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Anger in Myanmar But Crisis Distant to Singaporeans
25 February 2021
Anger in Myanmar But Crisis Distant to Singaporeans
A protest near the Singaporean Embassy in February saying Myanmar’s generals keep their money in Singapore’s banks. / The Irrawaddy
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By Shin Lin/ Reporting ASEAN 5 March 2021
Frustration, anger and desperation have been running high among Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters who want Singapore to cut business ties with the military regime but the country’s events remain distant for the average Singaporean.
For many in the city-state, the crisis in Myanmar is far removed from their daily lives.
Asked about their impressions of Myanmar, the replies of Singaporeans from different backgrounds included descriptions such as “military state”, “unstable”, “poor” and “wasted opportunities”.
Beware of Stockholm Syndrome after a beach holiday
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For all their pleasure, vacations can be taxing in covid times. Filling in govt forms online, for example, can bring on anxiety attacks at the prospect of a series of illogical questions
Returning home to the familiar captivity of covid can be such a relief that it’s easy to slip into a mutant variant of Stockholm Syndrome, happy to be around stuff that offers us comfort
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Duc des Esseintes, the wealthy aristocrat who is, in effect, the only character of the 19th century novel
An interesting book about how we look at Singapore history
Drawing upon a wealth of historical documentation, including speeches, newspaper articles, petitions and songs, “Merdeka / 獨立 /சுதந்திரம்” confronts us with questions about our colonial past and how it still echoes through our present and into our future. Written by Alfian Sa’at in collaboration with Neo Hai Bin, this provocative and moving new play examines how our history and humanity have been shaped – and shattered – by the forces of colonialism.
Why did independent Singapore celebrate two hundred years of its founding as a British colony in 2019? What does Merdeka mean for Singaporeans? And what are the possibilities of doing decolonial history in Singapore?