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  • Swimming: What Will Joseph Schooling Do With His $1m Award?

    Swimming: What Will Joseph Schooling Do With His $1m Award?

    Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will return to Singapore in November for a Singapore Swimming Association fund-raiser – but the swimmer himself is also set for a cash injection.

    The 21-year-old, Singapore’s only medallist at the Rio Games, claimed the 100m butterfly gold and the $1 million award from the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) that comes with it, the first Singapore athlete to do so.

    Of this, 20 per cent will be given to the Singapore Swimming Association for training and development, as stipulated by the SNOC. Schooling will receive about $661,650 after taxes.

    It is believed that the SNOC will hold an appreciation dinner for Team Singapore’s Olympians during the week that Schooling is in town. There, it will also present the $1 million monetary award, which is part of the Multi-Million-Dollar Awards Programme (MAP) sponsored by the Tote Board and Singapore Pools.

    The programme is designed to reward medallists at major games. Schooling, a University of Texas student, disclosed that he had not decided what to do with the money.

    He said: “I don’t really know. My parents have always managed my finances and I’ll let them decide what to do.”

    His father, businessman Colin Schooling, said: “We borrowed money from banks to pay for his education and training, so this will help cover (some of the loans).

    “The beauty of it is my son actually told us, ‘Mummy and Daddy, don’t worry, just use (the money) to pay off the loans.’”

    Mr Schooling and his wife, May, have spent more than $1 million supporting their only child’s aspirations. This includes covering his five years at the Bolles School, a private college preparatory school. Fees at the school in Florida are around US$41,450 (S$56,000) a year.

    There is also the rented apartment that costs about US$2,800 a month, on top of living expenses and other incidentals such as flights and accommodation and even physiotherapy.

    It helps that Schooling has been the top earner of the MAP in recent years. Last year, he was given $31,250 for his SEA Games outing, where he won all of his nine races.

    In 2014, he pocketed $370,000 for four medals – a silver at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and a gold, a silver and a bronze at the Incheon Asian Games.

    He is also a Sports Excellence scholarship holder. He belongs to the highest of three tiers and is supposed to receive $90,000 annually.

    Mrs Schooling, who is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, said: “It’s been a wild ride but, like I always say, we’re all enjoying the journey.”

     

    Source: The Straits Times

  • Wanita Muslim Disuruh Tanggalkan Hijab Di Pantai, Didera Secara Perkauman

    Wanita Muslim Disuruh Tanggalkan Hijab Di Pantai, Didera Secara Perkauman

    Seorang ibu diarahkan menanggalkan hijab atau didenda oleh polis semasa beliau sedang beristirehat di tepi pantai di Perancis, sebelum dilaporkan didera secara perkauman oleh orang ramai.

    Bekas pramugari berusia 34 tahun itu, yang bernama Siam bersama anak-anaknya dihampiri tiga pegawai di pantai La Bocca di Cannes, diarahkan supaya menanggalkan tudungnya, lapor laman Independent.

    Siam berkata polis memaklumkan kepada beliau tentang larangan hijab di pantai-pantai, sambil menambah bahawa para pengunjung mesti memakai “pakaian yang sesuai, hormat sekularisme dan peraturan kebersihan serta keselamatan” dan menegaskan bahawa hijab yang dipakai beliau adalah tanda agama “secara terang-terangan”.

    Wanita itu kemudian bersetuju untuk membayar denda €11 (S$17) namun dilaporkan dikelilingi oleh orang ramai yang memekik “Pulang ke rumah” dan “kami berfahaman Katolik”, menyebabkan beliau menangis, menurut saksi.

    “Saya bukan berada di sana untuk menggangu sesiapa. Saya terkejut. Bahasa perkauman digunakan secara berleluasa,” Siam memberitahu majalah L’Obs.

    “Anak-anak saya menangis, menyaksikan sendiri insiden yang memalukan saya dan keluarga. Saya sendiri tidak boleh berhenti menangis. Mereka memalukan kami.”

    Salah seorang wartawan France 4, Mathilde Cusin, memerhatikan insiden tersebut dan berkata orang ramai yang mengelilingi wanita itu seperti “sekumpulan anjing” yang menyerang wanita itu.

    “Mereka menyuruh beliau pulang atau menanggalkan hijabnya, mereka begitu berkasar,” menurut Cusin.

    “Apa yang mengejutkan saya adalah mereka terdiri daripada orang-orang dalam lingkungan usia 30-an, bukan warga tua.”

    Datuk Bandar Cannes David Lisnard menyokong tindakan para pegawai polis, sambil menegaskan bahawa mereka menjalankan tugas mendenda sesiapa yang memakai pakaian yang melambangkan mana-mana agama dan beliau “tiada sebab untuk ragu terhadap tindakan mereka”.

