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Hijab Image Vandalised With Word “Terrorist” At Site Of Upcoming Marine Parade MRT Station

A police report was made after the word “terrorist” appeared on an illustration of a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, which was part of the artwork decorating a hoarding at the site of the upcoming Marine Parade MRT station.

Mr Haikal Latiff, 26, told The New Paper that he was on the pedestrian walkway beside Parc Seabreeze condominium in Joo Chiat Road at 10pm on Thursday when he noticed the word.

The undergraduate, who had tweeted a photo of it, said: “My girlfriend and I took it personally because as Muslims, we felt that this was uncalled for.”

When contacted, the Land Transport Authority said the contractor had made a police report yesterday afternoon.

The police said investigations are ongoing.

TNP understands that the word was written on a piece of paper with an adhesive back and stuck on the hijab.

The Marine Parade station is part of the Thomson-East Coast Line and is expected to be ready in 2023.

Passers-by TNP spoke to yesterday did not notice it until it was pointed out.

Secondary student April Panton, 15, said: “I have a lot of Muslim friends and I do not think they deserve to be treated like this.”

Tourist Joanna Niemiro, 27, who arrived here on Thursday, was shocked as she had heard that Singapore is a multiracial country.

The Polish graphic designer said: “I am quite disgusted by it. This is definitely not art. Anyone can be a terrorist, and it should not be associated with any religion.”

Source: www.tnp.sg

June 4, 2017
Norfasarie Jadi Tauke Niaga Kasut Melalui ‘TuMeet’

Apabila tiba musim perayaan ramai yang memilih untuk berpakaian sedondon semasa keluar berkunjung ke rumah sanak-saudara.

Bagi para ibu yang mempunyai anak perempuan, tahun ini mereka mempunyai lebih banyak pilihan untuk sedondon bukan sahaja dari segi pakaian malah juga kasut.

Baru-baru ini, sebuah syarikat baru, TuMeet, yang menjual kasut wanita dan kanak-kanak perempuan dilancarkan.

Pengasas TuMeet, Norfasarie Mohd Yahya, yang juga seorang selebriti tempatan memberitahu BERITAMediacorp bahawa syarikat terbaru itu merupakan gabungan cetusan idea daripada tiga orang wanita termasuk dirinya sendiri. Dua lagi adalah adiknya, Norazian Binte Mohd Yahya, 30 tahun, seorang guru, dan adik iparnya, Sabrina Khaizan, 26 tahun, seorang pengurus bank.

Norfasarie yang juga pengarah SpabyNorfasarie mengorak langkah untuk membuka syarikat menjual kasut-kasut khas buat wanita dan kanak-kanak perempuan apabila idea itu tercetus pada bulan Ramadan tahun lalu semasa beliau, adik serta adik iparnya sedang membeli-belah bagi persiapan Hari Raya.

Walaupun sudah membeli baju dan beg raya sepasang, mereka mendapati sukar untuk mendapatkan kasut yang juga sepasang dengan anak perempuan masing-masing.

“Kami tahu bahawa jenama kasut Melissa menjual kasut sepasang untuk ibu dan anak. Namun, bahannya diperbuat daripada plastik dan terlalu kasual untuk musim perayaan. Sempena Hari Raya, ramai yang memerlukan kasut bertumit tinggi untuk dipadankan dengan baju kebaya atau baju kurung,” kongsi Norfasarie kepada BERITAMediacorp.

Bagi jenama kasut Pazzion pula, mereka memerhatikan bahawa saiz kasut yang ditawarkan tidak mengikut saiz yang mereka perlukan. Dari situlah, adiknya menyarankan idea kepada Norfasarie supaya menubuhkan sebuah syarikat kasut untuk wanita dan kanak-kanak.

KASUT BUATAN TANGAN

Koleksi edisi Raya TuMeet terdiri daripada kasut-kasut tumit tinggi yang diberi nama Moza, Elora, Falisha, Moana, Alyka, Ivana, dan Emma. Harga kasut wanita bermula daripada $119 manakala harga kasut kanak-kanak perempuan bermula daripada $89.

