How Singapore Conquers Land That Doesn't Exist

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  • čas přidán 1. 08. 2022
  • How Singapore Conquers Land That Doesn't Exist
    Singapore has grown 25% in land mass since their independence, that's insane. But the journey of growing has not been without controversy and struggle. So how does Singapore reclaim land? And how much bigger will they get?
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Komentáře • 712

  • @kuyaocstriviaeverything9860

    Singapore is reclaiming land only within its territorial sea. No problem, many countries are also doing that.

    • @southcolumbia402
      @southcolumbia402 Před rokem +14

      What if they running out of territorial sea?

    • @KinSC
      @KinSC Před rokem +23

      I believe Singapore as a country don't agree with what you said here. The way you said it is just plain irresponsible! I am sure not everyone in Singapore is like you. Just because other countries are doing the same doesn't mean it is right to do. And you need to do some fact check on reclamation. It is not 'No Problem' !!!. There are rules you need to follow even though is within your territorial sea!

    • @robgoh9392
      @robgoh9392 Před rokem +11

      Pls understand that in order to reclaim land, we need tons n tons of sand which we do not have. We are surrounded by water and that's why we are known as an Island.

    • @WasLostButNowAmFound
      @WasLostButNowAmFound Před rokem +52

      @@KinSC your opinion is noted. But it is wrong.

    • @nomad6-1
      @nomad6-1 Před rokem +10

      @@robgoh9392 Well nowadays that isn't a huge problem, there are plenty of materials on the International market which can be used to build artificial islands. The costs are significant, but considering the price of land in Singapore, the return for investment is huge in this case.

  • @Isaiahmightbecool
    @Isaiahmightbecool Před rokem +189

    Singapore actually moves the corals to a different place before starting the land reclamation. Some of the corals might have been lost due to climate change

  • @kuyaocstriviaeverything9860

    Singapore is the world's biggest importer of sand because she had already ran out of domestic supply due to its small size but she is not the world's largest user of sand in reclaiming lands. Singapore is not even in the top 5. Other countries are reclaiming lands using their own sand but the environmental impact is the same whether you import it or not. Look, China had already reclaimed around 13,000 square kilometers while Singapore had reclaimed much less than 200 square kilometers! Netherlands, South Korea, Japan had already reclaimed a lot too. Bahrain is also a small country like Singapore (just bigger by few square kilometers) and had already reclaimed much more than Singapore and people are not making so much noises in the same level they do to Singapore.
    Maybe, Singapore is very progressive and working good in many categories that's why she gets more notices from the international media as compared to other countries.

    • @samuraiboi2735
      @samuraiboi2735 Před rokem +1

      Lol first of all you dont know that bahrain has tons of water space to expand and secondly china has tons of manpower to get 13000 sq kilometers pretty much the same for the other countries mentioned except bahrain tho bahrain is more into decorative style land reclaim

    • @syamsul6063
      @syamsul6063 Před rokem +3

      i thought they steal the sand from Johor?

    • @nagasadow
      @nagasadow Před rokem +17

      They are just Jealous. Period.

    • @bell-xk5dd
      @bell-xk5dd Před rokem

      @@syamsul6063
      How to steal? You have too much shixt inside your head

    • @sirahainana
      @sirahainana Před rokem +2

      Are u Singaporean that's why u denied the truth

  • @salbenrosli707
    @salbenrosli707 Před rokem +68

    P.S: We relocate the underwater flora and fauna to Pulau Semakau, which used to be a landfill island into a new bio reserve. Quite a huge collection there, but I agree more should be done to protect that.

    • @edwardlee5412
      @edwardlee5412 Před rokem

      Keep up the Good Work,like China,,.....😂🙏🐅🐅🐅

    • @youtubecopy9524
      @youtubecopy9524 Před rokem

      @@edwardlee5412 infact most of them are Chinese

    • @Letsgoo786
      @Letsgoo786 Před rokem

      ​@@edwardlee5412you are a ignorant and ill informed fellow seems like you haven't leave America before and aren't aware of how the world's like

    • @Letsgoo786
      @Letsgoo786 Před rokem

      ​@@edwardlee5412Singapore Chinese hate China Chinese for immigrating into their country and steal jobs and are usually richer.
      Also Singapore is more aligned to the west we literally have a US Navy warship parked here at all times.
      If you visit Singapore you would understand but you wouldn't leave america😂 cause mah freedom

    • @Letsgoo786
      @Letsgoo786 Před rokem

      ​@@youtubecopy9524yes but we are more tied to the west.
      We are a former British colony and English is everywhere.
      We have a US Navy ship parked here at all times which rotates once a month.
      And we are in a defence partnership with USA, UK, Australia and NZ.

  • @ttbrown9700
    @ttbrown9700 Před rokem +81

    Stamford Raffles didn’t transform Singapore that we know today, it was Lee Kuan Yew who did. But I’m not surprised foreigners who talk about Singapore’s history often makes inaccurate and false statements.

    • @skillissueeeee
      @skillissueeeee Před rokem +10

      I'm sorry, but your statement itself is an inacurrate and false statement. Yes, Lee Kuan Yew played a huge role in transforming Singapore, but, just as with any other country and nation, Singapore's current state was a culmination of several people's efforts, hard work and decisions, regardless of if they were good or bad decisions.
      Although your point is partially accurate, please don't be so blunt and respect the effort Versed has put in to make this video, even though he is a "foreigner" in your eyes! Thank you.

