REACH (Telegram) 127 - What are your views on the Government’s efforts to cultivate a caring and inclusive society that supports all in every stage of life? Which aspects of the speeches resonated most with you?

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06 Mar 2026 (10am - 7pm)

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[6/3/2026 10:03 am] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

Speeches from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and Ministry of Social and Family Development were delivered during the Committee of Supply (COS) debate on March 5.

Efforts to cultivate a caring and inclusive society that supports all in every stage of life were outlined in Parliament. These efforts include keeping healthcare affordable, ensuring all families are empowered to succeed and advancing an inclusive Singapore where everyone thrives.

💬 What are your views on the Government’s efforts to cultivate a caring and inclusive society that supports all in every stage of life? Which aspects of the speeches resonated most with you?

Ministry of Health (MOH) COS speech

MOH announced that Singapore will deploy AI-enhanced ACE-AI from 2027 to predict disease risk for Healthier SG enrolees. High-risk patients get subsidised annual screenings with clinician oversight.

It is estimated that one in 150 individuals carry a mutation in genes such as BRCA1 or 2 that are associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). Such a mutation substantially increases a woman’s lifetime risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. To enhance preventive care measures to support better health outcomes for Singaporeans, MOH is extending subsidised genetic testing to HBOC from December.

To inject more flexibility in the use of MediSave to encourage early intervention and reduce downstream complications, MOH also announced that MediSave limits will be raised from to $500/$700 to $700/$1,000 from Jan 2027 for chronic and preventive care, benefiting over 910,000 patients. Its name is changed to MediSave Chronic and Preventive Care scheme to better reflect its new purpose to support chronic disease management and preventive care. The Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP) currently covers 23 major chronic conditions, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lipid disorders, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive, irreversible, and inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow, leading to severe breathing difficulties), will also be expanded to cover thyroid disorders.

In closing, Minister for Health, Mr Ong Ye Kung said Singapore need not fear being a super-aged society. "What matters is that Singaporeans are not just living for longer; we will strive to enable Singaporeans to live healthier for longer. We are not just a super-aged society; we will do whatever we can to build a super-healthy Singapore," he said.

For more information, you may visit https://www.moh.gov.sg/cos2026/

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) COS speech 

MCCY announced that a new Somerset Belt Youth CoLab will be set up to allow youths to take the lead in developing and running programmes in the Somerset Belt and *SCAPE. This aims to build confidence and a sense of ownership among youths through responsibilities such as managing spaces, budgets and activities.

A new Indian Engagement and Development Committee (INEI) will also be formed to strengthen the Singapore Indian identity, coordinate community efforts and develop youth leadership over the next five years.

The M³ framework — a collaboration between self-help group Mendaki, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and the People’s Association (PA) Malay Activity Executive Committees Council — will be expanded and rebranded as M³+. This is done to encourage greater collaboration between the three agencies and community partners, and to better recognise the contributions of other Malay/Muslim and Indian/Muslim organisations.

In addition, the Singapore College of Islamic Studies (SCIS) will formalise partnerships in 2026 with three Islamic institutions — the University of Jordan, Al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco and Dar al-Ifta in Egypt. SCIS is on track to launch in 2028, with the development of its Rochor campus also under way.

For more information, you may visit https://www.mccy.gov.sg/cos/cos-2026/

[6/3/2026 10:04 am] REACH Singapore: Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) COS speech 

In response to increasing demand for family counselling support, MSF announced that The Strengthening Families Programme (FAM) will double its free counselling capacity to 12,000 cases by 2030. “We expect this growth to continue and will ensure services remain accessible to those who need it,” the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said. The strengthening families programme was established in 2021 to support families who may face greater challenges in managing marriage, parenting and other family relationships.

MSF will also expand a social-health integration model for ComLink+ families. ComLink+ is a national push to boost social mobility by giving low-income families financial incentives and other support to reach goals, like securing employment and sending their children to pre-school regularly, with the help of a family coach or case worker. Under the social-health model, family coaches and healthcare staff come together to support families to adopt healthier lifestyles and to go for recommended health screenings, among other things.

Links to news articles for further reading

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ai-genetic-screening-and-flexible-financing-to-bolster-preventive-medicine-for-super-aged-spore-ong

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/medisave-withdrawal-limits-chronic-disease-5972346

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/breast-ovarian-cancer-hereditary-genetic-test-subsidy-hboc-5972356

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/strengthening-marriages-improving-after-school-care-among-new-initiatives-to-support-malaymuslims

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/new-outward-bound-singapore-coney-island-campus-to-open-in-2nd-half-of-2026

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/free-counselling-for-more-families-facing-marital-parenting-issues

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/family-counselling-capacity-increase-cases-grow-msf-5973116

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[6/3/2026 10:25 am] G: The trajectory that MOH is going is very concerning

First, it was made a law to have everyone's health data consolidated in a central repository. 

Now it will use AI, presumably to trawl through everybody's personal sensitive health data. 

What safeguards are there that our privacy are respected? Should the govt have unfettered access and AI analyses to our private data?

What safeguards are there to protect against data breaches or our personal data being sold/shared to insurance companies?

[6/3/2026 10:32 am] G: Health data is big business. It's what drives big pharma since they have to prove their products are "safe and effective"

By mining our sensitive personal data, the govt has reduced each of us to prices tags, and our sensitive data for sale. 

With MOH's latest moves, they have created an environment that is very conducive to mass test new pharma drugs on us (very similar to how the covid jabs were rolled out)

1. Centralised sensitive personal health data

2. AI enabled analyses 

3. Racially diverse population (a platinum standard for drug testing)

4. Pharma companies setting up large manufacturing facilities in SG (tuas south)

5. Pharma R&D at biopolis

This is very very very concerning. And the potential for us to be sold to big pharma

[6/3/2026 10:41 am] 365: I believe the benefits outweigh the risks. There has been multiple trials showing positive outcome with the use of AI for early detection of cancer cells.

Behind the doom and gloom of how AI is often portrayed on social media, it is ultimately a tool that is much better than humans at processing large amounts of data. Especially the case when humans can be easily fatigued when trawling through mountains of raw unstructured data.

At the moment, my understanding is only up to AI being able to identify cells that can turn cancerous. Instead of making the verdict, it can be used to lead doctors or researchers to the particular cell and let humans make the final verdict. 

It's like telling you where the needle in the haystack is, then you verify if it's the needle you're looking for.

For medical research and potential future cures to advance, they do need large sample sizes. Many medical breakthroughs that still help us today, are achieved through unethical methods, all requiring large amounts of sample data.

I think we can set it to an informed consent methodology, the data is available and consolidated for researchers to help progress medical science, which AI as an assisting tool, while still allowing skeptics to opt out.

[6/3/2026 10:44 am] 365: I support the use of AI in medical research, but a human has to be the one delivering the final verdict and to be responsible for it.

[6/3/2026 10:56 am] G: The human also has to consent to their data being mined

[6/3/2026 11:00 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 1. I am confident in Singapore’s ability to cultivate an inclusive society. Share your views in the chat! ]

- Strongly agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly disagree

[6/3/2026 11:00 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 2. The Government is doing enough to support Singaporeans across different life stages. Share your views in the chat!  ]

- Strongly agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly disagree

[6/3/2026 11:45 am] LCL (Danny 心): 4/3/2026 3:30 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Don't worry.

It will not be.

Let me relate a real use case.

When my one relative was sick, I prompt the ChatGpt for diagnosis and medication.

Flu medicine, cough medicine, medicine to loosen phlegm.

But when my relative go see doctor, the doctor diagnosis is sinus running nose that produce phelgm and stuck at the chest.

My relative use the nasal spray once or twice and then stop using.

But instead buy flu medicine in ChatGpt to eat.

But didn't recover.

Then my relative go back to the same Polyclinic the 4th time, and told another doctor a fierce Singh what she did.

The Singh doctor scold her - why don't you take the Nasal spray, it solve the root cause.

Those flu medicine only cushion the symptoms and don't treat your illness.

After my relative take the nasal spray faithfully for 1 week recover already.

[4/3/2026 3:39 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

My relative told me sheepishly, the Singh very fierce.

I told her, sometimes you will need some fierce doctor to educate you.

I coax you, you don't listen.

I scold you, you argue with me.

I say when I was a child, when I naughty, my parents will use fierce "Bayi Singh" - tall, strong, with beard, standing with long rifle guarding a bank to scare me. Then I quickly take the medicine to recover.

Now this Singh doctor is the fierce doctor to make you take the medicine prescribed by the Polyclinic to recover. 

Don't use ChatGpt AI to become your own "uncertified doctor".

She laugh uncontrollablly.

So AI won't replace doctor's jobs.

Don't worry.

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CNA news 05 Mar 2026 11:07AM (Updated: 05 Mar 2026 02:23PM)

"Singapore to launch AI tool to flag high-risk patients for heart screening.

Doctors will be encouraged to use the new tool, which can predict a patient’s risk of developing diabetes or high cholesterol.

*One, care should be AI-enhanced, not AI-decided*. Clinicians remain in the loop and *healthcare* remains a profoundly *human endeavour*," he said. 

"Two, we take a practical, use case approach. AI should not be a hammer looking for a nail, a solution looking for a problem. We deploy AI where we know it will improve patient outcomes or the delivery of care, and it can do so cost-effectively."

[6/3/2026 11:47 am] LCL (Danny 心): Great to hear from the Health Minister that AI will be used as AI-enhancer and not AI-decider.

