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  • HOME Helps Indonesian Domestic Worker Get $40,00 In Back Pay

    HOME Helps Indonesian Domestic Worker Get $40,00 In Back Pay

    Indonesian domestic worker Endang (not her real name) worked for 10 years for her employer and was only paid twice. The payments were not given to her directly but remitted to her family. She was not given a day off and disallowed from owning a mobile phone.

    Requests to return to Indonesia to visit her family were denied. Without any money or access to her passport, she was a virtual prisoner in her employer’s home.

    With the assistance of HOME, a claim was filed at the Ministry of Manpower and today she received more than $40,000 in back pay.

    Cases like Endang’s would not have come to light if not for organisations like HOME. Do support us by donating online at https://www.giving.sg/humanitarian-organisation-for-migrati… or doing an electronic transfer with the following bank details:


    Name of organisation: Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics
    Bank name: OCBC
    Account No: 652-821117-002
    Swift Code: OCBCSGSG

     

    Source: HOME

  • Presiden Melayu Tahun Ini, Adalah Melayu Ke-9 Jadi Ketua Negara Singapura. Ini Hujahnya…

    Presiden Melayu Tahun Ini, Adalah Melayu Ke-9 Jadi Ketua Negara Singapura. Ini Hujahnya…

    Singapura kini berada di ambang Pilihan Raya Presiden yang dikhususkan buat masyarakat Melayu. Bermakna, seorang Melayu akan menjadi Ketua Negara ini.

    Dua bakal calon, Encik Salleh Marican dan Encik Farid Khan sudahpun meluahkan hasrat untuk bertanding bagi jawatan tertinggi negara. Speaker Parlimen Cik Halimah Yaacob juga baru-baru ini memberitahu beliau sedang menimbangkan untuk menjadi calon Presiden.

    Jadi, apakah ini bermakna Presiden Melayu itu nanti adalah Ketua Negara kedua bagi Singapura selepas Presiden pertama, Presiden Yusof Ishak?

    Jawapannya ialah: Tidak.

    Singapura sebenarnya pernah menyaksikan sebilangan orang Melayu yang pernah menjadi Ketua Negara dalam sejarahnya. Ini hujah-hujahnya.

    KETUA NEGARA PERTAMA SINGAPURA – SANG NILA UTAMA

    Sistem pemerintahan Singapura sebelum merdeka merupakan sistem kerajaan, iaitu seorang Raja atau Sultan yang memerintah Singapura dengan kuasa mutlak.

    Antara ketua atau pemimpin Singapura yang pertama, dan juga pengasas kerajaan Singapura ialah Sang Nila Utama, juga dikenali sebagai Sri Tri Buana. Tentu ramai yang pernah dengar atau membaca kisah Putera asal Palembang itu tiba di Singapura pada tahun 1299.

    Menurut hikayat Sejarah Melayu, beliaulah yang menamakan pulau ini Singapura setelah ternampak seekor haiwan seperti singa semasa mendarat di pulau pasir putih ini. Beliau kemudian mendirikan kerajaannya di Bukit Larangan, yang sekarang dikenali sebagai Fort Canning.

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    Walaupun cerita pengasas Singapura itu tersebar luas dan dijadikan sebagai cerita rakyat, ramai orang yang mungkin tidak tahu bahawa selepas Sang Nila Utama atau Srti Tri Buana, sebenarnya ada lagi empat Raja yang memimpin kerajaan Singapura hingga 1498.

    Mereka adalah keturunan Sang Nila Utama.

    Raja-raja Singapura itu ialah (1) Sri Wikrama Wira, (2) Sri Rana Wikrama, (3) Sri Maharaja dan (4) Parameswara.

    Sebahagian sarjana dari Britain percaya bahawa Parameswara kemudian memeluk Islam dan menggunakan nama Sultan Iskandar Shah. Makam raja Singapura terakhir itu kini dipercayai bersemadi di bukit Fort Canning.

    Jadi, ini bermakna, Singapura sudah ada sekurang-kurangnya lima orang Raja dalam sejarahnya.

    Kerajaan Singapura kekal sehingga ke tahun 1498 apabila Majapahit membuat serangan terhadap kerajaan Sultan Iskandar Shah, yang melarikan diri dari Singapura dan kemudian mendirikan Kerajaan Melaka.

    SULTAN HUSSEIN SHAH YANG MEMERINTAH SINGAPURA

    Mengikut catatan sejarah, selang ratusan tahun kemudian, Singapura pernah diperintah oleh Sultan Mahmud Shah. Sultan Mahmud ketika itu memerintah kesultanan Johor yang termasuk Pahang, kepulauan Riau dan Singapura.

    Tengku Hussein pula merupakan anak pertama kepada Sultan Mahmud. Beliau bagaimanapun enggan mengambil alih pemerintahan bapanya, Sultan Mahmud.

    Bagaimanapun pada masa kerajaan Britain dan Belanda saling berlumba-lumba untuk menubuhkan pangkalan di rantau ini, pegawai Inggeris iaitu Sir Stamford Raffles dan Farquhar berpendapat bahawa lebih baik jika Tengku Hussein dijadikan Sultan bagi Kerajaan Johor.

    Dipendekkan cerita, Tengku Hussein menjadi ketua kerajaan di Singapura dan dimahsyurkan sebagai Sultan Hussien Shah.


    Pusat kerajaan Melayu ini terletak di Istana Kampong Gelam, yang kini menjadi Taman Warisan Melayu.

    Ini bermakna, selepas zaman Sultan Iskandar Shah, Singapura diperintah oleh sekurang-kurangnya dua orang Sultan Melayu atau ketua kerajaan – iaitu (1) Sultan Mahmud Shah dan (2) Sultan Hussein Shah.

    PRESIDEN SINGAPURA PASCA-KEMERDEKAAN

    Seorang lagi ketua negara Melayu muncul bagi Singapura muncul pada tahun lewat tahun 1950-an, apabila Encik Yusof Ishak dilantik sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Negara Singapura pada 3 December 1959.

    Beliau merupakan seorang tokoh masyarakat yang menggerakkan akhbar Utusan Melayu, salah satu akhbar utama di rantau ini.

    Pada 1965, Encik Yusof Ishak diangkat pula menjadi Presiden Singapura yang pertama apabila Singapura mencapai kemerdekaan – sehingga kini menjadi satu-satunya Presiden berbangsa Melayu bagi Singapura.

    SEKURANG-KURANGNYA 8 KETUA NEGARA MELAYU DI SINGAPURA

    Rumusannya, setelah mengambil kira hujah sejarah sejak zaman Sang Nila Utama, ternyata bahawa Singapura sebenarnya sudah mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya 8 Melayu yang pernah menjadi Ketua Negara selaku Sultan, Raja, Yang di-Pertuan Negara atau Presiden.

    Jadi, Presiden Singapura yang terbaru menyusuli Pilihan Raya Presiden pada September tahun ini nanti, akan menjadi Ketua Negara Melayu ke-9 atau sekurang-kurangnya yang ke-9 bagi Singapura.

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Speaker Halimah Yacob To Run For The Presidency: Sources

    Speaker Halimah Yacob To Run For The Presidency: Sources

    Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob has decided to run in this year’s presidential election (PE), according to a source close to the 62-year-old.

    Halimah, who is also a Member of Parliament for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, has communicated her decision to run in the September election to grassroots leaders and People’s Action Party (PAP) activists, the source told Yahoo News Singapore on Thursday (27 July).

    The former union leader said that she is sad to leave her constituency after having served there for the past two years, added the source.

    When Yahoo News Singapore asked Halimah to comment on her bid for the presidency, she replied, “No. I am still considering.”

    Earlier this month, Halimah told reporters that she is thinking about running for the presidency. “The elected presidency is a very heavy responsibility and an important institution in Singapore, so it’s not something that one should take lightly,” Halimah said then.

    Signs of her impending run for the presidency have been growing for months. Another source in the PAP told Yahoo News Singapore that Halimah had indicated to party members as far back as March that she was planning to run for the country’s top office.

    If Halimah were to be elected as president, Singapore’s already strong ties with the Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia would be further enhanced, said the second sourceThis year’s PE has been reserved for Malay candidates following amendments made to the Presidential Elections Act earlier this year.

    Trained as a lawyer, Halimah began a long association with the labour movement in 1978 when she joined the National Trades Union Congress as a legal officer. She eventually rose to become Deputy Secretary-General of NTUC.

    The mother of five entered politics in 2001 when she successfully ran as part of the PAP team that contested Jurong GRC. The team was re-elected twice before she crossed over to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC for the 2015 General Election, following the redrawing of electoral boundaries.

    Along the way, she also served as Minister of State at the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

    In 2013, Halimah became Singapore’s first female Speaker of Parliament, replacing Michael Palmer after he was forced to step down over an extramarital affair.

    Prior to Halimah’s announcement, two other potential candidates, Farid Khan and Salleh Marican, had also announced their intention to run for the presidency.

    Farid, the chairman of Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific, made the announcement at a press conference held at the Village Hotel Changi on 11 July.

