Tag: BErita Harian

Penyakit Otak Tidak Halang Suri Rumah Bantu Warga Tua

Cik Zainab Saini, 52 tahun, menghidap penyakit pendarahan otak semenjak tahun 2012. Selepas didiagnos pada tahun 2012, Cik Zainab menjalani 3 pembedahan untuk mengekang penyakit tersebut dan sudah pun pulih pada tahun yang sama. Tetapi, beliau terpaksa mengharungi dugaan yang sama sekali lagi apabila penyakit itu datang kembali pada September tahun lepas. Beliau kemudiannya menjalani pembedahan sebanyak 4 kali pada tahun lepas.

Tetapi, walaupun Cik Zainab diduga dengan cabaran-cabaran yang perit untuk dipikul, namun, hakikatnya, Cik Zainab aktif dengan kerja-kerja sukarelawan di Jawatankuasa Penuaan Aktif Tampines Changkat – Wellness @ Tampines Changkat selama 10 tahun. Kerja-kerja sukarelawan yang dilakukan oleh Cik Zainab, termasuk, bertanya khabar, melihat sama ada mereka dalam keadaan sihat atau beramah mesra dengan mereka. Kadang-kadang, kalau ada warga emas di sana hendak ke hospital, saya yang akan tolong hantar mereka.

Cik Zainab, seorang duta di Generasi Perintis di Tampines Changkat, juga akan mengajak warga tua di sana untuk mengunjungi pusat penjagaan warga tua seperti Rangkaian Masyarakat untuk Warga Tua (CNS) dan Agensi Penjagaan Bersepadu (AIC) untuk memastikan bahawa kesihatan dan pengurusan diri warga-warga emas ini terjaga.

Source: Berita Harian

June 7, 2017
Atan Ahmad Osman: Melayu Singapura Tak Layak Kritik Pencapaian Dr Mahathir

Seorang bekas pemberita part time Berita Harian Singapura beria ia cuba mengkritik dan mencemoh Tun Dr M tanpa malu malu, sementara diri nya sendiri tak lulus peperiksaan tammat sekolah menengah MCE ( sekolah melayu )

Apa bila di nasihati supaya jangan campur tangan masaalah politik Negara lain dia block kita pula, kalau nak jadi reporter full time pun tak mampu, hanya sekarang cuba menjadi seorang juru gambar arti nya anda tak berkebolehan

Jika anda sendiri tak berkebolehan jangan lah bersifat sebagai seorang yang setaraf dengan Dr M, rasa nya dengan NAJIS Dr M pun dia tak setaraf apalagI nak meletakan diri nya sebagai pengkritik Dr M, tidak kah ada perasaan malu kepada masyarakat melayu ?

Kita rakyat Singapura sebaik nya jangan campur urusan politik negara lain, setiap manusia sudah tentu ada buruk baik nya tapi dengan Dr M kita sungguh bangga dengan sikap beliau yang cinta kan bangsa dan berusaha menaikan taraf social dan ekonomi bangsa melayu, walau pun tidak di Singapura tapi apa yang di buat oleh beliau telah meluput kan image kita yang di pangdan rendah oleh bangsa bangsa lain di Singapura

Beliau bukan hanya berusaha supaya bangsa melayu menjadi satu bangsa intelek, dengan usaha beliau kita juga di pandang sebagai satu bangsa yang boleh bersaing di alam ekonomi, setelah beliau dan beberapa orang pemimpin melayu merancang dan Berjaya mengambil alih Guthrie dengan serangan mengejut yang di panggil

“ The Dawn Raid “ orang orang Ingeris yang dulu nya melihat kita sebagai satu bangsa yang malas dan bodoh, dengan terkejut telah melihat kita sebagai satu bangsa yang tak boleh di permain kan

Tentang ’ Capital Control ’ yang mana Presiden Suharto cuba melaku kan nya tapi beliau berundur setelah di beri amaran oleh Amerika, tapi dengan keberanian dan kepintaran Tun Dr M, beliau telah melaku kan ‘ Capital Control’ dalam waktu dua hari yang mana America ‘ caught by surprise ‘ tak sempat nak beri amaran, maka sebab itu beliau di benci oleh Amerika, yang mana bila beliau ke Amerika beliau di malukan dengan pemeriksaan kastam,

Manakala deputy nya Anuar Ibrahim di berikan karpet merah !!

Semua professor dan orang orang bijak pandai perniagaan di Singapura mengatakan ‘Malaysia is doomed’ due to capital control, tapi sekarang kita lihat Tun Dr M benar dan mereka salah !!

Kita hanya mampu lihat selanjut nya apa yang akan berlaku !!!

Source: Atan Ahmad Osman

March 3, 2016
Sasterawan Hasilkan Novel Mengenai Permasalahan Melayu

SEPERTI masyarakat lain di Singapura, orang Melayu turut dibelenggu pelbagai masalah.

