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  • Fund Raising For 9-Year-Old Jesty Who Is Suffering From Cancerous Tumor

    Fund Raising For 9-Year-Old Jesty Who Is Suffering From Cancerous Tumor

    Jesty is a 9-year old girl from Indonesia Batam, suffering from serious cancerous tumor. Due to the severity of her condition, the local hospital in Batam wasn’t able to treat, so she was transferred to Singapore KK Hospital on 06 August. The doctor in KK Hopsital brief the parents that there will be complications to Jesty’s conditions if she’s unable to operate soon, and since the parents are from Indonesia Batam, they will not have any medical subsidies, of which the bill is expected to go up to $250,000. Her cancer cells has been slowly spreading up to her lungs, and if it’s not treated immediately, she may not be able to make it.

    The family are all average income household earners, and what’s most important for them is the life of their daughter. They have tried all ways to raise funds but the amount are limited, so they have no choice but to seek help from the general public for their assistance. Jesty is only a young girl and she has a bright future ahead of her, the parents are hoping to raise enough money for her to proceed with her operation.

    All funds raised here will goes towards paying the medical fees incurred for Jesty’s KK Hospital stay in Singapore, which GIVE.asia will pay direct to the hospital from the fund raised. Thank you for your kind heart and soul to help Jesty, and let’s help her to pull through this ordeal. God bless! Those who would like to donate, can go to this link: https://give.asia/story/urgent_help_for_jestys_medical_treatment

  • Agensi Pelancongan Indonesia Tipu Wang 35,000 Bakal Jemaah Umrah

    Agensi Pelancongan Indonesia Tipu Wang 35,000 Bakal Jemaah Umrah

    Sekitar 35,000 pelanggan Islam bagi sebuah agensi pelancongan Indonesia, First Travel, mendakwa wang mereka untuk menunaikan ibadah umrah, dilarikan. “Secara keseluruhannya, seramai 70,000 bakal jemaah yang sudah membayar. Tetapi hanya 35,000 saja yang sudah berangkat untuk menunaikan umrah, manakala yang lain diberikan pelbagai alasan yang menghalang mereka daripada berangkat sehingga kini,” dedah ketua pengarah jenayah Badan Reserse Kriminal (Bareskim) Herry Rudolf Nahak pada Khamis (10 Ogos).

    Pengarah presiden First Travel Andika Surachman dan isterinya Anniesa Desvitasari Hasibuan, sudahpun ditangkap dan akan ditahan selama 20 hari sementara siasatan itu dijalankan, tambah Herry. Pasangan itu diberkas di pejabat Kementerian Ehwal Agama semasa mereka cuba meyakinkan para pegawai untuk tidak menarik balik permit mereka.

    Encik Herry berkata First Travel menawarkan tiga pakej berbeza bagi umrah yang merangkumi promosi pakej umrah yang bernilai 14.3 juta rupiah (S$1,460), pakej biasa bernilai 25 juta rupiah (S$2,550) dan pakej VIP yang bernilai Rp 54 juta (S$5,510). “Setelah menghitung, pelanggan-pelanggan itu… kehilangan jumlah sekurang-kurangnya 550 bilion rupiah (S$5.6 juta),” jelas Encik Herry.

    Salah seorang pelanggan, Emil, memberitahu Merdeka bahawa beliau sudah membayar 34.6 juta rupiah (S$3,530) sejak 2016 dan ketika itu dijanji bahawa beliau dapat berangkat ke umrah pada Mac 2017. Beliau sudah membayar jumlah itu kerana beliau mahu melalui pengalaman menunaikan ibadah umrah semasa bulan Ramadan. Menurut Encik Herry, siasatan itu dimulakan selepas 13 kakitangan First Tavel membuat aduan polis, menyusuli aduan oleh beberapa pelanggan bahawa wang yang sudah dibayar ke agensi itu tidak digunakan untuk umrah mereka. Permit First Travel ditarik balik oleh Kementerian Ehwal Agama pada 1 Ogos.

     

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Commentary: Like Tharman, If Halimah Yacob Is Not Part If The Solution, She Is Part Of The Problem

    Commentary: Like Tharman, If Halimah Yacob Is Not Part If The Solution, She Is Part Of The Problem

    I say: “Like Tharman, if Halimah Yacob is not part of the solution, she is part of the problem.”

    My friend Teo Soh Lung wrote a measured and upbeat assessment of Halimah Yacob, and rated highly her chance of winning the Presidential Election even if it was not “reserved”.

