Category: Sosial

Social Service Officer Arrested, Took Funds Meant For Needy
The Police have charged a Social Service Office (SSO) officer, Chia Kwang Hwee, under the Penal Code, Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act and the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act.

On 14 August 2014, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) was alerted by a ComCare beneficiary that he had not received his financial assistance payments. Upon investigation, the Ministry found information suggesting that a SSO officer from the Geylang Serai office could have misappropriated funds meant for financial assistance payments. On 15 August 2014, the Ministry filed a Police report.

The Police investigated the matter with full cooperation from the Ministry. MSF also suspended the officer from his duties from the time the Police report was filed.

Immediately following the incident, the Ministry contacted all affected families to ensure the assistance they needed were not affected by the case.

The Ministry’s internal auditor has conducted checks on all the SSOs’ payment records, and confirmed that there were no other occurrences of a similar nature.

The Ministry has also reviewed and strengthened systems, processes and controls at all the SSOs. As part of this effort, the Ministry had convened an independent review panel comprising senior officials from other government agencies to look into the checks and control mechanisms for financial assistance payments in all the SSOs. The Ministry has implemented the Panel’s recommendations. Examples of the changes made include:
- Strengthening the administration of access to our IT system;
- Including additional checks to ensure payments to clients; and
- Allocating cases such that no officer will be allowed to take charge of a particular client for more than two consecutive years.
MSF does not condone or tolerate any conduct that undermines the integrity of our social assistance system and interest of our beneficiaries, and would not hesitate to take appropriate action against any officer with such conduct.

Source: MSF Singapore
August 3, 2016
Quick Thinking ICA Officers Ensured Safety Of Motorists From Falling Canopies At Tuas Checkpoint

Quick-thinking checkpoint officers to the rescue!

This morning’s strong wind at Tuas Checkpoint had caused the canopies at the car and motorcycle arrival zones to topple. Here are some photos of quick-thinking officers who acted promptly to ensure motorists’ safety.

Kudos to CPL Anthony, CPL Leow, SGT Nur, SGT Herman, SSGT Farhan, WPC Atiwah, WPC Surinah, LCP Hisham, CPL Max and SGT Salam for their quick-thinking and fast response!

Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

August 3, 2016
State Coroner: Don’t Leave Your Children Alone At Home

She did not want to rouse her three-year-old granddaughter from sleep.

So, around 12.20pm on Jan 20, Madam Manisah Subakin decided to leave Nur Syahamah Syahrom home alone in their fourth-storey flat.

She then went out to fetch the little girl’s older sister from Rosyth School, which is near their home at Block 542, Serangoon North Avenue 4.

Madam Manisah, 66, returned just 15 minutes later. To her horror, the toddler was lying unconscious near the void deck.

The little girl died 24 days later in hospital.

In an inquiry into her death yesterday, State Coroner Marvin Bay said Nur Syahamah had fallen more than 10 metres from an ungrilled balcony window to the ground below.

She was in a pink top, pink shorts and had one pink slipper on her right foot while the other one was found nearby, next to a rubbish chute. There was no blood at the scene.

Nur Syahamah was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where it was found that she had fractured her skull and suffered severe traumatic brain injury.

She was transferred on the same day to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital where she died of pneumonia on Feb 13.

Coroner Bay found her death to be a tragic misadventure.

He said all the other windows in the flat had grilles.

According to the findings, after seeing her granddaughter lying motionless downstairs, Madam Manisah rushed home and saw a white stool under the balcony window.

It had originally been placed below a wooden bench in the living room.

The little girl, who was 1.03m tall, had most likely moved it to the window by herself, reached a ledge and fallen out.

Coroner Bay said the stool was 28cm high while the ledge was 95cm above the balcony floor.

He added: “She may not have been able to fully understand that her actions put her at a perilous risk of falling from height.”

HABIT

Nur Syahamah had four older siblings between seven and 14 years old, and Madam Manisah had taken care of all of them.

Madam Manisah said Nur Syahamah had a habit of standing on her bed and looking out of the window. She liked watching her siblings go to school.

About two hours before the tragedy, the grandmother had opened the balcony window slightly and placed a pillow on a ledge to sun it.

When she left the flat, she locked the main gate, leaving the sleeping Nur Syahamah alone in the unit.

The little girl must have woken up and found that her grandmother was not home.

Coroner Bay said Nur Syahamah had apparently wanted to leave the flat to look for Madam Manisah as she was found with her slippers.

Finding herself locked in, she might have gone to the balcony window which was partially open and fallen out.

He added that this case was similar to the one involving four-year-old Darien Riley Zabiq, who suffered a fatal fall after he was left alone at home with his then-two-year-old sister.

Darien fell nine storeys from his new home in Yishun Ring Road in October last year after he placed a chair in front of a window and pushed it open.

Coroner Bay said: “Nur’s sad demise does underscore the essential importance of installing and securing grilles and windows to prevent accidental falls, and also to adopt other sensible measures to render a home fully child-safe.

“Young children are by nature inquisitive and keen to explore their environment.

“The dangers of leaving young children home alone cannot be overstated.”

Nur Syahamah’s father, Mr Syahrom Mohammad Yunus, 43, was in court yesterday during the inquiry but declines to be interviewed.

