Super Sweet: Toasting Singapore’s golden jubilee

 (thestar.com.my) SINGAPORE: Malaysia joined Singapore in toasting to the republic’s golden jubilee with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak attending the celebrations that has been tagged as SG50.

The Prime Minister was among top leaders who congratulated Singapore for the milestone it has achieved as a “little red dot”.

(The little red dot, supposedly uttered by a previous Indonesian leader as an insult to Singapore, has been embraced down south as their emblem of sorts.)

Most of the Singaporeans wore red for the “Majulah Singapura” occasion at the Padang, the venue of its first national day parade.

Lee Kuan Yew was on their mind.

“I believe he would have been moved to tears seeing today’s parade. We have come a long way,” said C.K. Cheah, 60.

Lee, Singapore’s founding father, died at the age of 91 in March. Full Story