Kesemuanya mempunyai kasut mini untuk kanak-kanak perempuan dalam warna dan rekaan yang sama untuk digayakan ibu dan anak.

Perbezaan antara TuMeet dengan jenama-jenama kasut yang lain adalah kesemua kasut-kasut mereka merupakan hasil buatan tangan.

Ini kerana Norfasarie dan rakan-rakan kongsinya mengutamakan mutu berbanding kuantiti. Tiada sepasang kasut pun yang diperbuat menggunakan mesin.

Walaupun TuMeet baru setahun jagung di pasaran, Norfasarie menegaskan bahawa TuMeet amat menitikberatkan keselesaan pemakai kasut terutama kanak-kanak.

Beliau menekankan bahawa kasut kanak-kanak harus mempunyai span yang lebih tebal pada bahagian tapak kasut supaya lebih selesa bagi kanak-kanak memakainya.

TuMeet turut prihatin tentang kemelecetan yang dialami kanak-kanak. Keprihatinan ini membantu mereka memastikan setiap kasut yang dihasilkan bukan sahaja cantik malah selesa dipakai untuk menghadiri pelbagai acara.

BAGAIMANA SAMBUTAN TERHADAP TUMEET?

Secara keseluruhannya, proses menubuhkan TuMeet mengambil masa kira-kira 10 bulan hingga setahun sebelum ia dilancarkan pada Ahad (21 Mei).

Sebelum dilancarkan di Singapura, TuMeet dilancarkan terlebih dahulu di Brunei pada 29 April lalu.

Sejak dilancarkan, sambutan pelanggan di kedua-dua negara begitu memberangsangkan.

Respons di luar jangkaan itu, menurut Norfasarie, mungkin kerana ini juga merupakan kali pertama syarikat anak Melayu/Islam menghasilkan kasut khas untuk ibu dan anak di Singapura.

RANCANGAN MASA HADAPAN

Setakat ini, TuMeet sudahpun mengumpulkan maklum balas daripada para pelanggannya tentang keinginan mereka untuk memiliki kasut yang lebih kasual.

Justeru, TuMeet juga merancang untuk menawarkan kasut kasual bertumit rendah pada masa akan datang.

Dengan kian ramai pelanggan memilih untuk membeli-belah online, TuMeet tidak ketinggalan merebut peluang memanfaatkan wadah online untuk menjual kasut-kasutnya. Kasut-kasut TuMeet boleh dibeli melalui lamannya www.tumeetbynorfasarie.com.

Sungguhpun demikian, Norfasarie tetap berazam untuk membuka sebuah kedai bagi TuMeet kerana menurut beliau “jika Charles and Keith boleh melakukannya, TuMeet juga tidak terkecuali”.

Sepanjang bulan Ramadan ini, kasut-kasut TuMeet akan dijual di gerai ‘Celeb Raya’ di bahagian luar City Plaza

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

June 3, 2017
Perak Woman Buys Toys Set For Son, Shocked To Find Terrorist Figures

A woman who bought a building blocks toy set for her son here was shocked to discover that it contained elements that are offensive to Muslims.

40-year-old Mahnun Mat Isa, a teacher, said she was surprised to find the word ”Allah” and ”Muhammad” on a banner held by a ”terrorist-like” character in the game set.

“What’s more shocking is that the terrorist character (is wearing) an (Islamic turban),” she said

Mahnun had bought the toy set at a shop in Taiping and the product was made in China.

“I came to know about it when my son, who was playing with the toy, showed me the ‘terrorist’ character holding a banner which displayed the words ‘Allah’ and ‘Muhammad’,” she told reporters here yesterday.

Mahnun said she immediately lodged a police report and informed the Perak Islamic Religious Council (Maipk) in Parit Buntar on May 25.