    • @ttbrown9700
      @ttbrown9700 Před rokem +14

      @@skillissueeeee he is the key leader of transforming Singapore to what it is today. That is the fact. People around him and his successors built upon his vision and his policies to continue to run Singapore today as a successful and efficient well-oiled machine. No need to be sorry, since you are wrong and providing an inaccurate and false statement. I never seen anyone so desperate to defend a foreigner for saying something categorically untrue. As if you're in love with British colonialism and want to celebrate Stamford Raffles. So pitiful.

    • @skillissueeeee
      @skillissueeeee Před rokem +7

      @@ttbrown9700 I'm not sure if you haven't noticed, but my reply doesn't deny that Lee Kuan Yew was the "key leader of transforming Singapore to what it is today". But I feel that your attitude regarding this subject matter is extremely rude. You're just outright calling Versed a "foreigner", and associating him with British colonialism, which is just really uncivilised, just because his views don't agree with your subjective opinion. You seem to understand a lot about Singapore's history, and I respect you for that. But there is something else I respect more, and that is basic decency. Thank you, and I hope you can pity someone more deserving, sire.

    • @ttbrown9700
      @ttbrown9700 Před rokem

      @@skillissueeeee im not sure if you haven’t noticed but I called you the one being the one in love with British colonialism and did not link it with Versed. You behave like some ang moh’s little pet somehow getting offended about my comment of his categorically incorrect statement. Though im not surprised that Versed wants to credit Singapore’s growth to a colonial master - his own kind rather than a Singaporean. You seem to have a misconception of what is civilised or not, calling him a foreigner is simply factual and its simply common for an outsider to get facts about Singapore wrong, nothing ‘extremely rude’ about that. No need to be so triggered and whining here, get your checked in IMH, on the contrary it will make yourself more civilised and less of a rude whiny CB kia.

    • @esky5140
      @esky5140 Před rokem

      @@ttbrown9700 you sound like a crazy lee worshipper

  • @Max199SK
    @Max199SK Před rokem +197

    This channel is one of the geopoltical essay channels you sub to and watch then suddenly they have like 800k subscribers. The content here is more than good enough to compete with the big dogs that do this style of videos. Keep it up!

    • @malivev4705
      @malivev4705 Před rokem +1

      True

    • @Lululuke1980
      @Lululuke1980 Před rokem

      The title should not use the word “conquer” it should use “CREATE”

    • @pegamationproductions6062
      @pegamationproductions6062 Před rokem +1

      Unfortunately, these kinds of channels always get bombarded with sponsored videos advertising shady companies once they blow up, which always causes me to unsub from their channels since I am fiercely against ads in any form

    • @Rash7
      @Rash7 Před rokem

      @@pegamationproductions6062 why are you against such ads? people need to make a living. just skip ahead a minute into the video and wala, it's like it doesn't even exist.

  • @dylantay3302
    @dylantay3302 Před rokem +139

    Great video, Mr Versed. Reclamation is environmentally destructive, but Singapore's development agencies have recognised this and are attempting to reduce its environmental impact through environmental studies and habitat relocation where possible. Sovereign rights have become a point of contention with Malaysia, with cases brought to the international court alleging that Singapore's land reclamation works disrupted the livelihoods of Malaysian fishermen across the Johor strait.
    I think a greater long-term challenge for Singapore , apart from the sovereign issues you mentioned, is that Singapore's reclamation works are getting close to the limits of the continental shelf she sits on, where sea levels are relatively lower. Reclaiming beyond the continental shelf, where waters are much deeper, is extremely challenging and practically infeasible.

    • @MrBoliao98
      @MrBoliao98 Před rokem +3

      Based on how they now go reclaim Changi, pls lah. What environment. That being said, reclaim reclaim lor, better to reclaim now than wait for more environmental group to make noise.

    • @dylantay3302
      @dylantay3302 Před rokem +19

      @@MrBoliao98 😂Mr Boliao, thanks for your comment, I get your sentiment but I really thought you'd be "boliao" enough to research how what I've said about our attempts to conserve biodiversity are wrong in the context of Changi!
      As I mentioned , reclamation is environmentally destructive, but our agencies have been trying to reduce its impacts through certain industry-leading methods.
      Let's face it, it's between a rock and a hard place - (mitigated) biodiversity loss, or existential threats to our land and our way of life, whether that be in the form of sea rise, soaring land prices or a shortage of development opportunities.
      Both options are losing ones, but I think you'd agree with me which side is the softer rock.

    • @MrBoliao98
      @MrBoliao98 Před rokem

      @@dylantay3302 can talk all we like about our attempt. These are feeble compared to just taking so much volume in the sea just like that. But in the end, I also don't care, we do need the land. Just stop shitting yourself and smoking everyone like we conserving anything. We destroy means destroy, nothing more to say.

    • @utubegeronimo7628
      @utubegeronimo7628 Před rokem +2

      The long-term solution is to become part of a Greater China rather than geographically expanding through land reclamation.

