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I really do not see a big issue. Their military in general is 2 generation behind that of the US. They are still spending 1/5 of what the US is spending. Then take a good look at their neighbors. When was the last time China attacked someone - compare that to US or UK.

Israel will not start war without US support and there is no US support. US will not go into another war, especially during with upcoming elections round the corner. US desperately trying to pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq and use the $ reduce budget deficit. Any US sanctioned attack on...

AKA as the sammyboy effect. Have you received any legal letters from the authorities??

Problem is this does not rise to an international cooperative effort. People get caught because they become complacent. Try getting a US/Autralian judge to issue a subpoena over such a trivial matter. Mind you the ISPs could very well get sued if they release personal details. If you are...

Me think this is also shot across bow to get the people in senior civil service to tow the line. If you cull all of Scroobal's post, plot all the data point, dates, people mentioned you can likely determine the period and level that he was at. I think Scroobal is likely someone quite senior...

Maybe hitting close to nerve. Otherwise why delete profile. If I kena wrongly accused, I would call ST, WB to clear my name. After all this is pretty bad PR.

Surprised that still got blocked drains. Pub should do regular daily checks of drain conditions. Perhaps it is not blocked drains. Maybe drains kena blocked by the marina barrage.

I know this is just a study. But it is impt to have a detailed study by some independent org before we spend the billions to up grade our drainage. The last thing is to have some glc plus some ex general to steer the study and make a mockery of the whole thing. Any independent org will also let...

Hope they use firms with real international expertise instead of giving it to some GLCs, ST comes to mind. $125M is fine if it allows for future planning for drainage projects. Also place all info on website for all Singaporeans to view. Certain area that will not be considered flood zones...

Re: SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa resigns!! :( That is the nature of game. We PAY for high standards and if those are not deliver - walk. Lets hope this is not some deck chair reshuffle where she ends up in another GLC. Hopefully this sends another message to other GLCs and the leaders.

If drainage is poor then it will flood. PUB should spend more of its time improving the major drainage system rather then try and tell the individual building owners to redirect water to the building down the street. Gov caught between a rock and a hard place. They were busy redeveloping...

That is why war with any of these large countries are useless. It is all mutual destruction. So only way is to negotiate for a deal. I do not blame the Russians. US missile defence system would render Russian nuclear deterrance useless. So Russians have to show color.

If LTY fires the SMRT CEO then it is ok. So while LTY is not responsible, the decisions he makes will show the calibre of the man. The signal from the top should be accountability. If there are issues then CEO should be shown the door. After all we are paying for top notch talent so no...

They have capability to take out missile in space so this is peanuts lah. Anyway you send spy drone over Chinese territory the sure shoot you down. Nothing wrong. Also US maybe testing Chinese nk defences. Just like claims of hacking or spying. Pretty sure CIA is trying 24/7 to hack into...

Re: PUB now resorts to lies and semantics - where got flood? It is just "ponding" - K If it walk like a duck, quacks like a duck ........

The thing is that a lot of this "contingent liab" is based on current policies. Totally agree that if US continues to allow citizens to start draw on their cpf at 65 when lifespan will go from 83 years to 90 years (in 20 years time). When they continue to offer healthcare for retirees without...

American cannot afford a Cold War. Actually the model to watch is Burma. You have Chinese offering military and political ( UN Veto) support to Burmese Gov all these years. Reason is pragmatic - Chinese want natural resource and access to Indian Ocean and ability to check India. Burmeses...

US healthcare cost is a BIG problem. That is why Obama tried to tackle it but as you can see the amount of money people are profiting from current model makes it very very difficult. We will all be faced with difficult questions - example, aging Dad at 85 is dying. But with $ and modern med...

While pension and healthcare costs are indeed a major problem, the chart could be trying to be sensational. A lot of this liability is to be faced over the next 30 to 50 years and if you summed it up today it seems a lot. But over the next 30 years, the GDP would have grown too. More...

Playing devil's advocate. It was widely publicized that he sold his flat. But how much of the proceeds went into the NSP? I later read that each candidate funded their own campaign so how much did he spend? After all timing to sell flat was good and if he wanted to move to HK ..... Looking...