This question popped up in the COI hearing after people questioned if
the Chairman was seen to be more concern with the burning of police
vehicles than the safety of police officers. Selvam came out to explain
that he did not mean that and the situation was not life threatening
then and that was why the burning of the vehicles became an important
issue. Or, if it was a life threatening situation, then the burning of
vehicles would not be such a vital point in his comment.
‘A lot of people (have asked me that). I never said that. What I said in
the proceedings was, on that day, it was not a life threatening
situation. That means these rioters weren’t after the lives of anybody,’
said Selvam.
‘So what the responders were faced with was a simple rioting situation,
where rioters were burning property, overturning cars. They never
threatened the life of anybody, so there was no justification to pull
out the gun and fire.’ This second quote did not mention who said it but
presumably must be by Selvam, or is it, as the content was contrary to
what he said and doubting that the rioters were not going to threaten
lives. And it was reported that ‘the retired judge agreed that if the
police had pulled out the guns, it could have changed the situation.
The judge continued to insist that it was not life threatening, ‘The
situation you have was purely confined to property damage, not life
damage. Fact of the matter is, they is no evidence of them wanting to
kill anybody.’ Someone seemed to know what were in the minds of the very
nice rioters who were behaving like spoilt children burning their toys
and had no thoughts of killing anyone.
Really? I remember one of the earlier witnesses who understood Tamil was
saying the rioters spoke in Tamil saying they wanted to kill the bus
attendant. And in a situation like a riot, can anyone be so sure that it
was not life threatening? All it needed wa a police officer to make the
wrong move like charging into the crowd alone and you wanna bet that no
life will be threatened?
I am just thinking aloud. But they are the experts the ‘knows all’. So the experts must be right. Let me guess, it is, it is not, it is, it is not....
What do you think?
Kopi Level - Green
3/12/2014
From Sin City to City of Ruffians
Anton Casey was an angel. He only made some funny remarks and faces, did
not hurt anyone physically. In today’s report in MyPaper, a petite
Singapore young lady, Dawn Ho, was punched in the nose by a Caucasian
man twice her size for trying to stop him from bullying a taxi driver.
This Caucasian ruffian is called Aaron Jeremiejczyk. His female
companion, not sure a SPG or a foreigner, hit Dawn’s friend, a Munir
Alsagoff with a beer bottle.
The police were called and it was reported that they were investigating. Not sure if the Caucasian ruffian and his woman ruffian were arrested. Very likely not. And very likely the two Singaporean victims would now have to get their own lawyer to sue them. Otherwise they would just be a punching bag and nothing could be done about it. And if the ruffians’ passports are not withheld, they could be on the next flight out of Ruffian City and laughing their guts out for having a good time punching daft Sinkies.
And the daft Sinkies would continue to invite more of such ruffians into the city to punch them. They would even spend millions to integrate them to be like timid and meek Sinkies. Can it happen? Would it work? Would wild Caucasians be turned into meek and daft Sinkies? What a joke?
No, they are saying it is not a joke. The Sinkies are serious, spending real good money to embrace these ruffians to be one of them.
The police were called and it was reported that they were investigating. Not sure if the Caucasian ruffian and his woman ruffian were arrested. Very likely not. And very likely the two Singaporean victims would now have to get their own lawyer to sue them. Otherwise they would just be a punching bag and nothing could be done about it. And if the ruffians’ passports are not withheld, they could be on the next flight out of Ruffian City and laughing their guts out for having a good time punching daft Sinkies.
And the daft Sinkies would continue to invite more of such ruffians into the city to punch them. They would even spend millions to integrate them to be like timid and meek Sinkies. Can it happen? Would it work? Would wild Caucasians be turned into meek and daft Sinkies? What a joke?
No, they are saying it is not a joke. The Sinkies are serious, spending real good money to embrace these ruffians to be one of them.
Are Singaporean PMETs hungry enough?
Below are parts of a post by a ‘Return Singaporean’ on his experience
and advice to Sinkies to go seek employment elsewhere to gain the
overseas exposure. I removed a few paras to make it shorter to read.