    Salleh, the Second Chance Properties founder and CEO, spoke to  Yahoo News Singapore in an exclusive interview about his candidacy and Halimah as a potentially strong opponent in the election.

    Halimah has been stepping up her engagements with the unions, senior public servants and other groups in recent weeks, according to the posts on her public Facebook page.

    Halimah has been meeting union leaders and workers from the steel, petroleum, HDB, chemicals and other industries. She met with the French ambassador to Singapore, Marc Abensour, on Monday. At a dialogue organised by the Institute of Policy Studies on 17 July, she had a discussion with 50 corporate associates about improving Singapore and the lives of Singaporeans.

    In a Facebook post on her dialogue session with union leaders on Wednesday, she said, “We’re all fellow Singaporeans and regardless of race, we have stood together in solidarity for a common cause of securing a better life for our workers.

    “During our dialogue, I am reminded that it’s been almost 40 years and we shared many experiences of heartaches and celebrations of our journey together. There will be more to come as we strive to build a stronger Singapore for the next generations.”

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Penduduk Palestin Kembali Beribadah Di Masjid Al-Aqsa Selepas Dua Minggu

    Penduduk Palestin Kembali Beribadah Di Masjid Al-Aqsa Selepas Dua Minggu

    Warga Paelstin boleh beribadah di Masjid Al-Aqsa pada tengah hari ini (27 Jul) buat pertama kalinya dalam masa hampir dua minggu, menurut pihak berkuasa Palestin.

    Ini setelah Israel menarik balik langkah-langkah keselamatan terbaru yang dikenakannya.

    “Pihak berkuasa Islam di Baitulmakdis mengajak warga Palestin untuk ke Masjid Al-Aqsa bagi menunaikan solat Zuhur,” kata seorang pegawai Waqf, pihak berkuasa Islam yang mengendalikan masjid berkenaan kepada para wartawan AFP.

    Menurut laporan Reuters, Israel memasang pengesan logam, kamera dan mengambil langkah-langkah keselamatan lain menyusuli satu serangan pada 14 Julai yang mana dua orang pegawai polis ditembak mati.

    Menyusuli langkah-langkah Israel itu, tunjuk perasaan yang ganas pula berlaku.

    “Laporan teknikal menunjukkan semua penghadang diletakkan Israel di luar Masjid Al-Aqsa ditanggalkan,” ujar ketua Waqf Abdel-Azeem Salhab.

    “Kami memuji perpaduan yang ditunjukkan semasa dua minggu ini di luar Al-Aqsa dan kami mahu perpaduan itu diteruskan di luar dan kini di dalam Al-Aqsa,” tambahnya yang menggesa para jemaah untuk kembali beribadah di masjid tersebut.

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Hardworking Mother Wins The Heart Of Malaysians With Her Delicious Nasi Lemak

    Hardworking Mother Wins The Heart Of Malaysians With Her Delicious Nasi Lemak

    “A mother is willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of her child.”

     

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    That was what Facebook user Lynn Ahmad had to say when she saw how a mother worked hard to put food on the table for her three young children.

    She said that it was a sad sight to see the woman who struggled to take care of the three children while selling nasi lemak.

    The woman was seen straddling her youngest child in a baby carrier, while her two other young children sat by the roadside and waited for her.

    Lynn, who has two children herself, said that she could understand how tired the woman must have felt as she has to look after her kids while manning her stall and attending to customers.

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    “Her nasi lemak is seriously delicious, do try and buy many of them so that she can head home early.”

     

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    Lynn urged passers-by to pay her a visit and support the woman by buying nasi lemak from her stall, which was set up nearby a Petronas petrol station at the MRR2 by Tesco Ampang.

    She said that the nasi lemak only costs RM1 each.

    Following the viral post, many Malaysians have flocked to the woman’s stall for cheap and delicious nasi lemak

     

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    A netizen shared today, 27 July, that a crowd of people had gathered to buy nasi lemak and lend their support for the young mother.

    In the video posted by Saifullah Sazwin, there were at least a dozen people who can be seen queuing up to buy food.

    As her popularity grew, several netizens recognised the woman and identified her as ‘Kak Ain’.

    Quite a number of people have generously bought nasi lemak from Kak Ain in hopes of easing her burdens

     

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    Many new customers have praised Kak Ain and said that her nasi lemak is indeed delicious as claimed by many.

    She is extremely thankful for the support that she has been receiving in the last few days. She also revealed that she was humbled when a customer bought a pack of nasi lemak from her for RM200 this morning.

    Kudos Malaysians, for acting so swiftly to help a mother in need!

     

    Source: http://says.com