Category Archives: Total Defence

Singapore’s satellites in outer space…

Posted on July 2, 2022 by tankoktim

============== . S’pore launches three new satellites into space for security, climate, disaster monitoring Shabana Begum PUBLISHED JUL 2, 2022, 12:00 AM SGT in Straits Times. SINGAPORE – The Republic made further strides in space with the launch of three … Continue reading →

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Drones of the future…; Unmanned ocean-going vessels?

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tankoktim

======= . When will ocean-going vessels be unmanned? Will parents send their bright and brilliant children to ivy league universities or to the polytechnics to be become seafarers or plane pilots? What a waste of human talent and resources if … Continue reading →

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Minor & Major Emergencies-well coordinated plans by SCDF with hospitals’ A&E Depts?

Posted on April 1, 2020 by tankoktim

Need for well-ccordianted plan for both minor an major emergencies My letter in ST Forum [9th Jan 2020].   Please see JPEF format below. . The original text of my letter: It would be costly for private hospitals’ A&E departments … Continue reading →

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3 sen or RM2.73 million per year; The 4th Supplementary Water Agreement signed in 1990; Will there be a 5th SWA by the 9th PM of Malaysia, and when? Is there precedence in the 4th? Brinkmanship, is the bilateral relationship worth between Malaysia and Singapore worth only S$91m [or RM273 million]? How to ensure no ambiguity in the 5th SWA, if there is one?

Posted on March 3, 2019 by tankoktim

========Good, at last the 10th PM of Malaysia. PM Anwar is in red dot to engage in 4-eye discussions on bilateral and state matters. What is the agenda, what is on the table to have win-win solutions? Will it all … Continue reading →

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Seletar Airport: Airspace over Pasir Gudang; & the borderline at sea near Tuas. The heat is on…Land, Sea & Air

Posted on December 6, 2018 by tankoktim

Land, Sea and Air. Did the 1965 Separation Agreement have a few sentences to state how cross-border concerns and disputes over land, sea and air issues, if it ever arises, will be settled according to international laws and conventions governing … Continue reading →

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Using long-term loans for projects with long life span; In the 2018 Budget – A strategic shift to use loans for longer-term infrastructure projects was announced;

Posted on March 4, 2018 by tankoktim

============== . Loans to fund the investments in long-term infrastructure development. I doubt it will be paid by 100% loan funding. It might by 50:50 ratio. We have to wait for the details coming from the COS debates of MND. … Continue reading →

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OHWS Policies & Procedures for all….at all workplaces, including military camps and training sites, etc; Accidental deaths at workplaces; Workplace safety;

Posted on March 25, 2016 by tankoktim

================ . Man arrested after worker dies unloading steel bars in Tengah executive condo construction site The worker was unloading steel bars from a lorry crane with a colleague when the boom of the crane fell, hitting the worker and … Continue reading →

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Terrorism, how will it end? Threat of terrorism in South East Asia; Middle East as is; The selfish greed for fossil oil and LNG; Petrol dollars fuel terrorism and lubricate it; Is world peace possible, free of terrorism and extremism? Where self radicalisation and terrorism stem from? Using terrorism to force religious beliefs and compliance on others;

Posted on December 18, 2015 by tankoktim

. ====== . What is the missing link?What is the solution?Talk and prayer alone will not be enough if the missing link is not fixed first. .========= . Countering the threat of Islamist extremism in South-east Asia Terrorist activities persist … Continue reading →

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Seafarers; When will ships sail unmanned? Ensure preparedness for maritime crises in Singapore Straits; Suez Canal authorities should not allow ships to sail in the Canal when weather forecast reports bad weather;

Posted on December 2, 2015 by tankoktim

  ========= . Will parents encourage their talented and gifted children not to attend ivy league universities but go to polytechnic to become seafarers or as airline pilots? When will ocean-going vessels sail unmanned? ====== Forum: Many pathways to develop … Continue reading →

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Wireless technology? Solar and Wind power; Needs huge and cheap electricity storage capacity; UN should lead the research into new energy sources; Solar and wind power are kid’s stuff; Who will research into tapping lightning power, and creating artificial lightning; and transmitting electricity from outer space to earth? And, creating artificial power of the sun?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by tankoktim

. ===== . Wireless technology? Can clean and green electricity be transmitted from outer space to power mega cities using wireless technology? When China has more than 10 mega cities beom 100% users of clean and green energy now, and … Continue reading →

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The learned know-all or all-rounded CEOs and leaders; The world-class leaders; Motivators; Charismatic orators; Powers of persuasion; Gift of the gap; Do presidents and prime ministers need prior political experience? Not Donald Trump; What qualities and attributes are needed? CEOs; Public Service Sector – the new officer five-year development plans to develop their leadership skills; Is it team decision or rather OMO in govt and in business?

