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  • Fundraising For House Fire Victims At Woodlands Block 886B

    Fundraising For House Fire Victims At Woodlands Block 886B

    Assalmualaikum.
    I am very sure everyone knows about the flat in Woodlands b886B that was caught fire a few days ago. I just got to know the owners, Kenshiriz Gekisoku and wife Ryakenshi Gekisoku yesterday as she was my fiance highschool friend.

    As a peribahasa, “malang tak berbau”, the unit caught fire out of sudden and spread very fast. It started in bedroom 3(i attached a floorplan for better visual) and spread very fast when the husband was taking the fire extinguisher from the bomb shelter. Suspected E-scooter battery leakage.

    Alhamdulilah, the husband escaped without any injury. The downside of this event is, they lost two of their feline family members and also the fire destroy almost everything.

    Cats died due to inhalation of smoke. I went to the house yesterday to talk to them and see the condition of the house. Didnt manage to take alot of photos/video bcos it was night time.

    They are still visibly shaken of the unfortunate event. I talked to some of my id friends, they said that it will take about at least 50k or more to reinstate to liveable condition again.

    “Lagi berat mata memandang lagi berat bahu yang memikul.” It can happen to any of us but it happen to them. With this, i will like to appeal for help and generousity in donations in any way possible. If you like to donate these are their accounts:

    Shah Rizal (husband)Posb Savings –
    057 43081 8

    Haryati Uob (wife) Savings-
    382 385 680 4

     

    Source: H.M.

  • AMAS Says It Did Not Sanction Celebrity Fight; Professional Fights Not Under Their Purview

    AMAS Says It Did Not Sanction Celebrity Fight; Professional Fights Not Under Their Purview

    The Amateur Muaythai Association (Singapore), or Amas, said on Monday (Sept 25) that it had not signed off on the celebrity muay thai fight that resulted in the death of bodybuilder Pradip Subramaniam last Saturday.

    In a statement to The Straits Times, Amas’ president Mervyn Tan said that professional fights do not come under his organisation’s purview.

    “(We have) no authority and did not sanction the event (the Asia Fighting Championship). The event was sanctioned by the World Muaythai Council (WMC), which presides over professional fights worldwide,” Tan stated.

    “For us, Amas, (we) only handle amateur fights. I would also like to say we are saddened by the loss for the family.”

    He added that from what Amas understood, the celebrity fight was “not a real bout as it was not even programmed by WMC”.

    ST understands that Amas’ involvement in the event was limited to providing technical support in the form of judges, facilities and its own fighters for the 13-fight card.

    Asia Fighting Championship founder and chief executive officer Sasidharan Unnithan had previously said that standards and safety protocols set by the WMC were followed before the fights, including the provision of WMC-certified referees and a medical team that certified all fighters fit.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Commentary: I Think Halimah Has What It Takes To Be People’s President

    Commentary: I Think Halimah Has What It Takes To Be People’s President

    I can understand the unhappiness expressed by some Singaporeans with the Presidential Election, as they felt that they had been deprived of a choice (Hundreds protest against reserved Presidential Election; Sept 16, online).

    A contest would have been good, as it would have given Singaporeans the opportunity to vote for someone they believe in, who can represent them on the world stage.

    With the decision made, however, perhaps we can now give Mdm Halimah Yacob a chance to prove herself.

    A dynamic politician or leader is one who shows empathy and is willing to speak out on an issue, no matter how thorny it is. To the best of my knowledge, Mdm Halimah is one such person.

    During her tenure as a union leader, Minister of State and Member of Parliament, she often spoke up for workers’ welfare and supported the marginalised in our society.

    While I was a volunteer for six months with Club Heal, a voluntary welfare organisation helping Muslims and other Singaporeans with mental health issues, I could see that she felt for those facing adversities in life.

    Despite her busy schedule, she found time to attend Club Heal’s events and mingle with patients and their family members.

