S'pore woman and kids stuck in Yemen

[Hiphiphoray]

LOL....Any warship can just dock at their port.

 

Do Yemen even have a navy bor ?

 

新华网吉布提港4月2日电（记者张曼）乘坐中国海军临沂舰撤离也门的225名外国公民当地时间2日19时15分平安抵达吉布提港，后续工作将由各国驻吉布提使馆负责安排。

 

此次撤离的225名外国公民来自巴基斯坦、埃塞俄比亚、新加坡、意大利、爱尔兰、波兰、德国、加拿大、英国、也门10个国家。这些外国公民搭乘临沂舰，当天11时30分从也门亚丁港撤离，经过近8个小时航行抵达吉布提港。

 

225 foreigners safely arrived at the Port of Djibouti from Yemen on board Chinese Navy vessel. Singaporean were reported among the 225 foreigners evacuated from Yemen by the Chinese Navy.

 

Hope this S'pore woman and her kids are among those evacuated.

 

[Xers007]

LOL....Any warship can just dock at their port.

 

Do Yemen even have a navy bor ?

 

 

 

they themselves also 搞不定 on land where got time to still bother who dock at their port..

 

anyway this yemen is the HQ for terrorists... with this war it will become even worse...

Edited April 3, 2015 by Xers007

[Vega]

Even the American special forces also run away from this country.

You say leh?

[Kamani]

Many of the middle eastern countries are made up of tribes. Tribal leaders scattered everywhere. The country's government cannot form a proper governing body as a result. The so called president and government are weak. Look at their history of civil unrest and no proper leadership to lead the country. Good targets for terror groups.

 

It's no wonder there are so many dictators over there. Only a ruthless leader can unite the nation using fear as a weapon.

That's what Saddam did - he may be a tyrant but he kept the harmony somehow - though the Kurds always had an axe to grind with him - so this middle eastern countries including Pakistan all have tribal warlords..... so there is no homogeneity in population at all

[Lala81]

 

they themselves also 搞不定 on land where got time to still bother who dock at their port..

 

anyway this yemen is the HQ for terrorists... with this war it will become even worse...

 

In this day and age, doubt anyone has the political will to settle all this unless it's in their backyard.

Eg. China, Russia or America in the countries bordering them.

 

In a way, Saudi intervene because it's their direct neighbour.

If the conflict spills over, they will suffer directly.

 

Edited April 3, 2015 by Lala81

[Lala81]

That's what Saddam did - he may be a tyrant but he kept the harmony somehow - though the Kurds always had an axe to grind with him - so this middle eastern countries including Pakistan all have tribal warlords..... so there is no homogeneity in population at all

 

Yes assad (he and his father) were brutal dictators and hence the issues.

But now after Assad is beleaguered, u see that syria becomes worse, not better.

That's why i find it ironic that America supports all this Arab spring simi LJ, when in actual fact, messing around with the regimes of these countries, always end up in a worse situation.

Of course if you're one of the people being oppressed or killed/mistreated by the secret police, i guess life sucks

 

Even the Turkish president Erdogran rules with an iron fist (people who say Mr Lee is a dictator has no facking idea what a dictator is)...

[Vega]

That's what Saddam did - he may be a tyrant but he kept the harmony somehow - though the Kurds always had an axe to grind with him - so this middle eastern countries including Pakistan all have tribal warlords..... so there is no homogeneity in population at all

The western way of democracy will not work in these countries.

Tribal warlord's way of governing has been rooted for thousands of years.

[Lala81]

The western way of democracy will not work in these countries.

Tribal warlord's way of governing has been rooted for thousands of years.

 

Yup, it's about culture and geography.

Middle east is not a hospitable land. So tough minded independent people in small tribes has been the way of life for thousands of years.

It's different from the fertile lands of USA/Europe whereby large groups of people can co-exist in peace.

 

For them, it's about tribal loyalty and warlords.

For Chinese, it's central control with close to absolute power.

[Mustank]

 

Yes assad (he and his father) were brutal dictators and hence the issues.

But now after Assad is beleaguered, u see that syria becomes worse, not better.

That's why i find it ironic that America supports all this Arab spring simi LJ, when in actual fact, messing around with the regimes of these countries, always end up in a worse situation.