    Menerusi satu kenyataan, beliau berkata beliau tidak mahu masyarakat Islam berasa seperti tidak dibenarkan ke pantai sambil menambah bahawa semua orang dari pelbagai agama patut diberi hak, menurut laporan Independent.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • The People Who Came To Say Goodbye

    The People Who Came To Say Goodbye

    More than 20,000 Singaporeans and foreigners came to bid a fond farewell to Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving president S R Nathan, who died on Monday (August 22) aged 92.

    Between 10am and 6pm, about 14,000 people paid their respects at Parliament House, where Mr Nathan’s body lay in state.

    Here are some of the people who came.


    TNP PHOTO: JUDITH TAN

    
KIDNEY PATIENT ROHANI DUKIRAN, 48, WHO POSTPONED HER DIALYSIS SESSION TO COME SAY GOODBYE:

    “He was a good man who cared. He told my children they should not only love music, but also love studies, to get a good education and make someone of themselves.”


    TNP PHOTO: JUDITH TAN

    
BUSKER LEE KIAN CHUAN, 67, WHO ARRIVED AT 7AM BY BUS:

    “I took a bouquet of flowers to his home on Wednesday but I was not allowed in as it was a private affair. So I decided to come here to say my goodbyes to one humble leader.”


    TNP PHOTO: MOHD ISHAK

    
RETAIL ASSISTANT AT CHEERS LEE QIU WEI, 30, WHO CAME AFTER HIS NIGHT SHIFT TO PAY RESPECT:

    “I have not met Mr Nathan in person but I have heard the great things he had done for Singapore so I am here to pay my respect. I have even changed the wall paper of my phone to Mr Nathan’s photo as a salutation.”


    TNP PHOTO: JUDITH TAN

    
SENIOR LECTURER AT ITE COLLEGE EAST AND FORMER NATIONAL CENTRE-BACK LIM TONG HAI, 47:

    “He has been very supportive of the soccer scene and would show his presence during the finals (of the SR Nathan Cup)… I met him a few times and he had always been encouraging, and would encourage the losing team, saying it didn’t matter. What mattered most was that you put in your best and we’d try again next time.”


    TNP PHOTO: JUDITH TAN

    
WARRIOR FC SPORTS AND FITNESS TRAINER SILAS KARIM, 27:

    “I remember once, during a local school match… he came down at half time, spoke to the players and told them to never give up, that it was a fantastic showcase of football. That was something I remembered about him – a man of high status yet he was very approachable, very human.”

    

    TNP PHOTO: JUDITH TAN

    PRESIDENT TONY TAN KENG YAM:

    “He always did what was necessary, whether it was the Laju incident, whether it was in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Affairs, whether it was in the security and intelligence department. Not only that, he was a great champion of social causes, he started the President’s Challenge. (He was) a great uplifter of the Indian community in Singapore who have lost a great man. Mr Nathan will be very sorely missed by all Singaporeans.”


    TNP PHOTO: CATHERINE ROBERT

    
MADAM ANTONIAMAL, 90, ACCOMPANIED BY HER DAUGHTER THERESA MARIERETAM, 69:

    “It doesn’t matter that I am frail and old. Paying Mr Nathan my last respects is more important. I can always rest later but I must do this before I lose the chance forever.”


    TNP PHOTO: ISKANDAR ROSSALI

    
MADRASAH STUDENT NURUL SHAKEERAH MOHAMED DINO, 9, (ABOVE, RIGHT) ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER SURAINI HASHIM, 44:

    “When my mother suggested that we go home first so that I didn’t have to lug my heavy school bag along, I told her it was okay. I would carry it as I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to say goodbye. He was a good man. I want to be just like him and help the community when I grow up.”


    TNP PHOTO: JUDITH TAN

    MINISTER IN THE PMO AND SEC-GEN OF NTUC CHAN CHUN SENG, WHO TURNED UP WITH OVER 700 UNIONISTS:

    “He has given the labour movement a very strong foundation. He has always reminded us as a labour movement to not only take care of each other as brothers and sisters, but also to take care of our country. I think these were his most recent words in May this year, when he came back to the labour movement a final time to share with us his wisdom.”

    Workers’ Party MPs and NCMPs, including party chief Low ThiaKiang and chairman Sylvia Lim paid their last respects to Mr Nathan. VIDEO: ST


    Former mufti of Singapore Shaikh Syed Isa Semait and leaders from the Malay Muslim Community also made the trip to Parliament House to say farewell to Mr Nathan.
     
    Source: The New Paper
  • Singapore Zoo Trials New Outdoor System That Cools Air To 24°C

    Singapore Zoo Trials New Outdoor System That Cools Air To 24°C

    The Singapore Zoo is trying out a new outdoor air-cooling system that can bring down temperatures to as low as 24°C, while using less energy than an average air conditioner.

    The Airbitat Smart Coolers were developed by Innosparks, a subsidiary of ST Engineering. Four units were put on trial on Thursday (Aug 25) at the Singapore Zoo’s ticketing area, and they could be introduced to the other three parks managed by Mandai Park Holdings — River Safari, Night Safari and Jurong Bird Park.

    The cooler has a “cold water core” that produces chilled water for a two-stage cooling process: First, warm air is drawn into the unit and cooled by the chilled water; next, the air is passed through an evaporative panel to produce “super-cooled” air.

    Innosparks, which took 18 months to conceptualise and produce the units, said typical coolers chill air to an average of 27°C to 28°C, compared to Airbitat’s 24°C. Each unit has coverage of 45 to 60 sqm, depending on its specifications.

    According to the firm, the unit can result in energy savings of up to 80 per cent compared to the average air conditioner of an equivalent capacity. The combined energy and water cost can be as low as S$2.50 a day, over an eight-hour cooling cycle.

    During the trial period, Innosparks and Mandai Park Holdings will gather data and assess the performance of Airbitat under a variety of weather conditions.

    “Singapore’s outdoor heat and humidity can discourage our guests from extending their stay. We would like to address this heat issue in a sustainable, energy-efficient manner,” said Mandai Park Holdings group chief executive officer Mike Barclay. “We are thus excited to trial the eco-friendly and energy-smart Airbitat Smart Cooler at the Singapore Zoo today and we look forward to the eventual roll-out of the Airbitat across our four parks in the near future.”

    Said Mr Gareth Tang, vice-president and general manager of Innosparks: “Innosparks was excited to take on such a ‘cool’ challenge from one of Singapore’s top tourist attraction, the Singapore Zoo…the commercial and industrial uses for the Airbitat Smart Cooler are numerous and highly relevant in a hot and humid climate like Singapore.”

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • Bakal Pengantin Gigit Jari, Wang Cengkeram S$5,000 Dipercayai Dilesapkan Pekerja

    Bakal Pengantin Gigit Jari, Wang Cengkeram S$5,000 Dipercayai Dilesapkan Pekerja

    Harapan beberapa bakal pengantin untuk mendirikan rumah tangga mengalami kegenjotan. Ini apabila wang cengkeram yang diberikan kepada sebuah syarikat penyedia khidmat perkahwinan dipercayai digelapkan salah seorang kakitangannya.

    Syarikat tersebut, yang tidak asing di kalangan masyarakat Melayu/Islam tempatan, sudahpun memberhentikan pekerjanya itu.

    Antara bakal pengantin yang terjejas ialah Cik Siti Fadilah Mansari dan tunangnya, Encik Muhammad Aslam Abdul Halim, yang mendakwa sejumlah S$5,000 daripada S$7,000 wang cengkeram yang sudah dibayar mereka kepada syarikat itu, dilesapkan oleh pekerja berkenaan.

    Menceritakan lanjut kepada BERITAMediacorp, Cik Fadilah berkata kurang setahun sebelum berlangsungnya majlis walimahtul urus beliau, pihaknya difahamkan bahawa kakitangan yang sepatutnya menguruskan majlis beliau sudah diberhentikan kerja.

    “Jadi saya terus telefon: ‘Siapa yang ganti tempat perancang majlis perkahwinan saya?’ Jadi saya buat temu janji berjumpa mereka dan kemudian saya dapat tahu yang perancang majlis saya sebenarnya telah membawa (melesapkan) sejumlah wang saya,” kata Cik Fadilah.

    Cik Fadilah serta tunangnya, Encik Muhammad Aslam, terkejut mendengar berita itu.

    TERSEREMPAK DENGAN DALANG YANG LESAPKAN WANG

    Namun lebih mengejutkan ialah apabila mereka terserempak dengan dalangnya pada hari yang sama.

    Video perbualan mereka sempat dirakamkan, dan lelaki itu berjanji akan meleraikan segala masalah pada Selasa lalu. Malangnya, beliau tidak muncul.

    Mereka sudahpun membuat laporan polis dan masih menantikan hasil siasatannya. Kini yang tinggal hanyalah resit-resit palsu yang dikeluarkan oleh lelaki berkenaan.

    BAKAL PENGANTIN: “KITA TAK SYAK APA-APA”

    Encik Muhammad Aslam berkata: “Kita tak syak apa-apa sebab apa-apa urusan kita buat, pertama, ia dibuat dalam bangunan syarikat.

    “Kedua, dia (memaparkan dirinya seolah-olah dia) seorang yang bagus dan konsultan kanan dan sebagainya, (dia sudah menerima) banyak maklum balas, perkara-perkara baik mengenainya..

    “Jadi kita tak syak apa-apa yang orang dia seperti begitu, perangai dia seperti begitu.”

    CASE: TERIMA 3 LAGI ADUAN SAMA

    Adalah dipercayai ramai lagi pasangan lain turut menjadi mangsa lelaki berkenaan.

    Syarikat penyedia khidmat perkahwinan terbabit difahamkan sudah bersetuju untuk menanggung wang cengkeram S$5,000 yang sudah dibayar Cik Fadilah dan dilesapkan kakitangannya itu.

    BERITAMediacorp juga menghubungi Persatuan Pengguna CASE mengenai kes tersebut dan ia mengesahkan sudah menerima sebanyak tiga aduan yang sama.

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

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