REACH (Telegram) 110 - What are your views on the priorities highlighted in PM Wong's New Year message and efforts to address challenges facing Singapore?
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02 Jan 2026 (10am - 7pm)
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REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 10:08 am]
📢 Topic 📢
In his New Year message, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that Singapore delivered stronger-than-expected economic growth of 4.8 per cent in 2025 despite a changing global order and deepening geopolitical tensions. He noted that these conditions helped keep unemployment and inflation low while real incomes rose across the board though he also cautioned that Singaporeans must be realistic about the challenges of sustaining this growth pace.
💬 What are your views on the priorities highlighted in PM Wong's New Year message and efforts to address challenges facing Singapore?
📌 Stronger than expected growth
PM Wong said Singapore had benefited from an AI-driven surge in demand for semiconductors and electronics, while global economic growth proved more resilient than anticipated and US tariffs were imposed later and at lower levels than feared. He also announced that the first set of proposals from the Economic Strategy Review, which is overseen by a team of younger office-holders under a task force headed by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, will be released soon, with the Government responding to them at Budget 2026.
📌 Singapore’s strong international standing
PM Wong said Singapore's trusted international brand and high global standing are attracting major companies like Microsoft and promising start-ups seeking stability amid global uncertainties, with many using the Republic as a regional base or launch pad. He also observed during his overseas visits that Singapore's strong reputation opens doors for local businesses and that the Government will continue supporting local companies as they expand internationally and scale up their operations.
📌 Improving support for Singaporeans
PM Wong emphasised that Singapore's focus remains on improving lives at home. He added that the Government will continue enhancing education, housing and healthcare whilst helping workers advance their careers and supporting lower-income families and people with disabilities. He acknowledged longer-term challenges including an ageing population and declining birth rates, pledging continued support for young Singaporeans wanting to marry and have children. PM Wong also said Singapore is studying the implications of longer lifespans on healthcare, work and retirement and that a Tripartite Workgroup on Senior Employment is reviewing strategies to enable seniors to work meaningfully, and that efforts were also being made to strengthen retirement adequacy, especially for lower- and middle-income workers.
📌 Pursuing clean energy
PM Wong also identified clean energy as Singapore's "new frontier and next major challenge", emphasising the need to secure reliable clean energy supplies for future energy-intensive industries including artificial intelligence. He added that Singapore plans to import green energy through the long-term ASEAN power grid project whilst simultaneously pursuing domestic clean solutions such as low-carbon hydrogen and nuclear energy options.
👉 https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/singapore-will-need-to-be-bold-and-creative-in-meeting-complex-challenges-ahead?
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Joomua Tng, [2/1/2026 10:18 am]
I yet to read on it.
this is my thoughts and observation on clean energy.
e.g. Electric Vehicles by 2030.
Is Singapore and Singaporeans prepare for more electrical batteries fire incidents?
this will be the common incidents and batteries electrical fire is difficult to be extinguished, and under control once started.
REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 11:04 am]
[ Poll : 1. How well do the priorities outlined in PM Wong’s New Year message resonate with you? ]
- Resonates very well
- Somewhat resonates
- Neutral
- Does not resonate much
- Does not resonate at all
REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 11:04 am]
[ Poll : 2. I feel confident in the Government’s ability to address challenges facing Singapore in this new year. ]
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:06 am]
1. I read from some 2nd stream online media, whereby some fresh graduates still face problems securing jobs.
Not sure is this true on the ground.
But important to address this fresh graduates employment problem if turn out to be true.
REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 11:07 am]
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💬 What are your views on the priorities highlighted in PM Wong’s New Year message and efforts to address challenges facing Singapore?
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LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:15 am]
2. On another front, I feel it is important to secure our green energy as critical important resources as the same weight as water resources.
3. The reasons being:-
a. Geopolitical tensions and wars are breaking up.
Global supply lines will likely to be impacted.
Fully reliant on imported sources even though very well diversified still pose a threat if water ways or air freight are blocked due to war or tensions.
b. The next pandemic could come and disrupt trade and hence imported energy will be impacted like the COVID lockdown.
c. Global warming could also disrupt production of energy source such as flood, typhoon etc.
Hence having domestic production of energy sources become imperative like water as critical resources.
a. Without energy, desalination, recycled water and even treatment of reservoir or imported water is not possible.
b. Solar panels is a good local source of production - but the energy yield is not very high even though solar panel has cover many possible open areas and roof top.
c. Hence, hydrogen gas is a next good alternative to replace natural gas (and previously petroleum) whereby 90% of our current energy source is fuel by natural gas.
