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Singaporean Heroes Rescued Woman Trapped In Car During Holiday In Iceland

An Icelandic woman was saved by four Singaporeans after her car turned turtle in an accident in icy road conditions.

But she could not remember anything about the Singaporeans or the dramatic rescue on a road about 40km east of the capital Reykjavik on Tuesday. The rescue was caught on video.

When she finally saw the video, shot by one of the four Singaporeans who helped, she said she cried.

Miss Audur Gisladottir, 21, who works in a nail salon, was on her way to meet a friend in Hverageroi, a town in the south of Iceland when the accident happened.

She can remember listening to US band Korn as she drove in her red 2008 Toyota Yaris behind a big truck that day.

Miss Gisladottir told TNP: “I was driving at 90kmh when I suddenly lost control of the car and hit a sign.

“I think the car rolled three times and I broke the window with my head.”

The car landed on its roof at the road side, with Miss Gisladottir hanging upside down from her seat, held up by her seat belt.

She said: “I got a big wound on my head, a lot of broken glass went inside of my body and I sprained my back and neck.”

She was admitted to the hospital for nine hours and did not suffer any long-term injuries.

The Singaporeans saw her car overturn and rushed to help, as she screamed.

They helped her out but she cannot remember them as she was drifting in and out of consciousness, she said.

She said: “I kind of remember everything except after the car stopped. I do not remember screaming and crying like in the video.”

The video of the rescue has gone viral, with more than 4,600 views on Facebook.

Mr Muhammad Syahidin, 27, who goes by Denda Maradona on Facebook, posted the video on the day of the accident.(See report below.)

Netizens hailed them as heroes for their bravery and quick-thinking.

Miss Gisladottir had no clue about the video, and its rising popularity.

SAVIOURS: (Above) The friends who rescued Miss Gisladottir were in Iceland for a holiday. PHOTOS: FACEBOOK/MOHD SAH

She found out about it only when she was interviewed by a reporter from Icelandic news website Stundin.

When asked about how she felt when she saw it, she said: “I was really sad about what had happened and I cried when I first saw the video.

“I am thankful that I survived with no serious injuries.

“I am also very thankful that they (her rescuers) were there and came to rescue me, even though I don’t remember them.”

Sheposted on Facebook photographs of the accident and of herself in the hospital bed on Tuesday.

She said thank you in Icelandic to the people who rescued her and the hospital staff.

Mr Muhammad Syahidin and his friends had arrived in Iceland on Nov 15, for an 11-day trip to catch the Northern Lights.

One of the friends, Mr Salihin Idderos, reposted Ms Gisladottir’s post on Facebook, saying: “Glad she’s OK.”

Source: www.tnp.sg

November 20, 2016
Man Hurt After Foot Was Caught In Escalator At Bugis Junction

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital after his foot was caught in an escalator at Bugis Junction.

The accident happened at about 9.15pm on Wednesday (Nov 16) at an escalator leading from the basement to the first story of the shopping mall.

He was stuck for about half an hour, witnesses said.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) had to be activated to release the man’s foot from the escalator using hydraulic rescue tools.

He was taken to Singapore General Hospital, SCDF said.

The man, who is 27, was treated for a toe injury at the hospital, said Ms Ivy Ang, general manager of Bugis Junction.

“Our staff have visited the shopper and we will continue to be in touch to provide him with the necessary support,” Ms Ang said.

Passers-by took videos and photos of the accident.

Mr Tim Maohuan, 33, was shopping with his wife at level two of the mall when he noticed a queue building up at the escalator.

He saw three young men holding the man whose foot was trapped. The man looked calm but worried, he said.

“One of the teenagers asked him to remove his jacket and later his tie, to make him feel more comfortable,” Mr Tim, a flight attendant, told The Straits Times.

Two security guards came over and they tried with the young men to pull the man’s foot out but failed, he said.

Mr Tim then called the SCDF, who responded within 10 minutes, he said.

