Embassy of Russia in Singapore and Tommy Koh's article

 The Embassy of Russia in Singapore has taken note of the article by Dr Tommy Koh titled "What to Make of ASEAN's Ties with Russia", published in the StraitsTimes on September 17, 2024.

As a former senior diplomat and a respected expert on international affairs, Dr Koh undoubtedly possesses a deep understanding of the essence of the Russia-ASEAN dialogue partnership. However, the assertion that this relationship is "thin on substance" appears exaggerated and lacking in nuance. This claim cannot be considered impartial.

The Russia-ASEAN partnership has consistently been of a strategic nature, well before its formal elevation in November 2018. It extends far beyond mere trade and arms supplies, as Dr. Koh sought to convey to his readership. The ties between Russia and ASEAN encompass a wide array of strategically significant issues, both regionally and globally: energy and food security, addressing non-conventional security threats such as terrorism, extremism, and transnational crime, cooperation in international information security and emergency response, training of law enforcement personnel, and volunteering, among others. In January, Russia was conferred the status of ASEAN's digital partner. The relationship also thrives on vibrant people-to-people exchanges, as well as youth, cultural, educational, and scientific cooperation.

It is factually inaccurate to state that only two ASEAN member states have enjoyed very close relations with Russia and supported Moscow along its ongoing efforts to combat the #neoNazism in Ukraine. However, the fact is that only one ASEAN member state has imposed unilateral sanctions against us in the absence of a UNSC resolution . Besides, attributing Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent visit to Vladivostok for the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) to dissatisfaction with the US policy in the Middle East is both overly simplistic and unfounded. #RussiaMalaysia relations are built on a long history of amicable and substantive cooperation, with further significant achievements on the horizon.

The ASEAN member states regard Russia as a stabilizing, independent and trustworthy actor in the region's foreign policy, one that brings strategic equilibrium and, unlike certain other powers with neocolonial ambitions, refrains from meddling in the internal affairs of sovereign nations, resorting neither to coercion nor manipulation.

Brits are the devil in chief behind the evil Americans, both uncivilised AngloSaxons

 The UK can be claimed to be the devil in chief, the USA is the descendant of the devil itself, and together they constitute the evil twain. Little Britain does not have the military power today to do much, but it has the USA behind to manipulate and by feeding them fabricated information to prolong wars, subterfuge and sabotage.

The UK's devilish hands in sabotaging all the peace deals in Ukraine is an open secret, with Boris Johnson directly involved. An agreement had already been reached between Moscow and Kyiv during the early stage of the Ukraine War, and it only took Boris Johnson a visit to Zelensky to turn the tables around.

The UK is also the evilest country, and this is no idle boast, feeding fake information to George W. Bush and his war mongering gang about Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, which led to the Iraq War. Tony Blair was the mastermind behind all this and yet he was awarded a knighthood for his contribution.

The irony is that there are countries today still worshipping the evil twain, the father and son, if I may put it that way. Even those countries that suffered during the days of colonization. India bore the brunt of the British rule, with all its wealth stolen and even having to suffer by being forced to send food to the UK while Indians were starving in India. It is estimated that more than US$ 42 trillion (or pound sterling) were stolen by the Brits from India throughout their rule. It provided the wealth for the Brits to develop the country and became a rich country to show the world.

Karma has wrecked havoc on the Brits. It will do the same to the USA. It is only a matter of time. 

Anonymous

BRICS Summit - Modi must be barred from attending

 De-dollarization may not be fast and furious at present. But expect a tsunami once the BRICS global currency and settlement system takes off. The BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia should tell us more about the progress being made.

Modi is having a meeting in Washington with the emperor, taking instructions on what to do in Kazan, Russia. Quite coincidental that he is now in Washington just a month away from the BRICS summit. I smell a rat.

Expect Modi to go against the flow of the tide in Kazan. That is my bet. 

Anonymous 

PS. It is a matter of time before India be booted out of BRICS and SCO. Sleeping with the Americans, the number one enemy of both organisations, of the Arab and Muslim nations, is a no go. Briefing the Americans, getting instructions from the Americans before attending BRICS' summit, what is Modi saying?

Biden buttered Modi as the 'Leader of the QUAD'

 Well, the Indians also think that what happened and is happening to China will not happen to them. India's turn will come when it is no longer useful to the USA.

