Being Malaysian, and totally fed up with the dismal state of political affairs at home, i have officially given up on commenting/writing about/discussing about how deep corruptions runs in the very fibre of Malaysian politics and how despite claims that Malaysia is "racially harmonious and fair" the truth is very much the opposite.
I have always been curious about politics. Not the good stuff, the good politics that work and do benefit the people. But more of the bad stuff. The hidden away dirty crimes beneath the facade of skyscrapers and claims of a first world status.
Yes, Singapore. For all intents and purposes, it is very much my home. I have been solidly based here, and never do i crave for home apart from the food and my family.
That being said, it is only natural for one who is seriously considering becoming Singaporean to find out as much as he can about the politics of this tiny red dot that could. And what better place than to start off with its Judicial System?
In a true democracy and first world nation, the Judicial body is an independent entity. The judge is above even the leaders of the nation, and it is unthinkable for a judge to be the crony of the ruling party.
The Judicial system must answer to standards set by the International bar Association to before it can claim itself to be one of the best in the world. And fyi, Singapore's system is not popular with them, nor with Reporters without Borders .
Allow me to be clear here. No system is perfect. There is corruption everywhere (do correct me if i am wrong). But in a nation claiming to be a democracy, a nation that holds itself to the highest standards of law and order and living standards, this should be minimal.
Moreover, government interference in the judicial proceedings should be absolutely 100% zero, which in Singapore's case, is very much in doubt.
I have to choose my words carefully here to avoid some form of backlash in case some high ranking government offical stumbles across this blog and decides to take me out or something.
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The very fact that i fear persection from writing a harmless blog post voising my thoughts is testimonial to the lack of freedom of expression and speech in Singapore. Small wonder many of today's Singaporean youth have absolutely no interest in government as long as they are not harassed by it. Small wonder the number of young people wanting to enter politics is minimal.
Singaporeans just want to earn a buck. National pride that goes beyond complying to laws and singing the singapore pledge is hard to find. This saddens me. I expected so much more from a tiny island that has put 2 world class universities on the top 80 of the times list within the span of 20 years.
I have said enough, read this blog for a different take on Singapore. It may not be 100% accurate, but do open up your mind and read something of a different flavour than the regular Straits Times and New Paper.
Cheers from the,
Matrix
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