All posts tagged "race"
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2.6KHeadlinesMHA and IMDA Point Fingers at Each Other for Watain Concert Cancellation Controversy
The public has been left confused as to the circumstances surrounding the last-minute cancellation of black metal band Watain’s concert in Singapore....
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LETTERS: Why is State Media Attempting to Stir Racial Tension?
MOHD NIZAM: As Singaporeans, we have been taught to live harmoniously with people of all races. It is not just about tolerance...
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Singaporeans See Red over Giordano’s “Anti-Singaporean” National Day Apparel Ad
Looks like apparel company Giordano has stepped on a few toes (or actually, a lot of toes) with an ad which some...
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Sorry, Malays Only: Mendaki Accused of Denying Help to Indian Muslims while Claiming Credit for their Success
Adding to the confusing issue of “Malayness” and the Presidential Election, a mother, Zarina Jafar, has accused Malay/Muslim help group Mendaki of...
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Abang Writes Simple and Well-Researched Explanation of How “Malayness” is Defined
Salleh Marican not “Malay” enough to be a Malay candidate in PE2017? Farid Khan is a Pakistani and not true-blue “Malay”? Halimah...
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LETTERS: Why is it OK for PAP MPs to Publicly Discuss Tudung Issue, but Not Opposition MPs?
ADRIAN: Let’s make this clear from the start, I’m not talking about the tudung ban, but why it seems that only some...
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Workers’ Party’s Abang Faisal Painted as a Troublemaker for Speaking Up on Tudung Ban in Parliament
The Workers’ Party’s Faisal Manap, MP for Aljunied GRC, has been shot down for raising the issue of the tudung ban in...
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Malaysian Group Calls for Protest Against Shanmugam’s “Insulting” Remarks on Malaysian Malays
Malaysian right-wing group Perkasa has urged the nation’s foreign affairs ministry to send a letter to Singapore protesting comments by our Law...
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Power Abang Decorates HDB Corridor with Chinese New Year Bling for 10th Year
Power lah, abang Hamzah. The 46-year-old architectural draftsman represents what it truly means to be Singaporean – regardless of race or religion,...
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Race: The Privilege of being “Unmarked”
OFFBEAT PERSPECTIVES: Chinese privilege is something that I used to find it very difficult to understand in Singapore for two reasons: (1)...
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Malays Singaporeans Show Their Strong Opposition to a “Token” Malay President
In the aftermath of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s announcement yesterday that the Presidential Election 2017 will be reserved for Malays only, Singapore’s...
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Did K Shanmugam Really Classify Eurasians as “Indians”? This Insider Report Tells the True Story
RONALD LEE: A friend of mine attended the Elected Presidency forum organised by the Institute of Policy Studies forum on Friday evening...
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Hindu Devotees Give Emergency CPR to Chinese Ah Pek who Collapsed in the Rain
If you needed more proof of our “regardless of race or religion” nature, this is it. This Chinese Ah Pek collapsed on...
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Ah Long Desperate for Minority President, Hints at Changing Law to Get One Elected
Is Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong desperate for a minority president to get elected after Tony Tan’s reign? The PM has given...