    • @mac9656
      @mac9656 Před rokem +4

      @@utubegeronimo7628 ???????

  • @Maximus27064
    @Maximus27064 Před rokem +16

    Keep it up and you will soon be recognized by the community. Great videos btw

  • @AndrewMowatSG
    @AndrewMowatSG Před 6 měsíci +1

    Elegant and informative video essay! I’m a resident of SG and I love gaining new insights into where I live.

  • @kaimingchua2046
    @kaimingchua2046 Před rokem +44

    The amount of time and effort taken to research and work on this video is mental! You deserve way more subscribers than you currently have. I've hit the big red button!

  • @johnong75
    @johnong75 Před rokem +80

    It was not taken. They sold and we paid.

    • @johnong75
      @johnong75 Před rokem +1

      @kepala kentang They willing to sell, we willing to pay. Do you think we can ever threaten these countries? The rulers are simply greedy and useless. The money they earn could have been use on the people and economy, but did any of them do anything.

    • @kuyaocstriviaeverything9860
      @kuyaocstriviaeverything9860 Před rokem +15

      Correct. And there were also soils from Singapore that were used, like those excavation materials taken out of the construction sites and those removed by the Tunnel Boring Machines.
      Those sands purchased by Singapore from the Philippines were those sand spewed out by the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruptions. There were no environmental damages that were done here. In fact, Singapore helped us removed those lahar sands that had clogged our rivers and other tributaries because for so many years, the lahar sands has been cascading down the rivers everytime there is a strong rain (typhoons).

    • @johnong75
      @johnong75 Před rokem +3

      @Tranquil Water If we can, i wish we can buy more LAND !!!

    • @muneirovalibas6194
      @muneirovalibas6194 Před rokem +14

      @BlackBannerz The point is, they did sell. It was not taken unfairly.

  • @saadmahimi7537
    @saadmahimi7537 Před rokem

    This channel is really informative and simply
    I subbed 😁

  • @sabrecruz6721
    @sabrecruz6721 Před rokem +1

    Awesome vid. Excellent work 👍! Majullah Singapura!

  • @darkalligraph
    @darkalligraph Před rokem +4

    This is incredible quality! Hope you get noticed more.

  • @SuperPrem
    @SuperPrem Před rokem +8

    Great content quality man, you will surely have a surge in subscribers soon. You're content quality supercedes your sub count.

    • @SuperPrem
      @SuperPrem Před rokem

      @Hamidi Saidi i really feel there should be seperate platforms for educational/informative content (News, Analyses, etc.) and entertainment (Mr. Beast, Dude Perfect, Vloggers, etc.).
      They both are important yet very different types of content on CZcams that require equitable attention.

  • @noobytes3955
    @noobytes3955 Před rokem +6

    How is this channel so small??? The vid is great!

  • @cannedchocolatesinwater
    @cannedchocolatesinwater Před rokem +8

    Great video! Gained a sub for this very insightful and detailed video.

  • @townplanningandurbanmanage2663

    Such a Valuable Information. Thanks

  • @Alex-pj8nz
    @Alex-pj8nz Před rokem +17

    The Dutch will be so jealous about this achievement, adding +25% land over a few decades.

    • @purplerabbit638
      @purplerabbit638 Před rokem +12

      25 percent of 5 dollars is not a lot. Likewise, Netherlands is thousands of times larger than Singapore. Not comparable.

    • @Alex-pj8nz
      @Alex-pj8nz Před rokem +2

      @@purplerabbit638 But Singapore doesn’t care about the environment to claim land

    • @Alex-pj8nz
      @Alex-pj8nz Před rokem +2

      @cosmic ୨୧ Still has to subject to EU laws to reclaim land.

    • @iamgreat1234
      @iamgreat1234 Před rokem

      Dutch are incompetent compare to Singaporean

  • @croown2
    @croown2 Před rokem +1

    good job, nice video

  • @MuhammadRamzan-ml4dg
    @MuhammadRamzan-ml4dg Před 9 měsíci

    Thank You a lot of information

  • @aviationman5019
    @aviationman5019 Před rokem +1

    WTF ONLY 5K SUBS!! YOU DESERVE A MILLION!!!

  • @qubicfactor
    @qubicfactor Před rokem +7

    Thumbnail is incorrect. Certain reclaimed areas like Tuas are shown as red while non reclaimed islands like pulau ubin and most of pulau tekong is shown in green

  • @emilyyeap8365
    @emilyyeap8365 Před rokem +14

    Majulah 🙏SINGAPURA 🇸🇬💞

    • @akari3354
      @akari3354 Před rokem

      singapore wants to be big, geography has never existed just as an artificial island..😂

    • @cocaineminor4420
      @cocaineminor4420 Před rokem

      ​@@akari3354 so?
      I'm proud of living in this rich island

    • @cocaineminor4420
      @cocaineminor4420 Před rokem

      ​@@akari3354 if i didn't live in this island i would have lived in china or Japan.

  • @asgglass2709
    @asgglass2709 Před 9 měsíci

    Absolutely fabulous. So detailed, mate.

