My Foreign Friend Ask Me A This Question Where I Cannot Answer.

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

Why are the Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Police Force still using Malay words on their official crests?

I tembak saying some schools also use Latin as their Mottos in English speaking countries.

I dont have the answer. Does anyone here know the answer?

 

[middaydog]

is your foreign friend a Malaysian ?

 

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

is your foreign friend a Malaysian ?

Does it matter? No. Ang Mo

 

[annexa]

It is our national language what. Of course use lah!

 

[red amoeba]

it used to be our national language - so for heritage purposes, it remain.

 

[brandon66]

national language + show our 'close ties and roots' with Malaysia

 

[tima81]

Malay can't understand english?

 

[VIBGYOR]

this is one of the handme down, no body bother to change it!

unlike our handme down British laws, which the PAP changed it all the time! LOL..

 

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

this is one of the handme down, no body bother to change it!

unlike our handme down British laws, which the PAP changed it all the time! LOL..

Oh certain things can change. Certain things no balls to change ah?

 

[NissanViP]

Hmm.... good question.
As good as asking why SINGAPURA and National anthem still in malay?

 

[VIBGYOR]

Hmm.... good question.
As good as asking why SINGAPURA and National anthem still in malay?

that will be the job for the next govt.

 

[johnny333]

I dont have the answer. Does anyone here know the answer?

Easy lah, Melayu very easy to learn, even angmo can pick up.


Prata man & old man might understand Jepun but must consider that the filipino, Indians, PRC,... would have difficulty picking up.

 

[tookara]

wayang so malaysia and indonesia wont hv further grounds to complain about singapore marginalizing the malays (which by the way is blantantly happening)

 

[allanlee]

Why are the Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Police Force still using Malay words on their official crests?

Mainly for wayang wayang show to our "neighbours".... when we used to conduct training in ROC for NS units there, we used hokkien to command the troops

 

[allanlee]

Forgot to mention..... I remember there was one occasion when the RSM conducted the POP parade entirely in a mixture of Mandarin & Hokkien much to the amusement of the guests and onlookers.......

 

[Super_Hypocrite]

The funny thing is Malay is the Singapore national language,,,but the chinese in general cant speak it as they learn mandarin in school except the older generation as they learnt malay in school,,since most younger ones dont speak it,,,y bother to still call it our national language?? I think only Singapore is a country where by the people dont speak or dont know their national language,,at least even learning conversational malay would make it a valid national language,,,uniquely singapore!!!

 

[melzp]

For sensitive political reasons, Muslim neighbours will get mad.
Try to speak English to the elders next door.
It may take the next generation to change, but may not since
Red Dot is forever surrounded by the Malay Archipelago.

 

[Lestat]

it used to be our national language - so for heritage purposes, it remain.

I agree with the heritage point. Heritage is something which cannot be changed overnight. It's something which is being handed down over time. However, as we have to develop to compete with the current world and economics, that's the reason why we start to adopt a English or Mandarin as spoken and written language. It still does not change the fact that our heritage indicates that we are originally from a malay (correct me if I am wrong) country.

 

[saratogas]

Why are the Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Police Force still using Malay words on their official crests?

I tembak saying some schools also use Latin as their Mottos in English speaking countries.

I dont have the answer. Does anyone here know the answer?

Tell your friend so that our enemies can understand our commands easily. Remain Malay words for the benefit of our neighbours.

 

[red amoeba]

its really uniquely singapore loh. Drill command in Malay all other commands in English. Majority population Chinese but official language English. Each race encouraged to learn their mother tongues. Unique indeed.