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05/22/2026

Socialist, until it’s their money. 😂

177 likes, 15 comments. "Benny Hill - Socialism"

05/13/2026

This is satire. It requires a sense of humor.

05/08/2026

04/17/2026

Go ahead. Try to sell me on the benefits of this.

04/17/2026

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04/12/2026

RNN NEWS RECAP: “There is a right of transit passage,” he said. “It is not a privilege to be granted by the bordering state, it’s not a licence to be supplicated for, it is not a toll to be paid.”

You may be wondering why I'm taking such a legal and strict definition, and it's not because I'm particularly obsessed with law, but because the Straits of Malacca, the Straits of Singapore is, in fact, another critical choke point,” he said.

He pointed out that more maritime oil - crude and refined - flows through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore than even the Strait of Hormuz. In terms of global container trade, more flows through the region than the Strait of Hormuz, he said.

While the narrowest point in the Strait of Hormuz is 21 nautical miles, the narrowest point in the Strait of Singapore is less than two nautical miles, he added.

“Do you understand now why we have to take a categorical position that international law and UNCLOS is the constitution of the oceans?” he said.

“Freedom of navigation is a right, and not a privilege for ships and planes, and this is of profound importance to Singapore.”

He revealed that he had engaged Iran’s foreign minister prior to the current conflict and expects to do so again, but drew a clear line on negotiations over passage.

“As a matter of principle, and not because we are taking sides, I cannot engage in negotiations for safe passage of ships or negotiate on toll rates, because to do so would be implicitly eroding this legal principle,” he said”

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/strait-hormuz-safe-passage-vivian-balakrishnan-6040981

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