  • @Nobody-ws2hm
    @Nobody-ws2hm Před rokem +24

    Bro this is the kind of quality I would expect from a channel with 2M subs

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Před rokem

      Lies again? Nashville Dallas Sexist Racist

  • @tmlwe
    @tmlwe Před rokem +8

    Yes Peaceful method to increase land space! Majulah Singapura!

  • @GramCanyonSam
    @GramCanyonSam Před rokem

    Underrated channel

  • @tankopitiam
    @tankopitiam Před rokem +1

    If you can make some videos about Malaya or Malaysia, that would be great as well!

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před rokem +1

      U cina malaysia or singapore?

  • @00supremacy
    @00supremacy Před rokem +4

    you have informed me of the antics of my own country, thank you

  • @brandonkoh8361
    @brandonkoh8361 Před rokem +68

    Ok, all jokes aside from my previous comment, I do not like the idea of empoldering. A few problems. Firstly, its a flood in the making. If it rains too hard in singapore, and our canals are full, all the water will flow into this area. Secondly, a breach in the sea wall will be incredibly devastating. A way to mitigate this would be multiple walls within the empoldered land, kind of like how a ship has bulkheads with water tight doors. Thirdly, sea water will be able to get into the land, and since the land is below the sea level, water that gets collected here will likely be salty. This could make the water relatively undrinkable and require more advanced techniques to purify. We rely on our reservoirs as one way to get clean water, so land that cannot be used in this way is a bit of a negative.
    However, as a singaporean, I can confirm that we are in quite desperate need for land. So I could get behind the idea of empolderment (or whatever its called). But I think we are gonna need to be real careful in the implementation. We cant just build a wall and expect that to solve all problems and not create new ones (looking at the trump wall)

    • @oliverrevis4190
      @oliverrevis4190 Před rokem +9

      It's worked pretty well in the Netherlands

    • @kevinwin11
      @kevinwin11 Před rokem +2

      Probably offer to buy land from its neighbours like Malaysia or Indonesia.

    • @MrBoliao98
      @MrBoliao98 Před rokem +1

      Brother you go look at the actual amount of land using empoldering. This one is do for show. We reclaiming the land off Lorong Halus, off Changi Airport and the Southern part of Tekong, all solid fill.

    • @krollpeter
      @krollpeter Před rokem +2

      @@MrBoliao98 The current poldering is not for show. It's tipping the toe into the water.
      I see more danger from a terrorist attack or a war situation, than anything else. So much space in the Netherlands is polder land, it works great.

    • @insertname1841
      @insertname1841 Před rokem

      Lol Biden is rebuilding the wall due to migration problems anyway. So maybe a wall is necessary in that case.
      But yes, empolderment needs more than a wall.

  • @PalmuserSavage
    @PalmuserSavage Před rokem +2

    Excellent presentation! Well done!

  • @SShiJie
    @SShiJie Před rokem +13

    I see I'm being recommended this video because I'm a Singaporean AND National Day is on 9th Aug
    Welp time to learn history again with cool graphics and animations👍
    5:22 The sand reserve can be seen from my house, the place is located at Seletar North Link

    • @Nibiew
      @Nibiew Před rokem +1

      The video clearly states that that is at Bedok, and can be seen when you travel on Bartley Viaduct towards Tampines

    • @kennethloo7447
      @kennethloo7447 Před rokem +2

      Its off bedok reservoir.

    • @SShiJie
      @SShiJie Před rokem

      oh, I didnt know, apparently here also got a reserve😅

    • @Nibiew
      @Nibiew Před rokem

      @@SShiJie I don't think the one at Seletar area is a reserve, probably used for construction. The one at Bedok has been there for more than decades.

  • @Tony.L9793
    @Tony.L9793 Před rokem +55

    All thanks to LKY's contributions that led to success of Singapore

    • @liamalsha254
      @liamalsha254 Před rokem +3

      HELP

    • @bedokboy75
      @bedokboy75 Před rokem +2

      Undid his good work when he chose his son.

    • @9razzler9
      @9razzler9 Před rokem +2

      @@bedokboy75 it's a dynasty. Of course he has to pick his son

    • @kuyaocstriviaeverything9860
      @kuyaocstriviaeverything9860 Před rokem +14

      @@bedokboy75 No, it was PM Go Chok Tong who replaced Mr. LKY as PM for 14 years before his son was chosen by the proper process as PM.

    • @bedokboy75
      @bedokboy75 Před rokem +1

      @@kuyaocstriviaeverything9860 u gotta be kidding if you believe that rubbish. Omg

  • @lpericteo
    @lpericteo Před rokem +12

    If Singapore 🇸🇬 can buy land, we will. Lee Kuan Yew once tried to buy Batam from Indonesia 🇮🇩 for 100 years but failed. Singapore is just too small, a little red dot to others. Just imagine if we can have 2 times or more the present size of Singapore 🇸🇬.

    • @NotLikeWhatYouThink
      @NotLikeWhatYouThink Před rokem +6

      Really??Doesnt batam related more to malaysia bcs used belong to johor sultanate?people there speak malay languange..we give singapore for free you want more malay land??Population in sg fullfilled by immigrant its stupid if indonesia or malaysia want to give up more territories even from historical chinese not related to that land.

    • @salbenrosli707
      @salbenrosli707 Před rokem +4

      Lols, Lee Kwan Yew only ruled from 1959 - 1990. How's that a 100 years?

