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Chitchat Patriot Calvin Cheng Points The Way For Desperate Brahmin To Enter Singapore! CECA Bros, Come In Here!
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Indian nationals use Nepal to circumvent travel bans resulting in crowding in hotels at Kathmandu - The Online Citizen Asia
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25/04/2021
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The Nepali Times reported on Wed that many Indian nationals who are stuck in India due to the coronavirus travel restrictions imposed by a number of countries, are now using Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, to fly abroad (‘Indians use Nepal to circumvent travel bans‘, 21 Apr).
It said that they are using Kathmandu as a transit point to fly to countries like Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Hong Kong, which have all banned direct flights from India. As of today (24 Apr), India reported more than 340,000 cases of coronavirus, setting a world record for a third day running.
“Despite Nepal itself seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases and fatalities, and a week-long lockdown in New Delhi, neither India nor Nepal and destination countries have so far stopped the roundabout route,” Nepali Times wrote.
“This has led to a several-fold increase in air fares for the daily two flights between New Delhi and Kathmandu. While the 1 hour and 15 minute Kathmandu-Delhi flights cost Rs9,000 this week, Delhi-Kathmandu tickets are selling for up to Rs45,000.”
The number of Indian nationals flying to Kathmandu from New Delhi has doubled in the past two months. There were 8,727 arriving in Kathmandu from 1-18 April, while the number was only 4,763 in the whole of February.
Currently, India and Nepal have an “air bubble” agreement with the Kathmandu-Delhi route served by Air India and Nepal Airlines.
Typically, the Indian nationals will spend 2 weeks in hotels in Kathmandu because of requirements by countries that passengers should not be in India in the past 14 days before arriving at the destination countries.
After staying 2 weeks in Kathmandu, the Indian nationals will immediately fly out to the destination countries, so as not to incur further lodging costs. Between 1-18 April, 5,250 Indian nationals flew out of Kathmandu airport, reported the Nepali Times.
The increased numbers of Indian nationals arriving and staying for 2 weeks meant that Kathmandu’s budget hotels are currently packed, noted Nepali Times. “We have seen an increase in bookings in budget hotels, and occupancy is up even in 2 and 3 star hotels,” said a representative from the Hotel Association of Nepal.
No doubt, the crowding in the hotels at Kathmandu would easily result in the spreading of the COVID-19 virus.
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The Nepali Times reported on Wed that many Indian nationals who are stuck in India due to the coronavirus travel restrictions imposed by a number of countries, are now using Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, to fly abroad (‘Indians use Nepal to circumvent travel bans‘, 21 Apr).
It said that they are using Kathmandu as a transit point to fly to countries like Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Hong Kong, which have all banned direct flights from India. As of today (24 Apr), India reported more than 340,000 cases of coronavirus, setting a world record for a third day running.
“Despite Nepal itself seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases and fatalities, and a week-long lockdown in New Delhi, neither India nor Nepal and destination countries have so far stopped the roundabout route,” Nepali Times wrote.
“This has led to a several-fold increase in air fares for the daily two flights between New Delhi and Kathmandu. While the 1 hour and 15 minute Kathmandu-Delhi flights cost Rs9,000 this week, Delhi-Kathmandu tickets are selling for up to Rs45,000.”
The number of Indian nationals flying to Kathmandu from New Delhi has doubled in the past two months. There were 8,727 arriving in Kathmandu from 1-18 April, while the number was only 4,763 in the whole of February.
Currently, India and Nepal have an “air bubble” agreement with the Kathmandu-Delhi route served by Air India and Nepal Airlines.
Typically, the Indian nationals will spend 2 weeks in hotels in Kathmandu because of requirements by countries that passengers should not be in India in the past 14 days before arriving at the destination countries.
After staying 2 weeks in Kathmandu, the Indian nationals will immediately fly out to the destination countries, so as not to incur further lodging costs. Between 1-18 April, 5,250 Indian nationals flew out of Kathmandu airport, reported the Nepali Times.
The increased numbers of Indian nationals arriving and staying for 2 weeks meant that Kathmandu’s budget hotels are currently packed, noted Nepali Times. “We have seen an increase in bookings in budget hotels, and occupancy is up even in 2 and 3 star hotels,” said a representative from the Hotel Association of Nepal.