Understand that we will mainly be importing hydrogen gas from overseas such as Sarawak and other countries etc.
But hydrogen gas is highly combustible and need very high refrigeration to convert it to liquid hydrogen.
This will impose high transport cost as the tankers that ship hydrogen gas need high cost refrigeration and storage cost.
As hydrogen gas source can be derived from water H20 in which we have abundant, almost infinite supply of seawater, also we do Desalination if water, we can easily do electrolysis to break up H20 into hydrogen gas while at the same time also capturing oxygen gas.
I believe Singapore has the technical and technology caps to do electrolysis to produce hydrogen gas.
I believe the energy input, likely ammonia gas is the cost needed to perform electrolysis to produce the hydrogen gas. But local production can save on high refrigerated transport cost.
But like water resources that we do Newater and desalination, with local production - we need to secure our National Security.
Hence domestic production is imperative in case natural or human trigger crisis hit.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:31 am]
d. Having say so if we are able to fuel by:-
Solar panels + imported hydrogen gas + domestic produce hydrogen gas through electrolysis (if feasibility studies permits in view of the needs to secure local production as part of our National Security), the energy demand could still exceed our supply.
Then we need to seriously consider nuclear energy.
As radioactive traditional nuclear reactors through nuclear fission will produce radioactive waste but very high energy yield exceeding 1 GW.
But safety distance is very large that will not be practical for Singapore due to safety concerns.
365, [2/1/2026 11:37 am]
I'll be cautious of the AI-driven surge. There have been discussions and speculations of a bubble. While I do believe that AI is here to stay, I also think it'll be similar to the internet. It's another piece of technology that changes our lives on a wide scale, and generating a lot of hype. While the internet has stayed on, there's also the dot com bubble. There's very heavy investment right now with no profits to show for yet, companies are still trying to grab market share. While normal users might not be directly burnt from the over investment, it'll have downstream impact when there's a collapse. Something that will need to be prepared for.
Also, much like the internet, it'll become an expected skill to know how to use AI. While government has encouraged citizens to learn how to use it, I have no idea how effective it has been. Could be included in our school curriculum if it hasn't been already.
Our strong international standing will be tested even more, with global geopolitics tension rising, especially in the last couple weeks. I'll be curious on how this will be navigated.
On the issues of longer lifespan, longevity is not necessarily always a blessing, and I hope they can look into voluntary euthanasia, of course with guard rails implemented as well.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:43 am]
Thermo nuclear produce almost no radioactive through nuclear fusion.
But high energy input to fire up the laser to enable atom and nucleus to fuse is needed and not commercially viable for the time being - also need very large land spaces that Singapore sorely lack.
In addition, need advanced technology such as electromagnetic to hold the hot plasma that can go up to 1,000 over degree celcius without touching the container surface so as not to melt the container is technologically challenging.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:46 am]
Hence SMR nuclear reactor will be the next best option.
Understand that there are few types of SMRs, broadly:-
1. SMR with nuclear fission using uranium or plutonium pellets (the size of 50 cents coin) but will still produce some minute radioactive waste when nuclear fission takes place.
Need to consider how to dispose off the radioactive waste which is also a headache.
Also uranium or plutonium resources are limited in supply which is also tightly controlled by a few Superpowers.
So not a good option.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:49 am]
2. Next to consider will be the less potent SMR molten salt whereby it uses an almost harmless natural resources Thorium that are mainly found in earth crust, soil, and rocks etc with very little or negligible radioactive waste and is found abundance in many countries.
Molten salt dissolve the Thorium to become a liquid fuel and trigger nuclear fission into less harmful Uranium-233 I think.
Produce heat, turn the turbine and generate electricity.
The yield for the electricity is very high 300MW to 600MW.
As thorium is converted into liquid by the molten salt - no radioactive waste are produced and dispense with the headache to handle and dispose of radioactive waste.
Also the safety distance is greatly reduced, the same as producing and storing petroleum, petrochemicals or natural gas.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 11:58 am]
So if Singapore embark on :-
Solar panels + Domestic production of hydrogen gas supplemented by imported green hydrogen gas + SMR molten salt Thorium.
Singapore energy needs will be "fully secured" - a status similar to "Water resources - Newater + Desalination + reservoirs + imported".
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 12:01 pm]
So after we secure water + impending energy......
The next critical resources will be food security....
Now we import 70 to 80% of our food.
Thinking back during COVID, if our exporters cut chicken supplies - our supermarket run out of stock with empty shelf.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 12:40 pm]
Food Security:-
1. Singapore is targeting 30 X 30 (30% domestic production by 2030) now push back to 20 X 35 (20% domestic production by 2035).
I understand the challenges local food producers face:-
a. High production cost as we are a high cost base - limited lands, high labour cost, high energy cost, high technology cost.
b. Local food producers can only produce green through high-tech vertical farming as we have limited land spaces.
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:54 pm]
do not think we should prioritize clean energy. instead we should prioritize CHEAP energy.
If technology can drive the cost of clean energy down, then by all means use clean energy. else lets stick to LNG and other cheaper sources.
to compete in AI and other industries which are energy intensive, cost of energy becomes a critical factor. doesnt make sense to pursue clean energy at a high price point.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 12:55 pm]
Many MNCs and big companies refuse to invest in Singapore if we refuse to go on clean energy.
That means we will lose investment and people will run out of jobs.
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:56 pm]
not true, more will not even want to set up shop here if energy is EXPENSIVE
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 12:56 pm]
The new conditions is clean energy from now on because of carbon credits.
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:57 pm]
carbon credits a joke.
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:57 pm]
theres no real way to track and account for carbon credits now
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 12:57 pm]
I think it depends lor. Want to go green but expensive why would people choose clean energy while it's more expensive
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 12:58 pm]
And sometimes I skeptical where does the money from carbon credit goes
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:58 pm]
and if you look at the energy demand for datacentres that powers all your AI. every cent counts
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 12:58 pm]
Singapore future investors for data centres to support AI all go for green energy.
All Big Tech investors like Microsoft, Amazon, Nividia, Meta etc all demand clean energy.
In fact worldwide, AI driven data centre has made traditional energy untenable.
Even US cannot sustain because the energy required equivalent to a city energy needs.
Their solution is to go SMR nuclear reactors at least 300MW to 600MW.
Similarly, China doing the same.
Malaysia try to use traditional energy sources also find their approach unsustainable, untenable and retard their data centre investment.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 12:58 pm]
All will just channel down to consumers
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:58 pm]
and look at all the money that temasek have poured into climate and green energy, what are the returns
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 12:59 pm]
For ex SAF just make flying more expensive
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:59 pm]
thats great, if they can cover the costs using their own resources
Ethan, [2/1/2026 12:59 pm]
thus to this point, if they can drive cost of clean energy down, yes by all means.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 1:00 pm]
Unless clean energy is cheaper than convection energy even before carbon crediting then it's different
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 1:01 pm]
Strong international standing, I can see the attitude from china change as tik tok has been talking about Lawrence Wong saying the wrong things
Ethan, [2/1/2026 1:02 pm]
but from the summarize version of PM Wongs message, that SG is going to import green energy? I hope its cost competitive with our existing LNG energy price.
Ethan, [2/1/2026 1:03 pm]
i dont think we should be paying a premium just cuz its "clean" energy.
In fact i advocate for buying energy from Russia, given that they are heavily sanctioned now, which means they are selling their energy at below market price.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:03 pm]
Not true.
Those are Tik Tok Taiwan propaganda and some China netizens being fool.
Our PM say the right thing.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:04 pm]
https://babe118.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog-post_27.html?m=0
明心自问 - 中国和日本的纷争
27 Nov 2025
@Babe:你如果在仔细的在看视频，你没有完全领悟王总理的谈话含义。
1. 他说台湾独立 - 是中国的红线中的红线 - 新加坡不支持。。
2. 但被问日本总理的发言有没有失言 - 王总理说“她已经讲出来了 - 没办法收回去。“
3. 王总理的意思很明显 - 他认为 日本总理的发言 不妥 - 但是我不是她的军司 - 不能判断 她的发言 因不因该。
4. 王总理下一个发言 - 说新加坡和 ASEAN 已经放下 - 目的是希望中国降温 - 因为 日本 有悔意 而派了大使来调停。
5. 王总理和内阁 跟 中国 领导 的关系 很密切。高官时长交流和交换意见。没有大抵触。
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@Babe:1. 换句话说，如果让事情越来越严重 - 你支持出兵开战吗?
2. 你或你的儿子准备上前线吗？
3. 日本需没中国的军力这样强大 - 也能两败俱伤。
4. 你要这样的结果吗。
5. 忽然变成第三次世界大战 - 你负责吗？
6. 意气用事很容易，冷静处理事情，降温很难啊。
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LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:04 pm]
https://babe118.blogspot.com/2025/11/taiwan-is-chinas-big-baggage-and-root.html?m=0
台湾是中国的大包袱, 绊脚石，大枷锁，也是战乱的祸根 （小智慧，大道理）
Taiwan is China's big baggage, tripping stone, shackles and root cause to war.
