wat you toking about??? did Christmas Island EVER belonged to sg?Originally posted by Dr Who:Hahaha---fat hope.......why should Australia return Christmas Island to us????
They paid us in hard cash............10 million .........
fat hope..........fat hope..........but maybe Ho Ching can perform a miracle?
Originally posted by Griffie:wat you toking about??? did Christmas Island EVER belonged to sg?
Yes,when Singapore was still home-rule as Britsh colony,the Second Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock sold it to Australia.Originally posted by Griffie:wat you toking about??? did Christmas Island EVER belonged to sg?
It probably worth at least a Billion now...Originally posted by kelong70:It's not that we cannot manage that place. At that time during nation buidling, money is deeply needed. That's why we sell. Don't think we will get it back even with $100 million.
Because its'a disgrace to Singapore.Originally posted by Dr Who:\
How come Singapore school history books don't mention of this episode of our history- ie Singapore so poor that had to sell Christmas Island to Australia......
sentosa was from a sanskrit word (ancient indian dialect ) mean peaceful islandOriginally posted by dragg:why dont we just rename sentosa to christmas island and forget about everything.
afterall sentosa sounds weird in cantonese. (stomach full of sand)
read history of Malaya under Mr lim yew hock , u will hear of hisOriginally posted by HyuugaNeji:Because its'a disgrace to Singapore.
Good ideals..........Originally posted by robertteh:Recently, one Singaporean has taken over many properties in a Pacific Island to help that kingdom pay off its high debts. I have forgotten the name of that island.
Singapore government can keep a look-out for viable take-over of such islands in certain smaller countries in debts as buying over their debts may be a practical way of buying over their lands for our people to seek opportunities and employments of our unemployed.
In 1957 the Australian government acquired Christmas Island from the Singapore Government for a compensation of 2.9 million pounds.Originally posted by dragg:christmas island has never belong to us.
Their crabs cannot eat la....otherwise Singapore would not have sold it....Originally posted by subarugal:http://www.christmas.net.au/introduction.html
their infamous red crab..
bear, u wanna some ?
http://www.christmas.net.au/parks/crabs/index.htm
the money was given to us but the island didnt belong to us. it was a complicated issue. i saw a documentary on this.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:In 1957 the Australian government acquired Christmas Island from the Singapore Government for a compensation of 2.9 million pounds.
i think you over-complicated the matter, history records as such;Originally posted by dragg:the money was given to us but the island didnt belong to us. it was a complicated issue. i saw a documentary on this.