Human doctors can keep their jobs.

[6/3/2026 11:47 am] LCL (Danny 心): Human lives cannot be entrusted to AI entirely, ie. Cannot be AI-decider but can be AI-enhancer.

Reasons being:-

1. All AI models are build with probability (not deterministic).

2. All AI models are subjected to hallucinations (ie. Invent answers or solutions - when they don't have the answer from their dataset).

3. Sometimes, Al models do make mistakes - and they cannot be held unaccountable unlike humans.

Humans check and double check in healthcare diagnostics and prescription.

If rely on AI models as healthcare-decider - then no one can check them. Human lives will be at the mercy of AI robots.

4. Human doctors need to face the Medical Board Review - if there are any medical negligence, misconduct.

If AI negligence or misconduct, how to make them accountable in Medical Review Board?

[6/3/2026 11:53 am] LCL (Danny 心): With cue from healthcare - AI justification should also be projected to all industry fields eg.

1. IT - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

2. Lawyer - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

3. Accountant - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

4. Manufacturing - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

5. Military - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

6. Home security - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

7. Engineers - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

8. Social welfare services  - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

9. Government services - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

10. R&D researchers - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

11. Every industries and job - Human-decider, AI-enhancer.

[6/3/2026 11:54 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

Thanks Health Minister Ong Ye Kung for the cue.

[6/3/2026 12:06 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Just to give some insights what AI models do based on regular discussion with my AI R&D researcher working at a top R&D Lab (that framing AI as AI-enhancer and not AI-decider is so vital for Singapore taking AI as productivity tools):-

1. AI use probabilities (statistical predictions) not precise math to derive their response - so not 100% accurate, an estimate.

2. In GAI (Generative AI, LLM - Large Language Model) - these AI models use datasets. AI performance depends heavily on training data.

So if datasets are not complete or inadequate, biased or outdated, AI models responses will not produce the right responses.

3. In AGI, Artificial General Intelligence or Agentic AI that suppose to think on their own, their responses are no where near to human judgement because they are unable to emulate human cognitive process, human consciousness and human judgement - hence accuracies still cannot match experienced human professional judgement.

4. All Al models are subjected to hallucinations - ie. Invent their own answers, not found in their datasets or go out of their loops (beyond the capabilities they can handle).

Human with moral, ethics and integrity will keep silence, just say don't know and check with other credible sources or check and balance by authorities such as medical review board or conform to Authorities guidelines.

Al models can't be checked or verified.

5. AI models use Adversarial neural networks (or GAN - Generative Adversarial network) - 2 opposing neural networks - Generator, Discriminator (akin to human neurons in the brain) - to improve AI outputs to mutually fight and mutually check one another to produce the best responses - hence still best estimate (not deterministic) - hence the percentage of errors are still there.

AGI is far from human judgement.

6. AI do pattern recognition, summarisation - hence response will be based on pattern that AI models have been previously trained and summarised into a general response - not precise response.

Unrecognisable patterns, AI cannot summarise - and will produce garbage answers through hallucinations.

Hence human critical judgement will be vitally needed.

[6/3/2026 12:26 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Framing AI correctly is so important for our national AI strategies.

The safest model is:

Human-in-the-loop AI

AI do:

pattern recognition

summarization

automation

recommendations

Humans do:

final judgement

ethical decisions

accountability

AI assists experts but does not replace their decision authority.

[6/3/2026 12:31 pm] Nicholas: Good aim of MoH to "build a super-healthy Singapore", now we need practical measures to achieve this. Usually feel refreshed after a good workout and oftentimes it's good for the wallet too, as it's low or no cost to go for a jog or walk.

[6/3/2026 12:36 pm] 365: Hopefully can work hand in hand with mom as well, many people work long hours until they don't have the energy for a good regular workout

[6/3/2026 1:03 pm] Khai Mun L.: Sharing of data between organizations and private sector should be treated as separate matter from AI. Do not confuse and lump them together

[6/3/2026 1:06 pm] Khai Mun L.: We should get buy-in for data sharing first. Then see what we can do with this data collaboration. Along with restrictions and safeguards in place.

Am thinking something like how trace-together app used as evidence for criminal matters during covid period.

AI only comes into play when there is sufficient data and the technology platform is stable enough.

[6/3/2026 2:05 pm] Nicholas: Good point, MoM and MoH can do a joint campaign to encourage people to leave office on time and exercise. Send the right message to employers and help employees become healthier.

[6/3/2026 2:09 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

410. I post in REACH (Telegram) [3/3/2026 5:08 pm] LCL (Danny 心):- 

Don't know.

They are AI generated.

Also netizens in Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram etc say all sorts of things.

Some are so ridiculous that even if we see it - will know are fake news out to rile us.

It will be very time consuming and tiring to keep pofma them I think.

People seeing such videos should able to judge whether they are indeed true or not and most important don't join them to hurt ourselves and our interest.

We will suffer most if anything happens here. These foreign elements no impact on them - except they sabo us and get away with it with their evil hearts.

[3/3/2026 5:13 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Hence educating our domestic people more important and more effective than keep pofma and response to them.

Another way is to put up videos that accurately reflect all our goods points, so that any audience (local or foreigners) that see it can make critical thinking and judgement who is good and who is out to do mischief.

When the truth is out, it will badly reflect on those bad foreign elements and international will view them negatively. And will backfire on them.

Remember:-

Do good, reap good karma.

Do evil, reap bad karma.

Universal Law of Karma is always fair and just.

No one escape.

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CNA news 05 Mar 2026 07:29PM (Updated: 05 Mar 2026 07:37PM)

Mrs Teo said it "would be clear to Singaporeans, and those who live here, that the videos contain entirely made-up storylines about Singapore’s current affairs".

"Given this context, we did not issue POFMA correction directions for these videos."

Mrs Teo, who is also Minister-in-charge of Cybersecurity and Smart Nation Group, said that while POFMA is an "important tool" against online falsehoods, a well-informed and vigilant public remains Singapore’s first line of defence.

"Public education is crucial in equipping Singaporeans with skills to verify online content," she added.

[6/3/2026 2:14 pm] Jun Ming: Yes that's why we need to have our own tiktoker to counter back online falsehood

[6/3/2026 2:15 pm] Jun Ming: Educating people in a fun way

[6/3/2026 2:15 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Yes.

We need many of our local Tik Tokers to create good content videos and put it in Tik Tok.

I lack creative video making skills.

Only can post text comments.

Hence not good enough.

My arts fail.

My blogs are mainly text, rarely good picture, images and almost non-existent videos.

Thus very boring.

Those who access my blogs are serious local & foreign researchers looking for serious stuffs.

[6/3/2026 2:19 pm] RY: I am glad that MOH is focusing on mental health in recent years

Hope MOH may have more IMH satellite clinic in SG, as Buangkok HQ is a bit far for patients - the only IMH satelite clinic is located at Queenstown Polyclinic (my understanding) 

Maybe can expand and have 1 psychiatrist/psychologist in every polyclinics ? So that it is easily accessible for mental patients ?

Every individual will sure have some mental issues in some stage of their life and may require counselling svs or require to consult psychiatrist/psychologist 

Glad to see the free counselling trial svs in Orchard last year 

Some charitable orgn eg THK/SAMH is offering free counselling svs (unsure with govt funding)

Certainly govt/IMH may tap on or work together with these institutions 

Govt may also expand the social svs funding and have more social svs workers/Minds Home, to cater to those special needs/handicapped, as these are the vulnerable grps and may require more social svs assistance than others

Hope govt may expand the social worker industry in SG and attract more people to work 

Glad to see Govt expanding the education of psychology study in tertiary education

As there is certainly a shortage of psychiatrist/psychology in SG, esp those cater to special needs, since govt plans to build more SPED schools due to increase in special needs children education 

If govt expect increase in special needs children, then shd expand the Minds Training Ctr or build more Minds home also, to cater to those special needs after graduating fm SPED schools at age 18 

And hopefully there maybe some new laws to protect these special needs people against any sexual abuse also

REACH (Telegram) 126 - What are your views on the Government’s efforts to keep Singapore's economy competitive while ensuring opportunities for every Singaporean? Which aspects of the speeches over the past two days resonated most with you?

(SK)

04 Mar 2026 (10am - 7pm)

REACH (Telegram)

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[4/3/2026 10:20 am] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

Minister for Trade & Industry and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Digital Development & Information Josephine Teo, Minister for Education Desmond Lee and Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng delivered their Committee of Supply (COS) speeches on March 2 and March 3.

The Ministers outlined efforts to cultivate a competitive, connected and resilient economy, with diverse pathways and opportunities for all. 

These efforts include building the competitiveness of Singapore and Singaporeans, strengthening the AI capabilities of Singapore and her people, while also ensuring opportunities for Singaporeans.

💬 What are your views on the Government’s efforts to keep Singapore's economy competitive while ensuring opportunities for every Singaporean? Which aspects of the speeches over the past two days resonated most with you?

Some key announcements are summarised below. For more information, you may visit each Ministry's COS summary page. 

Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI) COS speech

MTI shared that they would be launching a new Champions of AI programme to help companies embed artificial intelligence across their businesses. A new live-work hub for AI will also be set up in One-North. Called Kampong AI, it will be the first startup community here to integrate both work and residential spaces.

Support for businesses expanding overseas will be improved through enhancements to existing government schemes and a streamlined grant application process from the second half of 2026. A business refresh package was also launched to help firms of all sizes capture new growth opportunities locally and overseas.

