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Mr. Jones, Gareth Jones. 加雷斯-琼斯

October 10, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Gareth Jones was born in 1905. He is a truth-teller and a man of principle. He will be long remembered for his deed, especially in Kyie, Uraine’s capital City where a street has recently been named after him. In the 1930s Uraine was part of Russia. 中文版会在英文版的后部发布。不是翻译版，是题出跟多有关加雷斯·琼斯的更多材料。谢。 In 1933, Gareth Jones revealed to the world what was happening in Ukraine in the 1930s (known now as the Holodomor finding) under the murderous regime of Joseph Stalin. The young Jones stealthily traveled to Ukraine, where he saw first hand the suffering of the population. He wrote down what he […]

Hong Kong’s Dilemma # 2 香港的困境 # 2

August 28, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Hong Kong as a topic of interest to us all was mentioned three times before on this website: “One Country, Two Systems” April 27th, 2019 - http://www.u-write-read.com/2020/04/27/one-country-two-systems-一国两制/ “To: Hong Kong’s Youths” September 4th, 2019 - http://www.u-write-read.com/2019/09/04/to-hong-kongs-youths-与香港青年交谈/ “The Hong Kong Dilemma” October 19th, 2019 - http://www.u-write-read.com/2019/10/19/the-hong-kong-dilemma-香港困境/ In the last eighteen months, we have seen Hong Kong moving through a path towards self-destruction. It is difficult to understand why, unlike Singapore and Malaysia, the British had not enacted the equivalent of the Internal Security Act for Hong Kong before their handing over to China in the year 1997. That is probably the […]

Singapore’s GE2020: 2020年新加坡大选

July 23, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Singapore’s General Election 2020 for the fourteenth Parliamentary seats took place on July 10th. Although the government’s Peoples Action Party (PAP) still holds power, there are lessons to be learned from both sides of the political divide. Perhaps it is best to start this discussion with what the highly respected former Prime Minister and the first PAP leader, Lee Kuan Yew had said about the future composition of the Singapore Parliament. https://youtu.be/UIWluRzyQ_k Excerpts from the above video: (1) “I think there will come a time when eventually the public will say, look, let’s try the other side, either because the […]

A Glimpse into Life in North Korea 一闪而过的北朝鲜生活

July 13, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Acknowledgment of the source: https://healthcrash.com/40-illegal-photos-north-korea-kim-jong-un-doesnt-want-see/ Empty supermarkets This photo above shows the true feelings of living in North Korea. This is basically what North Koreans think of a supermarket, but the difference here is that this supermarket is barely open, only empty stalls, and sells nothing but some groceries. Lots of farming, lots of hunger Most citizens in North Korea still depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, and farming is still the main activity of each season. However, as more and more farming is completed, reports of increased hunger have also been made public. The ironic balance is difficult to […]

Recent Chinese Achievements 中国最近取得的成就

June 30, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

1: Hydropower. The China Institute for Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) has carried out a wide range of professional services in hydropower technical consultancy, construction supervision, project monitoring, and safety evaluation for many years. China has the three highest hydropower dams in the world. https://youtu.be/Wdjr44eeX4o. 292m Xiaowan Dam is the tallest arch dam in the world when it completed in 2010, and until 2013 the Jinping I Dam surpass it with 305m tall. Famous Lancangjiang railway bridge Darui, Lancangjiang pipeline bridge, and Mangjiedu bridge all cross the Xiaowan reservoir. The Xiluodu Dam is the third highest dam in the […]

How would Lee Kuan Yew respond to COVID 19? 李光耀如何回应CoVID 19呢？

June 23, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Take a good watch at this video from the past. Listen to Lee Kuan Yew’s (LKY’s) words and then consider our present situation. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2596590307335684 Perhaps a few excerpts from the Q&A session in this video can show us what LKY was planning and how we should respond in the present situation. Q (simplified)：I cannot understand why Singapore Airlines are employing foreign workers to do our (Singaporeans’) jobs and be paid higher, at this critically hard time? A (modified): The fact that Singapore Airlines did this and remain profitable in this period after SARS tells me something. If we get rid […]

In His Words 他说的话

May 1, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

My story here starts in the year 1954, months before Singapore’s first Legislative Assembly Elections in 1955 when Lee Kuan Yew won his seat in Tanjong Pagar. I was then 16 years old, a secondary student at Singapore’s Victoria School, then located at Jalan Besar. I stayed in Chinatown’s Jiak Chuan Street within walking distance from Tanjong Pagar. Every day I had to travel by public bus transport to and from school. “I was told that you give tuition in School Mathematics,” a stranger in his thirties confronted me while I was walking towards Tanjong Pagar’s Yan Kit Swimming Pool […]

One Country Two Systems 一国两制

April 27, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

It is best to start this article with the history of how Hong Kong came to exist. The following 12-minutes video, already viewed by more than 2 million people, is perhaps a good starting point. Let us view this video first, shall we? https://youtu.be/69EVxLLhciQ A brief summary of the main points in the history of Hong Kong goes like this: (1) At the end of the first opium war circa 1842, China ceded the freehold of Hong Kong Island to Britain. [see https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars ] (2) Several opium wars later, in 1898, China signed a 99-year lease agreement with Britain for […]

Be Kind, Stay Home, Save Lives 善待，呆在家里，拯救生命。

March 27, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

The three precepts for dealing with COVID-19 are: (1) Be Kind to your fellow beings; (2) Stay at Home and Do Not go out for unnecessary trips; (3) Help to Save Lives of your fellow beings. 处理冠状病毒的三个戒律是：（1）对同胞友善；（2）呆在家里，不要出门不必要的旅行；（3）帮助您挽救同胞的生命。 (in Maori): Ko nga ture e toru mo te whakahaere i a Coronavirus ko: (1) Kia atawhai ki o hoa; (2) Me noho ki te kaainga me te kore e haere mo nga haerenga koretake; (3) Awhina ki te Tiaki i nga Tangata o to hoa tangata. In an attempt to eradicate New Zealand of the coronavirus, the country is in […]

Facing Covid 19 with Courage 勇敢面对冠状病毒

March 16, 2020 FLAI40 Leave a comment

Facing Coronavirus with Courage: 勇敢面对冠状病毒: Fehangahangai a Coronavirus me te itoito: เผชิญกับ Coronavirus ด้วยความกล้าหาญ: Wajah Coronavirus dengan keberanian [English: Chinese: Maori: Thai: Malay] We are in troubled times. 我们处于困境中。 The effects of Coronavirus are cutting us deep, real deep. Many of us are suffering, not perhaps in the physical sense of the word but in the effects of the virus has on our businesses and our jobs. In these troubled times, we have to remind ourselves of God’s Grace. So, let us start with a simple prayer: Lord, hallowed by Thy Name. We know the Lord’s prayer. We know […]

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