    • @tokitoyotokitoyo
      @tokitoyotokitoyo Před rokem +1

      ​@@NotLikeWhatYouThink yes batam bintan and singapore used to be part of the johor riau lingga sultanate. Let alone batam, even singapore is on loan for 100years. Thats why their HDB housing is just for 99years. After that either Johore sultanate take back or Malaysia. Either one

    • @cocaineminor4420
      @cocaineminor4420 Před rokem +1

      ​@@NotLikeWhatYouThink why does people keep calling us a Chinese land when we are not like are you serious?
      We have many races in Singapore

    • @endeliggnist5066
      @endeliggnist5066 Před rokem

      ​@@salbenrosli707 How are you this clueless? A politician can make policies that outlives his tenure.

  • @koharumi1
    @koharumi1 Před rokem +9

    Please include metric measurements, at least put them on the screen when you talk about the imperial version.

  • @buitenzorg5970
    @buitenzorg5970 Před rokem +3

    My uncle in Batam, Indonesia, has a friend who sold a literal hill to Singapore for land reclamation. The empty land left behind is shit for anything but he is rich now.

  • @laughingsamurai4213
    @laughingsamurai4213 Před rokem +50

    "Singapore" and "conquer" cannot be used together. We are not warmongers. Japanese, Britons, and Americans are warmongers. They can be associated with conquest.

    • @thebluegremlin
      @thebluegremlin Před rokem +5

      singapore is conquering the sea

    • @jonathanwilliam8819
      @jonathanwilliam8819 Před rokem +4

      Figure of speech sia

    • @syamsul6063
      @syamsul6063 Před rokem +1

      unless they attack johor. they will get the extra land.

    • @laughingsamurai4213
      @laughingsamurai4213 Před rokem +4

      @@syamsul6063 let's take johor!!! Raaaaaaa!!! Nah....i would rather johor belong to Malaysia. Cheaper shopping and food.

    • @noorulhasan4904
      @noorulhasan4904 Před rokem +1

      @@laughingsamurai4213 maybe focus more on not sinking first

  • @dominiclee5786
    @dominiclee5786 Před rokem

    5:26 I passed by that place on my way home every time.

  • @1changi
    @1changi Před rokem +23

    SG has to dump the soil digged up when tunnelling for the MRT lines. SG will continue to grow in land size until SG stops adding new MRT lines.

    • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
      @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 Před rokem +2

      So basically never stopping?

    • @JohnSmith-nz2yq
      @JohnSmith-nz2yq Před rokem +6

      @@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
      Dumb comment. MRT systems for many developed cities have already stopped years ago.
      When the system covers much of the land, then the building stops.

  • @petert8931
    @petert8931 Před rokem +42

    Great video, generally balanced except for @5:35 ; re: Singapore "taken so much of this resource" and the implied "destroying of some of these countries" - these countries chose to tear up their islands/etc so that they can make convert what they consider less useful resources for $$$ and would sell to any other country, not just Singapore

    • @zzy341
      @zzy341 Před rokem +14

      Western countries like to point fingers at Singapore and says it’s our fault though. Maybe we can just take over the land instead of destroying it?

    • @huaiwei
      @huaiwei Před rokem +2

      @@zzy341 which country?

    • @jeffkingofearth
      @jeffkingofearth Před rokem +1

      Even if we don’t buy their sand these countries also sell their sand to other people

    • @cat-vv9xb
      @cat-vv9xb Před rokem

      @@zzy341 We don't give a shit about America if that's what you are referring to. US may be a western country, but it doesn't represent the entire western hemisphere of the earth.

    • @chickensoup9869
      @chickensoup9869 Před rokem

      @@zzy341 Western nations went through defeating fascists among us and know to recognize another. Singapore did not have this experience.

  • @user-qv3qr1yr5l
    @user-qv3qr1yr5l Před rokem +2

    Watching this while on reclaimed land :D

  • @whatisheartscont2be645

    Very interesting.

  • @ZulMariahmimiMimi-wm9gg
    @ZulMariahmimiMimi-wm9gg Před 8 měsíci +1

    Where soil country is used to make Singapore sea coast larger?

  • @simonsimon2888
    @simonsimon2888 Před 10 měsíci

    You omitted the same 'Enche Yusoff' printed currency note from BCCS, Minister of Finance(MoF)...and finally Monetary Authority of Singapore(MAS)...from the Finance Ministers Goh Keng Swee & Tan Siew Sin

  • @aaronchen5855
    @aaronchen5855 Před rokem +9

    Did they just credit raffles for all the developments.. 🤨

  • @crazyciler50
    @crazyciler50 Před rokem

    at 7:18 the 1300 map is wrong... Flanders (as the first btw) and Brabant also used Polders to gain land on the sea, so in 1300 the Belgian coastline would also have been more inland in today's standards...

  • @hazimfarhan8528
    @hazimfarhan8528 Před 23 dny

    I heard that singapore will use their landfill ashes for reclamation project on tuas port. Which is great to see how their deal with ashes from semakau island on that project. But the bad things is their marine life will be affected

  • @sukarap7754
    @sukarap7754 Před rokem +1

    Philippines government will never export sands to Singapore. Sand is not for sale here but china has a potential to export since it was a big country.

