SCO's joint statement, the Bishkek Declaration condemning American and Israeli aggression

24 min clip on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Meeting and the Bishkek Declaration condemning American and Israeli aggression  and American sanctions against Iran. The SCO locked out the American and western nations from participating in this organisation. They set their own agenda and deliberate on the interests of their members.

Trump wants to attack countries trading and supporting Iran? These countries are showing Trump and Bissdent their middle fingers.

Who are the real terrorists?

 This question begets many other questions. To have to ask a question like this is already telling. The hypocrisy stinks to high heavens. You people have problem identifying who are the real terrorists? Yes, it seems this way. People assumes that everyone knows who are the real terrorists. Is that true?

Does it mean that many people did not know who are the real terrorists and who are not? You bet. The real terrorists are calling innocent people and people fighting for their own freedom and their countries terrorists. The real terrorists are calling the good and patriotic people as very bad people and wanting to kill them all. No, not true? Look around and see the fools that do not know who are the real terrorists and who are not terrorists but being branded as terrorists.

A Thai minister went out to welcome the terrorists to Pattaya. Obviously he did not know that they are the terrorists that killed and bombed the Iranians.

Terrorists killed, invaded countries, bombed and killed innocent people in the thousands, including little school girls and people in a wedding party. Terrorists bombed and killed people holidaying in their speed boats without giving them a chance to defend themselves. Who are the real terrorists? The real terrorists slit the throats of little boys on the street. Who are the real terrorists? They entered a country and dragged its President and wife from their bedroom and threw them into terrorist cells.

Who are the real terrorists? Whoever told you this and that is a terrorist, ask what has the terrorist done? And ask, who are partying with the terrorists, who are sleeping with the real terrorists? Everyone of the sickos in Washington and the White House, wearing suits and ties are the real terrorists. All the American boys and girls in uniform sent to Ukraine, Israel and the Middle East are the real terrorists. Is this so difficult to understand?

Anyone disagree and agree with the real terrorists that the Iranians and Arabs and Muslims are terrorists? Anyone calling out the Israelis genociding the Palestinians as terrorists? Why no? The Israelis are not killing the Palestinians, they are not terrorists? The Americans are not killing the Iranians and Arabs and Muslims and therefore are not terrorists?

Who is lying and who are the stupid that believe in the lies of the real terrorists? Do not let the real terrorists and hypocrites tell you who is a terrorist. Ask who is doing the killing and destruction, who is bombing countries, blocking the Strait of Hormuz, wanting to take over countries, who invaded countries and kill and kill.

Clown Trump has nothing better to do...so much free time for day dreaming

Trump is joking about renaming the Strait of Hormuz to 'Strait of Trump'. Might as well rename Planet Earth to 'Trump Planet' and encompassing everything. The man is mentally sick and self-centered to no limit.

When everything fails in Iran - militarily and economically, he may just twit about changing the name of Iran to 'Trump Land' discovered by him. After all his son-in-law and daughter gloated about discovering Sazan Island, owned by Albania and wants to take over a place that had already had tunnels built by the Albanians ages ago. She gloated about her eureka moment regarding her discovery.

Like father like daughter. Trump also made tremendous discoveries during his 80 years of existence, among which were - hurricanes are very wet, stopping hurricanes can be done by detonating a nuclear bomb into its core, horse dewormer can cure covid, thinking it is the same as killing worms in horses and always claiming that climate change is a hoax, just to preserve his investments in fossil fuel drilling.

I cannot believe that a man could be so besotted with his image, knowing that he is already perceived as a failure with his six bankruptcies, a pedophile trying desperately to distance himself from the Epstein Files, a convicted felon already facing charges but kept away from prison owing to his Presidency, a tax evader, a coward using bone spurs to avoid conscription and a prolific liar of grotesque proportion.



