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  • Amrin Amin Azan Untuk Perjuangkan Masyarakat Melayu Islam

    Amrin Amin Azan Untuk Perjuangkan Masyarakat Melayu Islam

    Calon Melayu/Islam Parti Tindakan Rakyat (PAP) yang baru, Encik Amrin Amin, bertekad untuk memperjuangkan masyarakat Melayu/Islam sekiranya dilantik menjadi Anggota Parlimen.

    Encik Amrin, 36 tahun, antara dua calon baru bagi GRC Sembawang yang diperkenalkan hari ini untuk Pilihan Raya Umum akan datang.

    “Perjuangan saya ialah untuk menyumbang, membina masyarakat Melayu/Islam, baik dari segi pendidikan, kewangan, dari segi amalan Islam, dan juga masyarakat yang menjunjung budaya dan bahasa kita,” ujar beliau.

    Encik Amrin, peguam korporat di firma guaman Joseph Tan Jude Benny, sudah berkhidmat di pelbagai jawatankuasa akar umbi seperti Jawatankuasa Perundingan Rakyat (CCC) dan Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Kelab Masyarakat.

    SERTAI POLITIK UNTUK BANTU GOLONGAN MEMERLUKAN

    Encik Amrin berkata beliau terpanggil untuk menyertai politik kerana ingin membantu golongan yang memerlukan.

    Beliau sudah melakukan kerja-kerja kemasyarakatan sejak 2004 di Chong Pang dan kemudian di Marsiling pada 2013 dan yang terbaru, di Woodlands pada 2014.

    Having received so much from my family and the community, it’s time for me to pay it forward.

    Posted by Amrin Amin on Thursday, August 13, 2015

     

    “Jumaat lalu, saya telah bertemu dengan keluarga yang kurang kemampuan. Ibunya sakit, malah lima anaknya juga kurang sihat. Saya berbual degan mereka, dan semasa berbual, saya dapat tahu yang abang lima beradik itu menjimat wang ‘recess’nya supaya dapat meringankan beban ibunya.

    “Saya amat tersentuh mendengar cerita itu. Dan ini menguatkan lagi azam saya untuk menolong keluarga-keluarga kurang berkemampuan, supaya mereka mendapat peluang baik untuk meningkatkan mutu kehidupan mereka, supaya mereka dapat mendapat pekerjaan yang baik, pendidikan yang baik dan sebagainya,” ujar Encik Amrin.

    Amrin Amin di sebuah acara kemasyarakatan. (Gambar: Facebook/Amrin Amin)

    LATAR BELAKANG SEDERHANA, FAHAM KESUSAHAN PENDUDUK

    Encik Amrin berkata latar belakangnya yang sederhana, membolehkan beliau memahami kesusahan yang dialami penduduk.

    Beliau membesar di flat HDB tiga bilik dan mendapat pendidikan di sekolah-sekolah kejiranan di Singapura.

    Dari 2004 hingga 2006, Encik Amrin merupakan penolong perundangan kepada Menteri Undang-Undang merangkap Ehwal Luar K Shanmugam. Beliau bertugas sebagai peguam korporat di New York dari 2007 hingga 2010 selepas tamat pengajian di Universiti Columbia.

    (Gambar: Facebook/Amrin Amin)

    “Latar belakang saya membolehkan saya memahami kesusahan yang dialami penduduk. Contohnya, semasa di sesi bertemu penduduk, kadang-kadang saya terdengar cerita tentang ibu bapa yang mungkin diberhentikan kerja, dan saya fikir, jika ia berlaku kepada saya, semasa saya kecil dahulu, pasti amat payah, amat sukar bagi saya melanjutkan pelajaran saya dan mendapat peluang-peluang yang ada.

    “Dan ini adalah satu azam bagi saya, selepas saya meraih banyak manfaat daripada masyarakat kita ini, untuk menabur jasa untuk sama-sama menjayakan masyarakat kita, supaya generasi akan datang, supaya mereka yang berada di dalam situasi yang sama, dapat peluang-peluang yang saya ada.