  • @agusmedan9617
    @agusmedan9617 Před rokem +16

    As Indonesian, Jakarta has started to build sea barrier like Netherlands did, but the time is running out since Jakarta is the fastest sinking city in the world.
    I think Jakarta should also doing what Singapore did. We have some sea area that suitable for sand mining, and we can do sea conservations after the mining project is done.
    Plus banning ground water pump of course, at the same time inviting investors to build some giant water depots and installations to replace ground water pump.

    • @weldon29
      @weldon29 Před rokem +3

      Too bad the Indonesian government is too incompetent to do any of that

    • @agusmedan9617
      @agusmedan9617 Před rokem +1

      @@weldon29 Jakarta is complicated to explain:
      1. Jakarta city (formerly known as Batavia) was build and developed from blue print by the Dutch. And world know, Dutch is the worst if we talk about developing city, that's why Netherland is also below sea level now. So, Jakarta have developing mistakes since hundreds years ago.
      2. Political changes that makes Indonesia was lead by Suharto (the most corrupt regime) for 32 years, then lead by SBY (the family of corrupt regime also) for 10 years. SBY's son, his in law, and most of his former subordinates was/were in jailed because of bribery and corruptions cases). Then now we have Joko Widodo who took all those burdens from those previous prick leaders. Joko Widodo did impressive works in infrastructures, economy, investments, health, educations, technology, international collaborations etc. But there's still millions of homeworks heritaged by the previous incapable leaders.
      3. Current political situations in Jakarta that makes Jakarta is now governed by radical Islamist rider Anies Baswedan, which is he also the political opponent of our president Joko Widodo. Indonesian/Jakarta need to get rid this Anies Baswedan first. We gonna kick him.

    • @agusmedan9617
      @agusmedan9617 Před rokem +1

      @@weldon29 if you talk today, you absolutely wrong. If today Indonesian government incompetent, Indonesian couldn't significantly increased the infrastructures, couldn't be the strongest economy power in South East Asia.
      The fact Indonesia currently is the strongest economy power in SEA. The only country in SEA who included into G20 countries. The top 1 trading partners of G7 countries.
      Even IMF, World Bank, OEDC (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), PwC, The Economist, and other reputable research organizations estimated that Indonesian will be one of world economy superpower within this near decades. They never mention Singapore, Brunei, or even the corrupt and lame country like Malaysia.

    • @nikhassan7713
      @nikhassan7713 Před rokem

      @@agusmedan9617 Talking cock ehh..that what always Indonesians know. Boasting about being G20. Of course, look at your land and population and natural resources you have which you should achieve even more if your previous governments not corrupted. Indonesia need to work a lot more to eradicate level of poverty and wealth distribution between its people and provinces. Stay humble and keep working. That's they way!

    • @agusmedan9617
      @agusmedan9617 Před rokem +1

      @@nikhassan7713 Of course I will happy to talk cocky when a less IQ Malaysian-Chinese came here and tried to put his underestimating comment. He don't deserve to receive any humble attitude.
      I will do the same thing to you too, if you try to underestimating us. Don't try to teach us anything you even don't know about.

  • @samwong9877
    @samwong9877 Před rokem +33

    Majulah Singapura!

  • @Ghost_594
    @Ghost_594 Před rokem +2

    try being the size of nyc not the state but the city u gotta do what u gotta do to survive. we do it in our own territory. i don't see the problem.

  • @andrewlim9345
    @andrewlim9345 Před rokem

    Learnt more about the environmental impact of land reclamation.

  • @TheSunMoon
    @TheSunMoon Před rokem +4

    In the 90s there was a TV show who's title was based on SG's land size (at the time). Now its title is obsolete 😂

  • @jeffkingofearth
    @jeffkingofearth Před rokem +1

    Can we use desert sand for land reclaim ?

    • @wormsblink2887
      @wormsblink2887 Před rokem +1

      No. Desert sand is too smooth, you need rough sand from marine beds / beaches since they have friction and will not collapse once weight is added.

  • @moktkxx1
    @moktkxx1 Před rokem +6

    Technically not ‘conquering’ if it’s in your territorial waters ahahahah.
    But really good job with the research and clean smooth audio

  • @PokemonGoPlayer838
    @PokemonGoPlayer838 Před rokem

    Please make a video for Hong Kong 🙏 🙂

  • @syko3298
    @syko3298 Před rokem +9

    As a Singaporean, i feel bad being one after watching this

  • @leponpon6935
    @leponpon6935 Před rokem +1

    Dude...sand from Bangladesh also ends up in Singapore as well..

  • @sakurasetaria
    @sakurasetaria Před rokem

    woahaha so underrated

  • @ashborn5943
    @ashborn5943 Před rokem +21

    The reason why Singapore's population is getting overcrowded is because of the excessive import of foreigners. Pretty sure theres more foreigners than their own Singaporean countrymen in that country

    • @gelinrefira
      @gelinrefira Před rokem

      That's the kind of nativism talk that is tearing America apart, and allow trump to get elected. You don't want that shit in Singapore.

