Posted on 06/07/2023 7:17:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Singapore is sorry for the offence and hurt caused to all Malaysians over statements made by the comedian Jocelyn Chia, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Thursday (Jun 8). Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia Vanu Gopala Menon also apologised "to all Malaysians for her hurtful remarks".
In a video clip of Chia performing stand-up at the Comedy Cellar club in New York, she can be seen making jokes about Singapore's relationship with Malaysia. She commented on Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965, saying that Singapore has gone on to become a first-world country and that Malaysia was "still a developing" one.
Chia also said that Malaysian airplanes "can't fly" and that "some jokes don't land", in an apparent reference to Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which went missing on Mar 8, 2014. SNIP
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A longer version: Singaporean comedian Jocelyn Chia’s MH370 joke doesn’t land with Malaysians
The worst thing you can say about Malaysia is they have think skin and no sense of humor. Why does every official in Singapore have to apologize?
(This comedienne used to be a lawyer.)
Flight was mostly Chinese and Malaysia is a muzzie shithole. Eff them.
I have been to both and Kula Lumpur is pretty impressive. Singapore of course is uber first world.
I think the joke’s funny just because it offends the corrupt mooslim gangsters in malaysia.
It was a joke by a standup in NY.
Yeah they say Singapore is sharp sharp. But Malaysia these days is not too shabby.
I watch expats who say for the money Malaysia is a better place to live. Singapore has just become too expensive.
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