No doubt, the crowding in the hotels at Kathmandu would easily result in the spreading of the COVID-19 virus.
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Many Singaporeans concerned about public health risk
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Singapore — Travellers are looking for ways to sneak through the restrictions placed on long-term pass holders and short-term visitors from India.
Discussions started after the announcement that Singapore would be tightening restrictions on visitors from India. Long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore as of 11.59 pm on Friday (Apr 23).
Some netizens are suggesting flying from India first to destinations not restricted by Singapore. These include the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
It is believed that if they first travel to one of these destinations and stay there for two weeks, they would be allowed to enter Singapore as they did not come from India.
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In a private Facebook group related to returning to Singapore, members are discussing the best way to return. Some are suggesting travelling to the Maldives before entering Singapore. Currently, travel is allowed between India and the Maldives, but travellers must undergo a Covid-19 RT-PCR test with the sample taken within 96 hours before departure. There is no quarantine for those showing zero symptoms.
Some have shared that they are travelling to Singapore from India due to work opportunities. According to the Singapore Contractors Association Ltd, the majority of the migrant workers are sourced from India or Bangladesh.
Calvin Cheng in a Facebook post recently shared how when borders to the UK were suddenly closed in January, people he knew had to “travel to Paris, Dubai, Frankfurt, etc, stay for 14 days before flying back”.
He added, “Our Indian national friends who are now stranded will do the same – via Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, etc. They will still return, but at great inconvenience and cost.”
He also suggested this method to individuals appealing for help regarding travelling to Singapore.
Photo: Facebook/ All Singapore Stuff
However, many Singaporeans are against this method of gaining entry, sharing that it defeats the purpose of the travel restrictions. “This is a public health risk” netizens argue.
Currently, visitors from the Maldives and other lower-risk countries are only required to serve a 14-day stay-home notice and test negative for Covid-19.
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Many Singaporeans concerned about public health risk
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Singapore — Travellers are looking for ways to sneak through the restrictions placed on long-term pass holders and short-term visitors from India.
Discussions started after the announcement that Singapore would be tightening restrictions on visitors from India. Long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore as of 11.59 pm on Friday (Apr 23).
Some netizens are suggesting flying from India first to destinations not restricted by Singapore. These include the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
It is believed that if they first travel to one of these destinations and stay there for two weeks, they would be allowed to enter Singapore as they did not come from India.
- Advertisement -
In a private Facebook group related to returning to Singapore, members are discussing the best way to return. Some are suggesting travelling to the Maldives before entering Singapore. Currently, travel is allowed between India and the Maldives, but travellers must undergo a Covid-19 RT-PCR test with the sample taken within 96 hours before departure. There is no quarantine for those showing zero symptoms.
Some have shared that they are travelling to Singapore from India due to work opportunities. According to the Singapore Contractors Association Ltd, the majority of the migrant workers are sourced from India or Bangladesh.
Calvin Cheng in a Facebook post recently shared how when borders to the UK were suddenly closed in January, people he knew had to “travel to Paris, Dubai, Frankfurt, etc, stay for 14 days before flying back”.
He added, “Our Indian national friends who are now stranded will do the same – via Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, etc. They will still return, but at great inconvenience and cost.”
He also suggested this method to individuals appealing for help regarding travelling to Singapore.
Photo: Facebook/ All Singapore Stuff
However, many Singaporeans are against this method of gaining entry, sharing that it defeats the purpose of the travel restrictions. “This is a public health risk” netizens argue.
Currently, visitors from the Maldives and other lower-risk countries are only required to serve a 14-day stay-home notice and test negative for Covid-19.
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He is like Wu Sangui,a Chinese military leader who is a traitor to both the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
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tis shows dat sinkies r much smarta dan ceca ...
it nids a highly intelligent sinkie 2 proudly n selflessly share his knowledge on loopholes 2 ceca ...
me totally convinced dat sinkie education system is indeed bestest! ...
it nids a highly intelligent sinkie 2 proudly n selflessly share his knowledge on loopholes 2 ceca ...
me totally convinced dat sinkie education system is indeed bestest! ...
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Nepal should close its borders
COVID-19 infections surge in Nepal, fuelled by mutant strains from India
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen through a window as he drags an oxygen cylinder towards a COVID-19 ward as the major second wave of the pandemic surges in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, Apr 26, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)
26 Apr 2021 06:45PM
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KATHMANDU: Authorities in Nepal were grappling to contain the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases, with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant virus strains emerging out of India.
