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  • Singaporeans Furious That ‘China Chiobu’ Got NDP Tickets But They Didn’t

    Singaporeans Furious That ‘China Chiobu’ Got NDP Tickets But They Didn’t

    Many watching the National Day Parade from home yesterday remarked that Mediacorp coverage tended to focus on a certain lady in the crowd, and were eager to find out who the chio bu (pretty girl) was.

    Well, it seems that the chio bu in question is known as Emma Lee, and she shared on her Weibo social media account that her birthday falls on August 9.

    And she’s a China national.

    That’s when anger began mounting amongst the Singaporean public, with many questioning why foreigners get to watch the parade live, when they couldn’t get tickets despite years of balloting.

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    Said Amat Yabar:

    “I LIVED HERE FOR MORE THAN 3 DECADES AS A LOCAL BORN AND SERVED MY BLOODY NS AND I HAVE NEVER EVEN ONCE GOT THE CHANCE TO GET TICKETS TO TSEE MY OWN COUNTRY NDP, AND THESE BLOODY FOREIGNERS CAN GET TICKETS LIKE NOBODY BUSINESS!!!”

    Edwina Teo is disappointed that Singaporeans couldn’t get a seat to celebrate the nation’s golden jubilee year.

    “If for some reasons they got it through friends or buy it somewhere, it’s ok. But if otherwise, then it’s isn’t fair. Many Singaporeans out there are trying hard to get hold of tickets to this year NDP but are downcasted and disappointed because they didn’t managed to get them. Why aren’t these allocated to Singaporeans instead? Afterall, its Singapore’s 50th Golden Jubilee and isn’t Singaporean be given priority? What do they know about the history, the significance, the essence when the themes are played? They only know how to woos and wahs! Sad indeed. My opinion.”

    So too, Caroline Xeranella:

    “My husband has applied it ever since he is young until now he already had a daughter, also didn’t managed to get the tickets.”

    Lionel Koung apparently missed the boat again this year, and was disppointed that he got leap-frogged by a foreigner.

    “I have been trying to get tickets to watch Ndp for years and I don’t even get one and yet all this foreign talents are there watching. Don’t you feel that it’s so ironical???”

    But Adelene Bek offered a more balanced perspective.

    “Honestly, I dun suka em too. However, anyone in sg can go see the parade – incl a tourist if he/she is given a tix.”

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    The Singaporean public has to ballot online for tickets to watch the National Day Parade.

    They will have to choose during the balloting processs if they want tickets to watch the actual parade, or one of the NDP previews.

     

    Source: http://redwiretimes.com

  • Najib Razak: Singaporeans Should Not Judge Malaysia Based On Social Media Postings And Politically Motivated Statements

    Najib Razak: Singaporeans Should Not Judge Malaysia Based On Social Media Postings And Politically Motivated Statements

    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that amidst the time of opportunity between Malaysia and Singapore now, it was hoped that Singaporeans would not judge Malaysia by what they read on social media, or by politically motivated statements from certain quarters running down the country.

    In a posting on his blog Najibrazak.com titled “Moving Forward In A Spirit Of Mutual Benefit”, the prime minister said both countries were enjoying the results of closer relations as seen in projects such as the High Speed Rail that will benefit the peoples of both countries.

    “I am pleased with the results of our closer relations, and look forward to achieving more. The construction of the High Speed Rail linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will certainly transform the way Malaysians and Singaporeans interact with each other, facilitating travel between both capital cities, enhancing business linkages and improving people-to-people ties.

    “At this time of opportunity between our nations, I urge Singaporeans not to judge Malaysia by what you may read on social media, or by politically motivated statements from certain quarters running down our country,” said Najib in a posting written in conjunction with Singapore’s 50th national day yesterday and 50th year of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Singapore.

    Najib said the changed approach between the two countries has been emphasised soon after he became Prime Minister in 2009, and it had led to breakthroughs in ties between the two neighbouring countries.

    “The win-win solution of the Points of Agreement in 2010 – after a 20 year deadlock – was an example of how we chose to move forward in a spirit of mutual benefit, and put a longstanding stumbling block behind us.”

    Najib said that he and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong had agreed that both countries should not be encumbered by any issues associated with the past.

    “The days when some considered agreement to be a form of weakness are gone. Our future is as partners. Indeed, recently there have even been suggestions that our two countries should formulate an Olympic bid together.”

    While admitting there had been differences before this, Najib said both countries managed to achieve the most when they worked pragmatically together.

    “In 1967, we were among the five founders of Asean, an organisation that has kept peace in the most ethnically and religiously diverse region on earth.

