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TWO MEMORIALS TO BE ERECTED TO REMEMBER FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISTS AND KONFRONTASI
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5 Nov 2014 - 9:33am
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Lawrence Wong, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, unveiled in Parliament yesterday that there would be 2 new memorials put up at Esplanade Park to commemorate the fight against communists and the Konfrontasi.
Explaining why they were going to be putting up the memorials, Mr Wong said that it is important to have tangible landmarks so that the younger and future generations can understand how the country got to where is it today.
The marker will be placed along Queen Elizabeth Walk and will be unveiled on December 8.
Mr Wong highlighted that the location of one of the memorials is near the Cenotaph, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial, the Tan Kim Seng Fountain and other historical memorials.
The other memorial about the Konfrontasi will be placed on Dhoby Ghaut Lawn opposite MacDonald House which was bombed on March 10 1965. This day, Mr Wong explained, is remembered by many as “the darkest day of Konfrontasi” a bomb planted by two Indonesians killed 3 civilians and injured another 33.
Former President S R Nathan will be the guest of honour at the event on December 8th to unveil the markers
Mr Wong said that the two markers are strongly supported by both the community and the Government.
"As Singapore prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence next year, it is important to reflect on our collective past, and the struggles that we underwent to build today's safe, secure and prosperous Singapore," he said. "The Government and the people must continue to work together to instil in all of us, especially the younger generation, an awareness of the history that underpins our shared identity as a nation."
However, despite his claim that there is community support for the markers, this is actually the first time that most of the public have even heard of the plans to put the memorials down.
How could there be a lot of “community support” without knowledge of the memorials in the first place.
There is at least some disagreement from prominent filmmaker on political and social issues, Martyn See, who highlighted in a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202946165830891&set=a.1974712683242.2103670.1105822323&type=1) that commemorating the “fight against communists” and glorifying it is also ignoring the ugly acts committed by the Singapore government and the British in Singapore during that time:
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Mr See also highlighted several facts about history which are conveniently glossed over by the government:
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TWO MEMORIALS TO BE ERECTED TO REMEMBER FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISTS AND KONFRONTASI
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Post date:
5 Nov 2014 - 9:33am
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Lawrence Wong, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, unveiled in Parliament yesterday that there would be 2 new memorials put up at Esplanade Park to commemorate the fight against communists and the Konfrontasi.
Explaining why they were going to be putting up the memorials, Mr Wong said that it is important to have tangible landmarks so that the younger and future generations can understand how the country got to where is it today.
The marker will be placed along Queen Elizabeth Walk and will be unveiled on December 8.
Mr Wong highlighted that the location of one of the memorials is near the Cenotaph, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial, the Tan Kim Seng Fountain and other historical memorials.
The other memorial about the Konfrontasi will be placed on Dhoby Ghaut Lawn opposite MacDonald House which was bombed on March 10 1965. This day, Mr Wong explained, is remembered by many as “the darkest day of Konfrontasi” a bomb planted by two Indonesians killed 3 civilians and injured another 33.
Former President S R Nathan will be the guest of honour at the event on December 8th to unveil the markers
Mr Wong said that the two markers are strongly supported by both the community and the Government.
"As Singapore prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence next year, it is important to reflect on our collective past, and the struggles that we underwent to build today's safe, secure and prosperous Singapore," he said. "The Government and the people must continue to work together to instil in all of us, especially the younger generation, an awareness of the history that underpins our shared identity as a nation."
However, despite his claim that there is community support for the markers, this is actually the first time that most of the public have even heard of the plans to put the memorials down.
How could there be a lot of “community support” without knowledge of the memorials in the first place.
There is at least some disagreement from prominent filmmaker on political and social issues, Martyn See, who highlighted in a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202946165830891&set=a.1974712683242.2103670.1105822323&type=1) that commemorating the “fight against communists” and glorifying it is also ignoring the ugly acts committed by the Singapore government and the British in Singapore during that time:
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1897692_10202946165830891_6980714223082116519_n.jp g?oh=a9054f0db63c832cd4e04ce91bed800c&oe=54F120BB
Mr See also highlighted several facts about history which are conveniently glossed over by the government:
Tags:
Editorials (http://therealsingapore.com/category/editorials)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?193582-FAP-Erects-Memorial-On-quot-Fight-Against-Commies-quot-While-Bedding-PRC-Commie-Army&goto=newpost).
TWO MEMORIALS TO BE ERECTED TO REMEMBER FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISTS AND KONFRONTASI
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Post date:
5 Nov 2014 - 9:33am
http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/20621632.jpg?itok=BJOa21R4 (http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/field/image/20621632.jpg)
Lawrence Wong, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, unveiled in Parliament yesterday that there would be 2 new memorials put up at Esplanade Park to commemorate the fight against communists and the Konfrontasi.