The first point I like to make is that not all jobs required overseas experience. How many jobs needed that? The second point is that from what he said, Sinkies are just poor workers and those foreigners he recruited are good workers. Presumably he is getting all the good candidates with genuine qualifications. And this is possible as they came from the world pool where there are hundreds of millions out there.
So what’s the beef? In the Sinkie context, in many cases it is not because the Sinkies are not good and the foreigners better but Sinkies were simply sacked and replaced by foreigners. Two, in many cases, even with my eyes closed, many of the foreigners faked their qualifications and CVs. Three, many jobs don’t need overseas experience or exposure. And fourth, the most important, why are Sinkie running away from home and be willing to be replaced by fakes or people that are not better than them? By doing so, Sinkies are losing their homes and country by default when the foreigners keep coming in to replace them by cheating and Sinkies running away without a fight.
Returning Singaporeans may be writing his piece with good intentions but his reality is an illusion. The reasons for Sinkies losing their jobs are not because they are not good enough. And with so many jobs that don’t need overseas exposure, it is something good to have but not necessary most of the time.
The most important thing for Sinkies is to get their house in order and kick out all the fakes and foreigners that are practicing discrimination against the Sinkies. Ideally the govt should take the lead. If the govt is not going to do so and condoning the discrimination and alienation of Sinkies in jobs, that a new govt must be voted in to do the right thing for Sinkies, to protect their jobs, their homes and the country. Running away or going overseas is a defeatist thing to do and very dangerous, as Sinkies will lose their country by default. All Sinkies must look at the bigger picture of country and the people as a whole and not at individual cases. If one is looking at each case individually, I would suggest we replace the whole cabinet with more competent and cheaper foreigners.
What do you think? Should Sinkies just run away and be replaced by fake foreigners and ruffians in their own country?
You may now read what Returning Singaporean wrote below.
‘….Most of the locals lack overseas exposure/s and a rather severe skill-set mismatch with what the market currently needs (or will need in the future).
I’ve to confessed that I’d “lower” the benchmark for a couple locals, hoping that I was wrong in my initial assessment and that they will turn out to be a gem in the later stages of the selection.
Boy was I wrong! Not only do all the Singaporean applicants lack in-depth experience and knowledge, they also lack that sense of aggression, enthusiasm and that desire (or should I say… “hunger”) to succeed.
It almost felt as though as if, they are “entitled” to the job, because of the mere fact that they are….. Singaporeans.
I’d fought inch & tooth to increase the headcount in Singapore and not move it to lower cost bases in India or China. If this new hire is a poor match and does not succeed, it will be my neck on the chopping board….
This decision wasn’t made because of a “Foreigner-vs-Singaporean” conflict.
It was made because of the candidate’s suitability to the role. I’d to choose the best person, who can succeed and help us achieve the firm’s targets. It was just painfully sad that it was not offered to a Singaporean instead….
I strongly urge Singaporeans to widen their horizon. Go out to the world, try something new.
Increase your knowledge base, consistently venture out of your comfort zone/s and make this a habit….
If we do not make ourselves worthy of every single penny/cents, it is really that easy for firms to just unplug from Singapore and move on to the next “lower value cost center”.’
Kopi Level - Yellow
The first point I like to make is that not all jobs required overseas experience. How many jobs needed that? The second point is that from what he said, Sinkies are just poor workers and those foreigners he recruited are good workers. Presumably he is getting all the good candidates with genuine qualifications. And this is possible as they came from the world pool where there are hundreds of millions out there.
So what’s the beef? In the Sinkie context, in many cases it is not because the Sinkies are not good and the foreigners better but Sinkies were simply sacked and replaced by foreigners. Two, in many cases, even with my eyes closed, many of the foreigners faked their qualifications and CVs. Three, many jobs don’t need overseas experience or exposure. And fourth, the most important, why are Sinkie running away from home and be willing to be replaced by fakes or people that are not better than them? By doing so, Sinkies are losing their homes and country by default when the foreigners keep coming in to replace them by cheating and Sinkies running away without a fight.
Returning Singaporeans may be writing his piece with good intentions but his reality is an illusion. The reasons for Sinkies losing their jobs are not because they are not good enough. And with so many jobs that don’t need overseas exposure, it is something good to have but not necessary most of the time.