    “We came together in the Five Power Defence Arrangement in 1971; we cooperated closely at the United Nations in the 1980s to ensure a settled future in Indochina; and today we are linked in so many ways,” he said.

     

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Walid J. Abdullah: 10 Facts About Singapore

    Walid J. Abdullah: 10 Facts About Singapore

    10 facts about Singapore:

    1) Raffles did not find’ Singapore. Singapura already existed and thrived as a trading port which was a part of the Malay World.

    2) Raffles did not come to modernize the country; he came to colonize it.

    3) We are probably one of the few countries in the world that glorifies our colonizers: other people spew vulgarities at their colonizers, we build statues of Raffles.

    4) Singapore was not a ‘fishing village’ in 1965. We were already of the best-performing economies in Asia by then.

    5) While Singapore strives to be multiracial in intent, in reality we are not that multiracial in content. 77-14-8-1 (roughly) is the population make-up (CMIO). It is no surprise then to hear that majority of Singaporeans firmly believe there is zero racial discrimination whatsoever; because 77% of the population have never experienced it.

    6) The UN special rapporteur on racism/xenophobia concluded after a visit to Singapore in 2010 that “while there may be no institutionalised racial discrimination in Singapore, several policies have further marginalized certain ethnic groups.” The government swiftly refuted the findings of the report.

    7) Singapore is one of at least four countries that uses the Party Block Vote (GRC) system as part of its electoral system. Yes, we always like to think that we are ‘unique’ and ‘exceptional’, but sometimes reality tells us otherwise.

    8) Many Singaporeans feel superior to their neighbours; so much
    so that they are obsessed about defining themselves in opposition to these countries.

    Sad, but true.

    9) Both the government and opposition have their sets of hardcore supporters (though the former probably outnumber the latter). If PM Lee put a status ‘The sky is blue, ‪#‎sg50‬‘, or Chee Soon Juan wrote ‘Democracy bla bla bla tyranny bla bla bla’, both would have many ‘likes’ and comments stating ‘what a great observation. We need leaders like you. Majulah Singapura!’

    10) Many Singaporeans who are critical of the government at home, defend the same policies when they are abroad and foreigners raise these questions. Yes, this is not entirely rational, but nationalism is irrational anyway.

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    We do not need to be intellectually dishonest and/or to rewrite history to be patriotic.

    Oh. Happy birthday, Singapore.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • What Singaporeans Can Be Thankful For This SG50

    What Singaporeans Can Be Thankful For This SG50

    Dear Singapore, as you celebrate your annual “We’re so glad we’re not part of Malaysia” celebration, let’s see what you can be thankful for.

    If you were part of Malaysia your 100 dollars will be in ringgit and would have shrunk to a third of its value to $35.45.

    Your national airline SIA is world renowned and rated for many years as #1 in the world as compared to our MAS which happens to be bankrupt.

    Your Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is smart and can even find time to program a sudoku solver in his spare time whereas Najib Razak is making a fool of himself on the world stage.

    Your police and government pride itself as being corruption free, whereas our Malaysian Anti-Corruption officers have no recourse but to pray to Allah to protect them from the police.

    As you watch the fireworks tonight let every spark represent one of the 2.6 billion reasons why you should be glad you’re not part of Malaysia.

    Happy SG50 Jubilee Singapore. May you prosper for many more years to come.

     

    Source: MGAG

  • Habib Hassan, Hj Mohd Alami Dan Iskandar Jalil Antara Penerima Anugerah Pingat Jasa Gemilang

    Habib Hassan, Hj Mohd Alami Dan Iskandar Jalil Antara Penerima Anugerah Pingat Jasa Gemilang

    Mei lalu Imam Masjid Ba’alwie Habib Hassan Muhammad Al-Attas menerima kejutan manis apabila jasa beliau kepada usaha Pertubuhan Antara Agama (IRO) diberi penghargaan dalam satu majlis di Istana.

    Semasa sambutan Hari Kebangsaan baru-baru ini beliau sekali lagi menerima kejutan manis apabila disertakan dalam senarai penerima Anugerah Hari Kebangsaan tahun ini.

    Habib Hassan merupakan salah seorang daripada 13 jasawan awam yang dikurniakan Pingat Jasa Gemilang.

    Turut menerima pingat itu tahun ini ialah Presiden Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), Haji Mohd Alami dan pakar tembikar, Encik Iskandar Jalil.

    Anugerah Hari Kebangsaan mengiktiraf jasa dan sumbangan warga kepada negara.

    Tahun ini, seramai 3,888 individu menerima Anugerah Hari Kebangsaan yang dibahagikan kepada 15 kategori anugerah.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg