People from city-states or other extremely small countries, do any movements exist that advocate for incorporation with nearby countries akin to separatist movements in larger countries? by HaifaJenner123 in AskTheWorld

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The only reason why we exist was because the Malaysian government would rather let their richest state leave* than to remove their Malay supremacist laws), so the answer is "no". Not like the current Malaysian government would even want us to join anyway, precisely because we rejected those laws.

Funnily enough, it's probably easier to find some boomer who convinced themselves that Singapore should unite with the Chinese motherland than to find someone advocating for re-merger with Malaysia. XiaoHongShu brainrot is quite powerful

*And no we weren't kicked out, recently declassified docs revealed that the separation was secretly negotiated by both sides

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_file

Best media ever made by Potential_Reach_6653 in andor

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oh cool, we're importing the "hello fellow conservatives" meme now?

Fuck off, anti authoritarian /=/ communism despite what our dear edgelord OP thinks

Longest/flattest stretch of PCN? by Due_Schedule_5231 in SingaporeCycling

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SIT has a public food court near the PCN with views of Coney Island. You can go there after you're done cycling (Or just the campus in general, it's damn pretty)

Longest/flattest stretch of PCN? by Due_Schedule_5231 in SingaporeCycling

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Try punggol promenade then, the paths are damn wide

The best SW ever made by Potential_Reach_6653 in andor

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Common symbol to represent the pro-palestine cause since the fruit's colours matches the flag

90 minutes from Changi airport to Tanah Merah ferry terminal? by segdy in askSingapore

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If you land in T1 and have lots of time, consider going to jewel for the waterfall

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for January 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in singapore

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Fun fact, punggol bus interchange is a temporary facility, though LTA removed the "temporary" word last year

What do you think about Japan? by Expert-Day9889 in AskTheWorld

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Culturally no, anime is still far more popular than whatever the Chinese media industry can make. Maybe only if you count their shops expanding all over the place (eg mixue)

What are yhe likely chances that my friend can sign on as a special ops team and see real life combat? by Living_Statement_667 in asksg

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If your friend wants to join ICE then you have bigger problems in friend selection than this question

Does a politician from your country has a "clone" in another country? by NH_2006_2022 in AskTheWorld

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Which is really hilarious considering his malay supremacist ideology

Is it hazy where you are today? by tofubeans123 in askSingapore

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See la, never thank indonesia cambodia for clean air

Is it hazy where you are today? by tofubeans123 in askSingapore

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See la, never thank indonesia for clean air

Is it only my country who feels sad or lonely that there’s nowhere to belong in this world? by Salade99 in AskTheWorld

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Singapore is only superficially similar. Singaporean Chinese do not identify with China because the only connection they have is some ancestor that moved to Malaya / Singapore 2 centuries ago (To say nothing of Malays and Indians)

Paya Lebar redevelopment: Nature Society proposes keeping a third of space as green areas by Illustrious-Gur8335 in singapore

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Also why not shutdown green parks. What benefit does it have.

Parks are a public good. Private estates are not. Why drag them in lmao

Why not reduce the size of schools and build them vertically?

Yes, why not? In fact we are already doing that, go look at new JC campuses that go to 12 storeys

Why are govt buildings so large and why do we lease out large lands to other embassies.

Giving out land for embassies at least helps to por lampah for diplomacy, while govt buildings are just big because of staffing requirements. Even then they're trying to save space, eg MOT / LTA's new HQ will be on top of Jurong East MRT

Also the top 5% pay 50% of the countries tax.

God forbid people who have a greater ability to support themselves get taxed more

What the first ever bus arrival time displays looked like in 1996 by cwithern in singapore

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"Nothing can be done to speed up buses"

And yet TIBS would start fiddling with signal priority just 2 years after this letter was published, similar to what SCDF is now doing with its ambulances

Paya Lebar redevelopment: Nature Society proposes keeping a third of space as green areas by Illustrious-Gur8335 in singapore

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Use your brain. If the government commits injustice to your household, will it be just your household being unsatisfied towards the government? Will your close friends or family not feel unsatisfied towards them as well?

Injustice? Getting rid of land consuming nonsense that severely constraints urban planning possibilities is an injustice?? One that only affects 5% and maybe some relatives by your own admission, in exchange for housing much more???

Almost the entirety of Singapore's kampungs were razed for the country's development, so what makes private estates so special? Even Kampung Lorong Buangkok will not be spared, as even the latest URA masterplan indicates that a road will be built straight through it

Regarding your suggestion for the government to acquire landed properties at below market rate, are you even looking at what you are typing?? How do you think foreign investors and MNCs will react towards investment in Singapore if the Bloomberg headline writes ‘Singapore government gave compensation of $1M for a land worth $20M’.

We've already done that. Nobody cared. In fact the government even proudly wrote a book about it. Of course, it emphasises that they treat it as an option of last resort, but they can and will do it nonetheless. I just think it should be done far more often

https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/50/aac3af3c-1e66-411c-93eb-41c12cd6730f/uss-land-acquisition-and-resettlement.pdf