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  • 4 Orang Paling Banyak Berkahwin Di Dunia

    4 Orang Paling Banyak Berkahwin Di Dunia

    MERDEKA.COM: Perkahwinan adalah satu ibadah – inilah yang diajarkan setiap agama di dunia.

    Misalnya, agama Islam membenarkan kaum lelaki bernikah sebanyak empat kali, sedangkan agama Kristian pula menggalak para penganutnya berkahwin sekali dalam seumur hidup.

    Sayangnya, melayari bahtera perkahwinan bukanlah satu pengalaman yang indah bagi semua orang.

    Malah, sesetengah orang berkahwin sebanyak puluhan kali! Apakah yang mendorong mereka berbuat demikan? Berikut ini kisah benar 4 orang yang paling banyak berkahwin, seperti ditukil dari oddee.com.

    1) Lelaki warga Malaysia bernikah 53 kali

    Setelah bernikah sebanyak 52 kali dan menceraikan hampir kesemua wanita yang dikahwininya itu, lelaki warga Malaysia, Kamarudin Mohamad, akhirnya bertemu juga dengan jodoh sejatinya.

    Kamarudin Mohamad dan Khadijah Udin. (Gambar: Reuters/Laman Merdeka.com)

    Pada 2004, Encik Kamarudin, 72 tahun, bernikah buat kali ke-53 dan terakhir dengan Khadijah Udin, 74 tahun.

    Cik Khadijah rupa-rupanya isteri pertamanya yang beliau ceraikan 50 tahun yang lalu, setelah berkahwin hanya setahun.

    Encik Kamarudin mendakwa beliau bukanlah ‘playboy’, tetapi tidak berjaya menemui wanita yang sesuai dengannya.

    Perkahwinannya yang paling lama bertahan ialah yang ke-52, iaitu dengan seorang wanita warga Thailand. Encik Kamarudin kekal menjadi suami wanita itu selama 20 tahun sehingga wanita tersebut meninggal dunia akibat penyakit barah.

    Di kalangan 52 wanita yang dinikahinya, seorang adalah warga Inggeris, dan dua adalah warga Thailand. Encik Kamarudin pernah menceraikan seorang isterinya hanya dua hari selepas bernikah – perkahwinannya yang paling singkat.

    Encik Kamarudin mempunyai lapan anak dan 16 cucu. Beliau meninggal dunia pada 2007 selepas mencatat rekod sebagai lelaki yang paling banyak berkahwin di dunia.

    2) Nenek warga Amerika kahwin 23 kali

    Linda Wolfe, 68 tahun, yang pertama kali berkahwin pada usia 16 tahun, kini seorang nenek yang mempunyai 23 bekas suami. Cik Wolfe mencatat rekod dunia sebagai wanita paling banyak berkahwin.

    Linda Wolfe. (Gambar: www.worldrecordacademy.com)

    Cik Wolfe pernah berkata beliau ketagih dengan suasana romantik perkahwinan, hingga sanggup berkahwin berkali-kali.

    Lelaki yang paling disayanginya ialah Jack Gourley, yang dikahwininya sebanyak tiga kali. Cik Wolfe juga pernah berkahwin dengan seorang banduan bermata satu.

    Dua bekas suaminya adalah lelaki homoseksual, sementara dua lagi merupakan gelandangan. Sesetengah lelaki yang dikahwininya pula berlaku curang terhadap beliau.

    Perkahwinannya yang terakhir ialah dengan Glynn Wolfe pada 10 tahun lalu, sebagai satu helah untuk meraih publisiti. Menariknya, Encik Wolfe sendiri mencatat rekod kerana berkahwin sebanyak 29 kali. Encik Wolfe meninggal dunia setahun kemudian pada usia 88 tahun.

    3) Penyanyi Brazil bernikah 17 kali

    Gretchen merupakan seorang penyanyi warga Brazil yang sudah berkahwin sebanyak 17 kali. Penyanyi yang popular dengan lagu ‘Rainha do Bumbum’ pada 1970-an itu berkahwin buat kali pertama pada usia 19 tahun.