    “Saya rasa inilah tanggungjawab semua yang telah mendapat pendidikan yang baik, yang meraih manfaat dari sistem kita, untuk sama-sama berjasa kepada negara, berbakti kepada masyarakat supaya kita sama-sama pay it forward untuk beri peluang kepada generasi masa hadapan,” ujar Encik Amrin.

    PEMBANGUNAN BELIA PENTING

    Encik Amrin juga berpendapat bahawa pembangunan belia itu penting lebih-lebih dalam masyarakat Melayu/Islam Singapura, yang katanya, mempunyai bilangan belia yang lebih banyak berbanding masyarakat lain.

    Justeru, beliau merancang untuk bekerja dengan badan-badan akar umbi untuk mendekati belia.

    “Buat masa ini saya ingin bekerja dengan badan-badan akar umbi untuk sama-sama menjayakan program-program yang ada. Kita sudah ada banyak program-program belia yang menumpukan belia untuk membangunkan belia, contohnya 4PM, LBKM, saya bergiat dalam LBKM, dan baru-baru ini kita telah memperkenalkan program duta belia.

    “Dan inilah satu cara untuk kita mendekati belia, memberi mereka ownership yang mereka, walaupun VWO kita, walaupun badan-badan Melayu/Islam kita, sudah lama ada, masih ada tempat untuk belia untuk menyumbang, dan memberi idea mereka untuk memperkayakan usaha-usaha yang telah ada sekarang ini.

    “Ini adalah satu peluang keemasan untuk masyarakat kita untuk membangun dan meraih peluang-peluang yang ada,” kata Encik Amrin.

    Selain Encik Amrin, satu lagi calon baru yang diperkenalkan bagi GRC Sembawang ialah Encik Ong Ye Kung, Pengarah Kumpulan Strategi di Keppel Corporation.

    Mereka akan menggantikan Setiausaha Parlimen Kanan Hawazi Daipi dan Presiden Persatuan Tenis Meja Singapura, Ellen Lee, yang kedua-duanya tidak akan bertanding dalam Pilihan Raya Umum akan datang.

    Encik Hawazi yang juga Setiausaha Parlimen Kanan Pendidikan merangkap Tenaga Manusia akan bersara dari politik selepas 19 tahun berkhidmat di GRC Sembawang.

    Kelima-lima calon yang akan bertanding di GRC Sembawang ialah Menteri Pembangunan Negara Khaw Boon Wan, Encik Vikram Nair, Dr Lim Wee Kiak, Encik Ong Ye Kung dan Encik Amrin Amin.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Amrin Amin, Ong Ye Kung, Joins PAP’s Team For Sembawang GRC

    Amrin Amin, Ong Ye Kung, Joins PAP’s Team For Sembawang GRC

    The People’s Action Party (PAP) on Friday (Aug 14) officially introduced its new candidates for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the coming General Election.

    Joining the five-member GRC are Mr Amrin Amin and Mr Ong Ye Kung, who were unveiled at the Sunshine Welfare Action Mission Home in Sembawang, a venue chosen as the party had already booked the location for a “kopi talk” with residents on the same day.

    Said Mr Khaw Boon Wan of the new-look slate for Sembawang GRC: “There will be continuity but some changes. It will not be a new team as Vikram Nair and Lim Wee Kiak will be in the team.

    “They all have their hearts in the right place. This is what we look for in our candidates. Capabilities are easy to judge – we have put them in places where we have seen them for a number of years. What is not so easy to assess is character, values.

    “We look for people who are honest, with high standards of integrity. Who are passionate about wanting to help others, with a sense of selflessness – we all live in this world for a larger cause, not just for ourselves, but to see how we can tap on our abilities to help the others to help others and hopefully make their lives better.

    “Ye Kung, Amrin are people we have assessed beyond their careers. In their spare time, do they make time for others? These are the type of people we think can add value to the team and more importantly help the residents in the north.”

    The five PAP candidates for Sembawang GRC will be:

    Mr Khaw Boon Wan, 62, Minister for National Development

    Mr Khaw is the Chairman of the PAP. He previously served as Health Minister from 2004 to 2011 and has been a Member of Parliament (MP) with Sembawang since 2006.

    “We won’t take support for granted. If we focus on doing what is right, doing what is needed for the residents, then any time is right (for a GE) – particularly if we have a good, informed electorate,” he said.

    “What is good politics? Why do we keep emphasising character, honesty, integrity? Think about Singapore over the past 50 years – out of nothing, we have created something. How did it come about? Compare this to other countries, which had much more than what we had, yet over 50 years, they have gone backwards. Is it because the people were less capable, less lucky? We think politics has a lot to do with it. If corruption is rampant, if politics becomes money politics – if huge amounts of money has to be raised to fight an election – that’s when cronyism cmes about.

    “Thanks to Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who suppressed money politics. He kept the cost of running for elections low. There is a limit to the amount you can spend on elections. Every party has to disclose – full transparency – and account for the amount spend.

    “This way, you keep politics clean. This is unique to Singapore; let us appreciate and protect that legacy. As long as every political party subscribes to this ethos – that candidates put forth are deemed to be honest, selfless, and who want to do something for Singaporeans – then the future of Singapore will be safe.”

    Dr Lim Wee Kiak, 46, eye surgeon

    Dr Lim is the chairman of the GPC for Defence and Foreign Affairs, and a member of the GPC for Finance and Trade and Industry. He was an MP with Nee Soon GRC before his Canberra ward was added to Sembawang after the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee released its report on Jul 24.

    Mr Vikram Nair, 37, lawyer

    Mr Nair is a member of the GPCs for Communications and Information, Finance and Trade and Industry, and Home Affairs and Law. He has been an MP with Sembawang since 2011.

    Mr Ong Ye Kung, 45, Director of Group Strategy, Keppel Corporation

    Mr Ong was a member of the PAP team in Aljunied GRC which lost to the Opposition Workers’ Party at the 2011 GE. He previously served as the Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and was also NTUC’s deputy secretary-general.

    “What have I learnt from 2011? A lot – big lessons and small lessons. The big lesson, as Minister Khaw mentioned, is that we never take things for granted. I don’t think people want total dominance, so even Ministers can lose their seats. We need to serve with our heart and soul. We can’t let one loss become a defeat, one setback become a failure,” he said.

    Asked about how the constituency compared to Aljunied four years ago, Mr Ong said: “What I feel is unique about Sembawang is that I ‘ve met many residents who like the different atmosphere, the rustic feel, which maybe you’ve noticed coming to Swami Home today. That special characteristic of Sembawang is something I’m still learning. While Singapore is a small island, it need not be homogenous.”

    Mr Amrin Amin, 36, corporate lawyer

    Mr Amrin has been active in grassroots work since 2004, starting in Chong Pang, Marsiling in 2013 and most recently Woodlands in 2014. He has served in various grassroots committees such as Citizens Consultative Committee and Community Club Management Committee. From 2004 to 2006, he was Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam’s legislative assistant.

    “I had an ordinary life but was blessed to have extraordinary people around me. I grew up in a 3-room HDB flat and went to neighbourhood schools in Singapore. I worked hard. But even with the hard work, I would not have had all these opportunities if not for my family’s support and our Singapore ecosystem,” he said, citing his parents’ need to take in multiple jobs during his childhood.

    “There are very few places in this world for someone like myself who is from an ordinary and minority background to be offered so many good opportunities. Having received so much from Singapore, I hope to give back.”

    He added: “Since my younger days, I’ve been active in community work. I’ve always taken an interest in what’s happening in my community, and doing what I can to help. I’ve met people from all walks and I’m very glad to be able to help some of them. Having received so much, I think it’s very important to pay it forward.”

