Re: National icon gone...


Yes and most Singaporeans are most sanguine about it.

"truth" <truth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:YWc%e.3429$U51.136@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So today they transfer Raffles Hotel and a few historical sites
> over to a foreign group with mysterious owners.
>
> It is indeed sad that such a world famous Singapore National
> Icon put into the portfolio of one of our GLC, should end
> up being sold to a foreign company. In any other truly
> democratic country, the media will be in a feeding frenzy and
> there will be huge public outcry and demonstration.
> This sale does not reflect well on Singapore. The perceptions
> of foreigners will be that everything in Singapore is for sale
> if the price is right - including Singapore's soul if it has not been
> sold already.
>
> How to build up a nation when everything is reduced to
> $ and cents ? Shame on the pap multi$million ministers.
> You have disgrace Singaporeans on the world stage.
>
>


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