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  • So Is Farid Khan Supportive Or Against The Unjust Persecution Of Rohingyas?

    So Is Farid Khan Supportive Or Against The Unjust Persecution Of Rohingyas?

    Yesterday Farid Khan’s personal FB account shared a post containing a link to a petition which expressed support for the prosecution of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the European Court of Human Rights over the Rohingya refugee crisis. When public found out about the post, he deleted the FB account to prevent a ‘similar incident’ from happening in the future and issued a statement.

    In the statement, it wrote:

    “It has been brought to my attention regarding a report by ASS, alleging that I am throwing my “weight behind a petition calling on the European Court of Human Rights to try Myanmar leader ASSK for human rights violations” in Myanmar. The report is completely untrue.”

    So this Muslim presidential candidate retracted his post on petition for Rohingyas after it was known to public. But why did he retract his support or lack of?

    A netizen posed him this question:

    “Mr Khan, so do you support our Muslim brothers and sisters who have been unjustly persecuted and murdered by the Myanmarese government, and whos nobel laureate aung san suu kyi did not do anything to stop these human rights violations?”

    Maybe Singaporeans especially Muslims in Singapore would like to know his answer to the question. To be fair, does any of the 3 Muslim presidential candidates care for our Rohingya brothers and sisters?

     

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  • Anggota Media Farid Khan ‘Diberikan Nasihat’ Kerana ‘Kesalahan Facebook’

    Anggota Media Farid Khan ‘Diberikan Nasihat’ Kerana ‘Kesalahan Facebook’

    Anggota pasukan media Encik Farid Khan, yang dikatakan secara tidak sengaja memuatnaikkan petisyen di laman Facebook milik peribadi Encik Farid Khan, sudah diberikan kaunseling.

    Petisyen itu meminta pemimpin de facto Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi untuk dibicarakan tentang pelanggaran hak asasi manusia terhadap Rohingya.

    Cik Suu Kyi berada di bawah tekanan negara-negara yang mempunyai penduduk Islam yang besar untuk menghentikan kekerasan terhadap minoriti Muslim Myanmar.

    Laman All Singapore Stuff pada Selasa (5 September) memuatnaik sebuah artikel yang menyebut bahawa Encik Farid “memberi sokongannya kepada” petisyen tersebut. Artikel tersebut mengandungi sekeping gambar yang kelihatan seperti pautan bagi petisyen tersebut di laman Facebook milik peribadi Encik Farid.

    “Kami sudah mengeluarkan kenyataan berkaitan dengan isu tersebut dan sudah menasihati kakitangan terbabit, ” kata Encik Borhan Saini, pengurus kempen Encik Farid.

    “Kami juga meminta pasukan media kami untuk lebih berhati-hati. Kami menganggap isu sudah ditangani dengan secukupnya dan kini isu ini sudah ditutup.”

    Dalam satu kenyataan di halaman Facebook rasminya, Encik Farid menolak laporan All Singapore Stuff sebagai “langsung tidak benar”. Beliau berkata pautan itu secara tidak sengaja disiarkan oleh seorang anggota pasukan medianya yang menguruskan laman Facebook peribadinya. “Ini berlaku akibat menggunakan alat layar sentuh,” katanya.

    Encik Farid menambah bahawa beliau sudah menutup laman Facebooknya sendiri untuk mengelakkan peristiwa itu daripada berlaku.

    Menganggap keputusan untuk menutup halaman itu sebagai “langkah berjaga-jaga”, Encik Borhan berkata beliau merancang untuk meminta All Singapore Stuff untuk menurunkan laporannya.

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Diabetes In Singapore: Here Are Facts Based On What The Government Has Documented

    Diabetes In Singapore: Here Are Facts Based On What The Government Has Documented

    DIABETES IN SINGAPORE – AS REPORTED & DOCUMENTED

    Following up from my last post (Thanks everyone for the colourful comments! It was a cracker to read! Didn’t think such a post would have gathered such traction), here are the facts based on what the government has documented.

    This time, I’ll use 2013 statistics (2016/2017 statistics last I checked weren’t ready yet).

    ‘The majority of adults with self-reported diabetes were men (53.3%) and almost two-thirds (65.2%) were Chinese. More than three-quarters (81.2%) had an educational level of secondary/GCE O/N level and below. Slightly more than half (54.8%) were not working. One-quarter (26.3%) of these self reported diabetic adults resided in HDB 1-3 room flats.

    The mean age of onset of diabetes reported by these diabetic adults was 50 years old. The mean duration of diabetics reported was 11 years. Four in five (80.9%) were currently on oral hypoglycemic agents.’

    ‘One in five (19.3%) of the adults with self-reported diabetes were obese.’

    ‘Almost two-thirds (65.3%) of the adults with self-reported diabetes did not participate in any physical activity during leisure time, compared with 48.3% of the general population.

