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  • Masagos Zulkifli: Sifat Toleransi Antara 3 Isu Yang Harus Ditekankan Pemimpin Melayu/Islam

    Masagos Zulkifli: Sifat Toleransi Antara 3 Isu Yang Harus Ditekankan Pemimpin Melayu/Islam

    Menteri di Pejabat Perdana Menteri merangkap Menteri Kedua Ehwal Luar dan Dalam Negeri, Masagos Zulkifli berkata beliau akan terus memberi tumpuan untuk memenuhi kepentingan budaya dan agama para penduduk.

    Beliau juga yakin para penduduk Melayu/Islam akan memilih kepimpinan yang dapat menyatukan serta memajukan masyarakat dengan negara.

    Semasa sidang media bagi mengumumkan barisan calon PAP untuk GRC Tampines hari ini (22 Ogos), Encik Masagos turut berkongsi tiga isu yang perlu diberi penekanan oleh para pemimpin Melayu/Islam.

    KEKALKAN SIFAT TOLERANSI DI KALANGAN MASYARAKAT MELAYU/ISLAM

    Pertama – bagaimana untuk mengekalkan sifat toleransi di kalangan masyarakat Melayu/Islam supaya tidak mudah terhasut dengan anasir yang boleh menggoyahkan perpaduan masyarakat setempat.

    Menurutnya, konteks kehidupan di Singapura begitu unik di mana kepentingan kaum minoriti tidak diketepikan.

    Maka itu, beliau menggesa agar sifat toleransi dan kesederhanaan terus diwujudkan dalam masyarakat Melayu/Islam supaya kepentingan bersama dapat dijaga.

    “Kita harus terus mewujudkan sifat toleransi, moderat dalam menghadapi segala isu yang cuba ditimbulkan untuk menghairahkan masyarakat kita supaya menekankan lagi keistimewaan mereka dari segi agama atau bangsa. Itu baik tapi kita harus ambil kira juga bahawa kita hidup dengan warga yang lain dan perlu menjaga kepentingan negara bersama,” katanya.

    Dua isu lain yang diutarakan adalah – usaha memastikan golongan Melayu/Islam yang sudah berjaya terus menyumbang kepada masyarakat, serta mengurangkan lagi kadar jenayah atau masalah dadah di kalangan masyarakat tersebut.

    PENDUDUK MELAYU/ISLAM TAMPINES BERI SAMBUTAN BAIK KEPADA PAP

    Bila ditanya pula oleh BERITAMediaCorp mengenai sentimen para penduduk Melayu/Islam di Tampines, yang membentuk sekitar 25% bilangan pengundi di GRC Tampines terhadap PAP, Encik Masagos menjawab, sambutan yang diterimanya setakat ini agak memberangsangkan.

    “Orang Melayu, mereka selalu mesra. Kalau bertemu dengan pemimpin, siapa saja, mereka membuka pagar dan sering mengajak kami masuk untuk bukan hanya menyampaikan isu-isu perumahan, tapi kadang-kadang, hanya untuk beramah tamah,” katanya.

    Mengulas pula mengenai usaha menarik sokongan para penduduk Melayu/Islam di Tampines, Encik Masagos menyuarakan keyakinan terhadap kemampuan masyarakat itu dalam menilai dan memilih barisan pemimpin mereka.

    “Saya yakin orang Melayu/Islam itu, mereka tahu kepentingan mereka supaya kepimpinan yang mereka pilih itu dapat menyatukan kami terus progresif bersama negara, tidak melupakan agama dan bangsa,” kata Encik Masagos.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • NSP’S Steve Chia Withdraws From Macpherson SMC

    NSP’S Steve Chia Withdraws From Macpherson SMC

    National Solidarity Party’s member, Mr Steve Chia has announced via his personal facebook account that he would not be contesting in MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC) and also would not be contesting in the upcoming General Election.

    While Mr Chia did not clearly attributed the reason for his withdrawal from the election, but the content of the post suggests that the negativity surrounding NSP’s flip-flopping on the withdrawal from MacPherson SMC might have affected him much.

    The former non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) wrote in his post, “The Trolls have won”, followed with hashtags of ‪#‎MyReputationIsGone‬,  ‪#‎PeopleOnlyRemembersTheBad‬,‪ #‎NotWorthIt‬.

    He also attached a hyperlink to a website created that contains information of his past as a politician. He clarified that the site is not set up by him and that some of the information in it are not correctly written.

    Mr Chia went on to state his personal wish that Workers’ Party would send a strong candidate and take down MacPherson SMC.

