Tag Archive: PAP

Osman Sulaiman: Many More Pressing Issues That Concern The Malay Community Than The Elected Presidency

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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Noor Mastura: Is Singapore Relatively Racism-Free Because Singaporeans Are Naturally Nice Or Because Of Government Intervention?

Hey Singapore. As I read all the posts today from my friends living in America – I can’t help but reflect as a Singaporean. The fact that Trump has gotten so far with his racist and xenophobic views does not…
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Harasha Bafana: Government’s ‘Calibrated Meritocracy’ Approach Should Be Applauded

Our Prime Minister announced in Parliament yesterday that the next presidential election, due next year, will be reserved for candidates from the Malay community: “That means if a qualified Malay candidate steps up to run, Singapore will have a Malay…
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Alfian Sa’at: Elected President Must Be Effective Check Against Government, Not Be A Puppet

We’ve had four Presidential elections (of which two went uncontested). The issue of whether it was important for a minority Singaporean to become the Elected President did not once crop up. Not even when there were four Tans running for…
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Damanhuri Abas: Kepimpinan Melayu Tidak Berwibawa, Masyarakat Diperlakukan Sebagai Tidak Setaraf Bangsa Lain

Pemerintah terus memperlekehkan perasaan orang melayu dengan sesuka hati hanya kerana kepimpinan melayu yang merelakan bangsa sendiri diperlakukan sedemikian. Diam dari golongan pimpinan masyarakat yang terdiri daripada pemilik syarikat, pengerusi masjid, presiden/ketua persatuan, tokoh-tokoh masyarakat, golongan asatizah yg berpengaruh, golongan…
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