“Nobody expected this to happen, it showed that anybody can be exposed to this risk,” he said.

His video, shared on Stomp, showed SCDF personnel surrounding the man, who was in a white shirt.

He was sitting in an awkward position while a young man appeared to be supporting him as he went through the ordeal.

When he was successfully rescued, the crowd at the mall applauded.

SCDF added that it sent one fire engine, a Red Rhino, one ambulance, and one support vehicle to the scene.

Ms Ang said that the mall is now checking that its escalators are ” functioning well and meet safety requirements”.

“The safety of our shoppers is of paramount importance to us. We are currently investigating the cause of the incident and will take the necessary actions to prevent a recurrence,” she said.

Source: The Straits Times

November 19, 2016
Kadir Yahaya: Use Cash Incentives To Motivate National Footballers

Kadir Yahaya is deeply saddened.

He believes he is from an era when playing with the Singapore flag on your chest actually meant something, that national pride mattered, something that Lions both young and old felt along with every other footballer who did not get the opportunity to don the shirt.

The 47-year-old is perhaps one of the brightest football minds on Singapore touchlines now.

Down the right flank of Singapore sides of old, no one needed to remind him to give 100 per cent for his country.

He accepts that times have changed and his voice dropped to a sombre tone when he suggested that money is the only way he believes is possible to make the Singapore jersey mean something again.

Kadir, who guided Saint Joseph’s Institution to their first title in 30 years after just four years at the helm, said: “We have to put perks in front of the national players.

“If not, we are in danger of having to play the qualifiers to make it to the main Suzuki Cup tournament in the future, with teams like Brunei, East Timor and Laos.

“The matter is serious. It seems like there’s no motivation, pressure or challenge for players to want to be in the national team. Part of the problem is pride – that’s missing – and I feel we must increase the stakes of being a national player.

“I don’t know how else we can do this except pay the players who are in the national team.”

Kadir suggested supplementing monthly income of national players on an decreasing quantum, based on their international experience, perhaps $4,000 for those with 70 caps and above, $2,000 for those with 50 and on a sliding scale for those with fewer.

He said: “To have to use money is a little sad, but you need some sort of carrot and I don’t see any other ideas on this.

“Maybe this is how we need to inspire this generation of players who seem to have lost the desire to play for the flag. But we must do something.”

The Lions failed to survive the group stage of the 2014 Suzuki Cup despite being the defending champions. Many are predicting a similar failure in the Philippines, where they play their opening match against the hosts tomorrow.

If Singapore fare the worst out of the eight teams in the tournament, they could face the ignominy of having to play through a qualifying competition to earn the right to play in the main draw.

SLAP IN THE FACE

This will be a slap in the face of a team who have won the Asean trophy four times, a record matched only by Thailand.

The last time the Lions had to qualify for the main draw of an Asean tournament was in 1997, but they went on to win the 1998 Tiger Cup for the first time.

“There has been a lot of talk about how we need to get our grassroots, National Football League and women’s football – our whole ecosystem – but all that is election talk,” he said, of the comments made by some in the football fraternity in the lead-up to the Football Association of Singapore election that is expected to take place in the next few months.

“The national team have to be the main priority, because if they fail, who will support all those longer-term targets?

“We’re paying the price in the national team now for things we did before (like player development), but the national team have to be the main priority in the short term,” he said.

“We must do it and we must do it now, before we fall to the bottom of Asean and have to challenge against the likes of Brunei and East Timor.”

Source: The New Paper

November 19, 2016
Rahayu Buang Dilantik CEO Baru MENDAKI, Berkuatkuasa 1 Jan 2017

Yayasan MENDAKI akan mempunyai Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) yang baru, Cik Rahayu Buang, mulai 1 Januari depan.

Beliau mengambil alih jawatan tersebut daripada Cik Tuminah Sapawi, 56 tahun, yang sudah menerajui badan bantu diri itu selama tiga tahun.