Nepal, which shares a long, porous border with India, reported 3,032 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday (Apr 25), the highest daily surge recorded this year. It took the total caseload since the pandemic first struck Nepal to 300,119, and there have so far been 3,164 deaths, according to government data.
"We have detected the UK variant and the double mutant variant detected in India," Krishna Prasad Paudel, the director of Nepal's Epidemiology and Disease Control Department told Reuters, adding that experts were checking for other variants too.
READ: Indian hospitals swamped by coronavirus as countries promise aid
Nepal launched its vaccination campaign in January, and gave shots to 1.9 million people, all provided by India and China. But health experts feared that the continuation of the vaccination drive was uncertain after officials had failed to procure more vaccine shots from India or any other source.
Over 90 developing nations, including Nepal, rely on India, home to the Serum Institute, the world's largest vaccine maker, for the doses to protect their own populations, but India has now prioritised its own needs as a second wave of the epidemic there has run out of control.
A visitor (left) speaks with a patient at the entrance of a COVID-19 ward as the major second wave of the pandemic surges in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, Apr 26, 2021. (Photo: Reuter/Navesh Chitrakar)
"The virus is mutating very fast ... what started in India has now entered Nepal too," said Rabindra Pandey, a public health expert, adding that if the trend continued for a week, then new patients will be unable to find any beds as hospitals were already stretched.
Wedged between China and India, Nepal shares a 1,751km border with its southern neighbour India. The border was closed for some time during a lockdown last year, when the first wave of the pandemic struck, but it has since been reopened.
Nepal's former king Gyanendra and his wife, who tested positive for the virus after returning from India where they attended a religious festival, were undergoing treatment at a private facility in Kathmandu.
READ: COVID-19 reaches Everest as climber tests positive
"The situation is really frightening," said Prakash Thapa, a doctor at Bheri hospital in Nepalgunj, a city in the south-west plains bordering India.
He said the hospital was inundated with coronavirus patients requiring intensive care and ventilators.
"This time, even children and young people are brought in critical condition, and patients are even sleeping on the floor and corridors," he said.
Nepal's ruling Communist party has been embroiled in a power struggle for months, and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been criticised for his response to the crisis.
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told reporters on Sunday that despite the surge in cases, a national level lockdown was not required.
Nepal's economy contracted for the first time in four decades in the last fiscal year due to a months-long lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 infections surge in Nepal, fuelled by mutant strains from India
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen through a window as he drags an oxygen cylinder towards a COVID-19 ward as the major second wave of the pandemic surges in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, Apr 26, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)
26 Apr 2021 06:45PM
(Updated: 26 Apr 2021 06:45PM)
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KATHMANDU: Authorities in Nepal were grappling to contain the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases, with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant virus strains emerging out of India.
Nepal, which shares a long, porous border with India, reported 3,032 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday (Apr 25), the highest daily surge recorded this year. It took the total caseload since the pandemic first struck Nepal to 300,119, and there have so far been 3,164 deaths, according to government data.
"We have detected the UK variant and the double mutant variant detected in India," Krishna Prasad Paudel, the director of Nepal's Epidemiology and Disease Control Department told Reuters, adding that experts were checking for other variants too.
READ: Indian hospitals swamped by coronavirus as countries promise aid
Nepal launched its vaccination campaign in January, and gave shots to 1.9 million people, all provided by India and China. But health experts feared that the continuation of the vaccination drive was uncertain after officials had failed to procure more vaccine shots from India or any other source.
Over 90 developing nations, including Nepal, rely on India, home to the Serum Institute, the world's largest vaccine maker, for the doses to protect their own populations, but India has now prioritised its own needs as a second wave of the epidemic there has run out of control.
A visitor (left) speaks with a patient at the entrance of a COVID-19 ward as the major second wave of the pandemic surges in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, Apr 26, 2021. (Photo: Reuter/Navesh Chitrakar)
"The virus is mutating very fast ... what started in India has now entered Nepal too," said Rabindra Pandey, a public health expert, adding that if the trend continued for a week, then new patients will be unable to find any beds as hospitals were already stretched.
