Tag: Myanmar

Spoiled Girl Mistakes Malay Lady At Library For Indon Maid

Netizen Faizah Zakaria shared a bad experience she had at the library when a spoiled child treated her as if she was a maid just because of her skin colour. This is not the way for a child to behave towards our Malay Singaporean brothers and sisters.. The parents should educate the child not to treat others like slaves. Let’s share her story and condemn discrimination.

“I was sitting in the children’s section of the library reading a book to my (Chinese-looking) nephew when a little Chinese girl interrupted us. “Excuse me,” she said imperiously. I looked up. “Here,” she said pushing a plastic wrapping into my hands. Then she walked off without another word to join her mother who was texting busily a few steps away.

I was quite stunned to realize that she expected me to throw away her rubbish for her. Okay, maybe she had not meant to be offensive and thought I look like an Indonesian maid or something. Still, when is it ever acceptable to zero in on the only brown-skinned person in the library (excluding the officers) and expect her to take care of the trash? Even if I were a maid, that doesn’t give some random kid a right to do so, especially when the rubbish bin is a only a few steps away. It is not okay to expect strangers to pick up after you whether they are Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Indian or Martian.

Have a happy racial harmony day tomorrow, Singapore. We have some way to go.”

Samuel
A.S.S. Contributor

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

July 21, 2015
Aung San Suu Kyi: Instability Could Delay Elections

YANGON — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told her party’s senior members today (June 20) that this year’s general election could be delayed if there is any instability in the country.

The former Nobel Peace Prize winner did not go into specifics but Myanmar has seen several deadly outbreaks of violence between Buddhists and Muslims in the last few years amid a surge of Buddhist nationalist sentiment. This weekend, a movement of ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks is holding a keenly watched conference.

Ms Suu Kyi spoke at the opening of a two-day conference of her National League for Democracy (NLD), which is expected to mount a sharp challenge in the polls to the current military-backed government.

In her speech at the party’s twice-yearly meeting of central committee members, Ms Suu Kyi said that stability ahead of the poll was “very important” as she wanted to see it go ahead on time.

“The election is getting closer. I want to stress that stability in the country is very important ahead of elections,” said Ms Suu Kyi. “I want to warn that elections could be delayed using instability as a reason.”

Ms Suu Kyi’s remarks can be seen as suggesting that the government or the military — which holds power behind the scenes — might want to take advantage of disorder to hold on to power.

The election is slated for late October or early November but no exact date has yet been set. The NLD is expected to see heavy gains against the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party.

Ms Suu Kyi also said when her party contested by-elections in 2012, it pledged to work for amending the 2008 constitution, and it continues to seek that. The current constitution contains clauses that bar her from becoming president. Parliament this coming week will debate several constitutional amendments.

Source: www.todayonline.com

June 21, 2015
Japan Offers $4.7 Million To Help Rohingya Refugees

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan on Saturday offered US$3.5 million (S$4.7 million) to help the Rohingya boat people who have fled Myanmar where they faced severe discrimination.

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan remained committed to helping national reconciliation efforts on various fronts in Asia, including between Myanmar’s government and “ethnic minority groups”.

“With regard to non-regular immigrants, including women and children trying to cross the Indian Ocean, Japan has decided to extend US$3.5 million” through global agencies such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, he said in a public address.

The money will go to providing food and shelter as well as to fund data analysis of their maritime movements, the foreign ministry said.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

June 21, 2015
Thailand Beat Myanmar To Win Football Gold

Thailand overcame a spirited Myanmar and their noisy fans 3-0 in the final of the SEA Games football tournament on Monday to cement their position as kings of the region.

Centreback Tanaboon Kesarat, who helped the men’s full national team win the Southeast Asian championships in December, struck the opening goal, neatly angling his body and diverting a 51st minute home after Myanmar failed to clear a corner.

Chananan Pombubpha, who had been guilty of wasting a number of chances beforehand, made the game safe when he was put clear by playmaker Chanathip Songkrasin in the 63rd with substitute Pinyo Inpinit wrapping up the scoring with 12 minutes remaining.

The victory was the Thai’s 15th football gold in the biennial multi-sports event and 10th in the last 12 editions. The under-23s won all sevens games in Singapore, conceding just one goal.

Head coach Choketawee Promrut told reporters it was the best Thai under-23 winning side to win the SEA Games title and said a halftime tactical switch won gold.

“In the first half, Myanmar were compact, very good. In the dressing room (we said that) we must play wide. It worked.”

The Thai’s started Monday’s final as red hot favourites and carved open numerous opportunities but a combination of wasteful finishing, in particular by Chananan, and superb stops by Myanmar goalkeeper Phyo Kyaw Zin kept the match scoreless.

The Thailand team celebrates winning the gold medal. Photo: SINGSOC

Every defensive clearance roundly cheered by the majority Myanmar crowd in the National Stadium who came in hope of a first football gold in the under-23 event since 1973, also in Singapore.

The longer the match stayed goalless the more they believed an upset was possible by their team, who had over-achieved in reaching the final for the first time since 1993 and had adopted the slogan “no stars, no problem”.

But eventually their resistance was broken when an inswinging corner from their right bounced off Ye Ko Oo and fell to the grateful Tanaboon.

The goal brought about a drop in defensive concentration and Chananan wasted one chance clear on goal before eventually finding the net after the talented Chanathip had dispossessed the unfortunate Ye Ko Oo in midfield and sent him through again.

Myanmar pressed for a way back into the game through the lively Shine Thura in attack but they were restricted to shots from long range before Pinyo trickled home a third after a delightful dinked through ball by skipper Sarach Yooyen.

“We missed our target, I’m very sad for our fans,” said Myanmar coach Kyi Lwin, who was part of the team that lost to Thailand in the 1993 final in Singapore.

Source: www.seagames2015.com

June 16, 2015
Myanmar Football Fan Threatens To Take Over Singapore And Make Singaporeans Jobless

A reader contributed this disturbing screenshot to All Singapore Stuff. In it, it showed a Myanmar football fan making incendiary comments against Singapore. This was after Myanmer defeated Singapore 2 – 1 in last night’s SEA Games qualifying match at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

The Myanmar netizen with the online moniker Guidingstar Mmu (https://www.facebook.com/guidingstar.mmu) threatened to takeover Singapore and make Singaporeans jobless.

He claims that Myanmar will soon takeover our jobs, economy and even replace our local population. He tells Singaporeans to work harder and stop blaming others. He ended off by saying that hardworking Myanmar people will take over all Singapore jobs and make Singaporeans jobless.

This is reminiscence of the previous incident where a Filipino nurse made similarly incendiary comments about Singapore. For his seditious comments, he was charged in Court for Sedition and giving false information to the police (http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/pinoy-nurse-edz-ello-charged-se…).

Being a city state that is one of the most prosperous nation in South East Asia, it is no wonder upcoming ASEAN countries like Philippines and Myanmar have set their sights on overtaking Singapore.

Are we ready to welcome the competition and deal with the spiteful comments from these wannabes?

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

June 5, 2015