DPM Gan also highlighted MTI's intention to focus on research and development through initiatives such as the $800 million Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) plan to establish the RIE Flagship in Semiconductors. There will also be an injection of $3 billion into the Research and Innovation Scheme to help businesses expand their R&D teams and bring new or significantly improved products and processes to market.

For more information, you may visit https://www.mti.gov.sg/resources/cos2026/

Ministry of Digital Development & Information (MDDI) COS speech

MDDI announced the launch of the National AI Impact Programme (NAIIP), which aims to uplift 10,000 enterprises to integrate business processes with AI over the next 3 years and train 100,000 AI ‘bilingual’ workers with domain expertise and AI fluency.

A new training academy, the Institute of Digital Government (IDG) will also be set up to systematically equip more than 150,000 public officers with digital, data, design and artificial intelligence skills

For more information, you may visit https://www.mddi.gov.sg/committee-of-supply/cos-2026/

[4/3/2026 10:20 am] REACH Singapore: Ministry of Education (MOE) COS speech

📌 Measures to help students with different strengths and needs

MOE announced that it would discontinue the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) in its current form, and implement a refreshed approach to support primary school students with academic strengths and talents. Starting in 2027, 15 primary schools across Singapore will serve as designated centres to conduct the teaching and learning of the advanced modules.

Three separate post-secondary admissions exercises will be merged into one from 2028 to streamline applications. This means that a single application process will cover all post-secondary pathways, including junior colleges (JCs), Millennia Institute (MI), polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE).

MOE also announced that it would work with Social Service Agencies to set up three new Special Education (SPED) schools to cater to rising demand for places for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Intellectual Disability (ASD-ID).

📌 Measures related to AI and Lifelong learning

MOE announced that the Code for Fun programme in primary and secondary schools would be updated with AI literacy skills, and made available to all schools in 2027.  To provide more options for mid-career Singaporean learners, the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme course catalogue will be expanded to include Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) full qualification courses. To encourage more employers to provide training opportunities to learners, MOE and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) will enhance the employer incentive for the ITE work-study diploma for new cohorts from April.

For more information, you may visit https://cos.moe.gov.sg/2026/

Ministry of Manpower (MOM) COS speech

MOM announced that the retirement age in Singapore will be raised from 63 to 64 on July 1, while the re-employment age will also be raised from 68 to 69 to provide seniors with more flexibility and assurance, while enabling employers to retain experienced workers. 

In an effort to provide more diverse pathways, MOM will also pilot a new programme to provide a more structured career and skills progression ladder and apprenticeships for electricians. The ministry has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Specialists Trade Alliance of Singapore to develop initiatives in these areas.

To help Singaporeans gain confidence to work alongside AI and thrive, the Government will also provide free access for six months to premium versions of AI tools for those who take up selected SkillsFuture AI courses.

For more information, you may visit https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2026/0303-partnering-businesses-and-workers-to-thrive-in-a-changed-world

Links to news articles for further reading

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/singapore-steps-up-investments-to-extend-lead-in-advanced-manufacturing-such-as-in-semiconductors

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ai-champions-transformation-skills-missions-5963121

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/singapore-to-train-100000-ai-savvy-workers-by-2029

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/training-academy-public-officers-digital-data-ai-skills-5962951

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/gifted-education-programme-gep-discontinued-gep-schools-advanced-modules-5963381

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/special-education-needs-schools-autism-intellectual-disability-5963391

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/workers-in-skilled-trades-set-to-receive-more-career-help-from-mom-starting-with-electricians

🔗 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/advance-retrenchment-notice-jobseeker-support-salary-cap-employment-act-5966276

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[4/3/2026 11:00 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 1. I am confident that Singapore’s economy will remain competitive globally over the next 5 years. Share your views in the chat! ]

- Strongly Agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly Disagree

[4/3/2026 11:01 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 2. The Government is doing enough to provide diverse pathways and opportunities for all Singaporeans. Share your views in the chat! ]

- Strongly Agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly Disagree

[4/3/2026 11:03 am] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

Please take a moment to participate in our polls and share your opinion. The poll questions are pinned for easy reference and your vote is anonymous. 

We look forward to hearing your thoughts on today’s topic!

💬 What are your views on the Government’s efforts to keep Singapore's economy competitive while ensuring opportunities for every Singaporean? Which aspects of the speeches over the past two days resonated most with you?

Thank you.

Megan

[4/3/2026 11:56 am] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

We want to HEAR MORE from you!

💬 What are your views on the Government’s efforts to keep Singapore's economy competitive while ensuring opportunities for every Singaporean? Which aspects of the speeches over the past two days resonated most with you?

We have had good feedback from this group, and we hope that we can keep the discussion robust and active! 

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[4/3/2026 12:03 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

1. The series of announced programmes and assistance by government from school students, IHLs all the way to business and workers to train in AI to complement workforce rather than replacing workers - look very comprehensive.

2. It give me confidence similar to how the government engage students, IHLs, workers and business during computerisation and internet (digital economy) exploitation.

3. I have a good feeling that Singapore could succeed in AI exploitation to complement workforce and ramp up our business and workforce productivity while making business more profitable and workers more productive and reap higher income.

[4/3/2026 12:11 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Also I come across a video put up by our PM about AI usefulness in Tik Tok whereby some netizens response are quite doubtful how AI can help them in their work and not replace them.

So I responded in the Tik Tok video showing them 2 examples how productive in using AI to generate:-

1. An apps for mobile phones as illustrated by PM in the video - to measure steps taken by smartphone holders within seconds.

2. How workers can generate software network configuration codes - that needs network software engineer deep knowledge and skillsets to tweak before can roll out to the company network instead of replacing the engineer.

Because the codes generated by AI ChatGpt contain flaws - whereby only experience engineers can pick it up and rectify it for company used without creating bugs for the company network.

Else the company network will crash or experience network problem and could be difficult or costly to fix.

[4/3/2026 12:12 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Prompt:- Create an apps to monitor my steps.

ChatGpt response:-

Great idea 👍 I’ll give you a simple Android step counter app using Kotlin that uses the phone’s built-in step sensor.

This works in Android Studio.

✅ Option 1: Simple Android Step Counter App (Kotlin)

1️⃣ Create New Project

Open Android Studio

New Project → Empty Activity

Language: Kotlin

Min SDK: API 21+

2️⃣ Add Permission (AndroidManifest.xml)

Add this inside <manifest>:

Xml

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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION"/>

If targeting Android 10+, you must request runtime permission too (shown below).

3️⃣ Layout (res/layout/activity_main.xml)

Replace with:

Xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout

    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    android:orientation="vertical"

    android:gravity="center"

    android:layout_width="match_parent"

    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView

        android:id="@+id/stepText"

        android:text="Steps: 0"

        android:textSize="30sp"

        android:textStyle="bold"

        android:layout_width="wrap_content"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

</LinearLayout>

4️⃣ MainActivity.kt

Replace everything inside:

Kotlin

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package com.example.stepcounter

import android.Manifest

import android.content.pm.PackageManager

import android.hardware.Sensor

import android.hardware.SensorEvent

import android.hardware.SensorEventListener

import android.hardware.SensorManager

import android.os.Build

import android.os.Bundle

import android.widget.TextView

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity

import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat

import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SensorEventListener {

    private lateinit var sensorManager: SensorManager

    private var stepSensor: Sensor? = null

    private lateinit var stepText: TextView

    private var initialSteps: Float? = null

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        stepText = findViewById(R.id.stepText)

        sensorManager = getSystemService(SENSOR_SERVICE) as SensorManager

        stepSensor = sensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_STEP_COUNTER)

        requestPermission()

    }

    private fun requestPermission() {

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {

            if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(

                    this,

                    Manifest.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION

                ) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED

            ) {

                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(

                    this,

                    arrayOf(Manifest.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION),

                    100

                )

            }

        }

    }

    override fun onResume() {

        super.onResume()

        stepSensor?.also {

            sensorManager.registerListener(this, it, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_UI)

        }

    }

    override fun onPause() {

        super.onPause()

        sensorManager.unregisterListener(this)

    }

    override fun onSensorChanged(event: SensorEvent?) {

        if (event != null) {

            if (initialSteps == null) {

                initialSteps = event.values[0]

            }

            val currentSteps = event.values[0] - initialSteps!!

            stepText.text = "Steps: ${currentSteps.toInt()}"

        }

    }

    override fun onAccuracyChanged(sensor: Sensor?, accuracy: Int) {

        // Not needed

    }

}

🎯 What This App Does

Uses phone’s hardware step counter

Shows steps since app opened

Works offline

Very battery efficient

🚀 Want Next Level?

I can upgrade it with:

✅ Daily reset at midnight

✅ Save step history (SQLite or Room DB)

[4/3/2026 12:12 pm] LCL (Danny 心): ✅ Calories burned calculation

✅ Distance walked

✅ Weekly graph

✅ Background tracking service

✅ Google Fit integration

✅ iPhone (Swift) version

Tell me:

Are you building for Android only?

Do you want it to track steps even when the app is closed?

Do you want a modern UI (Material Design style)?

I can build a more advanced version for you.

[4/3/2026 12:13 pm] LCL (Danny 心): [28/02, 1:14 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSmndLvbR/

@Babe:@Babe:What PM say is correct.

AI improve productivity tremendously, but cannot replace human judgement, deep knowledge, skillsets and experience.

Anyone can tell me what are some amendments needed on the cisco configuration codes before you can implement in your company's network to prevent problems?

