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  • Former Utusan Malaysia Editor & ISA Detainee, Said Zahari, Passes Away

    Former Utusan Malaysia Editor & ISA Detainee, Said Zahari, Passes Away

    Former Utusan Malaysia editor and media icon Said Zahari passed away this afternoon.

    His son Norman, posted about his passing on Facebook.

    “Innalillah, my father Said Zahari had passed away at 12.30 in the afternoon,” Norman said.

    Former Information Minister Zainudin Maidin, who worked with Said at Utusan Melayu (before its name was changed to Utusan Malaysia), said his former colleague was a brave and determined nationalist.

    “We have known each other since Said hired me as a ‘stringer’ in 1958 for the Alor Setar office,” Zainudin fondly remembered.

    According to Zainudin, among the accomplishments Said managed during his lifetime was his leadership of the 1961 strike movement against Umno taking over Utusan Melayu.

    “He was also involved in the pro-Indonesia left-wing nationalist movement during the Confrontation,” Zainudin added.

    Said, 88, a former journalist, was detained for 17 years under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Singapore during Lee Kuan Yew’s reign as prime minister.

    Said may had been a Singaporean citizen, but then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad granted him permanent residency in Malaysia – a move Zainudin fervently supported.

    “He upheld the legacy of Utusan Melayu icons like Tan Sri Abdul Samad Ismail, Usman Awang and Samani Mohd Amin as journalists with integrity,” Zainudin said.

    The plethora of books written by Said continues to be published by Utusan Publication and Distributors today.

     

    Source: www.malaysiakini,com

  • If Malays Can Be In Navy In The Past, Why Not Now?

    If Malays Can Be In Navy In The Past, Why Not Now?

    When Malays used to be in the Navy…

    Maybe they also didn’t have halal kitchen then
    but they can ‘tapao’ the food or use “mangkuk tingkat”.
    Mangkuk tingkat can be recycled to store gunpowder.

    When there’s a problem, you can always find a solution.
    its a matter of if you really want to solve it.

    (someone pointed out to me that the other Malay soldier is Lt Adnan, the famous Malay hero who fought the Japanese)

     

    Source: Shahlan S Shahlan

  • PBB: Kebanyakan Mangsa Pengganas Adalah Orang Islam

    PBB: Kebanyakan Mangsa Pengganas Adalah Orang Islam

    Sebahagian besar mangsa fahaman pelampau ganas adalah orang Islam, kata Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB), Ban Ki-moon.

    Beliau menambah bahawa objektif pihak pelampau ialah “supaya kita bermusuhan antara satu sama lain, dan perpaduan kita adalah tamparan paling hebat kepada strategi mereka itu”, lapor akhbar Asianlite.

    Encik Ban berkata demikian di Persidangan Geneva tentang ‘Mencegah Fahaman Pelampau Ganas – Memandang ke Hadapan’, yang dihoskan secara bersama dengan pemerintah Switzerland dan PBB.

    Beliau ditukil Asianlite sebagai menegaskan: “Marilah kita sama-sama menyedari hakikat bahawa kebanyakan mangsa di seluruh dunia adalah orang Islam.”

    Kata Encik Ban, para anggota pelampau cuba memecahbelahkan masyarakat dan matlamat mereka ialah agar ketakutan dibiarkan bermaharajalela.

    “Marilah kami jadikan persidangan ini, dan perpaduan kami hari ini, tamparan paling hebat kepada strategi mereka,” ujarnya seperti ditukil Asianlite.

    Menurut laporan itu lagi, Encik Ban menekankan bahawa pelan bertindak yang dikemukakan beliau kepada Perhimpunan Agung PBB pada Januari lalu mengandungi saranan-saranan kukuh, dan boleh menjadi asas kepada kerjasama global bagi membanteras fahaman pelampau ganas.

    Encik Ban mengakui bahawa setiap kali kita bercakap tentang fahaman pelampau, tidak boleh dielakkan bahawa kumpulan pengganas seperti ISIS atau Boko Haram akan menjadi sebutan.

    Namun katanya, “fenomena fahaman pelampau ganas yang membawa kepada pengganasan tidak berakar atau terhad kepada sebarang agama, daerah, kerakyatan atau kumpulan etnik.”

    Beliau menambah bahawa fahaman pelampau ganas jelas satu ancaman rentas sempadan yang memerlukan kerjasama antarabangsa serta-merta.

    Encik Ban menjelaskan bahawa Pelan Bertindak untuk Mencegah Fahaman Pelampau Ganas yang dilakar beliau, mengemukakan pendekatan menyeluruh dan seimbang bagi tindakan bersama di peringkat global, serantau dan nasional.

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Don’t Forget The National Language Of Singapore. Yes, It’s Malay!

    Don’t Forget The National Language Of Singapore. Yes, It’s Malay!

    The Pioneer generation of Singapore. Indian Malay and Chinese.

    Intense conversation in the native language of Singapore – Malay

    That’s right for those of you who can’t remember, Malay is the national language of this country.

    Amazes me how all 3 seamlessly got into a conversation about their age and families like they are long time friends.

     

    Source: Reader Contribution

  • Nak Kerja Kapal Perang, Tapi Tak Ada Dapur Halal? Takpa, Kerjalah Atas Kapal Dagang

    Nak Kerja Kapal Perang, Tapi Tak Ada Dapur Halal? Takpa, Kerjalah Atas Kapal Dagang

    I can’t change the direction of the wind,

    but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

    To my friends and family… yes most of us feel so much angry about the navy and their halal kitchen issue. We know and in-fact the minister himself knows that it just a lame excuse.

    Hey, dont be so disheartened about that guys, what had happend semua nya ade hikmah. Allah knows what the best for us.

    but it doesn’t stop us to voice out our frustration and also doesn’t stop us to excel ourselves in other sector.

    Ye lah ade gak yang terkilan tak dapat masuk navy.. ade yg cita-cita dari kecik lagi. Time sekolah bila cikgu tanya dah besar nak jadi apa..kita iya iya dengan semangat “nak jadi captain atas kapal perang, Cikgu” Cikgu pun bagi semangat..ok bagus tu…kena belajar rajin2 tau…kita pun belajar lah rajin2, bapak tak mampu nak sambungkan kita sekolah, takpe, kita sekolah sambil bekerja part time.
    Bila dah dapat semua Ilmu yg sepatut ade untuk apply Navy. Last last kena reject dengan alasan diberi takde halal kitchen. Tak ke terkilan…

    Ilmu yg ade jangan lah disia-siakan, mohan pada Allah agar DIA tunjukkan jalan…

    So sesiapa ade cita-cita nak jadi Captain kapal pergi lah website ni
    http://www.wavelink.com.sg/wmi/programmes/deck-cadet.html

    https://e2i.com.sg/…/re…/tripartite-nautical-training-award/

    https://e2i.com.sg/…/regi…/special-limits-officer-programme/

    or gi Singapore Polytechnic apply Diploma in Nautical Studies.

    Takpe lah terkilan nak kerja kat kapal perang pun takpe asalkan dapat kerja atas kapal walaupun kapal dagang…GAJI LAGI BESAR DARI KAPAL PERANG TAU! Alhamdullilah dapat jugak sara hidup keluarga. Asalkan halal.

    Bagi yg nak join ingat NEVER GIVE UP! Nothing come easy, work hard for it. You will be there eventually.

    Need advice on it can watsapp me +6590503933.

    Maju Lah Singapura!

     

    Source: Zack Shaman FB

     

     

     

     

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