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  • It’s payback time.

    It’s payback time.

    Dear Friends,

    It’s payback time.

    It has been a joyous 2016 for me. For those who have been supporting me, I cannot thank you enough. Words are powerless to express my gratitude.

    I’m taking this opportunity to pay it forward for all the blessings.

    Kindly link me up to whoever you think is in need of a kitchen cabinet but doesnt have the means to.

    Im looking at someone who is from the low income family and whose kitchen is in dire need of a restructuring.

    The makeover is worth $1770 and it includes;

    – 8ft bottom kitchen cabinet (enough space for a proper kitchen sink and cooker hob)
    – Kitchen cabinet base
    – Single bowl kitchen sink
    – Kitchen sink tap
    – Electrical and plumbing works for the new installation
    – Removal and disposal of existing cabinet (if need be)

    I will not take credit for this deed. The recipient of this project will be informed that the goodwill is from my past clients.

    For those of you who have done your house renovation with me in 2016, part of the profits will go towards this project under your name. You know who you are.

    And for those who want to contribute to this project and add value, you are also welcomed to participate. No amount is too small.

    Let’s put a smile on someone’s face today.

    Tagged someone or refer me to those who deserve this. Thank you!

    PS: I will be selecting and visiting 3 homes and make a personal assessment of who needs it the most. Priority will be given to those families with low income or under public assistance.

    #Bizpayback

     

    Khan Osman Sulaiman

    Reader’s Contribution

  • ARS is not good for Singaporean Muslims

    ARS is not good for Singaporean Muslims

    Three simple reasons:

    1. The aim has been all along about control. The need to control the asatizahs or religious teachers in Singapore and regulate their teachings and numbers. especially now when there are more and more “bad” representation of Muslims around the world. To be fair, shouldn’t this regulation be implemented for the other religions in Singapore too?

    2. For example, there is an asatizah who has years of experience teaching children how to read the Quran on a  daily basis (her livelihood). Problem is that she does not meet the requirement to register for the ARS. And due to health issues and old age, there really is not a chance that she is going to consider getting certified. So will this mean that she will lose her source of income because she is not ARS-certified? True recognition does not come from the government but from us attaining the ijazah and our sincerity to teach.

    3. Like it or not, radical or misguided teaching can still happen in singapore. An asatizah who is qualified and ARS-certified can still teach you the wrong things! So what measures are MUIS putting in place to tackle such “legitimate” asatizahs?

     

    Kak Sham

    Reader’s contribution

  • Singaporean Auxiliary Officer Not Good Enough?

    Singaporean Auxiliary Officer Not Good Enough?

    I am a auxiliary officer and have been working for close to 2 years. I have many friends that apply security part time work after they finish polytechnic. Nowadays i see there is more demand for security type of jobs.

    But now they are outsourcing to Taiwanese? I know people that are willing to do security job work ok, so don’t say that local Singaporeans don’t want security jobs. People are already looked down for choosing security guard as their first job after finishing school. It doesn’t help these people’s confidence in the job. If employers want to retain them, they must do something. Only officers like us will know this feeling.

    Even salary difference between us and the future Taiwanese officers is so big. What’s the differences they have to get more starting pay than us? They graduate from their own uni we graduate from poly but end up, we do same job. If do same job then why give them higher pay….so they coming here to become supervisors? I have my own family to feed and take care of my parents. actually we should get higher pay.

     

    Abang Super 4

    Reader Contribution

  • History Of Searches For Missing Malaysia Airlines Airliner

    History Of Searches For Missing Malaysia Airlines Airliner

    A look at the progressive searches for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which are the most challenging and expensive undertaken in aviation history.

    FIRST SEARCH: On March 8, 2014, an air and sea search begins in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea on the assumption that the plane crashed on its way from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. Malaysia reveals two weeks later that its military radar had tracked the plane flying far off course to the west.

    SECOND SEARCH: Analysis of satellite signals emitted by the plane in its final hours suggests that it crashed west of Australia. A sonar search appears to detect the ‘ping’ of the jet’s black box near the end of its monthlong battery life. But after 850 square kilometers (330 square miles) of seabed is searched, authorities conclude that they must have been mistaken.

    THIRD SEARCH: Further analysis of satellite data defined a more remote search zone 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) off Australia’s southwest coast in the Indian Ocean. The 60,000-square-kilometer (23,000-square-mile) search area was later doubled. In July, officials agreed the search would be suspended once crews finish scouring the area, unless new evidence emerges pinpointing a specific location of the aircraft.

    POSSIBLE FOURTH SEARCH?: In December, international investigators released a report based on a fresh analysis of the data concluding that the plane is highly unlikely to be in the current search zone, and suggesting that the aircraft may instead have crashed in an area farther north. The investigators said a new search should be launched of the 25,000-square kilometer (9,700-square mile) area immediately to the north of the current search zone. But Australian officials said that was unlikely, as the report failed to identify a specific location of the plane.

    CHALLENGES: The search zone is so remote that the sonar ships spend half their monthlong shifts transiting to and from their Australian port. The ocean ranges from 600 meters (2,000 feet) to 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) deep, with the average depth being 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). The seabed has jutting ridges and volcanoes and deep, sharp crevasses.

    COST: Australia has agreed to pay US$60 million and China $20 million for the current search. Malaysia has paid $80 million and has agreed to pay the balance of the final search cost.

     

    Source: The Jakarta Post

  • Revive Our HDB Void Decks

    Revive Our HDB Void Decks

    I read “Make more use of our void decks” (The New Paper, Dec 19) from Yong Chang Jun with much interest.

    We used to see boys playing football barefoot at void decks after school. Elderly people used to play Chinese chess there too.

    Now these scenes are not so common. The problem is that the void decks are getting smaller and lack facilities for pastimes.

    I can also remember when void decks used to have more mama shops, selling daily necessities and sundries.

    Children would go to them to buy inexpensive sweets and cheap stationery.

    The older void decks had table tennis tables and vending machines. They served as gathering places and brought out the kampung spirit.

    Instead, today’s void decks have too many barriers and random railings.

    If we are to make the void decks more appealing, we will have to bring back the amenities such as concrete furniture, table tennis tables and vending machines.

    Without them, void decks are nothing more than empty spaces.

     

    Source: The New Paper