How much to buy up all the condominiums and private apartments in Singapore?

Resident households in condominiums and private apartments Singapore 2012-2021
Published by R. Hirschmann, Feb 23, 2022

In 2021, the number of resident households living in condominiums and private apartments in Singapore was approximately 229 thousand. Condominiums and private apartments are private residential units in Singapore and not under the management of the Housing Development Board. The majority of Singapore residents live in public housing under the purview of the Housing Development Board, known locally as HDB flats.

In 2021, there were around 332.98 thousand condominiums and private apartment units in Singapore. Condominiums and private apartment units are not under the purview of the Housing Development Board.

The above statistics published by R. Hirschmann could allow a simple extrapolation of how much is needed to buy up all the private apartments in Singapore, assuming that there is no restriction or limitations in a free market situation. Before going into that, there are just about 1m HDB flats on top of the private apartments and landed properties. And of the HDB flats, 80% were occupied by residents ie citizens plus PRs. Quoting from HDB, 'With more than 1 million flats spread across 24 towns and 3 estates, the Singapore brand of public housing is uniquely different. The flats spell home for over 80% of Singapore's resident population, of which, about 90% own their home.'

What is unknown from the above data is the number of Singaporeans living in private apartments. It only states that 229,000 resident households lived in private apartments but no breakdown on the number of citizens versus PRs. How many of the 333,000 private apartments are occupied by Singaporeans?

Let's come back to the question of how much would it cost to buy up all the private apartments in Singapore. Assuming the average price of a private apartment is $1m, total value would be $330b. If average price is $2m, the total value of 330,000 units would be $660b.

What is $660b to a big country like China or India? China has a reserves of US$3 trillion. Theoretically, China or India could buy up all the private apartments in Singapore if they have the intention to do it. Can you imagine what would that mean in a free market Singapore where everything can be bought on a willing buyer willing seller basis?

What is $660b? Any takers?  Actually Elon Musk or Bill Gates could do it if they are interested, as good as buying up Singapore. It is so cheap, so affordable.

Reckless and irresponsible pharmas wanting to vaccinate infants with questionable mRNA vaccines

 The pharmas are desperate to milk as much as they could from this questionable mRNA vaccine. There are still many big and serious questions that are waiting for answers from the pharmas but they are still pushing and with the conspiracy of American lawmakers, have got approval to vaccinate infants from 6 months old. And everyone in the medical profession knows that children have very good natural immunity from diseases, including covid19. The fatality rate of children are very low compares to adults. Why the persistence and desperation to get infants vaccinated?

The USA is at the moment the only country that approved the vaccination of infants with mRNA vaccines. Who else or which country would follow the Americans to jab their infants with mRNA vaccines? Would the Americans make it compulsory for children to be vaccinated, making it a stronger case for the unthinking and lazy to just follow the lead. If the Americans do it, it must be safe, it must be the right thing to do. Really? After all the lies and hoaxes and misinformation about the efficacy and effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines, how many are still foolishly believing in the liars?

The pharmas are trying to squeeze as much money as they could from an ineffective vaccine that is losing its gold plating shine and would soon be thrown into the waste bins for good. If they could they would coerce more silly govts to impose compulsory boosters to get more mileage for the last few billions they could squeeze before the curtain falls.

Pharmas and govts are dictating who to be vaccinated, not doctors?

Below is part of an article posted in TRE titled 'Bombshell Document Dump on Pfizer Vaccine Data'

'In a Court of Law, the evidence contained in this Big Pharma confidential report (coupled with the data on deaths and adverse events compiled by the national authorities in the EU, UK and US) is irrefutable: because it is their data and their estimates and not ours.

Bear in mind: it’s data which is based on reported and recorded cases, which constitute a small percentage of the actual number of vaccine related deaths and adverse events.

This is a de facto Mea Culpa on the part of Pfizer. #Yes it is a Killer Vaccine

Pfizer was fully aware that the mRNA vaccine which it is marketing Worldwide would result in a wave of mortality and morbidity. This is tantamount to a crime against humanity on the part of Big Pharma.

Pfizer knew from the outset that it was a killer vaccine.

It is also a Mea Culpa and Treason on the part of corrupt national governments Worldwide which are being threatened and bribed by Big Pharma.'

