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Since the founding of Singapore in 1819, more than 95% of its estimated 590 square km of vegetation has been cleared. At first for short-term cash crops and later because of urbanization and industrialization. 61 of its original 91 bird species has been lost leading to many native forest plants not being able to reproduce because of loss of seed dispersal and pollination.
Since June 2022, Singapore has already begun importing renewable hydropower from the Lao People's Democratic republic. [7] Singapore also now uses more than 95% natural gas in electricity generation in the country compared to 19% in 2000. Altogether, Singapore's Grid Emission Factor has fallen from 0.4237 kgCO 2 /kWh in 2016 to 0.4057 kgCO 2 ...
The Singapore Strait is roughly 113 km long with an average width of 19 km. [2] The Singapore Strait was the location of 65% (55 out of 84) of all incidents of piracy and armed robbery which occurred in Asia in 2022, [1] marking a seven year high in recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the area.
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The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
In 1986 the Government of Singapore had recognised that falling birth rates were a serious problem and began to reverse its past policy of Stop-at-Two, encouraging higher birth rates instead. By 30 June of that year, the authorities had abolished the Family Planning and Population Board, [ 24 ] and by 1987, the total fertility rate had dropped ...
This is the same year that it was indicated that Singapore has a significant trafficking problem. [7] In 2008, in an effort to curb prostitution in the country, law enforcement arrested many foreign women without taking the steps to properly identify possible victims of trafficking. [ 8 ]
4 January - Singapore started livestreaming Parliament sessions [4] 9 January – Robinsons shuts its last outlet in Raffles City, bringing an end to 162 years of operation since 1858. [5] [6] 16 January – A review on gender equality issues is extended to the second half of 2021 due to strong interest from participants. [7]