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  • 100 Year Old Grandpa Still Fasts During Ramadan

    100 Year Old Grandpa Still Fasts During Ramadan

    He will be celebrating his 100th birthday in two weeks, which makes him one of the oldest Singaporeans around.

    But with the month of Ramadan starting today, Mr Othman Nasir will not be having his usual birthday celebrations on June 20 because he will be fasting.

    He told The New Paper that he wants to observe Ramadan because he is still capable of fulfilling his obligations as a Muslim.

    His daughter, Madam Norlela Othman, 44, who is the youngest of his 10 children, said her father often fasts throughout Ramadan despite his advanced age.

    Mr Othman, who was born in Batu Pahat in Johor, moved to Singapore in 1939 to serve in the British army.

    His time spent in the army is what made him a disciplined and responsible man and father, said Madam Norlela.

    Speaking from Mr Othman’s four-room flat in Tampines, where he has lived since 1984, the mother of four daughters said: “He was a strict father when we were growing up, especially with his words.”

    It is this discipline that may have contributed to his longevity.

    He eats plenty of vegetables and fruits. When he eats meat, it is mostly fish.

    He also leads a relatively stress-free life, spending his free time reading the Quran.

    Mr Othman still looks healthy at his age. Other than gout, he has no major illnesses.

    His memory remains good although his hearing has weakened and his speech has slowed down considerably.

    He used to be able to walk with the help of a walker, but has been using a wheelchair since a fall last year.

    “If I were to tell my life story, it would be too long,” Mr Othman told TNP in Malay, with a chuckle.

    After leaving the army, Mr Othman worked as a messenger.

    He was then at a security company for 25 years before retiring in 1997.

    Mr Othman has only vague memories of kampung life in Malaysia and Singapore, but he said he prefers life in Singapore today – everything is easier here.

    His domestic helper, who wanted to be known only as Ms Setyani, has looked after him for eight years.

    “Every two weeks or so, we take him out to get some fresh air,” said the 32-year-old Indonesian.

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    Madam Norlela, who works as an airline ticketing officer, said her father often asks to be taken to Geylang Serai and Beach Road, to places he remembers fondly.

    “He used to take his children to Geylang during Ramadan to look for Hari Raya clothes” she added.

    “And his old army quarters was at Beach Road.”

    When asked about the birthday celebrations, Madam Norlela said she has nothing planned, but it is likely that her siblings and their families will break fast together with Mr Othman on that day.

    The last day of Ramadan will be on July 5 in Singapore, the day before Hari Raya Puasa.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Ex-SMRT Employee ‘On The Run’ After Allegedly Pilfering $20,000

    Ex-SMRT Employee ‘On The Run’ After Allegedly Pilfering $20,000

    A former SMRT station manager allegedly pilfered $20,000 in cash from Tanah Merah station, and is being investigated by the police.

    The man is said to be on the run, and no longer in the country.

    A police spokesman confirmed that the rail operator had lodged a report last Wednesday. He added that investigations are under way.

    The Straits Times understands that the missing money – largely from commuters wanting to top up their travel cards at the station office – had been siphoned over a period of several months.

    The case came to light apparently through an internal audit. Sources said the alleged culprit had worked at SMRT for only two years.

    When contacted, SMRT spokesman Patrick Nathan said the company has referred the case to the police and that he could not comment further.

    Each day, more than three million trips are made by close to one million people on Singapore’s rail network. Observers estimate that if 3 per cent of the one million commuters topped up their travel cards by just $10 through the station office instead of the automated machines, the network would collect $300,000 in cash each day. And if the cash were to be evenly distributed, each station would be handling at least $3,000 a day, or $21,000 a week.

    But according to insiders, busier stations could be handling much more than that.

    Tanah Merah station, being an interchange where commuters go to and from Changi Airport, as well as Pasir Ris, Simei and Tampines, is one such busy station.

    The Straits Times understands that by the time the missing money was discovered and the police report filed, the alleged perpetrator had already been away from Singapore for two months.

    A source familiar with the work of a station manager said the handling of money is “based on trust”.

    Source: The Straits Times

  • Sudah Masuk Waktu Solat, Kucing Kejutkan Jemaah Di Masjidil Haram

    Sudah Masuk Waktu Solat, Kucing Kejutkan Jemaah Di Masjidil Haram

    Siapa sangka, kucing pun tahu apabila waktu solat sudah masuk!

    Baru-baru ini, menerusi sebuah rakaman video seekor kucing dilihat seolah-olah mengejutkan seorang jemaah yang sedang lena di pekarangan Masjidil Haram.