Anonymous

Singaporeans must be interested and concerned with what is happening to Singapore ...or be 'bo chap'

 It is very comforting to note that Singaporeans are showing great interest and concerns in the financial status of SIA, our national airline. SIA's investment in Air India and the losses it was made to pay have made many SIA shareholders fuming at the AGMs. Many have found their dividends and share prices being greatly affected or even forgone because of the losses in Air India that ended up with SIA making losses.  The shareholders have been questioning SIA management about this hole in SIA's pocket with some demanding that SIA should cut losses and get out of Air India.

Singaporeans in general have been following this drama and rightfully be equally upset. This is not just SIA's problem, it will in a way affect the nation's reserves and Singapore as a whole.  Many Singaporeans are beneficiaries of the govt's assistance in offering vouchers, subsidies and discounts in this difficult time of high inflation and cost of living. And they know that the govt handouts are closely tied to the soundness and performance of the nation's reserves and how these are being deployed and invested. 

To many concerned Singaporeans, the SIA dilemma is not a once off affair and can keep on draining the revenue of SIA.  Everyone would have his views on how to deal with this losing investment in Air India. Everyone would also have his subjective interpretation of the issues. No one can claim objectivity when looking at this unpleasant situation. No one can fault Singaporeans for having their own views on the issue. No one can blame Singaporeans for wanting to question how the funds are being invested as the fund managers are also human and have their own biases and blind spot and can also make wrong decisions. Similarly, decision makers are not God and are always right. If that is the case, all the investment decisions will not go wrong.

What is unsettling and making people unhappy is the way some Singaporeans are expressing themselves and often stepped into sensitive areas. Unfortunately not all Singaporeans are highly educated and sikit atas people and can think and behave rationally and objectively. There will be many Ah Bengs, Ahmads and Muthus among the hoi polloi, and some may utter things that should not be said at all. Some could be kids under 18 years old and needed protection from the social media themselves. It would be good if the wiser Singaporeans speak up on this matter instead of leaving it to the less enlightened masses. Caveat, the supposedly more well educated and sophisticated Singaporeans also have their biases and prejudices.

The authority is understandingly upset and has issued warnings about taking actions. Hope they will not be treated as terrorists or like the unfortunate mother trying to game the school admission system and ended in jail. Singaporeans should have the right to discuss national affairs and things that are of concern to them, but are advised to be more restrained and circumspect when speaking out.

The SIA issue will not go away and may not an isolated incident. There can be more of such incidents in the future.  Singaporeans should be encouraged to speak out, to complain about things they think are not right, If not, some may say, since there is no complaint, then everything is ok, Singaporeans are happy about it. Do the political leaders want Singaporeans to be mum about what is happening in Singapore? For sure many Singaporeans are very unhappy about SIA's investment in Air India and are watching how SIA is managing it, and may even want the govt to intervene if necessary. Singaporeans are speaking up and this is a good thing. Just be objective and rational. Speaking up is feedback for the govt.

Saudi Arabia is still going ahead with building the Jeddah Tower

Saudi Arabia is still going ahead with building the Jeddah Tower, having seen the logistical problem now facing the Burj Khalifa. I just wonder what benefit is going to be derived from being able to boast about the tallest building in the world. I guess it is a question of having so much money and nowhere to throw. But all that myth about unlimited oil wealth is ending for the Gulf countries.

Just 17 years or so into its lifespan, huge problems are surfacing for not just the Burj Khalifa alone, but Dubai as a whole. The desert heat is causing massive problems with the structure, the cooling system of the building is facing upgrading problems, the lack of a sewage system is monumental for a building of that size, and the structural integrity of the whole building is causing sleepless nights for residents and occupants. They may have tried to shield the steel embedded in concrete from corrosion during construction, but that is falling apart as well. Cleaning the exterior of the building is a logistical nightmare, with the very top beyond reach.

The higher a building goes, the more problems with its maintenance as it ages. Pumping water up to the top against gravity is a huge problem. Dubai depends entirely on desalination for its water and any hiccup in its water purification system means no water for that kind of building and others for a long stretch.

The USA should not try to target Iran's water resources, or else Dubai will be targeted in retaliation and suffer massive collateral damage That is a certainty and Iran knows where to inflict the most damage to hurt.


Anonymous

Virgo's morning bread...the changing prices of HDB flats

Our time no such nonsense as what's land sales and priced you must pay!

Three roomed from 9800 to 13500 for newer better built ones, Four rooms just at 24500, five rooms at 30,500 to 46000 for those bigger better ones

Why got land costs... under Dr Goh Keng Swee and Lim Lim San

The scholars started to "keng " and said hello collect land costs lah as one just promoted Sub Minister said for future generations! What's future generations?

They will say Private ones paid 20 to 30K for per sq metres and you lucky only 8000 to 10,000 for HDB. So they priced their pigeon holes at hundreds over thousands even for the smallest ones. One hand SLA collected the monies and then said HDB lost monies. At one time became unbearable so they said no worry we gave you so-called subsidies

They realised that the BTOs are out of reach of many Singaporeans but they cannot just simply start to reduce the prices as many had already paid an arm and limb to get them. Also if they do so there be an outcry and they have to pack their bags and pat their back sides the next erections as they would be screwed by the populace.The Papies shall lose their elections straightway. So no choice they have to keep raising the prices and now what's nonsense based in the resale selling prices of their estates that they are going to built

Now on just their construction costs ok ok plus some profits. They shall promised you no worry your assets shall rise and rise in the future. Sinkies conned by them. Wait later I shall tell you why.

So never never-ending high rise prices. That's why Sinkies how also must try to get one before out of hand and also thought later can make profits of millions later

Now we come to the point of SERs. Previously those sites that they wanted to redevelop are potential value to make also make their billions in future and or are for national infrastructures to build and they have no choice but to relocate you and they willing to compensate those so called lucky lottery winners owner's another new flat of 99 years leasehold plus monetary benefits

When these SERs owner's after five years MOP started selling their flats and gained hundreds of thousands they became red eyed and then started to "keng " again. So many old old flats that Sinkies thought their promise shall comes their turns for SERs and all awaiting for the jackpots payout!

Fat hope even for those previously chosen for SERS these are the potential ones that they neeed with prospects. You think hello they want your Jalan Kayu Ones for SERS! Not all be chosen for SERS even though they will still carry on the old policy

So now they came up with VERs! Aha that's the most brilliant one! Okay, we shall redevelop your old estate as really getting too old and not advisable to keep maintaining them. Here's the catch. Don't be too happy hoh! We shall relocate you to a new one but hello sad to say hoh your old flat lease only left 20 odd years.

So in order that you shift to a new one, here are the conditions:
1) If you wanted your new flat of a lease hold of another 99 or so where about years, simply lah we shall calculate how much you have to top up the lease for the 99 years ones

Not much lah, same time same mantra we shall subsides you! Not really much depending on.your flats sizes. Just a few hundred thousands more the market value lah for your new flats.

2)Alternatively, if you don't want then simple, just shift to the new flat and stay out your old lease until expired!

Ok,?.Good isn't it!

Next we come.to what's previously urban suburban and new towns with prices differentials. Last time under GKS and LKS all estates bored the same prices whether you loved to stay here or there. Then started their monopolised businesses. Pay more for so-called Urban lesser for Suburban and less for NewTowns. Oh because of what's nonsense better facilities.

Later, they found that all these socalled classifications prices are getting blurred as many paid more for the estates they wanted to live be it Urban, Suburban or NewTowns

The prices are now so close that they now implement this. Then they come up with Prime Plus and Standard. Whoa chia bey liao again into the Treasury

No eye's see

Virgo49

American terrorists terrorising Pattaya after failing to kill Iranians

 

10 min clip, 5,000 American terrorists let loose in Pattaya. They will be given first class service treatment, travel in nice air con coaches to paint the town red. Thai hospitality at the best. This is part of the supply chain of the war business. After all the killing and savagery, they are being rewarded with women, wine and song.