Cik Rahayu , 45 tahun adalah Pengarah Bahagian Sokongan dan Pendidikan Keluarga serta Pejabat Pembangunan Wanita di Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga (MSF).

Beliau menyertai MSF 20 tahun lalu dan sepanjang tempoh itu, terlibat dalam pelbagai program pembangunan termasuk isu-isu pemulihan, perlindungan, hilang upaya, keluarga dan wanita.

Di bawah kepimpinannya juga, program-program pendidikan keluarga diperkenalkan dan keluarga yang bercerai disokong melalui program berasaskan kanak-kanak dengan penubuhan Agensi Pakar Sokongan Perceraian.

Cik Rahayu adalah penerima Pingat Emas daripada Sekolah Dasar Awam Lee Kuan Yew, dan menerima Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (gangsa) pada 2014.

Cik Tuminah pula akan menyertai Kementerian Kebudayaan, Masyarakat dan Belia (MCCY) pada 1 Januari depan.

Menurut MENDAKI, Cik Tuminah sudah banyak menyumbang kepada masyarakat Melayu/Islam, dan menyerahkan MENDAKI dalam keadaan yang lebih kuat kepada penggantinya.

Beliau menerajui Semakan Pendidikan MENDAKI yang meletakkan asas bagi usaha meningkatkan program pembangunan guru-guru pembimbing dan memperbaiki program pendidikan ibu bapa.

Di bawah pentadbiran beliau, MENDAKI juga meningkatkan usaha memupuk minda masyarakat Melayu Islam untuk siap menghadapi masa depan. Ini termasuk kempen #RaikanIlmu, yang menggalak masyarakat menghayati semangat mencari ilmu dan pembelajaran sepanjang hayat.

YAACOB UCAP TERIMA KASIH KEPADA CIK TUMINAH ATAS PELBAGAI SUMBANGANNYA

Sementara itu, menulis di laman Facebook beliau, Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Cik Tuminah Sapawi bagi pelbagai sumbangannya sejak tiga tahun lalu.

Di bawah kepimpinan Cik Tuminah kata beliau, MENDAKI selesai melakukan semakan pendidikan menyeluruh untuk memperkuat sokongan pendidikan dalam masyarakat Melayu.

Dengan fokus kepada usaha membangunkan generasi yang dinamik dan bersedia untuk masa depan tambah Dr Yaacob, MENDAKI di bawah Cik Tuminah menubuhkan sebuah unit Future Ready.

Unit tersebut melengkapkan masyarakat dengan kemahiran-kemahiran dalam menghadapi ekonomi yang sentiasa berubah-ubah.

Mengulas pelantikan Cik Rahayu pula, Dr Yaacob yang juga merupakan Pengerusi MENDAKI, yakin bahawa CEO baru itu mampu memimpin MENDAKI untuk meningkatkan khidmatnya kepada masyarakat dan negara.

Source: Berita MediaCorp

November 19, 2016
Dzar Ismail: Zaman Ini Zaman Sensetif

Zaman ini adalah zaman sensitif. Sikit-sikit sensitif. Payah untuk berkarya. Lawak sarcastic mix blood pun diambil #secharaa literal.

Zaman lawak P Ramlee dahulu menggambarkan masyarakat yg seolah olah lebih terbuka. Mereka parodikan Melayu berbahasa Arab, berbahasa Jerman, bahasa Omputih, siap dengan slangnya sekali, masyarakat rilek jer, faham lawak.

Beliau pernah berpakaian hanya boxer yg berlubang, dalam sebuah adegan filem Bujang Lapuk, masyarakat chill jer, sampai skrg dorang dok ulang tayang, takder reaksi pon.

Seandainya Allahyarham P Ramlee berkarya pada masa ini, dengan idea-idea lawak yg ‘ahead of its time’, nescaya beliau akan dikutuk dan dikecam dengan tiada penghujung oleh netizen-netizen yg sentap.

Source: Dzar Ismail

November 18, 2016