AhJason 5th Gear July 13, 2014 Share July 13, 2014 saw this on Fb. former PAP MP Othman Wok said he was told 4 hours beforehand by a reporter from Utusan Malayu newpaper that a racial riot will happen; implying that racial riots were plots by Malaysians to create chaos in Singapore. My dad used to tell me the same thing: the racial riots were instigated by UMNO. Who heard this too? ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGCMmadman 6th Gear July 13, 2014 Share July 13, 2014 There was a documentary on cna abt this. The father of malaysian former minister syed albar was the instigator. The dvd being sold now at book stores. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear July 13, 2014 Share July 13, 2014 saw this on Fb. former PAP MP Othman Wok said he was told 4 hours beforehand by a reporter from Utusan Malayu newpaper that a racial riot will happen; implying that racial riots were plots by Malaysians to create chaos in Singapore. My dad used to tell me the same thing: the racial riots were instigated by UMNO. Who heard this too? Very likely UMNO was behind as ty wanted to destablise SG n then come in n take control n SG is back in their hands. I think it was mentioned b4 that the racial riots were started from those from Msia n brought to SG to teach the Chinese here ...."Who's the Boss". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 The riots were politically motivated. Sadly race has nothing to do with it. It's just an excuse for the instigators in umno to start a fight. At that time lky was overly ambitious after he and his merry men won the election against one of the umno parties in Sg. He dan brought his merry men across the causeway to contest somemore. The umno was obviously taking this very seriously. So they got this fellow called Albar (an Arab born in Indonesia) to create racial tension and the riots broke out in Sg. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Supersonic July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 The riots were politically motivated. Sadly race has nothing to do with it. It's just an excuse for the instigators in umno to start a fight. At that time lky was overly ambitious after he and his merry men won the election against one of the umno parties in Sg. He dan brought his merry men across the causeway to contest somemore. The umno was obviously taking this very seriously. So they got this fellow called Albar (an Arab born in Indonesia) to create racial tension and the riots broke out in Sg. No wonder got so much land reclamation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 The riots were politically motivated. Sadly race has nothing to do with it. It's just an excuse for the instigators in umno to start a fight. At that time lky was overly ambitious after he and his merry men won the election against one of the umno parties in Sg. He dan brought his merry men across the causeway to contest somemore. The umno was obviously taking this very seriously. So they got this fellow called Albar (an Arab born in Indonesia) to create racial tension and the riots broke out in Sg. The man jumped the gun, resulting in bloodshed when his opponents came in n stirred shiiit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhtfhwlego Supercharged July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 last time they do it ok. Now we do it call riot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Turbocharged July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 Safe to say that almost all the conflicts in the world based on race, religion or sectarian issues are the most vicious and irrational, and almost always instigated by politicos in their power struggles. These conflicts don't just erupt all of a sudden by themselves when most of the time, the communities have been living peacefully and co-existing without issues, bo dai ji, until some politicians come along... Anyway, discuss carefully else this is another candidate thread to be locked 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 wow...today then i know the truth The riots were politically motivated. Sadly race has nothing to do with it. It's just an excuse for the instigators in umno to start a fight. At that time lky was overly ambitious after he and his merry men won the election against one of the umno parties in Sg. He dan brought his merry men across the causeway to contest somemore. The umno was obviously taking this very seriously. So they got this fellow called Albar (an Arab born in Indonesia) to create racial tension and the riots broke out in Sg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckduck Turbocharged July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 meanwhile... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Supersonic July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 Safe to say that almost all the conflicts in the world based on race, religion or sectarian issues are the most vicious and irrational, and almost always instigated by politicos in their power struggles. These conflicts don't just erupt all of a sudden by themselves when most of the time, the communities have been living peacefully and co-existing without issues, bo dai ji, until some politicians come along... Anyway, discuss carefully else this is another candidate thread to be locked Sounds like the phrase in Saving Pte Ryan .....old men talking, young men dying... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 Basically that time there were meetings/talks held throughout the malay community. Some of the people attending were malaysians who came in to create trouble. The speeches were made by UMNO supporters from malaysia. U know A say malays are being bullied. B in the crowd then says "yes, yes i was bullied!", then C also say the same thing. But all 3 are in cahoots. So the malay crowd think wah so many of my brothers (religious) are being bullied. bloody hell these chinese/angmoh/indians etc. They did this in a short space of time. So obviously some of the people will get riled up... In the CNA documentary, othman wok was the PAP frontman for malay community. So he was going out and trying to talk to the community. But a lot of the UMNO/malaysian people will heckle him constantly. Btw he's quite a handsome bloke when he was young. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 the old man has been saying that we need to be careful with MY for the longest time. he may be gone soon, but we better pay heed to his words. Nothing will change in MY. In the past, they were v jealous of SG and they are still jealous of us now, and in the future to come. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Turbocharged July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 the old man has been saying that we need to be careful with MY for the longest time. he may be gone soon, but we better pay heed to his words. Nothing will change in MY. In the past, they were v jealous of SG and they are still jealous of us now, and in the future to come. I agree with you. If only it were just us vs. them, i.e. a rivalry between two nations, then everything would be much simpler and clear-cut. But this is not so. No one can openly voice out these concerns, and at the same time, promote harmony and trust among communities. We all just "need to know", that's all. That's why there's danger that old man's words may be lost on the younger generations. But it's a hope that as people get more prosperous, more educated - and hopefully more rational, especially over here, there is less chance of them being swayed or influenced by rabble rousing words from MY. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 I agree with you. If only it were just us vs. them, i.e. a rivalry between two nations, then everything would be much simpler and clear-cut. But this is not so. No one can openly voice out these concerns, and at the same time, promote harmony and trust among communities. We all just "need to know", that's all. That's why there's danger that old man's words may be lost on the younger generations. But it's a hope that as people get more prosperous, more educated - and hopefully more rational, especially over here, there is less chance of them being swayed or influenced by rabble rousing words from MY. With ppl calling for NS to be remove I don't think the next generation know what this is all about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 With ppl calling for NS to be remove I don't think the next generation know what this is all about. yeah, thats what i'm worried abt the new generation are too comfy with lifestyle... everything seems rosy and peaceful everyday. gets too soft and thinks that every one is their friend............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfx16 6th Gear July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 the old man has been saying that we need to be careful with MY for the longest time. he may be gone soon, but we better pay heed to his words. Nothing will change in MY. In the past, they were v jealous of SG and they are still jealous of us now, and in the future to come. Speaking of this, a local friend of mine who's in his 50s remind me that S'pore is still part of Johor sultanate and this land still belong to Johor It's politic parties that divided the land but not the sultanate I'm aim not sure how's happening during that era Does anyone heard something like this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitanic 6th Gear July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 Speaking of this, a local friend of mine who's in his 50s remind me that S'pore is still part of Johor sultanate and this land still belong to Johor It's politic parties that divided the land but not the sultanate I'm aim not sure how's happening during that era Does anyone heard something like this? whatever it was we are out and must stay out. being a Global city helps us stay out and in the scrutiny of whole World. being painful is now but i am sure we are able to adjust after some time by working hardest. comfort days in the near future i believe. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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