Caveat, while the American terrorists are rolling into Pattaya town in their sleek air con coaches with great expectation, the Thai govt is rounding up all the girls and taking them away. The American terrorists will find Pattaya with a lot of beer and food, but no girls.

Iran suffering under new American terrorist economic sanctions? Stop the bullshitting!

DUBAI: A US campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said.

Washington has in recent weeks sought to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, in an effort to extract concessions in any future negotiation that six months of conflict have so far failed to secure.

Although Iran's clerical rulers managed to bypass sanctions for decades, the latest US moves have left them in a far more sensitive position, with few remaining channels to secure foreign currency or buy goods, the sources said.

In particular, the effort to stop Iran from accessing international financing networks in other countries it has long used to keep its economy functioning poses a real and urgent threat, the sources said.  Reuters

The evil American terrorists continue to want to run down Iran, from Operation Kill Iranians to choking off Iran economically, and they are singing the song that Iran is collapsing under these sanctions from the clown regime in Washington.

This cruel and evil tactic to isolate and strangle whole populations eg Cuba, North Korea and many other Latin American countries worked in the past but no more. North Korea and Cuba are still kicking and alive. And the latest mother of all sanctions against Russia only hurts the Americans and Europeans. 

The Americans no longer hold all the cards. There are rising powers and alternative institutions, networks and supply chains to make sure Iran will continue to thrive and nullify all the stupid American effort. China, Russia and friends of Iran will not let Iran down. China alone can provide Iran with everything it wants, just like providing and supporting Russia and North Korea. With BRICS and SCO, everything is out of the control of the American terrorists, out of their sight. The American terrorists would not have a clue what is going on between Iran and BRICS and SCO members.

The American terrorists can make use of all western media and media of American cronies to run down Iran. But these silly media have lost all credibility after spreading lies after lies about how successful the American clowns are. Clown Trump will run down the evil American Empire long before anything can hit Iran. All the American industries are collapsing except for the fantasies that are happening in Wall Street and the fake demand for American AI, chips and data centres. Who needs such expensive and American controlled data centres and willing to pay an arm or a leg when they can have them for a song?

Iran has the full support of BRICS and SCO countries to keep its economy going and its military strong to take on the American terrorists.

PS. Anyone facing posting comments problem?

Trump is going to hit Iran 'hard' now

Trump is going to hit Iran 'hard' now. From wanting to make Iran go back to the stone age six months ago, to just hitting 'hard' seems like a massive backtracking move. The moral of the story is never to make threats that cannot be put into practice. You lose credibility and trust and embolden the enemy.

What is Trump going to hit Iran 'hard' with anyway? With twits? Bombs are now obviously precious and in short supply, so just lobbing a few at a time just to show the world that USA is still fully loaded. The USA cannot even fool the world, least of all the Iranians.

Iran will always be in the Middles East. It had been in the Middle East for 2500 years, existing as a civilization that used to be called Persia. It did not collapse with all the revolutions, uprisings and external subterfuge. A civilization does not fall that easily, just like China. It endures, absorbs the disasters, manages the chaos, grow into it humbly and becomes stronger.

How strong is Iran today militarily is still a mystery. How strong has Iran grown in the face of the conflict with the USA is just speculative at best, but what we have seen is not imaginary but real. Each successive escalation by the USA is met with ever more destructive retaliation by Iran. Iran can honestly boast about having the bomb in a very short time, if not already there.

60% of Iran's enriched Uranium is reported by some sources to have already been removed to Russia for safekeeping. True or false is one thing, but there is no smoke without fire. Iran and Russia do not have to announce that move in twits. What is left in Iran could just be empty bunkers that the USA can keep bombing and sending IAEA inspectors to confirm. By the way, Iran has totally denied such IAEA inspectors to do the snipping on behalf of the USA.