Of course if you're one of the people being oppressed or killed/mistreated by the secret police, i guess life sucks

 

Even the Turkish president Erdogran rules with an iron fist (people who say Mr Lee is a dictator has no facking idea what a dictator is)...

乱中取利

[Mustank]

取财利

取军利

取油利

[Mockngbrd]

kudos to China










(for once)

[Boringchap]

China scored a diplomatic coup this time. Send one missile frigate and helped 10 or so countries evacuate their citizens from Yemen.

 

Kudos to China.

Edited April 3, 2015 by Boringchap

[Pocus]

Very relieved to hear the confirmed news, hope the transit back home will be a smooth one for them:

 

 

Sorry but this incident made me see a new low for the Indian Navy's competencies. If they can't even do a proper evac, don't even need to talk about war.

 

As for the PLA, I guessed they are somewhat more organized and more committed to the rescue.

 

 

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean woman and her four children who were stranded in Yemen are on their way home, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Friday.

 

The ministry said it approached several countries to help Madam Sherin Fathimah Syed Abdul Ravoof and her children leave Yemen since she contacted the ministry on Mar 31.

 

It said in a statement: "We managed to secure assistance from the People's Republic of China (PRC), which agreed to allow them to leave on one of its vessels.

 

"Madam Sherin and her children arrived safely in Djibouti on 2 April 2015. MFA continues to keep in touch with her, whilst arrangements are being made for them to fly back to Singapore."

 

The ministry also thanked China in the statement: "MFA would like to thank the PRC Government for its positive and speedy response in facilitating the departure of Madam Sherin and her children."

 

Madam Sherin, 37, and her children, aged between four and 13, moved to Yemen six months ago to live with her Yemeni husband. Her businessman husband, who had travelled to Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage, has been unable to return to Yemen since the unrest worsened.

 

Apart from Singapore, China also helped nine other countries evacuate more than 200 of their citizens from Yemen, where Iran-allied rebels have seized the two main cities. This is the first time Beijing has assisted in the evacuation of foreign nationals during an international crisis according to a Reuters report.

 

A Chinese missile frigate carried the foreign nationals from the Port of Aden, bound for Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, on Thursday afternoon, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on its website late Thursday.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/singaporean-woman-and-four-children-evacuated-yemen-chin

 

 

Edited April 3, 2015 by Pocus

[Civic2000]

Very relieved to hear the confirmed news:

 

 

Sorry but this incident made me see a new low for the Indian Navy's competencies. If they can't even do a proper evac, don't even need to talk about war.

 

As for the PLA, I guessed they are somewhat more organized and more committed to the rescue.

 

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/singaporean-woman-and-four-children-evacuated-yemen-chin

 

 

[Calford]

very professional !

 

Very relieved to hear the confirmed news:

 

 

Sorry but this incident made me see a new low for the Indian Navy's competencies. If they can't even do a proper evac, don't even need to talk about war.

 

As for the PLA, I guessed they are somewhat more organized and more committed to the rescue.

 

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/singaporean-woman-and-four-children-evacuated-yemen-chin

 

 

 

 

[Mustank]

China scored a diplomatic coup this time. Send one missile frigate and helped 10 or so countries evacuate their citizens from Yemen.

 

Kudos to China.

Flex some muscle too

[Kusje]

Very relieved to hear the confirmed news, hope the transit back home will be a smooth one for them:

 

 

Sorry but this incident made me see a new low for the Indian Navy's competencies. If they can't even do a proper evac, don't even need to talk about war.

 

As for the PLA, I guessed they are somewhat more organized and more committed to the rescue.

 

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/singaporean-woman-and-four-children-evacuated-yemen-chin

 

 

 

Indian vessel will give priority to Indian nationals.... Not being able to rescue a SG citizen should not be seen as a measure of their competency.

 

Might as well blame the SG navy for not deploying any vessel to rescue our own guys.

[Pocus]

 

Indian vessel will give priority to Indian nationals.... Not being able to rescue a SG citizen should not be seen as a measure of their competency.

 

Might as well blame the SG navy for not deploying any vessel to rescue our own guys.

If you follow the story, the family were initially given space for the Indian vessel by was rejected when they arrived to board it. This is a logistical cock up on their part, considering them constantly selling their Navy as being better than the PRC sometimes.

 

As for our navy, we have no diplomatic ties hence we can't just sail and dock our navy ships at their port without considering it as an act of war.

Edited April 4, 2015 by Pocus