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Another Home spoils image of Singapore
From ‘Video spoof of S’pore causes stir online’, 2 Aug 2011, article in Asiaone.com A VIDEO clip taking a fresh spin on Dick Lee’s classic National Day song, Home, has caused a stir online. The...
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National flag more than a piece of cloth
From ‘A national flag is more than a piece of cloth’, 5 aug 2011, Voices, Today (Sanjay Bhatia): I REFER to Mr Chan Hean Boon’s letter “Let’s fly the Singapore flag” (Aug 3). As a foreigner in this...
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Penny’s all time NDP Low
From ‘MP checks phone during national anthem’, 10 Aug 2011, article in insing.com …Member of Parliament (MP) Penny Low was spotted being occupied with her phone during the singing of the national...
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NDP should be NC-16 because of cross-dressing
From ‘One people , one dress code, please’ and ‘Change to a neutral hue’, 11 Aug 2011, ST Forum (Ronald Seow): …The National Day Parade is a celebration of citizens, united as one people, regardless of...
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National anthem is not Mari Kita
From ‘Understanding Majulah Singapura’, 4 July 2012, ST Forum (Grace Zhang): MONDAY’S article (‘Sung with national pride’) about the significance of national anthems – or their irrelevance – spurred my...
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Singaporean flying China flag outside HDB
From ‘Police investigate woman over China flag hung outside HDB’, 26 July 2012, article in asiaone.com A 54-year-old Chinese Singaporean woman is being investigated for an offence under the National...
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We’re not ready for a world without LKY
From ‘Singapore heaves huge sigh of relief at Lee Kuan Yew’s NDP appearance’, 10 Aug 2012, article by Melissa Aw, Yahoo News. …In the past week, rumours swirled online and offline that the former...
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$17 million NDP having too many rehearsals
From ‘Reduce expenditure for National Day Parade’, 14 Sept 2012, ST Forum (Matthew Yeo): I AM surprised by the amount of public funding for the National Day Parade (“National Day Parade costs rise to...
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NDP funpack is sleek, modern and elegant
From ‘Simple, elegant NDP fun pack to keep and re-use’, 4 July 2013, article by David Ee, ST WITH an outline of red trimming, the predominantly white goodie bag for this year’s National Day Parade is a...
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National Flag dropped in Wild Rice play
From ‘Wild Rice play hits a sour note’, 8 Aug 2013, article by Feng Zengkun, ST THE provocative ending of the recently staged play Cook A Pot Of Curry caught many people by surprise – and none more so...
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Police investigating toppled Singapore flags
From ‘Singapore flags felled in Ang Mo Kio’, 10 Aug 2014, article in Today. An act of mischief ruined National Day decorations at an HDB estate in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 today (Aug 10). Town council...
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SG50 song As One written by a non-Singaporean
From ‘Lawrence Wong clarifies issue of song supposedly rejected by SG50′, 7 March 2015, article in asiaone Ministers Lawrence Wong and Tan Chuan-Jin have praised an original song written for the SG50...
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Fun pack items a waste of money
From ‘Fun packs should be useful to all’, 9 March 2015, Voices, Today (Goh Kian Huat): This year’s National Day Parade (NDP) is set to be a big affair as Singapore celebrates its golden jubilee. About...
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Majulah campaign a nationalistic propaganda tool
From ‘Majulah clip draws strong criticism..but praise too’, 21 Feb 2016, article by Joanna Seow, Sunday Times The group of six behind a provocatively titled video about national identity was prepared...
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NDP video for cardboard, fun loving hipsters
From ‘Video for NDP theme song lacks inclusivity’, 22 June 2016, ST Forum (Liew Kai Khiun): Although the music video for this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) theme song is made in a novel way, I am...
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Jetstar making inflight announcements in Singlish
From ‘Confirm plus chop: Jetstar to go Singlish for National Day’, 1 Aug 2016, article by Wong Pei Ting, Today In-flight announcements on Jetstar Asia flights flying into Singapore will be made in...
View ArticleMaki Kita means ‘curse us’ in Malay
From ‘Sushi chain Maki San apologises for making a mistake with name of National Day themed rolls’ 6 Aug 2017, article by Fabian Koh, ST Puns can be creative and hilarious, but puns can also go so...
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