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  • Pelakon Tony Eusoff Dihukum Penjara 8 Bulan Di Singapura

    Pelakon Tony Eusoff Dihukum Penjara 8 Bulan Di Singapura

    Mahkamah Singapura hari ini (21 Apr) menjatuhkan hukuman lapan bulan penjara ke atas pelakon Malaysia Tony Eusoff kerana memiliki dadah.

    Tony, 38 tahun, atau nama sebenarnya Anthony Joseph Anak Hermas Rajiman dihada kan ke mahkamah pada 31 Mac lepas dan didakwa memiliki dadah terkawal Kelas A di bawah Akta Penyalahgunaan Dadah.

    Laporan sebelum ini menyebut pelakon itu dipercayai memiliki satu peket mengandungi tidak kurang daripada 4.56g bahan sayuran yang dianalisis dan didapati mengandungi kesan ganja.

    Dia didakwa memiliki dadah itu di balai ketibaan bas Pihak Berkuasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan di Pusat Pemeriksaan Tuas pada 12 Mac lepas.

    Turut hadir di mahkamah memberi sokongan ke atas anak kelahiran Sarawak itu adalah penerbit filem Datuk Vinod Shekar dan rakan-rakan artis termasuk Jehan Miskin.
    Atas kesalahan memiliki ganja, Tony boleh dipenjara sehingga 10 tahun, didenda sehingga S$20,000 atau kedua-duanya sekali.

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Authorities In M’sia Uncover Pyramid Scheme Which Turns Children Into Addicts, Drug Pushers

    Authorities In M’sia Uncover Pyramid Scheme Which Turns Children Into Addicts, Drug Pushers

    Drug suppliers are turning children as young as seven into addicts by giving them free drug-laced sweets only to turn them into pushers for their peers.

    This has been carried out since last year through a pyramid scheme which also comprises children besides small syndicates that supply drugs to children.

    National Anti-Drugs Agency deputy director-general (operations) Izhar Abu Talib said the use of children in the scheme was a strategy deployed to entrap other children.

    “The children get the sweets from a distributor who pushes sales just like in a pyramid scheme,” Mr Izhar said.

    He said those selling the sweets usually loitered at places frequented by children outside schools or near playgrounds.

    “But they are usually at places packed with children or at their hangout spots,” he said.

    Mr Izhar said although the potency of the drug in the sweets had not been determined yet, most were laced with pil kuda or ganja.

    “Their addiction to the drug depends on how regularly they eat the sweets. It is difficult to determine how fast the children get addicted,” he said.

    “If they take it once a week, it will take a while to affect the child but if the child takes it every day, it would be faster.”

    The drug distributor’s objective ultimately was to ensure a continuous customer base.

    “It is a floodgate to introduce drugs to children so when they feel like they are enjoying themselves, they will keep looking for the drug and eventually become dependent,” he said.

    “Then, it will not be hard for the supplier to find people to sell the drugs to.”

    Mr Izhar said there were 26 students in the agency’s Cure and Care Service Centre (CCSC) in Kedah who were only being given tuition to prepare for the PT3 examination.

    Another group at the CCSC in Kota Baru still go to school daily.

    He said the agency only came into play if schools were unable to rehabilitate the children.

    “Some children come forward voluntarily with their addiction. Others are persuaded by their parents or reported to us by schools.” he said.

    “We usually ask the schools to intervene and if they (the children) are rehabilitated, then they can go back to school. But if they can’t, then we will step in and place some of them under voluntary rehabilitation.”

    He said the agency’s primary role was to save students with higher drug dependency.

    “We are also working with the Health Ministry prevention programmes which include random urine testing on students suspected of being involved in drugs,” he said.

    “Right now, our focus is to get children out of their drug dependency and save them, especially since some are still in the early stages.”

    In an immediate reaction, Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation vice-chairman Lee Lam Thye said it was not surprising drug distributors were selling such sweets to children.

    He said it was important to teach children not to be influenced by drugs.

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • Malay Population The Most Unhealthy Group In Singapore

    Malay Population The Most Unhealthy Group In Singapore

    The Malay population is the unhealthiest in Singapore.

    Latest statistics from the national disease registry reveal that a disproportionate number of diabetics and patients with kidney failure, heart attacks and strokes come from this group.

    Although Malays account for 13.5 per cent of the population, they make up 24.4 per cent of people on dialysis. Once diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, patients need either a transplant or dialysis for the rest of their lives.

    The proportion of Malays who have had kidney transplants rose from 8.5 per cent in 2003 to 10.1 per cent last year.

    Malays – both men and woman – are also at significantly higher risk of suffering a stroke than people of other races. Malay men are 1.5 times more likely to suffer one compared to Chinese men for instance.

    Age-standardised stroke rates for every 100,000 men last year was 296 for Malays, 199 for Indians and 184 for Chinese. For women, it was 195 for Malays, 131 for Indians and 105 for Chinese. Age-standardisation removes the influence of age distribution in each group and allows for a fair comparison.

