Uncle2 Hypersonic February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 People will speculate. http://realpolitikasia.blogspot.sg/ just for reading ↡ Advertisement 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still2016 Twincharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Please verify. Did Singapore sold Christmas Island to Australia? 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturtles 6th Gear February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 (edited) Please verify. Did Singapore sold Christmas Island to Australia? Yes. It was sold. There are youtube videos about that island and flats built by the predecessor of HDB - SIT Edited February 6, 2017 by Sturtles 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkseah Supercharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Yes. It was sold. There are youtube videos about that island and flats built by the predecessor of HDB - SIT this article no tell the truth? http://www.nlb.gov.sg/sure/did-singapore-sell-christmas-island-to-australia/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Very interesting read this Christmas island. Good place to set up zhi char stall . . . ample supply of crabs, don't have to catch . . . they come running to you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Same thoughts. GE akan datang? It's likely Najib is shoring up his popularity ratings. Unveils generous 2017 annual budget. Dated Oct 2016. So early unveil budget. LoL... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysia-pm-unveils-generous-budget-as-elections-loom/3224960.html Giving support to ethnic group Rohingya. I have to Google to find out what is Rohingya. Dated Dec 2016 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/enough-is-enough-on-rohingya-issue-najib-to-suu-kyi/3340770.html This Rohingya issue has been around for a long time. Najib suddenly come from nowhere to show "support". Maybe he will give them IC and send them to the polls like last time. A sudden blackout or blackouts will make things even "smoother" maybe. SIngapore has conviently been M'sia political target board for many years especially nearing GE. In the past Dr. M used to ridicule us using the "sell and buy back clean water" often playing like a broken record of how cheap they sell the water to us and how expensive it is to buy the water back. ven M'sians themselves find it annoying it's repeated nearing GE. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturtles 6th Gear February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 this article no tell the truth? http://www.nlb.gov.sg/sure/did-singapore-sell-christmas-island-to-australia/ As quoted by a section of this article "The Singapore government did receive payment for this transfer: an ex-gratia payment of $20 million from the British government, “for the loss of royalties on the island’s phosphate”. Did it go into anyone’s pocket? Nope, it was reported in a 19 March 1959 news article that the $20 million revenue from the Christmas Island transfer led to a $5 million budget surplus in 1958." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toothiewabbit Supersonic February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Very interesting read this Christmas island. Good place to set up zhi char stall . . . ample supply of crabs, don't have to catch . . . they come running to you Sounds like a nice plan but 1 question - the crabs there edible arnot? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuPerBoRed Twincharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 As quoted by a section of this article "The Singapore government did receive payment for this transfer: an ex-gratia payment of $20 million from the British government, “for the loss of royalties on the island’s phosphate”. Did it go into anyone’s pocket? Nope, it was reported in a 19 March 1959 news article that the $20 million revenue from the Christmas Island transfer led to a $5 million budget surplus in 1958." the ''right'' to administer the phosphate trade.. is different from sovereignty ... think of it as a selling of controlling rights.. which belonged to us.. but island belonged to the british 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Sounds like a nice plan but 1 question - the crabs there edible arnot? Nebermind, the ang mos wont know. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karu 6th Gear February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 People will speculate. http://realpolitikasia.blogspot.sg/ just for reading Sounds legit... Ah Jib selling out with China in the background. This is a pretty worrying proposition if true. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturtles 6th Gear February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 the ''right'' to administer the phosphate trade.. is different from sovereignty ... think of it as a selling of controlling rights.. which belonged to us.. but island belonged to the british My bad. Christmas Island was "transferred' under Lim Yew Hock's government and somehow, cash was given to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturtles 6th Gear February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 (edited) Sounds legit... Ah Jib selling out with China in the background. This is a pretty worrying proposition if true. Can't rule out a backer's hand behind the recent moves to stir us up. I am rather certain the next sovereign issue to crop up will be airspace. The pond has been placid for too long. Watch this post. Regardless, Singaporeans will come out stronger as one. Edited February 6, 2017 by Sturtles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 Sounds like a nice plan but 1 question - the crabs there edible arnot? those crabs are poisonous! The only creature that eats them are the crazy ants....thats why they are crazy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuPerBoRed Twincharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 those crabs are poisonous! The only creature that eats them are the crazy ants....thats why they are crazy... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 actually .. they are not.. the meat is non-existent (mainly water) .. thats why no one eats them ..ah...i see...from what i know some crabs can be poisonous especially those that lives on land! Thanks for the info.....if not wrong these crabs eat coconuts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuPerBoRed Twincharged February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 (edited) ah...i see...from what i know some crabs can be poisonous especially those that lives on land! Thanks for the info.....if not wrong these crabs eat coconuts! coconut crab is the bigger one... christmas island red crabs are the ones that scavenge the forest floors... think even the coconut crab also not eaten... that one iirc is becoz meat is poisonous Edited February 6, 2017 by SuPerBoRed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic February 6, 2017 Share February 6, 2017 coconut crab is the bigger one... christmas island red crabs are the ones that scavenge the forest floors... think even the coconut crab also not eaten... that one iirc is becoz meat is poisonous i was actually referring to the coconut crabs...didnt know we were talking about a different crabs! ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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