[28/02, 1:15 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: 

My Prompt:- Generate 2 routers connectivity with OSPF.

ChatGpt response:-

Here’s a simple 2-router connectivity configuration using OSPF on Cisco IOS.

🖧 Topology

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PC1 --- R1 -------- R2 --- PC2

        | 10.0.0.0/30 |

IP Addressing

Device

Interface

IP Address

Subnet

R1

G0/0

192.168.1.1

/24

R1

G0/1

10.0.0.1

/30

R2

G0/0

192.168.2.1

/24

R2

G0/1

10.0.0.2

/30

🔹 Router 1 Configuration

Cisco

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enable

configure terminal

hostname R1

interface GigabitEthernet0/0

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

no shutdown

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.252

no shutdown

router ospf 1

router-id 1.1.1.1

network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.3 area 0

end

write memory

🔹 Router 2 Configuration

Cisco

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enable

configure terminal

hostname R2

interface GigabitEthernet0/0

ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0

no shutdown

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

ip address 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.252

no shutdown

router ospf 1

router-id 2.2.2.2

network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.3 area 0

end

write memory

✅ Verification Commands

On either router:

Cisco

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show ip ospf neighbor

show ip route ospf

show ip route

You should see:

R1 learns 192.168.2.0/24

R2 learns 192.168.1.0/24

OSPF neighbor state = FULL

🔐 Want Secure OSPF (MD5 Authentication)?

Tell me and I’ll regenerate the configuration with:

OSPF MD5 authentication

Passive interfaces

Better production-ready config

Let me know your lab platform:

Packet Tracer?

GNS3?

Real Cisco routers?

[28/02, 1:15 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: 

@Babe:Let me give you the answer why human judgement and skills are necessary:-

1. AI generated ospf area 0 is a problem because area 0 is a backbone. If you use it blindly, all routing updates will flood your router and your router will soon experience slowness or even hang unless you buy very powerful routers which are very expensive.

2. You will need to change all the IP address into your company issued IP address.

3. You will need to create test cases to ensure the routing works. Eg. traceroute, ping, show ip route etc.

4. You may need to create access list if you want to filter off or block some IP address range to hit your routers.

Hence AI improve your productivity tremendously, but cannot replace experience software engineer skills, experience and judgement.

[28/02, 1:31 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: 

@Babe:When does Area 0 become a scalability issue?

Problems happen when:

Large enterprise networks put everything into Area 0.

No route summarization.

No area segmentation.

Frequent topology changes.

In that case:

LSAs increase.

SPF recalculation increases CPU usage.

Memory usage increases.

This is a design issue.

[28/02, 1:37 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: 

@Babe:So indeed if companies and CEOs think that just use AI and no need software engineers - then they are in for big trouble.

Microsoft use AI to write Windows 11 OS - fire thousands of software developers.

Outcomes:- 40% code errors. Many deliver OS hang on customer business.

Microsoft got to divert other software developers to do rectification, employ QC chief tech, reemploy retrenched software engineers, spend billions of $ more + reputation damage.

All the retrenchment savings from fired staff salary go down the drain and spend alot work on rework.

[4/3/2026 12:13 pm] Jerome Then: Why is there ChatGPT prompts

[4/3/2026 12:14 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Sorry I don't understand the question.

[4/3/2026 12:15 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

The ChatGpt prompts are provided by me to illustrate how quickly AI generated the codes.

This improve our productivity tremendously.

[4/3/2026 12:22 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

But cannot just copy and paste and hope it will work.

Need software engineers' knowledge, skillsets and experience to tweak, amend and debug as well as to provide test cases to test the codes generated by AI ChatGpt before it can be used and implemented.

Else problems and bugs could be introduced into the company IT system.

This is to reassure workers that their jobs are still secured and won't be replaced.

Also this is to illustrate to CEOs and bosses not to stop hiring workers or fire existing workers replacing it by AI - because like Microsoft, rectification works are far more costly.

Complementing workers with AI is the right approach to improve business profit and workers productivity.

[4/3/2026 12:33 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Yesterday not sufficient time to properly answer your questions.

1. Patriot PAC 3 indeed is a battle tested air defence system that can intercept ballistic missiles.

But it is very expensive - easily 1 and a half time more than other similar systems like Aster, Arrows etc.

2. Aster 30 got a few variants:-

a. Standard 

b. Block 1

c. Block 1NT

Standard are designed to intercept cruise missiles, artillery rounds, fighter planes, helicopter, drones.

Standard price already cross 1 million per missile per shot.

Other variants cost more. Patriot easily 1 and a half time or twice the price - very expensive seah...

Block 1 can intercept ballistic missiles especially the short range one.

Whereas Block 1NT are designed to effectively intercept short range and long range ballistic missiles.

Aster systems are less costly than Patriot.

Having a good integrated radar 360 degrees will also be vital for the missiles system to be very effective.

[4/3/2026 12:38 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

But having say so, there are no foolproof air defence system with 100% interception.

Some penetration is still possible.

Eg. Bahrain US naval base get a direct hit from a ballistic missile despite being guarded by Patriots PAC 3 air defence system.

[4/3/2026 12:38 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

The best is diplomacy.

Don't fight.

[4/3/2026 12:41 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Also hunting down the ballistic missiles at the source, warehouse and the factory will still be the best approach to prevent its launch.

[4/3/2026 12:44 pm] 365: It's great that the gov is not taking the fear approach against AI, it is inevitable, and avoiding it will only set us back competitively against others who are embracing and engaging it

[4/3/2026 1:30 pm] G: @reachsg2 why are copy-pasted AI generated monologues continue to be tolerated by the admin?

[4/3/2026 1:36 pm] G: This needs to be talked about more: 

SG food security. What happened to the self reliance goal?

How was the 30 by 30 goal dropped? Why was it dropped?

Why did it become more acceptable to import more of our food and become less self reliant?

COVID was a test of our self reliance. And it showed we are at the great mercy of global supply chains. And instead of doing more to enhance our food self reliance, money was wasted on "lab grown meat", local farms are priced out because of high utility and rent costs

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/committee-supply-2026-debate-day-5-zaqy-mohamad-collective-urgency-boost-food-resilience-5969116

[4/3/2026 1:41 pm] Jun Ming: I think this year focus is ai

[4/3/2026 1:42 pm] Jun Ming: And I cannot say it's diverse as it only focus on Ai

[4/3/2026 1:43 pm] Jun Ming: While Ai is important we need to create a diverse type of skills not limited to ai

[4/3/2026 1:52 pm] 365: I don't think AI is an exclusive skill. It's about incorporating AI to improve or supplement existing ones. How you can make use of AI to help in what you already have.

That being said, I think schools should teach AI as an individual module instead of combining it with existing lessons. It may seem counterintuitive to the outcome, but we need to ensure that students have the foundational knowledge and use AI as an assistance and not a crutch.

[4/3/2026 2:01 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[4/3/2026 2:12 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

I am not sure if AI one subject is good enough for AI users.

As far as I know, AI requires very broad knowledge eg.:-

1. GAI - Generative AI

2. LLM - Large Language Model - ChatGpt type 

3. Multi modal AI - video, image, speech, text

4. Computer Vision 

5. Neural network 

6. AGI - Artificial General Intelligence, Agentic AI.

7. Knowledge distillation - DeepSeek type 

8. Data Analytics 

9. NLP - natural language processing 

10. Machine learning, python programming.

11. Deep learning 

12. Reinforced learning 

13. Supervised learning 

14. Transformers 

15. Adversarial neural networks (GAN - generative adversarial network)

Etc etc 

Also need very strong foundation in maths, statistics eg. Linear algebra , calculus, optimisation, probability, etc.

[4/3/2026 2:14 pm] 365: That's in the context of AI development. The gov is not expecting everyone to be involved in AI development, but to be able to leverage AI to improve existing efficiency. For example there are certain tasks that can be done manually, maybe on excel, using AI you can get the results much faster, but of course also have to verify for accuracy.

[4/3/2026 2:15 pm] 365: I personally have used it to help me create tables to view and compare data, what would've taken me a couple minutes, can be shorten to less than 10s. Also have used it to scour the net for very obscure documentation, saving me lots of time for the sourcing effort.

[4/3/2026 2:17 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Understand.

That's why when people say I want to study AI in one subject, I stare at him with my mouth wide.

Because I don't know how is it possible.

This need government direction how to structure the AI course:-

1. For AI users

2. For AI developers 

3. For AI R&D 

I think what come to my mind about AI is the AI R&D type.

AI very complex - human brain in a machine.

I got no clue how to make it simpler.

[4/3/2026 3:12 pm] LCL (Danny 心): My close friend comments:-

[04/03, 2:57 pm] Close friend comments: A few months back, I went to China, Fujian, 莆田，湄洲岛。I was awed that the hotel room has an AI assistant. 

I arrived at night and was told there were no switches for lights, curtains, aircon and AI assistant 小度 should assist me. 

When I entered I was greeted with darkness and remembered 小度 so I shouted (no idea where they place the AI assistant)

Me : 小度！

小度 ：我在！

😳 impressed and found a digital clock has changed its interface into 2 eyes turning as though searching for me. 

Me : 开灯！

And lights came on 👍

Then I noticed the curtains were not drawn close. Someone from outside can look into my room.

Me : 小度！关窗帘！

Curtains drawn close 👍

Then I decided to make comments instead of giving instructions

Me ：小度！

小度 ：我在！

Me : 空调太冷了！

小度 ：那我帮您调至29度

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[04/03, 3:08 pm] Close friend comments: 湄洲岛 is far from a “一线” city in China. So I asked myself whether this was just how pervasive they have tested and implemented AI. Simple, yet real use cases. 