    Earlier this week, former Secretary General, Hazel Poa resigned from NSP due to the party’s decision to go back on its earlier decision to contest MacPherson SMC, going into a three-corner fight with Workers’ Party and People’s Action Party. Mr Chia is said to be the candidate that the party was going to field for the SMC.

     

    Source: www.theonlinecitizen.com

  • Jawatankuasa Bulan Bahasa Ke Geylang Serai

    Jawatankuasa Bulan Bahasa Ke Geylang Serai

    Sambutan Bulan Bahasa akan berlangsung dalam masa dua minggu dan orang ramai diajak untuk meraikannya bersama-sama.

    Dalam usaha untuk menyemarakkan lagi acara tersebut, Lembaga Warisan Negara (NHB) dan sekumpulan relawan mendekati masyarakat di Pasar Geylang Serai pagi tadi (22 Ogos).

    Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bulan Bahasa, Zaqy Mohamad, yang juga AP GRC Choa Chu Kang berkata: “Bagi saya, saya berharaplah bahawa masyarakat Melayu akan terus bersama kami untuk menyokong pelbagai program yang akan diadakan dan juga saya rasa apa yang berlainan pada tahun ini ialah kita akan juga melancarkan kempen Bulan Bahasa kita di estet-estet perumahan seperti di Choa Chu Kang, di Jurong, di Tampines dan juga di Nee Soon.”

    Buku-buku nota dan maklumat mengenai sambutan Bulan Bahasa juga diedarkan bagi menggalak masyarakat Melayu untuk turut serta dalam acara-acara yang bakal dianjurkan.

    Satu lagi acara sebelum pelancaran yang serupa akan diadakan di Kampung Glam pada Jumaat akan datang.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Malay Policewoman, SAC Zuraidah Abdullah, Conferred Her World Magazine’s Woman Of The Year Award

    Malay Policewoman, SAC Zuraidah Abdullah, Conferred Her World Magazine’s Woman Of The Year Award

    In the short span of five years, local fashion designer Priscilla Shunmugam has taken her eponymous label to Paris Fashion Week and the Audi Fashion Festival, boosting Singapore’s name on the world fashion map.

    The 34-year-old former lawyer was named Young Woman Achiever by Her World magazine last night in recognition of her inspirational success and potential to go further in the design field.

    In her acceptance speech, Ms Shunmugam said she felt her label Ong Shunmugam was not her greatest achievement so far, but rather her finding a way to “do what I really want to think about”.

    “For a society at large which prizes results over anything else, I’ll take this (award) as a sign that we’re ready to respect those who try, no matter what the outcome.”

    Ms Shunmugam was presented her award at a gala dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore.

    Her World also named Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Zuraidah Abdullah as its Woman of the Year for her outstanding and well-respected achievements.

    Last year, SAC Zuraidah, 53, became the first woman to be appointed Commander of the Airport Police Division. Earlier in her 29-year police career, she helped implement the ruling for children below eight to be seated in a child’s car seat. She is also chairman of the Malay Heritage Foundation.

    “There is no reason for women to not also excel at the workplace if the organisation gives us the same opportunities,” she said in her speech. “But to excel, you must be prepared to work hard and grab the opportunities given to you.”

    Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, who was the guest of honour at the event, said she was confident that the two winners will be good inspiration to other women.

    Both awards are given out annually by the magazine.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Moving To Punggol Topaz Just Like Moving To Malaysia – Malaysia Telco Signal Stronger, No Free Parking On Sundays

    Moving To Punggol Topaz Just Like Moving To Malaysia – Malaysia Telco Signal Stronger, No Free Parking On Sundays

    Dear Editor,

    I recently moved in Blk 260B Punggol Topaz. Everything is ok with my new 4-rm flat but you know the kitchen is not that great. It is small and not easy to cook especially if you have many relatives and friends over.

    But what really make me angry, there is no free Sunday parking in my HDB parking. My house is not even near a mall or any facilities like swimming pool or a park. I don’t understand why HDB is taking away these simple privileges of Singaporeans. Do HDB really need the money from collecting Sunday parking?

    Let’s not forget Sunday free parking was started by Tan Cheng Bock who wanted to encourage Singaporeans to interact with their love ones and cherish family ties.

    Another problem is from my flat, my M1 line and my wife’s Starhub line always go to Malaysia telco. Our incoming calls becoming roaming calls and we pick up without even realising and end up chalking up high telephone bills.

    I really don’t understand why HDB is screwing up like that, hope that they can wake up their idea.

    Riduan

    [Reader Contribution]

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