Antaranya ialah pendidikan, peluang pekerjaan dan isu kekeluargaan. Bagaimanapun, terdapat dua lagi masalah yang sama genting, namun jarang ditampilkan.

Isu homoseksual dan murtad tetap tersulam dalam fabrik masyarakat Melayu di sini.

Sehubungan itu, nantikan kemunculan novel ke-10 penulis prolifik Singapura, Encik Isa Kamari, yang akan menggali kedua-dua isu tersebut.

“Kedua-dua isu ini telah mengajukan cabaran hebat kepada masyarakat Melayu masa kini.

“Permasalahan dalam novel ini agak berat dan saya jangka akan mengambil masa yang lama menyiapkannya,” ujar Encik Isa, ketika diwawancara menerusi e-mel baru-baru ini.

Encik Isa, 54 tahun, merupakan sasterawan mapan dalam persada sastera Melayu Singapura.

Sejauh ini beliau telah menghasilkan sembilan novel – Selendang Sukma (2014), Duka Tuan Bertakhta (2011), Rawa (2009), Memeluk Gerhana (2007), Atas Nama Cinta (2006), Tawassul (2002), Menara (2002), Kiswah (2002) dan Satu Bumi (1998). Tujuh daripadanya telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggeris.

Timbalan Pengarah Bahagian Infrastruktur Komuter Penguasa Pengangkutan Darat (LTA) itu juga mempunyai dua koleksi cerpen, enam koleksi puisi, satu koleksi naskhah teater dan beberapa skrip drama.

Atas segala usahanya selama ini Encik Isa diiktiraf, malah menjadi penerima termuda, menerusi tiga anugerah – Anugerah SEA Write pada 2006, Pingat Budaya pada 2007 dan Anugerah Tun Sri Lanang pada 2009. Pemegang ijazah Sarjana Falsafah Persuratan Melayu Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia itu juga antara 14 sasterawan dan penggiat sastera yang mendeklamasikan sajak dalam acara Malam Sastera Berita Harian bulan lalu. Encik Isa mendeklamasikan sajak karangannya bertajuk Raudhah dan Kepulangan.

“Saya ingin menawarkan persembahan berbentuk kerohanian untuk mengimbangi sajak kemasyarakatan yang disampaikan penyair lain.

“Dua kuntum puisi itu telah dilagukan sebelumnya, maka ia memberi peluang kepada saya menyampaikannya dengan cara bermelodi pula,” ujar Encik Isa.

Meskipun sibuk bekerja sepenuh masa, Encik Isa tetap mencuri masa menyerikan pelbagai kegiatan sastera dan berkarya. Setelah menghadiri Pesta Sastera Asean di Jakarta Mei lalu, beliau dijemput Nusa Centre dan Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia (ITBM) di Kuala Lumpur untuk membicarakan Selendang Sukma dan membaca puisi di Dataran Merdeka bulan lalu. Beliau juga baru selesai menulis buku berjudul Roh Angin, yang menghimpunkan tulisan mengenai proses kreatifnya.

Bapa dua puteri itu kini berusaha menterjemahkan baki dua novelnya – Kiswah dan Selendang Sukma – ke bahasa Inggeris.

“Usaha ini perlu bagi membantu saya bertapak di arena antarabangsa. Saya fikir dunia perlu tahu dan menghargai sastera Melayu Singapura.

“Terjemahan karya ialah jambatan yang membantu kita sampai ke matlamat tersebut. Saya gembira pengarang seperti Suratman Markasan, Mohd Latiff Mohd dan Rasiah Halil juga mengambil langkah yang sama,” ujar Encik Isa.

Berkenaan rancangan masa depannya, Encik Isa telah dijemput menghadiri Pesta Buku Antarabangsa Edinburgh di United Kingdom. Beliau bakal membicarakan novel terjemahan berjudul The Tower (Menara). Beliau sedang bekerjasama dengan sebuah stesen penyiaran untuk menghasilkan program mengenai warisan Raffles di rantau ini. Program tersebut akan menyentuh novel Duka Tuan Bertakhta.

“Sastera ialah hati nurani dan pemikiran masyarakat. Hakikatnya, kepentingannya setanding, malah lebih utama daripada keperluan ekonomi dan keselesaan yang bersifat keduniaan. “Ini disebabkan ia menawarkan makna kepada kehidupan manusia.

Maka, usah merendahkan martabatnya,” ujar Encik Isa.

Tulisan dari NURUL AIN RAZALI

Sumber: See more at: http://beritaharian.sg/premium/gah/bahasa-sastera/terjemahan-karya-jambatan-ke-pesada-antarabangsa

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July 14, 2014
The Tudung Issue: Open Letter to the Prime Minister

Dear Prime Minister,

Wishing you a very Happy New Year.

I hope that what I am going to say here will help to make you reconsider your stance with regard to several issues which the Malay Muslim community has long been unhappy about, the latest of which concerns its women folks’ desire to wear the tudung wherever their employment may be.

