Originally posted by soul_rage:nothing left to say? At first you questioned whether the Kra Canal is feasible, and that there is nothing to worry about, to becoming you might invest in the project.
that's him shooting himself in the foot once again. you may have to excuse his greying grey matter.
Originally posted by redDUST:what a big talker.....invest what? a canteen there serving kopi-o for the workers issit?
you have a bad habit of interjecting your comment with your unfounded almighty personal wealth and capability of yours to try to impress; `i am the (old) sex god here, i almost paid up my PRIVATE property so i will relax and count my money and now, invest in kra canal'.
talk is cheap. yours is probably the cheapest of the lot.
hahaha, when I was accused of being personally complacent about the potential risk of kra canal, what do you expect me to say? may be I should organise an army to disrupt any attempt to construct the canal, for the good of Singapore, hehehe...
we need a lot of justifications to talk about kra canal, to say you can run singapore better is cheaper, and if you are staying outside singapore, then it is even cheaper, it doesn't affect you at all, cheap cheap cheap...
Originally posted by redDUST:
that's him shooting himself in the foot once again. you may have to excuse his greying grey matter.
I just put him on ignore mode.
He run around circles of his own making and then crash into the wall. What more to expect from a jerk like him?
I have already given very factual observations on port operations and logistics, with detailed analysis on why we treat every potential risk seriously. For him, he just make baseless remarks and then conveniently forgets about what he said.
*Shrugs*
By Terrence Voon
A FULL-TIME national serviceman died in hospital on Saturday, three days after he was warded in the intensive care unit.
He was found unconscious early on Wednesday morning, trapped between a hydraulic sliding door and the door frame on the Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Persistence.
Lance Corporal Mar Teng Fong, 20, an engineering systems specialist, had been on engineering watch duty on Tuesday on the ship, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence (Mindef).
The ship was out at sea for training at the time.
He had gone on a routine round to check the engineering systems at 11.40pm. When he did not return after 15 minutes, a fellow ser-viceman went in search of him.
At 12.01am, he was found unconscious.
Read the full story in today's edition of The Sunday Times.
Originally posted by sgdiehard:hahaha, when I was accused of being personally complacent about the potential risk of kra canal, what do you expect me to say? may be I should organise an army to disrupt any attempt to construct the canal, for the good of Singapore, hehehe...
we need a lot of justifications to talk about kra canal, to say you can run singapore better is cheaper, and if you are staying outside singapore, then it is even cheaper, it doesn't affect you at all, cheap cheap cheap...
...you mean just like you run away from malaysia? duh, shoot yourself in the foot again.
if i need a penny from your thought, i will ask you.
November 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Top News
Written by Our Correspondent
Another full-time national serviceman had died in the course of duty yesterday, three days after he was warded in the intensive care unit.
Lance Corporal Mar Teng Fong, 20, an engineering systems specialist, was on watch duty on Tuesday on the Republic of Singapore Navy’s RSS Persistence.
He was found unconscious on Wednesday morning, trapped between a hydraulic sliding door and the door frame of the ship which was out at sea for training at the time.
He had gone on a routine round to check the engineering systems at 11.40pm. When he did not return after 15 minutes, a fellow ser-viceman went in search of him.
According to the state media, LCP Mar was given immediate medical attention by a doctor on the ship, and was evacuated by helicopter to Singapore General Hospital at 1.15am.
The exact cause of his death was not revealed. LCP Mar’s case is the latest of a series of non-combat death to have hit MINDEF this year.
In July this year, a 21 year old National Serviceman, Second Lieutenant Nicholas Chan Wei Kit died yesterday after a jeep which he was inspecting rolled over and hit him, pinning him under its wheels.
There was at least a gap of about 30 minutes between the time he took over the vehicle and the time a recovery vehicle – located within the grounds of the camp – was dispatched.
In June, an army sergeant, aged 30, was found dead in his bunk in Taiwan.
A month before that, a 53-year-old parachute jump instructor at the Commando Training Institute died in South Africa when his parachute failed to open during a freefall exercise.
The others, which included a recruit and three warrant officers, all died in Singapore in separate incidents.
The circumstances surrounding their deaths were never released to the public. Like the cases before him, LCP Mar’s death will remain forever a mystery.
All Singapore males have to served mandatory National Service for two years followed by more than 10 years of reservist service each year.
The duration of two years is long compared to other countries who maintain a conscription policy such as Taiwan (12 months), Ukraine (12 months) and Germany (9 months).
MINDEF has never revealed the exact figures for non-combat deaths and injuries to Singaporeans. In the case of the latter, it is not known if the victims are adequately compensated by MINDEF.
The case of Corporal Jeremy Tan showed that MINDEF is not always forthcoming in offering compensation to NSFs who suffered injuries during their National Service.
In 2005, Corporal Tan, who was rostered as duty storeman at the Seletar East Camp, was found unconscious at the foot of the building where his bunk was located on the third level.
His head injuries were consistent with a fall from height, but findings by SAF investigators as to how he came to be hurt were inconclusive. Mindef classified his injuries as non-service related and stopped paying for his hospital treatment from March 2007.
Corporal Tan’s parents have to sue MINDEF in High Court in order to seek disability compensation and medical benefits from them.
The Minister of Defence Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean is also the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and a former Chief of the Navy.
There is no political pressure on the ground or opposition in parliament to exert pressure on the government to be more transparent about the figures of non-combat deaths in the armed forces.
No senior MINDEF officers are ever taken to task for the unnecessary deaths of these young men in the prime of their lives.
The “internal” investigations conducted by MINDEF are almost always classified state secrets.
Such sensitive cases are rarely reported in the mainstream media which remains tightly controlled by the ruling party.
Without a free media and an opposition to fight for their interests, Singapore parents must pray that their sons are in safe hands during their two years in National Service.
Source: The Temasek Review
July 4, 2009 by admin
Filed under Top News
By Eugene Yeo
A 21 year old National Serviceman, Second Lieutenant Nicholas Chan Wei Kit died yesterday after a jeep which he was inspecting rolled over and hit him, pinning him under its wheels (read article here)
There was at least a gap of about 30 minutes between the time he took over the vehicle and the time a recovery vehicle – located within the grounds of the camp – was dispatched.
As expected, MINDEF declined to disclose more information about the circumstances leading to the death.
In all likelihoods, the public will probably be kept in the dark about the results of its “internal investigations” as well.
This is the seventh non-combat death to have hit SAF this year.
Two of the past cases happened overseas. Last month, an army sergeant, aged 30, was found dead in his bunk in Taiwan.
A month before that, a 53-year-old parachute jump instructor at the Commando Training Institute died in South Africa when his parachute failed to open during a freefall exercise.
The others, which included a recruit and three warrant officers, all died in Singapore in separate incidents.
On average, SAF has one non-combat death per month which appears to be astonishingly high for a small country with a conscript army during peace time.
How does this figure compare to other countries like Taiwan and South Korea? Is it acceptable? Are these deaths entirely preventable?
Serious questions need to be asked about Lieutenant Chan’s death:
1. Was Chan repairing the vehicle on his own or with others?
2. What are the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in this case?
3. What is the cause for the vehicle rolling over?
4. How long was Chan stuck under the vehicle?
5. Why did it take 30 minutes for the recovery vehicle to reach the scene though there was one present in the vicinity?
6. What is the exact cause of death?
7. Is the death preventable had he been sent to hospital earlier?
No post-mortem reports were released of the previous six non-combat casualties. Why wasn’t the public informed?
In spite of MINDEF”s repeated reassurances that safety measures were put in place during training and operations, Singapore continues to lose its fine soldiers through non-hostile events.
The premature loss of these young lives are entirely unnecessary and perhaps preventable on hindsight.
Who is the overall in charge of SAF? Why hasn’t anybody stepped forward to accept responsibilities for these mishaps? Are they purely unforeseen accidents or human errors caused by complacency, negligence or ignorance?
It is most unbecoming and callous of SAF to remain nonchalant in the face of so many non-combat casualities as if they are another digit in the organization.
Singaporeans need to hold MINDEF accountable. We must know the real figures of the number of casualties, injuries and suicides of our servicemen throughout the years.
For those who have lost their lives or limbs in the course of their duties, how much compensation is MINDEF paying them and their families?
As expected, few Singaporeans will bade an eyelid at the latest death in SAF. No MP will take the Defence Minister to task in Parliament. A “wayang kulit” will be put up in the next few days to calm the nerves of concerned parents while those at the top echelon continues to receive their fat salaries and bonuses without any sense of shame.
I do not know Lieutenant Chan in person. All I know is that his parents must be devastated by his sudden demise. They have spent the past twenty one years of their lives bringing him up and now by a cruel twist of fate, they lost him forever.
It is time MINDEF gives us a proper answer. We are a small nation. Every citizen is an invaluable asset. How many more young men in the prime of their youths can we afford to lose through non-combat deaths?
Source: The Temasek Review
Originally posted by Greytan49:
What an idiot that write this to discredit his own country. We feel proud to be Singaporean not because we are borned or eat Nasir lemak or Chicken rice here. It because this is the only place we can called home when no one in the world would say, 'Singaporean welcome to my country!!!
CARRY ON