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  • President Who Can Speak Malay Is Useless If Not Independent

    President Who Can Speak Malay Is Useless If Not Independent

    Some quarters of my community weren’t too happy that presidential hopeful, Salleh Marican, wasnt fluent in Malay. Rightfully so.

    Malay is our National Language. To be the president of Singapore, the people expect hopeful candidates to at least be able to speak the language. You represent Singapore. You should at least be able to converse in our National Language.

    For those who are supportive of Salleh Marican not being able to speak the Malay language, do bear in mind that all three of our Prime Ministers, even if they are Chinese, can speak fluent Malay. And a national figure who can’t speak our National language is a cause for concern.

    As for me, a presidential candidate who cant speak the language of those he represents, is a secondary concern and not the deciding factor in casting my vote. My primary concern is whether the candidate is able to function and act in the interest of Singaporeans.

    We certainly do not want a President who speaks fluent Malay, who wows the crowd with bombastic words, who write beautiful poetry but is impotent in delivering its duties.

    The last thing we want is a President who can speak Malay but cannot act independently and having complicity with the ruling party.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Khan Osman Sulaiman: Why Do People Claim Themselves Malay Only When There’s Something To Gain From It?

    Khan Osman Sulaiman: Why Do People Claim Themselves Malay Only When There’s Something To Gain From It?

    The Malays take all the negative stereotyping people throw at them.

    The Indian Muslims, Arabs, Javanese, Boyanese, Ceylonese will quickly distance themselves when asked whether are they Malays.

    But when there are privileges on hand, everyone wants to be a Malay. Case in hand is the presidential election where it is reserved for Malay candidates.

    Now all of the above mentioned ethnic groups will consider themselves as Malays or ‘representing’ the Malays if qualified to contest the election. Other than that, these people will proudly proclaim ‘Im not a Malay.’

    Nice right?

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Osman Sulaiman: Opposition Party Leaders Should Not Curtail Freedom Of Speech

    Osman Sulaiman: Opposition Party Leaders Should Not Curtail Freedom Of Speech

    When I heard news that Lim Tean has resigned from NSP, I wasnt surprised of the reasons for his resignation.

    Curtailment of his freedom of speech is one of it. And we are talking about freedom of speech where it’s done in a responsible manner. Not the Amos Yee or Charlie Hebdo kind of free speech.

    Often times, it’s the alternative parties that espouses freedom of speech but in reality, fall short of implementing it within its own organization.

    I encountered many times where alternative parties feel uneasy when its members are vocal about issues they feel strongly about.

    Issues like LGBT, Tudung issue, discrimination, religion, 377A, article 154 etc.

    Party members are always reminded to ‘tone’ down, or a messenger will come to relay message not to get too vocal or get involved in any protest speeches.

    This effectively curb or placed an OB marker on a person to be mindful not to engage in anything the party leaders deemed unsuitable.

    But of course not all of the alternative parties hold such unwritten rules. It depends on the leader at helm.

    For instance, we have leaders from the Reform Party (RP), Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), People’s Power Party (PPP) and Singapore First Party (SFP) who allow its member to participate freely in a democratic society.

    It give members the freedom to have differing opinions from the party’s stand.

    Some may argue that members need to toe along the party lines to achieve unity within the organization but by doing so, it instead create artificial harmony within its rank.

    These parties are then no better than the PAP, the very one they hope to replace.

    My advice to political leaders with ambition to rule Singapore, deal with these sensitive issues and not fetter your members from discussing matters that are crucial to the development of the country. If you are to be a leader, you will need to solve problems, not suppressing it.

    In this aspect, Im proud to be a part of The Reform Party where its leadership never once tried to curtail my freedom of speech as long as it is done in a responsible manner.

    I wish Lim Tean all the best. It is better to move away than to be in a party and gets zipped up. That can spell the end of democracy.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Osman Sulaiman: If Cannot Solve, Then PAP Malay MPs Should Not Hinder Progress On Hijab Issue

    Osman Sulaiman: If Cannot Solve, Then PAP Malay MPs Should Not Hinder Progress On Hijab Issue

    The gov would of course like to generalize anyone who brings up the tudung issue as trying to ‘sow discord’ or raising ‘divisive’ matters.

    In fact, anyone who brought the matter up will be painted as a hardliner, extremist and radical etc.

    It’s a red herring. It wants the people to overlook its appalling discriminatory practices against certain segment of the community.

    Masagos should slam his own gov for continuing to divide and discriminate the citizen. Not shoot down those who try to bring positive changes to the nation.

    If he, Masagos can’t help to solve the long standing issue, the best he could do is not to hinder.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Khan Osman Sulaiman: Is Masagos Zulkifli Encouraging Coffeeshop Talk Instead Of Serious Debate In Parliament?

    Khan Osman Sulaiman: Is Masagos Zulkifli Encouraging Coffeeshop Talk Instead Of Serious Debate In Parliament?

    Hope to meet Minister Masagos outside of parliament so that I can ask him point blank about what he thinks about the gov who discriminate against people who wear the tudung.

    Apparently, if someone raises the issue in parliament, it is sowing discord and divisiveness.

    Parliament is the place you raise issues brought up by the citizen. If raising sensitive issues in parliament is trying to sow discord, then where else? Coffeeshop?

    I don’t blame Masagos. He is the mouthpiece of the PAP and the gov. He isn’t the representative of the community. On that role, he has done wonderfully well to serve his employers and collecting a hefty paycheck.

    He has conveniently forgotten that his ticket to parliament was through minority representation in a GRC. He joins Minister Ng Eng Hen who tried to insinuate in parliament that Faisal Manap only brought up minority issues.

    Indoctrinated much.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman