Few Singaporeans in the mood to celebrate National Day
In spite of the millions of dollars spent on sprucing up the entire island with national day banners and billboards, a massive propaganda blitz by the state media and the yearly extravagant National Day Parade reminiscent of North Korea's 'Arirang festival', few Singaporeans are in the mood to celebrate Singapore's 46th National Day.
Muslims in Singapore celebrated Hari Raya Haji on Wednesday, and in line with Singapore's multi--racial fabric, other communities also joined in the celebrations, to know more about the sacrificial meaning of the day.