The Straits Times Forum published a letter from Matthew Ong that it was unfair for Malaysia to impose a toll that applies only to Singapore registered cars. If I am not mistaken, this was for construction of a link road to connect to the immigration checkpoint. This was a proposal made by a Malaysian politician. Mr. Ong described the proposal as ludicrous and said "seeking fairness is not too much to ask".
Recently, the Ministry of Education announced a measure to "differentiate" citizens from permanent residents and to give "absolute priority" to Singapore citizens in registering their children in choice schools. I posted an article to express mixed feeling about this proposal. While I am glad that Singapore citizens are being given priority, I felt empathy for those that are were being "discriminated" or, to use a new term that has now been coined, "differentiated".
I was strongly attacked by commentators in The Online Citizen. The rude and personal attacks, made mostly by anonymous people, were unwarranted. I felt sad about the bad behavior of my fellow citizens.
I wish to mention this letter from Matthew Ong about how he felt being "differentiated" against. I wish to ask my fellow citizens of Singapore to see a broader perspective, and to see the view from the other side. See the view from both sides, and see the longer term perspective, before you give your views, and avoid passing unwarranted judgment on the views of other people.
Recently, the Ministry of Education announced a measure to "differentiate" citizens from permanent residents and to give "absolute priority" to Singapore citizens in registering their children in choice schools. I posted an article to express mixed feeling about this proposal. While I am glad that Singapore citizens are being given priority, I felt empathy for those that are were being "discriminated" or, to use a new term that has now been coined, "differentiated".
I was strongly attacked by commentators in The Online Citizen. The rude and personal attacks, made mostly by anonymous people, were unwarranted. I felt sad about the bad behavior of my fellow citizens.
I wish to mention this letter from Matthew Ong about how he felt being "differentiated" against. I wish to ask my fellow citizens of Singapore to see a broader perspective, and to see the view from the other side. See the view from both sides, and see the longer term perspective, before you give your views, and avoid passing unwarranted judgment on the views of other people.
1 comment:
The Malaysian Govt has every sovereign right to favour their citizens over foreigners.
There were real cases of foreigners flocking over to pump up their cars for cheap, subsidized petrol, or load up on cheaper, subsidized flour, cooking oil, sugar, etc.
And when foreign cars wan to clog up their new expressways, charging a high toll fee is their prerogative.
Of course it's easier said than done for motorists who only venture occasionally up country, much harder to stomach for Singaporean businessmen who have to travel daily for business purposes.
But what right have we got to complain about being discriminated,
a term that is just being used too conveniently.
Frequent travellers just got to find their own solutions, some businessmen and retirees station their own Malaysian registered cars there for use within Johore. It's less visible for Singaporeans, so less a target for robbery.
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