Why does Singapore keep saying that Singapore will agree to build half of Malaysia's bridge only if there is a balance of benefit.
There is no benefit and the bridge is Dr Mahathir's grandeur dream, and also I suspect his means of belittling Singapore.
They started the project without consulting us. Dr M started the ground breaking ceremony unilaterally.
And we are slowly drawn into their project through Malaysian political lobbying.
Should we allow Malaysia to make Singapore spend $500 million?
Mind you the money belongs to the people of Singapore.
Our ministers should tell the Malaysians off.
We will not subsidise them 50% of the cost of building their bridge.
They are pressuring us and we are falling for it through negotiations.
They have got our consent for the bridge without asking us whether we want it at all in the first place.
Sand is limited, and air-space usage can be revoked in future.
Why let the Malaysian Parliament make us build their bridge, as if we are a Malaysian state.
We should not be suckkered nor blamed for this wasteful spending.
Our government are simply too soft against those people up North.
Our government shouldn't remain in silent forever as they will think that we are good to bully.
Our government should pressurise Malaysia and taking a harder apporach against Malaysia.
If Singapore government is taking a harder appoarch towards their m'sian counterparts then things like pedra branca, KTM Tanjong Pagar station, water issues should have been solved earlier.
Cross Strait relationship is a very thorny problem. Never easy to solve. As they want a full bridge we are at the upper hand of the negotiation. Sand and airspace are invaluable in Singapore 500 million is nothing compare to the sum in national reserve. 500 million will not be able to rent airspace in the long term or sand in large quantity need for the reserve.
See Malaysia now suddenly abandons the bridge project.
It was all along Tun Mahathir's grand ego trip.
And at the expense of Malaysia's tax payers.
I hope they will now redistribute the money thus saved with their own "Bunkus Berjaya".