Category: Politik

Jufrie Mahmood: PAP Policy Only Lip Service, They Are There To Protect Themselves

The fact that the constitution has to be amended and rules need be tweaked to, firstly, prevent Dr Tan Cheng Bock from moving into the Istana and secondly to allow a minority (read Malay as the Indians have already had two of their own) to be elected as President show firstly, how dirty the PAP is and secondly, how its policies to integrate Singaporeans of different races and build a united country for the past 5 decades of its rule have failed miserably.
The expected raising of the bar would disqualify Dr Tan Cheng Bock from contesting while the lip service given to the national language and the perceived disloyalty of the Malays emanating from the PAP’s ill conceived NS and other policies such as immigration, SAP Schools, etc, have prevented Singaporeans of all races from intergrating as one united people.
Unlike what is happening here our close neighbour Indonesia did it differently, where its national language is spoken fluently by all its citizens. They did not find the need the tweak its electoral rules enabling Ah Hock, an ethnic minority to be elected as governor of Jakarta without much fuss.
Similarly the Americans did not amend its constitution to allow Obama, an African American whose ancestors came from Kenya, to be elected as President.
The PAP is really a sick, racist party which does not practise what it preaches. Wayang and more wayang all the way – for 57 long years since 1959, to keep itself in power.
Furthermore, Singaporean are not so stupid as to believe that a CEO who manages a $200 million company, for instance, is necessarily more capable than one who is in charge a $100 million company. The fact of the matter is they just want a president whom they can go to bed with.

Source: Mohamed Jufrie Bin Mahmood

September 3, 2016
Zika Beware, WP Launches Operation Kaki Bukit!

Operation Kaki Bukit. 1 Sep 2016, 1930hrs.

More than 40 volunteers in six teams led by MPs Sylvia Lim, Png Eng Huat, Faisal Manap, Low Thia Khiang, Chen Show Mao and NCMP Daniel Goh knocked on doors to check on residents in 14 blocks of flats in the affected cluster in Bedok North Ave 3 and St 3. Too bad Pritam Singh, Dennis Tan and Leon Perera were overseas on work trips.

We advised residents about the symptoms and spread of the virus and collected information on vulnerable persons. We handed out flyers to inform everyone that Town Council would be conducting urgent floor-to-floor fogging of the common corridor and general area on Friday.

We gave out NEA brochures on Dengue and Zika and the 5-step Mozzie Wipeout. We didn’t have enough NEA brochures, so we made our own version to give out if we run out of the NEA version.

We could sense a strong collective spirit and appreciation of the combined efforts by government agencies, town councils, MPs, volunteers and grassroots. We will continue with the control measures and outreach efforts to fight Zika.

Source: Aljunied GRC

September 2, 2016
Kumpulan Hak Asasi Minta Myanmar Siasat Kematian Gadis Rohingya

Para pejuang hak asasi manusia meminta Myanmar untuk menyiasat kematian seorang gadis muslim dari golongan minoriti Rohingya, yang dianiaya di negara itu.

Gadis tersebut yang ditemui tidak berbaju dan tidak sedarkan diri berhampiran sebuah pangkalan tentera, meninggal dunia bulan ini.

Gadis berkenaan yang dikenal pasti sebagai Raysuana berusia 25 tahun didapati di sebelah jalan raya dekat kawasan tentera di Sittwe, ibu kota bandar Rakhine di barat Myanmar, menurut para penduduk dan kumpulan hak asasi Amnesty International.

Beliau hilang semasa berjalan di sebuah kawasan di mana lebih 100,000 penduduk kaum Rohingya tinggal di kemah-kemah sejak Sittwee berdepan dengan keganasan masyarakat pada 2012, tambah Amnesty dalam satu kenyataan pada lewat semalam (30 Ogos).

Kebanyakan yang dipindahkan adalah golongan muslim Rohingya, golongan yang ramai di Myanmar menganggap sebagai pendatang haram dari Bangladesh.

Mereka dihalang dari berjalan dengan bebas dan akses kepada jagaan kesihatan dan pendidikan dilarang.

