REACH 350 - What are your views on the Government's move to strengthen our economic partnerships with our neighbouring countries? Are you looking forward to having more transport links to Malaysia in the future?
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20 May 2022 (10am - 7pm)
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On Tuesday (May 17), Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong embarked on a four-day working trip to Indonesia. Over the course of the trip, Mr Wong met with Indonesia's top government leaders to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, and reaffirm existing partnerships in areas spanning economic, security and people-to-people spheres. Mr Wong also spoke with Indonesian leaders about opportunities to step up mutual cooperation, including on climate change and sustainability, and explore new areas of growth in sustainable tourism and creative industry.
On Tuesday (May 17), Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan took a three-day work trip to Malaysia. Dr Balakrishnan called on Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, was granted an audience with Sultan Nazrin Shah (the deputy king of Malaysia and Sultan of Perak), and met various government leaders. Speaking to the press, Dr Balakrishnan expressed hope that air and land connectivity would resume fully in the next few weeks and months. He also mentioned that the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System was well underway and could take passengers by the end of 2026, and that a new ferry service from Desaru to Tanah Merah was being explored.
๐ฌ What are your views on the Government's move to strengthen our economic partnerships with our neighbouring countries? Are you looking forward to having more transport links to Malaysia in the future?
On Thursday (May 19), Mr Wong announced that Kendal Industrial Park in Central Java, which is a joint venture between Singapore and Indonesia, is on course for expansion, with plans to build an international container port by 2024. In his announcement, he said, "All of us can look forward to more growth, more prosperity despite the challenges we see in the external environment, so long as we can continue to build on this strong spirit of collaboration and partnership between Indonesia and Singapore."
๐ Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Indonesian leaders explore new areas of growth
๐๐ป https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/finance-minister-lawrence-wong-and-indonesian-leaders-explore-new-areas-of-growth
๐๐ป https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singapores-lawrence-wong-meets-indonesian-ministers-in-jakarta
๐ Singapore, Indonesia in discussions on port in Central Java
๐๐ป https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-indonesia-plan-to-jointly-build-port-in-industrial-park-in-central-java
๐๐ป https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/skills-training-job-matching-boost-investor-confidence-in-kendal-industrial-park-in-indonesia
๐ Singapore hopes full connectivity with Malaysia is restored: Vivian
๐๐ป https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singapore-hopes-full-connectivity-with-malaysia-will-be-restored-in-coming-months-vivian
๐๐ป https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-foreign-minister-vivian-balakrishnan-calls-on-malaysia-pm-ismail-sabri-and-foreign-minister-in-putrajaya
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[10:10 am, 20/05/2022] +Uncle Law: As we all know Singapore being a small country with no natural resources, it is important for Singapore to continue maintain good bilateral relationship with neighbouring countries and countries around the world.
So much so, our defence ties with many militaries around the world, should one day we meet with threats, we may friends to rely on.
[10:39 am, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: 20 May, 2022
"put that history books at home when you are talking to others, it will lighten the baggages of the past, starts with a clean sheet of planning paper...?" (ๅข็ปๅฐฑๆฏๅ้)
- - annoymous
Colonial times and into pre Singapore independence, the West Malaysia was our Hinterland of hope and growth.
Today Singapore, perhaps, our immediate Hinterland is Asean!
There is an even urgency to integrate Asean into one evolving economics engine with multitude of strengths and opportunities, putting aside self interest of yours or mine (each country) and see that billion hopes and millions of possibilities! Importantly, Asean must stay united as one entity with a consensus and consistent long term vision of common prosperity, equality and inclusively solving all pending challenges with it intra or inter relations. This itself is a work in progress and audacity for the betterment of South East Asians (ไธๅไบไบบ)!
- - in progress - -
[1:32 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
1. Singapore has 2 geographical immediate neighbors - up north (Malaysia) and down south (Indonesia) - that we need to maintain a good and close relationship with.
2. Reasons being:-
a. Border Security and National Security is our top concern - and maintaining good relationship with our 2 immediate neighbors will ensure our peace and security.
b. Malaysia and Indonesia being one of our main food suppliers - will ensure our food security as we are a major net importers of food.
c. Malaysia is also one of our major source of labour supply and Indonesia also provide domestic workers to Singapore.
3. To foster good and close relationship, there are needs to ensure:-
a. Mutual Economic Benefits - whereby mutual prosperity will cement our mutual stake - and thus less likely to provoke friction and tension among our 2 immediate neighbor
b. Internal security, fighting crime, anti-terrorism collaboration and cooperation between Singapore and Malaysia, Military exercise between Singapore and Indonesia, anti-terrorism collaboration - are means to foster confidence building, friendship and mutual trust.
c. Many cordial G-to-G, B-to-B, P-to-P engagement, relationship at all level - will prevent any misunderstanding, and if any differences will not magnified - from developing.