Kerian police chief Supt Omar Bakhtiar Yaacob confirmed receiving a report from the teacher

Source: www.nst.com.my

June 3, 2017
How Can Indian-Muslim Halimah Yacob Run For EP Reserved For Malay Community?

Yesterday (1 Jun), ST published a news report stating that PAP MP and Speaker of Parliament, Halimah Yacob, is widely considered a front runner for the forthcoming Presidential Election.

It will be the first election reserved for candidates from the Malay community, following a recent review of the constitution.

According to the amended Singapore Constituion Section 19B, the Presidential Election will be reserved for a community if none of its members has held office of President for 5 or more consecutive terms.

“19B (1) An election for the office of President is reserved for a community if no person belonging to that community has held the office of President for any of the 5 most recent terms of office of the President.”

Sub-Section (6) defines a community:

“(6) In this Article, “community” means —
(a) the Chinese community;
(b) the Malay community; or
(c) the Indian or other minority communities;

‘person belonging to the Chinese community’ means any person who considers himself to be a member of the Chinese community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Chinese community by that community;
‘person belonging to the Malay community’ means 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;
‘person belonging to the Indian or other minority communities’ means any person of Indian origin who considers himself to be a member of the Indian community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Indian community by that community, or any person who belongs to any minority community other than the Malay or Indian community;”

Now, notice that in the case of Malay community, there is an addition clause added – “whether of the Malay race or otherwise”.

In other words, you don’t have to be a person of Malay race to be considered part of the Malay community. Persons of other race can also be considered part of the Malay community, presumably as long as he or she is a Muslim.

Halimah is an Indian Muslim

Take Mdm Halimah for example, she is actually not a Malay as her father is of Indian origin.

This was disclosed in an ST article in 2013 when Halimah was selected to be the new Speaker of Parliament after the former one, Michael Palmer, resigned from politics due to his marital affair with a PA woman.
ST did a write-up to feature Halimah (‘A strong advocate for workers, women and minorities‘, Jan 2013):

In the article, it mentioned: “Her (Halimah’s) Indian-Muslim father was a watchman who died when she was eight years old.”

In fact, news of Halimah becoming Singapore’s first woman speaker also made its way to India. The Hindu described her as an “Indian-origin politician” (‘Indian-origin politician to be Singapore’s first woman speaker‘):

So, what all this means is that in the coming Presidential Election which is reserved for the Malay community, a non-Malay person who is a Muslim can also contest.

If Halimah, an Indian Muslim qualifies as part of the Malay community, then a Chinese Muslim, for example, can qualify too.

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Source: Facebook

Source: www.theindependent.sg

June 3, 2017
Foreigners Should Not Be Allowed To Drive Heavy Vehicles

Dear editors,

In response to the serious accident that happen along AYE near Benoi, I think it’s time for the LTA and Traffic police to adopt the following measures:

1. Ban foreigners from driving commercial vehicles, make Singapore commercial vehicles companies come out with good welfare and pay structures.

2. Install a tamper proof speed limiter on all commercial vehicles and that the speed limiter must be sealed with tampered prof seal and sealing sticker and place at a visible position and traffic police and LTA wardens must be trained to differentiate a working and a tampered one. If a commercial vehicle is found to exceed speed limit, impound the vehicle straightaway and do a forensic test on the speed limiter to determine who is the culprit tampering with it and charge the culprit with an offence either culpable attempted homicide or attempted manslaughter/murder.

3. Install a track if device on all commercial vehicles and pegged to the Traffic police systems so that all vehicle movement and driver’s actions will be tracked thoroughly, if any mistakes if found, remedial action can be taken immediately.

4. Stop the import of commercial vehicles with turbo engines and high torque/ horsepower. These vehicles are able of going beyond speed limits and order current vehicle owner with such vehicles to scrap and replace them immediately, or modified the engines so that the turbo can be removed.

With all these suggestions, it will definitively improve driving habits and discipline on heavy vehicle drivers. Banning the vehicles or restricting them thoroughly is not going to solve the problem.

Conrad

A.S.S. Contributor

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

June 3, 2017