    DEPARTING CANDIDATES

    The two new candidates will replace Senior Parliamentary Secretary Hawazi Daipi and Singapore table tennis president Ellen Lee, who will not be contesting the coming elections.

    Mr Hawazi, who is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower, will retire from politics after 19 years as a Sembawang GRC MP. His Marsiling ward was carved out to become part of the new Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC.

    Ms Lee, 58, has been an MP with Sembawang GRC since 2006. She is also the deputy chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Defence and Foreign Affairs and a member of the GPC for Health.

    “Ellen puts her heart and soul into whatever she’s doing. Community work is her passion. Residents take to her readily as she personifies dedication and compassion. She brought her expertise and empathy to her political work here in Woodlands. She’ll be greatly missed by the residents and my fellow candidates in Sembawang,” said Mr Khaw on Ms Lee.

    With Ms Lee’s departure, Sembawang could be represented by five men, should the PAP team be elected in. “Why is this an ‘all-boys’ team? The Party goes all out to try to persuade capable ladies to come out and take part in politics. Every election we try to improve the gender participation on the slate of candidates,” said Mr Khaw.

    “You have to look at the entire slate and not just at the GRC. In Parliament today, of the 80 PAP MPs, 18 are ladies. When the full slate is announced I’m sure you’ll see the proportion will be improved.”

    Dr Khaw and Mr Nair are the only remaining members of the PAP team which contested Sembawang GRC at the 2011 GE. Back then, the PAP won 63.9 per cent of the vote against a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) team made up of candidates James Gomez, Jarrod Luo Jie, Mohd Isa, V Sadasivam and John Tan.

    The SDP has said it will not contest Sembawang GRC in the coming elections, announcing last week that it would make way for the National Solidarity Party (NSP) there to avoid a multi-cornered fight.

    “We welcome NSP’s participation and we hope they will disclose their candidates soon so voters can interact with them and know their plans,” said PAP Chairman Khaw. “Democracy is a contest of ideas – let the best ideas prevail and the stronger team win.”

    The ruling PAP has said it will announce its entire slate of candidates for the GE before the National Day Rally on Aug 23, in a break from tradition. On Wednesday, the PAP unveiled its team for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • PAP New Face: Malay Muslim Lawyer Set to Champion Social Mobility Issues

     

     

    SINGAPORE: A new face, who could be a potential election candidate for the People’s Action Party, was spotted at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new integrated development in Woodlands on Saturday.

    He was later introduced to the media by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower Hawazi Daipi – who is also the MP for Marsiling division of Sembawang GRC.

    He is 35-year-old Amrin Amin, a corporate lawyer with Watson, Farley and Williams Asia Practice LLP.

    Amrin, a member of Marsiling’s Citizens’ Consultative Committee for about a year, has been helping with Meet-the-People sessions.

    Previously, he was a member of the Chong Pang CCC since 2004.

    He was also a legislative assistant to Law Minister K Shanmugam.

    A MUIS scholar, he also spent four years in New York studying and working.

    He is also on the board of Nanyang Polytechnic and serves in the National Council on Problem Gambling.

    Mr Hawazi said: “The party (PAP) always looks to younger Singaporeans to consider and to offer themselves as potential candidates of the party.

    “While I look at Amrin as someone who has the potential to be a candidate, it depends very much on him and whether the party assesses he can do the job in serving the community and Singapore.

    “I’m sure Amrin has all the attributes needed to serve the community and the country and you’ll have to ask whether he would be ready.

    “But the opportunities for him to contribute are immense and the opportunities for us to benefit from the services of young men and women like him are also immense.

    “So far in the last one year and at MPS, I think it has benefited both sides.”

    Amrin said: “It’s too early at this stage to discuss whether I’m ready. I think I have much to learn and I’m very happy the reception from residents has been very, very kind.

    “I’m very passionate on social mobility and youth development. I think these are two very important issues and perhaps the defining issues of our time.”

     

    Source: CNA

     

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