The proposed Kra Canal project is not the only challenge that
Singapore faces. There is the melting Arctic and with it, the
possibility of new sea routes, not to speak of the threat from a rising
sea level as well.
We need a good, strong and capable government that can plan ahead to meet those challenges.
Do you know that the Singapore Government applied for Permanent
Observer status on the Arctic Council in 2011 and was given this status
in 2013?
No mean feat for a small
country that is not even situated near the Arctic. This is one
achievement that has gone pretty much unnoticed by Singaporeans but one
that has great impact on Singapore's future. It is an achievement worth
celebrating.
As a permanent observer Singapore has the right not
only to attend meetings of the Arctic Council but also to propose and
finance policies.
As ESM Goh Chok Tong will tell you, a country
needs two wings to fly, a domestic wing and an external wing, and the
two are interdependent, one cannot do without the other.
Singapore has only one chance and that is to go up. The only way to go
up is to have a good, capable government made up of men and women of
integrity, not opportunistic politicians hoping to ride into parliament
on populist promises or petty politicians making politics out of every
opportunity.
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