I think the removal of Iran's enriched Uranium to Russia is a smart move, a game changer in fact. Even if they should fall into the hands of Russia for good, it is still safer than letting the USA have them and gloating about it.


Anonymous

What else is there to talk about?

All the 32 NATO countries pulling together could not defeat the Russians after more than four long years. What else is there to talk about?

All the might of the Israelis and USA could not defeat a rag-tag army of ferocious Muslim fighters called Hamas. What else is there to talk about?

All the might of the Saudi Arabians backed by the USA could not defeat comprehensively a rag-tag army of fighters called Houthis. What else is there to talk about?

And Trump thinks that Iran is just a piece of cake to be eaten withing 4 to 5 days. Now, it is more than 6 months, and the eater is losing its teeth. What is there to talk about?

And the USA thinks China is a pushover.


Anonymous

Why SIA should continue to plough its profit into loss making Air India - journalist Ven Sreenivasan

Walking away now would mean giving up that hard-won opportunity to get a piece of action in one of the world’s hottest aviation markets with a favourable combination of partners.

As the national carrier, Air India holds valuable international traffic rights and airport slots around the world. At home, it has a huge domestic network and enjoys strong brand recognition.

In the Tata group, SIA has a strong partner which brings to the table local knowledge, scale, brand and reputation. As Tata’s partner, SIA brings aviation expertise, operational discipline and customer service. In short, world class standards in airline operations....

SIA’s management must articulate the case clearly to its shareholders and the public here....

What kind of control will it take in the airline’s operations to ensure that its goals are met? How much operational control is Tata willing to give, and how much is the Indian government willing to tolerate?  CNA

The first three paragraphs are the reasons why SIA should continue to throw good money after bad money in Air India. The same narrative, India has a lot of potential for growth in the long long long term. With extraordinary Tata's strong local knowledge and everything Indian, and SIA's expertise, it is still failing and failing and failing and losing at least US$3 billion in the last two years and expecting to continue to lose in the next 10 years, meaning at least another US$10 billion assuming losing US$1 billion a year. Air India is admitting that despite Tata and SIA, nothing good will come from them to turn the ailing airline around.

Why so, after all Tata and SIA are the two knights in shining armour for the rescue? The answer is in the last two paragraph quoted above. It is about management control. SIA does not have management control to put its good management practices to run Air India. Tata did not have the expertise but still would not release control for SIA to do the job. These two points are the red herrings to dupe people into believing that with SIA and Tata, they could save Air India...when SIA will not be allowed to play any part. The Indians are so full of themselves, who is SIA to teach them how to suck eggs? And Tata is anything but Indian and will do the Indian ways. If Tata can turn it around, the bleeding would have stopped or at least reduced. Both points are only good for talking rubbish.

LKY has been right all the time. If SIA cannot have management control, stay away. Don't be stupid. But someone thinks he is smarter than LKY and now stuck in this cowdung.  The Indian future, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is a big IF. It is as good as fantasy. Even if SIA has complete control, the Indian culture and politics will make sure it will fail.

Oops, maybe follow DBS formula, pay up for the whole of Air India, called it Air India, SIA. And let the Indians to run it the way they know best and have remote control from Changi. Oops, oops, the Indians have been running it the way they think best and still losing money. There is no way no talent Singaporeans can help to turn it around if the smart Indians cannot do it. The Indians don't respect no talent Singaporeans. To them, they can teach Singapore how to become first world country. The only Singaporean that the Indians respect is LKY. Period.  

The bigger fear is for SIA to run and operate SIA with more Indian recruits for management, pilots and engineering team. This seems to be the thinking today, recruit more Indians to run SIA.

What do you think? Continue to dump its profit into the black hole for how long? What if the whole SIA is sucked into the black hole?