Now, Modi's headdress is going to get bigger after being praised as the 'Leader of the QUAD' by Biden. That sure lifted Modi's ego to a higher level.

Modi ought to ask Biden when the India/Middle East/Europe Corridor is going to start construction. When is the railroad across the Pacific from USA to India going to start construction. There is nothing to be shy about such big projects as China is surely not going to be interested in bidding for projects that floats in the air.

It is so easy being USA President just saying things that cannot be done and getting away with it. Trump will surely have nothing to do with whatever corridors or back lanes as he is all for USA and to Make America Great Once again, not make India great definitely. 

Anonymous

Ramifications of India's predatory strategy for acquiring for free foreign banks, business and factories.

India's predatory strategy for acquiring for free foreign banks, business and factories has very bad ramifications on some countries in South-East Asia countries notably Malaysia and the Philippines and may be the little red dot where the Indian chief from India is playing havoc with the island's biggest bank and with staffing lots of his native villagers in the bank. He has also caused Singapore to lose billions of dollars by using the local bank's capital to invest in a gigantic failed Indian bank in India and also in other entities with bottomless pits. 

Under Mahathir's watch of over twenty-two years as Malaysia's prime minister, his policies were more or less entirely based on India's predatory strategy on robbing and stealing governance under fake rules disadvantageous to local and foreign investors. Mahathhir, like India's Modi is an Indian from Kerala State so it is no surprise they think alike. But he becomes a pseudo Malay for political reasons. Out of Mahathir's predatory strategy, he has left Malaysia a legacy of endless corruption, nepotism, cronyism and patronage. During his term of office he basically based his policies on racial politics. His New Economic Policy was predatory and bent on stripping Malaysian Chinese wealth and riches. In parliament he introduced a bill to legalise his predatory policy against Chinese Malaysians. Under his new economic policy all companies in Malaysia whether local or foreign must have one third or about thirty-five percent Bumiputra or Malay partnership and an additional clause stating that each and every company must have at least thirty percent Malay workforce. 

Mahatir had a magic wand to help Malays get one-third partnership in all Chinese companies either private or listed without having to pay a single cent. A company is by law forced to increase its company shares and issue about thirty-five percent of the shares to the Bumiputras or Malays. However, this policy does not benefit all Malays. Only those in power the Malay party and political leaders, the so-called nobilities and their close relatives and close friends get all the benefits and maybe some junior party members may get some benefits but not much. 

Party members and their relatives may get special preference in job placements or promotions. Thus nepotism, cronyism and patronage becomes permanently entrenched and this has a bad effect on the country's economy and development. It is claimed that Mahathir's children undoubtedly benefited tremendously from the scheme and have become very rich billionaires or millionaires. 

Another predatory act of Mahathir was his indigenous bill in parliament that with one stroke of the pen he could rob away billions of dollars from Singaporeans or others who might have indulged in trading with Clob Shares over the counter in KL and Singapore Stock Exchange. His bill on Clob shares dishonoured on the validity of Singaporeans ownership of these shares which had been valid and legal for years until Mahathir decided that it was illegal. So he hijacked all the Clob Shares causing Singaporeans to lose hundreds of billions of dollars. 

However, it must be stated that all the time during the dispute Singaporeans were assured by the Singapore government that trading in Clob Shares was legal. Thus in this episode of Mahathir's predatory plunder thousands of Singaporean workers from office clerks to hawkers and housewives completely lost their hard earned savings. 

Mahathir's predatory strategy in his New Economic Policy has caused the trust of the business world in Malaysia. It seems some Chinese companies have shifted much of their investments elsewhere notably in Thailand, Indonesia and China. Also all government offices and departments not only employ over 95 percent of Malays but every department is so overstaffed that usually these officers have nothing to do but indulge in idle chit chat and they also quietly leave office earlier than the official dismissal time with no consequence at all. This is due to Mahathir's policy of patronage to help the so-called bumiputras. 

What does not benefit him from his predatory strategy he would sabotage. He sabotaged Najib's HSR cooperation with China to build the HSR from KL to Singapore and also the Forest City commercial development in Johore Bahru. This caused investors to lose many billions of dollars in investments. Mahathir's strategic predatory policy has left Malaysia a legacy of distrust, corruption, nepotism, cronyism and patronage. However, with the present Malaysia government under the more enlightened administration Malaysia will see the better light of its future. 

Southernglory1. Monday, 23rd September, 2024.