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Germany is a member of the NATO while Singapore remains as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, both of which involve the United Kingdom as a leading member and ally. In 2015, the Singapore Army has undergone a major upgrade exercise of the armour arsenal that saw the Ministry of Defence procuring refurbished Leopard 2 tanks as the primary battle tank of armour-related operations since 2008.
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Singapore. Singapore opened its first diplomatic missions in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and New York City in the first few months after gaining independence in 1965. The country currently maintains 50 representative offices in 33 countries and territories.
This list of diplomatic missions in Singapore is made up of 75 embassies/high commissions, several foreign consular posts and 11 international organisations. It does not include honorary consuls . Countries without any forms of diplomatic representations in Singapore have accredited non-resident ambassadors or high commissioners to the island ...
The Federal Foreign Office (German: Auswärtiges Amt, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁtɪɡəs ˈamt] ⓘ), abbreviated AA, is the foreign ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign policy and its relationship with the European Union.
Data on foreigners' movements within Singapore were processed by the new Immigration Data Processing Centre. The Last Port Clearance was introduced in 1980 to attract more passenger liners to Singapore. A passport office was opened at Joo Chiat Complex in 1984. This office issued both international and restricted passports and was closed in 1999.
West Germany's Federal Foreign Office grew, and by the time of Germany's reunification in 1990, there were 214 diplomatic missions abroad. Following German reunification , the Federal Republic inherited several diplomatic representations of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of former East Germany .
Singapore provides basic protection for foreign domestic workers, such as a standard number of working hours and rest days. Foreign workers can also report their employers to the Ministry of Manpower in the case of mistreatment, and employers have been fined or even jailed when found guilty of such acts. [35]
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