1. 台湾是中国的大包袱, 绊脚石，大枷锁, 也是战乱的祸根.
2. 中国土地这么大，人才充足，经济发展这么迅速 - 却被台湾拖累了，拖慢了，
3. 还应为台湾被西方，日本 作为 筹码 被牵制着 - 竖立很多仇家，寸步难行。
4. 佛曰 ：- 握紧拳头一直不放，就是苦的根源。拳头握的越紧，痛苦越深。把拳头松开，痛苦渐渐消失。
5. 一个领导者，仔细分析了利与弊，是否因该把台湾的统一放在最后而不是把他放在第一位呢？
6.
2024 (USD)
台湾国内生产总值 = $797 billion
中国个省国内生产总值 (China provinces respective GDP)
广东 = $1,988 billion
江苏 = $1,923 billion
山东 = $1,384 billion
浙江 = $1,265 billion
北京 = $699 billion
台湾国内生产总值 微不足道 冰山一角， 却把整个中国拖到焦头烂额，到处竖立仇家，被对手牵制，牵着鼻子走， 真是中国的大包袱啊！ 如果把台湾统一丢到后头 （台湾岛是不会游走的，永远就在中国对面），让他自身自灭，最后才来处理，是否会更好呢？
只要中国把国内经济搞好，强大，仁慈，释放橄榄汁，结交朋友满天下， 台湾有一天会被感动而自动回归中国。现在因缘不足，强制回归 吃力不讨好 可能全盘皆输。
毕竟 人是吃软不吃硬的。以德服人 以心换心，是最殊胜的统一方法。
7. 反之，如果中国坚持对台湾的控制并将其作为首要任务，则可能出现两种结果：
一、和平统一——台湾被说服以类似香港和澳门的独立省份重新加入中国，享有自治权，保留警察部队但不保留军队。
这是最佳结果，但鉴于台湾社会的发展趋势，可能性极低，几乎不可能实现。
二、武力统一——鉴于台湾目前缺乏与中国统一的决心，这或许是最有可能出现的情况。
如果这种情况如中国所言成为首要任务，可能出现以下后果：
a. 投入兵力、登陆作战、轰炸——大规模常规战争爆发，将动用空军、海军陆战队、陆军和火箭部队。
b. 外国军队可能介入——例如日本、美国。
c. 西方国家可能对中国实施制裁——冻结中国在全球的资金、资产和投资。
d. 贸易、商业、投资、旅行等都将受到限制，中国的经济和金融将遭受重创（整个中国经济将遭受毁灭性打击——仅仅因为一个微不足道的台湾）。
e. 中国军队试图占领台湾时，台湾和中国入侵部队都将伤亡惨重。
f. 如果日本和美国军队与中国进行导弹交战，中国东部沿海省份甚至内陆省份都将遭受破坏甚至摧毁——因为日本和美国拥有贴地巡航导弹、隐形战斗机、轰炸机和无人机，可以规避防空系统。
g. 同样，台湾的许多基础设施也将遭到破坏或摧毁，因为中国的隐形飞机、导弹和入侵部队将袭击台湾。
h. 中国仅仅因为一个微不足道的台湾省份，就遭受了高达数千亿美元甚至数万亿美元的巨大经济损失。此外，还将造成数十万人伤亡。台湾、日本和美国海军的情况也类似。
损失和灾难极其巨大，甚至可能引发第三次世界大战。
真的划不来啊。代价太大了。中国几十年的成就有可能会被拖垮化为乌有。
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 1:08 pm]
While I not sure what is right what is wrong but whatever he said have triggered propaganda. I think this will somehow affects Singapore
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 1:10 pm]
We anyhow talk NVM but he need to be careful of his words
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:12 pm]
China has signed multiple memorandum with Singapore in Chongqing and another province plus China PLA conduct exercise with our commando unit in SAFTI city.
No China officials commented or have negative comments on our PM's comments.
Those are geopolitical propaganda from China adversaries.
Don't be trick by them.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:13 pm]
[01/01, 2:23 pm] ☸️ Danny 心: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5r15cC9/
[01/01, 5:11 pm] ☸️ Danny 心: @Babe:这是什麽平台，不断重伤Singapore。
这些台湾名嘴 只会讲是非，说骗话。
Singapore一个美军都看不到，什麽美军基地。
乱七八糟。
@Babe:No, Singapore does not host a permanent, formal U.S. military base like those in Japan or South Korea.