    Top reasons for not doing so were:
    1 – No time due to work or family commitments (36.3%)
    2 – Too old (19.6%)
    3 – Poor health (18.4%)’

    Okay, so why did diabetes made it to NDR 2017? This is probably why.

    ‘The Ministry of Health (MOH) has declared war on diabetes to stem a healthcare threat that is costing the Government more than $1 billion annually.

    This figure could rise to $2.5 billion in 2050 after taking into account both medical costs as well as indirect costs such as loss of productivity and premature mortality.’

    So much so that a ‘Diabetes Prevention & Care Task Force’ has been setup.

    ‘In Singapore, one out of 9 people aged 18 to 69 has diabetes. That’s about 11.3% of our population or more than 400,000 people!’

    Since diabetes is primarily a self-managed condition, what can we do especially if you are prone to it?

    As a person who is prone to diabetes based on family condition, I am also particularly concerned and worried about my own health. So, for the past year I’ve been tracking my health status using a simple mobile app available on both Android and Apple, Tactio Health.

    Hopefully this will be helpful for you as well. Diabetes is a sucker of an illness. My late grandmother suffered from it, my dad is keeping it under control and I certainly hope that I can manage by staying healthy through regular exercise and eating healthy.

    But I admit that eating healthy isn’t easy in Singapore, I find myself eating fast food more often than I should. But I guess, that’s how life in Singapore is. We’re so busy working trying to make ends meet that we don’t have enough time to exercise and if we do have time, we would rather spend it with our family members.

    Perhaps, we can incorporate exercise as part of family activities and hopefully, we can keep diabetes under control, one family at a time.

    https://www.moh.gov.sg/…/national-population-health-survey-…

    https://www.singstat.gov.sg/…/pub…/health/ssnsep16-pg5-9.pdf

    https://www.reach.gov.sg/…/multipronged-approach-in-battle-…

    https://www.moh.gov.sg/…/P…/Annex%20B%20-%20TF%20Members.pdf

    http://www.diabetes.org.sg/

     

    Source: Abdillah Zamzuri

  • Malaysian Man Seeking Daughter That Was Adopted By Singaporean Couple 15 Years Ago

    Malaysian Man Seeking Daughter That Was Adopted By Singaporean Couple 15 Years Ago

    Stomper William from Malaysia is looking for his daughter who was adopted by a Singaporean couple back in 2002.

    In a phone interview, William told Stomp how he and his ex-girlfriend had the child but realised that they weren’t ready to be parents.

    They arranged for the child to be adopted by an elderly Singaporean couple days after her birth on July 14, 2002.

    The name which they gave to their daughter was Ong Siaw Me, Michelle.

    After the incident, William and his girlfriend broke up.

    He later got married and has been working in Singapore for the past year.

    Said the father:

    “I have been haunted by my guilt and conscience this past 15 years.

    “To my knowledge, the couple which adopted my daughter should be in their seventies now.

    “I’m worried about their advanced age, and I also want to know how my daughter is doing.

    “He is fifteen years old this year and should be enrolled in a secondary school.”

     

    Source: http://stomp.straitstimes.com/

  • Singapore’s Presidential Election: A Political Charade?

    Singapore’s Presidential Election: A Political Charade?

    The Presidential Election 2017 is a tricky one because for the first time ever, it has the race element. Many individuals have come forward to express how the PE is tainted due to it being reserved for only Malays, and thus far, the candidates that have come forward, are all not from the Malay race itself. Issues after issues surround the upcoming PE, therefore, will this be a fair PE?

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    As a person, I can think of a hundred nice things to say about Mdm Halimah Yacob. Hers is an inspiring story of how will and determination can overcome all obstacles and hardships. But as a PAP-sponsored candidate for the coming EP (Reserved only for Malays) contest, I try but can’t think of any. The same goes for the other two PAP-inspired male supporting actors in this political charade scripted by a puppet master.

    As successful businessmen in a tough Chinese-dominated environment, they have proven their mettle. I have also much admiration for them. By becoming willing partners in this closed and divisive EP race, I have nothing good to say about their participation. All 3 have to lie through their teeth to maintain the meritocracy and multi-racialism facade of what is essentially a flawed EP contest. In his prime, our revered departed leader said:

    “Never tinker with a system that works for political advantage, because once you start, you will never stop.” But decades later – in an attempt to prolong his own legacy – he forgot all about his advice to the leaders from the developing world. The result is a divided and highly agitated Sinkapoor, preoccupied with racial issues, nursing old and new grievances and questioning the legitimacy of the present leaders. Now we know, human nature cannot change. Unfettered power will sooner or later corrupt even the most incorruptible of leaders.

     

    Source: Ismail Kassim