Malay in the Modern World
Singaporean cartoonist James Tan's unnamed fictional protagonist explores what it means to be a Malay in the modern world.
Tag: Human Rights and Freedom from Tyranny
Why does Oxley Road Matter?
PJ Thum explains the contours of the dispute between the Lee family siblings and why Lee Kuan Yew's Oxley Road house matters so much to them.
The Elected Presidency and the Political Economy of Race in Singapore
With Singapore’s first racially reserved Presidential election looming, historian Thum Ping Tjin observes that the government’s much vaunted “Ch…
Regardless of Race, Language or Religion…
Singapore’s long-cultivated image of being colour-blind meets its greatest challenger with the country’s first racially-predetermined presidential…
Malay Wedding
Malaysian cartoonist Adi Nazri takes a look at the dos and don'ts of a traditional Malay wedding for a modern-day couple.
Justifying Colonial Rule in Post-Colonial Singapore
Both the British colonial government and the post-independence People's Action Party government have used the same three myths to justify their polici…
Rethinking Race: Beyond the CMIO Categorisations
In emphasising racial differences, we are also denying our commonality as members of the same nation. Being Chinese, Malay or Indian, means that we c…