We have smart home devices, lights, curtains, robots and other forms of IoTs. 

If we could persuade, incentivising the likes of AI assistants to interface and  integrate with them for hotels, offices and homes then Singapore as a whole will look very intelligent! 

Real use cases. 

So far, we kept hearing AI as a very generic term.

[4/3/2026 3:16 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Very good use case - integration of iOT with AI.

As iOT are IP based and can be network up, introducing AI into iOT within an organisation network will highly improve the productivity of the hotel.

Our hospitality industry should explore such AI usage.

Profit up, workers productivity up.

[4/3/2026 3:18 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Because it can remotely and centrally managed by the hotel in its data centre.

No need to keep sending staff to each room one by one unless there are problem.

[4/3/2026 3:22 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Eg. A light bulb in one hotel room faulty.

As an iOT device, it will be monitored through SNMP within the network that will show up in the NMS system (Network Management System) with a red icon indicating it is down at the hotel data centre.

Only then send a hotel staff to rectify or change.

No need staff to go room by room to check.

[4/3/2026 3:24 pm] LCL (Danny 心): But the iOT, IP network and AI must have strong cybersecurity put in place.

Because if a skillful IT hackers stay in the hotel room, he can hack the iOT and penetrate the hotel IP network.

[4/3/2026 3:24 pm] Jun Ming: I heard there's a hospital have no doctor. Only ai

[4/3/2026 3:25 pm] Jun Ming: I hope Singapore won't be like this

[4/3/2026 3:25 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Hahaha...

Unlikely because no patients will trust AI only.

[4/3/2026 3:25 pm] Jun Ming: Later police station only ai no police officer

[4/3/2026 3:26 pm] Jun Ming: Like some police kiose no police officer

[4/3/2026 3:27 pm] Jun Ming: Which I really oppose the idea. As making police report I need to search around which station have actual police officer

[4/3/2026 3:30 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Don't worry.

It will not be.

Let me relate a real use case.

When my one relative was sick, I prompt the ChatGpt for diagnosis and medication.

Flu medicine, cough medicine, medicine to loosen phlegm.

But when my relative go see doctor, the doctor diagnosis is sinus running nose that produce phelgm and stuck at the chest.

My relative use the nasal spray once or twice and then stop using.

But instead buy flu medicine in ChatGpt to eat.

But didn't recover.

Then my relative go back to the same Polyclinic the 4th time, and told another doctor a fierce Singh what she did.

The Singh doctor scold her - why don't you take the Nasal spray, it solve the root cause.

Those flu medicine only cushion the symptoms and don't treat your illness.

After my relative take the nasal spray faithfully for 1 week recover already.

[4/3/2026 3:39 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

My relative told me sheepishly, the Singh very fierce.

I told her, sometimes you will need some fierce doctor to educate you.

I coax you, you don't listen.

I scold you, you argue with me.

I say when I was a child, when I naughty, my parents will use fierce "Bayi Singh" - tall, strong, with beard, standing with long rifle guarding a bank to scare me. Then I quickly take the medicine to recover.

Now this Singh doctor is the fierce doctor to make you take the medicine prescribed by the Polyclinic to recover. 

Don't use ChatGpt AI to become your own "uncertified doctor".

She laugh uncontrollablly.

So AI won't replace doctor's jobs.

Don't worry.

[4/3/2026 3:41 pm] Andy: Obviously not when the diagnoses is generated via simple prompts. Common sense.

Will AI disrupt? Combined with robotics and automation, I believe it is likely.

Self-service machines to take temperature, to collect nasal fluid, cameras to take videos/image of your throat, POC testing, etc, combined with standard prompts... may just have what it takes to replace a doctor.

[4/3/2026 3:42 pm] Andy: As long as customer feels there is no need for a physical doctor, cost is low, wait time is low, approved by HSA or other relevant authorities, piloted and proven to work.. there is a very good chance of that happening.

[4/3/2026 3:44 pm] Andy: From my crystal ball... I say maybe in 20 years we'll have something good and working for simple day to day illnesses.

[4/3/2026 3:46 pm] LCL (Danny 心): My close friend comments:-

Roll back to 1.5 years at Beijing. I put up at an above average hotel, maybe got 4 stars.

One morning I was greeted by a cleaning robot moving towards me and turning into the lift lobby. 

So I stood behind it and wondering if there were someone remotely controlling it. I didn't press the lift but the lift stopped at our level, presuming for the robot. 

The robot entered the lift and I entered behind it. 

At some levels, the lift opened and let the robot out. 

So, there were some form of interfacing and integration between the lift and robots to reach the next level of automation. 

Maybe there was a control room of robot supervisors helping out?

On that same trip, there were other occasions where the lift would stop at certain level and a robot would request us, lift passengers, to make room for "him" as he entered the lift.

I could also see the robots streaming past hotel lobby into their service room, presuming to discharge garbage and recharged.

One evening I returned to my room and couldn't find my USB cable. 

Small matter, but I have to get another one to charge my phone. 

Then I remembered I could had dropped it onto the floor and makan away by the robot?

I called the service desk and they could quickly act to confirm that they had not picked up my cable. Finally, after a thorough search, I found my USB cable behind the curtains. Robot must have pushed it there 😅.

So another level of integration and interface can bring us to the next level of productivity and smartness, efficiency and image.

[4/3/2026 3:53 pm] Andy: If it's in your room then cannot be robot la... either is the cleaner accidentally or you blur knock it to the side 😂

[4/3/2026 4:01 pm] REACH Singapore: Ministry of Education (MOE) COS speech

[4/3/2026 4:10 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

My close friend comments:-

Robots are the primary cleaners.

[4/3/2026 5:58 pm] LCL (Danny 心): [04/03, 5:53 pm] Close friend comments: 

Israeli spies ‘hacked every traffic camera in Tehran to plot killing of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’ - Yahoo News Singapore https://share.google/yemGQVm363h8O1ZNo

[04/03, 5:55 pm] Close friend comments: I won't even consider traffic cameras are part of critical infrastructure. But when hacked, can use to track down impt people leading to assassination.

[04/03, 5:57 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: Yes.

Israelis very technically sound.

Also alot of very good IT people and hackers.

They can collect alot of intelligence from CII infrastructure and track down targeted people.

What UNC3886 do to our CII, I also worried.

[4/3/2026 6:03 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[4/3/2026 6:05 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Traffic cameras are CII.

If you see the movie diehard 4, APT hackers hack traffic lights from red to green, green to red causing whole city chaos - as cars bang into one another at road traffic junction.

Very devastating.

[4/3/2026 6:10 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Close friend comments: If we are so connected, then everything is critical...

[04/03, 6:09 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: 

Yes.

Theoretically, if APT hackers take control over all CIIs, the whole city can be destroyed akin to carpet bombing in a war.

No joke...

[4/3/2026 6:22 pm] RY: I am glad to see the govt setting up of new schools for special needs children

Sametime, I hope the govt may also render more assistance to special needs adults too 

Bec most special needs adults do not have the earning capacity after graduating fm SPED school by age 18

Even if some can work, but they earn little, not even enough for their own livelihood 

However, I dont see much govt assistance given to family with special needs adults (those after 18) 

Families are still required to take care of their special needs adults after SPED graduation (18yr old), as they aged over the years 

So far MINDs seems to be the main institution, as a training grounds for adults with intellectual disability 

And I understand the waiting lists to enter Minds is quite long, due to limited trainees vacancy 

If there is increase in special needs children, there is certainly also increase in special needs adults too, as they will eventually grow up and aged 

Family caregiving to special needs adults are even more challenging to special needs children, when they grow up

Seems there isnt much govt support to family caregivers with special needs adults .... except income tax 

Govt seems to focus more on special needs children rather than special needs adults .... 

With increasing special needs population, hope the govt may also expand and give more support to the social service industry workers also

[4/3/2026 6:31 pm] RY: Glad to see govt given more support to blue collar workers eg electrician/technicians 

As any working society, it consists both blue and white collar workers

In aussie, blue collar workers are actually more well paid, due to its technical skills requirement and limited labour

Germany has quite a gd apprenticeship education, which SG may learn from them

In SG, most people may view blue collar workers as lowly education

[4/3/2026 6:45 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

⏰ We will be closing the chat in 15 minutes ⏰

Thank you very much for being part of our Telegram chat and participating actively.

Goodnight!

Megan 😊

[4/3/2026 6:46 pm] RY: As our govt going towards a AI country, just rem there is still a grp of vulnerable/handicapped/elderly, whom unable to catch up due to their limited/low literacy 

Country has to grow/advance,  but not all people is able to catch up with all these technology advancement together 

Hope more assistance render to this illiteracy grp also 

I am still req to assist my family with singpass/healthhub/med appts and etc, bec of their low literacy 

Meantime I also have to attend AI course to upgrade, and catch up, as my country advancing sametime 

If I dont learn, how I assist my illiterate family members in future ? 

SkillsFuture credits certainly is gd initiative by Govt

[4/3/2026 6:51 pm] RY: I read many Uni graduates in western countries are switching to blue collar jobs, as worldwide retrenchment, due to AI taking over their jobs, and more job opportunies for blue collar industries

Hence our mindset for blue collar workers shd also change

[4/3/2026 6:55 pm] RY: I notice there is not much protection by our Ministry for people who work part-time 

As usually there isnt any Cpf contributions for part-timers eg F&B 

And if any work injury, the company/agency dont require to take up the liability/responsibility 

Hope MOM may look into this also

[4/3/2026 6:55 pm] RY: Tks Megan and Gdnite !

[4/3/2026 7:00 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors

We will be closing the chat for today.

Thank you very much for being part of our Telegram chat and participating actively.

Goodnight!

Megan 😊

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After note:-

心法:
"Singapore to launch AI tool to flag high-risk patients for heart screening.

Doctors will be encouraged to use the new tool, which can predict a patient’s risk of developing diabetes or high cholesterol."

*One, care should be AI-enhanced, not AI-decided*. Clinicians remain in the loop and *healthcare* remains a profoundly *human endeavour*," he said.

"Two, we take a practical, use case approach. AI should not be a hammer looking for a nail, a solution looking for a problem. We deploy AI where we know it will improve patient outcomes or the delivery of care, and it can do so cost-effectively."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ai-diabetes-high-cholesterol-health-screening-woodlands-5972401#:~:text=Singapore%20to%20launch,or%20high%20cholesterol.

Human lives cannot be entrusted to AI entirely, ie. AI-decided but can be AI-enhanced.

Reasons being:-
1. All AI models are build with probability (not deterministic).

2. All AI models are subjected to hallucinations (ie. Invent answers or solutions - when they don't have the answer from their dataset).

3. Sometimes, Al models do make mistakes - and they cannot be held unaccountable unlike humans.

Humans check and double check in healthcare diagnostics and prescription.

If rely on AI models - no one can check them.

4. Human doctors need to face the Medical Board Review - if there are any medical negligence, misconduct.

If AI negligence or misconduct, how to make them accountable in Medical Review Board?

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REACH (Telegram) 125 - What are your views on the Government’s efforts in safeguarding Singapore from foreign interference and strengthening Singapore's defence? Which aspects of their speeches resonated most with you?

(SK)

03 Mar 2026 (10am - 7pm)

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[3/3/2026 10:01 am] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing, and Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong delivered their Committee of Supply (COS) speeches on February 27 and March 2.

The Ministers outlined efforts to strengthen Singapore’s ability to remain a united, safe and resilient nation in a changing world, including safeguarding our society from foreign interference, strengthening cyber defence, and ensuring Singapore can continue to act independently in our national interest.

💬 What are your views on the Government’s efforts in safeguarding Singapore from foreign interference and strengthening Singapore's defence? Which aspects of their speeches resonated most with you?

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) COS speech

📌 Safeguarding Singapore’s independence and sovereignty

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan emphasised that Singapore will exercise its agency to articulate its position that aligns with its national interests. He emphasised that it is not about choosing sides, but upholding principles and Singapore's long-term national interests. 

"With increased global contestation, foreign actors will want us to see and accept their views. They will try to seed their narratives. There may be attempts to create fake news or deepen internal division.” Singapore must be aware that geopolitical contestation has become a tussle for hearts and minds, and exercise caution as the diverse population here is vulnerable to becoming polarised and fractured, he added. He noted that domestic unity is a work constantly in progress, especially in the face of forces that seek to divide the nation. "As long as we can inoculate ourselves from foreign influence, as long as we can disagree maturely and ultimately, still forge a domestic consensus, we will continue to thrive," he said. 

Singaporeans will have different views on foreign policy views, but we do not necessarily have to agree on all issues, but we must agree that these are matters for Singaporeans only to decide.

📌 Advancing global partnerships

MFA shared that Singapore strengthened its global ties in 2025 by upgrading partnerships with several countries, including Australia, India, France and South Korea, and signing the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement with the European Union. It is also working more closely with partners like Japan and European nations in areas such as the digital economy, green technology and emerging technologies, to support Singapore’s long-term security and growth.

Closer to home, Singapore is deepening cooperation with Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei through initiatives like the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and the upcoming RTS Link, which will improve connectivity and create new opportunities. Singapore also continues to build strong international partnerships and enhance support systems to help Singaporeans stay safe overseas.

Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) COS speech

📌 Strengthening cyber and national defence

New initiatives by MINDEF will be introduced to enhance Singapore’s cyber defence capabilities, including organising NSmen with relevant cyber expertise into Sectoral Cyber Defence Teams (SCDT) to help protect tackle threats to Singapore's critical information infrastructure (CII) against advanced persistent threats (APT). 

Mr Chan Chun Sing noted that cyber and digital tools are increasingly preferred by state and non-state actors to exert pressure just short of full-scale war. The SCDTs will shift the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) posture from “reactive incident response towards a coordinated and proactive strategy”. These efforts complement existing defence measures to ensure Singapore remains secure against evolving threats.

[3/3/2026 10:01 am] REACH Singapore: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) COS speech

📌 Mitigating foreign interference risk

Mr Edwin Tong announced measures requiring designated race-based clan and business associations to disclose foreign donations and affiliations, and meet leadership composition requirements. This new guard rail against race-based entities will allow the Government to take pre-emptive action against hostile information campaigns (HICs) by foreign actors. This new law under the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act (RHA) will take effect by the end of 2026.

📌 Guarding against evolving hostile tactics

A proposal will also be tabled to amend the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act (Fica) to guard against evolving hostile tactics. This will allow the Government to invoke Fica to issue directives against digital platforms such as websites and mobile apps if they believe the platforms are being used to run HICs against Singapore.

Mr Tong highlighted the importance of protecting Singapore’s harmony and resilience by ensuring that foreign actors cannot undermine public trust, social cohesion, or national unity.

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/spore-cannot-let-foreign-actors-exploit-differences-public-must-be-vigilant-and-discerning-mfa

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/spore-must-retain-ability-to-say-no-even-if-it-has-to-pay-a-price-for-position-on-issues-vivian

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/mindef-to-deploy-sectoral-cyber-teams-to-help-defend-critical-services

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/designated-race-based-clan-business-associations-must-disclose-donations-from-foreign-sources-mhabg

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[3/3/2026 10:17 am] 365: One issue on cyber, we need to have in-house team providing independent threat intelligence. Currently most of the intelligence available in the market are US-based companies. Yet, for decades, there's barely any reports on APTs and threats arising from the US. It would be naive to think they do not conduct in state-sponsored attacks, and all bad actors happen to be in direct geopolitical conflict against the US. Our base assumptions should be that all countries, ally or foe, will attempt to engage in cyber espionage. Whether that is true or not, or when does it happen, will have to rely on in-house intelligence and not external sources.

[3/3/2026 10:59 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 1. I am confident in Singapore’s ability to safeguard our national interests in today’s changing world. Share your views in the chat! ]

- Strongly Agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly Disagree

[3/3/2026 10:59 am] LCL (Danny 心): My comments:- 

Prophecy has come true.

Unfortunately, the worst scenarios has happen.

Someone ask:-

Why this happen, how do you know beforehand?

My comments:-

Because collective karmas have ripen.

It is a tussle of heart and mind - to fulfill the ancestor's prophecy with might.

[01/03, 1:48 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: Whatever documented, Descendants will carry out - in a self fulfilling prophecy.

Hence what is written - good can write.

Bad better don't write.

Because consequences can be very serious.

Karma also very serious.

[01/03, 1:50 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: Can even trigger a WW3 starting from Middle East and Europe.

[3/3/2026 11:00 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 2. I am concerned about foreign actors influencing Singapore.

Share your views in the chat! ]

- Strongly Agree

- Agree

- Neutral 

- Disagree 

- Strongly Disagree

[3/3/2026 11:04 am] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

Please take a moment to participate in our polls and share your opinion. The poll questions are pinned for easy reference and your vote is anonymous. 

We look forward to hearing your thoughts on today’s topic!

💬 What are your views on the Government’s efforts in safeguarding Singapore from foreign interference and strengthening Singapore's defence? Which aspects of their speeches resonated most with you?

Thank you.

Megan 😊

[3/3/2026 11:06 am] LCL (Danny 心): [28/02, 12:11 am] ☸️  Danny 心: I met my neighbour 2 days ago while I go brisk walking.

She was lugging her luggage.

I casually say, go traveling?

She say she is on a business trip to Dubai for 1 week.

I say a war may break out soon in Iran and Dubai is just across it.

I didn't tell her there is a US military port base in Dubai in which Iran missiles will strike and an military airbase in Abdul Dhabi UAE - that Iran will retaliate.

But it is enough to frighten her, a peranakan, a nice lady, as her facial expressions turn green. She say "yah lor, just across the sea".

Before she step out of the lift , I say take care. 

She doesn't know how to respond and look quite panicky.

But the moment she step out of the lift, many of her family members in the void deck greet and cheer her - as though she is going on her holiday.

Then she turn around to look at me, she looks worried before mounting into a big SUV white car - not sure is it her company car or Grabs because the car look quite luxurious.

[28/02, 7:23 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: 

2 days later, the war really break out.

My only 遗憾 is that I can't pull my neighbour back from going Dubai - when she turn around to look at me with her worrying look.

It is like she is falling down a cliff - I try to reach out to her, but she still fell down.

[28/02, 7:24 pm] Someone say : 念阿弥陀佛 (Pray) for her.

[28/02, 7:25 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: Yes.

I will.

But just her worrying look still remain vivid in my mind - when I see CNA news war break out.

My neighbour stay probably sponsored by her company.

Tourists or those who go on their own - staying in Dubai in a hotel eg. $300 a say if extended to 1 month = $9,300 will burn a big hole in the pocket.

[3/3/2026 11:13 am] LCL (Danny 心): [01/03, 1:25 am] ☸️  Danny 心: Some more:-

1. Dubai very near to Iran, just across a narrow seaway. Very short range missiles can reach already. US sea base and air base - very vulnerable targets. Iran will just saturate UAE/Dubai with missiles and drones to maximise US damages. Then Dubai suffer big collateral damages. Some more many Singaporeans in Dubai doing business. Just now SM Lee say middle east war will hit our trade and business badly.

2. Iran has more than 10,000 missiles and 100 over thousands of drones - will easily overwhelm all the middle east air defence combined.

That's why I say if stay in Middle East - very dangerous.

1. Commercial flights won't fly for a very long time. Those Singaporeans stuck in middle east will stuck there for a long time because the war will drag very long as Iran got plenty of missiles and drones to fight as well as they have many mountains, underground tunnels to fight - all their weapons and soldiers can hide inside and difficult to destroy them.

2. Foreigners stuck there could run out of money very quickly if stay in a hotel. Hotel stay very expensive - can stay until bankrupt. Business people think can earn Dubai money but instead lose money.

3. Also Dubai unlikely to have bomb shelters because it is very modern, very dense, alot of people packed together. Even got bomb shelters, not enough to accommodate everyone. 

4. Dubai alot of very tall buildings - if missiles struck, it will collapse and crumble like cards - casualties can be very high. The buildings are not hardened to withstand a missile strike.

That's why don't play play.

[02/03, 2:41 am] ☸️  Danny 心: ‘A full war’: S’poreans trapped in Dubai, Qatar recount shock over Iran’s retaliatory strikes.

The air smelt like burnt rubber and haze.

“A lot of people were heading down (the apartment block where he lived), saying ‘it is not safe to be in the building’, and many slept in the basements, corridors and cars just to feel safe.”

Overnight, the couple were constantly jolted awake by the boom of missiles being intercepted overhead.

The scale of the attacks was what surprised me as I definitely did not think landmarks in Dubai would be targeted.”

Dubai under intense attack by Iran missiles and drones.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singaporeans-in-the-middle-east-rocked-by-attacks-in-dubai-qatar

[02/03, 2:43 am] ☸️  Danny 心: Dubai don't have bomb shelters.

They rely on underground carpark double up as bomb shelters.

Dubai is most intensely attack as compared to other Arab states because it is the closest to Iran - easy target as I correctly guess.

[02/03, 2:51 am] ☸️  Danny 心: Falling debris remains the biggest risk at the moment, said the Singaporeans, with interceptions resulting in potentially deadly remnants falling from the sky.

[02/03, 5:52 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: On Saturday, Iran fired 137 missiles and 209 drones across the UAE, its Ministry of Defence said; the number of attacks on Sunday is not yet known. At least one person has been killed at Abu Dhabi’s airport, and other critical infrastructure sites have been hit.

[3/3/2026 11:36 am] LCL (Danny 心): [01/03, 12:41 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: When Israel strike, they always get the target because their intelligence and information very precise. That's why cannot leak or display personal information in the web.

They can be targeted for assassination when war break out.

[01/03, 12:54 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: That's why if APT trying to collect so many information about our CII, we better watch out.

Better don't reveal households ancestor trees.

Can 诸九族。

Because we don't know how they are going to use the information especially in war times.

Just look at what Israel did to Iran and all its proxies.

Very targeted strikes and all targeted figures eliminated in one go.

[3/3/2026 11:59 am] LCL (Danny 心): The only way to prevent a WW3, is to ensure that:-

1. Asia Pacific region must be an oasis of calm and peace.

2. All major powers, eg. China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Korean Peninsula, ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand - must collaborate and not stoke tensions by fiddling with the fault lines.

3. For the sake of humanity, wisdom, cool head must prevail among the Asia Pacific States. And not let emotion overwhelm our region.

East Philosophy for peace, for humanity - must be the overriding consideration over faith - to prevent WW3.

4. Communication and Diplomacy must also be within reach, to cool down tensions if disagreement arises.

Must not resort to force.

5. Only then WW3 will not erupt, until the collective karmas in Middle East and Europe manifested, roll over because of their historical entanglement.

This is the only hope for humanity on Earth.

[3/3/2026 12:15 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 6. And UN must be hoisted, reinstated to resolve dispute in international affairs for Asia Pacific region (even if the others refuse by bypassing UN), Asia Pacific must lead by example and carry the torch in enforcing international law - until the mess fall over probably for another 3 years?

Because when there is a cause, there is always an effect.

If the cause arise from there, it must end there. 

No one can stop it under the Universal Law of Karma. No one can act with impunity. Not even the divine.

Do good, reap good.

Do bad, reap bad.

What comes around goes around.

[3/3/2026 12:17 pm] LCL (Danny 心): After all the above international and geopolitical affairs are addressed, then we can then dwell into our national security and defence.

And look at how to ensure we are water tight to protect our Nation and our people.

[3/3/2026 12:34 pm] Jun Ming: I have seen a lot of tik tok videos talking about Singapore

[3/3/2026 12:35 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Hmm...

What message did they send?

[3/3/2026 12:42 pm] Jun Ming: Hai nan Feng guan 

Lawrence Wong send a bad message 

Nowadays I see lesser videos of such liao

[3/3/2026 12:44 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Be careful about disinformation against our PM and Singapore.

They are out to disrupt our peace, harmony and prosperity here.

Don't be fool by them - because in order to serve their self interest, foreign bad elements won't hesitate to use us as pawn by instigating and provoking our fault lines in Singapore.

And they also play with our bipartisan fault lines to drive a wedge between incumbent and opposition supporters.

Hence important to keep our internal politics within us and not let foreign elements exploit our internal politics.

[3/3/2026 12:45 pm] LCL (Danny 心): "Singapore and PM Lawrence Wong targeted in AI-driven disinformation campaign on YouTube.

A CNA investigation has found hundreds of videos spreading lies about Singapore’s foreign policy, economy and leadership. Multiple accounts involved in the operation, which has been going on for several months, appear to be centrally coordinated."

Chinese videos - centrally coordinated.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lawrence-wong-disinformation-ai-youtube-campaign-chinese-fake-videos-5949266#:~:text=Singapore%20and%20PM,be%20centrally%20coordinated.

[3/3/2026 12:51 pm] LCL (Danny 心): It started from this:-

https://babe118.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog-post_27.html?m=0

https://babe118.blogspot.com/2025/11/taiwan-is-chinas-big-baggage-and-root.html?m=0

[3/3/2026 2:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[3/3/2026 2:02 pm] G: How does one identify foreign interference?

PAP politicians have cultivated close ties with World Economic Forum. WEF historically meddles in and is still meddling in countries' internal policies today

The founder even boasts about penetrating cabinets, using Canada as an example (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uOuLQDRCexs&pp=0gcJCY4Bo7VqN5tD)

Part of their modus operandi is using the young global leaders program, of which PAP politicians like Calvin cheng were involved in

How do Singaporeans and voters objectively ascertain if our ruling politicians themselves have not been compromised?

[3/3/2026 2:30 pm] LCL (Danny 心): LCL (Danny 心), [13/2/2026 1:42 pm]

I also feel that government should run an IT security audit to grade all the CII organization infrastructure security readiness.

Eg. The above CII organization with such perimeter defense can be graded as Grade A.

Those without are Grade B, C or D.

And each CII organizations must be given timeline to upgrade their IT security posture.

LCL (Danny 心), [13/2/2026 1:49 pm]

Government focusing more on individual CII organization security readiness will help to strengthen each CII organization cyber defence by ramping up good cyber hygiene and implementing good security practices.

While saving alot on cyber defence investment, remediation and recovery.

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CNA news 02 Mar 2026 04:58PM (Updated: 02 Mar 2026 05:56PM)

Singapore to equip critical information infrastructure owners with proprietary threat detection systems.

This will strengthen their abilities to detect malicious activities in their networks, said Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How said Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information.

This will strengthen their abilities to detect malicious activities in their networks, said Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How.

"We have decided to avail some of the government’s expertise to the private sector, to level the playing field between the defenders and the attackers."

[3/3/2026 2:32 pm] LCL (Danny 心): This particularly resonate with me.

Because the strongest cyber defence - is at its weakest link.

The weakest links will be at the CII private sectors that lack expertise and resources to ensure their cyber defence can withstand an APT cyberattack.

Actually to my knowledge, many private CII need to ramp up their cyber defence because they are pretty weak.

[3/3/2026 2:48 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Another thing that resonate with me is reaching out to secure partnerships with Middle Power multi blocs rather than rely on 1 unitary Superpower to ensure our security and economy will continue to survive and thrive.

[3/3/2026 2:51 pm] LCL (Danny 心): LCL (Danny 心), [5/2/2025 12:16 PM]

1. The only way to wriggle out of this mess - geopolitical tussling between US and China - is to promote multi-polar consumption superpowers,  middle powers and middle power blocs instead of relying on 1 consumption superpower - US (through reconfigured global supply chain and trade blocs).

LCL (Danny 心), [5/2/2025 12:20 PM]

2. That means, China need to ramp up its economic activities through more innovation, create jobs, boost domestic consumption, develop less developed 2nd tier city, rural areas, boost its service sectors and put itself out as 2nd largest consumption country in the world like what US use to do.

And promote trade with its trading partners like Singapore.

And Singapore will benefit immensely if China succeeded to do so.

LCL (Danny 心), [5/2/2025 12:24 PM]

3. ASEAN with many young vibrant middle income population should also follow the same model through integrated trade and investment.

I feel that our economic integration with Malaysia Johor economic zone, Indonesia joint venture industrial park, Vietnam joint industrial park, energy grid integration etc - are very good to facilitate intra ASEAN trade.

As economic integration materialise within ASEAN, Singapore will benefit from growing trade within ASEAN as well as becoming a growing consumption middle power nations bloc.

4. India, will also be an up and coming middle power chasing behind China - and as long as India are willing to slowly open up their economy through investment, trade and business - our foot into India will also bear fruits for us as India middle income population consumption appetite is huge.

5. In Asia Pacific, there are other middle power nations on its own right eg. Japan, SKorea, Australia and to a lesser extent New Zealand.

We should see how to facilitate more trade and consumption among these countries - except the challenge is their declining population that stifle consumption and hence the margin for trade growth could be limited.

6. Looking afar, the biggest consumption economic bloc is the EU and UK.

I feel that if our EDB and IE enterprise work a bit harder, we can slowly grow our trade to compensate for losses in the US market by promoting Singapore as a trade hub to ASEAN and our neighbouring countries.

7. Next the more untapped market is South America eg. The larger middle power nations such as Brazil, Peru and Chile.

Less information on their income and consumption pattern as well as their appetite for more trade.

But a good untapped market that we can explore more.

8. Like South America, it also apply to Africa continent.

9. Middle East countries are rich and heavily dependent on oil - but increasingly stress by global countries will to go green.

Hence many rich Middle East countries are looking for ways to diversify their economies.

I think Singapore can tap this middle east market to help to bolster our trade.

10. Last but not least are the Central Asia Countries which are also least tapped like South America.

But their population income and consumption pattern also need more study.

LCL (Danny 心), [5/2/2025 1:05 PM]

To summarise, we need a deliberate process to map out a total "multi-polar middle power nations and middle power trade blocs and consumption nations" :-

1. We need to identify the Comparative advantage in trade, exchange of labour and resources of each trade blocs and middle powers (and ensure they have redundancy among them).

If one member within the bloc is disrupted, we can easily ramp up trade with its redundant member to ensure the trade supply chain are not impacted.

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Straits Times Published Feb 27, 2026, 03:00 PM

Updated Feb 27, 2026, 08:34 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also work to strengthen a wider network of middle-power partnerships for greater stability – such as by upgrading partnerships and opening more diplomatic missions – and deepening regional integration for ASEAN to remain relevant.

[3/3/2026 3:22 pm] LCL (Danny 心): REACH 03 Mar 2026 Discussion Topic                                          MFA shared that Singapore strengthened its global ties in 2025 by upgrading partnerships with several countries, including Australia, India, France and South Korea, and signing the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement with the European Union. It is also working more closely with partners like Japan and European nations in areas such as the digital economy, green technology and emerging technologies, to support Singapore’s long-term security and growth.

Closer to home, Singapore is deepening cooperation with Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei through initiatives like the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and the upcoming RTS Link, which will improve connectivity and create new opportunities. Singapore also continues to build strong international partnerships and enhance support systems to help Singaporeans stay safe overseas.

[3/3/2026 5:04 pm] Jun Ming: But I wonder why they did not issue pofma to TikTok

[3/3/2026 5:08 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Don't know.

They are AI generated.

Also netizens in Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram etc say all sorts of things.

Some are so ridiculous that even if we see it - will know are fake news out to rile us.

It will be very time consuming and tiring to keep pofma them I think.

People seeing such videos should able to judge whether they are indeed true or not and most important don't join them to hurt ourselves and our interest.

We will suffer most if anything happens here. These foreign elements no impact on them - except they sabo us and get away with it with their evil hearts.

[3/3/2026 5:10 pm] Jun Ming: If it's one or two then it's easy to tell but if your social media is flooded with these information with different people talking about it sometimes people tend to believe

[3/3/2026 5:12 pm] Jun Ming: Then previously I also heard something about India taking over Singapore

[3/3/2026 5:12 pm] Jun Ming: So ridiculous

[3/3/2026 5:13 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Hence educating our domestic people more important and more effective than keep pofma and response to them.

Another way is to put up videos that accurately reflect all our goods points, so that any audience (local or foreigners) that see it can make critical thinking and judgement who is good and who is out to do mischief.

When the truth is out, it will badly reflect on those bad foreign elements and international will view them negatively. And will backfire on them.

Remember:-

Do good, reap good karma.

Do evil, reap bad karma.

Universal Law of Karma is always fair and just.

No one escape.

[3/3/2026 5:18 pm] Jun Ming: These are videos targeting a specific audience. Maybe we should have our own tiktoker to analyse those video and teach critical thinking if not those brain rot content will take over certain audience

[3/3/2026 5:23 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Hmm...

Actually, I feel that our cyber defenders shall not only do cyber defending against APT attacks, but should also produce creative contents to put up right information about ourselves.

We shouldn't sugar coat ourselves - because the moment discover it is sugar coated or only display good stuff but hide those areas that we need to improve - then we lose our credibility and integrity.

Audience will no longer trust or believe what we say.

Then we become less effective in countering such fake news cyber foreign army out to discredit us or put us down.

[3/3/2026 5:25 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 真金不怕洪炉火。

As long as what we say are true, credible and with integrity, we can win over our audience - be it locals and foreigners.

Remember:-

邪不胜正。

Evil cannot defeat the good.

In fact we can 扭转乾坤， transform all the evils thrown at us, and emerge victory.

[3/3/2026 5:32 pm] G: Yes. Fully agree. Let's start with the most recent big event hitting SG: The truth about the covid jabs need to be admitted by PAP

Worldwide, "safe and effective" is a narrative that has proven to be false. The jab does not conference protection, and instead drastically increases cancer rates in young people and increased miscarriages

Yet this PAP govt continues to parrot it, and still encourage people to take it.

[3/3/2026 6:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[3/3/2026 6:33 pm] Nicholas: It's good that the defence minister is talking about cyber and that drone warfare is considered. Wonder if Singapore has sufficient missile defense systems, anti-drone and anti-aircraft systems given the war pattern nowadays seems to rely heavily on missiles, drones and aircraft, without any boots on the ground.

[3/3/2026 6:35 pm] LCL (Danny 心): We need laser weapons to shoot down drone, I think it cost a few $ per shot.

Also continuous supply of shot as long as can continue to generate electricity.

Cannot use our Aster 15 or 30 air defence missile - which cost million $ per shot.

Or use our F15, F16 or F35 or Apache helicopter gunship to shoot sidewinders missiles.

Also cost a bomb.

[3/3/2026 6:38 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Or can train soldiers using shotgun to shoot down drones as a last resort.

But distance too short.

Even if shot down, it can explode near the soldier and cause injuries.

[3/3/2026 6:42 pm] Khai Mun L.: Or maybe train the many crows we have to attack flying drones

[3/3/2026 6:42 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Hahaha...

[3/3/2026 6:45 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Nowadays drones are difficult to jam as previously they use RF - can jam.

Also drones can use plastics or woods - that won't show up in radar - air defence also cannot track and shoot it down.

Drones can use FHSS - frequency hopping spread spectrum - difficult to jam.

Or they use fiber to fly drones - not RF - then lagi cannot jam.

[3/3/2026 6:45 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

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[3/3/2026 6:46 pm] RY: Many types of wars in our era, and cyber-war is just one of them  

SG govt/people have to be prepared also 

Under Intl law, each individual country has own sovereignty

Hence other country doesnt have the right to interfere also

We must learn to respect other countries whether big/small, as per Canada PM/Finland President recent speech at UN Security

Recently I watch YT blogger  interview with our ex SG-US Ambassador, Mr Kishore / US Prof Jeffrey Sach and another Taiwan Prof YT analysis 

They provide very insightful perspectives abt the recent Iran attack - I forward below 

https://youtu.be/6t8P2ATGmEY?si=Vax9cbG7-EWrd_j1

https://youtu.be/wEpu1UbGRZA?si=_IyVgtD116alDs0J

https://youtu.be/8exVWx3inpU?si=P-FhuSj6I5aQ9mfe

https://youtu.be/7LlOhasuBRY?si=4KKu-DyVMqSvV4OB

[3/3/2026 6:54 pm] Nicholas: Do we have anti-missile missiles to protect Singapore in an event we are shot at with missiles including ballistic missiles - seems important to have and worth spending money on.

[3/3/2026 6:56 pm] LCL (Danny 心): We have air defence missiles, Spyder unit, Aster and python.

Ballistic missile is another ball game.

It requires very expensive systems.

Anyway, hypersonic missiles no way to intercept.

Not China, not US, not Russia.

Sure penetrate.

The best, don't fight.

[3/3/2026 7:00 pm] G: PAP has a big part to play for low TFR.

Every election cycle, they play the fearmongering outlook game in order to win votes

Voters believe their fearmongering and vote them in. But the same fearmongering also discourages voters from having more babies

Still, the PAP blame Singaporeans for not having more babies

[3/3/2026 7:00 pm] G: PAP cannot then turn around and blame voters for having negative outlook and hence not choosing to have more kids

[3/3/2026 7:01 pm] Nicholas: Either buy Patriot system or invest into building a similar system that can protect Singapore.

[3/3/2026 7:01 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors

We will be closing the chat for today.

Thank you very much for being part of our Telegram chat and participating actively.

Goodnight!

Megan 😊

[3/3/2026 7:01 pm] LCL (Danny 心): Very expensive

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