    Suami pertamanya merupakan kekasihnya semasa di bangku persekolahan.

    4) Pembaptis berkahwin 29 kali

    Sedangkan sesetengah orang menghabiskan bertahun-tahun mencari jodoh sejati, Glynn Wolfe pula berkahwin sebanyak 29 kali.

    Encik Wolfe merupakan seorang pembaptis dari Blythe, California yang lahir pada 1908 dan meninggal dunia pada 1997.

    Perkahwinannya yang paling singkat bertahan hanya 19 hari, manakala yang paling lama bertahan 11 tahun.

    Yang menarik, beliau berkahwin buat kali terakhir kepada Linda Wolfe, yang merupakan wanita paling banyak berkahwin di dunia.

    Meskipun mempunyai 29 isteri, 19 anak, 40 cucu dan 19 cicit, tiada sesiapun yang tampil ke hadapan untuk menguruskan jenazahnya setelah beliau meninggal dunia.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Analysts Divided On Potential Impact Of Lui’s Exit To PAP In GE

    Analysts Divided On Potential Impact Of Lui’s Exit To PAP In GE

    Political analysts yesterday were surprised not just by the announcement of Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew’s departure but also its timing, given that the polls could be just weeks away.

    Given the People’s Action Party’s reputation for meticulous planning and leaving few things to chance, the move to make public Mr Lui’s decision to step down before the polls must have been carefully thought through, the analysts added. They were, however, divided on whether it would benefit the ruling party at the polls.

    While Mr Lui’s departure could be perceived as the Government being accountable for transport problems, it could also be seen as an individual unfairly carrying the can for what should be a collective responsibility, they said.

    Singapore Management University law don Eugene Tan noted that transport — which was a hot topic in the 2011 General Election (GE) — could again be a lightning rod in the coming elections. Mr Lui’s stepping down before the polls would “uncomplicate matters”, he said. “What troubles me is whether a precedent has been set on Ministers taking personal responsibility notwithstanding the principle of the Cabinet’s collective responsibility. I find it rather odd and worrying that the Transport Minister seems to have taken the rap personally. I don’t think anyone can say that he has not been equal to the task … It’s not for want of trying (by Mr Lui),” he said.

    National University of Singapore political scientist Bilveer Singh said he was rather taken aback by the move. “We do not stand down ministers before a GE,” he said, also noting that for the PAP, “it is not a question of whether a member … decides where and when to contest (elections). It is decided by a party machinery”.

    Institute of Policy Studies senior research fellow Gillian Koh saidMr Lui has had “a difficult run”, given that he had inherited some of the problems plaguing public transportation — a similar situation faced by his predecessor Mr Raymond Lim.

    Mr Lim, who served one term as Transport Minister, stepped down from the Cabinet after the 2011 GE. He remains a Member of Parliament, but is also likely to retire from politics before the coming GE.

    Dr Koh said: “In terms of policy, there has been no effort spared to address the issues at the Ministry and government level, and at the operational level, transport companies have also come under very strict scrutiny by the Land Transport Authority. Politically though, voters might recognise that a price has been paid (with Mr Lui stepping down).”

    Mr Lui’s engineering background has been seen by some as an advantage in his role. As to who among the present crop of office holders — or potential new faces — may take over the role, Dr Koh said: “The reforms are there to be implemented, but at this stage it will still have to be someone with a stout heart to take up such a challenging portfolio (that) affects millions of Singaporeans every day.”

    Assoc Prof Tan added: “What is really needed now is a Minister who is prepared to take on a portfolio which is now regarded very much as a poisoned chalice. It could be a career-limiting move. Hopefully there will be someone who is willing and bold enough to step up to the challenge.”

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Calvin Cheng: Lui Tuck Yew Received Unfair Treatment

    Calvin Cheng: Lui Tuck Yew Received Unfair Treatment

    I am distraught that Minister Lui Tuck Yew is stepping down.

    I have known Mr. Lui since I was an 18 year old JC student when as a LTC in the Navy, he mentored me for the Temasek Seminar. He was very patient with me and taught me a lot, despite his busy schedule. Mr. Lui is kind, humorous and does not not have a single
    bad bone in him. He also possesses a first-class mind.

