By Kee Thuan Chye
msn.com
3rd October 2013
Let me be upfront about this. I’ve never been in favour of our National Service (NS) programme, and I think it should be scrapped immediately.
From the day it was implemented in December 2003 – in fact, even when it was first proposed about two years before that – I had thought of it as nothing but a propaganda opportunity for the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government, as another medium it could exploit to pollute young minds with its warped ideas about nationalism and patriotism. And goodness knows what else.
In fact, one of its declared objectives is – brace yourself for it – developing a generation that is obedient and loyal to the Government. Continue reading “Kill National Service Before It Kills Again”