Serious The Only Place on Earth that Indian, Paki, Arab and Lowlives can becum Malay.....

[The_Hypocrite]

This is proof malays are least racists and embrace multi ethnic communities.

m&ds are the most racists..n religious nuts...a m&d who try to leave Islam is effectively stonned..so why such discrimination?

 

[virus]

2nd attempt by the whore from the press brothel. The issue is not the people but the community and the government. Look at the argument here - since when people claimed that mixed marriages resulting in pure race. Why not then get rid of the "Malay" category altogether and classify it as others like the Eurasians.

When people who are supposed to be representing the community can even put together a coherent argument one worries.

His article speaks more to not even having a EP based on race. Note the comment about school celebrating racial harmony day.


And he is the political editor of ST. He must realise that with this kind of standard, they must be rotating the post by race rather than merit.

no pedigree malay dare to step forward to lead?

does harimau yakult wears 4 AVA dodtag and micro chip because that's the only certificate of pedigree I've come acrosss

 

[Sideswipe]

the PAP surely can find 1 or 2 real m&ds who meet the EP criteria to contest the presidency ? really fucking no one ?

 

[syed putra]

m&ds are the most racists..n religious nuts...a m&d who try to leave Islam is effectively stonned..so why such discrimination?

That is an arab law. Not a malay law. How many malays were stoned to death? None.

 

[syed putra]

the PAP surely can find 1 or 2 real m&ds who meet the EP criteria to contest the presidency ? really fucking no one ?

Malays are not hungry for power nor w66ealth. All they need is just a small kampung and not hdb's. PAP has really neglected them.

 

[Sideswipe]

Malays are not hungry for power nor w66ealth. All they need is just a small kampung and not hdb's. PAP has really neglected them.

they would very much prefer their kampongs or enclaves. if only the PAP didn't implement the HDB ethnic integration policy.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

they would very much prefer their kampongs or enclaves. if only the PAP didn't implement the HDB ethnic integration policy.

thank god the pappies did if not there might be no go zones in certain areas.

 

[bobby]

One point about this reserved EP point is the 3 candidates are not Malays and are not accepted as Mendaki for m&d benefits. But now they are accepted as part of the m&d community for the purpose of the reserved EP. That itself is a big contradiction and it brings in Religion as a criteria. Malay is defined as a race,,but for the m&ds in mudland,,,malay also means muslim. That means now the pappies have lump in malay and islam as one and has brought in religion as a criteria. True that malays are muslims, the gahmen should be doing it what is can to prevent religion as a criteria. And they are worried about muslim extremism? and now they are using islam as a criteria? If being part of the malay community is a criteria, than what about those with malay blood but are not muslims? like the pernarakan etc? they got malay blood but not part of the malay community so they cannot be malay?

We all know what this reserved EP is all about.
It has absolutely nothing to do with race or religion.
It is all about politics and power and Tan Cheng Bock.

 

[JHolmesJr]

thank god the pappies did if not there might be no go zones in certain areas.

i presume you would stay in the chinko zone with the PRC stinkos ..chigger!

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

i presume you would stay in the chinko zone with the PRC stinkos ..chigger!

I would rather stay with my own race unlike you a shit skin lover and a Chinese dog who would get raped by m&ds or shit skins.

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

It should never be a reserve erection in the 1st place. Ok wat about a non Muslim Malay? Can pernarakan contest?

no fugging way

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

This is proof malays are least racists and embrace multi ethnic communities.

the lower the av IQ the less racist,,,,,,,haahaha

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

Malays are not hungry for power nor w66ealth. All they need is just a small kampung and not hdb's. PAP has really neglected them.

dun forget coconut trees .. thry pick up eat while lazinder the tree

 

[Patriot]

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Please,,,,,,m&ds are becoming more like arabs etc,,,,if not,,why are malays in mudland not allowed to convert?

That is an arab law. Not a malay law. How many malays were stoned to death? None.

 

[JohnTan]

m&ds are the most racists..n religious nuts...a m&d who try to leave Islam is effectively stonned..so why such discrimination?

Because if they don't do this, a lot of m&ds will actually leave Islam.

m&ds have seen how their once predominant religion, Hinduism, was extinguished from nearly all of SEA by allowing hindus to leave the religion unharmed. So, they are proactively taking steps to ensure Islam doesn't suffer the same fate. Even the Arabs don't enforce apostasy in islam as hard as the m&ds do. There are sizable Arab communities who are Christian.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

That just means Islam is a fake religion and will not stand the test of time and history since it has to forced upon others. Look at Christianity,,numbers are growing despite some that lost their faith and left.

