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Malaysians stage 2nd protest at Merlion Park despite police warning

Despite 9 Malaysian FTs being warned by the Police for actively participating in an illegal protest staged at Merlion Park in Marina Bay on Wed night (8 May) (‘100 M’sian FTs stage illegal protest at Merlion Park‘), another group of Malaysians staged a second protest at the same venue this afternoon (11 May), defying the...

MP Zainudin Nordin apologises for offensive quote

PAP MP Zainudin Nordin Facing intense online criticisms against his insensitive posting of a quote from American fantasy writer, Terry Goodkind, PAP MP Zainudin Nordin has apologized to the public. In an e-mail reply to The Straits Times yesterday (10 May), Mr Zainudin said he had been sharing quotes he found interesting on...

SPH journalist compares condemnation of PRC Ma Chi with Myanmar’s ethnic & religious strife

SPH journalist, Corrie Tan, went to Myanmar to report on the racial and religious conflicts there and compared what she saw with what happened to PRC Ma Chi in Singapore ('Racial fault lines... and a cocoon of confidence', Apr 28, 2013). She reported that ethnic and sectarian strife is not new to Myanmar, whose borders have...