Bro,
Nak share ngan korang this…adik gua nya member
Commando Melayu kaper??? Cool ar gua tengok.
Orang tua dia mesti bangga gila punya.
Gua pun tumpang bangga siak.
Bukan sebarang orang siak bleh jadi commando.cutting mesti ada.
Org Melayu sekarang hebat jugat ar. dulu nak cari melayu dlm army pun susah siak tapi sekarang dah ada commando. Maju bro…
Danish
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KUALA LUMPUR — The rift in Malaysian society over a spate of dress code enforcement actions by government agencies and public buildings on non-Muslim women has widened, with former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad saying that Malaysia is now sliding backwards and is acting like Saudi Arabia in its zeal to impose a dress code on the public.
“We are now sliding backwards. Soon, not only shorts will be an issue. If a woman leaves a house without a burqa, it will be considered wrong,” he said yesterday, adding that dress codes in government buildings should only apply to its employees and not to visitors, especially those who are not Muslim.
Earlier yesterday, Cuepacs, an umbrella group of 140 civil service unions, spoke up for civil servants who have been criticised for directing women to wear sarongs before entering government buildings.
Many of the civil servants had used their own money to buy sarongs for visitors who were improperly dressed.
“The aim of the dress code is get people to dress modestly, it is applicable to everyone. You cannot just go to someone’s house dressed however you want,” Cuepacs president Azih Muda told reporters yesterday.
“But no one is to blame in these incidents. The personnel are not wrong for following the rules and the client (visitor) is also not wrong as they may have forgotten about the dress code.”
“The people who are wrong are those who are posting comments (on social media) and sensationalising something that should not be sensationalised in the first place,” he said.
Mr Azih said that Cuepacs would be sending out a certificate of appreciation to a People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) officer who on June 16 generated controversy for stopping a woman wearing shorts and making her wrap a towel around her waist before allowing her into Sungei Buloh hospital.
Meanwhile, an ethnic Chinese opposition lawmaker and a columnist engaged in a war of words after the latter labelled the lawmaker an “enemy” to her own race for donning a headscarf while in a mosque last week.
In a Facebook post, Ms Lim Fang, who is a columnist with Sin Chew Daily and China Press criticised Selangor state Speaker Hannah Yeoh of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) for allegedly giving a chance for Malay government officials to impose dress codes on Chinese women.
“If DAP’s Hannah Yeoh can assimilate into Malay society why should Chinese women be different from Malay society? The DAP should discipline the enemy within,” the columnist wrote on Wednesday.
Ms Yeoh, who is ethnic Chinese, retorted on Facebook yesterday that “extreme views exist in every faith and race” and called on fellow Malaysians to reject such mindsets if they hoped to move the country forward.
The appreciation letter signed off by Cuepacs follows a similar letter of appreciation issued by Rela to one of its security guards working at a Road Transport Department (RTD) office on Wednesday.
The guard caused an uproar in Parliament and social media earlier this month by making a middle-aged ethnic Chinese women wear a sarong over her knee-length skirt before being allowed to access the Department.
Rela had issued the letter despite Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai clarifying that there is no “sarong policy” at the RTD and the department issuing a public apology to the woman.
Source: www.todayonline.com
A total of 34 persons aged between 16 and 75 are being investigated for their suspected involvement in various online scams, said the Singapore police on Thursday (Jun 25).
Following an island-wide operation conducted between Jun 22 and 24, the suspected 24 men and 10 women are believed to be involved in 88 cases of online scams involving more than S$165,000.
Some of the suspects are believed to have posed as online sellers of baby products or electronic gadgets, and did not deliver the products to buyers after receiving payment, said police. Others are believed to have been recruited from online job portals or social networking websites to become “Money Mules”.
According to police, “Money Mules” describes those who have allowed their bank accounts to be used by criminal syndicates to receive and transfer money to and from unknown sources. In doing so, they would have assisted in the commission of an offence, police added.
The suspects will be investigated for the offence of Cheating which carries a punishment of 10 years in jail and a fine, or money laundering offences, which carry a punishment of imprisonment for up to 10 years and a fine of up to S$500,000 as well.
Director of Commercial Affairs Department, Mr David Chew, said: “Police take a serious view against those who intentionally use the online marketplace to commit crimes and will not hesitate to prosecute them. Account holders who are aware that their accounts are being used to transfer proceeds of crime will also be taken to task for money laundering.”
The police would like to advise members of public to be vigilant when engaging in any form of online activity on social media applications or on online shopping platforms. To avoid becoming a victim of such scams, police say:
- Be wary of strangers who befriend you online.
- Never give your bank and credit card details and personal information to anyone you do not know or have not checked out.
- When purchasing, always check the track record of the party you are dealing with.
- Use reputable sites and payment platforms with established refund policies.
- Avoid making advance payments. If advance payments are necessary, insist on getting a contact number so that you may verify the beneficiary’s identity.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
A 25-year-old has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of theft along Orchard Road, said police in a news release on Thursday (Jun 25).
On May 11, the victim reported that someone had made several unauthorised withdrawals from his bank account. This was after he had used his ATM card to pay for bill at a pub located along Orchard Road on May 4.
The suspect, who works at the said pub, took notice of the pin number and on the pretext of processing the bill, took the victim’s ATM card to make several withdrawals from a nearby ATM machine.
Unauthorised withdrawals amounting to S$6,000 were made using the victim’s ATM card, said police.
Following the report, officers from Tanglin Police Division conducted investigations and ground enquiries which led to the arrest of the male suspect at Bedok on Jun 24 at about 1.45pm.
The suspect will be charged in court on Jun 26 for the offence of theft, which carries a maximum jail term of 3 years or with fine, or with both.
Police advise members of public to safeguard their ATM or credit cards at crowded places to ensure that their ATM PINs are not exposed to anyone else.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
With all the hustle and bustle of Eid or commonly known as Hari Raya in Singapore– buying kuihs(cookies), new furniture, Eid clothes & prepping for the joyous occasion, it can be easy to forget that not everyone has family members or close friends to celebrate Eid with. Fortunately, Elegance – a Muslim e-magazine focused on empowering women by Juzaila, Hanisah & Indah together with Noor Mastura, founder of Interfaith Youth Circle – is running a pilot project: SG Muslims for Eid.
SG Muslims for Eid is a spin-off from HONY for the Holidays. The goal is to ensure as few Muslims as possible are alone this Eid. Or better yet – none.
“My Eid last year switched from being lonely to being the best example of sisterly love just by experiencing the welcome at my friend’s home with her family’ wrote Meryem Chin, a newly converted sister. “It really means a lot to us- especially new converts celebrating their first Eid without having anyone to celebrate it with.”
Indeed, all that one has to do to participate is to click on this link www.bit.ly/SGMuslimsForEid. You will then fill up a short form indicating your interest to participate as a HOST or a GUEST. Hosts can also indicate the number of guests they can accommodate. Both parties will need to write a little about themselves (age,interests etc). The team then screens the forms carefully and matches the guests and hosts with each other.
“Our job is to screen the forms thoroughly and make sure that everyone is well acquainted before they meet so there will be no surprises on the actual day,”says Hanisah from Elegance.
Since the call to participate, SG Muslims for Eid has already received a steady flow of participants. The team is confident it will kick off and snowball in size each year.
According to Noor Mastura, “We are definitely looking at this long term. This year, we are particularly focused on converts who spend Eid alone, but there are many other Muslims who live in Singapore who are not necessarily converts but are either working or studying here and end up spending Eid alone and away from their loved ones. We definitely want to include them as well. Being an Interfaith activist, I am looking forward to the day we invite Singaporeans of other faiths and beliefs to share this blessed day together.”
As beautifully summed up by Juzaila from Elegance, “Every Eid, my parents invite Muslim foreign workers at our place for breakfast. I am really excited to host an additional convert or 2 this year. Most Muslims are so used to our routine and culture forgetting the actual meaning of celebrating Eid in Islam. I feel this project is a brilliant start to the right direction. Opening our hearts and spreading good cheer and happiness to people is the foundation of Islam- what more for the most joyous day of the year?”
This effort is a reminder that although Eid can be a lonely one for many Singaporean Muslims, it certainly doesn’t have to be.
So please, if you can spare an extra spot(or more) where you are celebrating Eid or if you are looking for a place to go this Eid – click on the link already!!!
Besides, as Juzaila said, opening our homes and hearts sure seems like the epitome of Eid’Al Fitri.
Source: https://fyndingnoor.wordpress.com