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  • Jangan Sekali-Kali Berputus Asa Dengan Singapura

    Jangan Sekali-Kali Berputus Asa Dengan Singapura

    Pada suatu pagi yang indah, saya mempunyai salah satu detik kehidupan sebagai seorang ayah muda apabila saya terpaksa menjawab soalan falsafah anak saya yang berusia empat tahun yang bertanya, “mengapa orang meninggal dunia.”

    Selepas saya menjelaskan bahawa semua orang akhirnya akan menemui kematian, beliau mengagumi saya dengan soalannya lagi. “Jika semua orang meninggal dunia, siapakah yang akan menjaga Singapura?” katanya lagi.

    Untuk seketika, hati saya berdebar-debar dan debu seolah-olah berkumpul di mata saya (saya menangis sebenarnya). Setelah mendengar soalan mendalam ini daripada anak saya yang berumur empat tahun, saya berkata: “Umar, kamulah yang akan menjaga Singapura sebagaimana ayah telah menjaganya.”

    Barulah saya faham mengapa datuk dan nenek saya sentiasa bersemangat ketika mengingatkan kami bagaimana kami harus menjaga negara ini dalam semua aspek kehidupan. Ia bukan sekadar menurunkan negara ke generasi akan datang.

    Ia adalah untuk memastikan orang yang tercinta dapat terus mencari makna dalam hidup, mengoptimumkan potensi mereka ke tahap tertinggi dan menyedari sifat kemanusiaan dalam diri kita adalah untuk kebaikan dan kegembiraan kepada dunia ini.

    Menjaga Singapura bermakna menjamin masa depan di mana orang yang kita sayangi boleh terus mengamalkan dan mengekalkan nilai-nilai kebaikan, keindahan budaya dan untuk orang-orang seperti diri saya, pengertian iman dan unsur-unsur tamadun yang hebat untuk generasi akan datang.

    Sejak kebelakangan ini, kita terdedah kepada segelintir rakyat Singapura yang tidak berpuas hati terhadap pelbagai dasar. Walau bagaimanapun, hakikatnya adalah, kita mampu memberikan komen, kritikan dan juga menyumbang kepada penghalusan dasar tersebut.

    Ia adalah satu rahmat tersendiri. Sebagai seorang warga Singapura, saya penerima kepada dasar-dasar tersebut – baik dari segi perumahan, pengangkutan, sosial dan lain-lain.

    Ada kalanya saya mengaku saya salah seorang daripada rakyat Singapura yang tidak berpuas hati. Walau bagaimanapun, kita masih boleh memilih sama ada terus menyebarkannya tanpa memberi jalan keluar, ataupun kita boleh berkongsi fikiran yang dapat memberikan idea-idea praktikal dan wajar untuk memperbaiki, meningkatkan atau mengkaji semula dasar-dasar.

    Apa yang saya pelajari daripada soalan anak saya adalah kita tidak boleh melepaskan tangan terhadap Singapura. Ia adalah dengan rahmat Allah, nilai dan kepercayaan ini yang dapat menyatu kita supaya dapat mencapai kejayaan yang kita saksikan hari ini.

    Peningkatan kesedaran sivik , dialog dan percambahan pertukaran dalam talian dan luar talian mengenai dasar, mutu dan makna hidup ialah penunjuk penting bahawa masyarakat semakin matang. Ia adalah bukti aspirasi rakyat agar Singapura terus diperbaiki. Ia perlu dipupuk dan berpandukan kebijaksanaan, belas kasihan, empati dan kemurahan dan tidak boleh dihancurkan oleh penghasut dan komen negatif.

    Biar suara kita didengari dan pandangan kita dipertimbangkan secara serius oleh semua. Untuk itu, kita perlu mengemukakan pandangan yang meyakinkan, rasional dan praktikal – yang boleh dicapai dalam jangka masa pendek dan panjang untuk dan oleh Singapura.

    Saya yakin terdapat cabaran baru global dan serantau yang memberi kesan kepada ekonomi dan landskap sosial.

    Cinta kita antara satu sama lain sebagai rakyat Singapura lebih mendalam daripada apa yang kita sangkakan.

    Pengalaman saya berada di hospital menjaga bapa saya selama 11 bulan membuatkan saya melihat sebahagian rakyat Singapura yang penyayang dan bersatu padu.

    Dalam wad pergantungan tinggi selama empat bulan, keluarga yang menjaga, tanpa mengira bangsa atau agama, berkongsi cabaran dan memberi sokongan emosi untuk satu sama lain.

    Kami juga menangis bersama-sama apabila merempuhi cabaran untuk orang yang kita sayangi.

    Ibu saya yang berada di sana setiap hari membangunkan hubungan rapat dengan penjaga yang lain.

    Begitulah semangat kampung yang terserlah di depan mata saya, selama ini hanya dapat saya dengar, memandangkan rumah pertama saya adalah sebuah flat HDB.

    Ia memberikan saya harapan dalam masa krisis kerana identiti warga Singapura yang dikata-katakan itu kuat dan ada di dalam kita.

    Sebagai seorang Muslim Singapura, saya yakin bahawa peluang untuk terus membuat pengalaman hidup agama masyarakat saya dan masyarakat Singapura lebih bermakna semakin kita bergerak ke hadapan sebagai sebuah masyarakat yang matang.

    Selamat Ulang Tahun ke-50 saya ucapkan kepada Singapura dan rakyatnya, semoga makmur untuk bertahun-tahun lagi.

    Majulah Singapura.

    • Penulis, Ustaz Irwan Hadi Mohd Suhaimy, Ketua Pejabat Mufti.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Malaysian Education Minister Criticised For Blaming Christians

    Malaysian Education Minister Criticised For Blaming Christians

    Newly-minted Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid has landed himself in hot water less than a month after assuming his position when he claimed the corruption allegations made by whistleblower portal Sarawak Report was an attempt by Christians and Jews to split Muslims.

    The Council of Churches today said it was deeply concerned by what it said was an unfair statement.

    “First of all, it is wrong to link us Christians with the Jews. Its highly misleading to even associate us with the Jews and worse still, to propose that we are in any way trying to split the Malays or any other group,” said Council of Churches secretary-general Hermen Shastri in a press statement today.

    Shastri said such remarks coming from a minister have caused much anxiety in the Christian community and moderate Malaysians.

    “He should be promoting national harmony and unity, instead of spewing ill-will and polarisation in our country,” he said.

    “We therefore urge the minister to clarify his detrimental and divisive remarks and better still to apologise for making those obnoxious comments.

    “He should not make false allegations as it is harmful and can be regarded as undermining national unity,” said Shastri.

    Mahdzir, who is Umno supreme council member, had made the controversial remarks at the opening of Hulu Langat Umno division meeting last Sunday.

    Jews, Christians to blame

    In his speech, he claimed Sarawak Report, which had reported claims of misappropriation in state-owned 1MDB and the RM2.6 billion deposited into the prime minister’s personal bank accounts, was part of a Christian and Jewish conspiracy to split Muslims.

    “The Jews and the Christians have pledged that as long as there is the moon and the stars, as long as the end of the world is not here yet, they will decide that Muhammad’s followers will be confused and split among themselves. This is the pledge of the Jews and Christians.

    “And today, those who do things to us are not only from within the country, but from outside the country like Sarawak Report, which does not operate from Kuching,” he reportedly said.

    Mahdzir was made a minister in a cabinet reshuffle last month, taking over the portfolio from former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who was removed from the cabinet for criticising Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s handling of 1MDB.

    Muhyiddin later revealed he had also confronted Najib about the RM2.6 billion deposited into the latter’s personal bank accounts prior to his ouster.

    Najib claimed the money was a political donation and was not corruption.

     

    Source: www.malaysiakini.com

  • Most Malay Malaysians Identify Themselves As “Muslims First”

    Most Malay Malaysians Identify Themselves As “Muslims First”

    KUALA LUMPUR — Most Malay Malaysians identify themselves as “Muslims first” rather than Malaysians or Malays first, independent pollster Merdeka Centre said yesterday, amid rising religious conservatism in the country.

    The centre’s executive director Ibrahim Suffian said its recent survey had found 60 per cent of Malays seeing themselves as being Muslim first, as opposed to 27 per cent who had identified themselves as Malaysians and only 6 per cent as Malays.

    In contrast, only 3 per cent of Chinese and 16 per cent of Indians said they identified themselves by their religion, based on the survey, which he said would be published on Sept 5.

    “Most Malaysians see themselves as Malaysians first, with the exception of the dominant group, Malays,” Mr Ibrahim told a discussion on the politics of race in Malaysia yesterday, organised by the Global Movement of Moderates.“Malays are increasingly identify themselves as Muslims first.”

    He added that fewer Malays were identifying themselves by their ethnicity compared with 10 years ago, despite Barisan Nasional’s (BN) reliance on race to woo voters.

    In 2005, 11 per cent of Malays polled by Merdeka Centre said they saw themselves as Malays first. This has now dropped to 6 per cent, said Mr Ibrahim.

    Meanwhile, most Chinese (58 per cent) and Indians (63 per cent) saw themselves as Malaysians first, while 24 per cent Chinese and 11 per cent Indians identified themselves by their ethnicity, based on the latest survey.

    “Future campaigning based on race will have a tough time convincing the electorate,” Mr Ibrahim said.

    He added that Malaysia’s 2013 general election results already suggested Malaysians did not respond to race baiting. “If you look overall, BN still lost 4 per cent of the popular vote, so I think there’s a limit to how much racial rhetoric can be used.

    “Maybe as many as 40 per cent of Malays don’t respond to Malay markers. They are more concerned with issues of good governance and what the government can do for them.”

    He said Malay voter support for ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) improved only by 2 per cent during the last election, and that support figures were markedly lower among young Malay voters.

    Meanwhile, opposition party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) gained 1.2 per cent more of the popular vote because of support from non-Malays, he added. “Malay support for PAS declined marginally by 1.3 per cent, mostly from (the states of) Perlis and Kedah,” he said. “This means its partnership with the Democratic Action Party did not substantially subtract support in locations such as Perak, Selangor or Johor.”

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

  • Najib Razak: Singaporeans Should Not Judge Malaysia Based On Social Media Postings And Politically Motivated Statements

    Najib Razak: Singaporeans Should Not Judge Malaysia Based On Social Media Postings And Politically Motivated Statements

    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that amidst the time of opportunity between Malaysia and Singapore now, it was hoped that Singaporeans would not judge Malaysia by what they read on social media, or by politically motivated statements from certain quarters running down the country.

    In a posting on his blog Najibrazak.com titled “Moving Forward In A Spirit Of Mutual Benefit”, the prime minister said both countries were enjoying the results of closer relations as seen in projects such as the High Speed Rail that will benefit the peoples of both countries.

    “I am pleased with the results of our closer relations, and look forward to achieving more. The construction of the High Speed Rail linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will certainly transform the way Malaysians and Singaporeans interact with each other, facilitating travel between both capital cities, enhancing business linkages and improving people-to-people ties.

    “At this time of opportunity between our nations, I urge Singaporeans not to judge Malaysia by what you may read on social media, or by politically motivated statements from certain quarters running down our country,” said Najib in a posting written in conjunction with Singapore’s 50th national day yesterday and 50th year of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Singapore.

    Najib said the changed approach between the two countries has been emphasised soon after he became Prime Minister in 2009, and it had led to breakthroughs in ties between the two neighbouring countries.

    “The win-win solution of the Points of Agreement in 2010 – after a 20 year deadlock – was an example of how we chose to move forward in a spirit of mutual benefit, and put a longstanding stumbling block behind us.”

    Najib said that he and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong had agreed that both countries should not be encumbered by any issues associated with the past.

    “The days when some considered agreement to be a form of weakness are gone. Our future is as partners. Indeed, recently there have even been suggestions that our two countries should formulate an Olympic bid together.”

    While admitting there had been differences before this, Najib said both countries managed to achieve the most when they worked pragmatically together.

    “In 1967, we were among the five founders of Asean, an organisation that has kept peace in the most ethnically and religiously diverse region on earth.

    “We came together in the Five Power Defence Arrangement in 1971; we cooperated closely at the United Nations in the 1980s to ensure a settled future in Indochina; and today we are linked in so many ways,” he said.

     

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • First Class Degree Holder Cannot Find Job Because Of Competition From Foreigners

    First Class Degree Holder Cannot Find Job Because Of Competition From Foreigners

    I am a Singaporean degree holder who has graduated with first class honours from an established university. I even got a first position in my whole entire class for my thesis.

    My CV is pretty ‘attractive’, according to the interviewers at the interviews I’ve attended, coupled with the 3 years of working experiences I have in the same industry.

    However, till now, I am jobless despite applying to everything, even to jobs outside of my industry. You know why? The reason is simple – FTs are spoiling the market.

    I was feeling really depressed when I couldn’t get anything.

    So I went to Jobstreet and applied for the jobs there. Good thing about the site is you can actually see who else applied to the same job as you and what industry they come from, as well as the pay they are asking for.

    To my dismay, I see 13 foreigners who have higher qualifications applying for the same job – a job that is willing to pay SGD $2,500 to 4,000.

    Out of curiosity, I went to check it out. Guess what? All 13 of them are Masters holder and they are asking for WAY LOWER pay than me. I don’t mean $200-300 lower or anything like it.

    One of them is a fresh grad with Masters and he/she is asking for RMB 3,500. That is only SGD $1,200+, mind you! Absurd right? That’s even lower than an ITE graduate’s pay.

    Another one of them who has a Masters and 10 years of experience is only asking for SGD 2,500, which is the minimum that the job is paying for.

    If these people are not spoiling the market, then I don’t know what else they are doing.

    And it’s times like this that you start to doubt the credibility of their academic papers.

    Because if they are indeed holding onto degree certs from credible institutions – ones whose school fees are expensive – they wouldn’t even be asking for these amount of pay. You don’t need to be genius to figure this out; it’s just common sense.

    So @Just A Guy, perhaps you don’t feel it because you are not born here.

    But let me tell you, for Singapore citizens who were born and lived here their whole entire lives, listening to their parents and teachers who tell them that if they study hard and get good results, they would get a good job and earn a lot of money, they would feel incredibly disappointed and letdown by Singapore’s current system.

    And most importantly, they would actually be dismayed by the government’s lack of interest in protecting the citizens over the foreigners.

    As a PRC, I’m sure you are currently enjoying life with a well-paying job – one that pays way better than what your home country has to offer.

    Put yourself in our shoes before you post such a lengthy post because you do not understand our situation here.

    Jes

     

    Source: www.transitioning.org

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