Melayu chump writes to ST Forum to complain about Brit colonial names... LOL!

[laksaboy]

https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/...-area-should-reflect-earlier-or-local-history

Fort Canning area should reflect earlier or local history

In his speech kicking off the celebrations of the Singapore Bicentennial earlier this year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said: "We are acknowledging and appreciating the broader context which shaped and created today's Singapore."

This is in recognition of the fact that Sir Stamford Raffles did not "discover" Singapore in 1819 as, by the time he arrived in 1819, Singapore had already had hundreds of years of history.

The Singapore Bicentennial marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles.

Its organisers have said they want Singaporeans to engage with colonial history in all its complexity. I believe that is commendable and the right approach.

To this end they have also sought to put Singapore's colonial past in a wider context, tracing its history all the way back to the legend of Sang Nila Utama, the Hindu prince of the Srivijayan Empire, who is said to have landed on Temasek in 1299.

The name of any street should reflect the historical antecedents of that particular precinct.

Fort Canning Road was named after Charles John Canning, the first Earl Canning who was the Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1858, and later the Viceroy of India from 1858 to 1862.

But Earl Canning, who resided in India then, had no meaningful contribution to our local history.

Before the arrival of the British, the local residents called the area Bukit Larangan or Forbidden Hill. This name could be associated with the existence of the Malay Kingdom in that area, given the recent discovery of archaeological evidence there.

Thus, it is more appropriate that the Fort Canning area should reflect its earlier or local history instead of the colonial past.

I suggest that Fort Canning Road be renamed Bukit Larangan Road or Sang Nila Utama Road.

Wan Hussin Zoohri

 

[AhMeng]

Just call it Butoh Hill lah. Lol

 

[tanwahtiu]

Chinatoen full own opium dens monopoly be BE so renma Opium Dens Rd....

 

[Johnrambo]

https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/...-area-should-reflect-earlier-or-local-history

kaoz your title write until I thought it was melania trump

 

[red amoeba]

Our history is a mambo jambo. Fort Canning is a good name as the British used it as a strategic spot whereas the mats that stayed there just contend to lepak along the beach. Having a Malay name only associate us as a lazy country which we are not.

 

[mojito]

Melayu name sound low ses like across causeway. Ang Mo Hill sound more better.

 

[steffychun]

https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/...-area-should-reflect-earlier-or-local-history

Rename it as Indian-Malay heritage. Matching our President.

 

[syed putra]

PAP will not agree to turn fort canning into a archeological site as india may claim the island if any hindu artefacts are found.

 

[Valium]

Bukit Freely.

 

[Loofydralb]

The letter writer was a PAP MP. Typical hypocrites will open mouth only after they step down and pensions secured.

 

[Semaj2357]

PAP will not agree to turn fort canning into a archeological site as india may claim the island if any hindu artefacts are found.

hanor, artefacts like broken bottles of lalang-tani, utensils for making toddy and paratha, remnants of preserved fish curry on banana leaves, porcelain pieces of containers with rag cloths when washing cars were the main source of income for shitskins, and plenty of cowbells that can still go "keleng" will be found

 

[AhMeng]

hanor, artefacts like broken bottles of lalang-tani, utensils for making toddy and paratha, remnants of preserved fish curry on banana leaves, porcelain pieces of containers with rag cloths when washing cars were the main source of income for shitskins, and plenty of cowbells that can still go "keleng" will be found

Maybe got some rape victims buried there. Lol

 

[Valium]

Maybe got some rape victims buried there. Lol

Ginfreely will be buried there with her legs spread wide. A statue of her with her legs open wide will be erected there also.

 

[butoh6050]

Just call it Butoh Hill lah. Lol

You have my support.

 

[bobby]

Should call it Bukit Courts...or Bukit Hire Purchase...or Bukit Member

 

[tanwahtiu]

Opium hill lah...

You have my support.