Explaining why they were going to be putting up the memorials, Mr Wong said that it is important to have tangible landmarks so that the younger and future generations can understand how the country got to where is it today.
The marker will be placed along Queen Elizabeth Walk and will be unveiled on December 8.
Mr Wong highlighted that the location of one of the memorials is near the Cenotaph, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial, the Tan Kim Seng Fountain and other historical memorials.
The other memorial about the Konfrontasi will be placed on Dhoby Ghaut Lawn opposite MacDonald House which was bombed on March 10 1965. This day, Mr Wong explained, is remembered by many as “the darkest day of Konfrontasi” a bomb planted by two Indonesians killed 3 civilians and injured another 33.
Former President S R Nathan will be the guest of honour at the event on December 8th to unveil the markers
Mr Wong said that the two markers are strongly supported by both the community and the Government.
"As Singapore prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence next year, it is important to reflect on our collective past, and the struggles that we underwent to build today's safe, secure and prosperous Singapore," he said. "The Government and the people must continue to work together to instil in all of us, especially the younger generation, an awareness of the history that underpins our shared identity as a nation."
However, despite his claim that there is community support for the markers, this is actually the first time that most of the public have even heard of the plans to put the memorials down.
How could there be a lot of “community support” without knowledge of the memorials in the first place.
There is at least some disagreement from prominent filmmaker on political and social issues, Martyn See, who highlighted in a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202946165830891&set=a.1974712683242.2103670.1105822323&type=1) that commemorating the “fight against communists” and glorifying it is also ignoring the ugly acts committed by the Singapore government and the British in Singapore during that time:
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1897692_10202946165830891_6980714223082116519_n.jp g?oh=a9054f0db63c832cd4e04ce91bed800c&oe=54F120BB
Mr See also highlighted several facts about history which are conveniently glossed over by the government:
Tags:
Editorials (http://therealsingapore.com/category/editorials)
TWO MEMORIALS TO BE ERECTED TO REMEMBER FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISTS AND KONFRONTASI
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Post date:
5 Nov 2014 - 9:33am
http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/20621632.jpg?itok=BJOa21R4 (http://therealsingapore.com/sites/default/files/field/image/20621632.jpg)
Lawrence Wong, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, unveiled in Parliament yesterday that there would be 2 new memorials put up at Esplanade Park to commemorate the fight against communists and the Konfrontasi.
Explaining why they were going to be putting up the memorials, Mr Wong said that it is important to have tangible landmarks so that the younger and future generations can understand how the country got to where is it today.
The marker will be placed along Queen Elizabeth Walk and will be unveiled on December 8.
Mr Wong highlighted that the location of one of the memorials is near the Cenotaph, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial, the Tan Kim Seng Fountain and other historical memorials.
The other memorial about the Konfrontasi will be placed on Dhoby Ghaut Lawn opposite MacDonald House which was bombed on March 10 1965. This day, Mr Wong explained, is remembered by many as “the darkest day of Konfrontasi” a bomb planted by two Indonesians killed 3 civilians and injured another 33.
Former President S R Nathan will be the guest of honour at the event on December 8th to unveil the markers
Mr Wong said that the two markers are strongly supported by both the community and the Government.
"As Singapore prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence next year, it is important to reflect on our collective past, and the struggles that we underwent to build today's safe, secure and prosperous Singapore," he said. "The Government and the people must continue to work together to instil in all of us, especially the younger generation, an awareness of the history that underpins our shared identity as a nation."
However, despite his claim that there is community support for the markers, this is actually the first time that most of the public have even heard of the plans to put the memorials down.
How could there be a lot of “community support” without knowledge of the memorials in the first place.
There is at least some disagreement from prominent filmmaker on political and social issues, Martyn See, who highlighted in a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202946165830891&set=a.1974712683242.2103670.1105822323&type=1) that commemorating the “fight against communists” and glorifying it is also ignoring the ugly acts committed by the Singapore government and the British in Singapore during that time:
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1897692_10202946165830891_6980714223082116519_n.jp g?oh=a9054f0db63c832cd4e04ce91bed800c&oe=54F120BB
Mr See also highlighted several facts about history which are conveniently glossed over by the government:
Tags:
Editorials (http://therealsingapore.com/category/editorials)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?193582-FAP-Erects-Memorial-On-quot-Fight-Against-Commies-quot-While-Bedding-PRC-Commie-Army&goto=newpost).