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  • Macpherson RC Photo Prove That Singaporeans Are Second Class Compared To The New Citizens

    Macpherson RC Photo Prove That Singaporeans Are Second Class Compared To The New Citizens

    Singaporeans are sick and tired of being made second class citizens in their own home.

    We thought we had made it clear in 2011 that we want the rampant immigration and the social problems it causes to be rolled back, but it seems that after the 2015 elections, the PAP are back to their old ways.

    When I first moved into my estate 20 years ago, I remember being greeted very often by my local Singaporean RC chairman and his members. They were always so helpful and anyone who talked with them felt at ease. National Days back then felt genuinely patriotic. We would gather and sing songs over food with neighbours from all the races, Malay, Indian, Eurasian you name it!

    But as the years go by, I saw my RC members less and less. Some retired, some moved out. New committee members replaced them. In recent years, I even see an increase in RC members of questionable nationalities joining.

    These days when I walk into my RC, I can no longer hear the graceful melodies of Teresa Teng being sung by our local aunties! The Karaoke Rooms are quiet, and the meeting rooms are quiet. RCs these days are more like places for people to ingratiate themselves with the PAP MP and their volunteers. Even these volunteers, many of them are unashamedly new citizens!

    Where has Singapore’s Gotong Royong spirit gone?

    I saw this picture and felt inspired to lament the passing on of Singapore’s golden generation. We are really living in desperate times.

    Source: All Singapore Stuff

     

  • Mahathir Hits Back At Dig About His Indian Roots

    Mahathir Hits Back At Dig About His Indian Roots

    Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad has been trading barbs with Prime Minister Najib Razak over the last two years over the scandal involving state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), with Datuk Seri Najib defending his record and mounting counter attacks.

    In the past week, however, the attacks against Tun Dr Mahathir have also come from Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, as the government tries to weaken the standing of the 92-year-old politician among Malay voters.

    Dr Mahathir was a feared strongman during his 22 years as prime minister until 2003, but it is now open season for him as he leads the opposition alliance into the next election.

    Dr Mahathir still has some influence among older Malays, as his leadership brought economic prosperity to Malaysia and lifted many Malay families from poverty.

    Mr Najib has attacked Dr Mahathir in recent weeks by reminding the public that many scandals happened during the Mahathir era, including the foreign-exchange losses incurred by the central bank in the 1980s, which ran into billions of dollars, local media has reported.

    Mr Najib also claimed that the MRT system should have been built long ago to boost public transport, but Dr Mahathir instead threw billions of dollars away setting up a national car industry through Proton.

    Datuk Seri Zahid joined the attacks last weekend when he took a dig at Dr Mahathir’s ancestry, saying the veteran politician’s identity card (IC) showed he was Indian because his name was stated as Mahathir a/l Iskandar Kutty. The “a/l” refers to “anak lelaki”, or “son of”, a naming convention used by Malaysians of Indian descent. Malay men on their ICs carry “bin”, which refers to “son of”, in the patronymic style used in Malaysia.

    Mr Zahid also read out the full IC number of Dr Mahathir, which alarmed some observers as this was supposed to be confidential information.

    The former PM called Mr Zahid, who is also Home Minister, a “big liar” as there was no such IC.

    “This is good enough to show that Zahid is a big liar. A big liar because he cannot show the blue-coloured identity card,” Dr Mahathir said on Monday, in a video on the Facebook page of his party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. “I can still remember the first identity card I received. I was still in university at the time.”

    Dr Mahathir’s daughter Marina Mahathir said Iskandar was the name of her father’s grandfather.

    While not denying her Indian heritage, she said the late Iskandar had married into a prominent Malay family.

    Mr Zahid’s deputy at the Home Ministry, Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, defended his boss yesterday, saying the IC is a public record and there was nothing wrong in sharing that information with the public.

    Dr Mahathir, in the same video, made his own explosive claim about Mr Zahid. The Deputy PM – not long after he was elevated to the position by Mr Najib – had asked him for support to become the next prime minister, said Dr Mahathir.

    “Zahid should remember, when he became the DPM, he came to see me to try and seek my sympathy, my support,” Dr Mahathir said in the video. “I told Zahid the truth. Even if Najib were to resign, which is impossible, Zahid must still wait for Umno to decide who should replace Najib.”