Differences can be resolved by give-and-take conflict resolution - without letting relationship turn sour.
4. Having say so, maintaining a good relationship with another neighbor further up North - Brunei will also be vital in ensuring our National Security - because Brunei can play a mediator role for us should any racial or religious undertone turn sour.
Brunei, a small Nation like us - has always been friendly and forge good understanding with us - since Independence.
5. At a larger context, maintain a good, tight collective ASEAN unity to advance our interest in the region - as geopolitical relationship turn increasingly challenging.
ASEAN as a bloc with one voice - will help to safeguard our collective interest while dealing with the 2 Superpowers - which are our 2 vital Big Powers.
[1:48 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Do masks cause lower oxygen levels while we breathe in more carbon dioxide?
Answer - NO. Argument not based on science.
Measures with oximeter - while wearing mask - oxygen level did not drop.
https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/masks-oxygen-levels
[1:51 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Research shows that many of the microplastics in our bodies come from the air we breathe – not just from drinking bottled water or eating fish from polluted oceans.
Due to their small size, microplastics can be inhaled and may induce a wide range of diseases including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, as well as cancer.
N95, reusable cloth masks block microplastics.
Are you breathing plastic air at home? Here’s how microplastics are polluting our lungs.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/microplastic-pollution-in-air-pollutes-our-lungs
[1:53 pm, 20/05/2022] +Caleb: N05 and surgical mask are made of plastic right?
[1:53 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Argument that mask reduce oxygen saturation, breathe in carbon dioxide etc - come from anti-vaxx, anti-mask groups from US.
[1:54 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Surgical mask yes.
N95 is the most effective against microplastics follow by reusable cloth masks issue by our government.
[1:55 pm, 20/05/2022] +SL: Material Composition
• Straps – Thermoplastic Elastomer
• Nose Clip – Aluminum
• Nose foam - Polyurethane
• Filter – Polypropylene
• Shell – Polyester
• Coverweb - Polyester
[1:58 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Even when we walk in the park with greeneries we breathe in oxygen as well as carbon dioxide.
[2:09 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: TSMC may build multibillion-dollar chip plant in Singapore: WSJ
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/tsmc-may-build-multibillion-dollar-chip-plant-in-singapore-wsj
[2:13 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: 19 May, 2022
"Coexist or Conflict?"
"Stability is the key to opportunities...!"
Prologue :
World Bank has posted China GDP outlook at 4.4% into Q4-2022.
What this 4.4% means is that China is at a TIPPING POINT into its domestic RECESSION.
Simply put it, China has enjoyed double digits annual GDP growth since entered WTO, this globalised world. Will there be changes and or succession at the top administration of China?
Today forecast of 4.4% is NOT SUSTAINABLE for the entire 1.3 billion mouths that is lives & livelihoods issues, the possible uprising of SOCIAL INEQUALITIES and follows by UNREST within China! As for the outside world, a major knee jerking effects on all foods, goods, and services to the down swings of recession and into a depressionary global economics? Will it happen?
Main:
Perhaps, the induction of Finland + Sweden into NATO is an indicator of the weakening influences and threats of the Russians. China is known an ally of the Russians, it is like taking a STONE and KILLING TWO BIRDS simultaneously! The Ukraine war will be shorten within days towards ceased fire and a peace agreement will be drafted to include Eastern part of Ukraine to Russia and the Western part of include Kiev and Karkiev remains the control of the Ukrainians. Perhaps, the existentially long and meandering Dnieper river will be the natural demarcation between Russia and Ukraine?
'In a war, things changed hands, any less is not a war; it is a business deal!"
What Putin gets?
Part of Ukraine, a way to deescalate his failed attempts, the continuation of oil & gas supplies to the European markets, controls of Wheat, free access to seaport and Black sea via the Turkish waterway and importantly a face saving chance for him and a bad boy image too ! Limited sea routes access up north of the nordic sea and exposures to thousand of km of natural open border with Finland. How about the future of North Pole sea roures and the massive unexplored natural resources?
What US gets?
Immediate reinstatement of the 1st position, the supreme global leader!
Two casualties of this war is Russia follows by China. In simple sense, no more leveraging (buddy buddy) between the two to counter the US! This hidden frictions between the Chinese and the Russians will remain to be seen and the future of hatred, betrayal and revenge of this two, only time will tell...?
