Tag: Australia

  • (Reader Contribution) Rakyat Malaysia Ditindas Oleh Orang Luar

    (Reader Contribution) Rakyat Malaysia Ditindas Oleh Orang Luar

    This reader, a Malaysian, mentioned that foreigners like those from Singapore and Australia are taking advantage of the good exchange rate for Malaysian currency by purchasing properties and assets in Malaysia, not just one or two, but more than that. Do you agree with him?

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    Maaf, saya nak berkongsi rasa. Saya join group keluarga Singapura. Group ni terdiri dari saudara mara saya di Singapura dan Australia. Baru sempat baca whatsapp mereka petang tadi. Hari ni mereka upload gambar penduduk singapura dan australia reramai keluar beratur panjang beli duit ringgit kita sebab duit kita jatuh teruk. Berita tentang negara kita memang panaslah kat negara luar.

    Penduduk luar sangat gembira dengan kejatuhan ringgit ni termasuklah saudara mara saya. Saudara mara saya banyak beli aset di Malaysia. Saudara mara saya bukan beli aset satu dua aje di Malaysia tapi lebih. Hampir setiap dari mereka ada aset di sini. Rumah, tanah, rumah kedai yang tak mampu kita termasuk saya miliki, mereka mampu beli.

    Saya rasa sedih sangat. Bukan sebab cemburu or dengki tapi kesian pada nasib kita rakyat Malaysia ni. Saya guru sejarah, paatriotik saya terusik. Saya bimbang satu hari nanti kita hanya bangga sebagai rakyat Malaysia tapi kita dhaif tak punya apa-apa di negara kita sendiri. Keadaan itu sudah hampir jadi realiti. Bila kita kejar keuntungan, kita jugak yang rugi akhirnya. Adik saya jurutera di putrajaya holdings, buat rumah semi d, harga rm6 juta.

    Saya tanya habis tak terjual. Adik saya kata habis, dibeli oleh orang luar singapura, taiwan, australia. Sedih kalau kita terpaksa merempat di bumi kita sendiri. Nak salahkan mereka? Tepuk dad, sesamalah kita renungkan. Saya tak salahkan mereka bila kita sendiri yang membuka ruang, peluang dan kesempatan untuk mereka.

     

    Source: Bukhari

  • Australia Is The Perfect Place For Me; 2 Singaporeans Chase Aussie Dreams With New Visa Scheme

    Australia Is The Perfect Place For Me; 2 Singaporeans Chase Aussie Dreams With New Visa Scheme

    Tutor Amira Rahmat, 24, had always dreamed of working in the fields of nature and wildlife conservation, but the chance to do so did not come along – until now.

    For the next year, she will work in wildlife and nature conservatories, including one in Tasmania, while pursuing another interest close to her heart – learning about coffee and taking barista courses.

    The avid nature lover plans to leave her job and go to Australia in October.

    Ms Amira, a National University of Singapore life sciences graduate, is one of two Singaporeans to receive a Work and Holiday visa under a new scheme.

    She said: “Australia is the perfect place for me. It will allow me to follow my passion and give me the opportunity, for the first time in my life, to work in my dream field. I will have easy access to activities I love, such as camping, diving and immersing myself in nature and wildlife.”

    Also off to Australia is advertising account manager Deborah Yap, 29. The diving enthusiast said she cannot wait to spend her time in a place where she can easily access dive spots and places like the Great Barrier Reef.

    She said: “It was really surprising to hear I was granted the visa. It is such a blessing.”

    Part of a bilateral agreement between Singapore and Australia, the visa will allow Singaporeans to spend up to 12 months in Australia, and allow Australians to do the same in Singapore.

    And, for the first time, it will allow Singaporeans to hold jobs in Australia for up to six months each time under a single employer.

    Singaporeans can also take up short courses for up to four months at a time.

    Ms Amira and Ms Yap are the first two candidates to be granted the visa under the scheme. The initiative was launched in June, and applications opened on Aug 1.

    The 125 spaces offered in this first round were taken up within an hour of the launch.

    There will be a total of 500 spots each for Singaporeans and Australians each year.

    Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo, speaking to the media in Singapore yesterday, said: “We knew that this visa programme was going to be popular, and the response just confirms it.”

    He said that Singapore and Australia are linked by investments, trade and defence, among other things.

