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  • Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s Constitutional Challenge On Reserved EP: High Court Reserves Judgement

    Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s Constitutional Challenge On Reserved EP: High Court Reserves Judgement

    The High Court reserved its judgement on Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s constitutional challenge against the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) over the timing for the reserved presidential election, after a 3.5 hour closed-door hearing on Thursday (June 29).

    Justice Quentin Loh is expected to deliver his decision in a week or so, Deputy Attorney-General Hri Kumar Nair, representing AGC, and Dr Tan’s lawyer Chelva Retnam Rajah told reporters after the court session.

    Last month, Dr Tan filed a legal challenge against the AGC’s findings that Dr Wee Kim Wee was Singapore’s first elected President, which formed the basis for the Government to trigger a reserved election for Malay candidates for the coming polls in September.

    Among the various changes to the Elected Presidency scheme – passed in November last year – was triggering a reserved election for a particular race that has not seen an elected representative for five consecutive terms.

    The Government, on the advice of AGC, started counting the five terms from Dr Wee’s presidency.

    The late Dr Wee was the first President to exercise powers under the EP scheme, after it was introduced in 1991 while Dr Wee was in office.

    But Dr Tan, who was contesting the constitutionality of reserving the upcoming presidential election for Malay candidates, argued that the Government should have started counting from the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong, who succeeded Dr Wee. This would make it four terms since the Republic has had an elected Malay President.

    The upcoming presidential polls should, therefore, be an open election, he said, in a press conference on the same issue in March.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Restriction Order Against Singaporean Former Member Of Moro Islamic Liberation Front Allowed To Lapse

    Restriction Order Against Singaporean Former Member Of Moro Islamic Liberation Front Allowed To Lapse

    A Restriction Order (RO) that was issued against a member of a Philippine-based militant group was allowed to lapse in June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday (Jun 29).

    The RO was issued against Abdul Majid Kunji Mohamad, who was a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which is based in the southern Philippines.

    Abdul Majid was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in June 2011, MFA said, adding that he had undergone military training at MILF’s Camp Abu Bakar in Mindanao and aided the MILF in procuring funds and weapons components.

    He was released from detention and issued with an RO on 17 Jun, 2013.

    “While on RO, he was cooperative and responsive to rehabilitation efforts,” MFA said. “As such, he no longer requires RO supervision.”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • [Malaysia] More Malay-Muslims Should Adopt Dogs From Shelters

    [Malaysia] More Malay-Muslims Should Adopt Dogs From Shelters

    I love this picture so much. Why? Because it’s so iconoclastic. It destroys the image that no dogs should exist in the world of Malay-Muslims.

    We’ve been told since young how ‘unclean’ dogs are when in fact, the Quran (the central text in our faith) permits us to eat food caught by hunting dogs!!! So with all the contact made by a hunting dog (rubbing, biting, clawing), the food is STILL halal! How on earth can the dog himself be haram then? Only incredibly stupid people would think that.

    I encourage all Malay-Muslims to adopt dogs from shelters. Shower them with the love you have for the ulamak. They are more deserving of your love…

     

    Source: Farouk A. Peru

  • [Saving The Siameses Update] Cats Are Recovering Well, Donations For Catteries Still Required

    [Saving The Siameses Update] Cats Are Recovering Well, Donations For Catteries Still Required

    Edited with update: Funds for Revolution is already covered. We are now raising funds for the rental of 2-3 catteries, which amounts to $1800 – $2700 per month. If you wish to help cover the first month’s rental in any way, kindly DM me (@fioloh).
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    Most of you may have seen this case surfaced on Facebook today. Yes, this is one of the underground cases that we handle. This is the house of a backyard breeder. This is the classic case of illegal breeding for sale of kittens & cats for money, breeding spun out of control, and then rescuers have to step in to clear the mess that shouldn’t even happen in the first place.
    Concrete plans are in place now. We would save all of them. All 50+ cats would be saved out of the hellhole this coming Monday. No cats would be culled by the authorities. No cats would be left behind.

