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  • SDP Member: Marsiling Residents Indifferent To Halimah’s Presidential Candidacy, Wants By-Election

    SDP Member: Marsiling Residents Indifferent To Halimah’s Presidential Candidacy, Wants By-Election

    We continued our house visits at one of the HDB blocks in Marsiling this evening.

    We asked the residents 2 questions:

    1. The incumbent, Mdm Halimah Yacob, has indicated her interest to contest the next Presidential Election (PE). She claimed that she has received a lot of encouragement & blessings from Marsiling constituents. Are you supportive of her presidential bid?

    Most of the residents we spoke to appeared lukewarm to this question & did not seem really bothered if she would contest or not- let alone support her.

    2. If Mdm Halimah contests the next PE, she will have to resign from the PAP & vacate her parliamentary seat. Do you think a by-election should be called thereafter so that Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC residents have a chance to elect a full slate of 4 new MPs?

    All the residents we spoke to unanimously agreed that a by-election should be called.

    The residents’ sentiments are in sharp contrast to what Minister Chan Chun Sing has said in Parliament (https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/…/no-by-election-if-minor…/).

    In the last General Elections in 2015, the PAP campaigned based on the slogan: “With You, For You, For Singapore”.

    It will be interesting to see how they can continue to keep the above election promise when they deny the voters of Marsiling-Yew Tee their constitutional rights to elect new political representatives via a by-election.

     

    Source: Bryan Lim Boon Heng (林文兴)

  • Kes Penculikan Di Manila: Rakyat Singapura Lebih Berwaspada Lakukan Lawatan Ke Filipina

    Kes Penculikan Di Manila: Rakyat Singapura Lebih Berwaspada Lakukan Lawatan Ke Filipina

    Susulan berita seorang wanita Singapura yang diselamatkan dari penculikan di kasino Manila, mereka yang sering ke ibu kota Filipina itu mengatakan akan lebih berjaga-jaga apabila ke sana.

    Cik Melissa Chong, 27 tahun, seorang pengurus program bersama badan bukan mencari keuntungan, pergi ke Manila tiga kali tahun ini, demi tugas.

    Terkejut dengan khabar tersebut, beliau berkata: “Susah untuk bayangkan ia berlaku di tempat di mana kawalan keselamatannya ketat, dengan pengawal di pintu masuk dan periksaan beg … saya rasa tidak senang hati (apabila dapat tahu insiden itu)”

    Walaupun beliau tidak akan menangguhkan lawatannya ke sana pada bulan September ini, Cik Chong kini aku berfikir dua kali apabila hendak keluar pada waktu malam. Beliau juga merancang untuk menggunakan khidmat Uber kerana lebih mudah untuk menjejaki perjalanannya dengan membuat tempahan menggunakan aplikasi telefon bijak.

    Beberapa rakyat Singapura yang ditemui juga memberitahu Mediacorp mereka sememangnya berwaspada akan keselamatan diri ketika melancong ke Filipina.

    Encik Justin Kor, 25 tahun, siswazah baru Universiti Teknologi Nanyang, berkata semasa di Filipina Disember lalu, beliau lebih risau mengenai penyeluk saku daripada jenayah yang lebih berat. Apabila beliau ke kawasan setinggan Manila, Justin diberitahu untuk meninggalkan tempat tersebut sebelum matahari terbenam.

    “Saya yakin bahawa kehadiran polis akan (dipertingkat bagi menangani) kes-kes sedemikian.. tetapi saya akan lebih berjaga-jaga (apabila saya ke sana lagi),” katanya.

    Semalam, Polis Negara Filipina mengeluarkan kenyataan mengenai penculikan rakyat Singapura, Wu Yan yang berusia 48 tahun.
    Wanita tersebut berada di Solaire Resorts and Casino pada hari Isnin apabila berkawan dengan dua warga Malaysia yang mengajaknya ke sebuah lagi kasino di City of Dreams Manila.

    Sekitar 9.45 malam, suspek-suspek berkenaan menculik dan menahannya sebagai tebusan di sebuah bilik di Bayview International Condominium.

    Mereka juga menuntut wang tebusan US$180,000 (S$246,200).

    Wu berjaya diselamatkan keesokan harinya.

