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挪威兄弟逃兵役！？
Give up citizenship? Brothers must do NS first
By Amelia Tan
Norwegian trio's bids rejected. Only those who haven't enjoyed privileges of citizenship exempted, says Mindef
（转载照片）-- PHOTO: COURTESY OF O.M. BUGGE
The Bugge brothers (from left) Frode, Ingvar and Thorbjoern - seen here with their mum and dad in 2002 in Alesund, Norway - cannot visit their parents in Singapore without risking arrest as they are considered NS defaulters.
THREE brothers, born to a Norwegian father and Singaporean mother, want to give up their Singapore citizenship.
But the Ministry of Defence has said no. Not until they do their national service.
The Bugge brothers - Thorbjoern, 33; Ingvar, 31; and Frode, 30 - left Singapore when each turned 18 and have tried and failed several times for over a decade to renounce their Singapore citizenships.
They want to renounce their citizenship so they will be free to visit their parents - Mr O.M. Bugge, 65, and his wife Margaret, 55 - who still live here.
They cannot return here because they have been classified as NS defaulters and risk arrest on arrival.
They were all born here and are considered Singapore citizens. But they also hold Norwegian citizenships, like their father.
They first left Singapore when they were five, three and two years old respectively, and lived in Norway for 10 years before returning here.
But each left Singapore after their O levels, and just before they could be called up for national service.
Mindef sent them NS enlistment letters, but in turn, each brother ignored the call-up. Instead, they enlisted in the Norwegian armed forces for a 19-month national service term.
All three decided to renounce their Singapore citizenship when they turned 21, but Mindef rejected their initial bids to do so.
They tried several more times over the years, writing to the ministry, then-prime minister Goh Chok Tong and the late former president Ong Teng Cheong to explain their case.
Their parents have also met staff from Mindef.
But all their attempts have failed.
When contacted, Mindef's director of public affairs, Colonel Darius Lim, said: 'Only persons who have emigrated at a very young age together with their families, and who have not enjoyed the privileges of Singapore citizenship, will be allowed to renounce their Singapore citizenships without serving national service.'
He said the three men are Singapore citizens and are required to fulfil their NS obligations. Their requests to renounce their Singapore citizenships can be considered only upon completion of full-time NS.
The brothers said they were disappointed by Mindef's position.
When asked, they maintained that they did not leave Singapore to avoid NS. They preferred to be in Norway, they said, and their enlistment there showed they were not shirkers of NS, they said.
Mr Frode Bugge is a career soldier with the Norwegian army and has seen action in Kosovo and Afghanistan.
Brother Thorbjoern is also a career soldier, while Ingvar is a postman.
For now, they will have to continue meeting their parents in Malaysia. Their mother spends six months in Norway each year.
Their father, a marine consultant, said he cannot afford to spend extended periods in Norway because his business is based in Singapore. He tries to visit his sons once a year.
He said: 'My sons' cases are about a choice of citizenship, and not a case of national service...They would like to get this matter cleared up and be able to travel to Singapore for a visit like any other Norwegian.'
He is hoping that the law will be changed.
'My sons' situations may seem unique now. But as more foreigners marry Singaporeans, there will be more of these cases,' he added.
NS defaulters can be jailed up to three years and/or fined up to $10,000 if convicted.
http://www.straitstimes.com.sg/S ... TIStory_271584.html
NS regulations
WHO NEEDS TO DO NS
# All able-bodied male Singapore citizens.
# Those holding concurrent citizenship in Singapore and one other country, because Singapore does not recognise dual citizenship.
EXCEPTIONS
# Those who emigrate at a very young age - the exact age is not specified by Mindef - with their families and have thus not enjoyed the privilege of Singapore citizenship. Such persons can apply to renounce their Singapore citizenship without serving NS.
PENALTIES FOR NOT SERVING NS
# On conviction, NS defaulters are liable to be jailed up to three years and/or fined up to $10,000. The exact sentence will be determined by the courts.
# Defaulters will also have to serve NS if they are still liable for it.
倒不如等父母退休了移民去挪威团聚算了。 |
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眼里带着无奈又无聊的眼神，干脆不唱了，唱了又想起往事，不知该笑
，还是该流泪呢
？呵呵。回忆不跟你走都挤在我心中，我就有责任让它值得被珍重。谢谢你曾让我难过，谢谢我没有想太多。实在不想唱了，结果就被马族下士下了最后通牒，
配合大伙。我在想他的最后通牒会是什么？他想怎样就怎样，
现在离9月5号，剩33天而已，要kacau我请趁早，免得唯迟已晚，后悔莫及。
还有29天，要坚持下去。
发表于 16-8-2008 08:29 PM
呵呵！大火就这样狂烧了三天两夜，第一晚火光四射，把天空染红了。到了第二天星期一，白天黑烟滚滚，似乎好象是当年伊拉克战争油井燃烧的样子，一团黑烟冲上云霄，难道是马族送给上苍的讯号？
到了第二晚仍然是火光四射，一闪一闪，把天空都染成橙色了。一直到了第三天黑烟才消失。隔着几公里外的大伙都看得到浓烟一直不停冒出，造成了一片乌云。
这样的狂烧法，马来西亚不知道损失了多少公升的汽油。
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