Follow-up to ‘Why does the Singapore Government retain an army of Gurkha soldiers?’
I refer to my recent post on LHL saying that we cannot outsource national security. LHL's statement triggered some questions in my mind. The thoughts behind my post was whether the presence of the Gurkha Contingent (GC) detracted from LHL's statement, why the Government has retained the GC and whether we still need the GC in...
Why does the Singapore Government retain an army of Gurkha soldiers?
Click to enlarge “We cannot outsource our security and defence to anyone else; we have to defend Singapore ourselves.” – LHL QUESTIONS: Why does the Singapore Government retain an army of Gurkha soldiers? Being paid soldiers, aren’t they mercenaries? Being mercenaries, aren’t they loyal only to their paymasters and...
Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – The Johor Connection
Calvin Cheng A cheeky thought - one group of people who should be celebrating 1819 are the current Johor Royal Family. It was these few days, between 31 January and 6th February 1819 that the ancestor of the current Johor Royals sealed the deal of the century that eventually led them to become the new Sultans of Johor. When...
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