Singapore is now the most powerful country in Asia

 Believe it or not, Hsien Loong's visit to the USA and sitting side by side with the President of the most powerful state in the world, like abang adek, speaks volume of the power of Singapore. No other national leaders could be seen in such a position, other than Zelensky with Donald Trump in the White House. And this is not all, Hsien Loong met almost every American leader of importance, from Nancy Pelosi, Lloyd Austin and Kamala Harris and many others. Every American leaders found time to meet him. This time he was so well received that in many ways he had outdone his father. It would be nice if he also had dinner with Donald Trump, the incoming President. The Istana could look forward to many busy years when American leaders would come back again to seek counsel and wisdom like LKY's time.

Before the visit, Singapore is already recognised as the most powerful state in SE Asia. Now with so many strategic agreements signed with the USA, it is like Singapore is now sitting on the shoulder of the Americans, or like the Chinese say, tiger with added wings. Who still dares to mess around with Singapore? Even the Russians also got tekan by Singapore, sanctioned, funds and assets frozen etc etc like what the Americans are doing. Singapore really sees Russia no up, lecturing Russia on grounds of principles, that no big bully state should invade small states. Like real.

Who in Asean would dare to do such things to the Russians, the country that has more nuclear warheads than the Americans, the most nuclear warheads in the world? Some Asean states had, in one time or another, threatened to go to war with China, but never did anyone dare to do the same to Russia.  Singapore did not threaten with empty talks. Singapore 'just do it'. This is really a show of strength, punching above its weight, not just say, say only.

Looks like the only Asian power that can give Singapore a little fight is China. Singaporeans can be proud of being Singaporeans, being citizens of such a powerful nation state. And according to an official survey, most Singaporeans support the govt's tough and principled stand against Russia. With all Singaporeans united behind the govt and its wise leadership, Singapore is fearless. Respect.

Now which country dares to say no respect to Singapore? I would bet no Asean state would dare to take such a stand against Russia. They might try with China, but not Russia. Only Singapore can.

Kilat!

US Warns India Not to Help Russia Undermine Dollar

A top US national security official has called on India to scale back its economic and military ties with Russia, warning of “consequences” for any nation that helps Moscow avoid the recent wave of Western sanctions.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with Indian officials on Thursday, Washington’s deputy national security adviser for international economics, Daleep Singh, urged New Delhi not to boost Russian energy imports, and to avoid any moves that might “undermine” the US dollar.

“What we would not like to see is a rapid acceleration of India’s imports from Russia as it relates to energy or any other any other exports that are currently being prohibited by the US,” he said, adding that the United States is “very keen for all countries, especially our allies and partners, not to create mechanisms that prop up the ruble and that attempt to undermine the dollar-based financial system.”

While condemning Russia’s “needless war” on Ukraine, Singh said his visit to India was “in a spirit of friendship to explain the mechanisms of our sanctions,” but nonetheless warned that there would be “consequences [for] countries that actively attempt to circumvent or backfill” those penalties.

Asked what those consequences could entail, the adviser declined to elaborate, saying that was part of “private discussions that I’m not going to share publicly.”

Singh’s remarks followed reports that Moscow and New Delhi are currently working out a rupee-ruble payment system, which would allow the two nations to conduct bilateral trade in each others’ currencies. India also recently agreed to buy a quantity of Russian crude oil at a discount, an unpopular decision with the US and some allies, who have embarked on a punitive sanctions campaign designed to isolate Russia’s economy and wreck the ruble.

Often portrayed as the “architect” of the US sanctions regime on Moscow, Singh went on to cite growing ties between Russia and China, cautioning that their partnership could have major consequences for India, which has long been locked in a territorial dispute with Beijing along the Sino-Indian border.

“If you set that against the reality that China and Russia have now declared a no limits partnership, and that Russia has said that China is its most important strategic partner, by extension, that has real implications for India,” he said, claiming that Moscow would not “come running to India’s defense” in the event of a Chinese incursion.

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US Plot to Oust Pakistan PM Imran Khan Revealed

 Allegations of America’s involvement in the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led government

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday named the United States as the country behind a ‘threat letter’ that showed evidence of a foreign conspiracy to oust his government.

On Wednesday, Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government confirmed that its allegation about a foreign conspiracy was based on a diplomatic cable received from one of the country’s missions abroad.

“The letter stated that the no-confidence motion was being tabled even before it was filed, which means the Opposition was in contact with them,” Khan alleged in his address to the nation.

At a massive public meeting held on Sunday in Islamabad, Khan had pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and waved it at the crowd, claiming it was evidence of an “international conspiracy” being hatched to topple his government.

Khan, 69, said the memo was against him, not against the government. “…it stated that if the no-confidence motion passes, Pakistan will be forgiven, if not, there will be consequences.” He stated that it was an “official letter” that was communicated to Pakistan’s ambassador, who was taking notes during the meeting.

The premier said the envoy was told that if Imran Khan remains in power, Pakistan would face “difficulties”.

“I am telling my nation today that this is our status. We are a nation of 220 million and another country — and they are not giving any reason — [is issuing threats]. They said that Imran Khan decided to go to Russia on his own even though the Foreign Office and the military leadership was consulted.

“Our ambassador told them that the decision [to visit Russia was made after consultations] but they are denying it and saying that ‘it was only because of Imran Khan and that our ties cannot be good if he stays.’ What they are actually saying is that they have no issue with the people who will replace Imran Khan.

Khan met President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on February 24, the day the Russian leader ordered a “special military operation” against Ukraine. Khan also became the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia in 23 years after former premier Nawaz Sharif travelled to Moscow in 1999.

Earlier this month, Pakistan had abstained from voting in United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on Russia to stop the war, and urged that the conflict be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.

Pakistan’s ties with Russia have moved past the bitter Cold War hostilities in recent years and the chill in the relations between Pakistan and the US has further pushed the country towards Russia and China.

At the same time, Pakistan’s relations with the US have been lukewarm and President Joe Biden is yet to make a customary call to Prime Minister Khan since his appointment in January 2021.

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PS. The Americans are a people that spent their time inciting wars, interfering in other country's domestic affairs, conducting regime change, creating instability. This is the irresponsible behaviour and characteristic of the evil American Empire. They stir shit and create instability everywhere, away from their homeland.

Lynching finally recognised as a hate crime - So unbelievable!

President Biden has signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Emmett Till is shown lying on his bed. © Getty Images / Bettmann

US President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on Tuesday, making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history. The law is named after Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was tortured and killed by two white men in Mississippi in 1955.

“Lynching was pure terror to enforce the lie that not everyone belongs in America and not everyone is created equal,” the president said at the White House after signing the bill. “Racial hate isn’t an old problem. It’s a persistent problem. Hate never goes away. It only hides. All of us have to stop it.”

Earlier this month, the bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent and the House of Representatives by a vote of 422 with only 3 congressmen voting against it.  RT

It is so unbelievable that this preacher of love, human rights, democracy, has taken so long to recognise that lynching is a hate crime. Or was it an act of White men's love for the black men that they kept it so dearly in their heart, not to call it a hate crime?

Black slavery and lynching were the crimes the Americans and Europeans are infamous for. They thoroughly enjoyed the these acts against the blacks as an expression of their manhood, that they are the masters of the blacks they caught from Africa, to be their slaves, to be abused, beaten and lynched sometimes for no reason, but to satisfy their urge to kill, and entertaining themselves and their egos.

And these people, their ancestors and those living today, have the gall to around preaching human rights and freedom and kindness and condemning others with fabricated lies of atrocities against another race. And many sillies and unthinking believed in them, that they are angels on earth, walking around with a halo on their devilish heads.

Why wait until now to abolish this evil and cruel act? Why don't they just preserve it as part of their great tradition, something to be proud of, not to be ashamed of. And you have 3 rogues that voted against this act. Can you believe that?

The hypocrisies of they white men is beyond belief. Now with this Act they are going to strut around the world with it as a badge of honour, that they have abolished slavery and its sadistic brother, lynching. They are so proud of it, like they have done a great act of compassion. 

Where are the remorse and shame? Are the descendants of the blacks going to praise them for their kind acts to make this a crime? Are the white Americans going to go around hugging every black man and kissing him, and telling him, don't worry, we would not lynch you again?

What if this Act is not passed, would they still be lynching the blacks and waiting to do it again?

How much more evilness and wickedness need to be exposed before their evilness would be recognised and their deceits and lies be painted on their faces? Pompeo was so proud to announce in Congress, 'We cheat, we lie, we steal and...we kill', and he was received with approval by the whole house...and could run for President. Such evil man is highly adored and admired in this evil country. And there is the lying racist and white supremacist Trump, being welcomed by the supremacists as a national hero. This is the American culture, a culture of hate and wickedness, while they walked around carrying the bible and wearing white robes, preaching love and human rights.

Ukraine - The rise and fall and the rebound of the Roubles

As usual, I have the good and bad news over the Ukraine war from Channel News America. Take it with some salt if you like. I did that.

The bad news is that the Ruble has strengthened very rapidly, which means unfriendly countries now have to use more of their local currencies to buy Ruble to pay for the gas and oil. That will have a further lifting feeling for the Ruble going forward. What is even more painful, for Japan in particular, is that the Yen has been sliding downwards. Japan must be baffled by this too. Careful, because they started a war when pushed against the wall before.

From the initial start of the conflict and imposition of sanctions, the Ruble actually went down to 140 Rubles to the US$. Biden was gloating how successful he was with the sanctions, and wanting to bring the Ruble down to 200 Rubles to the US$ to collapse the Russian economy. Putin just played one simple card and chaos ensued all over Europe, Japan, and those unfriendly countries. All the Washington and Brussels Gang of geniuses thought they could outfox one man Putin. Today the US$ is just worth 76 Rubles. Realistically, how much is Putin's strategic ability worth compared to all the geniuses in Washington and Brussels? That same question had been asked about Xi earlier.

Now for the most important news. Russian soldiers, from running tanks over their own commanders, are now shooting down their own planes. And it is reported by some MSM that Russian soldiers are eating dogs because they are fed up with eating rations. Now, will animal lovers now investigate Russia's act of cruelty to animals as another issue from this report? This is a sure sign that the Russians are on the verge of collapsing. Why then is Zelensky negotiating for a ceasefire? He should push the Russians back into Russia if Ukraine is winning the war, right.

The other important news (I could not differentiate whether it is good or bad, as it affects two sides, but definitely important) is that the USA is releasing oil stocks to lower the oil prices. But a few dollars is not going to make any difference to Europe if the USA's oil and gas is going to cost them five times or more than Russian oil and gas. But as they say, no fish prawn also good. The question is for how long and how much oil stocks can the USA release without replenishing and become a National Security issue? Taking oil out and replenishing it shortly makes no difference to the supply shortage, right? And of course Russia can just keep it's oil reserves underground for as long as they like. And it is said that when Russia fights a war, it is going for the long haul, just like against Hitler and Napoleon. So, sit tight and see who blinks first.

News is now so difficult to comprehend. There are fake new, fabricated news, alternative news, selective news, distorted news and even contorted news like dog eating.

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