The Suara Musyawarah committee's reporthighlighted “perception of unequal opportunities” amongSingaporean Malays.
The committee also heard several personalaccounts suggesting that “employment discrimination is notuncommon”.
Concerns that the Malay community is notfully accepted as an equal and integral part of society, and thatcertain stereotypes, generalisations and negative perceptions of thecommunity exists, were raised.
Generalconcerns such as high immigration, healthcare affordability and PSLEwere mentioned.
Specificconcernssuch as job discrimination, housing issues due to HDB's ethnic quotapolicy and educational under-performance were also brought-up.
The word 'Allah' is used by Muslims, Christians, Mizrahi Jews, Maltese and even Sikhs the world over. Most notably in Egypt, the Coptic Christians begin their Christmas Mass with “Bismillah” (in the name of God) and use the word 'Allah' throughout
Read MoreOn September 21, Sri Lanka will hold its first Northern Provincial Council elections in a quarter century, with about 714,488 people registered to vote. This has generated considerable interest all over the world, particularly in the Tamil-speaking population, and is providing a critical chance for reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka
Read MoreDealing with asylum-seekers coming to Australia by boat was a major issue in the just concluded elections with the out-going Rudd Government putting in place the “Final Solution” in July this year; With Abbott coming to power, “By Boat, No Visa” policy set to get stricter
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I hope our third issue annuls anydoubt, if there's still any left, that Newzzit is a people'snewspaper. We don't just put our readers first, we put them first,second, third....... and so on.
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Read MoreHousing:Is $20,000 “not so small” or “not much more”? PM used bothphrases to describe the same amount, whenhe acted as the “housing agent” for all Singaporeans.
Health:MediShield Life to cover all Singaporeans regardless of pre-existingillnesses for life, but premiums will go up leaving existentialquestions of healthcare affordability unanswered.
Education:“Every school is a good school”, he repeated MOE's mantra, whileadding “it is also good that we have top schools nationally”,leaving doubts whether the scramble for “top schools” willcontinue.
No texts or negotiating positions have been officially released by the TPP countries in public domain even after 19 rounds of negotiations, which is absurd since when in force, TPP will represent 40% of the global economy
Read MoreWith over 94% population following Theravada Buddhism, and over 250,000 orange-robed monks, Thai's Buddhist industry is worth over 50 billion baht, and with proliferation of sects such as Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thais are asking whether modern practices has put up nirvana for sale
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Spatof cases involving Singapore-based entities trading with Iranillegally in recent years
US exempts Singapore from sanctionstargeting Iran
MAS cautions companies to exercisedue diligence in Iran-related business transactions
Afterseven long years of negotiations, the United Nations in April thisyear overwhelmingly adopted the first ever treaty to regulate theUS$70 billion global trade in conventionalarms such as tanks, warships, attack helicopters, as well as smallarms and light weapons (SALWs). Here, we present a few tables todemostrate Singapore's ranking in terms of arms ownership, importsand exports worldwide.
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My deep appreciation for the tremendous feedback I have received in the last seven days since the launch of Newzzit on Singapore's 48th National Day!
Hopefully, this issue will cement your belief in Newzzit and its philosophy of 'taking journalism back to where it belongs – to the readers'. With every successive issue, we will publish stories which will help our readers in understanding this great Asian city a bit better.
Read MoreProcurement, contract management and proper scrutiny by approving authorities have remained key concerns during the last five years in successive annual reports of the Auditor General's Office (AGO)
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As the fourth year-long SG conversation in just over 20 years draws to a close, a look back at the last one - Remaking Singapore (2002), and its major recommendations.
Read MoreHOTA is a presumed consent scheme. It allows for the corneas, heart, kidney, and liver of all Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs), 21 years and above, who have not opted out of HOTA and are not mentally disordered, to be removed for donation upon death.
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After Iraq and Af-Pak, the focus of international terrorism has shifted to Yemen and Somalia, which is of utmost concern to Singaporean Arabs, as most Arabs who settled in South-east Asia, including Singapore, were from Hadhramaut in Southern Yemen
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