Honour founding fathers while they’re still alive
I refer to the Straits Times report dated 1 Sept 2010 on the Post National Day Rally dialogue between Ms Lim Hwee Hua and women grassroots leaders. It was reported that many women grassroots leaders called for the honouring of Singapore's 'founding fathers' while they are still alive. They also spoke of the need to imbibe our...
Politics and Ethnicity: Framing Racial Discrimination in Singapore
Introduction "..it is absolutely necessary in a free society that restrictions on public debate or discourse and the protection of racial harmony are not implemented at the detriment of fundamental human rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.” (UN Press Release: 28 April 2010) Mr. Githu Muigai, the UN...
YOG: A Case Study of Singaporeans’ blind deference to “authority” and why they will continue to remain powerless against the PAP
With the completion of the recent YOG, we have witnessed numerous reports on the ill-treatment of YOG volunteers. Amongst them, key highlights include the initial “dog food” incident [1] which has been somewhat improved to sub-standard fast food [2], or worsened to food poisoning [3] depending on your point of view. Not...
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