MP Zainal Sapari said he considers Halimah Yacob a Malay even though she is an Indian Muslim and therefore supports her to run for Presidency. But according to netizen Mohd Azmi, “Then how come students of Indian muslim father but who speak malay & behave like malay does not qualify for mendaki assistance cause mendaki considers them as indian race & not malay”.
How does Mendaki define what is Malay? Different people different life la.
Source: All Singapore Stuff
To me, beyond any reasonable doubt, she belongs to our Malay Community.
What constitute a Malay person? – “any person, whether of the Malay race or otherwise, who considers himself to be a member of the Malay community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Malay community by that community”.
Source: Zainal Bin Sapari
There is no definitive account of who a Malay is. Historically however, Malays are known to have originated from what is known as the Nusantara region that includes Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines. While possessing their own languages and dialects, they generally speak Malay and in more modern times, are adherents of Islam.
So…
Banjarese = Malay
Acehnese = Malay
Javanese = Malay
Bugis = Malay
Boyanese = Malay
And of course the Malays from Johor or Malaysia are definitely considered Malays.
Chinese Muslims not equal to Malay.
Indian Muslims not equal to Malay.
Pakistani Muslims not equal to Malay.
Tak Melayu Hilang Di Dunia
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Malaysia has banned “Despacito” on state radio and television, though it might be hard to slow the song’s record-breaking popularity.
The ban applies only to government-run radio and TV outlets, not to private stations or YouTube or the music streaming services fueling the song’s success.
Communications Minister Salleh Said Keruak said late Wednesday the song was reviewed and banned because of a public complaint that the lyrics are obscene. He urged private radio stations to censor the song themselves out of sensitivity to local culture.
An Islamic party Amanah has earlier denounced the song and called for it to be kept off Malaysia’s airwaves as many young children were singing the song without understanding the words.
“We respect the right to be entertained but there should be clearer guidelines so that the entertainment does not spoil people but makes them better,” party official Atriza Umar told The Star newspaper.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
China’s Meituan stirred up controversy online after announcing that it will begin offering separate logistics infrastructure for halal food, causing Chinese netizens to condemn the company for “discriminating against” non-Muslims while also worrying about the “rise of Islam” in their country.
Meituan couriers on bikes will now be armed with two delivery boxes, a normal one for non-halal food and a smaller one for halal food. Netizens viewed the change as discriminatory and vowed that they will delete the app en masse.
In Singapore, food delivery services like Ubereats, Foodpanda, Deliveroo and several others are the bike couriers we see day to day on the streets delivering food both (halal and non-halal) to their destinations.
These couriers store their delivery items inside a bag with their own company name imprinted on it. They do not carry two delivery boxes like what Meituan’s is trying to implement.
However is not clear though if the bag has compartments inside to separate non-halal from halal food. Or are there dedicated riders to deliver only halal food and only non-halal food? If not, should Singapore follow what Meituan is doing to safeguard the sanctity of minority food?
We also know that there are Malay riders who do not mind sending orders or food that are not halal. Can we hope for a change to this in the near future?
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