@Babe:PSA Singapore and China COSCO Expand Collaboration Beyond Port Operations with Regional Distribution Facilities in Singapore Tuas port.
[01/01, 5:45 pm] ☸️ Danny 心: @Babe:Logistics Hub: Singapore's ports and airfields are vital for resupplying and supporting U.S. naval and air operations in the region, especially the 7th Fleet.
@Babe:中国和美国 在Singapore 有同样的地位。
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:14 pm]
Singaporeans should stand behind our government.
Not to be trick by hostile elements.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:17 pm]
The geopolitical tensions has turned nasty.
Be careful not to be exploited by social media propaganda - using gullible Singaporeans as their pawn.
Just stand behind our government who have privy and direct contact with the respective foreign government to safeguard our national security.
Don't be exploited by foreign elements through social media.
What we see on the surface may not be what we think.
虚中有实，实中有虚。
虚虚实实，实实虚虚。
能分虚实，方为禅师。
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:29 pm]
Our PM's comments is light touch 蜻蜓点水。
The above comments are more direct, insightful and hold no bar comments and double down what our PM says if humanity want to avert a WW3.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:31 pm]
That is why we need to secure:-
1. Water security
2. Energy security
3. Food security
Urgently - through domestic production.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:39 pm]
c. We have limited production of chicken that lay eggs.
Eggs is something that we can achieve 30% according to 1 source I read in the news.
d. Fish farming, in container, open sea - I think we achieve good progress.
So we have some green + eggs (chicken use to lay eggs not for meat) + fish.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:42 pm]
But we are unable to produce 2 very important food:-
1. Carbohydrate - rice (probably we can plant some potatoes, sweet potato) - but not enough land spaces, water to grow rice.
2. Meat for protein - chicken meat, prawn, pork, beef, mutton - not enough land spaces to rear livestock.
Joomua Tng, [2/1/2026 1:45 pm]
China is regressing into Mao ZeDong Era, maybe even as far back as Qing Dynasties era.
Those chinese netizens are just empty vessels and extremists.. they are immora, corrupting morality and justice, and accountability and responsibilities down the abyssal depths of totalitarianism, chauvinism.
1.) Those japanese war criminals that committed war crimes are the one committed the crime. Not today's Japanese. Cannot keep the hatred and make today's Japanese to be responsible and accountable for the crimes they did not commit, some were not even born when the war crime were committted by the Japanese invaders.
It is immoral and injustice to make people who didn't commit the crimes to be punished and be responsible and accountable for crimes they didn't commit.
2.) To be pursaded by these online extremism view is a folly. And Singapore has to make a stand on what is right. Not on what feels right.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:48 pm]
心法:
Taiwan is China's big baggage, tripping stone, shackles and root cause to war
29 Nov 2025
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfX8kMn4/
1. Taiwan is China's biggest baggage, tripping stone, shackles and the root cause to war brought onto China.
2. China has such a big landmass, plentiful of human talents, economic development has been so rapid - but is slowdown, impeded by Taiwans affair.
3. Taiwan has been hijacked by the West, Japan as hostage and hold as pawn - to check on China, retarding its development and progress, and in the process let China make many enemies and as a result, very difficult to expand its interest, trade, business, investment and travel throughout the World.
4. As Buddha say, clenching your fist and refuse to let go, it is where Sufferings started and the root cause of pain.
The harder you clench your fist and refuse to let go, the deeper the Sufferings.
Releasing the grasp, Sufferings gradually subsided.
5. As a leader, after weighing the pros and cons, cost and benefit analysis, should Taiwan reunification issue be put as the last priority instead of the 1st priority?
6.
2024 (USD)
Taiwan GDP = $797 billion
China provinces respective GDP
Guangdong = $1,988 billion
Jiangsu = $1,923 billion
Shandong = $1,384 billion
Zhejiang = $1,265 billion
Beijing = $699 billion
Taiwan GDP is inconsquential to China as many provinces produce much higher GDP than Taiwan. Yet Taiwan has cause so much damages to China in terms of reputation, access to International friends, markets, making enemies along the way because of Taiwan, and let its adversaries exploit Taiwan as pawn to pull China whatever direction they want by its' nose.
Taiwan indeed is the biggest baggage and obstacle to China development, progress, moving into international space and progress.