    Malays are also more likely to suffer heart attacks. Since 2010, they have surged past Indians as the ethnic group with the highest rate of heart attacks.

    The report said: “The higher incidence of acute myocardial infarction among Malays is likely to be due to their higher proportions of hypertension and high cholesterol compared to the other ethnic groups.”

    It added that most Malays are unaware of their conditions compared to people of other races.

    The only major illness which the Malay population is not the most likely to get is cancer. This is most prominent among the Chinese.

    Former storekeeper Mohamad Raihan Yaakub, 68, suffers from diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. He rarely exercises but has cut down from one pack of cigarettes a day to one every three days.

    The unemployed man started dialysis four years ago and lost his older brother to kidney failure.

    He had a blocked artery and had a stent inserted more than a decade ago. His children have no major health problems, but his son has taken up smoking too.

    “I tell him not to smoke, but he doesn’t listen,” he said.

    In Singapore, smokers make up almost a quarter of heart attack and stroke sufferers.

    Mr Sukandar Kastam, 49, was diagnosed with diabetes when he was only 25 years old. He has been on dialysis for the past six years.

    He used to weigh 120kg but has since lost 50kg. He too is unemployed and says he has been turned down time and again for jobs because of his need for dialysis three times a week.

    He admits that he does not exercise “because lazy lah”. Although he lives fairly near the National Kidney Foundation’s dialysis centre in Kim Keat Road, he would ride his motorbike there rather than walk.

    Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob said community groups and mosques have been organising health-related activities for the Malay community, but a more concerted effort is needed.

    “A lot of the pushing will have to be done at the community level and we should partner health-care providers like the hospitals and polyclinics for this effort,” she said.

    “Also, we should catch them young when habits are not yet formed on eating, exercising and prevention. Taking care of our health is our own responsibility.”

     

    Source: The Straits Times

  • Say No To Handphone For Our Children

    Say No To Handphone For Our Children

    Say No to handphone for Kids!
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    We are trying to reduce handphones with our daughter and come let’s try together!

    1. Teach them to ask izin before taking any of our cellphone.

    2. Turn off our data usage whenever the phone is in their hands.

    3. Hide the YouTube app secretly, or delete it.

    4. Replace them with good beneficial apps. Ali and sumayya is one of them!

    5. Make a lot of du’a for our kids.
    ? Surah Al-Qadr on the head.
    ?Surah Insyirah at the heart.
    ?Ya Latif Ya Halim for good akhlaq.

    Together we can create an Ummah for Rasulullah. Amin.

     

    Source: Su’aidah Salim

  • Local Schoolboy Nur Muhammad Asis, Attracts Attention Of Big European Teams

    Local Schoolboy Nur Muhammad Asis, Attracts Attention Of Big European Teams

    His father never taught him how to kick a football.

    He does not play for any national youth team.

    But those who have seen him play will tell you Nur Muhammad Asis Ijilrali has bags of talent and, if groomed the right way, the 12-year-old, who can play as an attacking midfielder or upfront, has the potential to play professionally in Europe one day.

    The New Paper understands that two European clubs – Holland’s Feyenoord and Turkish side Galatasaray – have been so impressed with the Loyang Primary School pupil after watching videos of him that they invited him to train with their academies last month.

    As Asis is underaged and not from the European Union, and there is also no pre-contract or agreement signed, both clubs declined to comment on their interest in the boy.

    But Luka Lalic, Asis’ coach at the Turf City Football Club (TCFC) team that compete in the local JSSL Super League, has advised the boy and his parents to bide their time.

    TRIAL MATCHES

    After all, Lalic, a former Serbia Under-17 international who was forced to hang up his boots at the age of 18 because of heart issues, will be taking Asis and his TCFC teammates for a series of trial matches against top European clubs.

    “At his age, he might feel overawed if he is the only one going all the way to Europe for a trial,” said the 28-year-old, who first spotted Asis four years ago.

    “This is why it is better for him to go with his other teammates in October and March, so that he can be himself on the pitch and play his normal game.

    “His talent speaks for itself. When you see him with the ball, you can see what he has is not taught… It’s God-given.

    “Sometimes, the things he does in training almost defy physics.”

    Nur Muhammad Asis Ijilrali (right) strutting his stuff during a training session wih Turf City FC. TNP PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO

    After the Primary School Leaving Examination in September, Lalic will take his TCFC team, comprising up to 18 boys, on two European stints.

    In October, they will play the youth teams of Dutch clubs such as Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord, ADO Den Haag and Sparta Rotterdam.

    And in March next year, the TCFC side will take on youth teams from Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Espanyol in Spain.

    While in Spain, the team will also participate in the MeCup in Minorca, a tournament that includes the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal, among others.