    • @csy897
      @csy897 Před rokem +9

      Pre war there was less than 1m people. So most of the country has been in Singapore for 3 generations or less. It’s a land of immigrants, that share the same ideals and cultural understanding. I wouldn’t say it is excessive since cities like shanghai and Seoul have grown much faster than Singapore. It all depends on how well the city planners manage it

    • @ashborn5943
      @ashborn5943 Před rokem

      @@gelinrefira trump improved the US lol

    • @Justyn_Lim_
      @Justyn_Lim_ Před rokem +16

      Singapore is a city of immigrants. Always has been. Accepting immigrants to live with us is how our country was built.

    • @ashborn5943
      @ashborn5943 Před rokem +2

      @@Justyn_Lim_ idk man but thats just sad. Some foreign intake is sometimes necessary i agree. But from the looks of it your country has more foreign than local citizens in your own population

  • @lasso8842
    @lasso8842 Před rokem +3

    As they expand, doesnt tht harm the eco system, i heard the crabs there were harmed, but prob more oso cause of rushing water (small space for water to run so water faster kinda prevents them from staying there) We used to use local crab for chilli crab but now cnnt, now we import crab

    • @chrischow9085
      @chrischow9085 Před rokem +1

      Import crab or have more land... That's a tough one...

    • @salbenrosli707
      @salbenrosli707 Před rokem +1

      Go to Woodlands and Sentosa Beach.. lots of flower crabs.

    • @vennsim71
      @vennsim71 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Nah, there’s still local crabs. But the fact that mud crabs are all found in the estuaries and swamps, alongside riverbanks, the government have banned taking any form of wildlife from rivers and swamps, hence, the need for import.

  • @umm890
    @umm890 Před rokem

    Raffles didn't do much... it was Willain Farquar who made some changes. But Lee Kuan Yew is the man who spaed modern Singapore

  • @theepicgamer8197
    @theepicgamer8197 Před rokem +6

    Bro how does this have so little views. ITS SO GOODDD

  • @heehaahoo
    @heehaahoo Před rokem +10

    I guess there's some mis-information here,
    1) 8:22 well how can Sg be encroaching the shipping lane or territorial limits of msia and indonesia, when they are only reclaiming land within their territorial lane and rights? have you seen other countries reclaiming land way bigger than Sg?
    2) it's true that land reclaim destroys coral reefs etc, but every countries reclaim land, so is not a one country problem is a world problem

  • @handokoliamrianto8020
    @handokoliamrianto8020 Před 2 měsíci

    There is a nearby Indonesian island actually as big as Singapore, maybe best for them to buy this island of Indonesia, just a thought.

  • @Lazidiz
    @Lazidiz Před rokem +1

    This channel is so underated

  • @Aogustanyan_Rep.
    @Aogustanyan_Rep. Před rokem +1

    Netherlands: Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be Legendary!

  • @Balls_outt
    @Balls_outt Před rokem

    How about sands from desert?

  • @earthsmile
    @earthsmile Před měsícem

    How come using Penang as example 4:14?

  • @KAlpha09
    @KAlpha09 Před rokem

    Just curious, why not buy large chunk of land from Malaysia or Indonesia? Building/reclaiming new land is energy intensive. The only Issue I see is transport for people staying away from mainland.

    • @chrischow9085
      @chrischow9085 Před rokem

      We have disputes with the smallest of island why would they sell lands to us?

    • @NotLikeWhatYouThink
      @NotLikeWhatYouThink Před rokem

      Why we need to sell land to immigrant?

    • @chrischow9085
      @chrischow9085 Před rokem

      @@NotLikeWhatYouThink so you must be an orang asli?

    • @JayAnuar
      @JayAnuar Před rokem

      @@chrischow9085 why he/she needs to be orang asli? Melayu itself came orang those orang Asli. the civilization of the MALAY land was built by the Malays, not Orang Asli. You must be from insecure race that needs to bring Malay down alongside you to be recognised as immigrant. We aren't. Sorry to tell you this. But you ARE. Deal with it. Your are the peculiar race of this region. You just aren't us. IMMIGRANT.

  • @jarrelldonsondavid6681
    @jarrelldonsondavid6681 Před rokem +1

    Kenek was my descent from padang sumaterabarat indonesia

  • @chanpeter6944
    @chanpeter6944 Před 11 měsíci

    No matter reclaimation of land increase to the max , spore is still short of natural resources , is a very dry land.

  • @Analysisworld1
    @Analysisworld1 Před 5 měsíci

    Gooood🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @proliferuiner
    @proliferuiner Před rokem

    what is a yeer ?

  • @liaojiajun
    @liaojiajun Před rokem +6

    Stamford raffles didn’t discovered it.sang nila Utama discovered it and the first name of Singapore was Temasek than Singapura

    • @tankman20064
      @tankman20064 Před rokem +3

      That one pass by only

    • @nikhassan7713
      @nikhassan7713 Před rokem +3

      @@tankman20064 not really. maybe that according Singaporean history text book, but the fact is Malays were the first settlers in the island long before the British came. It was part of Johor-Riau Empire before the British came and brought all those Chinese and Indian immigrants, same like in Malaya and Borneo.

