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  • Artist Koh Mun Hong And Singer Nona Asiah Receive Cultural Medallion Award

    Artist Koh Mun Hong And Singer Nona Asiah Receive Cultural Medallion Award

    Artist Koh Mun Hong and singer Nona Asiah have been conferred this year’s Cultural Medallion award. The Young Artist Awards recipients are Alecia Neo, Muhamad Harezam, Liu Xiaoyi, Marc Nair and Pooja Nansi.

    The Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Awards recognise individuals who have contributed to the development of Singapore’s cultural landscape.

    Mr Koh, 64, is a well-known Chinese calligrapher, poet and ink painter who has taught and groomed many younger calligraphers in Singapore.

    Madam Asiah, 86, who is better known as Nona Asiah to fans, was an iconic singer in the 1950s and 1960s, and a tireless vocal coach after she retired from the limelight in the 1970s.

    Mr Koh credits the late calligrapher Pan Shou, whom he met through a mutual friend, as an important mentor.

    He says: “I learnt a lot by watching him write Chinese calligraphy and from our conversations about poetry. His poems have such a dignified air, they leave you deeply inspired.”

    He says he is happy to be conferred the Cultural Medallion award and receive recognition for his hard work and contribution to the arts. He has not yet, however, made plans on how he might use the $80,000 fund he has access to.

    On being conferred the Cultural Medallion, Madam Asiah says: “It should have happened 10 years ago. I’m too old to receive this now.”

    Still, she cannot hide her excitement. At the interview with The Straits Times, she beams with pride as she shows off the baju kurung she will wear to the ceremony on Tuesday (Oct 4) night, which she designed and sewed.

    She says: “I never expected I would get the award. I thought I had finished achieving everything as a singer and teacher.”

     

    Source: The Straits Times

  • Woman Gets 4 Weeks’ Jail For Offering $10,000 Bribe To Police Officer

    Woman Gets 4 Weeks’ Jail For Offering $10,000 Bribe To Police Officer

    A woman who offered a $10,000 bribe to stop a police officer from investigating her involvement in possible offences under the Women’s Charter was sentenced to four weeks’ jail on Monday (Oct 3).

    Zhu Kuai, 42, unemployed, admitted to offering the bribe to Assistant Superintendent Chan Wai Hoong at Fortune Centre, Middle Road, on April 14, 2016.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor Vincent Ong said ASP Chan and two others from the police force’s compliance management unit were sent to Fortune Centre that day following a tip-off about unlicensed massage establishments and condoms in letterboxes.

    The officers were walking around Level 4 of the building when they came across LK Beauty Spa, which purported to offer beauty and spa services. They noticed Zhu sitting inside. Once she saw the police officers, she closed the main door of the unit.

    Sensing something amiss, the officers approached the unit to interview Zhu, who had previously worked there but was not managing it any more. Two bundles of keys were found in her handbag.

    Suspecting that one of the keys was for the unit’s letterbox, ASP Chan suggested that Zhu take the officers to the letterbox for an inspection.

    Zhu began to panic and repeatedly pleaded with the officers not to open the letterbox. While walking to Level 1, Zhu continued to plead with ASP Chan not to open the letterbox and asked to settle the matter privately with him. ASP Chan ignored her.

    At the letterbox, she admitted that the letterbox contained condoms and that these were used for providing sexual services at the unit. A black bag containing many unused condoms was seized.

    A female staff sergeant was recording her statement when Zhu asked to speak to ASP Chan in private, but the latter refused and told her to say what she wanted in the other officer’s presence.

    Zhu then told ASP Chan in Mandarin: “I give you ten thousand dollars.” He rejected the offer and warned her not to bribe a public servant. But Zhu said: “Ten thousand dollars you don’t bring me back,” intending to induce the officer to cease investigations as she was afraid that he would arrest her for providing sexual services.

    He ignored her offer and asked his colleague to continue recording her statement.

    Zhu was escorted to Police Cantonment Complex and arrested for suspected offences under the Women’s Charter and bribery.

    She has a conviction under the Massage Establishments Act.

    Her lawyer Chung Ting Fai said the mother of two, who was from China but is now a Singapore citizen, deeply regrets her actions which have brought untold agony and trauma to her family. She could have been fined up to $100,000 and/or jailed for up to five years.

     

    Source: The Straits Times

  • Zainuddin Zin Noor Antara Penerima Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang

    Zainuddin Zin Noor Antara Penerima Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang

    Jumlah rekod – iaitu lebih 2,500 kakitangan sektor Makanan dan Minuman diiktiraf hari ini (3 Okt) atas khidmat cemerlang mereka yang melebihi jangkaan pelanggan.

    Keikhlasan dan kejujuran Zainuddin Zin Noor yang berusia 40 tahun, meninggalkan kesan dalam diri ramai pelanggan.

    Zainuddin pernah terjumpa dompet milik pelanggan wanita tua, yang tertinggal di dalam restoran di mana dia bekerja, lalu menyimpankannya sehingga diambil semula pelanggan tersebut.

