Author: Rilek1Corner

Siasatan Koroner: Anggota SAF Mati Akibat Luka Tembakan Di Kem Sembawang

Seorang askar sepenuh masa Angkatan Bersenjata Singapura (SAF) yang ditemui mati di Kem Sembawang pada 2015, maut akibat luka tembakan. Demikian siasatan koroner diberitahu hari ini (19 Jan).

Satu bedah siasat mendapati bahawa Pravinraj Selvaraj, 20 tahun, kemungkinan meletakkan senapang di dalam mulutnya lalu melepaskan tembakan.

Siasatan itu mendapati Pravinraj disahkan mengalami kemurungan dan reaksi stres akut oleh para ahli psikiatri dari Institut Kesihatan Mental (IMH) pada Ogos dan September 2011. Pada kedua-dua masa, dia menyebut isu keluarga sebagai sebab dia mengalami masalah mental.

Pihak Koroner diberitahu bahawa Pravinraj, yang mempunyai dua adik lelaki dan ibu bapanya sudah bercerai, tidak mempunyai hubungan yang baik dengan keluarganya. Selepas kematiannya, ibunya mengakui bahawa Pravinraj “mendambakan kasih sayang keluarga namun tidak menerimanya daripada beliau mahupun (bapanya).”

Semasa satu temubual pada 2013, penyelia Pravinraj berkata remaja itu meluahkan minat untuk menjadi anggota perkhidmatan sepenuh masa, dan bertanya sama ada dia boleh diberikan penginapan. Rakan-rakan Pravinraj memberitahu para penyiasat bahawa dia kadangkala tidur di bawah blok dan pelantar tangga akibat masalah keluarga.

Pada pagi 21 November 2015, Pravinraj dan rakan kerjanya diberikan senapang ketika melaporkan diri bagi tugas pengawal di Kem Sembawang. Kedua-dua mereka turut diberikan lelopak peluru , satu dipenuhi peluru dan lagi satu kosong.

Pada 2.30 petang, Pravinraj berkata dia perlu ke tandas. Rakan kerjanya menunggu di luar sekitar 10 minit sebelum memanggil Pravinraj, yang berkata dia memerlukan lebih banyak masa.

Dua minit kemudian, rakannya itu terdengar bunyi “letupan kuat” dan berlari ke arah tandas sambil memekik nama Pravinraj. Tiada respons diberikan. Beliau melihat kesan darah pada siling dan serta merta memaklumkan ketua-ketuanya.

Polis dan Pasukan Pertahanan Awam Singapura dihubungi, dan para pegawai membuka kunci pintu kubikel dan menemui Pravinraj terbaring atas lantai dengan senapang dan sekeping kertas yang dironyokkan di antara kedua-dua kakinya.

Kertas nota itu menyatakan dia meninggalkan mesej di sebuah aplikasi di telefon bimbitnya. Para pegawai menemui nota panjang lebar dalam telefon bimbitnya yang menyatakan dia meninggalkan barangan miliknya kepada rakan karibnya dan memberitahu teman wanitanya bahawa dia mencintainya.

Siasatan menunjukkan bahawa Pravinraj menghantar gambar lima peluru kepada lima rakan karibnya beberapa jam sebelum dia mati, kata Penolong Superintendan Arun Guruswamy.

Siasatan forensik terhadap telefon bimbitnya juga mendapati dia melungsuri laman-laman berkaitan membunuh diri.

Koroner Negara Marvin Bay dijangka menyampaikan dapatannya hari ini.

Source: BeritaMediacorp

January 19, 2017
OIC Meeting On Myanmar Rohingya Kicks Off

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on The Situation of The Muslim Minority Rohingya in Myanmar kicked-off with the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) here this morning.

The two-hour closed-door meeting attended by senior officials from member states of OIC, among others, aimed to discuss the draft resolution and the communique that will be delivered at the end of the Council of Foreign Ministers’ session this evening.

The SOM meeting was jointly chaired by Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General Datuk Ramlan Ibrahim and OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Abdullah Alim (Alim).