Click here to read the complete Pfizer report.

Source: GlobalResearch

Did they say they want to ask the pharmas to provide their own data? After all the data they had hidden and now forced to vomit out by the court?  would the pharmas provide the real data or doctored data?

Singaporeans learning to scavenge for food like third world poor

Commentary: Living in Singapore doesn't have to be so expensive when you're a freegan
 

When so many things we need, including food, can be gotten for free, there is little else we absolutely need to spend money on, says freegan writer Daniel Tay.

 

In this file photo taken before the pandemic, volunteers sort out rescued fruits and vegetables before giving them out for free to the public. (Photo: Fann Sim)


SINGAPORE: With the cost of food and petrol increasing on a weekly basis, every conversation with friends is sure to touch on inflation.

Sometimes I am shy to admit I have not felt it at all, because my expenses have not increased in the past five years.

Yet life has only gotten more abundant. At home, our fridge is full of fresh vegetables and fruits, sourced from food rescues where we collect “ugly” but edible produce from shopkeepers.

Our cupboards are full of canned food and condiments, gathered from cafes and restaurants that have shut down. CNA

Everything in Singapore, the life of Singaporeans, is returning to square one, like in the 50s, and 60s. In those days, China was a dirt poor country, not enough food to eat, no private cars but bicycles as the normal form of transportation. Old dilapidated buildings etc etc, everything resembling a typical poor third world country. 

Today, China is about everything a rich and prosperous country can ask for, good infrastructure, people well clothed and well fed, well educated, good jobs, living in high rise buildings anytime better than our HDB flats. Cars everywhere, new cars, electric cars, driverless cars, high speed trains, high living and travelling around the world, old folks can retire early to enjoy life.

What about Singapore? Gradually and increasingly Singapore is returning to the days of pre independence, no job or no good jobs, become security guards, food deliverers, do part time odd jobs, driving 'pah hong chia' for a living, homes have to share with foreigners, private kitchens and toilets now become public toilets or shared toilets and common kitchens, and now scavenging for food. 

Though there is no shame to be poor, no shame to scavenge for leftovers discarded food, but why are these happenings to Singaporeans? Do we need to start scavenging classes for Singaporeans and hire third world experts to teach Singaporeans how to find food and discarded items and toys from rubbish dumps? A lot of them are here working with Work Permits. They can be elevated to become experts and foreign talents and be paid more and issued with Employment Passes. Experience, expert in food scavenging in rubbish dumps. No degree never mind. 

Not only can look for leftovers, can collect drink cans and bottles to sell for a bit of cash too. The rubbish dumps used to be a gold mine for pioneering generation Singaporeans in the early 1940s and 50s. Are they returning to the good old days, just to reminisce the good old times, for old times sake? By the way, many are returning to become hawkers and farmers. Our parents were farmers and hawkers, sent us to universities to become professionals, not to become graduate farmers and hawkers...and taxi drivers.

Are Singaporeans progressing or degressing? Sure, there are the super rich like in the past. But are the lives of average Singaporeans, the working class, improving? More and more Singaporeans are also losing their homes and have to live in rented flats.... and depending of govt handouts.

Americans losing the plot, the narrative and the initiative

 For the last few centuries, the initiative in global affairs was with the West. They wrote the narrative and charting the course of history in their interests. What was right or wrong was decided by them. What was good or bad was also decided by them. What was right was right to them and could be very wrong to the rest of the world.  Likewise, what was good to them could be very bad to the rest of the world. The enemies of the West could be the friends of the rest of the world, but would be branded as enemies by the western narratives.

As time goes on, the arrogant, aloof and conceited West, led by the Americans in the last few decades, began to lose touch with the rest of the world. Their primary narrative and agenda were to destabilise the world with chaos and constant warfare. The only language they know is violence and the only initiative is war. The only narrative is to create enemies to be demonised for the unthinking to hate and to fear.

The Ukraine War is a turning point when Russia took the initiative to attack an American running dog. This used to be the work of the Americans, launching wars against other countries, and Russia or China would be on the defensive, trying to help the victims of American aggression and invasion. Now the Americans are trying to help Ukraine, defending and afraid to counter attack.

