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In the struggle to defend our people and values and to advance them wherever possible , we confront threats both old and new - - open borders and revolutions in technology have spread the message and the gifts of freedom but have also given new opportunities to freedom 's enemies . " The Straits Times of 31 October reported a large fire in " West Central Borneo " and added : " Huge columns of smoke have spread themselves for miles around , hanging low over the sea and inconveniencing the ship routes in the Muntok and Karimata straits . As trade and globalization have spread to more and more countries in the last 30 years , so too have democracy and political and civil freedoms .