Today’s extraordinary session was convened at the request of the Malaysian Government to discuss the ongoing situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

According to reports, the ongoing crisis in Rakhine state has caused thousands of Rohingya to flee Myanmar with reports of atrocities, including rape and murder, which has been denied by the Myanmar government.

The Kuala Lumpur meeting is expected to issue two documents – resolutions and a joint communique to show their united stand regarding the matter.

Source: TheMalayMailOnline

January 19, 2017
Israel PM Netanyahu Still Plans To Visit Singapore On Feb 19 And 20

Despite ongoing police investigations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned visit to Singapore and Australia is “very much still on,” an Australian official said on Wednesday.

Planning for the late February visit is proceeding apace, according to the official.

Netanyahu will be the first sitting Israeli prime minister to visit Australia – which has given the Jewish state strong diplomatic support for years – as well as to Singapore, with whom Israel has a very robust military relationship.

However, the planned third leg of the trip – a visit to Fiji and participation in a summit of leaders of Pacific island states there – has been canceled, with diplomatic officials saying that adding the Fiji leg would be “too long and too complicated” from a security point of view.

It is well understood in Jerusalem that a cancellation of Netanyahu’s visit to Australia would not be looked upon kindly in Canberra given that three high level visits to the country have been canceled over the last three years.

Netanyahu canceled a planned trip there in 2014 because of Operation Protective Edge; foreign minister Avigdor Liberman then canceled a visit there that same year; and President Reuven Rivlin scratched a trip there last year, opting instead to go to Russia.

It has been made clear to Israel that while there would be some understanding for the cancellation of the trip for a genuine reason, tolerance for these cancellations is eroding. The trip is important for the Australians because it is an acknowledgment and recognition by Israel of the strong political and diplomatic support Australia gives Israel in international forums.

The trip is also deemed as very significant to the Jewish community in the country which wants to feel that its strong support for Israel is not taken for granted.

The current government of Malcolm Turnbull is extremely supportive of Israel and would like the visit to take place on its watch to reap domestic political support from the Jewish community and other pro-Israel supporters in the country.

Australia’s diplomatic support was on display this week when not only did it only send a low-level delegation to the Paris Mideast conference, but it also distanced itself from the conclusions afterward.

A representative of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the Australian presence at the conference “does not mean we agree with every element of the final statement.

“The most important priority must be a resumption of direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians for a two-state solution as soon as possible.”

Turnbull was the only world leader, with the exception of Netanyahu, to publicly speak out against UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which was adopted in December, saying it was “one sided” and “deeply unsettling.”

Netanyahu is scheduled to leave Saturday night, February 18, and fly to Singapore, arriving Sunday evening.

He is then slated to spend Monday in Singapore, a reciprocal visit to that made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last year, before flying the next day to Sydney.

Netanyahu is scheduled to fly back to Israel on Saturday night, February 25.

During those five days, he also will travel to Melbourne, but not stay there overnight. The bulk of his meetings with government officials will be held in Sydney.

Source: JPost

January 19, 2017
Getting Inked: The Islamic Perspective On Getting Tattoos

Following Fox News’ recent interest in the ‘deep love’ that is intrinsically hidden at the heart of Shias getting tattoos, it really begs the question, what is Islamic and cultural perspective on getting one?

So what is the deal with tattoos anyway? Fox News suggests that for some people, it is a way that people respond to the pressures of war and daily issues. On a cultural level, many people get tattoos for very personal reasons, either to remember a loved one, showing their political and religious affiliations, and many other reasons that fall under such a wide spectrum.

For some, the idea is that “There’s something about the impermanence of life these days that makes it necessary to etch ink into our skins. It reminds us that we’ve been marked by the world, that we’re still alive. That we’ll never forget.” [Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me]

Islamically, there’s a difference between the opinions on the permissibility of getting a tattoo.

The Sunni school of thought follows the belief mentioned in a hadith, suggesting that “the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed the one who does tattoos, the one who has a tattoo done.” [Bukhari].

