I just don't understand why the PAP government still encourages Sinkaporeans to invest in the Riau Islands. The recent case where several barges and tugboats were detained by the Indonesian authorities, one of the Singaporeans is my friends dad. He is held in jail without protection. He is beaten everyday, not by the police but by the fellow prisoners. The indon separated the sinkaporeans into different cell with more than 30s other prisoners. Imagine the fear they have to go through. My friend's dad begged the authorities to give him some form of protection, yes they can provide but with a price. Its US$1000 per night of protection. After some arrangements, the official took US$10K and for days no one lay hands on the poor dad. But after 7 days he got transfered to another cell and got beaten up again. This time the first cell officer said, the new cell doesn't belong to him so he cannot control. Its madness!
So more bribes $$$ were presented but his dad's health and mental suffered.
What I want to put across is! If Sinkapore government cannot give any form of protection or guarantees to us why ask us to go there for work? His dad is just a worker doing his job, he doesn't know that granite chips with some sand is ban!
Our country is small and constantly bullied by our neighbours but we still have to be "friendly", givein to their demands. Its time Indonesia get their pay back, stop all our charity and reduce our trade with them. Its not that we don't help them as Nation but just don't be too eager to help!
As for my friend's dad, he is back in Sinkapore and this experience leaves a very deep scar in his heart. Never go work in Indon!