    Being Minister of Transport is a thankless job. Has there been a Transport Minister that has been loved? Yeo Ning Hong, Mah Bow Tan, Yeo Cheow Tong, Raymond Lim – his predecessors all had to deal with the same inherent un-squarable circles. To ensure a controlled population of cars needs a quota. But with a quota, prices go up as more affluent Singaporeans can afford to bid more. On public transport, every time prices go up by even 2%, people cry bloody murder. Yet, nobody wants to admit that fares have to be paid for either by taxes or commercially, and it is the same thing in the end.

    Mr. Lui took over a public transport system in 2011 that faced many challenges. I do not want to go into details about the reasons here as it has been covered elsewhere, but suffice to say, it was not Mr. Lui’s fault.

    Under the circumstances, he did his level best. COE prices were stabilised, and the bus operation system changed to a public-private partnership model and tendered out to foreign companies.

    The train system would take time to improve since MRT lines, unlike housing cannot be built in 4 years. Maintenance is difficult when unlike in other cities, entire lines cannot be shut down for months for repair.

    In the meantime, Mr. Lui continued suffering abuse that he did not deserve. Whenever a train broke down, he was abused. Whenever, bus fares went up, he was abused. Whenever COE results were announced, he was abused.

    I would like to ask everyone to take a moment and reflect whether any human being, doing his job, regardless of how highly he is paid, deserves such abuse.

    If we continue to treat our public servants and Ministers like that, no pay will entice capable people from stepping forward to serve.

    In such a scenario, Singapore will only get second-rate people to lead us, people who will gladly suffer abuse because they have no better option. The best people however do.

    And if we get second-rate leaders because of this, Singapore deserves it.

    In the meantime, from the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you to Mr. Lui for doing a thankless job.

    I am certain that in whatever profession he chooses after this, he will be a much happier man.

     

    Source: Calvin Cheng

  • K Shanmugam: Difficult To Replace Lui Tuck Yew

    K Shanmugam: Difficult To Replace Lui Tuck Yew

    Minister Lui Tuck Yew has announced that he won’t continue. Several people spoke with him, including myself, to try and get him to change his mind.

    But his mind was made up.

    People like Tuck Yew don’t come along every day. Person of complete integrity and honesty – and spent his life serving the country. By the time he became a Minister, he was hugely experienced. And he brought that experience to his portfolio. Was subjected to daily incessant attacks but carried on doing his duty, calmly, and with equanimity. Could not have been easy for him and his family to be subjected to such incessant and frequently unfair attacks. Many in his position will naturally ask why should they subject themselves to this.

    He had an excellent engineering mind and understood the issues in transport. Oversaw the announcements of so many major initiatives, including the building of expressways, new MRT lines, bus service expansions etc. And you knew that with Tuck Yew in charge, the billions the Ministry were spending would be disbursed honestly .He could have served in any Ministry with distinction. Was in Foreign Affairs with me. And was a great colleague.

    Another good man gone. Another loss to the system.

    Finding people to fill positions is not difficult. But finding good men like Tuck Yew is always more challenging.

     

    Source: K Shanmugam Sc

  • Chan Chun Sing: Privileged To Serve With Lui Tuck Yew

    Chan Chun Sing: Privileged To Serve With Lui Tuck Yew

    Tuck Yew’s contributions will be sorely missed by the team. He has been a stalwart in steering us through very challenging circumstances in the transport sector. I have the opportunity to see his dedication and meticulousness first hand, and it was a privilege to learn from Tuck Yew. His commitment to make things better has never failed to impress me.

    During his time in the transport ministry, he has put in place plans that will not only manage today’s challenges but also tomorrow’s demands.

    We are also thankful for Tuck Yew’s care and concern for the transport sector workers. He always had the interests of our workers in his heart as he tackled the many challenges in the transport sector.

    Thankful for Tuck Yew’s contributions and we wish him and his family all the best.

     

    Source: Chan Chun Sing

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