As of late, I have been noticing an increasing number of Malaysians commenting on articles and posting articles to The Real Singapore. While I believe in the cause of free speech and hence the ease of regulation on this site, I also do believe that my fellow Singaporeans should be alerted to this fact as well.
There are many problems today with Singapore. The need for free information/ transparency is therefore fundamental to the growth of our nation. However, one has to question the motives of foreign commentators. If their intention is to provide us with an external viewpoint on our troubles, it's fine. But the two latest articles by Malaysians have been of a provocative nature, almost to the point of inciting trouble.
Article 1:
LKY REALLY HATES MALAYS AND ISLAM
Author Jailani Harun lives in Melaka: http://justread-whatever.blogspot.com/
Article 2:
SINGAPORE MALAYS: A QUESTIONED LOYALTY
Author Gram Kong lives in Kota Kinabalu,Sabah.
Tagline: PROUD TO BE A MALAYSIAN : http://hantulautan.blogspot.com/
I DO AGREE that not everything is fair for my Malay brothers here in Singapore and that a lot more can be done, but sadly I find the tone of these articles to be very provocative. They seem more content to remind of past and present transgressions, quoting those phrases we've heard time and time again; which only serves to to divide us. They do not provide any constructive criticism or additional insight. Not surprising, as they are foreigners and they would not truly know our plight.Their articles are unlike the number of more insightful articles written by locals debating about the state of Malay affairs here in Singapore.
This also makes me wonder what their real motives are.
In my opinion, while we should still allow foreigners to post in The Real Singapore, their articles should be clearly tagged/marked as one posted by a foreigner. After all, this blog is meant to be the "Voices of Average Singaporeans" and hence should clearly demarcate when the voice of that or a local or foreigner.
A concerned Singaporean
TRS Contributor