Monthly Archives: July 2014

Cartoons supporting dialects in Singapore by the talented Cartoon Press artist

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PM Lee Refuses to Yield on the Speak Mandarin (Forgo Dialects) policy

  Two days after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the 35th anniversary celebration of the Speak Mandarin Campaign in early July, Lianhe Zaobao published a commentary that rained on his parade. Zaobao, which is staunchly pro-Govt, had uncharacteristically criticised … Continue reading

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S. Rajaratnam on Book Banning and Religious Hysteria

Everyone who cares about Singapore’s peace and harmony should read this letter written by one of Singapore’s finest leaders S Rajaratnam who was our Deputy Prime Minister in the early 80s.  He had warned back in 1988 of the dangers … Continue reading

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