tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post8187091063207286563..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Singapore, the looming unknownGopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-27702205773342166492013-09-19T08:47:44.087-07:002013-09-19T08:47:44.087-07:00Institutionalised evil racial discrimination again...Institutionalised evil racial discrimination against minority citizens is rife in singapore.The UN Special Rpporteur on racism visited singapore over 3 years ago and urged the s'pore govt to enact law to prohibit racial discrimination in all areas of life( see report A/HRC/17/40/Add.2 at www.ohchr.org). Take for instance children's education which is dear to people's hearts. This what the Special Rapporteur found.Since 1979 the s'pore govt has been operating special assistance plan (SAP) schools but these are only for mandarin speakers. These schools are specially geared resources, teachers etc for the upbringing of academically gifted mandarin speaking children. Apparently SAPs exist because of economic ties and superior culture(?) of China which they want to keep for themselves. On the other hand non mandarin speaking academically gifted minority children are expected to go to normal main stream schools not as well resourced as the SAPs and of course these children are not going excel as well as the SAP children. The s'pore govt conveniently ignores that these children are 3rd or 4th generation minority citizens and that their great grandparents, grandparents and parents worked hard, paid taxes and helped to build s'pore and probably still doing it.To add to this racial discrimination, by SAP schools,if minority children wanted to participate in the superior culture(?) and economic advantage or just want equal opportunity and wanted to study mandarin in schools, they are not allowed. They are compelled to take their own language and special permission is required to study mandarin. The Special Rapporteur urged the s'pore govt that SAPs should be available to all the most deserving students and to be more flexible as to allow children to choose the language to take with english as the primary language.The s'pore govt has created social conditions under which it is easy to continue racial sterotyping of minorities whilst ignoring the fact that for decades they have not allowed minority children to excel. After denying minority children of equal opportunity for decades they use meritocracy as a tool for racial discrimination to justify inequality. People of minority children, if your children are not receiving equal oppotunity in any way then write with details of time, date, place,name of staff, school, govt dept etc to:Committee on the rights of Child, UNOG-OHCHR,CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.e-mail:crc@ohchr.org .Send copy of letter to ; Mr Mutuma Ruteere, UN Special Rapporteur on racism, Palais des Nations,CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. e-mail: racism@ohchr.org . If you fear victimisation then say so in your letter and ask for your details to be kept confidential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-39273469148422058912013-09-19T08:44:24.434-07:002013-09-19T08:44:24.434-07:00To the PAP supporter who posted the congratulatory...To the PAP supporter who posted the congratulatory message on Harry Lee's 90th birthday: ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG.Irene Puah Siew Hoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-75868639581399461642013-09-17T09:04:21.989-07:002013-09-17T09:04:21.989-07:00Every September, the silly season descends upon Si...Every September, the silly season descends upon Singapore. For 50 weeks every year, we are told that space on Singapore roads is already limited and, therefore, that car ownership has to be restrictively expensive. Yet, come September, our government under the Lee clan suddenly finds it expedient to close a considerable stretch of roads and let imported boy racers whizz around prime Singaporean real estate, in the process proving that we obviously have more than enough road space to go around and that all the various charges levied on car owners is pure extortion. One can only assume that the Lee family is benefiting from both the extortionate car ownership charges and from bringing F1 to Singapore. As the say in criminal cases (and, after all, LKY is a criminal lawyer): follow the money.Linda Kosmantonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-75374739924055375382013-09-16T22:48:18.045-07:002013-09-16T22:48:18.045-07:00To the one who wished LKY a long and happy life, I...To the one who wished LKY a long and happy life, I can only say, that to even call you an idiot entirely devoid of the most basic human sense is a severe understatement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-58423476729205344002013-09-16T06:31:58.287-07:002013-09-16T06:31:58.287-07:00Happy 90 birthday Mr Lee. May you continue to live...Happy 90 birthday Mr Lee. May you continue to live long and happy......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com