Hla Myint, seorang pentadbir Rohingya, memberitahu Reuters beliau menerima panggilan daripada seorang korporal dari unit artileri tentera dan diminta untuk mengambil Raysuana yang tidak sedarkan diri pada awal 18 Ogos lalu.

“Beliau masih bernafas apabila saya melihatnya, tetapi beliau terbujur di lantai. Tiada pakaian di tubuhnya (selain baju dalam) tetapi seseorang menutupnya dengan selimut,” kata Hla Myint.

Beliau dibawa ke klinik kampung di mana para atenden mendapati kesan lebam pada leher dan darah dari rahimnya, tambah Hla Myint.

Gadis itu meninggal dunia petang itu juga (18 Ogos), menurutnya.

Para penduduk di kawasan-kawasan golongan minoriti dan pekerja hak asasi manusia sudah bertahun menuduh tentera Myanmar menyalahgunakan kuasa termasuk merogol. Tentera Myanmar menolak seperti biasa dakwaan tersebut.

Hal itu timbul sedang Myanmar mengadakan rundingan damai antara pemerintah dengan golongan etnik minoriti hari ini (31 Ogos) dalam satu usaha untuk menghuraikan konflik berdekad lamanya dan meragut ribuan nyawa dan membuat negara itu terbenam dengan kemiskinan.

AFP melaporkan Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu Ban Ki-moon yang menghadiri rundingan itu menggambarkannya sebagai detik “bersejarah” bagi negara tersebut menyusuli peralihannya ke arah demokrasi.

Namun, hanya segelinitir menjangkakan keputusan yang kukuh daripada perundingan lima hari itu yang dianggap sebagai permulaan proses kedamaian yang boleh mengambil masa bertahun lamanya.

Source: Berita MediaCorp

September 1, 2016
Jaguh Silat Dunia Sheik Farhan Terima Anugerah Jauhari Harapan

Anugerah Jauhari Harapan 2016 pula diberikan kepada juara silat dunia, Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin.

Bagi Sheik Farhan, 18 tahun, anugerah itu menjadi pencetus semangat baginya untuk terus meniti tangga kejayaan.

Bagaikan ‘di mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasi’, Sheik Farhan yang menjuarai Kejohanan Pencak Silat Dunia tahun lalu, menyifatkan ayahnya yang merupakan pesilat mapan, Sheik Alau’ddin sebagai sumber inspirasi.

“Saya nampak yang terbaik dalam silat ialah bapa saya dan untuk menjadi terbaik saya harus ikut yang terbaik,” katanya.

Farhan berharap anugerah tersebut dapat dijadikan sandaran terutamanya kepada atlit-atlit muda supaya dapat memartabatkan lagi arena sukan Singapura.

Beliau menambah: “Untuk golongan muda, ia memberitahu bahawa mereka boleh mencapai apa yang mereka mahu tidak kira usia dan saya rasa mereka harus tidak takut untuk mencapai cita-cita.”

Anugerah Jauhari disampaikan buat tahun ke-18 malam tadi (30 Ogos).

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

August 31, 2016
Andrew Loh: Forget Presidency, Why Has There Never Been Malay DPM?

With the government expressing concerns that we may not have a minority-race Elected President if the current election laws are not tweaked, here is another similar concern – but this time regarding the position of deputy prime minister.

In post-Independence Singapore, we have had 11 DPMs.

And here is the interesting thing, the 11 have been:

8 Chinese.
3 Indians.
0 Malay.
0 Eurasian.

Lee Kuan Yew’s Cabinet had one Indian DPM – S Rajaratnam.

Goh Chok Tong’s Cabinet had no minority-race DPM.

Lee Hsien Loong’s Cabinet has had 2 Indian DPMs – S Jayakumar and Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

But all have not had any Malay as DPM.

Is it a concern? Should it be a concern?

In this era, it seems race and religion have taken on more prominence, and perhaps also more importance.

While the PAP itself may rationalise its way out of why Singapore is not ready for a non-Chinese Prime Minister, how about a Malay DPM?

Or has there never been a Malay minister deemed capable enough to be DPM – in all of our 51 years?

Maybe something to think about?

Source: Andrew Loh

August 31, 2016