Wedged between China and India, Nepal shares a 1,751km border with its southern neighbour India. The border was closed for some time during a lockdown last year, when the first wave of the pandemic struck, but it has since been reopened.
Nepal's former king Gyanendra and his wife, who tested positive for the virus after returning from India where they attended a religious festival, were undergoing treatment at a private facility in Kathmandu.
READ: COVID-19 reaches Everest as climber tests positive
"The situation is really frightening," said Prakash Thapa, a doctor at Bheri hospital in Nepalgunj, a city in the south-west plains bordering India.
He said the hospital was inundated with coronavirus patients requiring intensive care and ventilators.
"This time, even children and young people are brought in critical condition, and patients are even sleeping on the floor and corridors," he said.
Nepal's ruling Communist party has been embroiled in a power struggle for months, and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been criticised for his response to the crisis.
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told reporters on Sunday that despite the surge in cases, a national level lockdown was not required.
Nepal's economy contracted for the first time in four decades in the last fiscal year due to a months-long lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
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China very lucky, the Himalayan mountains are a natural barrier for blocking the Covid from India.
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Mudland also ban ah nehs
Temporary ban on flights to and from India beginning April 28 to prevent spread of new Covid-19 variant, says Ismail Sabri | Malay Mail
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The government today agreed to impose a temporary ban on flights to and from India beginning April 28, to prevent the spread of a new variant of the Covid-19 disease in the country.
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said travellers who embarked on a journey from any destination in India, either via direct flight or transit to Malaysia, were prohibited from entering the country.
“This ban also applies to passengers who transit in Malaysia en route to another country, however, an exemption will be given to Malaysian citizens.
“Ships with a history of travel from India in the last 14 days are not allowed the sign-off procedure in Malaysia, except for Malaysian crew, who will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine,” he said in a statement.
He said the temporary ban was also imposed on Indian citizens who held valid temporary employment visit passes (PLKS) for Malaysia, as well as students and business travellers.
Ismail Sabri said Malaysians — including students, employees, spouses and children of Malaysians living in India, as well as members of religious groups who were in the country, were allowed to enter Malaysia with a mandatory 14-day quarantine procedure at gazetted quarantine stations. — Bernama
Temporary ban on flights to and from India beginning April 28 to prevent spread of new Covid-19 variant, says Ismail Sabri | Malay Mail
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The government today agreed to impose a temporary ban on flights to and from India beginning April 28, to prevent the spread of a new variant of the Covid-19 disease in the country.
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said travellers who embarked on a journey from any destination in India, either via direct flight or transit to Malaysia, were prohibited from entering the country.
“This ban also applies to passengers who transit in Malaysia en route to another country, however, an exemption will be given to Malaysian citizens.
“Ships with a history of travel from India in the last 14 days are not allowed the sign-off procedure in Malaysia, except for Malaysian crew, who will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine,” he said in a statement.
He said the temporary ban was also imposed on Indian citizens who held valid temporary employment visit passes (PLKS) for Malaysia, as well as students and business travellers.
Ismail Sabri said Malaysians — including students, employees, spouses and children of Malaysians living in India, as well as members of religious groups who were in the country, were allowed to enter Malaysia with a mandatory 14-day quarantine procedure at gazetted quarantine stations. — Bernama
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Hahaha...wait for this fucker Calvin to tell the Ah Nehs ? The Ah Nehs are way ahead of him.
Anyway...flights from Ah Neh land is still arriving as at today into Changi, so what's the big deal ?
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Kochi (COK) 13:00 Flight IX486
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Tiruchirappalli (TRZ) 18:30 Flight IX682
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Anyway...flights from Ah Neh land is still arriving as at today into Changi, so what's the big deal ?
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Kochi (COK) 13:00 Flight IX486
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Tiruchirappalli (TRZ) 18:30 Flight IX682
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Fat Terry any how report a gain. I know many ceca friends who yearn to visit the Himalayan foothills in summer. The blossoming cacti flowers are especially beautiful this time of the year. Do not jump to conclusions. Do not do unto others. If policy is target Indian nationals then some thing is ong.
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'Singapore First' is a suicide call, we have to be open to the world
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Singapore — Former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng says he has full faith in the leadership of the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Government, but he is worried about the people.
