tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965085177803936157.post3035992789665259299..comments2023-11-10T16:24:13.421+08:00Comments on Mum's the Word (or Pa): Malaysia and Singapore should be one countryCloudstershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08311316986024725617noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965085177803936157.post-13568164826690690622008-07-30T09:54:00.000+08:002008-07-30T09:54:00.000+08:00It'd be great, Quachee, if Asean could indeed shed...It'd be great, Quachee, if Asean could indeed shed its talking-shop skin and finally become the engine for substantive regional integration. <BR/><BR/>And you're quite right, of course, Enchanted, to point to the many landmines that would dot any path to closer M'sian-S'porean unity. It'd have to be pretty leader-driven at least to start with.Cloudstershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311316986024725617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965085177803936157.post-16705500810475066172008-07-29T16:19:00.000+08:002008-07-29T16:19:00.000+08:00This is a very bold and outspoken statement and ma...This is a very bold and outspoken statement and many are still not able to accept the confluence of both states. Esp if one state keeps harping on the other whenever there is a need to divert attention from its own incompetency.<BR/>That said, I agree that there is an urgent need to seek closer ties with each other. But it'll be very slow going and will probably take years for the elites of both countries to accept and absorb each other's political mindset. <BR/>I applaud your clear and concise argument for the urgent need to unify. I am at least half convinced now, up from totally against the idea initially.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103055991363679339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965085177803936157.post-52289557147122058422008-07-29T12:43:00.000+08:002008-07-29T12:43:00.000+08:00wow, this is quite a bold statement. its not impos...wow, this is quite a bold statement. its not impossible, and in fact, can come true. <BR/><BR/>but i would say, even if it doesnt, SEA needs to work more closely together. we should form a very close alliance like the EU or like the North Asia. <BR/><BR/>if SEA can unite (yet remain unique on its own), this will make us a strong force to be reckoned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147376627075497777noreply@blogger.com