    Dua warga Malaysia bersama 41 lagi warga China diberkas, disyaki terbabit dalam sindiket tailong.

    Agensi-agensi pelancongan yang dihubungi Mediacorp, seperti Chan Brothers Travel, mengatakan pihaknya tidak menerima pemohonan untuk membatalkan tempahan ke Filipina.

    Pengarah Fascinating Holidays,Encik David Teo, 59 tahun, menganggarkan kemerosotan 10 hingga 15 peratus tempahan ke Manila. Namun demikian, beliau berkata para pelanggan selalunya lebih “berhati-hati” pada minggu-minggu pertama insiden sedemikian dan lupakannya selepas beberapa bulan.

    Jurucakap SA Tours menasihati para pelancong: “Jangan ikut orang yang tidak dikenali atau mudah percaya mereka yang menawarkan khidmat yang terlalu baik daripada yang biasa ditawarkan .. selalu berwaspada, bertindak bijak dan berhati-hati.”

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Trending: Hijab Cosplayers

    Trending: Hijab Cosplayers

    After donning a blue Cinderella dress, Sind Yanti carefully arranges her pale yellow “hijab”, or traditional headscarf, into folds that resemble hair. She is among a growing number of young Muslim women in Southeast Asia who are taking part in “hijab” costume play, finding creative ways to incorporate the head covering into colourful fantasy costumes. Yanti’s fashions are inspired by Disney and Japanese anime characters, with artful hijab designs that resemble wigs or hoods. She can express herself while preserving the Islamic requirement of modest dress for women, Yanti said. Her made-to-order designs cost between 250,000 rupiah (US$18.79) and 500,000 rupiah each.

    The fashion play is also popular in neighbouring Muslim-majority Malaysia, where young people dressed as superheroes, warriors and princesses flocked to a cosplay show in Kuala Lumpur, the capital. Among them was 20-year-old film student Nursyamimi Minhalia, who wore a black hijab cut to form a fringe with two buns on either side. She did not include the hijab when she began cosplaying in 2012, but was later inspired by others wearing the headscarf.

    Costumed roleplay, which can feature revealing outfits and elaborate hair styles, has long been part of the fan culture linked to anime and comics. Hijab cosplay is a new phenomenon that appears to be growing in appeal among the wider Muslim community. Sharifah Maznah Syed Mohd, 48, whose son is an avid cosplayer, said the role-playing hobby was acceptable as long as participants stuck within religious boundaries. Yanti says hijab cosplay has helped her stay true to her faith even while enjoying the cosplay experience.

     

    Source: Reuters

  • Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh (Palmer Road) Reopens Today After Completion Of Upgrading Works

    Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh (Palmer Road) Reopens Today After Completion Of Upgrading Works

    Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh (Palmer Road) reopens today after completion of upgrading works to its facilities and main prayer spaces. Situated at the edge of Central Business District and Shenton Way, the 114-year old spiritual sanctuary now provides additional prayer space for 200 congregants (from 700 to 900).

    Upgrading works also include repainting, replacement of mosque’s entrance gate and roof tile, new perimeter fencing, re-carpeting of prayer hall and re-tiling of the mosque’s open area.

    The mosque, which is within close proximity to the upcoming Prince Edward MRT station, is also equipped with new features such as a handicapped toilet, customer service office, glass canopy for a new extended prayer space, a platform lift and two additional classrooms.

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    Source: Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS)

  • Commentary: A Vote For Any Candidate Is A Vote To The PAP And Their Racist Policies

    Commentary: A Vote For Any Candidate Is A Vote To The PAP And Their Racist Policies

    We, the Malay Community, we have our pride and dignity.

    We shall not stoop so Low and fall into the trap of the PAP Government that the Malays need a reserved Presidential Election than only will they stand for election.

    If you vote for any of the candidates in this coming PE, it means you are agreeing to the racist and discriminatory policy of the PAP Government.

    Let’s look at the bigger picture. Malays are better than that. We shall not be manipulated by the Government into thinking that they are actually thinking of us.

    A vote for any of the candidate in the coming PE is a vote to the PAP and their racist policy.

    Spoil your vote!

     

    Source: Abdul Salim Harun

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