If throw Taiwan reunification issue as last priority as it is inconsquential and wait for the ripe time, it could automatically seek reunification with China if China is doing very well. Currently, the conditions are not ripen for reunification, force reunification will be extremely difficult and could lose everything.
A willing heart is easier to reunify by extending the olive branch than through clench fist and guns. Heart to heart exchange is the best mean of successful reunification.
7. Conversely, if China hold on to Taiwan and put it as its 1st priority, there are likely 2 outcomes:-
i. Peaceful reunification - whereby Taiwan is convinced to rejoin China as one independent province like HK and Macau - that allow to self-govern, autonomy, keep the police force but no army.
This scenario is the best outcome but very unlikely, very remote looking at how Taiwan society evolve.
ii. Reunification by force - which is the most likely scenario as Taiwan resolve for reunification with China in the current settings are not there.
If this scenario is to happen as China put it as its 1st priority, the following could be the outcomes:-
a. Committing forces, landings, bombings - large conventional war breakout that will invoke the airforce, marine, army and the rocket units.
b. Foreign forces could jump in - eg. Japan, US.
c. Sanctions against China could have been implemented by the West - freezing China money, assets, investments across the World.
d. Trade, business, investment, travel etc - will be restricted and China's economy and finance will take a big hit (The whole China's economy take the most devastating hit - because of one little inconsequential Taiwan).
e. As China forces try to take over Taiwan - heavy casualties on both Taiwan and China invading troops will be incurred.
f. If Japan and US forces trade missiles blow with China, China east coast provinces or even inland provinces will suffer damages or even destruction - as Japan and US have land hugging cruise missiles, stealth fighter planes and bombers and drones that can evade air defences.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:48 pm]
g. Likewise Taiwan many infrastructures will be damage or destroy as China stealth planes, missiles, and invading forces plummet Taiwan.
h. China because of 1 tiny inconsequential Taiwan province - suffer mammoth Economic damages that can run up to hundred of billions of $ or even trillion $. And will have military and civilians casaulties and death that could run into hundred thousands of injuries or death. Same with Taiwan, Japan and US naval forces.
The damages and catastrophes are immense - and could trigger WW3.
It is really not worth it. The price to be paid is simply too high.
It may even pull down China as a whole and its so many decades of Economic achievement and standing may go down the drain.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:55 pm]
1. The only solution to plant rice is what Singapore is doing - collaborate with Indonesia to plant Temasek R&D weather resistant rice - need lesser water and resistant to pest - whereby we can import back such rice from Indonesia.
Hopefully if any crisis, these rice still can reach us - else we will have to eat kantang (potatoes, sweet potatoes) as carbohydrate + some green + some eggs + some fishes (all local produce) if trade disrupted.
Joomua Tng, [2/1/2026 1:57 pm]
in any crisis.... especially war.....in the regiong... Singapore got the money, it doesn't mean there will be resources for Singapore to buy.
Singaporeans getting self delusional believing with money they can do anything.
Money are waste paper during severe crisis...
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:58 pm]
2. Meat as protein (chicken, pork, beef, mutton, prawn etc) are big problem as big land spaces are needed.
The solutions are cell culture meat and plant based meat.
The problem is they are expensive, Singaporeans still prefer imported foods, texture of cell culture meat + plant based meat quality still not like real meat.
But in time of crisis, we will still have meat protein to eat.
I understand some R&D researchers of cell culture meat has converted to do medical field and some companies - foreign and local not functioning because of lack of demand.
I feel that we should reactivate them - to prepare for crisis if it happens.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 1:58 pm]
Yes.
We need to secure our physiological needs first:-
- water security
- energy security
- food security
First.
Else if crisis hit, we cannot import:-
- no energy - cannot treat water (we die of thirst). Later got to drink sewage water, sea water, untreated reservoir water.... If no energy
- no energy, we got no internet, no TV, no fans, no air con, cannot cook food because no gas, no electricity - we die of hunger.
- no energy, our office, manufacturing, shops, shopping centre, hospitals, clinics, schools, government, police, army cannot function. Our economy stop, business stop, jobs don't have.
So whatever cheap cheap LNG, petrol, diesel fuel etc no use - we cannot import - because cannot come in.
But if we have solar panels + domestic hydrogen gas (sea water almost abundance and infinite) + SMR Thorium nuclear reactor - nuclear can almost run infinitely - if we can produce 90% of our own electricity - like our water (locally produce 90%) - we are safe.
Water if import cut - we got reservoirs + Newater + Desalination plants.
Our water can treat, our home can run, our business can function, our Economy continue to survive and thrive if we have energy self sufficiency.
