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  • Atan Flybaits: MP Melayu PAP Pak Turut, Takut Mengetengahkan Isu-Isu Melayu

    Atan Flybaits: MP Melayu PAP Pak Turut, Takut Mengetengahkan Isu-Isu Melayu

    Kita sering menyangka bahawa calun calun PAP terdiri dari orang orang yg berkaliber tapi itu tak betul

    Di pertemuan yg di anjurkan oleh encik Faisal Manap tidak lama dulu iaitu pertemuan dgn aktivis Melayu, Encik Faisal memberitahu kami satu ketika beliau cuba membangkit kan isu isu Melayu di parlimen.

    MP Melayu PAP telah menerang beliau dgn kata kata ‘ are you trying to politicised malay issues ‘, jadi agak sulit untuk beliau bersuara

    Di sini kita lihat kebodohan MP MP Melayu PAP – parlimen adalah the hse of politik kalau ahli politik tak boleh mempolitik kan isu di dalam hse of politik maka di mana kah mereka nak berbicara tentang politik ?

    Secara logic kita lihat kebodohan MP MP melayu PAP sangat jelas atau PAP sengaja memilih mereka kerena kebodohan mereka yang boleh di jadi kan ‘Yes man’

     

    Source: Atan Flybaits in Suara Melayu Islam Singapura

  • Marie Claire Should Stay Put Of Sociopolitics

    Marie Claire Should Stay Put Of Sociopolitics

    Marie Claire Magazine’s article titled “10 Muslim Women Shatter Stereotypes by Showing Off Their Style” has been getting a lot of attention from Muslims on social media. While the target audience is probably a non-Muslim one, some American Muslim women have taken a critical eye to the piece and are confused by the article, wondering, “How does this shatter stereotypes about Muslim women like me?”

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    But what stereotypes about Muslim women do Americans hold that need shattering in the first place? The article’s tagline claims that these women’s fashion sense “[banishes] the idea of the oppressed Muslim woman.” The article further claims that these women, “stand up for their autonomy every time they get dressed.” There isn’t much expository substance other than that in this article, and I fail to see the connecting thread between all ten of the women featured, besides that they are “fashionable.” What does being “well-dressed” have to do with shattering the stereotype of the oppressed Muslim woman? Are being “oppressed” and “unfashionable” synonymous, while being “independent” and “fashionable” synonymous here? Are these notions of oppression and a lack of agency being oddly conflated with Muslim women observing a “traditional” or “conservative” Islamic dress code, or lack thereof?

     

    Source: www.altmuslimah.com

  • Making Hijab Part Of Victoria Police Uniform

    Making Hijab Part Of Victoria Police Uniform

    Constable Maha Sukkar yesterday became the first Victoria Police officer to wear a traditional Muslim hijab as part of her uniform.

    The 30-year-old former graphic designer was supported by her parents, who flew in from her native Beirut for her graduation ceremony, and friends from the Muslim community.

    “At first we were worried by how people would respond but we really admired her courage and she has been an inspiration to us,” said her best friend, Aiesha Hussain, at the ceremony.

    The navy, lightweight hijab, specifically designed for Constable Sukkar, has Velcro to enable its release should she get caught in a physical scuffle.

    Constable Sukkar, of Dandenong, said it had been her dream to join Victoria Police since she arrived in Australia from Lebanon four years ago. She said she did not expect the traditional Muslim headpiece would attract any unwanted attention, but if it did she would handle it “just like any other police officer”.

    Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon said Victoria Police wanted to attract more women and more recruits from culturally diverse backgrounds that reflected the community.

    “I think this is Victoria Police showing that we are very welcoming of people from a whole range of backgrounds and nationalities who want to join us,” she said.

    At yesterday’s marching out ceremony at Victoria Police Academy in Glen Waverley, 46 graduates were sworn in.

    Police Minister Andre Haermeyer warned they were entering the force at a time when it faced intense criticism and scrutiny, and a mounting battle against organised crime.

     

    Source: www.theage.com.au

  • 10 Anak Melayu/Islam Dapat Kepujian Kelas Pertama Dari NTU Tahun Ini

    10 Anak Melayu/Islam Dapat Kepujian Kelas Pertama Dari NTU Tahun Ini

    Sekitar 10 anak Melayu/Islam dari Universiti Teknologi Nanyang (NTU) menerima ijazah Sarjana Muda dengan Kepujian Kelas Pertama tahun ini. Demikian didedahkan NTU hari ini.

    Empat daripada mereka yang ditemui BERITAMediaCorp, memperoleh ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama dalam jurusan kejuruteraan, sosiologi dan psikologi.

    Lebih menarik lagi, di kalangan sekitar 10 penerima menerima ijazah berprestij itu ialah sepasang adik-beradik perempuan – iaitu Nurul Dina Amalina Abdulkahar dan Nurul Mira Fatin Abdulkahar.

    (Dina Amalina Abdulkahar dan adiknya, Nurul Mira Fatin Abdulkahar. Gambar: BERITAMediaCorp) 

    Ini kali pertama sepasang adik beradik Melayu menerima ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama dalam tahun yang sama, dan sesuatu yang jarang sekali didengar.

    Kedua-dua beradik itu mendapat ijazah masing-masing dalam majlis konvokesyen NTU siang tadi.

    Semasa diwawancara BERITAMediaCorp, para pelajar cemerlang itu berkata, sokongan padu dari pihak keluarga merupakan tunggak di sebalik kejayaan mereka.

    Nurul Dina Amalina, 25 tahun, yang menerima ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama dalam bidang Sosiologi berkata: “Sumber inspirasi utama adalah ibu bapa saya. Ayah adalah seorang yang gigih berusaha dan tidak senang berputus asa. Ibu pula selalu bersikap positif apabila beliau berdepan dengan cabaran dalam kehidupan.”

    Bagi adiknya Nurul Mira Fatin yang berusia 22 tahun pula, beliau menerima ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama dalam jurusan Psikologi.

    Beliau berkata: “Bidang psikologi ini telah mendorong saya untuk mencari peluang yang membolehkan saya mendekati masyarakat. Baru-baru ini, saya baru pulang dari China, di mana saya (menjadi) sukarelawan. Di situ, saya tolong mengajar kanak-kanak bahasa Inggeris dan bantu mengecat sekolah mereka.”

    KEPUJIAN KELAS PERTAMA KEJURUTERAAN KOMPUTER

    Seorang lagi anak Melayu yang menerima ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama, ialah Muhd Nadzir Azmi, 26 tahun. Muhd Nadzir mendapat ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama dalam bidang Kejuruteraan Komputer.

    (Muhd Nadzir Azmi. Gambar: BERITAMediaCorp)

    NTU menyifatkan pelajar bijak itu sebagai seorang individu yang dapat menghuraikan masalah secara kreatif. Muhd Nadzir mencipta sebuah projek yang diberi nama ‘Virtual Piano’ semasa menjalani tahun terakhirnya di NTU.

    Beliau menjelaskan: “Projek akhir tahun saya ialah menghasilkan sebuah ‘virtual piano’ (piano maya) dengan menggunakan sekeping kertas dan telefon bimbit. Ia memberikan satu alternatif untuk memain piano dengan lebih innovatif lagi. Saya rasa bidang ini, bukan sahaja diperlukan di syarikat-syarikat permainan, sofwe tetapi amat penting bagi sektor awam juga.”

    Sebenarnya, beliau pernah gagal untuk memasuki maktab rendah selepas peperiksaan GCE ‘O’.

    Namun dengan semangat yang berkobar-kobar, anak kepada seorang pemandu teksi dan suri rumah dari keluarga 3 beradik ini, tetap meneruskan pengajian GCE ‘A’ di pusat Pra-U hingga dapat ke menara gading.

    Beliau kini sudah pun mendapat pekerjaan sebagai konsultan aplikasi dengan CPF.

    KEPUJIAN KELAS PERTAMA KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIKAL & ELEKTRONIK

    Bagi Muhd Jazli Jumain pula, beliau boleh berbangga dianugerahkan ijazah Kepujian Kelas Pertama, dalam jurusan Kejuruteraan Elektrikal dan Elektronik.

    Beliau yang memasuki NTU selepas lulus dari politeknik, bagaimanapun mengecap kecemerlangan menerusi laluan yang lebih mencabar. Beliau berasal dari keluarga ibu tunggal.

    (Muhd Jazli Jumain. Gambar: BERITAMediaCorp)

    Muhd Jazli berkongsi dengan BERITAMediaCorp, beliau menanamkan iltizam pada hari pertama beliau menjejakkan kakinya di NTU.

    “Sejak hari pertama, saya ingin buat yang terbaik dalam pelajaran saya. Selain itu, saya juga lihat ibu saya yang mengalami kesukaran untuk bekerja. Jadi saya ingin membantunya apabila dia bersara nanti,” jelas Muhd Jazli lagi dengan penuh semangat.

    Yang pasti, bagi kempat-empat anak muda yang cemerlang itu, mereka berbekalkan sikap disiplin tanpa mudah berputus asa sebagai antara resipi kejayaan mereka.

    PROSPEK PEKERJAAN BAGI GRADUAN NTU

    Dalam pada itu, NTU menyatakan 7 daripada 10 pelajarnya yang tamat pengajian tahun ini, sudahpun mendapat pekerjaan sebelum mereka menerima ijazah masing-masing.

    Demikian menurut tinjauan awal yang dijalankan NTU awal bulan ini.

    5,000 pelajar ditinjau mengenai prospek pekerjaan mereka dan 70% menyatakan, mereka sudahpun mendapat kerja.

    Perangkaan tersebut lebih tinggi berbanding perangkaan 66% yang dicatatkan tahun lalu bagi tinjauan serupa.

    (Gambar: Channel NewsAsia) 

    Lebih 8,600 graduan bakal menerima ijazah mereka dalam majlis konvokesyen yang berlangsung selama seminggu mulai hari ini.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • KL’s $1 Billion Budget Air Terminal Is Sinking

    KL’s $1 Billion Budget Air Terminal Is Sinking

    Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new budget passenger terminal is sinking, with cracks appearing in the taxiway and water forming pools that planes must drive through.

    The defects could cause flight delays, increase wear and tear on planes and pose potential safety risks, according to AirAsia Bhd., the new terminal’s biggest user. Though take offs and landings aren’t affected, the carrier has asked Malaysian authorities to fix the problems before passengers get hurt, Chief Executive Officer Aireen Omar said in an interview in Kuala Lumpur.

    “The airport is still sinking,” Aireen said. The operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd., “has done some partial resurfacing, but what the airport actually needs is a permanent solution.”

    Complaints about the new terminal cap a bad run for Malaysia’s aviation industry, after two deadly accidents for the national carrier — the unsolved disappearance of Flight MH370 in March 2014 and the shooting down of another plane over Ukraine last July. Construction expenses for klia2, as the new terminal is known, ballooned from an initial estimate of about 1.7 billion ringgit ($446 million) to 4 billion ringgit.

    “Since MH370, a lot of shortcomings have been found” in Malaysia’s aviation infrastructure, said Shukor Yusof, founder of Singapore-based consultancy Endau Analytics. “The authorities haven’t done enough to address these shortcomings, not enough to put them on par with the First World.”

    Ponding

    The Transport Ministry has set up an independent audit committee, which will submit a report on ponding issues “in due course,” the ministry told Bloomberg. Malaysia Airports, which has used its own funds to rectify the situation, “will be responsible for the findings and proposed solutions,” the ministry said in an e-mail.

    AirAsia initially refused to move when klia2 opened in May 2014, citing concerns over flight operations and security. The carrier gave in after the government said it would stop immigration and customs services at the old budget terminal.

    The AirAsia group of airlines flew 15.2 million passengers through klia2 in its first year of operation, accounting for 87 percent of the terminal’s traffic, according to Malaysia Airports data. Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd., Cebu Air Inc. and Malindo Air declined to comment on their experience at the new terminal. An official from Lion Mentari Airlines PT didn’t respond to requests for feedback.

    Waterlogged Tarmac

    “If you go to the airport you can see ponding with your very own eyes,” said Mohshin Aziz, an analyst at Malayan Banking Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur. Still, he noted, “it’s more of an irritation rather than a safety hazard.”

    Last year, local media photographed Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai and airport officials walking through the terminal’s waterlogged tarmac during an inspection.

    Construction of klia2 started in 2009 after the growth of low-cost travel, particularly by Malaysia-based AirAsia, pushed passenger traffic beyond the existing budget terminal’s capacity. At 257,000 square meters, klia2 can handle 45 million passengers, with the potential to expand.

    Most full-service carriers, including Malaysia Airlines, use the main KLIA terminal, which began operations in 1998 about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Kuala Lumpur after the government relocated the capital’s main airport from suburban Subang.

    Malaysia Airports said the depressions and ponding at klia2 were caused by differential soil settlement in the apron and taxiway, where some of the structure is built on piling and some stands on normal ground.

    Bangkok, Kansai

    The settling “has been anticipated from the start of construction,” Malaysia Airports said in an e-mailed response to questions. Stakeholders such as AirAsia are updated weekly on the progress of the maintenance and are “constantly engaged on operational issues.”

    The airport is addressing the issue by patching and resurfacing problem areas and injecting polyurethane under the ground. A concrete slab to be completed by next April will provide a more permanent solution, Malaysia Airports said.

    Klia2 isn’t the only Asian airfield to face difficulties getting off the ground.

    Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport, which opened in 2006 atop a reclaimed swamp, suffered from cracks at taxiways and runways and faulty baggage-scanning machines. Airports of Thailand Pcl was forced to close some taxiways for repair and reopen the old airport to alleviate congestion. The company’s president quit amid probes of the construction flaws, citing health reasons.

    In Japan, the government had to reinforce landfill under Osaka’s Kansai International Airport after it was found to be sinking. Opened in 1994, the facility took almost eight years and 1.43 trillion yen ($12 billion) to build on a manmade island.

    “It’s about time aggressive steps are taken to improve standards in Asia,” said Mark D. Martin, chief executive officer of Dubai-based aviation consulting firm Martin Consulting. It’s bad for the region “that we have to see such incidents and events that negatively affect the safe operation of an aircraft or airport.”

     

    Source: www.bloomberg.com

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