When we raise issues of discrimination in Singapura, one common response from non-Malays (usually Chinese) is that… “It cannot be true. Why have I not heard of this before? I know some Malays and they did not tell me this.”…
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Inevitably, the discussion about PAP’s racist policies bring in those who defend these policies. But what I noticed is that the divide is not between the different races. These policies that discriminated against the Malays were not implemented by Chinese…
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Growing up, I read and heard about Lim Boh Seng, Tan Kah Kee, Tan Tock Seng, Elizabeth Choy. And I wondered, apart from Lt Adnan and a few other rarely mentioned names, where are the Melayu, Indian, Eurasian personalities? Surely…
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What is a Melayu? A common mistake is to view Malayness by ancestry. I have discussed this issue several times. A Melayu is not based on genetics. It is a nation. This nation is defined by language, culture and Islam….
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About 15 years ago, I was invited by Allahyarham Ebrahim Marican for a meeting at his office in Golden Landmark. He was a brilliant man. Already 67 years old then, he was still active in various community causes. He was…
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