Talking and reminiscing about past glory is a moot point in my opinion. Exposing and eliminating discrimination is more important. I agree with the point that not just racial discrimination should be brought up but all discrimination in general. That also includes ladies nights at the pubs and clubs.
I always wonder what is this nostalgia on holding on to past history. You give me land, take my land from the past etc. At the risk of sounding like a racist, let me ask this question. Do we really know where the Malay comes from? One interesting fact I know of is that Kedah, was formerly ruled by an indian prince.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_Kedah
In ancient Kedah there is an important and unmistakably Hindu settlement which has been known for about a century
We also know that the chinese also traded in South east asia during that time as well. This leads to the Yunan migration theory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)
Is it so far fetched that inter-marriages between an Indian and Chinese could produce the Malay "race".
Combination of the colonial Kambujas of Hindu-Buddhism faith, the Indo-Persian royalties and traders as well as traders from southern China and elsewhere along the ancient trade routes, these peoples together with the aborigine Negrito Orang Asli and native seafarers and Proto Malays intermarried each others and thus a new group of peoples was formed and became to be known as the Deutero Malays, today they are commonly known as the Malays.
Even the Malay language itself still contains indian words with the exact meaning today. Bumiputra, sons of the earth, are sanskrits words. Same with wira, hero, Iswara, an indian goddess etc. The malay legend of Hang Tuah, was also being brought into question that he was a chinese. Hang or Han?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070428001748AAOolFb
If we look at these, does it not mean that the Malay are actually part chinese and indians then? Its just the "recent" arrival have not assimilated into the Malay culture and hence can't be "classified" as Malay? How about the generally accepted theory that humans evolved and came out of Africa? Does this mean Singapore used to belong to Africans then?
The point I want to make is that talking who owns what land by what race doesn't solve any problem at all. Getting rid of the preconditioning that discrimination is allowed is a more worthwhile cause. Which from your story is the cause of your "suffering".
Like the great Adama once said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08VCkyG_C2s
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There is only one race, the HUMAN RACE!
Hi all,
I read with interest with the exchanges in this thread, mostly about Singapore ownership, to this fact, no one can ever overturn the history.
I hope can bring some light to those who may be ignorant and for some with intention to twist the history.
This is nothing more than a racial discrimination if somebody trying to mislead
the whole world as if Singapore is Chinese population came first before or the Chinese as the local inhabitant of the island all throughout history.
Whether, the chinese or the indians want to justify that, this land was developed, and the fact that Singapore is as successful as it is today, I say "kudos" to them, but the fact remains, the land belongs to the Malay. The chinese took over the land that was never theirs.
For those of you who do not know about Singapore or it's history. Allow me tell you a brief history about Singapore.
Singapore lies in the Malay Archipelago which consist of at least the following;
a) Malaysia
b) Indonesia
c) Brunei
d) Philippines
e) Borneo
f) Sumatra
etc
When the British India Company led by Stamford Raffles came to South East Asia
looking for a new base for their colonisation, they so call "founded"
Singapore. It's an island to the South of Malaya which is now called Malaysia.
The island main habitants are the Malay.
During these period the British open up the port of Singapore for trading. Then
come the immigrants from;
a) China
b) India
c) Middle East
etc
Over the next few years the number of immigrants increased by leap and bound.
The Malay majority was soon over taken by the Chinese. However be reminded this
does not make the island to be classified as chinese not even in the United Nation recognition.
Malaya which included Singapore became independence from the British on the 31st
August 1957. Malaya was renamed Malaysia. Due to political differences etc
Singapore gained independence from Malaysia on the 09th August 1965.
The National Language of Singapore remains as Malay up to this day. English is the
official Business Language. The National Anthem of Singapore is Majulah
Singapura which is sang in Malay. The drill command is given in the Malay language.
But the chinese are lucky to have Lee kuan Yew support over the years not until LKY turn his back against his own race for his own greed.
Surely the Malays are wondering why in the employment act did not enforce against race discriminition and why no one would ever brought it up in the parliament?
It is politically unsound isn't it to bring such an issue up, and the parliament is so "chinese" that i don't think they would bring this up, for all u know the ISD (LKY's favourite home for anyone interested) would be used against the one who brought this up, like they say, the truth hurts.
Thank you.