Even though you are filled with doubt and uncertainty, you speak to Alif in your most reassuring tone.
"Don't worry, Alif. I am sure the government will work something out. We have seen worse times in our history and survived."
After school you go home, where you live with your parents. Your father is in his study.
"Father, what happened?" You ask. There is no need to explain what you mean.
"It was expected." Your father said calmly.
"What is going to happen to Singapore? We are just a small island. How are we going to survive as a nation?" Can't you use your powers to do something?"
Unknown to the rest of the world, your family has obtained the magical power of time-traveling but has only used it very sparingly in the past.
When you were a child, your father taught you how to teleport yourself into any era that you want to, but he added a stern warning never to use this power except in times of grave emergency.