How about Israel, the Middle East nations including Iran and Syria assuming the African continent is free from trouble? What's the impact and ripples to each of these nation?
Therefore this reset of the global leadership is pretty much clearly displayed aloud to all nations that the ONLY threat left is perhaps, CHINA! The next possible transiting hot War region of conflict shall be Taiwan, into the South China Sea and Asean as an economics entity?
This is a WAR IN PROGRESS that's what the Americans and the Chinese would tell the village of nations in secrecy for nothing is over until it is all over...!
[2:31 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: 20 May, 2022
"The Poker Cards of Asean And Asia"
CHINA FRIENDLY:
Myanmar
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam?
Thailand
Brunei?
US FRIENDLY OR BOTH COUNTRIES :
Philippines
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia?
FAR EAST NATIONS :
Japan - US friendly
South Korea - US friendly
North Korea - China friendly
SOUTH ASIA:
India - US friendly?
Bangladesh - China friendly
Sri Lanka - time will tell
[2:42 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ: https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2020/04/26/the-usaf-relocates-b-52-and-b-2-stealth-bombers-from-guam-to-usa/ US relocates stealth bombers from Guam to USA.
[2:43 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: An informative and good video ..
It measure heartbeat and volume of air intake.
Perhaps future improved oximeter should also differential oxygen from any presence of carbon dioxide especially when people are masked up to an hour or longer? What's the exposure to carbon dioxide when one breathes with mask on?
[2:43 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
US has withdrawn all their strategic nuclear bombers (including stealth bombers) from Guam.
China DF-26 IRBM and NKorea IRBM indeed is a real threat to Guam.
[2:47 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
"Ukrainians using e-bikes mounted with missiles to blow up Russian tanks".
E-bikes quietly used by many armies to stealthily and quickly bring troops into position to lay ambush.
https://sg.yahoo.com/news/ukrainians-e-bikes-mounted-missiles-blow-up-russian-tanks-175221749.html#:~:text=The%20Independent-,Ukrainians%20using%20e%2Dbikes%20mounted%20with%20missiles%20to%20blow%20up%20Russian%20tanks,-Connor%20Parker
[2:47 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: A good point... Hi Danny!
These days no where on earth is a safe place?
Perhaps the submarines are the hidden launch pad for missiles of all capabilities, it cruises closer to one's enemy doorsteps?
[2:48 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Thinking soldiers, using what you have to the FULLEST!
[2:50 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
No safe place yes.
But in a must strike - will need alot of intelligence and assessment - to ensure we do not suffer collateral damage.
I believe our military planner must have thought very hard on it.
The above information is for our military planner to take note with contingency built in.
[2:52 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/04/what-is-russia-s-poseidon-nuclear-drone-and-could-it-wipe-out-the-uk-in-a-radioactive-tsun
This thing goes round and round under water, its self generated nuclear power drone... Like an eveready battery doll!
[2:53 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Minimally our squadron of F35s must be able to scramble within 15 minutes when detected a ballistic missiles are launched and our mid air refuel tanker get all our ground crew on board within the 15 minutes.
Else F35s can't reach our shores without mid-air refuel.
[2:57 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Guam is protected by thaad anti-missile batteries.
But no guarantee it can shoot all intruding missiles down. Especially if the missiles overwhelm the anti-missile system.
But will help to buy us time for our whole F35s and mid air refuel tanker to scramble within 15 minutes to escape the bombardment.
[3:02 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: For Taiwan, is 8 to 10 minutes to intervene incoming missiles.
[3:03 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.heritage.org/asia/report/the-us-japan-semiconductor-agreement-keeping-the-managedtrade-agenda#:~:text=The%201986%20U.S.%2DJapan%20semiconductor,manufacturers%2C%20and%20consumers%20are%20hurt.
[3:04 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Taiwan no chance to evacuate the armour.
It take weeks to do evacuation.
[3:04 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Chang#:~:text=He%20is%20the%20founder%2C%20as,estimated%20at%20US%242.8%20billion.
Watch that INTEL comes 2025!
[3:06 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: 8 to 10 minutes for their F16 to fight it out whether is enemy aircraft or else things... Tough Taiwanese pilots these days!
[3:09 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: 4CISR, Taiwan present defence protocol, version 1.0
Version 2.0 is reserved solely for the US army use.
Raytheon. DARPA and Israel efforts, this 4CISR, air, sea and land coverages like a casted net?
[3:20 pm, 20/05/2022] +REACH: Dear Contributors
We’d love to hear more from you on today's topic ๐
We have had good feedback and hope that we can keep the discussion robust and active!
Megan
[3:39 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
One way is to make Guam our "warm site" not a "hot site" (permanent).
