the ruling party ministers backbenchers and the party

faithful celebrating the start of their 30 first year in office. In November 1990 and warn you to step down as prime minister. Although he remains the party's secretary general retaining considerable power the chosen successor is Chok Tong. Now everyone gets to greet their new prime minister. He has remained in power not simply through popularity. Over the years much of the opposition has been systematically jailed or publicly humiliated

or disqualified from holding office. And yet in the last election money candidates actually took 40 percent of the vote. But in the parliamentary election system that only gave them one seat. The government says Singapore is too small and too fragile to be divided by a critical opposition. Singapore in light of what the government at the national level it must of all of us. As a member of parliament from the People's Republic of China

they were fair and loyal to Singapore and China now have. Majority control of politics and business. It's the only country in the region where the immigrant Chinese control their own political destiny to keep. The wealth with their tight networks of support have been resented in other countries in neighboring Malaysia. The backlash against Chinese immigrants as in the past resulted in violence. Seeing his government colleagues are determined that such a thing will never happen in Singapore. Yeah.

Yeah. Singapore is the cleanest and safest city in Asia. You were fined for littering and spit in your home or drug you. This very comfort and security is now worrying the government. They're afraid that Singapore's brightest students are becoming softer more interested in job security than building their country's future. Do you think the pool is conducive to developing up to progress. Isn't it better than it was 10 years ago. Alan Palmer Rajab is the general manager of the great eastern life assurance. He's one of Singapore's leading business men. He's been asked by the government to try and change the trend to convince the young they should take risks with their lives and their careers.

So you know that was what you're saying is the more secure jobs that are available because you want the security company after you graduate. You have children everywhere from the universe to the docks

as well as being a member of parliament personnel manager for a shipyard responsible for being with the unions. If I could contribute to the operation I think that will only encourage more foreign investment. Industrial issue between management and the union. Color and style of the workers border suits. The government and industry have worked so closely together that there has been only one strike on the

island since 1979 and that lasted only two days. Singapore's biggest industrial problem today is a major labor shortage. But the government is reluctant to import more foreign labor. It is almost impossible for these workers to get a permanent residency visa. The government is too worried about disturbing the country's delicate racial balance. Some of those like hard to adhere are struggling to take advantage of

Singapore's Business Opportunity Village. Most of the people who love money though it is I know it is too busy that they don't have time for each other that much. Goodyear has good educational qualifications but he finds it difficult. His business college failed. Now he runs a small consultancy. There's a lot of more you know for much of her good years time is spent doing volunteer work as the vice president of a Singapore

Menlo Chamber of Commerce. Has problems of complaining about calls in some. Clients are mostly small businessmen like himself. He has recently bought a new apartment but he barely squeezed in under the racial quota for the

neighborhood. The government mandates a specific percentage of each raise for government apartment blocks. For the Malays it's 22 percent. Well it says these regulations are to prevent the creation of ethnic ghettos. The government regulations will also prevent the emergence of Malay dominated electorates which would challenge the ruling and as multi-racial society still at the bottom of the power structure. We must see the order to see that this is something we need to do as a Muslim. Despite the government's quest for national identity the mailers are determined to preserve their

herded their children and turn to schools the government one in the morning and their own Islamic school more afternoon. Or as one of the most competitive societies in the world. Children are of course hard to perform exams start in kindergarten. Success is based solely on merit. If you fail no one will pick you up. More than 500 hopefuls apply for every Singapore Airlines flight attendants course

but only a select few were accepted. Alice's friends need to unbosom are among the lucky ones. And

people I think people are feeling. If you think about one thing feeling. Very basic please and thank you. The director of the psychological defense unit has invited him back to his office. He has to keep

it. It's true. And people of different races working together. And. For a.

Little time we're. Thinking that. People were many educated people to be able to bring up children to

indicate that something is not a problem. Why don't we allow people the choice of whether they want to leave. Not at all. The social development work in trying to bring the problem. To someone who might. Is it just as

well that we quit a few years ago when the population was growing rapidly. The government message was the reverse. I have only two children or less sometimes campaigns back Firefly back when the Chinese middle class a Malay as an Indians did not and the population makes her life important just as this government committee is deciding whether the next round of advertising should be aimed towards the men or the women of the majority the problem is a lot of. Problem

and. Finally agreed on an approach to hiring. It is a lot of

social engineering in the past was more direct. The poorly educated could qualify for cash payments if they had themselves sterilized. The approach today directed at the well-off is gentle encouragement to breed. The pro-family campaign started in 1987. The government says it's too early to tell if they're having an effect. Alice is the perfect Singapore girl. She is married to Deron a

commodities broker. She doesn't smoke spit or litter. She was already working as a stewardess for Singapore Airlines and she intends to have a family. Because of her so much just important things we could do for them. Look I don't know. It's encouraging women to have children even before the kids always wanted to. Alison there and I have been married for three years now two children before

she reaches the age of 20. She will be rewarded with a special tax rebate of twenty thousand Singapore dollars delivery and hospital expenses for a fourth child a tax deductible. Long experience the joy. Of the head office of the Housing Development Board known as the HDD has come to order a new apartment. It is all one stop shopping. Everything from picking up would you like to collect. But there are catches. What you choose may still be in the planning stages and to qualify you must plan to marry within

six months. Housing was one of Lu Kuan Yew whose first priorities he set about converting overcrowded squalor into high rise communities. Now over 80 percent of Singaporeans live in HDB flats and the majority are owned by those who live in. All elevators and HDB housing are connected to a central control elevators stop automatically to trap delinquents who have urinated between floors. They are caught and publicly humiliated in Singapore you can be fined a hundred dollars for failing to flush a public toilet. Now older age DBM blocks are being torn down and replaced with housing units designed for the new image of Singapore clean and efficient.

Many other young nations have enormous international debt. But Singapore has none of it financed its development through an amazing government enterprise. The compulsory pension scheme called the central problem fund Alice like every employee he contributes to the fund each month. About 40 percent of everyone's salary is banked with the government. This enormous sum has been lent back to home buyers at a very low interest rate. In effect the government is running a curious form of socialism which involves telling people how they must save and spend their money. Singapore continues to promote itself as a city ahead of its time specializing in

service industries and information technology. It was league Quon use vision to create this always is for multinationals and it's built Singapore's success. But with Lee Kuan Yew stepping aside a new generation of leaders must carry on his vision. It's cool. When you lose some. It is generally accepted that he will one day become prime minister. It's graduation day.

What a song. And with the standard of living modern times what it is across the causeway in Malaysia

compared with much of the world is controlled. Think about it. Americans would sort of control on you in return for an almost environment and wonderful employment opportunities. In some ways living in a little town in America everyone knows each other. The new prime minister is taking a gentle approach

to discussion minister and head of the ruling party. Deputy Prime Minister. And meet in Singapore. Another

country. Goal.

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