The USA uses negotiation colored by deception all the time

Not this time. Sergei Lavrov puts it in no uncertain terms. The USA uses negotiation colored by deception all the time. They negotiate, but deceptively they turn around and take advantage after agreeing. This visit by the CIA chief relates to efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy has no more ropes to hold and is desperate and so is NATO Europe. Zelenskyy can tell the whole world that Russia is collapsing, but the reality is otherwise. Zelenskyy is short of weapons and money clear and simple. The collapse of Ukraine is near.

Gorbachev was too naive to believe that the West would not move NATO an inch closer to the border with Moscow. A verbal assurance, no doubt, which gave the USA and NATO the perfect excuse to keep moving Eastward.

Even Putin had been blindsided in 2014 while negotiating with NATO after seeing NATO encroaching towards the Russian Border relentlessly, dangling a carrot in front of Zelenskyy and luring Ukraine to join NATO. This was Russia's red line that was to be the reason for the Ukraine War.

Agreements reached during negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the early days of the war were about to be signed, but sabotaged by NATO, actually by Boris Johnson on behalf of the USA undoubtedly. This is what led Sergei Lavrov to say that any negotiation with the USA is tinged with deception, and the Russians no longer trust the USA in any further talks. In fact, the CIA chief's visit coincided with a visit by the Vatican representative to Moscow to give what was interpreted by many as giving a religious dimension to moral and humanitarian support to the USA. Many are asking why the Vatican did not send representatives to start talks regarding Gaza all this time, when genocide was rampant.

Of course, that trip by the CIA chief ended in failure. Russia no longer wants to talk about negotiation to end the war in Ukraine. They know it is all wasted time and effort.


Anonymous

The economy that is collapsing is not China, but the USA on all counts

If you believe the anti-China bots on social media, everything in China is collapsing. I think they are barking up the wrong tree and making a fool of themselves. The economy that is collapsing is not China, but the USA on all counts. Things built on solid manufacturing ground do not collapse. Things built on hype and money printing from thin air will soon collapse.

Of course, one social media is famous for talking about China's tofu bridges and houses collapsing, EVs on fire all over China, jobless and homeless people living on the pavements. What is ridiculous is that those are from people who never set foot in China, while those who visited, worked and lived in China are saying exactly the opposite. Who do we believe? Those in absentia or those on the ground? Take your pick.

There are plenty of news about USA buildings built on tofu bases that are sinking, so do not assume that laughing first is going to win. He who laughs last laughs best, so they say.

Imagine a debtor buying back its own debt. Can this really be possible. How come Japan did not do it after chalking up debt more that are 250% of its annual GDP. Japan could have mitigated its position by selling its Treasury holdings of more than a trillion. But Japan's testicles, or boobs now, are squeezed tightly by the USA, unable to move as a result of the pain. That is the price to pay for being a close friend of the USA. The closer the friendship, the tighter is the squeeze. China has no such inhibitions, selling its Treasuries like hot cakes now and then.


Anonymous

More than 5,000 sex starved American terrorists from Abraham Lincoln carrier landing in Pattaya

 After more than 200 days baking in the hot Arabian Sea, the nearly deranged American terrorists. deprived of food and basic necessities and human pleasure, are finally rewarded with a trip to paradise island in Pattaya, for rest and recreation. This trip did not come easy for the American terrorists as they had to fight for it, protested, threatened to commit suicide, stuffing their underwear into toilet bowls to choke the sewerage system and threatening mutiny. 

Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is accompanied by two support ships while frolicking in Thailand's famous paradise beach, used to service the American GIs killing the Vietcong in the 60s and 70s. Now the American terrorists will have a taste of what paradise is like in Pattaya away from killing Iranians, Arabs and Muslims.

To the operators in Pattaya, this is going to be boom town Charlie. With 9 months of pay not spent, with no where to go, the American terrorists will be cash rich to splash their dollars on the beaches of Pattaya. The Thais are expecting a business boom and a leg up on their economy. The Pinoys will be salivating and green in envy. Why not Manila or some other Pinoy cities to give a lift up to the fumbling Pinoy economy? The Pinoys love to service the American terrorists and are eagerly waiting for the return of the Americans in Pinoy soil.