    • @tankman20064
      @tankman20064 Před rokem

      @@nikhassan7713 after bumi bumi right. Then same same rupiah and ringgit

    • @nikhassan7713
      @nikhassan7713 Před rokem +2

      @@tankman20064 no idea what you talking about

    • @NotLikeWhatYouThink
      @NotLikeWhatYouThink Před rokem

      Opah dia pass by only.

  • @laumelvin5992
    @laumelvin5992 Před rokem +1

    Singapore land not only this,we must made all the small country believe us to expend our singapore country is at everywhere.to made all the small island 🏝 country become 😀 more land .not only here .small lsland n our singapore land feature, small small n become Big.this's our our Singaporean feature land to go.

  • @eugeneneo465
    @eugeneneo465 Před rokem +1

    Singapore is reclaiming land in its own seas. Which means lesser sea, more land. Not violating other countries' territorial rights

  • @programmingmaster9111
    @programmingmaster9111 Před rokem +6

    Singapore seems like a great country. Definitely will visit in December, first saw Singapore from this video czcams.com/video/NkrhOUV3p1E/video.html , It was placed at the top spot, was impressed, this is the 4th video about Singapore that I've been watching. Hope during summer(USA) it is warm there. winters suck.

    • @deneshpanda1662
      @deneshpanda1662 Před rokem +1

      Wait till you try our hot, humid, and at times really wet weather...

    • @yewpc
      @yewpc Před rokem +1

      There is no snow at all

    • @yewpc
      @yewpc Před rokem +1

      Only cold when its like raining heavily

    • @kitkett_
      @kitkett_ Před rokem +1

      I visited in december also

  • @brendahenderson683
    @brendahenderson683 Před 9 měsíci

    Instead of reclamation with its hazards to the environment why not acquire land from another country by cash purchase? That way they will have a distant territory for trade/exports and they could assist another nation that may be in dire need of the influx of cash. Just a thought.

  • @philiptran0862
    @philiptran0862 Před rokem

    Environmental issues? Where is the soil from?

  • @thegrandlord2914
    @thegrandlord2914 Před rokem +1

    There is a limit on how far singapore could reclaimed their land. And if singapore trying to grab indonesian water by using their shoreline as the reason, well, good luck because indonesia won't just sit there and watch

  • @q1234
    @q1234 Před rokem +3

    One thing is the 720 sq km map of singapore there's a part that looks like the swastika... or is it just me??

  • @LordBitememan
    @LordBitememan Před rokem

    ". . . land, because they're not making anymore of it."
    Singapore: "Hold my beer."

  • @igorvesic4206
    @igorvesic4206 Před rokem +1

    0:18 YO whats that port shape😳

  • @edwardlee5412
    @edwardlee5412 Před rokem +1

    God help those who help themselve,.,,..💟🙏🐅🐅🐅

  • @wjthor
    @wjthor Před rokem

    Had a relative who bought a house on Beach Road, and it was named so because it was beside the beach and he wanted a seaside house. A few years later, he got mad, he commented "where is the beach?"

    • @vennsim71
      @vennsim71 Před 11 měsíci

      Your relative must have died decades ago.

  • @truthful3777
    @truthful3777 Před rokem

    If I am Singapore I make the island square to maximise land space. Buy old Luxury Cruiser, refurbished and house their people in it. Park the luxury somewhere near the island. Further Singapore sinking by the day due to the tremendous sky scraper the poor island to bare the weight. This luxury boat will be flood proof.

  • @qalitifemahasmetarmobej9011

    @Versed I can hear ur South African accent bro🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

  • @YongJun
    @YongJun Před rokem +1

    people in the comments just arguing about what singapore did is right or wrong instead of just enjoying the vid e

  • @mastervain1583
    @mastervain1583 Před rokem +4

    Singapore is just the best country to live in

  • @kingkai3862
    @kingkai3862 Před rokem

    Hmm I thought SG used thrash for land. I've seen it on Nas daily video.😆

  • @leonardchua12345
    @leonardchua12345 Před rokem +18

    *Singapore land reaching Indonesia sea territory*
    Singapore: *Looks north at Johor* ☺
    Malaysia: 😳

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před rokem +4

      Hahaha in ur dream la cina

    • @samiel1014
      @samiel1014 Před rokem

      @@cj-fx2kj We could've done that if we wanted to. Cry about it, poop man.. I mean brown man.

    • @farthurf.5221
      @farthurf.5221 Před rokem

      Just do it

  • @jarrelldonsondavid6681
    @jarrelldonsondavid6681 Před rokem +1

    My grandmother Lijah binti kenek married..datuk md. yatim born.. My mother rosna md.yatim

  • @jarrelldonsondavid6681
    @jarrelldonsondavid6681 Před rokem +1

    Save Singapore my descent grandmother niece Aminah descent late rosini

  • @Masonicon
    @Masonicon Před rokem +1

    This sinks some of the small islands in Indonesia

  • @freelancer1499
    @freelancer1499 Před rokem

    so what if 24 sand islands around Indonesia vanished? These are just islands with no inhabitants. At least they could be converted into income for the nation.

  • @SsolomonX
    @SsolomonX Před rokem +2

    where's my fellow Singaporean at

  • @hopan3099
    @hopan3099 Před rokem

    They can build floating cities

  • @alexcaruso6085
    @alexcaruso6085 Před rokem +2

    You deserve WAY more subscribers