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It is so disheartening and demoralising for any football loving patriots to read again that after losing 4-0 to Palestine recently, the Singapore national football team has again lost 5-0 to Uzbekistan in the World Cup qualifying rounds. In Group D, Singapore is as good as last along with weak team Yemen or war ravaged team... 

It is ironic that while Singaporeans continue to recite our National Pledge as “one united people, regardless of race, language or religion” on one hand, why then are we still having so many “race-based” Self-Help Groups and policies that are restricting our effort toward being “One United People”? We have race-based... 

We should not ignore problems. But we should not over react to problems that may not arise. Some of the potential problems are: a) Increase in racial tensions b) Serious spread of covid infection Over reaction to potential problems also have its consequences and costs. It will divert our attention away from the real problems I...