SINGAPORE: The Defence, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs ministries sat down for day two of the Committee of Supply (COS) debates on Friday (Mar ...
Dr Mahathir had described the water deal as “morally wrong”, asking how Singapore, as a “rich nation”, could pay “such an unreasonable rate” for raw water sold by Malaysia under the agreement.
But Dr Balakrishnan said that Singapore and Malaysia are permanent neighbours and “we want to be good neighbours”. from the US, with the option of a subsequent eight. This is part of plans to replace the F-16 fighter jets, meaning that the future RSAF fighter fleet will consist of F-35s and F-15SGs. When the facility is completed, it will be located opposite Cashew MRT station in Bukit Panjang and be the size of nine football fields.
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