TERRORISM
Suicide Bombing in Lahore, Pakistan
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On the 11 of March,2008, two suicide car bombs exploded in Lahore, Pakistan. Right outside the office of the Federal Investigation Agency as seen in the picture, the first of the two suicide bombs exploded. The second bomb went off in a residential neighbourhood about 10km away. At that point in time, due to the suicide bombing, Singapore Airlines (SIA) closed all its operations in Pakistan. This was so as they were worried about the deteriorating security condition in the country. As a result, people from Singapore who wanted to travel to Pakistan to visit their families or for work were unable to do so and vice-versa.
Bali Bombing
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On the 12 of October, 2002, the a terrorist attack two crowded clubs in Bali which was one of Australian's favourite holiday destination. In this attack, a total of 201 people died, including 88 Australians. The Bali Bombing affected Southeast Asia badly. Due to the devastation, many tourists did not dare to go to Southeast Asia for holidays as many were worried that something similar might happen in the countries nearby.Therefore, because of the Bali Bombing, Singapore’s tourism suffered.
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Attack
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Whenever we hear about terrorist attacks in other countries, there are some of us in Singapore who do not seem to bother about it at all. Many of us think that such scary attacks might not ever happen in Singapore. Or maybe we might think that since we have such a tight security in Singapore, nothing can happen to us. However, on the November the 26, 2008, many of us must have been surprised by the news of the death of a Singaporean lawyer. 28- year-old Lo Hwei Yen was held a hostage in one of the Taj Mahal hotel and was eventually killed. Also, there were 115 Singaporeans known to be in Mumbai either for leisure or work. Even though the Taj MahalHotel attack did not affect us directly, this incident made many of us realise that we have to be on our guard. Just because such attacks does not happen every now and then in Singapore, it does not mean we do not have to care about what is happening around us. Just like how the Singaporean lawyer was killed, we might never known when we might be next. Therefore this incident definitely has raised awareness amongst us and it made many of us realised that we cannot take things for granted. No matter where we are, even though we are not a citizen of that country, it does not mean we do not have to be on our guard. In fact, all the more we should be on a lookout for possible dangers.
Conclusion
Before I conclude on how external events can impact Singapore, let me define the meaning of impact and external events. Impact can be define as to how something or someone effected or influence something or someone. External events are events which happen out of the country of place you are in, and in this case it is Singapore.As seen from the above terrorist attacks, we can see how external events, in this case, terrorism outside of the country, can affect us greatly. Even though these attacks did not happen in our country, Singapore, it does not mean that we would not be affected.These external events can affect in many ways. Firstly, external events can affect the non-citizens living in Singapore. For example, as seen from the above, the sucide bombings in Lahore prevented citizens of Pakistan from Singapore to visit their families. Furthermore, citizens of Singapore who wanted to travel to Pakistan either for work or leisure, were unable to do so during that period of time. Secondly, external events can directly affect our lives. From how the Singaporean lawyer was killed in Mumbai, we have to be more alert of our surroundings. We might never know when we go to a country for holiday with our family and a similar case can happen. Finally, external events can affect us economically. The Bali Bombing affected Singapore’s tourism greatly as many people from other countries did not dare to come to Singapore in fear of facing a similar attack. This resulted the tourism revenue to decrease greatly and therefore affected Singapore’s economy greatly as a large amount of Singapore's economy come from tourism. In conclusion, external events can impact Singapore greatly in one way or another.
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