by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, God, God's Love, Loving Others, Racism, World Issues
Dear friends, Greetings from all at the Graceworks team. First off, I want to thank all those who have helped to support our work in these difficult times. This means a lot to us, both the material support and the love and trust behind it. I had planned to write...
by Bernice Lee | Apr 17, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, COVID-19, Hope, Loving Others, Racism, World Issues
I encountered two extremes of emotion yesterday. One, a case of racism, and the other a fundraising initiative. I had to make a delivery run because one of our online retailers desperately needed their stocks replenished. Armed with my face mask, hand sanitisers (yes,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Racism, World Issues
Singaporeans can expect new policies to tackle acts that denigrate other races or religions, preach intolerance, or sow religious discord. The impending changes will take place this year [2016] to protect secular Singapore’s racial and religious harmony, Home...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 13, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Racism, World Issues
In my four years in Vancouver (1981–1985), when I was studying in Regent College, it happened to me only once. I was on a bus on my way home. At a bus stop, a Caucasian boy, early teens I think, was alighting when he turned back looked at me, and yelled “China man go...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Racism, Violence, World Issues
There are some numbers you never forget. For many Malaysians, they include the numbers five, one, three. This is a reference to May 13th, in particular May 13th, 1969. The 13 May 1969 incident refers to the Sino-Malay sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur (then part of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 17, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Governance, Racism, World Issues
The Malaysian civil service wage bill was 20.9 billion ringgit in 2001. It was RM30.2 billion in 2006. It is expected to be RM64.1 billion by next year. Any rational and responsible government will have to look at how it can legitimately trim the civil service. Tony...