A SUNDAY RANT
I have full faith in the leadership of the PAP, and thus our elected Government.
Even though the…
In a Facebook post he called “a Sunday rant” on April 26, he wrote: “There is a segment of Singaporeans who have islander psychosis.” They “spew anti-foreigner hate” and are “very similar to MAGA (Make America Great Again) Trump supporters”.
“’America First!’ might be a rallying call, but ‘Singapore First!’ is a suicide call” he added.
“Singapore was founded as an open trading hub, grew rich after 1965 by inviting foreign investment and foreigners to come here, and cannot survive if we close up and shut the world off.
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“In fact, the response to Covid is not to close borders but to open up as fast as we can, and to very, very sparingly implement employment travel bans, and only for very short periods of time.”
Covid is forcing other countries to close up, but this is an opportunity for Singapore to step up and be “the new hub for the world”. “We need to open to the world even more, bring in the best digital and medical industry talent, re-invent ourselves and secure our future for another 50 years,” he added.
As for the Government, he said, “Even though the succession isn’t clear, the team as a whole is strong.
“What gives me more optimism is that there are key 3G leaders who are still young and vigorous,” he wrote, mentioning third-generation leaders such as Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam, outgoing Health Minister Gan Kim Yong who will become Minister for Trade and Industry in May, and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. “They are all around 60,” he added, noting: “In the corporate world nowadays, they would be young and have a good 10 – 15 years ahead of them.”
Mr Shanmugam, he said, had been a “rock in the Ministries of Home Affairs and Law”.
Looking outwards, he wrote: “The China vs West wars are going to get worse. This is another opportunity for Singapore. Many China tech companies are moving their global headquarters to Singapore. But we don’t have enough tech talent, and we need to reverse the quotas for tech. That is, these companies need to be allowed to have MORE foreigners than locals. Otherwise, they won’t make their global HQ here.”
He added “I thus get very angry when I see all the closed-minded, myopic comments on social media. Our future will be ruined if these people have their way. And unfortunately, we have one-man-one-vote, and politicians are sometimes afraid of making these people angry.”
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'Singapore First' is a suicide call, we have to be open to the world
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Singapore — Former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng says he has full faith in the leadership of the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Government, but he is worried about the people.
A SUNDAY RANT
I have full faith in the leadership of the PAP, and thus our elected Government.
Even though the…
In a Facebook post he called “a Sunday rant” on April 26, he wrote: “There is a segment of Singaporeans who have islander psychosis.” They “spew anti-foreigner hate” and are “very similar to MAGA (Make America Great Again) Trump supporters”.
“’America First!’ might be a rallying call, but ‘Singapore First!’ is a suicide call” he added.
“Singapore was founded as an open trading hub, grew rich after 1965 by inviting foreign investment and foreigners to come here, and cannot survive if we close up and shut the world off.
- Advertisement -
“In fact, the response to Covid is not to close borders but to open up as fast as we can, and to very, very sparingly implement employment travel bans, and only for very short periods of time.”
Covid is forcing other countries to close up, but this is an opportunity for Singapore to step up and be “the new hub for the world”. “We need to open to the world even more, bring in the best digital and medical industry talent, re-invent ourselves and secure our future for another 50 years,” he added.
As for the Government, he said, “Even though the succession isn’t clear, the team as a whole is strong.
“What gives me more optimism is that there are key 3G leaders who are still young and vigorous,” he wrote, mentioning third-generation leaders such as Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam, outgoing Health Minister Gan Kim Yong who will become Minister for Trade and Industry in May, and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. “They are all around 60,” he added, noting: “In the corporate world nowadays, they would be young and have a good 10 – 15 years ahead of them.”
Mr Shanmugam, he said, had been a “rock in the Ministries of Home Affairs and Law”.
Looking outwards, he wrote: “The China vs West wars are going to get worse. This is another opportunity for Singapore. Many China tech companies are moving their global headquarters to Singapore. But we don’t have enough tech talent, and we need to reverse the quotas for tech. That is, these companies need to be allowed to have MORE foreigners than locals. Otherwise, they won’t make their global HQ here.”
He added “I thus get very angry when I see all the closed-minded, myopic comments on social media. Our future will be ruined if these people have their way. And unfortunately, we have one-man-one-vote, and politicians are sometimes afraid of making these people angry.”
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