More American warships will be departing the Middle East for their tropical paradise in Southeast Asia, for American terrorists to release their pent up feelings. Oops, no more Bugis Street and Changi Village unless they want to visit Changi's Chennai Business Park. The Pinoys can wait a while as the American Navy has no role in the Middle East and if the American terrorists in their respective ships know what to do, do as the soldiers in Abraham Lincoln, they will be sent for a holiday in the paradise islands of Southeast Asia to keep them away from sabotaging their ships. Bali may be a top choice too.

American terrorists and their money will be coming to Southeast Asia to uplift the flailing economies in the region. The operators of bars and night clubs must gear up for this spending spree by the American terrorists. Just cross the fingers that they did not slit the throats of some local boys and girls when they are here to show their manhood. They were trained to kill and did not have the chance to do so in the Middle East and very frustrated. Now they will be let loose in Southeast Asian cities that think these are just ordinary sailors having some fun. Be warn, they are American terrorists that were sent to kill Iranians, Arabs and Muslims in the Middle East.

Operation Kill Iranians - Trump is looking desperately for a face-saving exit.

Trump is looking desperately for a face-saving exit. That CIA chief's visit to Moscow is seen by many as asking Putin for help to end the war. There were some speculations going around on social media that Trump is trying to put pressure on Putin with this visit by the CIA chief. That has been put to rest by Scott Ritter. Trump has no card to play against Putin, not to talk about pressuring him.

The other exit option by using economic strangulation of Iran died even before it started. China put paid to Scott Bessent's hallucination by refusing to be on board. Scott Bessent can threaten secondary sanctions on Russia and China to no avail. China's trade with USA is falling, while trade with the Global South is expanding, all done outside the US$. The use of the US$ for sanctioning is as effective as its aircraft carriers now rendered toothless.

Trump can twit all he wants about the Strait of Hormuz being opened for business, with no shipowners taking up the challenge to run the Straits. Iran just have to tell shipowners, the Straits is not open for business and they never doubt that.


Anonymous

Nepal landslide - Indian media China was responsible

Did anyone notice about the Indian media trying discreetly to start the mantra that China was responsible for the Nepal landslide days ago? They claimed that China knew about the glacier collapsing and had kept mum.

There are Chinese citizens among the victims as well, so why would China not sound the alarm and extricate its own citizens first if it knew about the collapse. Palki Sharma is back to her old tricks, lying with a straight face.

Coming back to SIA, getting involve with a snake is a never-ending tragedy. This year, its share of the cash infusion to keep Air India afloat, is about US$400 million based on its ownership quota. That is definitely not going to make Air India profitable. Next year, the same thing will happen.

The Indians know that if Air India collapses, SIA is going to suffer a US$2.02 billion write off based on its investment value as of 31st March 2025, give and take a few million for those planes it still holds.


Anonymous

The biggest blame must fall on the Saudis for pricing oil in US$

The biggest blame must fall on the Saudis, and the Gulf oil states for pricing oil in US$, which gives the backing for the US$ hegemony.

From then on, the USA saw the opportunity and weaved everything into the US$ hegemony - the conduct of trade and settlement, a godsend for them in fact. Today, untangling the whole system is an invitation to a messy affair. The USA knows that and the world knows that. BRICS is just doing it gingerly, not to upset the global financial system that affects every country.

China knows it well enough to not even resorting to dumping its treasuries too aggressively. That will cut both ways if China just dump treasuries too fast to punish the USA but will make what is left of anything it holds lose value which will not benefit China obviously. Doing it progressively is a much better choice, and China is doing exactly that.

But de-dollarization must continue, however slow and tedious it may be. The result may not be highly obvious, but looking at the fall in the global usage of the US$ over the last decade shows that the world is waking up.