    The visa scheme, he said, will help to build personal ties and allow Singaporeans and Australians to get some exposure to each other’s cultures.

    The application for the next batch of visas will open on Oct 2. The scheme is open only to Singaporeans between the ages of 18 and 30, and who have completed at least two years of tertiary education or the equivalent.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • New Long-Term Visa For Singaporean Travellers To Australia

    New Long-Term Visa For Singaporean Travellers To Australia

    From next year, Singaporeans travelling to Australia can apply for a new visa which allows them to enter the country for up to three months at a time, over a six-year period.

    The new visa is “exclusive” to Singaporeans, and will begin by Jan 1, 2018. This was announced on Friday (Jun 2) by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the first of his three-day visit to Singapore.

    Also announced was a new Work and Holiday Maker programme, which will allow young people from Australia and Singapore to undertake short-term work or study.

    The programme begins on Aug 1, 2017, and 500 places are available to citizens of each country.

    Last financial year, more than 230,000 visitor visas were granted to travellers from Singapore, up 16 per cent compared with the previous year.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

  • This Is The Australian Housewife Who Saved Lives Of 3 Boys At East Coast Park

    This Is The Australian Housewife Who Saved Lives Of 3 Boys At East Coast Park

    Plunging into the waters off East Coast Park not once, not twice, but thrice, housewife Silvia Hajas managed to pull three schoolboys to shore before it was too late.

    But the triathlete did not manage to reach one of the boys, who was struggling in the waters around Bedok Jetty and later disappeared at around noon yesterday.

    Ms Hajas, 47, told The Straits Times yesterday that she arrived at the stretch of beach at East Coast Park’s Area E at noon with her eight-year-old daughter.

    She snapped a panoramic picture of the sea view from the breakwater that showed seven boys, including Suhaimi, swimming about 50m away from the shoreline.

    At first, Ms Hajas thought the boys were simply playing as they were making noises. But when she heard more than one of them cry out for help, she leapt into the water.

    Three of the boys swam back on their own, while the others looked like they were having trouble staying afloat, said Ms Hajas, an Australian national who has lived here for six years on a dependant’s pass.

    “I swam out to the closest boy and helped him to get out. And then I turned around and went out again to pull in another,” she recalled, adding that she could not touch the ground where the boys were at. She is 1.7m tall. “I was very tired at this stage – the sea was very choppy and the waves were strong.”

    A couple arrived at the scene and found a rescue float nearby. The man, who was able to swim, dived into the water with Ms Hajas while his female partner called the police.

    Said Ms Hajas: “By that time, the fourth boy was no longer above water. We swam and put the life buoy on one boy and pulled him out.”

    The police confirmed receiving a call about a missing person in the waters off Bedok Jetty at 12.24pm, roughly 10 minutes after Ms Hajas snapped her picture. By then, Ms Hajas had returned to shore with the third boy.

    “We kept looking in the horizon and looking out for the fourth boy, but he never came back up and we never saw him again,” she said.

    Her daughter was being looked after by the three boys who had swum back to shore on their own.

    Ms Hajas, who has taken part in triathlons, said the boys who got into trouble did not seem to know any swimming techniques and did not seem to be using their arms to tread water.

    “They were just starting to play in the water when I first saw them and, five minutes later, they were much farther out, so I think the current pulled them out much farther than they expected,” she said. “It took them completely by surprise.”

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Singaporean Man On The Run In Brisbane For Attempted Murder

    Singaporean Man On The Run In Brisbane For Attempted Murder

    A 30-year-old Singaporean man is wanted by Australian police after he allegedly attempted to murder a Singaporean woman in Brisbane late Monday night (May 8).

    Queensland Police said the man, whose name was not released, used a hammer to hit the 20-year-old woman in her head at a residence in Norman Park. He also stabbed her multiple times with a knife.

    The woman suffered a fractured skull and was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, reported Australian media. Queensland Police say she is not believed to have suffered life threatening injuries and she is reportedly in a stable condition right now.

    Queensland Police inspector Steve Flori told ABC News that the 30-year-old man, who is of slim build, had only arrived in Australia over the weekend.

    The 30-year-old man also left his passport and wallet behind when he fled on foot. Although police dogs were unable to track him, CCTV footage captured his face.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com