The most important thing for Sinkies is to get their house in order and kick out all the fakes and foreigners that are practicing discrimination against the Sinkies. Ideally the govt should take the lead. If the govt is not going to do so and condoning the discrimination and alienation of Sinkies in jobs, that a new govt must be voted in to do the right thing for Sinkies, to protect their jobs, their homes and the country. Running away or going overseas is a defeatist thing to do and very dangerous, as Sinkies will lose their country by default. All Sinkies must look at the bigger picture of country and the people as a whole and not at individual cases. If one is looking at each case individually, I would suggest we replace the whole cabinet with more competent and cheaper foreigners.
What do you think? Should Sinkies just run away and be replaced by fake foreigners and ruffians in their own country?
You may now read what Returning Singaporean wrote below.
‘….Most of the locals lack overseas exposure/s and a rather severe skill-set mismatch with what the market currently needs (or will need in the future).
I’ve to confessed that I’d “lower” the benchmark for a couple locals, hoping that I was wrong in my initial assessment and that they will turn out to be a gem in the later stages of the selection.
Boy was I wrong! Not only do all the Singaporean applicants lack in-depth experience and knowledge, they also lack that sense of aggression, enthusiasm and that desire (or should I say… “hunger”) to succeed.
It almost felt as though as if, they are “entitled” to the job, because of the mere fact that they are….. Singaporeans.
I’d fought inch & tooth to increase the headcount in Singapore and not move it to lower cost bases in India or China. If this new hire is a poor match and does not succeed, it will be my neck on the chopping board….
This decision wasn’t made because of a “Foreigner-vs-Singaporean” conflict.
It was made because of the candidate’s suitability to the role. I’d to choose the best person, who can succeed and help us achieve the firm’s targets. It was just painfully sad that it was not offered to a Singaporean instead….
I strongly urge Singaporeans to widen their horizon. Go out to the world, try something new.
Increase your knowledge base, consistently venture out of your comfort zone/s and make this a habit….
If we do not make ourselves worthy of every single penny/cents, it is really that easy for firms to just unplug from Singapore and move on to the next “lower value cost center”.’
Kopi Level - Yellow
3/11/2014
MH370 – Why radars cannot see and where it could be?
The
MH370 disappeared from radar contact about 120 nm East of Kota Baru. At this
point in time there is still no trace of debris to confirm a crash or explosion
and both possibilities could be ruled out. Other than the Bermuda TriangleTheory,
my view is that the aircraft was likely to be hijacked. The fact that there was
no radar contact means that it was deliberately flown under radar coverage to
avoid detection and leaving no trails as to where it was heading. The other
point to note is that none of the passengers could make a call out with their
mobile phones, a sign that all their phones have been confiscated and they are
under duress. Given these assumptions, my
point is that the aircraft is hijacked by a team of professionals who knew
exactly what they were doing and had a meticulous plan to fly the aircraft to a
destination without being tracked or seen on radar.
How
could the hijackers do it? How could they fly the aircraft without appearing on
the radar screens of any radar or air traffic control stations? To do that the
hijackers must have knowledge of the locations of all the radars in the region.
The commercial radars of air traffic control towers are in Kota Baru, Penang/Butterworth,
Bangkok, Phuket and Ho Chi Minh City. There could be some
military radar stations in the area which I am not familiar with. The radars in
the south would be Singapore and to the east would be
in Sabah, Brunei and Manila.
Given
the presence of these radars and putting aside the unknown military radar
stations, the hijackers must chart a course from its last known position to
their planned destination without entering a radar zone. Two possible headings, 280 to the west or 100
to the east, would keep them out of the radars in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City in the north and
Penang/Butterworth and Kota Baru in the south.
The
aircraft needed only to travel at below 10,000 ft in either direction for 30
minutes to be out of radar detection. Going west, however would not go far as
the path would enter into Phuket if it tries to avoid Penang/Butterworth
radars. The eastern flight path is safer, after 30 minutes heading 100, it
could turn to 060 on a north easterly direction, climb to cruise level and fly
for two hours while avoiding radars in Singapore and East Malaysia. The aircraft would have to turn to a south
easterly direction if it were to avoid the radar in Manila. Assuming that the
hijackers are muslims, just assuming, they are likely to head towards the
southern islands in the Philippines where they could find
friendly forces to accommodate them or their fellow hijackers awaiting them.