Joomua Tng, [2/1/2026 1:59 pm]
Go ask older generations of Singapore and the survial of World War 2. is money waste paper during period of global "hell on earth".
All will say yes without hesitation
REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 2:01 pm]
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LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 2:17 pm]
"This Asian - Malaysia data center hub is grappling with the massive costs of AI: energy and water".
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/an-asian-data-center-hub-is-quietly-grappling-with-ais-massive-costs.html#:~:text=This%20Asian%20data%20center%20hub%20is%20grappling%20with%20the%20massive%20costs%20of%20AI%3A%20energy%20and%20water
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 2:17 pm]
"AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over".
China produce excess electricity supply.
Whereas US electricity supply is grossly insufficient to power the AI demand.
https://fortune.com/2025/08/14/data-centers-china-grid-us-infrastructure/#:~:text=AI%C2%B7CHINA-,AI%20experts%20return%20from%20China%20stunned%3A%20The%20U.S.%20grid%20is%20so%20weak%2C%20the%20race%20may%20already%20be%20over,-BY%20EVA%20ROYTBURG
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 2:20 pm]
"Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal / Tech companies are flocking to nuclear energy to power their data centers."
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/23/24350335/bill-gates-terrapower-data-center-sabey-nuclear-energy-ai#:~:text=Bill%20Gates%E2%80%99%20nuclear%20energy%20startup%20inks%20new%20data%20center%20deal%20/%20Tech%20companies%20are%20flocking%20to%20nuclear%20energy%20to%20power%20their%20data%20centers.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 2:56 pm]
Next is the cost of living that I wish to comments.
Noted that inflation has been tame.
But the COVID and tariff driven inflation to current higher cost is still elevated.
That's the inflation rate is not going higher, but it does not go back to pre COVID prices - notably the food prices.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:00 pm]
1. Energy prices has gone down, as most signed previous contract with the energy providers that is expiring and new 2 years contract is signed, the fixed contract per Watt cost has been reduced. This is a good news.
2. But healthcare cost has creep up slightly.
3. So is transport cost.
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LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:02 pm]
2. But food prices still remain high as food are inelastic. When raise, will not or seldom come down.
Food stall owners claim ingredients, salaries, rent, cleaning services, "energy" increases, and some coffeeshop, food courts or hawker centers who do renovation increase the prices.
Hence we still see high food prices - did not encounter any food stalls reduce their food prices.
I feel CDC vouchers, GST vouchers or SG61 vouchers may still be needed come Budget 2026 though some analysts feel that this year could be less generous as the effects of tariffs could seep in 2026.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:09 pm]
3. But other items like clothings, and some necessities prices has come down.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:11 pm]
4. Also reading from some news that many fresh graduates secure contract jobs rather than permanent jobs.
Hence there is a need to look at job security for both the younger workers as well as mature workers.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:16 pm]
5. AI is something the government and even the world identify as a potential mover of jobs and business into a higher plane.
But many business and workers are still grappling with what AI can do to help in fueling business productivity.
Likewise for workers who are keen to exploit and train in AI.
AI agents could help.
Training business owners and managers in exploiting which aspects of their business to derive values from AI will also be needed - because AI is very complex and many people had vague ideas, and over expectations of what AI can do for their business and had wrongly frame their business requirements for AI but miss those functions that AI can truly deliver good outcomes.
Likewise, workers must also be trained how to exploit AI to help in their work and deliver the high productivity.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:24 pm]
I have seen prolific users of Al LLM.
The prompt they use are very sophisticated for ChatGpt - and I am amaze by the output produce by the ChatGpt.
If workers are trained to this level of proficiency in AI LLM - their productivity indeed will rise with leap and bound.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 3:51 pm]
And suddenly, China netizens change course in TikTok.
扭转乾坤。
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS56L88H8/
A China national has high praise for Singapore.
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS52jDH18/
China netizen - Singapore solid as a rock.
新加坡稳如泰山。
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5RFCDcR/
Russia painful lessons in starting a painful Ukraine war - advise China not to easily wage war with Japan.
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5RYhPE4/
@Babe:Singapore PM Lawrence Wong - 就是要中国 小心 - 不要轻易 跟日本 开战。
伤害对中国很大。
那些网民 台湾名嘴 一直 对 PM Lawrence Wong 无理取闹 - 正是中国的 敌人，不是良友。
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSPTWWXKD/
Singapore playing a pivotal middleman role to bridge China business to the world and vice versa.
China nationals owe Singapore a "Thank You".