Station when situation warrant, maintain skeleton when operation requirements not needed.
[3:49 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-lifts-palm-oil-export-ban-may-23-jokowi-2693216?cid=internal_sharetool_androidphone_19052022_cna
[3:50 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Hope the world get relief from lifting the palm oil ban.
Else food price soaring like crazy.
[3:52 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://youtu.be/08xovcz1qrA
[3:54 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://youtu.be/DF4D2koQaTM
[3:54 pm, 20/05/2022] +Rama: Afraid of DF-21 from china!?
[3:55 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://youtu.be/OlSsbCeWqa0
[3:58 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Hi Mr Rama,
How about relocating military assets from Diego Garcia?
The Chinese long range DFs or the North Korea latest will reach Diego Garcia.
It is a much important base for the US. It is such a secretive island?
Guam is like Chinatown?
Diego Garcia is like Shenton way?
[4:00 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Perhaps there is a strategic military meaning behind this Guam movement of resources?
[4:01 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/10/20/b-1b-bombers-return-to-diego-garcia-island-base-after-15-years/
[4:01 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: The U.S. military uses Diego Garcia as a strategic point for launching operations in the Indo-Pacific...
[4:03 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Lately, the Marshall Islands is a busy place...It is also near to Guam too, just in case this Marshall falls into other people interest?
[4:04 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://youtu.be/RD7WY1qXNzE
[4:05 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Palau Islands is friendly towards the US.
[4:07 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Csn we see that this word Indo Pacific means...
INDONESIA as the baseline, that's the bottoms up boundary of US interest in our region?
[4:08 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Df21 only have about 1,500 km range - cannot hit Guam.
Guam to China about 4,700 km.
Only df26 can hit Guam as it range about 5,000km - dubbed "Guam killer".
China have 50 - 200 df26.
No way Guam thaad anti-missile batteries can take it all down.
[4:10 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Hi Danny,
These days, nany spies are spying Hainan area because the Chinese Subs base is there... In and out from there...
Vietnam Cahn Rahm Bay and Philippines Subic Bay are strategic ports for the US! Must get it!
[4:11 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: The hunt for many "Red Octobers" has begun...
[4:11 pm, 20/05/2022] ☸️ Danny ๅฟ:
Not suggesting China and US to fight.
But we need to safeguard our interest.
[4:12 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: The whole fun is CAT & MICE game like the cartoon... Tom & Jerry!
[4:14 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: AUKUS the top tie leadership follows by
QUAD
Indo Pacific
Asean
[4:16 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: One sure thing, Mitsubishi Submarine Propulsion system is one of the three best, this worldly money can buy! Quiet ๐คซ
This system is as quiet like a Lexus inside out!
[4:18 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/03/04/us-navy-mine-countermeasures/
[4:19 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_E-2_Hawkeye
Submarines enemy E2D!
[4:19 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Not for sale, fyi!
[4:22 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: "When the cat not around, comes the mouse" (็ซไธๅจ，่้ผ ๆๆช!)
[4:26 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: G-7 to agree more than $26 billion in short-term aid for Ukraine
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/g-7-to-agree-more-than-26-billion-in-short-term-aid-for-ukraine
"no free lunch...?"
[4:29 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: Palm oil rallies over 3% as Indonesia announces domestic sales policy
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/palm-oil-rallies-over-3-as-indonesia-announces-domestic-sales-policy
[4:32 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: The mandarins who support the ministers
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-mandarins-who-support-the-ministers
"Then Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee and Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen wanted to stay in Paya Lebar; but Mr Howe, who chaired a high-level multi-agency committee in 1975 on the issue, came out strongly in favour of building a new airport in Changi.
Mr Howe by then was the head of the civil service, and believed that a new airport would help Singapore exploit its position at the heart of a growing South-east Asia. He was so convinced of the growth potential of aviation, he told planners to make room for not just two, but six runways in future.
Fast forward to today. By the 2030s, a fifth terminal will be built - "impressive, but still short of Howe's ambition by one", according to a new book on Mr Howe and his fellow pioneering civil servants."
[5:04 pm, 20/05/2022] +Rama: Time, money and logistics will be important but the Chinese will have the last laugh seeing the Yankees panic!
[5:05 pm, 20/05/2022] +Rama: Yes
[5:05 pm, 20/05/2022] +Rama: We had the E2C now on display at rsaf Air museum.
