re: banjar the source of timorese anger
1. Where is the Al-Qaeda money laundered? A large part is through Singapore because of their lax exchange control laws.
2. Where did Suharto launder his ill-gotten gains from Indonesia? Singapore.
3. A certain country has approximately 10% private property. Of that 10%, approximately half is owned by non-resident Indonesians. Name the country? Singapore. And, yes, I am sure that all that money is legally obtained....
4. How do you bribe Indonesian officials to allow the export of logs (something banned since Megawati's husband convinced her to pass a presidential decree in Nov01). Um, you meet and pay them in Singapore where they maintain their bank accounts.
5. Where do the Myanmar drug barons launder their funds? Singapore. Nice little office on Shenton Way, if you must know.... Note that when the US recently banned USD settlements on behalf of Burmese entities, Singapore's currency was nominated by the Myanmar Government as acceptable for settlements.
6. Which country's public funds were used to invest in a Yangon hotel in a JV with the son of Myanmar's chief drug baron? Singapore.
7. Where did Charles Taylor launder many of his ill-gotten gains over the years? Um, Singapore.
8. Which country permitted Charles Taylor Jnr entry in 2001 on a Jamaican passport when he was on UN travel blacklist? Um, Singapore.
9. Which country's private banking system has more that half of its deposits from Indonesian depositors? Singapore.
10. Which country manages much of its public funds, including its much lauded (for no good reason if you know the truth) superannuation scheme, through a PRIVATE company that reports only to its major shareholders and not to parliament or a government agency? Um, Singapore.
11. Which country's president sought to fulfil his constitutional responsibilities to scrutinise public funds and was told it would take, "fifty-seven man-years", to provide him with this information... even though it is on the senior minister's desk each day? Um, yep, Singapore again.
12. Which country's private managed public funds are reportedly severely depleted due to a host of poor investments (NB: Optus isn't really that bad by comparison...) and so they recently had to take steps to minimise retirement payouts? Singapore.