大陆人欠新加坡 一句谢谢。
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSP3y6tsf/
Singapore prosper not just because of its port location.
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSPbFw3tR/
Why so many ultra rich China nationals coming to Singapore.
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https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfgNKSco/
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfWmGdKX/
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfWQW8QW/
PM Lawrence Wong pragmatism and balance in China Japan spat.
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfnmAH5C/
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfv6rvQR/
Singapore stand on principles.
Singapore's wisdom.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 4:10 pm]
We don't crumble in adversity.
We change their course - when we possess the Right Principles.
扭转乾坤。
小智慧，大道理。
(Small wisdom, Big Principles).
REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 4:15 pm]
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LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 4:39 pm]
Most important, eagerly awaiting for the Economic Resiliency Taskforce report on how to transform Singapore Economy, business and jobs.
This will be the direction how we should work and operate hereon to secure our future amidst the turbulence world.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 4:48 pm]
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5k47UBd/
China netizen - Hainan Freeport cannot replace Singapore ports.
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5rJFgSf/
China netizen - Singapore iron rice bowl.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:05 pm]
Transform ns first. Singapore nsf is underpaid
REACH Singapore, [2/1/2026 6:05 pm]
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Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:06 pm]
Speaking of energy I wonder if hydrogen fuel cars can be adopted in Singapore
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:08 pm]
Hahaha...
As the word "National Service" - it means involves some sacrifice.
Well if government got budget, maybe ns pay can fine tune abit.
But I not Minister Finance.
Only Finance Minister can determine got enough budget or not without raising tax.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:09 pm]
For healthcare I heard from IG that doctor don't know that insurance are capped. It means doctor are charging higher charges if patients got insurance?
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:09 pm]
And why is Singapore dentistry so expensive
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:09 pm]
Compared to other countries
Caleb, [2/1/2026 6:10 pm]
+1
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:11 pm]
Actually this is a good proposition.
If hydrogen gas can fuel car, then Singapore will be like middle east, everywhere is gold because we are surrounded by sea.
H20 - electrolysis - become hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
Oxygen gas can go to hospital to revive, medical support, respiration of patients, diving, welding for construction.
Hydrogen gas, pump car fuel.
We also can export our hydrogen gas as fuel like middle east.
Suddenly Singapore become "oil rich" country.
Petrol stations can continue to operate by pumping hydrogen gas instead of petrol or diesel.
Pump attendants and pump towkay can keep their jobs.
But ultimately, it is up to car manufacturers whether they produce hydrogen gas car.
Now all mainly petroleum and ev car.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:11 pm]
Unless there's a deflation the price will be there once it's inflated
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:12 pm]
Just that the salary of workers needed to be inflated at similar rates which is not happening
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:12 pm]
Yes.
Food prices are like that because it is inelastic.
So we are stuck at high food prices.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:13 pm]
Hmm....
This is what the Economy Resiliency Taskforce need to look into.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:14 pm]
Go to Polyclinics or public hospitals if private healthcare operate like that.
Government healthcare very honest and professional.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:15 pm]
That means it will clogg the public healthcare system
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:15 pm]
If everyone goes public
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:16 pm]
I think Health Minister trying to build more public healthcare institutions.
If private healthcare lose business, they will come back to sanity.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:17 pm]
Some new Polyclinics not crowded.
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:17 pm]
For eg. Dental polishing, it's more of a health maintenance rather than treatment. And you can't expect everyone go polyclinic for that
Caleb, [2/1/2026 6:18 pm]
+1
Jun Ming, [2/1/2026 6:18 pm]
So I think gov must have some auditing process
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:20 pm]
Oh my family go Polyclinics or NDC.
Cheaper than private dentist.
Normal cleaning and filling cost less than $100.
My spouse go private because cannot wait, one private charge $240, she don't want to pay that much, try another private, got charge $130.
She pay $130.
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LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:47 pm]
See even if say nothing, hostile elements can put us in a spot, a very vulnerable position.
If we do nothing and say nothing, missiles will still land on us - because hostile elements spread fake information - and put us in the middle of superpowers confrontation.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:49 pm]
Hence when there is a need to say something, we cannot keep quiet. Even if it means dangerous.
By not saying anything - we could even be more dangerous.
Hence our PM comments are necessary and vital to stop a regional war.
LCL (Danny 心), [2/1/2026 6:51 pm]
Because our government have privy information and when we need to say something, we will say even though it is not popular to do so.
Sometimes silence is not a virtue.
That's why important to stand behind our government.
Not let hostile elements exploit us.
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