    Zainuddin adalah salah seorang daripada penerima anugerah daripada 72 syarikat yang diiktiraf hari ini (3 Okt) iaitu kenaikan 11 peratus berbanding tahun lalu.

    Anugerah disampaikan oleh Menteri di Pejabat Perdana Menteri, Chan Chun Sing yang menggariskan bahawa masih terdapat ruang bagi kakitangan pelajari daripada contoh-contoh positif bagi melakukan lebih baik.

    Zainuddin berkata: “Saya rasa anugerah ini dibukakan kepada lebih banyak bidang, dibukakan kepada orang ramai. Jadi, saya rasa mereka akan rasa yang anugerah ini adalah satu anugerah yang baik untuk mereka. Jadi, mereka akan sediakan lagi khidmat yang baik untuk para pelanggan.”

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Walid J. Abdullah: Think Chinese Privilege Does Not Exist?

    Walid J. Abdullah: Think Chinese Privilege Does Not Exist?

    Seeing quite a few Singaporean Trump supporters commenting on CNA and ST articles, is scary, yet totally unsurprising. Hatred, fear of others, racism: that’s what people who support him have in abundance.

    On a slightly-related note, bumped into a Singaporean here earlier today. I smiled at him, suspecting that he was likely Singaporean or Malaysian. He asked how i was doing, and after a short conversation, guessed that i was from Sri Lanka (which is not a bad attempt by the way: my ancestors from my dad’s side are indeed Sri Lankan Tamils. And later on in the day, someone of Sri Lankan-Tamil origin asked me the same question. Has happened many times before.)

    But, the difference is, this was an elderly Singaporean (probably 60-70 years old). After speaking to him, he still did not know i was Singaporean. Which was, hmm, shall i say, borderline racist perhaps?

    May i add, i was with my Malay wife and Khalid, both of whom, last i checked at least, do not look Sri Lankan/Indian/Pakistani/Bengali.

    I answered: Wah, you have lived in Singapore your entire life, and you still don’t know there are non-Chinese living in Singapore? Cannot like that lah Uncle.

    Him: No no, because you look like you’re from Sri Lanka.

    Me: (in a semi-joking manner, while laughing) Alamak uncle, i feel insulted that you think i’m not a fellow citizen. Surely you could tell (that I’m Singaporean) from my accent right?

    Him: Errr. No no, it’s because of your look.

    (Of course, again unsurprisingly, no apology from him. Because how is it his fault right that a non-Chinese is Singaporean?)

    So the next time you wish to think Chinese privilege does not exist, think again.

    Or just go to the comments section on CNA and ST articles.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • Lelaki Cedera Selepas Dilanggar Bas Di Hougang

    Lelaki Cedera Selepas Dilanggar Bas Di Hougang

    Seorang lelaki terperangkap di bawah sebuah bas selama 45 minit setelah dilanggar bas itu di Hougang Avenue 9 hari ini (30 Sep).

    Lelaki itu, yang berusia 50-an tahun, diselamatkan oleh para pegawai Pasukan Pertahanan Awam Singapura (SCDF). Beliau mengalami kecederaan pada kaki namun dalam keadaan sedar ketika dibawa ke Hospital Tan Tock Seng, menurut SCDF.

    SCDF menyatakan ia menerima panggilan tentang nahas itu sekitar 10.35 pagi, dan mengerahkan sebuah kereta bomba, Red Rhino, dua motosikal bomba, sebuah ambulans dan sebuah kenderaan sokongan ke tempat kejadian. Hospital itu juga diletakkan dalam keadaan bersiap sedia untuk menerima pesakit itu.

    Encik Bernard Chua, seorang pengawal keselamatan berusia 44 tahun, berada di dalam bas itu apabila nahas itu berlaku.

    “Saya di dalam bas apabila tiba-tiba terdengar bunyi ‘boom’ yang amat kuat. Kemudian saya dengar orang ramai dalam bas terpekik-pekik. Kami kemudian menyedari ada seseorang yang dilanggar. Tiada sesiapa yang menghubungi polis, saya orang pertama yang menghubungi polis,” katanya.

    Gambar-gambar yang dilihat oleh Mediacorp menunjukkan lelaki itu dalam kesakitan, dan kepala serta lengannya juga berdarah.

    Apabila Mediacorp ke tempat kejadian sekitar 11.45 pagi, sekurang-kurangnya lima pejalan kaki dilihat menyeberangi jalan raya tanpa menghiraukan lampu trafik dalam tempoh setengah jam.

    Seorang penduduk di kawasan itu, Cik Lim, berkata memang satu kebiasaan untuk melihat orang ramai menyeberangi jalan raya tanpa menghiraukan lampu trafik di situ.

    “Ini jalan raya kecil. Memang biasa orang ramai menyeberang tanpa menggunakan lampu trafik. Saya tidak menjangkakan nahas sebegini berlaku,” katanya.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

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