A photo on Twitter has gone viral after a foreigner thought that Singapore is China after reading the announcement that Singapore has sanctions against Russia.
Sanctions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) Singapore reported on March 5th that Singapore is imposing sanction and restrictions against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.
Quoted from MFA, Since the UNSC resolution to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine failed to pass due to Russia’s veto, and given the unprecedented gravity of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced in his Ministerial Statement to Parliament on the situation in Ukraine and its implications on 28 February 2022, that we will act in concert with many other like-minded countries to impose appropriate sanctions and restrictions against Russia.
In this regard, Singapore will impose a ban on the transfer to Russia of:
(a) all items in the Military Goods List and
(b) all items in the “Electronics”, “Computers”, and “Telecommunications and Information Security” categories of the Dual-Use Goods List of the Strategic Goods (Control) Order 2021.
What netizens think:
- I’m pretty sure no one but herself can be blamed for her dismal geography or general knowledge.
- I was talking to our driver in Italy years ago.. He was going on about his son watching the Grand Prix etc.. Then I said, “That’s Shanghai, not Singapore.. Different countries.. ” He was totally embarrassed, of course..
- Call me absolutely shocked that she doesn’t know.
- I can give her geog lesson