tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post6539819000446108734..comments2024-03-28T21:39:05.175+08:00Comments on Senang Diri: Two sides of the same street: Singapore's neighbours determined to close development gapDavid Boeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-43857614309494103042013-01-18T14:51:02.713+08:002013-01-18T14:51:02.713+08:00It is bogeyman politinomics. Looks like threats...It is bogeyman politinomics. Looks like threats but in the context of the myriads of challenges that this red rock faces, don't think that will rank high. Many such news grabbing attempts have been made in the past and so far most have failed when their political potency failed, political interest change, vested interest disunity surface and economic reality hits home. The reasons for SIngapore survivability is complex and likewise the probability of them succeeding. If China long and tortuous history is a good guide, our demise will be internally germinated and externally supportive. Can we survive another one or two generational change? We seems to bask in our deserved 'golden age' and forget that when you hit the peak, there is only one way next and history is full of such footnotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-74636007919255975852013-01-18T14:37:22.194+08:002013-01-18T14:37:22.194+08:00Only the paranoids will survive. Only the paranoids will survive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-17075871274214485512013-01-18T13:36:25.450+08:002013-01-18T13:36:25.450+08:00you think the opposition parties in S'pore hav...you think the opposition parties in S'pore have read this post and understand the kind of competition S'pore is facing ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-70925024942765855722013-01-18T03:02:05.695+08:002013-01-18T03:02:05.695+08:00Hmmm, sounds like we should be building sprawling ...Hmmm, sounds like we should be building sprawling retirement villages and health facilities, rather than finance centres, industrial estates and towering blocks of homes. Basically, an oasis for this ageing society and the neighbours in the madness of the economic development in the region.<br /><br />Oh well, won't be the first time we're caught flat-footed without the necessary infrastructure in place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-34731918892947666832013-01-18T00:08:26.783+08:002013-01-18T00:08:26.783+08:00Singapore rocks!!! Singapore rocks!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com