    Lalic arranged the trips in Holland and Spain last month with the help of his father Srdjan, who is a former player, coach and football agent.

    Srdjan’s dealings as an agent helped him amass a list of contacts comprising academy directors, scouts and fellow agents across Europe.

    CONTACTS

    Among them are Murat Basaran, who counts Samuel Eto’o and Rafael van der Vaart among his clients and Milan Martinovic, who represents Real Madrid star Luka Modric and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren.

    “In European football, nobody talks to you if you don’t know them,” said Srdjan, 63, bluntly.

    “Even then, my contacts in Europe were not convinced at first.

    “They asked me, ‘Singapore? Are you sure there’s talent there?’.”

    But, having been in town for about three weeks to help his son arrange the team’s European sojourn, he is convinced there is enough talent in Singapore.

    Earlier this year, Srdjan tapped on his contacts to help a Singapore-based Japanese expatriate’s son to join Sparta Prague, the most successful club side in the Czech Republic.

    There are other eye-catching young talents in the TCFC team as well.

    Winger Levi Skyum, son of a Danish father and American mother, is a goal machine.

    Striker Jacob Pasterfield, son of a British father and Kiwi mother, and half-Italian, half-Spanish midfielder Andreas Canos are also ones to watch.

    But tiny Asis, the only local boy in the team, who stands at just 1.39m and weighs 29kg, stands out.

    Said Srdjan: “I have seen many young players in Europe over the years, and I am convinced it is a matter of when, and not if, a top European team sign Asis.
”I sent videos of him to some agents and they replied, ‘Who is this boy? From Singapore? Cannot be’.”

    UNDER THE RADAR

    Despite starring for TCFC in the JSSL league almost every weekend, and for Loyang Primary School as their captain, Asis has never been approached by anyone from the Football Association of Singapore to join its Junior Centre of Excellence teams.

    However, TNP understands that he has been invited for trials at the Singapore Sports School.

    National team winger Faris Ramli, a Loyang Primary School alumnus, was hugely impressed after watching Asis in action in last year’s National Schools final.

    “He’s so tiny, so I didn’t really expect anything from him,” recalled Faris, who was invited to hand out individual awards after the match 
last October.

    “But, when he has the ball at his feet, you could see there’s something special about him.

    “He was so comfortable with the ball, has a great touch and vision, too. He controlled the game.”

    Asis’ father Junaidi Karim says he has no idea where his son got his ability from.

    “In terms of whether it is hereditary, I’d say definitely not,” said the 48-year-old technician with a chuckle.

    “I played football only during my school days and, even then, I never taught him anything about the game.

    “I’m very grateful to God for giving him this talent.”

    Asis is looking forward to the European trips with his TCFC teammates.

    “My dream is to play professional football in Europe,” he said with a toothy grin. “I hope to gain experience and improve as much as I can when we are there.”

    I’ve been in Singapore since 1999 and Asis is the best young player I’ve seen here.

    — Darren Stewart, former Australian international defender and S.League coach, who now runs the Little League Soccer academy

    His talent speaks for itself. When you see him with the ball, you can see what he has is not taught… It’s God-given.

    — Luka Lalic, Asis’ coach at the Turf City Football Club team

    He’s so tiny… but, when he has the ball at his feet, you could see there’s something special about him.

    — National winger Faris Ramli, who watched Asis at last year’s National Schools final

    Hurdles that Asis has to overcome

    If Nur Muhammad Asis Ijilrali dreams of plying his trade in Europe one day, he must overcome some obstacles.

    For one, there is the question of relocating.

    Under Fifa rules, players below the age of 18 can sign for a foreign club only if at least one parent moves to the country in which the new club are located, for reasons not linked to football.

    Serb Srdjan Lalic, a former player, coach and agent, says this is a hurdle that can be overcome, but it is easier said than done for Asis’ father Junaidi Karim.

    Besides 12-year-old Asis, the 48-year-old technician has two other children – both daughters, aged 18 and 21 – to look after.

    Junaidi said that the prospect of having to uproot to help his son chase his football dreams is at the back of his mind, but added he did not want to put the cart before the horse.

    “When Asis first started playing football, I never thought he might play in Europe one day or anything like that,” said Junaidi.

    UPROOT

    “But, after he follows his Turf City Football Club team to Europe in October and March, if a club really want to take him in, I will have a look at what the arrangement is and maybe I will have to move there with him.

    “Then I will leave my daughters with my wife here.

    “It’s not easy, but I know this kind of opportunity does not always come knocking.”

    There is also the question of National Service.

    Srdjan is aware of the obstacle, but is hopeful Asis will prove over time that he is talented enough to be granted deferment, as in the cases of swimmers Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen.

    But the issue of NS deferment is trickier with football, which is a team sport, than swimming.

    When contacted, Sport Singapore chief executive Lim Teck Yin told The New Paper: “I would not speculate at this time because the context and situation many years down the road could be very different.”

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg