PAP - We-First Concept

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PAP - We-First Concept

@Babe:We" Concept*

1. Let us discuss the concept of "We" in policy formulation coin by our Government for Parliament 2025.

2. "We" in layman terms can also be referred to as "Empathy" - ability to stand into others' shoes while standing in your own shoes to look at issues and coining solutions or policies taking into consideration our own interests and others' interests into account as a starting point.

Hence any solutions and policies coming from the "We mindset" will benefits everyone including ourselves.

3. This encompasses the virtue of understanding and employing the "Larger whole" (the Greater Wheel) is more important than our own "selfish interest - that benefits only me or I (the Smaller Wheel).

4. Hence, we can visualise the extrapolation of "We" thoughts:-

a. Beginning with one point (Self interest) 。(one-pointedness)

b. Extend upwards, downwards, horizontally, vertically (上度，下度。横度， 竖度。)  + (Cross)

i. top people that can make decision and higher income groups;

ii. lower hierarchy that include lower income groups;

(both form the verticals),

iii. horizontally - our peers, middle income groups

c. And then transform into extending into the well beings of ( 三百六十度，无所不度。）🛞 (Greater Wheel)

i. all rounded considerations 360 degree - a wheel - every residents, citizens, PRs  &/or foreigners.

ii. also include animals, cats, dogs, wild animals.

iii. extending into global climate, coastal protection

iv. relationship and well being with foreign Countries, leaders and their countrymen.

5. In profound form, "We" concept of a person must encompass 3 important attributes :-

a. Selfless (ability to empathise not only with self, but also others)

b. Compassion (all policies must be compassionate - to bring positive outcomes to self and others, and must not cause harm or miseries to others while benefitting self)

c. Anchor on Wisdom - hence coming out with wholesome solutions or policies that is a workable one, balanced ones, based on merits and trade off (with selfless and compassion disposition).

The Enlightened Mind.

6. And if a person is able to consistently, inherently, mindfully employing the "We" concept based on all the above consideration

Singapore - Global Transport Hub

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PAP - Singapore Global Transport Hub.

@Babe:[08/07, 5:18 am] ☸️  Danny 心: I am very impressed with our Government Global Transport Hub concept - that integrates air, sea and land transport into One Unified Transport system - driven by AI and autonomous systems.

AI will help to prioritise, optimise and suggest the best optimal routes (be it air, sea or land) which is most cost effective - making Singapore a preferred, automated, best customer service transit points or final destination to our air and sea hubs.

@Babe:[08/07, 5:19 am] ☸️  Danny 心: Remind me of F-35 computer & sensors in the sky - integrating and communicating air, sea and land assets into a MDF file (Mission Data File) - the brain of one integrated lethal force.

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"Workers' Party MPs warn against over-reliance on mega transport projects.

During a debate on the future of transport, Workers' Party MPs questioned Singapore's port and airport expansion plans, the 2016 sale of Neptune Orient Lines and the pace of the country's autonomous vehicle rollout."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wp-warns-over-reliance-mega-transport-project-singapore-parliament-6238341#:~:text=Workers%27%20Party%20MPs,autonomous%20vehicle%20rollout.

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@Babe:Additional flaws on WP Alternative Policies (Jul 2026 Parliment)

1. WP (Gerald Giam and Jamus Lim, in total 6 WP MPs) mention that Singapore should not expand the capacity of Changi Airport T5 & Tuas Port - as future demand is uncertain - it will be a fiscal drag if capacity exceed demand.

a. Singapore Airport and Seaport is the best in the World, and highly patronise by the World travellers, cargo transhipment, trade, logistics - is WP suggesting shrinking & downsize our air and sea ports capacity ?

A reduced capacity will have the immediate impact of restricting travellers and cargo from landing in our air and sea ports due to congestion - the effect is an immediate drop in our trade, business, investment and travel revenue.

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@Babe:2. WP quoted that for sea ports - Northern Arctic sea route or Thailand land bridge if implemented could divert maritime trade away from our ports .

WP also say that if aircraft become long range and more efficient - the hub & spoke transit hub will be bypassed as aircraft go direct to the destination without landing in transit hub.

a. We have a web of bi-lateral FTAs and multi-lateral FTAs such as RCEP, CPTPP, Digital Economy etc.

Trade, business, investment, travel, logistic etc is a guarantee - such that goods, business people, travellers, cargos, logistic will have to land at out sea ports and airports to conduct business, investment, MICE, meetings, seminars, events, stage play, travelling to our tourist spots etc.. --- Hence we will have a predetermined demands of air and sea landings in Singapore.

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@Babe:b. Our bunkering services - fuel, LNG, Green Energy etc, Financial services, Global Port management System, Integrated Transport Hub (that integrate Air, Sea, Land hubs), Insurance service, Arbitration services, International Legal Service, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) service to maintain aircraft, ships, tankers etc - will have an anchor points and fixed customers demand, contract etc - to pull aircaft and ships to land at our air and maritime ports.

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@Babe:c. The Singapore and Malacca straits service more ports of call compared to the Arctic Sea Route as we are at the heart of global transshipment, vessels traveling this route can service a vast network of customers and load/unload cargo at multiple major ports en route (eg. China, Japan, S Korea, ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, India, Middle East, Europe, Africa)

While Arctic passages can shave off travel time between Northern Europe and Northeast Asia by roughly 30%, they lack supporting port infrastructure. Additionally, extreme weather mean they are mainly used for point-to-point energy transport (oil and gas) rather than multi-stop container trade. Arctic of no major port of call.

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@Babe:d. Thailand land bridge a threat to Singapore Tuas ports?

- World maritime ports 80% are through maritime - as supertankers can carry millions of barrels of oil or 25,000 TEUs or containers per ship..

- For Thailand land bridge, by saving 4 days - a supertanker unload 25,000 containers into 25,000 lorries (1 container per lorry) (or millions of barrels of oil) in one port. Travel a long distance on roads, find another supertankers to unload 25,000 containers from 25,000 lorries (1 container per lorry) to the supertanker (or millions of barrels of oil) - do you think the saving of 4 days + the cost of 25,000 lorries + loading and unloading of containers can be less costly and time consuming than Singapore Tuas port?

- I think WP MPs got to use their brains (when commenting in Parliament)!

Pardon my language - for intelligent persons at the highest office !

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@Babe:d (1). Even if Thailand forgo land bridge and try to cut a canal like Suez canal, it will still face tremendous challenges:-

i. Finding investors to build multi billions canal project.

ii. Environmental damages

iii. Cutting country into 2 - political challenges and sovereignty challenges.

iv. Toll charges to recover costs of projects versus our free passageway - unable to recoup the 2 to 4 days saving travel time which is negligible.

v. A narrow canal will result in congestion unlike international water through our straits.

Our integrated all encompassing systems can overcome such challenges.

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@Babe:e. Singapore are attracting many RHG (Regional HQ) into Singapore, top executives, high flyers executive, MICE attendees, business people, premium travellers will have to fly to Singapore airports to conduct business, investment, trade, air cargo, logistics.

Concerts with popular singers, F1 plus other events will attract premium travellers + our continuous refurbished tourism spots such as Greater Sentosa, Founders Memorial Hall, Long Island, T5, Jewel Changi Airport, Rain Vortex, Shiseldo Forest Valley, Marina Bay, MBS & RWS refurbishment casino visitors etc.

Also there are influx of ultra rich family offices, wealthy people, gold hub, etc

f. Even if aircraft can fly direct point to point, there may not be sufficient passenger loads.

If Singapore is Able to make ourselves as regional & global air transit hub as well as providing full range of services end to end, aircraft all over the world will still land in Changi Airport to pickup the passenger loads and not bypass our airport.

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@Babe:1. Key digital national systems for port management are already homegrown.

a. Portnet

b. digitalPORT@SG - for digital port clearance and JIT to optimise vessel turnaround

c. NGVTMS - Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System

So WP suggestions are already mainly implemented - what is the value add except to say do more, do better?

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@Babe:What make WP MPs come to the conclusion that Singapore should shrink our T5 and Tuas Ports?

If WP is to lead Singapore - Singapore future will be doomed - because WP MPs have no foresight, no visions, unable to think out of the box, non-strategic, unable to maneouver Singapore into a 立于不败 position - but instead fall into defensive, spiral inwards position - that will doom Singapore future.

PAP govern - Singapore will fly.

WP govern - Singapore will die.

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MOT Minister - AV not replacing PHV anytime now.

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Career conversion for taxi, PHV, bus drivers.

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@Babe:Another youth comment:& worse, our government looks like it’s fully heading towards having singapore fully embrace a fully AI-powered future where we’re surrounded by it. unlike other countries fighting against it, they’re SUPPORTING it. even our own citizens start to blindly follow the lead and go crazy for anything even if it’s said that it’s made / done with AI over an artist that didn’t use it. haizz

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Response:-

@Babe:Fighting against technology advancement will always fail.

Which countries still use typewriters instead of computers?

Which countries still use camera with film rather than digital camera?

Which countries still listen to radio rather than watch internet video streaming or TV?

Who still want to live in a cave than modern living?

Singapore cannot behave like an ostrich thinking that by not adapting to new technologies, you will keep your jobs.

No business will deal with yesterday business and expected to survive, similar to your jobs.

You adapt and transform your jobs, you survive and thrive.

Else you drown and go under.

@Babe:Btw, do you still use fixed line analog dial telephone at home or are you using a smartphone?

By your logic, you will not be able to post your comments here with a fixed line analog telephone.

You must be using your smartphone to post in TikTok isn't it?

So your hypothesis of not going AI or refrain from embracing new technologies to keep jobs - cannot hold water.

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@Babe:Is there any companies in the world still selling typewriters, analog fixed phones, radios, cameras using film?

Probably such business won't survive - and you jobs will go down with it.

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MOT Minister Jeffrey Seow- AV not replacing PHV anytime now.

@Babe:1. Does AV cars and buses replace Taxi drivers, PHV drivers, Bus Drivers?

2. Yes, but only to some extent - for quite a long time. Many can still perform the respective roles of drivers - because AI take a long time to mature, infrastructure and hardware such as processors to perform complex math and algorithm, high speed bandwidth such as 6G, sensors etc.

3. The reasons being :

a. AV vehicles on AI - have to learn and run on modified roads that are AV friendly, bigger lanes to maneouver, less complicated road conditions. They are not as sharp as humans to respond to complicated road conditions - though AV can improve over times -- but a very long duration.

b. Hence a scenario of hybrid Driver taxis, PHV and buses + AV vehicles will still be needed for many years to come.

c. There are current shortages in bus drivers and taxi drivers, also PHV drivers to meet demand - especially in ulu places, after mid-night, peak period.

Hence AV buses and cars can fill the gaps.

d. Agree there are concern that some drivers - be it taxi drivers, PHV drivers in longer term could be displaced, but majority will still keep their jobs as drivers.

e. For some that are displaced, for those resourceful ones that want to future proof their jobs - they can be retrained and reconverted into :

i. Fleet Management System jobs

ii. Remote operators in Traffic Management System for AV vehicles at control room

iii.. Safety officers

iv. Technical positions - eg. iOT, sensor engineers, 5G engineers, network engineers, AI & robotic engineers, AV mechanical engineers

v. Bus drivers on fixed routes - as there are big demand for bus drivers.

f. So AV don't replaced jobs per se - but it do create value-added jobs with higher pay, higher income.

@Babe:1. For example, not possible just to throw AV cars or buses into a busy orchard road.

2. It will crash because it takes time for AV cars to learn the roads and respond to complicated road conditions as it depends on a vast array of sensors, datasets, AI math computation, algorithm, reinforcement learning, big bandwidth etc to respond appropriately.

3. Unlike humans who are more nimble, think appropriately, human can spontaneously respond to road conditions without causing accidents in a complicated and tight road situations.

4. Hence it will take decades for AV to mature to be able to completely replace driver jobs.

5. Hybrid - driver and driverless is the most likely scenario for decades.

@Babe:1. China is the most advanced and prolific adoption of driverless AV cars.

Source:- Google Gemini AI

True Level 3 autonomous consumer cars were granted their first conditional manufacturing approvals by the government, but make up less than 1% of current sales.

2. But only less than 1% of the fully AV cars are adopted and use in a very controlled environment.

3. It will be decades for fully AV cars to slowly replace driver cars.

4. Even so, hybrid driver + driverless mode will be the most likely scenario for years to come.

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"Cabbies, private-hire drivers welcome support package, but salaries, job flexibility are key concerns" - for career training and conversion into AV vehicles.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/cabbies-and-private-hire-drivers-welcome-support-package-but-salaries-job-flexibility-are-key#:~:text=Cabbies%2C%20private%2Dhire%20drivers%20welcome%20support%20package%2C%20but%20salaries%2C%20job%20flexibility%20are%20key%20concerns

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@CX:Imagine how an autonomous taxi will transform Singapore.

1. The cost of the trips can be significantly reduced.

2. We don't need to give midnight 50% surcharge incentive or even any incentives at all because they run 24h without sleeping.

3. Allocation of the car areas can be ruled by the law therefore you don't have to worry about not getting a car from Tuas late night ride because there would always be one to take it. The drivers won't just go to crowded places but can be allocated by demand.

4. You won't need to deal with crappy drivers that brakes the car like crazy when they are pissed, it will always be a smooth ride.

5. Companies like comfort don't need to worry cars getting pooled because no drivers are willing to take them.

6. Payment system can be made so much differently than per-trip ride so secure more passengers riding the car.

Personally i am sooo looking forward for driverless taxi's.

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Rules of law in Hormuz straits to be observed - Acting Minister Jeffrey Seow.

@don 3:but what can Singapore do?

@Banyu Gendhis:internal issues cant solve, want to talk about external

@人神愤共:Your house issue solved already? If not why comment on national leaders

@3M55:somemore million dollars salary from our tax money. knnccb.

@PT:it’s just another when the sun rises guy toking coks….,

@mamamia:how to not talk about external when problems coming from external? which head you using to think?

@张德帅Benrus Cheong:🤣yes that's true acting like experts siow lah

@Babe:1. Singapore Global Transport Hub - is to integrate global air, maritime and land into one integrated hub.

2. To achieve this concept of Global Transport Hub - UNCLOS rules of free passageway

in international waterways and air ways must be respected - without toll charges.

3. So what is wrong in reiterating these sacred rules in Parliament during the debate and passing of the Bill on our Global Transport Hub?

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@Babe

Source:- Google Gemini AI

Singapore's fleet management systems facilitate real-time digital tracking for Singapore-registered and locally managed ships globally, including those operating in the Middle East. 

Local maritime authorities and ship operators utilize extensive satellite networks to maintain visibility over these vessels wherever they sail. 

The monitoring capabilities are generally categorized as follows:

Registry & Safety Monitoring: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) oversees the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS), the fourth largest globally. Through mandated systems like AIS and shore-based platforms, Singapore monitors SRS-flagged ships, tracking their global movements, maintenance, and environmental compliance. 

Port Management: For vessels entering Singapore, the MPA operates digitalPORT@SG to streamline port clearances and the Just-in-Time planning platform to optimize shipping logistics.

Search and Rescue (SAR): The MPA's Port Operations Control Centre (POCC) coordinates maritime SAR operations across over 1 million square kilometers of the South China Sea, while global distress calls from Singaporean-registered vessels are actively monitored worldwide. 

Commercial Ship Management: Global shipping companies operating out of Singapore utilize cloud-based vessel management software to track assets spanning the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Indian Ocean. 

These allow shore-based control centers to monitor routes, fuel consumption, and security in high-risk areas worldwide. 

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@Babe:Singapore Global Transport Hub - actively monitor Singapore registered ships travelling worldwide.

Ships stuck in Middle East is our concern.

Why concern raise in Hormuz Straits cannot be brought up in Parliament?

It directly impact our port operations.

Objection must be raised consistently to tell the world - breaking UNCLOS international law of free passageway is unacceptable - so that the world leaders are consistently reminded to take consistent stand if any world members flout the international rules.

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@Babe:-

What can we do to influence the World to ensure members observe the UNCLOS rules as Middle East conflicts still simmers:-

Global transport hub


[28/06, 9:19 pm] @Babe:1. Any deal that infringe the International Law, specifically the UNCLOS that guarantee free passage of waterways in international waterways such as the Hormuz Straits - shall be null and void.

2. No countries should held the World hostage by blocking or restricting the free passage of International waterways guaranteed by the UNCLOS.

3. Meanwhile littoral States along the Hormuz Straits should implement alternative paths to transport fuel, oil, gas, fertilisers, resources and other goods including building pipelines, roads, rail cutting across various Gulf States inland into Arabian Sea - bypassing Hormuz Straits.

4. The World should not be held hostages by a few Countries determine to break International Law and hold the rest of the World hostages for their self-serving interest.

[30/06, 1:01 am] @Babe:2 transit passage should be carved out:-
1. Along Iran coast - Iran can charge toll for ships taking this path. Oversee by Iran.

2. Along Oman coast - that abide by UNCLOS rules - no toll charges to be levy. Oversee by Oman.

Ships can choose which routes to take without coercion.

@Babe:Firing on commercial ships traversing through an international waterways is a war crime.

@Babe:Why netizens with no perspective of global perspective pass unkind and vulgar remarks - and given a free pass without being challenged and call out?

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@Babe:-

Suggestions:-

1. So the whole world supply chain and maritime traffic should adapt to the destructive closure of Hormuz straits.

2. One by building pipelines and land route that link up gulf states straight into Oman ports directly into Arabian Sea - bypassing Hormuz straits and red sea that are blocked and harass as well as force with "toll charges".

The land route and pipelines also go to the Suez canal that link directly to Mediterranean sea into Europe - totally bypassing Hormuz straits and red sea.

3. Ships now instead of going by the shorter routes via Hormuz straits or Red Sea to the Suez canal - will instead go by the Africa cape of good hope - a longer route to the various Africa ports - but a more stable and reliable supply routes not threaten by rouge states - on and off - as and when they like.

These diversion could increasingly become a permanent features because no countries in the world or business want to be held by the neck by rouge states like Trump, Iran and Houthis.

The rouge want to held the world by the neck for ransom - they get nothing in return.
Hence attempts to break the international law - imply that karma bounce back as hard.

@Babe:Gulf states in talks for oil pipelines to bypass Hormuz.

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@Babe:Useful people provide useful suggestions to solve real global problems.

But majority spend their time passing sarcastic and unkind remarks - with no useful contribution.

MOT Minister is vindicated.

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@Babe:-

Source:- Google Gemini AI

Before the maritime conflict, the Strait of Hormuz carried roughly 20% of the global oil supply. 

Because it is such a narrow and vital chokepoint, existing pipelines can only bypass about 13% to 28% of the normal volume. 

Major Gulf producers rely on the following alternative export pipelines: 

• Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline (Petroline): This 1,200 km pipeline can move up to 7 million barrels per day to the Red Sea, which allowed Saudi Arabia to revive over half of its exports after the strait was shut down.
• The UAE's Habshan–Fujairah Pipeline: This pipeline moves crude out to the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the chokepoint entirely. The UAE is rapidly building a second pipeline to double this bypass capacity by 2027.

Singapore as a regional and global fuel refinery hub - can continue to operate - is precisely we are proactive, resourceful and brave in the World affairs - putting out consistent stand for World Countries to observe international laws.

As a result, Singapore continue to keep our energy supply going without going dark, and can continue to refine oil for regional and world market.

@Babe:What contribution does all these netizens have - other than being sarcastic and unkind but shortsighted on global affairs ?

 @Babe:人神共愤！

@Babe:When we consistently articulate and reinforce our righteous position and stand clearly to the world - the force of change is very powerful.

@Babe:Oman Tells UN It’s Against Imposing Transit Fees in Hormuz - Bloomberg.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/oman-tells-un-it-s-against-imposing-transit-fees-in-hormuz

@Babe:Reinforcing and reiteration of consistent stand - no toll charges.

It resonate with the rest of the World - never give in to rouge states.

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@Babe:Countries must reject Iran efforts to control Hormuz, UN agency document says | The Straits Times.

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@Babe:Kudos to our MOT Jeffrey Seow, our MFA Minister Vivian plus other Ministers for resolutely and consistently raise the position and stand of the needs to abide by the UNCLOS international rules of free passageway, and no toll charges.

There is no space for any Countries to get away from jungle laws.

@Babe:Kudos to our Ministers to be brave and visionary - to be the "Lamp upon the Globe of Darkness".

A constant reminder that Karma will guide the conduct of Humanity - if Humanity fail to practise just and fairness infringing laws that govern how Countries and human beings operate under the Universal Law.

@Babe:We can move mountains - if we act with bravery, vision and wisdom - and be the Lamp, if the Globe go dark.

@Babe:Protection of vital shipping lanes was discussed at a session this week of its 40-member governing council. Gulf countries, the United States and Iran clashed over the future of the strait.

NO RECOGNITION OF IRAN'S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIM, IMO COUNCIL SAYS

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@Babe:"Singapore-led resolution on protecting vital shipping lanes adopted by International Maritime Organization.

The resolution was adopted at the 137th Session of the IMO Council and was co-sponsored by 30 member states, including Indonesia and Malaysia."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-international-maritime-organization-shipping-resolution-protect-vital-shipping-lanes-6246731#:~:text=Singapore%2Dled%20resolution,Indonesia%20and%20Malaysia.

@Babe:Well done Singapore!

Salute to the Minister(s) for standing up to International Laws.

We are a tiny Red Dot!

But we shine brightly like a red nimitta in the Globe - dispelling the Darkness that overcast the conduct of Humanity!

@Babe:Our Lion Roar - reverberates throughout the Globe!

@Babe:Shame on those who cast aspersions on the Minister efforts and achievements in the Global Stage.

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MOT to invest $800 million in transport R&D.

@Babe:$800 million for transport R&D not only for MRT as what many people mention here.

Global Transport Hub include integrated Air, Maritime and Land transport R&D particularly in AI.

@Babe:I am very impressed with our Government Global Transport Hub concept - that integrates air, sea and land transport into One Unified Transport system - driven by AI and autonomous systems.

AI will help to prioritise, optimise and suggest the best optimal routes (be it air, sea or land) which is most cost effective - making Singapore a preferred, automated, best customer service transit points or final destination to our air and sea hubs.

@Babe:Past Air R&D projects:-

The key homegrown and locally-tailored systems include:

AGIL Fleet & Operations Management: Developed by ST Engineering, the AGIL suite includes proprietary diagnostics and AI-driven predictive maintenance platforms that analyze live aircraft data to optimize fleet visibility and airport operations.

DroNet Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM): A homegrown solution by ST Engineering that features DroHub (a command-and-control hub) for managing city-wide drone applications, perimeter security, and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.

National Air Traffic Management (ATM): The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) partners with local and international firms to develop advanced ATM solutions for navigating Singapore's dense airspace. CAAS uses homegrown technologies to automate safe aircraft separations and trajectory-based operations. 

@Babe:Past Maritime R&D projects:-

Key digital national systems for port management are already homegrown.

a. Portnet

b. digitalPORT@SG - for digital port clearance and JIT to optimise vessel turnaround

c. NGVTMS - Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System

@Babe:Believe this new $800 million Transport R&D should focus on integration of Air, Maritime and Land transport driven by AI to form a seamless logistic and connectivity One Transport Hub to drive cost efficiency, optimal route and seamless logistic and transport services for cargo, goods, services and travel.

This will make Singapore a preferred transport airport, seaports and land hub for the Globe and Regions.

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WP MP Kenneth Tiong - Why sell NOL but bail out SIA - both are national strategic assets.

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@Babe:1. Why Temasek Holdings bail out SIA and not NOL?

2. Important to note that, Temasek principle is not to bail out any GLCs if they get into financial trouble - they are expected to be commercially viable and self-sustainable.

Else Temasek mothership will go under - if keep hanging to lost making companies under its arm just because they are GLCs.

Similarly, I believe Government will also not use taxpayers money (or collect more taxes) - to bail out any GLCs that is not profitable and sustainable.

3. If any GLCs are deem not viable or sustainable such as NOL due to conditions such as :-

a. External conditions not conducive to keep a GLC afloat - eg. industry too saturated, too mature, cut throat, too competitive, compete in reducing prices - there is no incentive to keep the GLC just for nostalgic sake.

NOL frieght environment is highly competitive - a raise to the bottom.

Else Temasek mothership will bleed to death.

Similarly, if Government use taxpayers money to keep it afloat - Government will have to levy higher and higher taxes eg. GST, personal tax, property tax, corporate tax - just to keep NOL afloat - which don't make fiscal sense.

Ask Singaporeans, anyone want to pay higher and higher tax to bail out NOL - as propose by the WP MP?

b. If the GLC is deem to operate in a strategic outfit that are important to our Singapore Economy - but the entire eco-system is a good alternative to fuel and keep our maritime trade going - as 3.22 billion Gross Tonnage comprising bulk carriers, containers and tankers all over the World will come to our ports make Singapore the World busiest transhipment hub that handles over 40 million TEUs annually - make us no incentive to keep feeding money to an annual loss making, bleeding NOL.

Our transhipment hub link global 200+ main shipping lines with over 600 ports - why cling on to one miserable loss making NOL?

Temasek will have depleted NIRC revenue annually to give to the Government as fiscal spending - if keep bleeding through NOL. And Singaporeans will have to pay more taxes to compensate for the lost NIRC.

@Babe:c. NOL operate in a shipping industry which experience a structural problem - that favor shipping lines with big Countries and many inland ports to sustain its low margin.

Singapore is a tiny red dot - that does not have many inland ports to sustain its margin - but have to compete with shipping lines charging low prices sustain by guarantee demand from their big customer market and many inland ports.

Eg. China COSCO - with large manufacturing base and many inland ports.

@Babe:d. NOL suffered years of losses due to - global overcapacity, low freight rates, intense competition from many larger shipping companies, shipping lines global consolidation and mergers.

Singapore remains one of the world's busiest ports without owning a major global container shipping company - due to the eco-system we build as a global transhipment hub.

The competitiveness of Singapore maritime sector is supported by its port operations, logistics ecosystem, maritime services, MROs rather than by ownership of a shipping line.

@Babe:

SIA

1. On the other hand, SIA is profitable year after year - as it cater to high flyers customers with big margin in which SIA has a global network of high value customers, Krisflyers. Also SIA is also provides air cargo connectivity.

2. Only covid trigger a crisis that cause airlines all over the World to stop flying by Government all over the World - to prevent spreading of Covid into their Country.

But it is not a permanent crisis that become a structural problem like the NOL (with low margin and run down to the bottom) as airlines can start flying once the virus pandemic is contained with the advent of vaccines.

And SIA will become profitable again - hence Temasek inject $19 billion to bail it out to temporary tie over the Covid period - and expect SIA to earn money and refund Temasek once it become profitable again.

(NOL has no way to recoup their losss and refund Temasek - it will become a black hole - in which Temasek will keep bleeding annually to sustain it).

3. The Rescue Package: In 2020, Temasek Holdings and others backed a massive S$19 billion funding package for the airline, consisting of S$5.3 billion in equity and S$9.7 billion in Mandatory Convertible Bonds (MCBs).

a. Repayment Progress: By mid-2024, SIA had returned S$6.6 billion of the S$9.7 billion MCB principal, along with an accumulated 8% to 9% interest, well ahead of their initial schedule.

b. Temasek remains its majority shareholder, controlling over 50% of the airline's stock.

4. In addition, SIA as a national airline is critically strategic due to the following reasons:-

a. Connect Singapore to the World.

b. Small nation with no land borders - air connectivity is strategicall for tourism, business, trade and global aviable hub.

c. SIA provide good salary jobs to Singaporeans as air stewardess and stewards (whereas not many Singaporeans want the jobs of a seafarers working in NOL ship - mainly foreigners).

d. SIA providing cargo freight with a higher margin compare to NOL lower freight rate.

5. SIA have been making record profit year after year, $1.98 billion - 2023-2024. $2.78 billion in 2025.

So SIA don't bleed Temasek, but NOL do (so selling make perfect commercial sense).

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REACH (Telegram) 147 - What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament today? Which issue interests you the most?

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08 Jul 2026 (10am - 7pm)

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[7/7/2026 10:01 am] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic📢

Parliament will sit today (7 Jul) at 10.30am. Leader of the House Indranee Rajah will deliver a ministerial statement on the conduct of Workers’ Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap. Parliament will also discuss the blocked social media posts targeting the Indian community, screening of dialect films, and the motion on reinforcing Singapore as a global transport hub. 

💬 What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament today? Which issue interests you the most?

📌 Ministerial statement on conduct of Workers’ Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap

The ministerial statement will be a "determination" on the Committee of Privileges' (COP) findings on the two WP leaders' involvement in events relating to former WP member Raeesah Khan's lies to parliament in 2021, according to the order paper published on Monday. 

This follows a motion filed in Parliament in January 2026, where Indranee asked the House to note that the High Court’s judgment and COP findings have implications for Lim and Faisal, which have to be considered separately from WP chief Pritam Singh’s.

📌 Blocked social media posts targeting Indian community

Parliament will also discuss the Government’s blocking of 14 social media posts that targeted Singapore’s Indian community. Darryl David (Ang Mo Kio GRC) has asked if the posts were a coordinated and deliberate effort by any agency or organisation, and if so, what action has or will be taken against them. Nominated MP Neo Kok Beng asked about programmes to counter foreign influence.

📌 Screening of dialect films

MPs will also discuss questions related to Singapore’s policy on the public screening of dialect films. This comes after only limited screenings of the film Dear You, originally produced in Teochew, were made available, while a Mandarin-dubbed version ran for general screenings, sparking public debate.

Ten questions were submitted by MPs in relation to the campaign and Singapore's approach towards the screening of dialect films. 

Cai Yinzhou (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) has asked about the campaign’s current policy objectives and whether the Government will review the campaign’s continued application to locally screened dialect films. Meanwhile, WP Non-Constituency MP Eileen Chong has asked if the Government’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Speak Mandarin Campaign includes any indicators of its impact on the use and transmission of Chinese dialects.

📌 Motion on Reinforcing Singapore’s Position as a Global Transport Hub

Five PAP backbenchers have also filed a motion on Singapore’s position as a global transport hub. They are led by Tin Pei Ling (Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC), who chairs the government parliamentary committee on transport. The motion asks the House to affirm the importance of strengthening Singapore’s long-term economic competitiveness by “leveraging international cooperation, frontier technologiesand world-class infrastructure”. It asks that Singapore do this to reinforce its position as a globally connected aviation, maritime and logistics hub, and to anchor good jobs here.

📌 Other Issues

Other parliamentary questions will cover worker wage protection, Singapore’s overall recycling rates, and commuter safety measures. 

👉 https://www.parliament.gov.sg/api/media/14effa11-ada1-42d1-ab1a-aad2794f165a/Order-Paper---7July2026.pdf

👉 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ministerial-statement-sylvia-lim-faisal-manap-dialect-films-parliament-6234651

👉 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/indranee-to-deliver-ministerial-statement-in-parliament-on-conduct-of-wps-sylvia-lim-faisal-manap

👉 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/transport-motion-parliament-gpc-global-hub-6230081

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[7/7/2026 10:38 am] REACH Singapore: Dear contributors,

Parliament sitting is now live.

Catch the livestream of today's Parliament sitting here: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/_3tu7epg5n0?is=hyrAUJ-MwYBSJeJz

[7/7/2026 11:00 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : 1) Which issue(s) are you most interested in for today's Parliament sitting? Share your reasons in the chat! (You may choose more than one option.) ]

- Ministerial statement on the conduct of Workers’ Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap

- Government’s blocking of social media posts targeting the Indian community

- Screening of dialect films

- Motion on reinforcing Singapore’s position as a global transport hub

- Financial Action Taskforce (FATF)

- Others (Please share your views in the chats below)

[7/7/2026 11:09 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

1. Quite a number of youth raise their worries of AI replacing:-

a. Entry level white collar jobs making fresh graduates entry to market more difficult.

How much and what type of AI training is needed besides their trained skillets.

And dampening entry level salary.

b. Displacing current workers without AI skillets.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCpWS7g5/

https://babe118.blogspot.com/2026/07/ai-skillsets-with-traditional.html

[7/7/2026 11:15 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

Financial Action Taskforce 

1. Recently, I noticed that background check and onboarding process of fund placement are getting very onerous in the financial services.

2. This will deter many legitimate ultra rich foreign funds and even domestic funds placement in Singapore financial systems.

3. I suspect the onerous and long onboarding process could be due to the following possibilities:-

a. Financial institutions need to submit investment products of clients buying at big sum to MAS for background check. Hence the onboarding process suddenly become very long.

b. MAS is monitoring if the clients (are money launderers) which will take evasive actions when under scrutiny:-

i. Transfer large money out of Singapore.

ii. Take flight and run away from Singapore.

All these are indications of money launderers.

[7/7/2026 11:17 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

"Singapore cannot afford to keep losing clients to Dubai and Hong Kong’: Industry says faster onboarding vital for wealth hub edge.

The city-state is racing to remove procedural friction as the battle for the ultra-rich intensifies".

Agree that Singapore financial sector onboarding process very onerous.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-cannot-afford-keep-losing-clients-dubai-and-hong-kong-industry-says-faster-onboarding#:~:text=Singapore%20cannot%20afford,ultra%2Drich%20intensifies

[7/7/2026 11:20 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

But Singapore financial services sector are losing funds placement - as legitimate customers (that do not meet the profile of a money lauderers) are subjected to onerous process that make fund placement very painful.

Most of the time, they quote this is MAS requirements.

Eg. Ask you to dig out documents that are decades ago to explain your source of income (whereby computer are just beginning to emerge).

Who will keep hardcopies that are decades ago, and it could have been lost, thrown away or misplaced.

Soft copies in floppy disk already mouldy, data cannot read.

No computers or laptop got floppy disk drive nowadays to read and print the soft copies.

Is this process even necessary?

It will turn away legitimate customers to offshore or foreign financial institutions - and Singapore local banks and financial institutions will lose fund placement that will impact Singapore as a financial hub.

[7/7/2026 11:46 am] Ahin: Is it possible to create a system that tracked the individual / company?... something like Credit card score.... so if a person keeps on defaulting credit card.. then he will have red flags...

[7/7/2026 11:47 am] Ahin: So the red flag will appear if the company or person had laundering case before.

[7/7/2026 11:48 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

Food security goals

I think our food security goals of ensuring domestic food production can be secured are achieved.

This is despite the fact that:-

1. Singapore is a small market, unable to attract enough domestic food producers to keep their business viable.

2. Also Singapore domestic production cost much higher and hence higher food prices compare to imported foods eg. Malaysia, China.

Despite the 2 challenges, the following strategies help to overcome them - which in turn secure our domestic food security.

[7/7/2026 11:49 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

424. I post in REACH (Telegram) LCL (Danny 心), [6/11/2025 12:45 pm]:-

*Strategy to achieve food security goals*

1. To elaborate, reclassify and elevate food security as the same "strategic critical resources" equivalent to:-

a. Water security

b. Energy security.

2. Set 20x30x35 as a hard target. Mandate the following critical demand mass to buy and source from only locally produced farms that are collected, coordinated by a central locally produced food aggregator eg. NTUC Fairprice.

3. Identify critical demand mass to ensure the hard target can be hit with precision.

4. Identify the following demand mass as achievable hard target:-

(Source:- Google AI)

a. Military soldier - 51,000 active, 252,500 NSMen 303,500 headcounts.

b. School (primary 237,762, secondary 159,457, ITEs 28,000, JCs 25,123 , Polytechnics 21,100) centralised kitchen - 471,442. Universities headcount ?

c. Civil service and public service 154,000 headcounts.

d. SATs central kitchen - SIA flights - headcounts?

e. GLCs - headcounts?

f. NTUC food fare, Kopitiam food court - public patronage - estimated headcounts?

5. I think we have close to 1 million headcounts critical mass demand per month to gobble up locally produced green and meat - should be able to meet the hard target.

20x30x35.

Local high tech agri farms that produce green, fish, eggs, even cell culture meat etc will be viable and even flourish with a guaranteed market demand of 1 million consumers to consume the locally produced food.

6. The rest of 70% to 80% food requirements are still relying on cheaper imported foods.

7. So reclassifying and elevating food security as the same level with water and energy security will help to:-

a. Focus government attention and resources on local food production - but not overly make it fiscally unsustainable.

b. Energise local population on the importance and significance of local food security and production.

Hence able to entice domestic people to loosen their purse strings and pay a bit more like water (Newater, Desalination) or energy (like floating energy price).

c. Set aside some government funds to ensure the hard food security target is meet - and then rely on imported food to fill up the rest.

Then local farms will be viable and local talents will be willing to work on urban sustainability farms to secure our local food security .

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Straits Times Published Jun 24, 2026, 07:45 PM Updated Jun 24, 2026, 10:20 PM

A two-year partnership between in-flight caterer SATS and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) will explore how locally developed crops can be used in large-scale production.

The hope is that the tie-up will help strengthen Singapore’s food security by reducing reliance on food imports, while also diversifying food supply sources here, said SATS.

SATS aims to explore how the ingredients can be transformed into tasty, nutritious meals for airlines, schools and even NSmen, among others.

SATS develops, prepares and distributes food to airlines and other institutions including healthcare, defence, corporate companies and retail in Singapore.

SATS said that scaling production could also help to bring about economies of scale and in turn bring prices down.

“If we can introduce these to more Singaporeans, then the scale will come and that will allow us to commercially bring down the price and hopefully one that can match the existing protein that we are sourcing from outside of Singapore,” said Mok, pointing out that sourcing local produce bolsters food security.

[7/7/2026 11:52 am] LCL (Danny 心): 

1. Such move has created a domestic demand of 1 million people for local food producers monthly.

2. The economies of scale from central procurement of locally produced foods by SATS - has lower the local food producers cost due to mass purchase, expand their production and with excess production - can export to overseas markets for additional revenue.

[7/7/2026 12:01 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

3. And Singapore local food security - 20% to 30% supplied by local food producers secured.

4. In the event of crisis that block imported food, local domestic producers can ramp up production to feed our local population without going hungry.

Mission accomplished.

[7/7/2026 1:58 pm] Hanny: I feel that this kind of forum is better with short answers that’s easy to digest. 

It’s easier to follow up. 

Just my 2 cents.

[7/7/2026 2:02 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic📢

[7/7/2026 2:03 pm] Hanny: Long essay is troublesome to read and I think people tend to skip it

[7/7/2026 2:04 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Global transport hub

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCA1fv4T/

Iran say US break ceasefire deal on ships passing through Oman ports.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCyCaW69/

Hormuz straits conflict.

[28/06, 9:19 pm] 

@Babe:1. Any deal that infringe the International Law, specifically the UNCLOS that guarantee free passage of waterways in international waterways such as the Hormuz Straits - will be null and void.

2. No countries should held the World hostage by blocking or restricting the free passage of International waterways guaranteed by the UNCLOS.

3. Meanwhile littoral States along the Hormuz Straits should implement alternative paths to transport fuel, oil, gas, fertilisers, resources and other goods including building pipelines, roads, rail cutting across various Gulf States inland into Arabian Sea - bypassing Hormuz Straits.

4. The World should not be held hostages by a few Countries determine to break International Law and hold the rest of the World hostages for their self-serving interest.

[30/06, 1:01 am] 

@Babe:2 transit passage should be carved out:-

1. Along Iran coast - Iran can charge toll for ships taking this path. Oversee by Iran.

2. Along Oman coast - that abide by UNCLOS rules - no toll charges to be levy. Oversee by Oman.

Ships can choose which routes to take without coercion.

@Babe:Firing on commercial ships traversing through an international waterways is a war crime.

[7/7/2026 2:07 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

425. I post in REACH (Telegram)[24/6/2026 6:09 pm] LCL (Danny 心):-

1. We automate our ports, AI it, develop port management system to manage every aspects of maritime traffic, logistics, transport, cargo loading, bunkering services, MRO, financial and insurance services, international arbitration all in one package end-to-end - making our port cost low and efficient.

[24/6/2026 6:11 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

3. Our automation will remove many foreign blue workers - hence cutting salary cost and make our cost base lower but yet providing more efficient port servics - as automation and AI can function 24 hours x 365 days non stop.

[24/6/2026 6:13 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

4. Most important, ensure all global major ship liners are sign on to our ports berth and become our longtime shipping and port partners.

If all the above happens, our port status will become irreplaceable.

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Straits Times Published Jun 24, 2026, 09:05 PM Updated Jun 25, 2026, 09:54 AM

Singapore is already a leading maritime and aviation hub, and a trusted financial centre. “But in a more fragmented world, connectivity alone is not enough. Global supply chains are being reconfigured,” the report noted.

It recommended that Singapore develop sea and air hubs that integrate physical infrastructure with digital, AI-enabled systems.

“The goal is to offer the fastest, most reliable and best-coordinated end-to-end flow of goods in the region, making Singapore the preferred choice for shippers and manufacturers.”

It added that Singapore also has to reinforce its resilience in energy, supply chains and partnerships, so it can ride out disruptions.

[7/7/2026 2:07 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

426. I post in REACH (Telegram)[24/6/2026 6:10 pm] LCL (Danny 心): -

2. We build green energy bunkering services that are now increasingly demanded by ship liners and tankers - and make it our port, the choice of refueling that cannot be replicated.

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Straits Times Published Jun 24, 2026, 09:05 PM Updated Jun 25, 2026, 09:54 AM

When it comes to energy, Singapore should also extend its role as an energy hub, the report said.

“The recent Middle East crisis underscores the importance of Singapore as a reliable and well-connected energy hub,” it added, referring to the oil flows that were disrupted when the crisis effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping channel.

The report added that Singapore must build capabilities in emerging energy domains, such as liquefied natural gas trading, hydrogen and ammonia, and sustainable aviation fuels.

Jurong Island can also be developed as a premier test bed for low-carbon technologies.

[7/7/2026 2:09 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Long essay but good solutions - Government read and implement.

[7/7/2026 2:11 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Short but no meat, no strong arguments to convince, not impactful - not useful, wasted effort.

Just my 2 cents worth.

[7/7/2026 2:18 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

422. I post in REACH (Telegram)  LCL (Danny 心), [22Feb2025]:-

335. I post in REACH Portal Saturday, February 22, 2025 :-

2. I am thinking of under the void deck of "no-frill HDB flat", vending machines that dispense "Budget Meal" such as those $3, $3.50 type of neighborhood coffeeshops and hawker centres be sold. Eg. Fancai, Bee Hoon, nasi lemak etc.

3. Coffee and tea sold at 80 cents can also be dispense by the vending machines.

4. This will help residents in "no-frill HDB flat" to enjoy low cost budget meal to tackle high inflation.

5. In addition, this will help neighborhood coffeeshops and hawker centres to sell more of their budget meal through another avenue and boost their business.

6. A vending machine aggregator can be tender to collect such Budget Meal from the food stall. But food safety must be ensured.

7. This will be a good political response to tackle the hot potato issues of high food prices in addition to high housing prices.

This is to take the bull by the horns and tackle the biting price vexation head-on - to prevent any political fallout by these 2 housing prices and food prices pain points.

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CNA news 09 Mar 2025 04:06PM

To help with living costs, the South West Community Development Council (CDC) on Sunday (Mar 9) launched a Value Meals programme that will let residents redeem meals from vending machines located in their neighbourhoods.

Food and beverage (F&B) group Select is providing the vending machines and sponsoring vulnerable residents with S$600,000 in credits to purchase the meals from 80 vending machines, most of which will be located under Housing and Development Board flats.

The meals, ranging from sandwiches to reheatable dishes like fried bee hoon and curry chicken with rice, each cost S$3 or less.

Ms Low also said that food safety is a "top priority", in response to queries from reporters about food hygiene, given recent gastroenteritis cases arising from ready-to-eat meals distributed as part of Singapore's Food Resilience Preparedness Programme.

"That's why we work with Select group that has more than 30 years of experience, and they have a very robust workflow, SOP (standard operating procedures) at their central kitchen," she said.

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Straits Times Published May 30, 2026, 04:07 PM

Updated May 30, 2026, 11:42 PM

Up to 100 vending machines that dispense convenient meals priced at $3 and below will be rolled out throughout the North West District by the end of 2026 to help families cope with the rising cost of living.

The meals will include Thai basil minced chicken with rice, penne with chicken bolognese, and ayam kicap manis with rice. Healthier options include Japanese curry chicken with mixed grain rice and creamy chicken wholemeal carbonara.

Up to five vending machines will be placed in each division, but this may be adjusted depending on ground feedback.

The vending machines, which operate 24 hours daily, will ensure residents have easy access to affordable and healthy food options.

[7/7/2026 2:19 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Long essay, useful, that covers all grounds, well thought through, address, convince most or all stakeholders' need - government read, and implement.

[7/7/2026 2:35 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

To illustrate, 

Financial Taskforce.

Financial on-boarding troublesome - full stop.

[7/7/2026 2:37 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Short, sharp, sweet and sexy.

But where is the meat?

Government read, noted - deem as expression of unhappiness.

Not enough information to take action.

[7/7/2026 2:51 pm] G: @reachsg2 why are long and repeated AI generated monologues continue to be tolerated in this space?

[7/7/2026 2:52 pm] G: Especially when the monologues have no relevance to the day's discussion topic

[7/7/2026 2:53 pm] G: @reachsg2 this is one example of many in this chat

[7/7/2026 2:55 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Other issues?

Read the last paragraph.

[7/7/2026 2:56 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

AI detector scan say - this text is entirely human written.

No trace of AI generated text.

Use AI detector to scan the text if you have doubt.

https://babe118.blogspot.com/2026/07/ai-detector-scan-text.html

[7/7/2026 3:11 pm] REACH Singapore: In case you missed it, here are some updates from the parliamentary proceedings so far:

• ⁠Use of dialect in film classification framework being reviewed: Tan Kiat How: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/use-of-dialect-in-film-classification-framework-being-reviewed-tan-kiat-how

• No further action needed on WP's Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap's COP conduct, given time bar: Leader of the House: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sylvia-lim-faisal-manap-workers-party-indranee-rajah-parliament-6236801?cid=internal_sharetool_web_07072026_cna

• Jail, fine for those caught holding a phone while driving on S’pore roads under proposed law: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/hold-a-phone-while-driving-on-spore-roads-and-face-up-to-1k-fine-jail-time-of-up-to-6-months

• More fake, AI-generated content entering S’pore’s online space; authorities keeping close watch: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/more-fake-ai-generated-content-entering-spores-online-space-authorities-keeping-close-watch

👉 You may keep up to date with parliamentary proceedings through this live blog: https://www.straitstimes.com/live-singapore-parliament-july-2026

👉 You may also choose to watch the Parliament livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_3tu7epg5n0?is=nI5uoxnN39ucOEoK

[7/7/2026 3:17 pm] G: @reachsg2 On a related note: Foreign interference come in many forms. Social media posts is just the most identifiable and hence most easily scrutinised

However, more covert foreign interference can also come in the form of AI generated content (usually from foreign sources like google (gemini), chatgpt, facebook (meta) etc) submitted to official govt feedback channels like this REACH chatgrp, which promises to aggregate points made here and share with relevant agencies

As a concerned citizen, I would like to know the mechanisms that protect our govt institutions from foreign AI generated content that can potentially interfere with our social fabric / social compact / domestic issues

[7/7/2026 3:18 pm] G: What are the safeguards REACH has for AI generated content shared in this online space here?

[7/7/2026 3:19 pm] G: This is the promise that REACH has for participants in this chat

"Please be assured that the points made by participants during the chat are aggregated and shared with relevant agencies"

[7/7/2026 3:31 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Fake, AI generated content entering Singapore online space 

Such AI created misinformation about our governance, policies and society that are created overseas especially those that serve to exploit our fault lines of racial, community and religious harmony - look like is difficult to block.

Because, when we block one, another AI created similar video appears.

Only way is to put up rebuttals or create our own videos to point out the misinformation to inform our domestic as well as overseas audience the videos have many unwholesome and flaw information.

I think this will be more effective in tackling such malicious overseas AI created videos to unsettled us or misinform foreigners.

Because an informed and educated audience be it local and foreign - will be able to ascertain what is conveyed will harm us or unite us.

By putting up strong, convincing arguments in the form of videos or rebut them through the comments column that dispel the erroneous and harmful arguments of the fake AI generated videos - will make those videos ineffective in hurting our unity and foreign audience will also not be taken in by the content of those videos.

When times goes on, people will just ignore and skip the videos.

https://babe118.blogspot.com/2026/07/ai-detector-scan-text.html

[7/7/2026 3:55 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Encounter a couple of videos coming out from a Taiwan news platform 中天新闻 - that not only magnify, but double down on those fake AI generated videos - by engaging live human analyst to comment on Singapore internal affairs, and smear Singapore with many false information in the TikTok video.

The most effective response - is to post point-by-point rebuttals in the comments column under the TikTok video.

The outcome is very encouraging as many audiences that read the rebuttals change their opinions of Singapore and in fact challenge the analyst to come clean with his information and facts.

Subsequently, some analysts engage by 中天新闻 - provide a more factual moderate facts about Singapore in Tik Tok video - pointing out that the earlier analyst err in his facts.

I think we are vindicated - and more effective in countering such flaw videos.

https://babe118.blogspot.com/2026/06/misreporting-singapore.html

[7/7/2026 4:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic📢

[7/7/2026 4:03 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

1. Smear video - in particular on Singapore racial composition and attacking many of our pivotal policies.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSQaUKGvg/

2. Counter videos that rectified the smear video 

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSQv4q5fQ/

中天新闻 - say good things about Singapore.

You have to give Singapore affirmation.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSQooXus8/

Rebuttal of the Taiwan critics smear video about Singapore.

@Babe:这个评论员 - 客观，讲的有道理。

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSQThGTQN/

Criticism of Taiwan ex-politician misinformed attack & smear on Singapore governance.

[7/7/2026 5:05 pm] Khai Mun L.: I don't care about the discussion of dialect films.

If people really cared about dialects, they would have supported the previous movies shown in dialect or other languages, but most of the time, the shows are quite empty.

Furthermore, these are foreign-made flims which does not directly contribute to sg. Even locally made films do not get much support and subsequently not a lot are made locally because it just doesn't make financial sense.

[7/7/2026 5:07 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Dialect film only appeal to the relevant dialect group - probably older folks.

Younger folks only understand Mandarin.

I think the only thing that is worth remembering, it is our heritage and our root.

But somehow, the dialect film saga also does not upset me very much.

[7/7/2026 5:08 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

In fact none of my and my siblings children generation can speak the dialect.

It looks like a lost heritage.

[7/7/2026 5:18 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Another thing that hit my mind - why recently, there are many foreign interference into Singapore domestic affairs - especially the Chinese one.

It is because I feel:-

1. Singapore has emerged as a critical, non-replacable regional and in fact global gateway and hubs.

2. Singapore's economic connectivity, trade, business and investment, money flow - have critical interlocking mutual destiny - in particular with China, ASEAN, Asia and even US and Europe.

(In particular, many JV eco-park, industrial park, eg. China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India etc)

3. And the underlying reasons that are very subtle could be we are the 1st and champion (or among the top) in many world and global indicators.

Naturally it attracts alot of attention from world countries that want to emulate us, influence us or even envy about us.

树大招风。

4. Hence, our policies impact them, and they want a say how our policies direction blows.

Eg. Our racial composition.

Our stand in US-China tussling.

Our influence in ASEAN directions and positions etc.

Let me dig out those subtle facts that have been surfacing in main stream media and social media to support my this inklings - as some patterns are forming - when connecting all the dots.

[7/7/2026 5:20 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Chinese Ones:-

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCbQ2SHx/

China most important gateway is Singapore.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCpcPxsV/

Singapore is the global value added supply chain.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCbT6ht4/

Singapore in between US and China. Chinese one but spoken in English.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCxHHfpS/

Singapore can fetch their nationals home in a crisis.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSChfJKUm/

Chinese netizen praise Singapore.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCbaD2Ld/

@Babe:Wealthy Taiwanese families are increasingly moving billions in capital and establishing family offices in Singapore. Powered by a massive boom in the tech and AI sectors, this asset diversification acts as an "insurance policy" against rising geopolitical tensions across the Taiwan Strait. 

The Scale of the Shift

Asset Relocation: Taiwanese assets held in Singapore sit at roughly NT$10.4 trillion (US$326 billion). 

Overtaking Hong Kong: Over the past three years, Singapore has officially overtaken Hong Kong as the primary destination for Taiwanese offshore wealth.

The "2027" Catalyst: Many advisors cite the centenary of the People's Liberation Army (2027) as a particular source of concern, prompting the ultra-rich to put plans in place for emergency relocation and capital flight. 

Key Drivers and Attractions

Geopolitical Hedging: Families are establishing business bases and family offices in Singapore so they "have a place for the plane to land" if conditions in Taiwan worsen. 

Favorable Environment: The city-state’s political neutrality, independent regulatory system, and established family office regime make it highly attractive for succession and long-term wealth preservation. 

Banking Expansion: To capture this massive influx, both local (like DBS) and Taiwanese banks (such as CTBC Bank and Taipei Fubon) are racing to expand their Singapore-based private wealth management teams. 

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCqCh4n9/

Singapore rule based position on Russia.

Western One:-

"US firms remain committed to Singapore, but rising costs could affect future investment: AmCham CEO.

Dr Lei Hsien-Hsien, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, tells CNA that artificial intelligence and hiring challenges are also reshaping how companies decide where to invest."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/amcham-ceo-us-firms-committed-singapore-rising-costs-affect-future-investment-6237071#:~:text=US%20firms%20remain,where%20to%20invest.

[7/7/2026 5:28 pm] Joomua Tng: I choose the following is most "important"

1.) Ministerial statement on the conduct of Workers’ Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap

reason, the conduct, character, integrity of a minister is very crucial to Singapore. It doesn't make sense when MAS focus on fit and proper for financial professionals, be it insurance, bankers, investment. etc and yet the fit and proper of the ministers is not uphold on the same if not higher focus.

2.) Government’s blocking of social media posts targeting the Indian community

no specific reason. can't think of other effective ways on the issue.

3.) Motion on reinforcing Singapore’s position as a global transport hub

reason, it is one of the life and death of Singapore. naturally it is important.

4.) Financial Action Taskforce (FATF)

reason, similar to point No.3 above.

国之大事，死生之地，存亡之道, 不可不察。

。。。。

honestly,

the Screening of dialect films

is a waste of time and effort to be debate and discussed in Parliament.

....

[7/7/2026 5:38 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Eg. Which areas we did well and are world class:-

1. Best governance in the world - consistently claiming the top spot in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI).

2. World most competitive economy - Switzerland lose top global competitiveness ranking to Singapore.

3. Best seaport - Singapore retains Best Global Seaport title at Asian awards.

4. Best airport - Singapore Changi Airport consistently rank 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the World for 26 years.

5. Highest GDP per capita PPP in the world.

6. Top 8/10, 12 Universities among Ivy League - NUS and NTU.

7. 2nd most dense industrial robot adoption in the world after South Korea - Global Human-to-Robot Ratios (Robot Density).

8. 3rd AI adoption in the world.

9. Singapore is considered one of the most influential "middle powers" and global economic hubs, though the United States and China typically hold the top spots for raw geopolitical or military superpower status.

10. Singapore passport ranked world’s most powerful.

11. Financial and Wealth Hub: Global investors and high-net-worth families are actively relocating and parking capital—moving away from Gulf centers like Dubai—to shelter in the strength of the Singapore Dollar and the security of local banks.

12. Business and MICE Events: International organizers are increasingly routing corporate meetings, conventions, and business events to the city-state. Singapore’s political stability and safety make it the preferred destination for regional headquarters and events when traditional Middle Eastern alternatives face geopolitical friction.

13. Singapore manages about SGD 6.1 trillion (approx. USD 4.5 trillion) in total fund and asset management assets.

14. Global Commodities and Bunkering: While rising fuel price volatility has caused ship operators to buy more conservatively, Singapore's dominance has strengthened relative to the Middle Eastern bunkering hub of Fujairah, which has seen severe volume declines. Furthermore, major commodity and oil traders headquartered in the Republic have logged record earnings from the supply-chain shifts.

15. Singapore is the largest investor in China, Indonesia, and one of the largest investor in Malaysia, Vietnam, plus many other countries.

1 Mainland China $228.3 billion

2 India $122.6 billion

3 United Kingdom $109.8 billion

4 Indonesia $104.3 billion

5 Netherlands $103.3 billion

6 Luxembourg $96.8 billion

7 Hong Kong SAR $91.3 billion

8 Cayman Islands $87.4 billion

9 Australia $81.6 billion

10 Malaysia $75.6 billion

[7/7/2026 5:51 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Hence I won't be surprised - Singapore will increasingly come under focus by Superpowers and Regional Middle Powers.

We need to be even more vigilant in foreign influence and what comes out from the social media - that make use of us for their benefits but at our expenses.

[7/7/2026 5:52 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

Wonder how to make this short, sharp and sexy...

🤔

[7/7/2026 6:40 pm] LCL (Danny 心): 

And partly we are very influential in the world stage.

Eg. Be a lamp upon the darkness in the Globe.

We stand up to say, no toll charges for international waterways under UNCLOS.

And the World take this stand and position as a benchmark - in conducting world affairs.

So indeed, Singapore position is very influential in the World Stage.

Sudden focus and attention on our internal affairs start to become a pattern - because what we say and do - indeed will move mountains.

Hence we need to be more vigilant in foreign influence going forward - be it in foreign diplomacy, in mainstream media and in social media.

[7/7/2026 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 😊

[7/7/2026 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 😊

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After note:-

[08/07, 3:49 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCTjKM4s/

No China flag in Malaysia restaurant.

China tourist fume at Malaysian waitress.

@Babe:中国没有进 世界杯！

马来西亚国旗也没有，因为没有进 世界杯！

@Babe:自我膨胀 太大了。

[08/07, 3:49 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCT64Wdh/

Where China flag in Malaysia restaurant? China tourist ask.

But Malaysia flag also not there.

Because China and Malaysia didn't qualify for the world cup !

[08/07, 3:49 pm] ☸️  Danny 心: @Babe:1. China nationals have a besiege mentality.

2. Low sense of security, low esteem.

3. Rise very fast but mental state has not catch up.

4. Needs others to side them, needs friends - but when not align with their expectations - they 自我膨胀。

1. 中国人有一种“被围困”的心态。
2. 安全感低，自尊感也低。
3. 崛起速度极快，但心态未能跟上。
4. 渴望获得支持与友谊——但一旦情况不符预期，便会自我膨胀。

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