Singapore also gave away Cocos and Keeling Islands

meggz SG

wre is dat island?

oldbreadstinks SG

somewhere to our east i think

tspg SG

Are there arms peddlers in sgforums? Get SG to start a war and we will sell to 'em arms.

or is it an undertaker whose business is poor ?

or bear a grudge against other country because their TP issue you summon tickets ?

or are they bodybag salesman ?

or SG general wanting to earn extra star before retiremant ?

ooiiiiii IMH patients now have internet access !!??!!?!

The speculation as to their real identity continues....... Neutral

Eiizumi SG

I don't think you understand. Singapore never gave away Coco Islands. The British administrators of the Colony of Singapore did.

Well, Pedra Blangka is an important strategic territory where its surrounding waters could control the southern gate of South China Sea. Having control over the coast around that "rock" is the important.

It is already in our possession since our sovereignty. And now that Malaysia is challenging us to take it away, we'll have to justify our basic rights that it is ours.

It is stated in state papers that if it is taken away, it violates our independence and constitution.

The purpose of the level of importance to our nation is of our primary interest.

Taking in territories to increase our area is not even of secondary importance. What primary importance is Coco Islands and Christmas Island is for us?

Simply for NTUC Club to setup a retirement centre over there? I don't think it is worth the price that need the Singapore government to run our economic and miltary interests there.

But so far what I've seen of "your interests" is not of primary importance.

Remember this point, if you want something, you need to protect it. It is just like having a pet, if you want a pet, you need to take care of it and protect it.

For Coco Islands and Christmas Island, we couldn't even say that those over there are Singaporeans. They are also Malay people from Malaya who went to Coco Islands and Christma Island.

Is Malaysia going to take back the Cocos Island because their people is there too?

Your logic may sound logical but it ain't sensible. It is dangerous. It will screw up the territorial politics in the world.

If one nation DID possess a territory in the past and is able to get it back, what if Malaysia wanted to take back Singapore?

Eiizumi SG

No. Coco Islands is somewhere SOUTH-EAST in the Indian Ocean, still quite far off from Australia somemore.

reyes SG

forget about this island. even if you ask the islanders, who wana return to spore? i bet 100% remain as it is. to be frank, i know many islanders who are so happy on the island under aussie administration that none would want it to be return back to spore. basically the island never change for the past 40 years. only red craps population are dropping. most islanders have slowly shifted to perth for permanent stay less those still work on the island for work on minefield.

many are islanders from malaysia and singapore previously who work on mine field. they earn heaps there now. if return to spore, sure blanga take all jobs, destroy all natural habitat. recently the island was developing a space station for the russian. moreober the island are also facing refugees problem from afgans. leave them alone.

these island will be better without the singaporean.
by the way, im 100% singaporean whose dad work on the island before and relative still on the island.

oldbreadstinks SG

anyone have a map?

King Utter SG

And are we going to war with the previous colonial masters for all the entertaining information you provide? Which detachment is going to lead the battles at the frontier?

laurence82 SG

According to my atlas here, Xmas Island is just south of the Java Island, and Cocos Islands are just to the west of Xmas.

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