Source: www.tnp.sg

August 3, 2016
11 September: #QuranHour – Baca Quran Serentak Sedunia

SHAH ALAM: Buat julung kalinya, program bacaan al-Quran secara serentak selama satu jam di seluruh dunia dikenali sebagai World #QuranHour bertemakan Cinta dan Syukur akan diadakan pada 11 September bermula 9 pagi.

Pengerusi Kumpulan Media Karangkraf di Malaysia, Hussamuddin Yaacub berkata program yang menyasarkan penyertaan daripada seluruh umat Islam serata dunia itu merupakan kesinambungan kepada kejayaan kempen #MalaysiaNgaji yang dianjurkan sejak tahun 2013.

Beliau berkata, World #QuranHour merupakan satu inisiatif dalam memupuk ummah yang berpegang teguh kepada ajaran al-Quran serta diharap menjadi satu platform solidariti umat Islam seiring meraikan kitab suci itu pada peringkat tertinggi.

117 NEGARA MAHU SERTA

“Setakat ini 117 buah negara dan ratusan persatuan serta gabungan Muslim daripada Badan Bukan Kerajaan (NGO) telah memberi maklum balas positif untuk menyertai program ini selain turut menjangkakan penyertaan daripada kesemua 57 negara anggota OIC (Pertubuhan Muktamar Islam).

“Di India sahaja kita dimaklumkan seramai lapan juta rakyat negara itu akan sama-sama membaca al-Quran dalam tempoh berkenaan,” katanya dalam sidang media selepas sesi perbincangan bersama perwakilan agensi media lain berkaitan penganjuran World #QuranHour.

Encik Hussamuddin berkata, semua agensi media di Malaysia juga bersetuju untuk memberi kerjasama dalam membuat liputan dan hebahan seterusnya memastikan kejayaan penganjuran program bertaraf global itu.

Sementara itu, Pengerusi agensi berita Bernama, Azman Ujang berkata Bernama akan membantu mempromosikan World #QuranHour bagi menarik seramai mungkin penyertaan umat Islam dari dalam dan luar negara.

Katanya, Bernama akan menggunakan segala platform media dimiliki seperti Bernama Radio, Bernama News Channel, laman sosial serta hubungan baik dengan pelbagai agensi lain untuk melakukan hebahan dan liputan terbaik.

“Pertama kali dalam sejarah di negara ini kita dapat menyaksikan kesatuan
dan kerjasama yang cukup erat melibatkan semua media dari pelbagai cabang, ia semestinya satu perkembangan yang baik dalam menjayakan program ini nanti.

“Sekalung tahniah dan ucapan penghargaan saya ucapkan kepada Hussamuddin yang begitu komited dan bekerja keras dalam memastikan aktiviti seumpama ini dapat dilaksanakan dengan momentum yang cukup positif,” katanya.

PELBAGAI AGENSI MEDIA M’SIA TAMPIL MEMBANTU

Selain Bernama, pelbagai agensi media tempatan lain juga bersetuju dan menyatakan komitmen mereka untuk kempen program World #QuranHour termasuk Astro, Kumpulan Media Prima, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), TV Al Hijrah, Kumpulan Utusan, NSTP Group dan Kumpulan Media Karangkraf.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Yayasan Warisan Ummah Ikhlas yang juga penganjur #MalaysiaNgaji, Marhaini Yusoff berkata edisi sulung World #QuranHour akan melibatkan beberapa lokasi “hotspot” untuk bacaan al-Quran berkumpulan.

Beliau berkata, di negara ini program itu akan diadakan di lokasi utama
iaitu Masjid Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia di Gombak, dengan kesemua 14 negeri lain turut menganjurkannya di lokasi tertentu melibatkan gabungan pelbagai pihak termasuk perseorangan dan berkumpulan.

“Tarikh 11 September merupakan musim menunaikan ibadat haji dan di dalam kalendar Islam ia jatuh pada 9 Zulhijjah jadi semestinya Padang Arafah di Makkah merupakan lokasi tumpuan bagi jemaah haji Malaysia dan negara lain bergabung menyertai kempen ini di peringkat antarabangsa.

“Beberapa selebriti termasuk penyanyi yang terkenal dengan lagu berkonsep ketuhanan iaitu Maher Zain juga akan terlibat dalam program ini nanti,” katanya.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

August 3, 2016
Rashid Hamid: Charge Zulfikar Shariff In Court, If Not, Singapore Same Like North Korea

If singapore govt really sincere and honest towards protecting the innocent citizens and upholding justice in this country then bring this guy on to court with all the evidence that it got and let this guy defends himself if he is really innocent or better still let our highly qualified judges decide his fate without prejudice in a court of law with all the facts that it has obtained.

ISA is obsolete and is a tool actually design to serve dictators at the helm to keep them in power until eternity and unworthy of a democratic country like singapore. also by using ISA, it makes a mockery of our judicial system as if the law here cannot be just and impartial towards the authority that it needs to go around it in order to ensure justice prevails.even malaysia has do away with ISA for goodness sake.

ISA is only worthy for communist countries like china and north korea where they usually silent innocent people thru detention without trial or thru firing squad at the beach using rocket launcher.

the way i see it, singapore govt is still afraid of its own shadow.learn from malaysia on how to run a country without ISA and maybe who knows one day our singapore govt will grow up.

if malaysia boleh i believe singapore also boleh.

Source: Rashid Hamid commenting on CNA article on statement by family of Zulfikar Shariff

August 3, 2016