To say that the Malay Muslim community is sad and disappointed with your decision to still disallow its woman folks in certain sectors of employment to don the tudung is an understatement.

As usual the mainstream media tried to paint a different picture with its lopsided report. The Berita Harian topped it up with a group photo of seemingly happy, smiling people to give the false impression that the community is happy with your decision. I do not see any sensible reason as to why they should be smiling.

Inso far as this issue is concerned the community has been keeping track of statements made by your ministers, including those of the Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs and members of Parliament from your party over the last few months.

I read the statement you made after last Saturday’s dialog session several times over to try and make some sense of what you were saying and what message it was supposed to convey.

I find it strange that in spite of having lived among Malay Muslims all your life and after more than 50 years lording over the people – 55 years of PAP rule since 1959 – you and senior members of your party still do not understand the psyche of the Malays and their steadfastness over their religious faith.

Perhaps you have been relying too much on feedback from the mainstream media and from people around you who may include those who regard themselves ulamas and who have the tendency of making a virtue of telling you only what they think you would like to hear. Many among them may have mastered the art of posturing or are simply playing the PR game.

If you continue to rely on the mainstream media – in this case the Berita Harian,which many in the community feel is being micro managed by your Minister in charged of Muslim Affairs – for your feedback and be counseled largely by people around you,chances are you will remain blissfully ignorant of what the Malay ground is really saying.

Some are already saying that the Prime Minister seems to think that he is now mightier than God since he has the power to easily overrule what has been made obligatory by the religion.

They are not happy that they have to subject themselves to the discretion and whims and of the government even in carrying out certain aspects of their religious obligation.

Granted that not all Muslim women will want to put on the tudung even if they are allowed to. That is their personal choice and they are answerable to God for their defiance. As for those who choose to don the tudung it is felt that there should not be an earthly power to prevent them from doing so. Even the Constitution guarantees them the freedom to practise their religion.

You also warned against a ‘push back’ from the other communities should we insist on having it our way.

At the same time you noted that the issue over the tudung was an old one and that you fully appreciate the desire of those who want the headscarf to be able to be worn by women more freely. According to you the change has got to be gradual.

It can be agreed that change has got to be gradual. We have no quarrel with that and have been patiently waiting for change to happen. There has not been muchprogress since the 10 years that the issue last surfaced. We are neither asking for any concession nor are we taking anything away from or even depriving the other communities of anything, let alone intruding into their space.

As such the likelihood of any push back from the other communities is very remote.It is only your government that is making it sound so threatening. Singaporeans are very rational people and when given the proper explanation as well as by citing examples shown by other countries where Muslims make up even smaller numbers there is less likelihood that they would raise any objection.

As things stand today, there is no evidence that members of the other communities are unhappy if Muslims women are allowed to wear the tudung no matter where their places of employment may be. They have got so usedto such sights. Contrary to what you think, my experience shows that they are quite supportive of our effort. This only goes to show how out of the touch you and your government are with the ground.

I shall not dwell into the example you mentioned, equating the tudung issue with the putting up of Chinese language signs on the circle line as I feel that it is irrelevant in this discussion and totally out of context. This can be discussed at another forum.

ButI agree that the issue at hand is broader than the tudung itself. I suppose you are trying to say that you have to be fair to followers of the other faiths, hence the term ‘push back ‘. I suppose the breath of the issue also include the need to broaden the common space and your government’s declared intention to build an inclusive society.

I find this argument quite hollow and insincere. On the one hand you and yourministers talk about broadening the common space and the government’s desire in building aninclusive society. But on the other hand and in practice you are shrinking the common space by importing large numbers of immigrants mainly from the People’s Republic of China, India and the Philippines to swarm our limited space and in the process making life less bearable for Singaporeans. This has also further reduced the percentage of Malays compared to the others. Again no worries about any push back.

But what is so annoying and detestable to the Malays is the carving out of areas and making them exclusive to non Malays and Muslims. In case you miss the point I am referring to your long time discriminatory national service policy which bars us from large sectors of the armed forces, especially the in the more specialised areas in the army, the air force and the navy.

You have turned these sectors into exclusive domains of the non Malays and non Muslims.And you still have the audacity to talk about broadening the common space andbuilding an inclusive society? Can there be more hypocritical than this. We are taken to be fools.

The psychological, and to a certain extent, economic, damage this destructive policy has done to the nation as a whole and to the Muslims in particular is incalculable.This is no way to build a united multi ethnic nation. Of course you are not worried about any push back since non Malays make up an overwhelming 86.6% of the population.

For the sake of our future as a peaceful, united and progressive nation urgent steps need to be taken to make right where you have gone wrong.

You may begin by allowing our Muslim female nurses to don the tudung and gradually the other sectors like the Customs and Immigration, the Civil Defence and the rest. This should be followed by changes to other areas. Let us celebrate our diversity in unity.

Sincerely yours,

Mohamed Jufrie Mahmood

June 9, 2014