Because if they don't do this, a lot of m&ds will actually leave Islam.

m&ds have seen how their once predominant religion, Hinduism, was extinguished from nearly all of SEA by allowing hindus to leave the religion unharmed. So, they are proactively taking steps to ensure Islam doesn't suffer the same fate. Even the Arabs don't enforce apostasy in islam as hard as the m&ds do. There are sizable Arab communities who are Christian.

 

[Semaj2357]

they would very much prefer their kampongs or enclaves. if only the PAP didn't implement the HDB ethnic integration policy.

the hdb came to the rescue by building right-angled korners at void decks to relak and strum guitar - pse don't confuse them further :(

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

that just means islam is a fake religion and will not stand the test of time and history since it has to forced upon others. Look at christianity,,numbers are growing despite some that lost their faith and left.

fake malay... Fake religion..............fake papig leeders

 

[yellowarse]

I suggest that instead of tearing our hair out over whether to define all these various mongrel strains as Malay owing to the lack of suitable pedigreed Malay candidates, why not get a Pinoy to run instead? At least there's no question about their Malay heritage and ethnicity, Philippines being a part of the ancient Malay archipelago.

Ironically, the oft-quoted exemplar of Malay heroism, the legendary Hang Tuah, was actually a Chinese; while the greatest real Malay is the Filipino hero Jose Rizal.

As to the argument that Malays are Muslims, people forget that the entire Malay archipelago – including the peninsula – was Hindu and Buddhist until Muslim settlers from Arabia and India started settling in the region from the 10th century onwards. Sang Nila Utama, the true founder and namer of Singapore, was Buddhist. The Sri Vijaya Empire is considered by historians to be the progenitors of modern Malay culture.

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Are Filipinos Malays?

Singapore’s racial politics have confused the racial status for Philippine immigrants.

By Mong Palatino
February 27, 2013


If asked about their race, most Filipinos would identify as being Malay. Filipinos are taught in schools to be proud of their Malay heritage and encouraged to strengthen their ties with other Malays in Southeast Asia.

But Filipinos wishing to migrate in Singapore have to deny this fundamental identification because the Singapore government rejects the classification of Filipinos as Malay. But if Filipinos are not Malay, what ethnicity are they? Officially, Singapore recognizes immigrants from the neighboring Philippines as part of the racial category referred to as “Other.”

But why refuse the Malay background of Filipinos in the first place? Perhaps it has something to do with the special privileges accorded to the Malay minority in Singapore. Article 152 of the Constitution of Singapore states that the government “shall recognize the special position of the Malays, who are the indigenous people of Singapore, and accordingly it shall be the responsibility of the Government to protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote their political, educational, religious, economic, social and cultural interests and the Malay language.”

Some legal issues could arise if new immigrants from the Philippines are identified as Malays. They could be given special privileges as well. If this were to happen, the indigenous Malays in Singapore might not be in favor of it.

In fact, the recent publication of the government’s population strategy triggered a parliamentary discussion on the race status of Filipinos. Zainal Bin Sapari of Singapore’s Pasir Ris-Punggol district and a Malay-Muslim member of parliament asked for a clarification on the official race category for immigrants from the Philippines.

He said: “There are those who said that citizens from the Philippines (who are) accepted as Singaporean citizens will be categorized as Malays because historically they are considered to have the same roots as Malays. Is this true? If it is true, this would mean that even though the percentage is maintained, the identity and the meaning of the label ‘Malay’ will change.”

Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority immediately replied: “This is not true. New Singapore citizens of Filipino origin are not classified as Malays. They are typically classified as ‘Others’ under the race category.”

Indeed, this was affirmed by Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim who wrote on Facebook that Filipinos are classified as “Others” and not as Malays.

For Filipino immigrants, it must come as a shock for them to be told by Singaporean authorities that they are not Malays. To avoid immigration troubles, perhaps it is more convenient for Filipino workers to shade the “Others” category when filing paperwork than to insist that they are Malays.

But in fairness to Singapore, some scholars have also rejected the claim that Filipinos are Malays. They argue that ethnic Malays reside in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, but not in the Philippines. These scholars blame colonialism and erroneous Western ethnography for the inaccurate classification of Filipino as Malays.

Yet Philippine hero Dr. Jose Rizal is often called the “pride of the Malay race.” Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, for instance, has recognized Rizal as the “greatest Malayan,” calling Rizal an “Asian Renaissance Man.”

And what to make of the racial status of residents of Sabah? This territory is officially part of Malaysia but is also claimed by the Sultanate of Sulu, a local kingdom in southern Philippines. The people of Sabah belong to the Malaysian Federation. What would happen if the state became part of the Philippines?

Singapore’s racial politics may efficiently manage the influx of foreign workers, but they can also lead to confusion and incorrect assumptions. This is especially true in the case of their neighbors from the Philippines who are categorized as coming from the “Other” race.