[6:34 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.mrcmekong.org/about/mekong-basin/geography/#:~:text=The%20Mekong%20River%20is%20the,large%20delta%20into%20the%20sea.
https://www.mfa.gov.sg/SINGAPORES-FOREIGN-POLICY/Key-Issues/Water-Agreements
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/himalayas-melting-climate-change/#:~:text=The%20Himalayan%20glaciers%20play%20a,%2C%20energy%2C%20or%20other%20purposes.
https://www.flaska.eu/water-structuring/pioneers-of-water-research/dr-masaru-emoto
[6:45 pm, 20/05/2022] +REACH: Dear Contributors,
⏰ We will be closing the chat in 15 minutes ⏰
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Goodnight!
Megan
[6:57 pm, 20/05/2022] +Smiley face: 20 May, 2022
To: Our Dintinguished Leaders And All Honorable Members
"Wheel Of Fortune Or Misfortune?"
"Your certain wants may not always be what others need...?"
- - annoymous
Foremost, in life, certain things have the natural power in dividing people and redistribute resources solely because of lacking one simple thing that is Water(ๆฐด)! Perspectively, within the geography of South East Asia, there is a common sea (salt water) which all along has been a conflict of who's owning it and more than one past owners.
Secondly, water is a critical resource, besides oil, to all growing and living things. The Brahmaputra, the Ganges, the Ayeyarwady river, the Tibetan highlands, the Mekong River flows all flow from the Himalayas down to Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, India, Bhutan. Nepal, Blangadash, Cambodia, Myanmar Thailand, Vietnam and Laos! It has been like this for almost 50 millions years - the Everest ! Southeast Asia, the Mekong river, dated 17 millions years and is the longest river stretches 4,900km flows into five Asean countries. This critical basin of drinking and living water should it be taken away or disappear will result in billions of human in disparity, into the path of disputes and the eventual hot wars! How to coexist with one and other? One simple ecological issue will evolve into many social, political and economics uncertainties! A simple answer, no choice!
On the basis of strategic resource, same argument can also be applied to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. What if the Russians decide to turn-off or to ration the oil & gas supplies ? Will the entire Europe continent chocks up, goes havoc or in total chaos? Will such scenario be played in this end game theory (put aside the further fear of a nuclear threat theory) ?
Coming back to this simple water issue, what's if certain nations decide to RATION the drinkable water flow during dry seasons (control water dams) or overflow during wet seasons until flooded (open water dams) or turn-off (close water dams) this 'free for all' flowing Himalayan water for the reason of climate changes? What other nations will do and react, MAKE rain happens? How would these downstream nations react or on the verge of hot wars with one another? Possibility, it can be a 'natural' disaster in making?
Seriously speaking, you can forget about the visions 4.0 of a new digital and electric world of all sorts, these things need water too!
This water, so plain yet so powerful and a life threatening issue! Sooner your neighbors will tell you, we need water more than else than spinning that wheel of fortune? The next time, ooze it and don't chock on that cup of drinkable water when your neighbors or buddies tell you they are short of water?
“We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.”
- - Jacques Yves Cousteau
"no water, no talk...?"
- - annoymous
https://www.mrcmekong.org/about/mekong-basin/geography/#:~:text=The%20Mekong%20River%20is%20the,large%20delta%20into%20the%20sea.
https://www.mfa.gov.sg/SINGAPORES-FOREIGN-POLICY/Key-Issues/Water-Agreements
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/himalayas-melting-climate-change/#:~:text=The%20Himalayan%20glaciers%20play%20a,%2C%20energy%2C%20or%20other%20purposes.
https://www.flaska.eu/water-structuring/pioneers-of-water-research/dr-masaru-emoto
Afterwords:
"put that history books at home when you are talking to others, it will lighten the baggages of the past, starts with a clean sheet of planning paper...?" (ๅข็ปๅฐฑๆฏๅ้)
- - annoymous
Colonial times and into pre Singapore independence, the West Malaysia was our Hinterland of hope and growth.
Today Singapore, perhaps, our immediate Hinterland is Asean!
There is an even urgency to integrate Asean into one evolving economics engine with multitude of strengths and opportunities, putting aside self interest of yours or mine (each country) and see that billion hopes and millions of possibilities! Importantly, Asean must stay united as one entity with a consensus and consistent long term vision of common prosperity, equality and inclusively solving all pending challenges with it intra or inter relations. This itself is a work in progress and audacity for the betterment of South East Asians (ไธๅไบไบบ)!
An old story:
"In the clan's hall, there sat an established towkay seeping his Chinese tea with his clansmen and started drawing the entire stretch of Orchard as once upon in time was his ancestor's property and now claiming his, fortunately this Orchard lands became a flourish and busy road?"
Is this a wishful thought or is it existentially a valid and acceptable story?
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