Anonymous

Trump is a loony - Professor Jeffrey Sachs

 

16 min clip on the corrupt and dysfunctional American political system that voted a loony as the President. And no one is stopping this loony, not even Congress. And the hillbillies, rednecks and almost every American with a few exception, are very proud of this loony. Can't blame them as they are all loonies. But what about the Anglophiles, the non Americans? They are also very proud of this loony, they admire and respect this loony just as mad as the American loonies. Can you imagine world leaders are still talking affectionately of this mass murderer?  Oops, only a few silly ones, not all.

The loonies only believe in lies, believe in liars. They believe in all the lies the liars in Washington are manufacturing everyday. The Empire of Lies will not last long.

Calling Trump a loony is being polite or kind. Trump is a mass murderer, a war criminal, a pedophile, a depraved person with no morals and smells like hell. Anyone adoring Trump and like to stick around him must also be smelling like hell, a pariah.

DBS Bank India - Singapore's most successful overseas adventure

DBS most successful overseas adventure must be DBS Bank India. Since its incorporation it has been reporting profits every year, even after paying for bankrupt bank Lakshmi Vilas Bank's debt. It is now the most successful and profitable foreign bank in India. The secret formula is to let the Indians run the bank completely but with remote control from Singapore. 

Here is the Leadership and Board of Directors of DBS Bank India provided by Google.

Rajat Verma: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Ravindra Bahl: Independent Director and Part-time Chairperson
Vikram Sud: Independent Director
Prabhat Gupta: Whole-time Director
Sanjoy Sen: Non-Executive Director
Anup Kuruvilla: Independent Director
Meera Nair: Independent Director
Latha Ayyar: Independent Director
Ravininder Singh: Independent Director 

Senior Business Heads
Ambuj Chandna: Managing Director & Head of Consumer Banking Group
Santanu Mitra: Managing Director & Country Head of Corporate Banking (Large and Midcap)
Nitin Chengappa: Managing Director & Head of Treasures and Wealth Management
Sudarshan Chari: Managing Director and Head of National Distribution and Business Banking
Rajesh Prabhu: Chief Financial Officer
Prem P Ranjan: Executive Director and Chief Compliance Officer 

DBS should duplicate this successful formula in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and other ASEAN countries, and there will be successful DBS Bank Malaysia, DBS Bank Indonesia, DBS Bank Thailand, DBS Bank Philippines etc etc.

The formula's success is based on the complete trust for the locals to run the bank by themselves, have confidence in the locals to do a good job and with Singaporeans overseeing the operations from Singapore head office. The motto, trust them. And the local govts will be very happy to support such banks as they not only provide good jobs for their nationals, and also a good and reliable bank like DBS, the world best bank with best practices with a lot of money to back them up.

The same formula and logic should apply to all foreign banks in Singapore so that all will be as profitable as DBS bank India. All foreign banks, starting with Bank of India, shall replace all their Indian nationals with Singaporeans. Oops, no talent Singapore did not have enough people to fill banking and finance jobs. Singaporeans also don't like these jobs, especially CEOs of banks. So how? Easy, just issue more pink ICs to foreign talents from third world villages. They will be the talents to fill up all the top banking and finance jobs in Singapore. QED.

Virgo's morning bread

Good morning All

For too long the whole world has been controlled and leashed on their necks and been Bush whacked by the Americunts that they are still in fears of them

Dogs been unleashed by the Masters still thought that they are still been leashed

No one has the guts really to defile the Americunts unless they are being
Picked upon their Survival threatened just like Canada now

The Worse are the Asian Bananas of Chinese Descent like doggies still in fear and idolised the White Barbarians and Savages of their illusionary powers

At least the Africans are fighting back

The Japs and South Koreans and Sinkies are the Worst slaves and doggies

So many opportunities to break away and still balless

All the Countries can simply sanctioned the Whites and traded amongst themselves.

What's the big deal having their no value just printed bananas currency

At least the Malays in Mat Land like Anwar dared to tell the truths and on the right side of History for 🇨🇳 China

No eyes see


Virgo49