    Aksi kucing itu dimuat naik ke laman YouTube oleh akhbar ‘Ajel’.

    Kucing tersebut sedang bermain-main dengan seekor lagi kucing sebelum ia tiba-tiba berlari ke arah jemaah berkenaan dan mencuit bahagian kepala lelaki itu yang ditutup dengan sehelai kain.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • China Larang Puasa Semasa Ramadan Di Kawasan Ramai Muslim

    China Larang Puasa Semasa Ramadan Di Kawasan Ramai Muslim

    Para pegawai China dikatakan melarang kakitangan awam, para pelajar dan kanak-kanak di wilayah Xinjiang yang ramai penganut Islam daripada berpuasa semasa bulan Ramadan.

    Demikian menurut lelaman web pemerintah sempena permulaan Ramadan di sana hari ini (6 Jun).

    Parti Komunis yang juga parti memerintah negara itu sudah bertahun-tahun melarang kakitangan pemerintah dan anak-anak kecil daripada berpuasa di Xinjiang, tempat tinggal kepada lebih 10 juta penduduk yang kebanyakannya adalah muslim.

    Mereka merupakan kaum minoriti Islam daripada kaum Uighur.

    Ia juga memerintahkan beberapa restoran untuk kekal dibuka.

    Pertempuran sering berlaku di wilayah tersebut, antara puak Uighur dengan pasukan keselamatan negara itu.

    Beijing sering menyalahkan pihak militan Uighur di atas kejadian-kejadian serangan di Xinjiang dan di wilayah-wilayah lain di China.

    Pihak pemberontak muslim dikatakan mahu wilayah yang kaya dengan sumber itu berpecah dari pemerintah pusat.

    “Anggota parti, anggota kader, kakitangan awam, para pelajar dan anak-anak kecil tidak boleh berpuasa semasa Ramadan dan tidak terlibat dalam aktiviti agama,” demikian menurut sebuah notis yang dimuatnaikkan Khamis lalu (2 Jun) di laman web rasmi kota Korla di tengah Xinjiang.

    “Semasa bulan Ramadan, perniagaan makanan dan minuman tidak boleh ditutup,” tambah notis tersebut.

    Satu laman web yang dikendalikan biro pendidikan kawasan Shuimogou di wilayah Urumqi memuatnaik satu notis Isnin lalu (30 Mei) yang menyatakan “para pelajar dan guru dari semua sekolah dilarang memasuki masjid bagi aktiviti keagamaan” semasa Ramadan.

    Di bandar Altay yang terletak di utara China, para pegawai juga setuju untuk “lebih berhubungan dengan para ibu bapa” demi melarang berpuasa semasa bulan Ramadan, menurut satu laman web Agama Etnik China.

    China sering mengawal ketat kumpulan-kumpulan agama, tetapi sering juga mendakwa ia memberi para penduduknya kebebasan untuk mengamalkan kepercayaan masing-masing.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Deaf And Mute Foodcourt Cleaner Berated By Woman Intends To Quit His Job This Month

    Deaf And Mute Foodcourt Cleaner Berated By Woman Intends To Quit His Job This Month

    The deaf and mute cleaner who was berated by a woman at the Jem foodcourt is planning to quit his job this month.

    The cleaner, Mr Png Lye Heng, 64, indicated to The Straits Times on Monday (June 6) that he wanted to leave because of the incident.

    To communicate with reporters who interviewed him, he gestured “yes” or “no” to questions written in Chinese on a piece of paper.

    When reporters asked him in writing if he intended to leave his job, he pointed to the response “yes”.

    The incident at the Jurong shopping mall caught the public eye over the weekend. A video, posted by Facebook user Euphemia Lee showed a woman lashing out at a manager of the company providing cleaning services to the Jurong shopping mall foodcourt.

    She can be heard berating the manager, who wanted to be known only as Steven: “If he’s (the cleaner) deaf, ask him don’t work, go home and sleep.

    “Just ask the Government to feed him, go and be a beggar! I don’t care, he took my food!”

    Mr Png said he has been “slightly hurt” by the scolding but had forgiven the woman, who was identified as by The New Paper as Ms Fong. He also said he had enjoyed working at the food court and did not find it difficult to work there.

    Steven, the 51-year-old manager, told The Straits Times that Mr Png had not informed him of his intention to leave later this month, but that he had heard about it from the man’s colleagues. He added that Mr Png had been working at the foodcourt for about a year, and that in the past few days, customers had recognised Mr Png and gestured at him.

    The manager said Mr Png was patient with foodcourt customers. He added that he had asked him if he wanted to wear a badge indicating his disability but he turned down the suggestion.

     

    Source: The Straits Times

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