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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When Mr Ridjal Noor, 36, first wrote “Anil”, a short story about a boy living in India, he never expected that it would one day be studied by students in the United Kingdom. “Anil”, published in 2004, is about a…
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The Council for the Development of Singapore Malay/Muslim Community (MENDAKI) is starting a new fundraising drive for its Education Trust Fund (ETF). The target is S$12 million. There is currently S$6.4 million in the fund, which provides financial assistance to…
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It is so predictable. Whenever Muslims discuss discrimination in Singapore, whether hijab, SAF, leadership, madrasah etc, the government and its tools will tell us… Focus on drugs, on high rate of divorce and other social problems that Muslims are involved…
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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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