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So Much Noise On Oxley Rise, Where’s The Discussion On Heritage Value Of Geylang Serai?

FROM GEYLANG SERAI TO OXLEY ROAD – Defining the sense of place

It seems that this month has been about the heritage and identity of a place – from the debate about the character of the annual Ramadan bazaar that formed the heritage of Geylang Serai; to the contestation over the fate of 38 Oxley Road.

Just as one could argue that the heritage value of 38 Oxley Road merits that of national consideration; so does that of Geylang Serai which has been part of the heartbeat of the Malay and Muslim community in Singapore.

Source: Suryakenchana Omar

June 19, 2017
Farid Khan Kaim Khan, Chairman Of Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific, Said To Be Mystery Presidential Candidate

The mystery candidate said to be considering running for the Presidency is Mr Farid Khan Kaim Khan. He is the chairman of marine service provider Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific.

Four men were at the Elections Department on Friday (June 16) to collect application forms for a potential presidential candidate they declined to identify. They would describe him only as a Malay/Muslim man in his early 60s, who is a chairman at a multinational company.

But sources told The Straits Times that the man in question is Mr Farid, 62. They said he is giving serious thought to running for president but has yet to make a decision.

He has been working at Singapore-based Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific for more than 10 years and is married with two children.

The firm, which employs about 800 workers in the region, is part of French company Bourbon, which has more than 10,000 employees.

Mr Farid is also the director of several other entities, including Greenship Holdings, which is also in the marine sector.

One of the changes for the upcoming presidential election states that private-sector candidates must have run a company with at least $500 million in shareholder equity, to qualify automatically.

The Straits Times understands that the shareholder equity of Greenship Holdings is about US$200 million (S$277 million), while that of Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific is more than US$300 million.

When contacted, Mr Farid declined to comment.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

June 17, 2017
Ngee Ann Poly Makes Police Report Over Blog Targeting Students

Some girls from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) who had posted on social media photos of themselves dressed in shorts, yoga pants, bikinis and dresses were horrified when they discovered that those images were reposted with lewd captions on micro-blogging platform Tumblr.

Thirteen girls were affected. When NP found out about the blog, it lodged a police report.

The blog, which targeted female students from NP, surfaced on May 10. The New Paper spoke to six victims, who confirmed they were from NP.

A final-year student, 19, who found out about her reposted photos through a friend, told TNP: “The text that accompanied the posts disgusted me.

“I am aware of how dangerous the Internet can be, but it is not a valid reason for sexual harassment under any circumstances.”

She has since made all of her social media platforms private and deleted photos that could be considered mildly sexual.

Another 19-year-old victim, who graduated earlier this year, said it is unnerving to know that NP was targeted.

A 20-year-old final-year student who was also a victim said she e-mailed the user and asked him to take the photos down but to no avail.

“We posted those pictures for fun, for our friends to see, not for some perverts to use our pictures and make offensive remarks about us.”

Criminal lawyer Ravinderpal Singh of Kalco Law told TNP that such an act could be a crime. He said: “It is a breach of the Harassment Act and Section 509 of the Penal Code for the offence of insulting a woman’s modesty.” An NP spokesman told TNP that the school has lodged a police report.

TNP contacted the person behind the blog on Tuesday but did not receive a reply. Yesterday, the blog was taken down.

Chairman of the Media Literacy Council, Mr Lock Wai Han, said: “When posting on a website or account that is public, we should be aware that what we do and share is accessible to anyone, and avoid posting photos or other information that may be misused.”

Clinical psychologist Carol Balhetchet said: “The culprit has a fetish and is victimising (the girls), and (the blog) encourages other people to follow in his footsteps.”

The victims TNP spoke to said how they dress does not translate into them inviting such comments.

One of them said: “Some of the girls on the page did not even dress in a revealing way. This clearly shows that it does not matter what we post, but what the viewer chooses to do with it.”

Source: http://www.tnp.sg/

June 16, 2017
Who Are These Multiracial Band Of Brothers? And Where Is The Presidential Candidate?

A mystery contender – described as a Malay/Muslim man in his 60s and the chairman of a multinational company – is planning to vie for the position of president.

Four of his friends turned up on Friday (June 16) at the Elections Department to collect application forms for the coming presidential election on his behalf.

One of them, Future Energy Solutions director of administrative and business development Borhan Saini, said: “We believe that our candidate is eligible to stand.”

To repeated questions on the new contender’s identity, Mr Saini would only offer sparse details: He is in early 60s, a chairman of a multinational company, and is currently based in Singapore.

Mr Saini added that he believed the potential candidate could win the support of “all races in Singapore”.

But he declined to give more information when pressed and would only say: “We are confident of that.”

He added that a press conference will be called after Hari Raya, in the first week of July.

Mr Borhan and his companions – who gave their names as Jimmie Wee, Rahman Kamin and Sukumaran, but declined to reveal more about themselves – had on Thursday sent an email to the media through an anonymous account. It stated that a “group of multiracial representatives” would be collecting documents for the upcoming presidential election.

Mr Borhan said on Friday: “We are from a multiracial group to support our candidate because the president is not just for Malays, but for (people from) all walks of life in Singapore”.

The group, he added, is not linked to any political party.

When asked why the candidate had not collected the forms himself, Mr Borhan would only say: “He’s not free today… he has some urgent matters.”

The upcoming presidential election in September is reserved for candidates from the Malay community, following changes to the elected presidency scheme approved by Parliament last year to ensure minority representation.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

June 16, 2017
Son Of Fallen RMAF Pilot Wants To Be A Fighter Jet Pilot Just Like His Father

My father had promised me that he will take us shopping for Hari Raya.

Eleven-year-old Mikhail Adam Riaz said his father, Major Yazmi Mohamed Yusof, one of the two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) pilots who was killed today (15 Jun) in a Hawk 108 fighter jet crash, had informed him that he will be taking Mikhail and his five siblings to buy new clothes for Raya.

The boy said he last saw his father earlier this morning (15 Jun), when they had their sahur together.

“We went to bed and later woke up for Subuh prayers. My father led the prayer as usual which is a normal routine when he is back in Kuantan,” said Mikhail.

Yazmi is based at the Federal Territory of Labuan air base.

“I only got the news about the incident when we received a phone call at about 1pm,” he said when met at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) forensics department today (15 Jun).

Mikhail said he hoped to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a fighter jet pilot and all his late father’s advice will be a motivation for him to achieve his ambition.

“My father has given me a lot of advice and guidance. I hope take on a similar job as him,” he said, adding his father has been in Kuantan for about a week to undergo training.

Meanwhile, Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah paid his last respect to Yazmi and Major Mohd Hasri Zahari at the hospital today night.

Earlier, the Regent of Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and his consort Tengku Puan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Maimunah Iskandariah also visited the late pilot’s family members at HTAA.

Hasri, 31, and Yazmi, 39, were found dead at Chukai, Terengganu, with their parachutes intact by an RMAF search and rescue (SAR) team at 2.30pm today, after their fighter jet went missing off Chukai, Terengganu, at about 1pm.

Yazmi leaves behind his wife, Noor Shafora Izwa Mohd Hilmi and six children – Mikhail, Mukriz Anwar Riaz, 10, Muaz Addin Riaz, 7, Mika Adden Riaz and Mika Ayman Riaz, both four, and Musa Akhtar Riaz, three.

Hasri leaves behind wife and a seven-month-old daughter.

Source: https://www.nst.com.my

June 16, 2017