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  • Charles Chong To Contest Punggol East SMC For PAP

    Charles Chong To Contest Punggol East SMC For PAP

    The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Charles Chong will be contesting in Punggol East SMC in the upcoming General Election. The party made the announcement in a press release this morning (Aug 27).

    The veteran politician was first elected to Parliament in 1988 and has served six terms as an MP. He was also chairman of Pasir Ris and Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Councils from 1997 to 2006. He had managed parts of Punggol East when he was an MP in Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency from 2001 to 2011. He was then fielded in Joo Chiat SMC during the 2011 GE, where he narrowly defeated Workers’ Party’s Yee Jenn Jong.

    Joo Chiat SMC has now been taken into Marine Parade GRC following the 2015 electoral boundaries review.

    Mr Chong held a meet-the-people session (MPS) in the Punggol East ward earlier this month. He’d said then: “The first thing is to make sure, if we are in charge of this area, that the town council accounts are in order, so we can do the work that we need to do and perhaps also get the Government to restore its grants. Now, it is holding back the grants because the accounts are not right.”

    “I know that when we handed over this section, it was in relatively good shape. So, now we’re not quite sure whether the money used here has been diverted somewhere to help out maybe in Hougang or in Aljunied,” he added.

    The Punggol East seat is currently held by the Workers’ Party’s Lee Li Lian, who won the 2013 by-election with 54.5 per cent of the vote.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Maliki Osman Unveiled As Part Of PAP Team Contesting East Coast GRC

    Maliki Osman Unveiled As Part Of PAP Team Contesting East Coast GRC

    The People’s Action Party (PAP) on Thursday (Aug 27) officially announced its lineup for East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the General Election (GE).

    Incumbent PAP members Lim Swee Say, Lee Yi Shyan, Maliki Osman and Jessica Tan were unveiled as the party’s slate for the GRC, which has been downsized from a five- to four-member constituency for the polls on Sep 11.

    The fifth incumbent, former Minister for Transport Raymond Lim, had earlier announced that he would be retiring from politics to spend more time with his family, having been an MP since 2001. His Fengshan ward has also been carved out as a single seat.

    “The redrawing of the boundaries will not break our bond. Fengshan will always be part of the East Coast GRC,” said Mr Lim.

    In 2011, the PAP team which contested East Coast GRC at the GE won 54.83 per cent of the vote against a Workers’ Party (WP) team led by Gerald Giam and Png Eng Huat. It was the closest GRC victory for the PAP, and resulted in Mr Giam earning a seat in Parliament as a Non-Constituency MP.

    WP has already declared it will once again contest East Coast GRC this year.

    The four PAP candidates for East Coast GRC are:

    Mr Lim Swee Say, 61, Minister for Manpower

    Mr Lim served as MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC from 1997 to 2001, Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001 to 2006, and Holland-Bukit Timah GRC from 2006 to 2011 before moving to East Coast GRC. He was a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2004 to 2015. Mr Lim was also the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress from 2007 to 2015.

    “East Coast is about mass personalisation,” said Mr Lim. “How to do it? Week after week we go out and visit our residents as part of our deep engagement. We go house to house, door to door, to understand the profile of our residents, to come out with a Community For All Ages approach.”

    Mr Lee Yi Shyan, 53, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development

    Mr Lee has served as an MP for East Coast GRC since 2006. Prior to entering politics, he worked at the Ministry of Defence and the Economic Development Board, among others. Mr Lee is also the president of the Singapore Badminton Association.

    Dr Maliki Osman, 50, Minister of State for Defence and National Development

    Dr Maliki served as an MP for Sembawang GRC from 2001 to 2011 before switching to East Coast GRC. He is also the Mayor of the South East District of Singapore. Dr Maliki was an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Social Work and Psychology from 1998 to 2004.

    Ms Jessica Tan, 49, managing director of Microsoft Singapore

    Ms Tan has served as an MP for East Coast GRC since 2006. She is also the chairperson of East Coast Town Council and chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Finance and Trade & Industry.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • ‘P Ramlee Singapura’ Shafiie Hamzah Meninggal Dunia

    ‘P Ramlee Singapura’ Shafiie Hamzah Meninggal Dunia

    ‘P Ramlee Singapura’, yang nama sebenarnya Shafiie Hamzah, meninggal dunia malam ini tadi (Rabu) setelah menderita penyakit barah pundi kencing tahap lanjut.

    Ini disahkan oleh Persatuan Karyawan Muzik Melayu Singapura (Perkamus) kepada BERITAMediaCorp lewat malam tadi.

    Allahyarham, yang popular kerana penampilannya dan gaya rambutnya seiras dengan seniman lagenda Tan Sri P Ramlee, selama ini menghiburkan para penonton dengan gaya dan nyanyiannya yang serupa dengan seniman legenda itu.

    Beliau menghembuskan nafasnya yang terakhir pada usia sekitar 43 tahun, iaitu hampir serupa dengan usia Tan Sri P Ramlee, yang meninggal dunia pada usia 44 tahun.

    Jenazah beliau sudah dibawa pulang ke rumah keluarganya di Tampines dan upacara pengkebumiannya dijadual dilangsungkan selepas solat zohor nanti (Khamis).

    Laman Facebook Allahyarham dan isterinya, Eza Belle, dibanjiri dengan ucapan takziah oleh para peminat selepas 10.00 malam tadi.

    Allahyarham bersama Sanisah Huri. (Gambar: P Ramlee Singapura/Facebook)

    Salah seorang peminatnya menyifatkan Allahyarham begini: “Arwahnya seorang yang sangat peramah dan merendah diri”.

    Pengguna Facebook, Khairul A Aron, menulis: ” Semoga rohnya diadakan dalam golongan yang beriman. Antara penghibur yang terbaik. Salute to you bro. Saya masih ingat lagi semasa Allahyarham membuat persembahan, beliau melihat saya dari jauh dan beliau melambai pada saya.”

    Pada bulan Julai dan Ogos beliau banyak membuat persembahan sempena Lebaran.

    Antaranya membuat persembahan di acara Nostalgia Aidilfitri di Pasir Ris pada 2 Ogos di acara yang turut dihadiri Timbalan Perdana Menteri Teo Chee Hean dan para anggota parlimen serta muka baru politik bagi GRC Pasir Ris-Punggol.

    (Gambar: Facebook/P Ramlee Singapura)

    P Ramlee Singapura itu dipercayai kali terakhir membuat persembahan pada 16 Ogos, jika akaun Facebook P Ramlee Singapura dijadikan sandaran, di mana beliau menyanyi sambil duduk di atas kerusi.

    Allahyarham kali terakhir aktif di laman Facebooknya sendiri pada 7 Ogos lalu, di mana beliau memuat naik gambar poster acara sambutan Aidilfitri ‘Lambaian Aidilfitri 2015’ di Padang Mega Sembawang.

    Poster itu menyatakan Allahyarham, isterinya Eza Belle dan artis lain Zainal Ihim, Dahlia dan Hetty Sarlene akan membuat penampilan di acara yang diadakan pada 16 Ogos itu, dan dihadiri Menteri K Shanmugam.

    Pengguna Facebook, Dahlia SenSasi turut memuat naik beberapa gambar Allahyarham yang kelihatan bernyanyi sambil duduk dengan tongkatnya di acara tersebut.

    (Gambar: Facebook/Dahlia SenSasi)

    Tulisan terakhir oleh Allahyarham sendiri di laman Facebooknya adalah pada 6 Ogos lalu. Allahyarham memuat naik beberapa gambar beliau membuat persembahan di Punggol North Hardcourt sempena menyambut Punggol North Community Concert 2015 Cum Arts Festival.

    “Assalamu’alaikum dan salam sejahtera buat kawan-kawan Abg Ramlee yg tersayang. Bergambar dengan Menteri Ms Penny Low ;)),” ujarnya.

    Pada 8 Mei lalu, Allahyarham memuat naik gambar surat daripada Pusat Barah Kebangsaan Singapura yang mengesahkan penyakitnya itu, sambil menulis beliau tidak lagi dibenarkan bekerja.

    Surat doktor itu bertarikh 28 Januari 2015 itu menyatakan penyakit barah yang dihidapinya itu tidak dapat disembuhkan dan beliau kini menjalani rawatan kemoterapi menerusi titisan intravena setiap minggu yang memberi kesan sampingan yang besar, justeru Allahyarham tidak lagi dapat bekerja.