On the economic front China is writing the agenda with the BRI. This monumental initiative in 2013 threw the Americans off guard and did not know how to respond until now. The only reaction from the Americans was to stir shit, disinformation and mistrust by hyping on debt trap. This proof ineffective as the participating countries could see the merits of the BRI and the nonsensical debt trap that was an obvious lie. 

Failing to frighten the participating countries, the Americans finally came out with a half baked infrastructure development plan, basically all words without any concrete plan and no money to fund the project. This is the best the Americans could do for the moment, words but nothing to show, trying to play catch up with China. Now China said run and the Americans would have to run along.

China's latest initiative is in the Pacific Islands offering infrastructure development and security development. The Americans have forgotten about these islands, treating them as non existence. Now they are panicking and trying to outdo China with a few handouts to please the islanders. China is raising the stakes and the Americans and the AngloSaxon countries would have to follow with more and better offers or be out of the game. The only card they are left to play is war, the threat of invasion to threaten the islanders.

In Africa it is a gone case for the Americans and the West. China has been actively investing in Africa for several decades while the Americans and the West wrote off the continent.  They had robbed and looted whatever they could from Africa and did not see anything worthy in the African countries. Now they are worried of the inroads made by China but unable to do anything. No political will, no money and no time as they are too involved in all the wars all over the world. 

China has won over the friendship of the African countries with generous aids and economic and infrastructure development for all to see. China did not go into Africa like the white men, invade and conquer, massacre and loot and enslaved the Africans, taking everything, all the resources, treasures and land for free. China paid for everything and even offer aids and technological assistance to the Africans, tangible assets to promote developments in the African countries, without wars and strife, no killings of the Africans, no bullying of the Africans, no slavery, no interference and threat to their domestic affairs, and no regime change.

The Chinese genuine effort to help the African countries and promotion of economic development and trade is an agenda that the Americans and the West have never really done through the centuries of colonisation. Now they are left in the rear mirror of China's high speed economic trains.

China's narrative and initiative are all about trade and economic cooperation, and infrastructure development. This is a win win game that the Americans did not know how to play. The developing countries have wisen up to the abuses and oppression of the white men and have welcomed China as their new partner for growth and prosperity for their people and countries.

American and European circus on show

Thankfully, no one can now surpass the USA in COVID19 infections and death. Otherwise the USA will nuke them, LOL. Ironically, I do not think any country would want to surpass them in that department. Let them be number one in this case, unhindered.

China has lately been accused of building a secret naval base in Cambodia. How is that one base, even if it is true, going to surpass the USA's almost a thousand military bases all around the world? But the USA is still going all out to create hysteria by stirring up the dogs to bark as loud as they can about the issue. Even the Indians are joining in the chorus of the barking ensemble.

The USA thinks that by having the sole naval power to blockade the sea routes through the Straits of Malacca, in times of conflict, they can strangle China's energy supply and trade through the Straits, and wants to make sure China has no way to counter that. That is probably the reason for their fear of a Chinese naval base in Cambodia that could give China a base for their naval vessels to be close to the Straits.

That thinking is no longer a paramount strategic move today, as China has already built a land route via the BRI and is well served by Russia in the energy sector. The USA had already demonised the BRI project for obvious reasons. Cheaper Oil, gas and coal from Russia has been a bonus for China in the aftermath of the Ukraine War. That is why the USA and the West are adamant that China must condemn Russia's liberation of Eastern Ukraine, in order to pry apart the ties between Russia and China. It will not work going forward, because the vile and nefarious attitude of the USA and the West towards both of them, is totally without redemption, and has been revealed as an open book for both countries to consider.

Another plan that the EU is planning to put up in the aftermath of the energy shortage is the talk that they are desperately going back to coal. That is another wrong assumption and futile move, as the EU depends for 47% of it's solid fuel (coal) from Russia. In any case they have already cut off Russian coal imports, and there is not way back. Sure, they are at liberty to import more coal from the USA and Australia among others, but again begs the question, at what cost? In terms of price, nothing can compete with Russian energy for the EU. That is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The lying and posturing are not going to override the truth when the shit hits the fan.

So, watch the circus unfolding in the EU and hope the clowns can put on more entertaining shows to entertain the world. Nancy Pelosi would love that.

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