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Assalamualaikum,
Thought you might enjoy my new posting after a VERY
long absence.
http://thoughtsintangents.blogspot.com/2006/12/singapores-johor-economic-rape-i-was.html
Thanks and wassalam ...
Sincerely,
Akhram
Singapore's Johor Economic Rape
I was shocked to notice that I hadn't posted in this
blog for almost 1.5 months, but maybe it was because
I wanted to 'give peace a chance', what with Pak Lah
and Dr M meeting and then the UMNO AGM. I should
have known better... anyway, let's start again with
a bang!
I actually believe SJER stands for Singapore's Johor
Economic Rape. Unfortunately, I think Pak Lah was
fooled by someone into believing this was a
'quick-win' he could claim to be his own when:
Danga Bay was practically built before his
announcement of the SJER. Was it to be enhanced?
Nusajaya was more a mimic of Putrajaya from Dr M's
time which had ground to a halt due to Pak Lah's
earlier austerity measures. Rumours abound that the
main companies (GLC's?) involved in building
Nusajaya sold the SJER as a gimic to get Pak Lah to
complete it!
This whole integration plan between the 2 ports in
Johor and Senai began some time ago, with TS Syed
Mokhtar Al-Bukhary taking controlling of all 3 over
the years. In fact, the 'crooked bridge' was
supposedly to open a new artery IN ADDITION to the
so called 'new' land-bridge.
So, so much for 'My Idea'. The question is, besides
the rumoured tricksters behind point 2, could Pak
Lah be additionally fooled by the oft-mentioned
Singapore-philes influencing or infesting the '4th
floor'? My feeling is that the real risk of
Singapore's Johor Economic Rape lies in its open
borders concept giving birth to such undesirable
offspring as:
Allowing Singapore to channel the more negative
elements of their 2 Casino projects (otherwise known
as IR's), like prostitution and drugs, away from
Singapore into Johor. (Imagine Nusajaya turning not
simply into a satellite, but more a trans-national
slum of Singapore! Sort of like Batam now!)
Allowing Singapore access to resources that are
restricting its already un-natural growth
(un-natural as built on cheap Malaysian water, gas
and labour, etc.); as it gives access to land of
which Singapore is in severely short supply,
especially after efforts to sell them sand for
reclamation by individuals 'cabled' to the present
Malaysian government failed.
Giving Singapore unfettered access (and the excuse)
to participate in projects which Malaysian
businesses could do just as well, at lower cost, and
retaining the wealth in country, in an area that is
naturally growing into a rival to Singapore, even
without the so called SJER (remember, its
Singapore's Johor Economic Rape).
The sad thing is, Singapore's Johor Economic Rape
may not even be Singapore's fault at all at this
stage. We may just have some clever people advising
and in Pak Lah's circle that are going around asking
Singapore to Rape Johor Economically!!
Btw, I do not dare refer to Singapore's Johor
Economic Rape by its new 'formal' name as I
understood HRH Sultan Iskandar of Johor did not give
his approval to what I assume was the 4th Floor's
'clever surprise' idea and HRH would certainly be 'murka'
at being associated to any kind of Rape of his own
state!
Sorry if the above seems a little aggressive. Just
following Pak Lah's example in his interview with
the Bangkok Post - gloves off and 'old men' are fair
game in the new Islam Hadhari culture eh?
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