Suggestions to scrap the traditional Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others (CMIO) categorisation may seem viable to young Singaporeans, but it would spark unease among the minority races even today, believes Professor Chan Heng Chee. “The majority community doesn’t feel uncomfortable. It’s…
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Talk of the “rising star” of Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has raised the old question of whether Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese Prime Minister. But why shouldn’t Singapore be ready? If Chee Soon Juan of the Singapore Democratic…
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One of our team members here at Greater Malaysia stumbled upon this story where an old lady and her daughter was cutting the queue at the express counter in a supermarket. When this happens, the usual response would either be…
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A group of youths, believed to be high on drugs, assaulted a student in a bus on Sunday, China Press reported. Teh Kian Wei, 17, said the group of about 10 in their early 20s approached him and his female…
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KUALA LUMPUR – Chinese Muslims converts are baulking at taking Malay or Arabic names upon embracing Islam, claiming the discriminatory practice forces them to abandon their culture and traditions. Several Chinese Muslims in Malaysia are fighting for the right to…
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