Australia to return Christmas Island back to Singapore
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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? -
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?
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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? -
We couldn't manage that place back then, thats why we sold it to Australia.
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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.
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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...... -
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. -
How come we fight tooth and nail over Paedra Blanca but we keep quiet over Christmas Island?
It was Unequal Treaty which was imposed on us by UK and signed by Malaysian bastard Chief Minister Lim YH.
How can we allow Malaysian to sell away our land?
How come our politicians so quiet like mouse.......we are no longer church mouse lah............time to re-look what happened and set things right........
Cheh.
Afraid of Ang-Moh armed forces ah? -
christmas island has never belong to us.
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coz it's in the past and there's no point crying over spilt milk..
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i guess lots of us hope to get christmas island back but dnt think its possible..
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why dont we just rename sentosa to christmas island and forget about everything.
afterall sentosa sounds weird in cantonese. (stomach full of sand) -
http://www.christmas.net.au/introduction.html
their infamous red crab..
bear, u wanna some ?
http://www.christmas.net.au/parks/crabs/index.htm -
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. -
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...... -
it will be a good christmas gift
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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)
last time it is called half dead island (pulau blakang mati )
this name was given by some indian linguistics
i heard last time the tourism ministry looking at names by those ancient name that have great meaning
like singapura means lion city
well ,christmas island comes with its name becos it is founded by a adventurer on christmas day ....
okie your know temasek means wat ? -
read history of Malaya under Mr lim yew hock , u will hear of hisOriginally posted by HyuugaNeji:Because its'a disgrace to Singapore.
"bootlicking skill to the british " -
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.
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been to x'mas island once, apart from having fun driving a 4 wheel toyota rav thru the forest, there's practically NOTHING to do. boring little place, one hotel resort, one tiny casino, one shitty of a place which is the town centre and lots of boredom. even if it remained with sg, guess what will it turn out...........'please stay away from x'mas island, there'll be a live firing excercise!'.............nothing to crow about...
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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.
'The island was administered jointly by the British Phosphate Commissioners and District Officers from the U.K. Colonial Office through the Straits Colony, and later the Colony of Singapore. Japan invaded and occupied the island in 1943 and interned the residents until the end of World War II in 1945. At Australia's request, the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty to Australia; in 1957, the Australian government paid the government of Singapore 2.9 million pounds in compensation, a figure based mainly on an estimated value of the phosphate foregone by Singapore. The first Australian Official Representative arrived in 1958 and was replaced by an Administrator in 1968. Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands together are called Australia's Indian Ocean Territories (IOTs) and since 1997 share a single Administrator resident on Christmas Island.'