BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  Live & Learn  >  Episode 10: Those Dangerous Asian Values

Episode 10: Those Dangerous Asian Values

Dr. Thum Ping Tjin, Research Associate, Centre for Global History, University of Oxford

23-Oct-15 15:00

Episode 10: Those Dangerous Asian Values

"So we have increasing colonial demands for self-determination, for justice, for equality; demands for a government that genuinely took into account the needs and aspirations of its people? How did the British respond? Why, by crushing the life out of it, of course. From their perspective, all this desire for democracy and self-determination? It’s seditious. It’s dangerous! All these Asian values of freedom and democracy and justice and equality coming out of China and India and Indonesia? No! What this colony needs are good colonial values of harmony, a need for a single party benevolent authoritarian government which can take the long view, which can focus on socio-economic prosperity and collective well-being of the colony, and an emphasis of loyalty and respect towards authority."

Please send questions, comments, and feedback to thehistoryofsingapore@gmail.com or visit thehistoryofsingapore.com. Support the show at patreon.com/pjthum. For all the previous episodes in this series, search for "History of Singapore" on bfm.my.


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: 

Tags:  history of singaporedr thum ping tjinasian valuescolonialismcolonial valuescultureidentityhosbypjthum





Play / Pause

Listen now : Morning Brief: Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst, Nomura Malaysia

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Adrian Chew, ASEAN AI and Data Leader, EY

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst, Nomura Malaysia

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Manu Bhaskaran, Founding Partner & President, Centennial Asia Advisors

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Rachel Gong, Deputy Director, Khazanah Research Institute

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Syaza Shukri, Associate Professor, International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

What's the Focus

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Isaac Kon, CEO and Founder, Heytech Sdn Bhd

11:05 AM

Resource Centre

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Michael Freese, Professor of Management, Asia School of Business

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Manu Bhaskaran, Founding Partner & President, Centennial Asia Advisors

2:05 PM

Front Row

tbc

2:20 PM

Front Row

tbc

3:05 PM

Good Things

Native Allies; Daniel Teoh, Founder, Native

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Why A New TB Vaccine Is An Investment Worth Making; Dr Allison Portnoy, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health

5:00 PM

The Evening Edition

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

7:30 PM

Just For Kicks

9:00 PM

A Bit of Culture