    Soh lung said:
    “If the government did not amend the laws, Madam Halimah Yacob would have been spared the many indignities, insults and unjust criticisms now levelled against her. The high office of the president would not have been so demeaned.

    I have high regard for Madam Halimah Yacob. At the nomination centre in 2011, we shook hands and had a conversation. I was a SDP candidate for Yuhua and she was the PAP candidate for Jurong GRC. ”

    My response:

    Halimah may be the most virtuous lady politician in the PAP fold, but that is not the point. We have a political system which is calibrated and fine-tuned to serve the Dominant Party, and the entire electoral system, from the legislature, to the Presidency, is gerrymandered to ensure the PAP remains in perpetuity as a national institution.

    Isn’t the fiction of calling the current President the 5th elected President part of the grand gerrymandering to prevent challenge from potential challengers?

    And returning to the first principle, the ridiculous threshold for eligibility for Presidential Candidacy is based on Management of a company worth over $500 million is an affront to democratic principles.

    And turning legislators to managers of local authority is yet another scheme undermining the essence of democratic government.

    If Halimah has any democratic credentials, she should rise above it to make a difference.

    Like Tharman, if she is not part of the solution, she is part of the problem.

     

    Source: Tan Wah-Piow

  • Message To Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Residents; Support And Sign Petition To Call For By-Elections

    Message To Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Residents; Support And Sign Petition To Call For By-Elections

    All prepared and ready for Petition drive this coming Saturday, 12th August 2017.

    We will be doing house to house visit in the Marsiling ward of former MP, Halimah Yacob, and explain to residents on the importance to call for a By-Election.

    If you are a resident and a voter under Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, and wants to sign the petition to call for a By-Election, do pm me for further details.

    This is an initiative by residents for residents.

    Thank You!

     

    Source: Abdul Salim Harun

  • Man Dies After Car Slams Into F1 Barrier; First Crash Incident Involving Member Of Public

    Man Dies After Car Slams Into F1 Barrier; First Crash Incident Involving Member Of Public

    A 29-year-old man died after his car crashed into a Formula One barrier along Raffles Boulevard near Marina Square yesterday morning.

    Mr Ng Phing Keen, who owns a car accessories business and had been set to be part of F1’s hospitality team, was believed to have lost control of his Honda Civic, which skidded and crashed into the concrete barrier.

    He was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries.

    Photos of the incident which happened around 2.50am showed the white car lodged in the barrier with its front badly damaged. Singapore Civil Defence Force officers found Mr Ng trapped in his vehicle and used hydraulic tools to extricate him.

    His long-time friend, events organiser Charleston Li, said he first heard of Mr Ng’s death yesterday morning but thought it was a joke.

    “I even scolded (the friend) for saying such things. But when I tried calling Keen (Mr Ng), his phone was turned off and I knew something must be wrong because he seldom had it off,” said the 31-year-old.

    Mr Li, who has known Mr Ng for nearly 10 years, added: “He was somewhat of a best friend and brother to me. He has helped me a lot with my business and it’s really painful to lose him.”

    Yesterday, several friends posted online tributes to Mr Ng, with many expressing shock at news of his death and sharing fond memories of him.

    Mr Ng was a car enthusiast who had, according to his Facebook page, raced for the first time on a track in Melaka late last month.

    Speaking to The Straits Times at his wake last night, Mr Ng’s younger brother, who declined to be named, said his brother was a joyful and happy-go-lucky person.

    He declined to say more, but had earlier told Shin Min Daily News that it was not clear what the cause of death was. Mr Ng was believed to have suffered a heart attack but it is not known if it happened before or after the accident.

    Singapore GP, which organises the F1 race here, offered its condolences and said Mr Ng had been scheduled to work at the grand prix for two weeks as a contract facility director next month and had been a valued member of the hospitality team for the past three races.

    Mr Ng was not on duty with Singapore GP at the time of the crash, it added. The incident is believed to be the first time that a member of the public had crashed into a Singapore Formula One Grand Prix barrier since the first race in 2008. The latest barriers are in place for the event next month.

    Speaking in general about such accidents, safety driving expert Gerald Pereira said normal cars, unlike F1 race cars, are not made to withstand great impact.

    The Singapore Safety Driving Centre training manager also said: “Such accidents can be avoided if drivers are more aware of the barriers around them, and, more importantly, they should not speed.

    “So slow down and even if you crash, perhaps the impact won’t be so great.”

     

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