possible future of singapore

• mystiv

  8 Jun 05, 20:45

  bo liao now, start something lame. what do you think singapore could become? can be super lame de
  
  first. ministers could be paid $5 million ~_~
• 9dn6test

  8 Jun 05, 20:57

  if thailand builds the Kra Canal, singapore's economy will be screwed and the government will be struggling to find new ways to earn money for the country
• sbst275

  8 Jun 05, 20:58

  Originally posted by 9dn6test:

  if thailand builds the Kra Canal, singapore's economy will be screwed and the government will be struggling to find new ways to earn money for the country

  It depends.. Somehow, the containers need somewhere to be transhiped...
• ne0matrix

  8 Jun 05, 22:42

  Originally posted by 9dn6test:

  if thailand builds the Kra Canal, singapore's economy will be screwed and the government will be struggling to find new ways to earn money for the country

  My father told me that they were planning that when he was still in Primary School.
• Harris_JeyaRaj

  8 Jun 05, 22:56

  In 1897 Thailand and the British empire agreed not to build a canal there, to protect the regional dominance of the harbour of Singapore.
  
  In the 20th century the idea resurfaced several times again, now changing the preferred route to connect the Bandon Bay near Surat Thani with Phangnga. The idea is still entertained by a few Thai politicians today, however the high costs as well as ecological problems make it unlikely to be realized in the near future. Instead currently the construction of a railroad connection between Surat Thani and Phuket is discussed.
  
  In 2005 however, an internal report prepared for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was leaked to The Washington Times, spelling out China's strategy of underwriting construction of the $20 billion canal across the Kra Isthmus complete with Chinese port facilities, as part of its string of pearls strategy of forward bases and energy security
• Harris_JeyaRaj

  8 Jun 05, 23:01

  Originally posted by 9dn6test:

  if thailand builds the Kra Canal, singapore's economy will be screwed and the government will be struggling to find new ways to earn money for the country

  MRt fare/SBS fare increase again until cannot tahan how?
• F Takumi

  9 Jun 05, 16:27

  
• elindra

  9 Jun 05, 16:34

  Singaporeans going to other countries as construction workers and maids