    We need support. We cannot do it alone. Our personal contacts have supported us in many ways – either sponsoring or heavily-subsidizing of necessary items.

    Right now, we need contributions to pay for 20 boxes of Revolution, which is absolutely needed urgently. Each box of 3 vials is $25 (already heavily-subsidized), so amount of donations needed is $500 in total.
    If you are able to contribute or help in any ways, kindly DM me. (@fioloh).
    c.c. @ling.m.choo @lauraannmeranda
    #YouBreedForMoney#ButTheCatsAreInnocent#NowWeHaveToClearTheMessYouStarted

    P.S: if anybody else is trying to raise funds for this case, please DO NOT transfer to them. Funds for this case is only to be collected by either me (@fioloh) or @ling.m.choo

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    As most of the cats are not sterilised yet, they have been separated based on their gender to prevent any unwanted kittens. I mean – we are talking about 94 cats to be rehomed! Havent we had enough on our plate??

    Thank you Pet Boarding Centre for helping to check their gender one by one and separate accordingly!

    Photograph :
    Think it’s the first time they are separated ..

     

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    This is to address some queries on fund-raising and explains why we are not accepting food donations.

    1) Regarding funds collected:
    There is an excel sheet which we are tabulating consistently. This excel sheet would show amount of funds (together with the list of kind donors) collected. Expenses would also be properly stated and tabulated in the same excel sheet that we will be publishing soon. We would also show all invoices and receipts. Thank you for your understanding and kind patience.

    2) Regarding food donations:
    We thank everybody for their offer to donate food items! However, the cats are on a specific brand of good quality kibbles to ensure consistency and prevent stomach upsets (so that we have one less problem to worry about). Kibbles, water and litter is already included in the rental of catteries. Hence, we do not need these items too.

    We do not want to waste donors’ money too. Hence, we have approached many distributors and pet retail stores to see if they can sponsor items that we have to buy – so that funds are only used for rental of catteries and medical bills, as well as payment for necessary items such as Revolution (for cats).

    Some distributors and pet retail stores have generously offered full sponsorship, and some others offered heavily-subsidized rates. The sponsored items would soon be updated on our Facebook page “Saving The Siameses”.

    Hope this clarifies some queries of new donors who may not be aware of how careful we are with money.

     

    Source: Saving The Siameses

  • Maid Suspected Of Bedok Murders Arrested In Indonesia, Admits To Murders

    Maid Suspected Of Bedok Murders Arrested In Indonesia, Admits To Murders

    The Indonesian maid who was on the run for almost a week after her elderly employers were found bound and dead in their Bedok Reservoir flat has been caught.

    Khasanah, 41, was arrested on Tuesday night when police in Indonesia’s Jambi province raided her hotel room.

    Among the items found in her possession were several pieces of jewellery, watches, mobile phones, a laptop computer and cash in various currencies, Jambi police spokesman Kuswahyudi Tresnadi said yesterday.

    It was reported that money and valuables were missing from the home of Mr Chia Ngim Fong, 79, and his wife, Madam Chin Sek Fah, 78, when their bodies were found.

    Local police were tipped off on her whereabouts on Tuesday by residents in Tungkal Ilir, a rustic town located in West Tanjung Jabung regency on the east coast of central Sumatra, Mr Kuswahyudi added.

    Khasanah was overheard talking on the phone at an Internet cafe and saying: “How is their condition? I don’t know if they died. I’m willing to repent by staying at a pesantren (Islamic boarding school).”

    Her phone conversation raised suspicion because Indonesian counter-terrorism police have in recent months arrested several pesantren staff and students suspected of being extremists.

    It was not clear who Khasanah was talking to on the phone or asking about, but when the police arrived at the Internet cafe, they found out that she had been browsing online reports on the Bedok murders, said Mr Kuswahyudi.

     

    Jambi province is located more than 300km away from Singapore.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

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