There is still a sizeable segment of sinkies who have no idea how lucky they are to be living in Singapore, governed by secular laws that are fair to all regardless of race or religion.
Islamic law is not just for Muslims. It is also meant for governing non-Muslims who live under Islamic leaders. I haven't come across any Islamic majority country that treats its non-Muslim citizens fairly. Under an Islamic system, the word of a Muslim witness will always outweigh that of a non-Muslim. Hence, it is easy for a disgruntled Muslim relative in a non-Muslim family to claim that the dead patriach died a Muslim, and that all the inheritance should go only to the Muslim, while the rest of the non-Muslim kin are excluded automatically. This has happened a few times in Malaysia. There also have been many cases of Muslim officials snatching corpses during funerals or brides during temple marriages due to religious matters pertaining Muslims.
The gist is: Islamic laws are not fair both towards Muslims and very much more so towards non-Muslims. Islamic hand chopping is only meant for petty thieves, while the rich sultans and their corrupted cronies who implement the hudud laws walk free.
Many Malaysians I know want to live and work in Singapore for the best years of their lives because they know what it is like to live in uncertainty as a non-bumi non-Muslim under Islamic rule.