The
above are just speculations of what the hijackers could do given where they
were and where they could fly to, and to stay away from radar detection. This
is one of many possible explanations why the MH370 could not be seen on radar
other than a total eclipse due to a mid air explosion or sinking into the
ocean. If this theory is proven right, MH370 is likely to be in the southern
islands of the Philippines.
Just
a theory, an educated guess.
Japanese lie and western conspiracy
In a Reuter report yesterday titled, ‘No sign’ Japan’s plutonium stocks risk being diverted to military use, the IAEA Chief, Director General Yukiya Amano said, ‘there was no sign that nuclear material in Japan “has the risk of being diverted” to military applications.’ How assuring is this confession? How convenient for the IAEA Chief to be a Japanese overseeing the Japanese nuclear programme and guarding the weapons grade plutonium in Japan?
Can you believe and trust the Japanese that they needed to buy 300kg of weapons grade plutonium for research purposes when this could produce 50 nuclear bombs? Can you believe the Japanese for hunting and killing millions of whales annually for research purposes? The West believe it.
The Japanese have kept the 300kg of weapons grade plutonium since 1960 and finally gave in to US demand to hand over to the US. And this is done now with Japan having acquired 159 tonnes of its own plutonium from its nuclear plants as at 2012. And how many kg is 159 tonnes? It is 159,000 kg, which means Japan has enough plutonium to make 26,500 nuclear bombs! So what is the returning of 300kg back to the US?
And the question, what is Japan going to do with the 159,000 kg of plutonium in her possession? Amano declared, ‘All the plutonium…in Japan is under IAEA safeguards.’ So, Japan has never touch the plutonium and has not done anything to it and, ‘There is no reason for concern that plutonium held by Japan could be diverted to nuclear arms purposes,’ said the United Nations watchdog in Vienna.
How many of you trust and believe the Japanese have no nuclear bomb and have not done anything with the plutonium, including those acquired in 1960 for research. Maybe they were trying to convert plutonium to green tea.
Can anyone see this gigantic conspiracy between the West and Japan? What is the truth? The Americans believed that Japan was not going to declare war in WW2 and lived to regret their naivety and stupidity. Now they believe the Japanese have no nuclear weapons and would not strike America a second time.
How Japan is behaving towards China and towards its war crimes are testimonies to the character to the Japanese people and what they would do if they are allowed a free hand to do as they please, and with military might.
Can you believe and trust the Japanese that they needed to buy 300kg of weapons grade plutonium for research purposes when this could produce 50 nuclear bombs? Can you believe the Japanese for hunting and killing millions of whales annually for research purposes? The West believe it.
The Japanese have kept the 300kg of weapons grade plutonium since 1960 and finally gave in to US demand to hand over to the US. And this is done now with Japan having acquired 159 tonnes of its own plutonium from its nuclear plants as at 2012. And how many kg is 159 tonnes? It is 159,000 kg, which means Japan has enough plutonium to make 26,500 nuclear bombs! So what is the returning of 300kg back to the US?
And the question, what is Japan going to do with the 159,000 kg of plutonium in her possession? Amano declared, ‘All the plutonium…in Japan is under IAEA safeguards.’ So, Japan has never touch the plutonium and has not done anything to it and, ‘There is no reason for concern that plutonium held by Japan could be diverted to nuclear arms purposes,’ said the United Nations watchdog in Vienna.
How many of you trust and believe the Japanese have no nuclear bomb and have not done anything with the plutonium, including those acquired in 1960 for research. Maybe they were trying to convert plutonium to green tea.
Can anyone see this gigantic conspiracy between the West and Japan? What is the truth? The Americans believed that Japan was not going to declare war in WW2 and lived to regret their naivety and stupidity. Now they believe the Japanese have no nuclear weapons and would not strike America a second time.
How Japan is behaving towards China and towards its war crimes are testimonies to the character to the Japanese people and what they would do if they are allowed a free hand to do as they please, and with military might.
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