Malaysian street names in Sg
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Dec 14, 2010 - ST forum
Preserving them may create the misconception that Singapore is one of the Malaysian states.'
MR JEFFREY LAW: 'I am often intrigued by road and street names that are characteristically Malaysian, such as Malacca Street, Penang Lane, Johor Road, Trengganu Street, Perak Road, Ipoh Lane and Butterworth Lane. Perhaps these names came about when Singapore was part of Malaysia. Are they still relevant now that we are a 45-year-old independent nation? I see no reason why we should retain them. Preserving them may create the misconception among foreigners that Singapore is one of the Malaysian states. The authorities should review the matter. Perhaps we should rename these streets in honour of Singapore's founding fathers.'
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Why add to further confusion?
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That is stupid. So we should get rid of Dorset rd, Owen rd, cambridge rd, and the lot now?
If I remembered, there was a street named Singapore in Penang, or Langkawi, but that was a long time ago.
If anyone has driven on the highway from Brisbane to Gold Coast, there is a place along it called Tanah Merah.
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Some people think change one road name is as easy as removing the signage. Imagine all the current addresses for that area have to be updated, imagine how many street directories have to be updated, imagine how many public transport services that ply that route have to be updated, imagine how google is going to keep up with that.
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is he one of the RC members trying to lick the PAP's balls?
one of those chaps who would readily get rid of national library or changi prison for 'economic reason'
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Might as well rename all the street name and make pple confusing, td confusing, commuters confusing, bus drivers confusing.
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Johore Road no longer exist.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Dec 14, 2010 - ST forum
Preserving them may create the misconception that Singapore is one of the Malaysian states.'
How about decreasing foreigners from Singapore, otherwise you walk the streets of Singapore you would think you are in China or India?
That seems more practical idea to me rather then this change street name rubbish.
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
How about decreasing foreigners from Singapore, otherwise you walk the streets of Singapore you would think you are in China or India?
That seems more practical idea to me rather then this change street name rubbish.
Probably this been a call by a PR from Malaysia trying to forget his country.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Probably this been a call by a PR from Malaysia trying to forget his country.
a lot of rubbish crap from ST.
I don't like ST, too much junk.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Dec 14, 2010 - ST forum
Preserving them may create the misconception that Singapore is one of the Malaysian states.'
MR JEFFREY LAW: 'I am often intrigued by road and street names that are characteristically Malaysian, such as Malacca Street, Penang Lane, Johor Road, Trengganu Street, Perak Road, Ipoh Lane and Butterworth Lane. Perhaps these names came about when Singapore was part of Malaysia. Are they still relevant now that we are a 45-year-old independent nation? I see no reason why we should retain them. Preserving them may create the misconception among foreigners that Singapore is one of the Malaysian states. The authorities should review the matter. Perhaps we should rename these streets in honour of Singapore's founding fathers.'
$inkapore is neither a nation, nor a country, nor a city nor...... don know wat sia.......
I agreed with MR JEFFREY LAW, change all the street name to LEE KUAN Y** , LEE HISEN LO**, GOH CHOK T***, MAH BAO T**,TIO CHEE **** , WONG KAN **** etc etc.......
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Originally posted by Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë:
$inkapore is neither a nation, nor a country, nor a city nor...... don know wat sia.......
This is what happens when you get a cultureless person like Harry Lee Kuan Yew to build a nation state full of dialect chinese.
It can only fail.
There were two groups. One group can succeed in nation building. The other group was doomed to fail.
The group that was doomed to fail came to power.
James Puthucheary, who was in charge of PAP publicity for the elections recalled the first rally held in a remote Chinese village.
“Toh Chin Chye spoke first, in English! No response from the crowd. Ong Eng Guan was next, in Hokkien, but not very good. The crowd was restless. Then, Chin Siong stood up. He was brilliant and the crowd was spellbound.”
In Lee Kuan Yew’s book, The Singapore Story, he mentioned his experiences and impression of Lim Chin Siong during the election.“One man emerged from this election as a powerful public speaker. He was young, slim, of medium height, with a soft face but a ringing voice that flowed beautifully in his native Hokkien. The girls adored him, especially those in the trade union. Apart from Chinese culture, his themes were the downtrodden workers, the wicked imperialists, the Emergency Regulations that suppressed the rights of the masses, free speech and free association. Once he got going after a cold start at the first two meetings, there was tremendous applause every time he spoke. By the end of the campaign, Lim Chin Siong was seen as a charismatic figure and a person to be reckoned with in Singapore politics and, what was of more immediate concern, within the PAP.”
LKY later describe Chin Siong’s speeches as having a “hypnotic effect” on the crowd. -
some of those roads dun exist anymore
Johore Rd is one example. Ironically it's near Queen St
Ipoh/ Butterworth Lane is at Haig Rd tat side.
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There used to be Miri Road, Sibu Road and Kuching Road but no longer exist.
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Sembawang area is all the Commonwealth ang moh city names.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Sembawang area is all the Commonwealth ang moh city names.
not surprising, they were ground of former Royal Naval Base.
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Dec 15, 2010 - ST Forum
Keep Malaysian street names
THE Malaysian street names in Singapore should stay (Mr Jeffrey Law, "Malaysian street names"; yesterday). They have been around way before Singapore's Independence and to remove and replace them with other names will be like removing the pages of our history.
I do not see any problem with tourists or foreigners having the misconception that we are part of Malaysia from the street names. We have streets with names related to other countries like Manila Street or Ceylon Road, and if we look at the road map, there are several other streets with foreign names.
Singapore today is made up of immigrants from various countries. These names have to remain intact as they form an essential part of our history.
Jeffrey Tan
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Changing street names
'Let us not fall into the trap of some newly independent countries.'
MR SHANKAR RAJAN: 'Historically and culturally, Malaysia and Singapore have been one for several centuries (Mr Jeffrey Law, 'Malaysian street names'; yesterday). Malaysian street names were given to Singapore roads even before Singapore became part of Malaysia in 1963. These should never be changed. Let us not fall into the trap of some newly independent countries whose authorities resorted to wiping out foreign place names and names of their former colonial masters, replacing them with local names, only to regret such actions later. Singapore has always adopted a pragmatic approach to foreign names, be they Western or Malaysian. Let us continue to live with our history. By all means, give new roads or buildings the names of our founding fathers.'
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Originally posted by ditzy:
That is stupid. So we should get rid of Dorset rd, Owen rd, cambridge rd, and the lot now?
If I remembered, there was a street named Singapore in Penang, or Langkawi, but that was a long time ago.
If anyone has driven on the highway from Brisbane to Gold Coast, there is a place along it called Tanah Merah.
Like that then Californians would be surprised that there is also a road called 'Long Beach' only thing is we called it 'Pasir Panjang' here