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Promote Racial Harmony, Encourage Learning Of Each Other’s Mother Tongues

    Promote Racial Harmony, Encourage Learning Of Each Other’s Mother Tongues

    While agreeing with the letter “Spark interest in Mandarin with fun, creative lessons” (July 27), I must add that the teaching process should be simplified.

    People lose enthusiasm when they find the lessons difficult to understand, and many give up learning halfway.

    The learning of mother tongues or other languages is an asset, regardless of one’s reasons for doing so.

    In a multiracial society, the importance of promoting social cohesion cannot be overemphasised, and this can be achieved by being able to communicate effectively with one another.

    There have been cases of conflict and suspicion owing to miscommunication or a lack of communication, as people of different races have different perceptions of the issues they face. Hence, the ability to put messages across to others is paramount.

    One way is to learn more of our own mother tongue and that of others.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Abdul Salim Harun: Why Minority Candidates Need To Be Certified By Committee But Not Majority Candidates?

    Abdul Salim Harun: Why Minority Candidates Need To Be Certified By Committee But Not Majority Candidates?

    Food for thought:

    This coming Reserved Presidential Election has open up a can of worms. Race issues is being hotly debated on what it means to be a Malay, what defines a Malay.

    For me, I can consider myself lucky. After being born as a Malay (my IC indicates that I’m a Malay), and now turning to 36, I have been twice certified and approved (2006, 2011) by the Malay community committee set up by the Government that indeed, i am a Malay and is a member of the Malay community.

    I am deeply saddened though, for my fellow brothers and sisters who has not been certified yet as a Malay (even though their IC indicates so), as the committee has not certified them to be as one.

    Which brought me to ask the following question. Why do the minority candidates in every election, have to go and get themselves certified by the various minority community committees, before they can stand as a candidate?

    And why, the Chinese candidates, do not have to go through the same process and get themselves to be certified first as a Chinese before they are allowed to stand?

    And why is there this nonsensical policy at the first place?

    Isn’t this a discriminatory practice towards the minorities? Aren’t we what we are based on the IC? Why the certification to be approve of the race that you are born into and belongs to?

    Regardless of race, language or religion, this unhealthy practices has to be stop for once and for all.

    The PAP Government is preaching about racial harmony and unity but they aren’t walking the talk when what they do is basically racist and discriminatory in nature!

    What say you?

     

    Source: Abdul Salim Harun

  • Halimah Yacob: My Father Is Indian, I’m Malay

    Halimah Yacob: My Father Is Indian, I’m Malay

    PAP MP Halimah Yacob spoke to state media Straits Times distancing herself from her Indian father by insisting that she is Malay and that she qualifies to stand for President:

    “I have been certified as a member of the Malay community four times in the past general elections: in 2015, 2011, 2006 and 2001.”

    However the half Indian-Malay PAP MP has an Indian father and a Malay mother, and hence she should be defined as a minority race, thereby disqualifying her from the racist Presidential election reserved for only the Malays. In fact, the Malay culture dictates that children of mixed marriages follow their father’s race and not their mother. This further disqualifies Halimah Yacob as a Malay.

    A minority group comprises of Indians and mixed blood like Eurasians. Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s newly-written Constitution, S R Nathan’s two-time presidency exhausted the turns of minority races. Also, according to Malay welfare group Mendaki, mixed blood Indian-Malays do not fall under the “Malay” category and these mixed blood were referred to the Indian welfare group Sinda.

    Although PAP MP Halimah Yacob qualified as a Malay candidate in four general election occasions under the PAP GRC ticket, it appears her identity card does not specify “Malay”.

    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong broke the Constitution demanding that a racist election be held that disqualify candidates by their race. The dictator made arrangements to re-write the Constitution to his interpretation and pushed for his preferred PAP candidate, Halimah Yacob to contest.

    However, the clumsy Prime Minister made a serious mistake without checking that Haliamh Yacob actually belongs to the minority race. The dictator PM had to revise the definition of “Malay” for Halimah Yacob to qualify. According to the Lee Hsien Loong-controlled presidential committee, any non-Malay who identifies as a “Malay” and “belong” to the Malay community will be a Malay.

    Halimah Yacob is Lee Hsien Loong’s first choice as she is a woman and she wears a tudung in office. The Singapore dictator wants to be praised for letting the first Muslim woman become a head of state for the country.

     

    Source: http://statestimesreview.com