I worry about the unintended consequences of changes to the elected presidency, especially the move to reserve elections for minority candidates. I was brought up in an era where we Malays were told we had to fend for ourselves in…
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This sort of patronising smugness stops us from being more reflective and self-aware of systemic racism in Singapore. The very act of patting ourselves on the back for a job well done shows just how blinded by majority privilege Chinese…
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My community raised the issue of discrimination of Malays in RSAF. My community raised the issue of allowing school children to wear the tudung. My community raised the issue of allowing Hijabs in uniformed groups. My community raised the issue…
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Do we need to have a Malay president? I honestly believe this is a non-issue that has somehow become ‘important’. If the concern is about representation, then we already have GRCs (which i am in favour of, although i feel…
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Government agency, REACH, was to organise an public forum on the Presidential Election. Presidential hopeful, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, successfully registered to participate in the forum. I was looking forward to attending a REACH public forum on the Presidential Election…
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