SPF’s Facebook advisory post conflates two issues which may give wrong impression to foreigners
The Singapore Police Force has issued a police advisory entitled, "POLICE ADVISORY AGAINST IMPORTING POLITICS OF OTHER COUNTRIES INTO SINGAPORE" on its Facebook page. It wrote, The Singapore Police Force is aware of calls encouraging overseas Malaysians to support political activities in relation to the upcoming General Election...
Citizen’s political opinion or perspective on past political events should not be seen as a test of patriotism
In an op-ed piece in today's Straits Times, the author wrote: Younger generations of Singaporeans immersed in such skewed interpretations of the past by Dr Thum and similar voices may develop historical amnesia and, worse, outright cynicism towards public institutions. This may have a corrosive effect over the longer term on...
How historians and scholars engage in critical inquiry
In January 1999, the Australian National University's History Department hosted Chin Peng as a Visiting Fellow. (yep, "transient researcher") They prepared an office he could use to work on his memoir, with his real name "Mr B.H.Ong" on his office door. A closed-door workshop centred on Mr Ong was organized during the course...
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