Author Archive: Rilek1Corner

Award-winning writer, editor and former lecturer Muhammad Ariff Ahmad

Cikgu Muhammad Ariff Ahmad was awarded Singapore’s highest literary honour, the Cultural Medallion, in 1987 — ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN For photo gallery, click here. A literary giant in the Malay community in Singapore and the region, Cikgu Muhammad Ariff Ahmad is not letting two…
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Yaacob Ibrahim: NLB Akan Melakar Proses Lebih Jelas Untuk Buku Kontroversi

LEMBAGA Perpustakaan Negara (NLB) akan melakar satu proses yang lebih jelas untuk buku-buku yang telah ditarik keluar dari senarai bacaan awam “disebabkan kandungan yang kontroversi”. Menerusi pendekatan yang dikemaskinikan, NLB tidak akan terus memusnahkan buku-buku yang dianggap tidak sesuai, sebaliknya…
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SPF Award Overseas Scholarship to Hwa Chong Institution Student

SINGAPORE: The Public Service Commission presented its prestigious Singapore Police Force Overseas Scholarship to only one recipient this year. Last year, five SPF Scholarships were given out. The PSC awards a selected number of scholarships a year, depending on the…
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WP Faisal Abdul Manap Apologized in Parliament After Making Allegation Against HDB

There was a sharp exchange yesterday between Minister of State (National Development) Maliki Osman and Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap, which even saw Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob stepping in to remind MPs of the importance of…
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