RE: Singapore – political and strategic overview.

seahawk,
No doubt recycled water is quite good for human used-still for a nation which could buy a fresh ones at mere US.50 cents per 1000 gallons but yet opted to spend millions on RD for toilet water-i just dont see the rational in it.
For the record Singapore were charged app US.0.1 cents per 1000 gallons by Malaysia since 1927.
crxiong353,
Malacca did faced with a water shortages after the rain failed to show up (for about 2 months-ElNino effect)-still we could sourced water from Pahang/Johore and Singapore still received the same amount.
Now that’s what i call true friendships-would Singaporeans do the same thing if the table were turned????I doubt it.Reasons -just look at the recent Asian economic downturn-check your local news+Malaysian/Indonesian press release.;-)

RE: Singapore – political and strategic overview.

crxiong 353,
No offence but your statements regarding Malaysian have to used recycled water in the near future-simply does not make sense.Have you ever been to my country?
Did you failed to notice Malaysian vast water resources?How the hell could we supplied you with cheap water all this while if we do not have enough for ourselves?Do you have any fact to support your claim?Do you well aware about Malaysia wetlands policy?:-)
RSAF will select the so call upgraded F15SU inline with its JSF/F22 programmes.Korea ,Saudi and Singapore are all have eyes on the JSF/F22-but they have to used the tail end technology first before the more advanced aircrafts could be deliver in the next 10-15 years or so.You see the US is very good in this kind of stuffs(RMAF has faced the same scenarios recently while selecting the MRCA finalist-F15E were offered).
By the way -in the next few months -Singaporeans will have the chance to witness MAF offensive capabilities (piecemeal method)cause the so call exercise will be conducted near your country border.Now ,if i recalled correctly- Mr Goh is the ones who asked his northern neighbours to take any military action against Singapore-pls refer to ST press release.

RE: Singapore – political and strategic overview.

crxiong 353,
Do you know since last month SAF has increased their patrol -in order to deter any unwelcome visitors.
Rumours has it-MAF special ops operators have managed to conduct a real time anti VIPERS exercise recently.
Maybe the water deal are a bit ‘lame’ after this-but dont forget RSAF still begging for the use of Malaysian airspace.
By the way -RSAF wont buy the SU -believe me -it will be F15S and more F16s.

RE: Your fav toy as a child?

Matchbox cars-plenty of them -at one time i used to have app 100 units.They were cheap back then-save my pocket money (primary school)in order to buy one model each week or so.Still have a few left intact.Today Matchbox-simply not the same as it used to be .

RE: Anti terror war-Isrealis style.

‘Israeli soldiers never attacked civvies????”
What about Jenin????Why the govt reluctant to accept UN fact finding team????100s of civvies dead/injured -self inflicted???
The world knows clearly -at times IDF do commited an act of ‘terrorism’ against civvies.

RE: INDONESIAN MARINES-IMAGES.

Kor marinir used 2 types of armoured vehicles as their main light tank-most of it PT 76 armed with a more modern Belgium Cockerill MKII 90mm gun-and the recently bought AMX PAC90.
Both tanks are fully amphibious and could deliver a significant fire support for their BTP(Battalion Tim Pendarat).
The AMX were painted with Java island to suggest it could have been based at Cijantung or the major naval base there.
They received 25 BMP 2E from CIS and not directly from Russia.Half of the fleet now are deploy in Acheh region protecting US oil company facilities.In a way the marines were paid to guard the oil plants.

RE: Anti terror war-Isrealis style.

I come across an article last week about a group of American Jewish protesting against the present Israeli govt policy.Among other they claimed that -THEY DO NOT RECOGNISED ISRAEL AS THE HOMELAND OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE.I guess they really felt bad -for most of the stuffs Sharon govt have done in the Mideast.