Conversely, scholars from the Shia school of thought are generally accepting of it and see no issue with both the one getting the tattoo and the one inking them. For example, Sayed Ali Sistani suggests that, “tattoos are permissible irrespective of whether they are permanent or temporary.” and Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in Practical Laws of Islam, ruling 1220 answered a question about the permissibility of tattoos and said: “Tattooing is not haram.”

That being said, the main issue that stems from getting a tattoo is before all else, the permanence of obtaining one, and the belief that it causes you to alter the creation of Allah (swt). This begs the question, how does that then differ from dyeing ones hair, getting piercings, tanning, braces, amongst other things which all technically change the way in which a person looks? While these are not permanent when done, they can lead to the permanent alteration in pigmentation and the body in general.

Another issue is the said unnecessary infliction of pain, which is also considered to be prohibited by some.

To this, I would like to mention that a majority of tattoo artists would rub the area with numbing lotion that prevents you from feeling anything. It also differs based on the area in which you consider placing it, and your own pain threshold. With this, there are a good many things that people do which cause pain to the body such as waxing, threading and piercings, none of which are considered to be forbidden.

Further to this, the popular belief is that a tattoo prevents water from reaching the skin, thus preventing taharah, or ritual purity, necessary for wudhu. This is incorrect as when getting a tattoo, the ink is deposited below several layers of skin, and so it does not prevent water from reaching the skin.

Source: TheMuslimVibe

January 19, 2017
Lelaki Menyamar Sebagai Pegawai ICA Untuk Curi Rokok Seludup

Seorang lelaki dijatuhi hukuman penjara selama lima minggu kerana menyamar sebagai seorang pegawai Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan (ICA) dalam percubaannya mencuri rokok-rokok seludup daripada pengedar haram.

Jasmin Eyple, 33 tahun, merupakan “individu yang memulakan” rancangan itu, kara Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Li Yihong.

Jasmin menyarankan agar lima daripada rakan lelaki berkenaan pergi ke daerah Sungei Kadut untuk mencuri rokok-rokok seludup daripada para pengedar haram.

Dia menyangka jika mereka menyamar sebagai pegawai ICA, pengedar tersebut akan berlari meninggalkan rokok-rokok seludup itu.

Sejurus selepas pukul 11.00 malam pada 18 Ogos 2016, kesemua lelaki tersebut pergi ke tempat meletak kereta berdekatan Blok 2B Woodlands Road, di mana para pengedar haram tersebut mendirikan sebuah kedai di sebelah pagar.

Salah seorang daripada mereka kemudian menghampiri seorang pengedar dan memberitahu hasratnya untuk membeli empat karton rokok.

Jasmin kemudian mengeluarkan kad EZ-Linknya dan memekik “ICA”, demikian mahkamah diberitahu.

Para pengedar tersebut kemudian mengumpulkan barangan haram mereka, memanjat pagar dan berlari masuk ke kawasan perhutanan, sementara semua enam lelaki berkenaan mengejar mereka.

Bagaimanapun, kesemua enam lelaki berkenaan juga terpaksa melarikan diri mereka, setelah diserang dengan palang besi dan kayu oleh orang-orang yang tidak dikenali yang secara tiba-tiba muncul dari dalam hutan, mahkamah diberitahu.

Atas kesalahan menyamar sebagai seorang pegawai ICA, Jasmin boleh dijatuhi hukuman penjara sehingga dua tahun dan didenda.

Satu lagi tuduhan mencuba mencuri rokok-rokok seludup turut dipertimbangkan.

Empat daripada rakannya yang didakwa bersubahat – Muhammad Assri Zainun, Muhammad Irwanna Saini, Muhammad Sufian Radman dan Muhamad Zul Hijah Saidin – akan dibicarakan di mahkamah pada 10 Februari.

Lelaki keenam dalam kumpulan itu, Mohamed Syafiq Saidin, masih belum didakwa.

Source: BeritaMediacorp

January 19, 2017