Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Ramblings
The Singapore Tourism Board should be happy that it doesn't have the worldwide exclusive right to mis-translation in their marketing material. From Jerusalem, a slogan that should have read "Jerusalem — there's no city like it!" has been mistranslated into "Jerusalem — there's no such city!"
News
Jakarta Wants Singapore To Clairfy Lee Race Comments
Indonesia's foreign ministry has summoned Singapore's ambassador over statements from the city state's founding father Lee Kuan Yew that Indonesia had "systematically marginalised" its ethnic Chinese minority.
Singapore Likes Courteous Tourists
Singapore has voted. Its tourist idols are the Japanese, while the least-favoured vistors hail from mainland China.
Opinion
Johor UMNO Fails Economics
Johor UMNO are willing to sacrifice the mutually beneficial interests of Singapore and Malaysia out of spite and jealousy. They are willing to sacrifice the interests of the people of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore because they wish to protect the business interests of their lobbies.
Lee Kuan Yew: Why Did He Say It?
I am one of those who believe that some of Mr Lee's ideas have become outdated for today's Singapore, but on the current controversy, I am fully behind him. In fact, the reaction of Dr Mahathir Mohamad explains the validity fo Mr. Lee's concern about the vulnerability of Singapore's small size.
Chinese Malaysian Must Accept Their Lot
Whether the Chinese are being marginalised or not is not important. The Chinese just have to accept the fact that living in Malayisa means they have to be subordinate to the 'sons of the soil'.
LKY's Right And Anwar Confirms It
It took non-Chinese like Anwar and a foreigner like Lee to do their job. The Chinese leaders in the Barisan Nasional coalition have no shame for their own failures even when the facts are bared for them to see.
Apologise? But LKY Was Defending His Race...
In essense, PAP's structure forces it to address issues from a broader perspective and not just from a single ethnic viewpoint.