    She is a people person, as she is humble and mixes with Singaporeans from all walks of life.

    I am confident that with her positive energy, she will also become the people’s President.

    The two other applicants had mentioned that they wanted to serve all Singaporeans, but were disappointed not to have been able to contest the election. They can still serve Singapore by considering setting up a charity each to help the needy.

     

    Source: Raymond Anthony Fernando from http://www.todayonline.com

     

  • Masagos Zulkifli: Nothing Natural About Our Racial Harmony; It’s There BECAUSE We Keep An Eye All The Time

    Masagos Zulkifli: Nothing Natural About Our Racial Harmony; It’s There BECAUSE We Keep An Eye All The Time

    #masagos been reflecting PM sharing on Saturday as he recalled why he pushed for a reserved election for the minority communities although he knew it was going to be extremely difficult to carry the ground with it. PM could have kicked the can down the road for his successor to deal with it but he’s clear there’s no certainty the next PM is able to do it in time before a crisis makes it necessary.

    I acknowledge our race relations is good where Singapore is today and that it’s heartening how as a society, we are all on the same page in looking forward towards a future where we won’t need a reserved election. Some have concluded since it’s all good we need not make a special effort and unnecessarily raise our race issues to the fore.

    In truth, there’s nothing natural about our racial harmony – it’s there BECAUSE we keep an eye on it all the time and make many adjustments along the way – formation of MUIS, EIP for housing, GRC and now a reserved presidency. Even for MUIS, it was originally set up as requested by the community to help administer family laws for Muslims – now we’re glad there’s a MUIS to lead in our guard against extremism in our community and is a great asset against terrorism. We cannot take our harmony for granted and have a short term view of policies that seek to guard it.

    I think the whole of Saturday was simply PM pointing out examples from other countries of what could go wrong if we are not careful about sensitivities around race. Myanmar is facing an immediate issue. Even in Singapore, in our more progressive state, we still have instances where our Muslim youth had been labelled as terrorist unfairly.

    A friend told me that while in Pahang his family members there praised the courage of PM to get a Malay to the Presidency in a country where he has to handle the sensitivities of tbe Chinese majority. Thats why i always feel fortunate that i live in a country where the majority puts in so much hard work to make everyone feel they belong and the minorities make adjustments so that everybody integrates with one another. #OnlyInSingapore

     

    Source: Masagos Zulkifli

  • Jemaah Haji Yang Terkandas Di KLIA Tetapi Dalam Keadaan Tenang

    Jemaah Haji Yang Terkandas Di KLIA Tetapi Dalam Keadaan Tenang

    Sekumpulan jemaah haji Singapura yang dalam perjalanan pulang dari Arab Saudi ke tanah air terkandas di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) semalam setelah pesawat mereka dipercayai mengalami masalah teknikal.

    Namun begitu, syarikat penerbangan pesawat itu, Saudia Airlines, telah menguruskan penumpang yang terjejas dan menempatkan mereka di The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur, memberikan para jemaah peluang berehat selepas menunaikan ibadah haji.

    Antara penumpang pesawat itu ialah Pengasas TM Fouzy Travels & Tours, Ustaz Tengku Mohd Fouzy Tengku Mahid Jumat, yang berkata terdapat sekitar 270 jemaah haji Singapura yang terjejas.

    “Alhamdulillah, pihak syarikat penerbangan menguruskan kami dengan baik. Mereka menempatkan kami di hotel ini. Jemaah semuanya gembira. Pemandangannya cantik, cuacanya baik.

    “Mereka ada beri maklumat terkini sekitar 12 tengah hari tadi dan menyuruh kita bersabar dan tunggu di hotel buat masa ini,” kata beliau.

    Pesawat itu telah berlepas dari Jeddah pada hari Jumaat dan tiba di KLIA semalam pada sekitar 1 petang. Pesawat itu sepatutnya berangkat ke Singapura sejam kemudian.

     

    Source: http://www.beritaharian.sg/