Posted on October 9, 2015 by tankoktim

. ======== . Leaders – what is a leader? Are leaders the know-all persons? ======== . Is a CEO, a leader, a know-all person. Definitely not. What is a true leader? This topic is not new. ========== . Leaders for … Continue reading →

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Haze – it will not go away

Posted on October 7, 2015 by tankoktim

“Air-conditioner filters can help purify air” in Today Voices, 5th Oct 2015.  [please see copy below]. The haze will return and it has been with us for over 40 years.   It disrupts everything not only businesses. We must seek a … Continue reading →

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ISD; Fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalisation; Enhance security measures at hot spots; Security manpower not enough – employ the Gurkha

Posted on October 5, 2015 by tankoktim

=========== . . ISD…the past and the present.What will be the future? ISD is now manned by more younger Singaporeans. How old is the present director of ISD? How old are the average age of the people in ISD? How … Continue reading →

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Wokeism; The contest of ideology and ideas; Some want freedom with no responsibility; Some want more CCTV cameras at hot spots; Pragmatism: The temporary law for TraceTogether token in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021; Wokeism, be socially conscious of inequalities, and injustices with eyes wide open; spiritually or physically? “Cancel Culture” on social media and the Internet.

Posted on October 5, 2015 by tankoktim

======== . The well-learned intellectuals believe that humans are born equal and yet some know it is untrue. They know friends or loved ones who are transexual, and some have three or six breasts. We know humans are not animals … Continue reading →

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Defence – Money well spent; When to upgrade the AWAC aircraft, eyes in the sky?

Posted on September 26, 2015 by tankoktim

========== . Money well spent on defence. Defence outlay crucial to peace amid heightened threats. But I did say: “The ideal is for people to have unconditional, altruistic love for one another but until that day comes we should spend … Continue reading →

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Conducting public surveys; Dialogue session on Common Space – held on 7 January 2003. My feedback to the Govt; Time and cost in relation to the refuse collection of landed properties vs the HDB and condo apartments;

Posted on June 25, 2015 by tankoktim

=========. . Rich vs the poor… The Development Charge might not cover this as the DC is for other purposes like road widening and providing utility facilities. Solutions? . ======== . Forum: Refuse collection fees for landed homes seem disproportionate … Continue reading →

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Freedom but at what price? Freedom of speech; Freedom of expression, and in arts and cultures; Freedom? – A court report issued on 1Feb2021 rejected a protection order application; What is democratic govt? Democracy: minority rules, the 1% in the 51 decides against the 49%; the 25% minority decides against the 75%; What is Divine govt? Is Divine the same as religious?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by tankoktim

======== . Freedom but at what price? Is there freedom of expression in Singapore, or none at all?   A court report issued on 1Feb2021 rejected a protection order application.   Please see report in Straits Times below dated 1st … Continue reading →

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Is Singapore’s future in our hands? Will the Civil Service last? Appointments: new permanent secretaries in government ministries; Minister-mandarin relationship; The Last Fools: The Eight Immortals of Lee Kuan Yew;

Posted on April 28, 2015 by tankoktim

============== . Public Service Division announces permanent secretary appointments from Jan 1, 2024. Managing director and chief operating officer at Enterprise Singapore, Jeffrey Siow; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Tan Gee Keow and Permanent Secretary … Continue reading →

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Govt’s IBM Watson computer – be a Smart Nation? 5G tech and the future; Data security and protection; Personal Data Protection Act; Highly sensitive Semiconductors; Astral Particle Information System; AI robotic judge in court?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by tankoktim

================ . Soccer referee has the aid of CCTV to use “Penalty kick decision check”. Is the use of IT and AI overdue in court decision? . ======== . The robot judge will see you now . Simon Chesterman AI … Continue reading →

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The Global South; Many structural shifts; the End of Materialism…End of Capitalism? Personal investment – invest wisely; Possessing money and materials obsessively; IT Technology’s – Creative CEO died on 4Jan2023; Attaining a true friend in an age of Materialism; Harmonise with others in seeking happiness;

Posted on September 14, 2014 by tankoktim

. ======= . The Global South: A new North Star The resurgence of the Global South is going to lead to profound changes in the chemistry of our world order. Kishore Mahbubani 16 OCT 2023, 5:37 AM SGT in Straits … Continue reading →

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