tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249019585569184552.post5736462453485599009..comments2023-12-04T10:18:10.776+08:00Comments on The Wise Old Owl: The 1964 Racial Riots in pictures...part 2Unk Dickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050766265321887439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249019585569184552.post-43203017457574821192010-08-08T16:20:47.912+08:002010-08-08T16:20:47.912+08:00Politicians as they are, won't survive if ther...Politicians as they are, won't survive if there are no issues to fan - regardless who they are. Politicians need to stroke issues of major concern to people. Thus the study of political sceinece differes from the study of history. <br /><br />The important lesson for all of us to recognize that politicians exist everywhere, not necessary in politics but in trade unions, religions, societies, schools and even families.<br /><br />Issue # 1:<br /><br />Singapore in the 1960s was in the midst of unemployment and a housing problem. The government saw it necessary to implement legislations that would evict people as part of of its first 5-Year Building Plan to build housing units under the HDB. The Kallang Basin area (between Lavender Street and Aljuneid Road) was identified as one area. For today's generations if you are not aware of Kallang Basin's history, there was no Upper Boon Keng Road, no HDB flats (behind Kallang MRT Station) nor JTC flatted factories in Kallang Basin in those days. The whole place was a swamp and occupied by Malays. The Malays were compensated with $300 for moving expenses but found the HDB rental flats more than what they could afford - each Malay family earned $42/month. <br /><br />This was a lesson that our HDB later learn when you resettle people you can't do it with a bureaucratic approach. The next time HDB resettled those tenants and families who once lived in the Kreta Ayer Road, Sago Lane and Banda Street to Chin Swee Road, they had learnt their lesson.<br /><br />Issue # 2:<br /><br />Singapore when it joined Malaysia was offered 15 Federal seats which were taken by the PAP because it was the party that control Singapore. Likewise when Sabah and Sarawak joined Malaysia, they too got those Federal seats (So that it why UMNO depends on its Sarawak and Sabah Barisan Nasional partners to survive in the Malaysian Parliament today against Anwar Ibrahim's PKR which has PR, DAP and PAS) <br /><br />There was an agreement that Singapore's PAP would not contest the Federal Elections in West Malaysia in April 1964 but we eventually did with Devan Nair winning Bungsar Constituency. The PAP lost 8 in that elections. <br /><br />Issue # 3:<br /><br />The PAP won the hearts of the Malay community in Singapore in the 1963 General Elections. The biggest losers were UMNO, Partai Rakyat Singapura and MCA. The UMNO and MCA at that time were component parties under Lim Yew Hock's Singapore Alliance Party. Only the Barisan Socialis (which split form the PAP) came through as second best winning a number of constituencies. This was a shock to "Abang" as Uncle Dicko calls it. So Khir Johari the Malaysian minister was made the head of Singapore UMNO.<br /><br />Do read these books by:<br /><br />Kwa Chong Guan - The Value of oral Testimony"<br /><br />Nancy McHenry - "The Separation of Singapore from Malaysia"<br /><br />Mohd Noordin Soopie - "From Malayan Union to Singapore separation"<br /><br />Pang Cheng Lian - "Singapore's People's Action Party"<br /><br />Zainuddin Maidin _ "Di Sebalik Jendela Utusan: Surat Keramt Ulangtahun Utusan Melayu Bhd".<br /><br />Housing & Development Board Annual Report 1961.peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249019585569184552.post-29258013208341988072010-08-01T14:22:39.552+08:002010-08-01T14:22:39.552+08:00"EXPLOITED by those ULTRAS and RACIALISTS fro..."EXPLOITED by those ULTRAS and RACIALISTS from just one POLITICAL party and further manipulated by their subservient crony organisations".<br /><br />A painful history lesson for the peace of a multi-racial country and the importance of harmony for all peoples, ever conscious and heedful. The peace-loving people have to be careful of fanatics of a minor group of self-interest and ulterior motives through exploitation.Thimbuktuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495581875211093357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249019585569184552.post-66286753759189619672010-07-29T13:44:47.497+08:002010-07-29T13:44:47.497+08:00Part 3 and Part 4 will be coming out shortly.
In p...Part 3 and Part 4 will be coming out shortly.<br />In part 3, I will attempt to trace HOW the actual incidents began near the Kallang Gasworks, who were the "shadowy figures" who were involved, what years of investigation had proven.<br />In Part 4, I will separate fact from fiction and focus on some of the MAIN CAUSES behind the rioting. No need to guess too much...it was NOT Religion neither was it Racial differences between Chinese, Malay or Indians. <br />Religion, Race, Language and Culture were issues that were EXPLOITED by those ULTRAS and RACIALISTS from just one POLITICAL party and further manipulated by their subservient crony organisations.Unk Dickohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050766265321887439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249019585569184552.post-9806610271208941942010-07-29T08:37:16.193+08:002010-07-29T08:37:16.193+08:00Uncle Dick, part 3 please!Uncle Dick, part 3 please!jlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946756899231512947noreply@blogger.com