    P Ramlee Singapura, Shafiie Hamzah di SGH pada 17 Julai. (Gambar: Facebook/P Ramlee Singapura)

    Pada 17 Julai lalu pula, Allahyarham menulis di Facebook bahawa beliau hampir dua minggu dirawat di Hospital Besar Singapura (SGH). “Sekarang ini lagi menunggu kedatangan isteri dan anak-anak serta ahli keluarga yang lain datang ke sini untuk menyambut Aidilfitri bersama-sama dengan Abg Ramlee,” ujarnya.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Former Airforce Technician Jailed For Filming Two Female Guests In The Shower

    Former Airforce Technician Jailed For Filming Two Female Guests In The Shower

    A business consultant planted his Blackberry in his flat’s toilet, and filmed two female guests showering.

    Low Tian Sheng, 33, who had pleaded guilty to two of four charges, was jailed for nine weeks on Wednesday for insulting modesty.

    The court heard that Low was at home on May 25 last year when he came up with the idea of recording the victims showering.

    He taped a piece of plaster over the LED light indicator of his Blackberry phone to block out the blinking red light when the recording mode is activated. He then wrapped the phone with a piece of white paper and masking tape.

    He tore off a corner of the white paper so that only the camera lens was exposed. He then switched on the recording mode and hid the phone in the false ceiling of the common toilet.

    That afternoon, the first victim, aged 26, went to the toilet to take a shower. The entire process of her undressing and showering was captured and recorded without her knowledge.

    The second victim, aged 24, was showering in the same toilet when she noticed an odd object placed on the false ceiling. But she did not suspect anything amiss and continued showering.

    After she showered, she put on her clothes before proceeding to retrieve the object.

    She found that it was a Blackberry with its recording mode on. She left the toilet and confronted Low who was shocked and remained quiet.

    The entire video clip lasted for nearly 30 minutes.

    Two other similar charges committed in 2011 were taken into consideration.

    Defence counsel Edmund Wong said his client, who is divorced, has since remarried and his current wife is expecting.

    He said Low had a distinguished 10-year career as an airforce technician and had acted out of character. He was also under the influence of a mental disorder when committing the offences , the lawyer said.

    But District Judge Adam Nakhoda said there was no medical report to state that Low was suffering from a medical ailment, nor was he suffering from depression at the time of the offences.

    Low could have been jailed for up to one year and/or fined for insulting modesty.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Woman Writes About Being Abused By Boyfriend Over Nothing

    Woman Writes About Being Abused By Boyfriend Over Nothing

    A woman was beaten up by her boyfriend… because he saw a call log from a cabby’s contact number and thought she was cheating on him.

    Stomper Kelvin alerted Stomp to a Facebook post written by the girl herself, telling her part of the story about how her then-boyfriend hit her.

    The Stomper is a friend of the woman, and would like to highlight her situation.

    He said:

    “I would like to warn all the young ladies out there to be careful of this man, and hoping that the local authority can do something about this seriously.

    “However he has deleted his Facebook account since he was being tagged by my friend on this post.”

    The post shared by the woman claimed that her boyfriend got upset over minor things “like some stingray photos or egg photos or something… I don’t even wish to elaborate.”

    She recounted the disrespectful way he treated her:

    “I remember asking him why he can talk to girls and all while I can’t he told me this; man and woman can never be equal. I respect his thoughts even if I disagreed to most of them. Eventually I forgot to respect my own thoughts… and so did he.”

    One day, in a drunken stupor, he wanted to check her messages and look through her phone. She obliged because she had nothing to hide.

    “Apparently he got upset and wanted to take a look into my phone (which is not a common practice for us), with nothing to hide I proceeded to unlock my phone and pass it to him.

    “Then he went through my call logs and saw this number 6××× ×××× and he tried calling it back and made a fuss.

    “Anyway that’s the call you receive from booking a taxi when your cab arrives.

    “Taken aback by his ridiculously skeptical assumption I got pissed and snatched my phone back telling him what that number is.

    “This was when he snapped and evolved or transform to the demon within him. It’s as though he was possessed because how he flicked instantly.”

    She recalled how he proceeded to drag her wherever he wanted and slapped and beat her repeatedly.

    She used her hand and arms to shield her face, thus getting bruises.

    When he was checking her phone a second time, she quickly dashed out to call the police.

    Even in front of her parents, he was apparently unapologetic and admitted that he had beaten her.

    The woman said she shared her story to put an end to the mistreatment, “If he doesn’t want to end this mental torture then I think people should know the truth.”

     

    Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg

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