S'pore must defend & enlarge common space for all
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SINGAPORE: Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing said Singapore must constantly defend and enlarge the common space for all.
He highlighted this as a way to meet the challenge of a growing divide between the religious and non-religious, as well as a society that is becoming more diverse.
Major-General Chan cited other challenges such as misunderstandings arising from differences between citizens and new immigrants, and the rise of social media that can "sow discord" through insensitive remarks.
He made these points at a workshop for the Inter-racial and Religious Confidence Circles (IRCC) on Saturday morning.
He also said the IRCC must groom the next generation of leaders and reach out to new segments of the population, and this can be achieved through social media.
MG Chan added that while Singaporeans are fortunate to be living in relative peace and stability, racial and religious harmony should never be taken for granted.
He said: "We do not have to worry about racial strife, we do not have to worry about being victimised because of our race or religion. We do not also have religious or racial enclaves that people from other races or faith would fear and tremble to walk into, as in some other countries in the world.
"For all these, we may be lulled into a sense of complacency, believing the absence of evidence on such issues is evidence of absence. Racial and religious harmony is not a noun, but a verb. A verb which says it's a work in progress, something that is fragile, something that we must be very careful with."
IRCC leaders and members have been helping to manage incidents with racial and religious dimensions.
One leader recalled a dispute between a Muslim and Hindu family early this year.
Taman Jurong IRCC chairman Muhd Faizal Othman, said: "The Muslim neighbour was disputing about the incense burning but we came in and we mediated. We meet with the neighbours individually first and let them tell us their side (of the story). After that, we meet the other neighbour and let them tell us the whole story. Then only we discuss with our members and then we get the two neighbours to come together and they themselves propose what they can do.
"The proposal was that the Hindu family would only burn the incense inside their house because the complaint was that the burning went into the Muslim's house. They offered the solution and the Muslim family accepted it."
A guidebook was also launched at the workshop to serve as a reference for members on their roles and responsibilities, as well as the process of crisis management.
Cases of possible inter-faith clashes and the suggested responses - which includes working with the government and calming the population - are listed inside the guidebook.
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Singapore is such a small place but the PAP still wants to import more foreigners, how to enlarge the space? Don't talk cock lah.
Small is small, big is big, don't try to fulfill some garbage fantasy, small want to turn to big.
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Racial and religious harmony - look into the blood, you cant find another color besides red. Animals blood also red. Incense burning, is expressing heartfelt glory, the almighty will not because of more burning will like u more. Otherwise, everyone will join in to burn as much. Too much may cause enviromental problem - stuck yr nose there a min for an instantaneous impact.
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this gives rise to a new format for all religions...
ECO-FRIENDLY RELIGIONS
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Religions and humanism are samely - eco-friendly as the chinese phrase of granny stated - 煮豆燃豆è�� 豆在釜ä¸æ³£ã€‚本是å�Œæ ¹ç”Ÿ 相煎何太急
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what is he talking abt seriously?
we are the ones preserving racial religious harmony in singapore
his lot support the group that dont even like Indian curry aka racial discord
and he blames it on social media
pffft
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Extracted from Stomp : Foreigners shoo family away from Botanic Gardens landmarks because they "booked it"
Comments by one person I found require attention.
By SophiaRosieHart
1. if Foreigners weren't in singapore singapore would have heaps of poor people or heaps of people in jail
2. if we werent here singapore would of been run to the ground singapore cant live without Foreigners because they the ones who are bringing all the money in and they the ones who are building all your malls like if i wasn't here also mbs wouldn't be up and running like it is now
3. singaporeans race is mostly chinese and malay mixed
4.everyone is a Foreigner to singapore because singapore doesnt even have its own real race
5.my own real race is maori and english
and mbs is the only good looking building in singapore but crap inside sadly hahahaha i got here to late when it started flooding because these dumb *****s dont know anything about building6.@Darn walk out on a job i get paid 30 grand a month for mate you must be joking,found a job like that in new zealand nope because they all taken and i would rather travel the world i've been to most of asia i must say singapore was the worse place i ever landed in and i cant wait in till i get to move
7.and u see i already have another job lined up thats mine if i want it and most of the new zealanders here get moved around by the same company they dont keep them here because they know they dont like it just like my boss knows i hate singapore thats why next is Bangkok or Dubai or Aussie.
he probably worked his ass of an lied to get the job thats why he cant move anywhere because he sucks and no one wants him ouch that must hurt hahahahahahahahahaa like no one wants youI guess our Governement is not aware of all these. Keep talking about about "talent". The Government need to have a system to weed out such Foreigner.
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STOMPer Jean, who came across the postings online, was enraged by the foreigner's comments.
She wrote to STOMP:
"I chanced upon some outrageous comments made by Ms Rachelle Ann Beguia who is one of the many netizens who commented on Ms Penny Low's Facebook.
"The discussion took off when MP Ms Low was apologising for being caught using her iPhone when the National Anthem was being played at the recent NDP. In the midst of heated discussion, Ms Beguia made a few insulting and hurtful remarks about Singaporeans.
"She said: 'These moronic 'Singaporeans', their code, their morals, their 'loyalty' and 'patriotism'... all dropped at the first sign of trouble... just ask any of them if they want to be excused from serving NS and they will be the first to raise their hands... Require any of them to serve an extra month of NS and they will riot in Singapore... Ask them to fight a war, almost all will declare they are ready to pack up and run.'
"Is she trying to say all our NSMEN are cowards? On what grounds was she making such accusations?
"She further explained the followings to one of the Facebook users: 'But when foreigners like Bangladeshi, Thais and Indians come and provide labour for building flats and roads, you didn't seem to have complained about it...if tomorrow the government decides to hire foreigners to become soldiers and no more serving of NS for all men let's see if you will make the same comment...By the way, if foreigners can come and snatch your jobs and flats it only shows one thing.... how incompetent you are.'
"I strongly believe she owes Singaporeans and our NSMEN an apology. She insults our soldiers, their commitment to the nation and the lives lost for the safe protection of her and her family to grow up in Singapore.
"These insults are totally uncalled for." -
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