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  • Commentary: I Am Happy For Halimah Yacob, But Ask Me If I Am Proud..

    Commentary: I Am Happy For Halimah Yacob, But Ask Me If I Am Proud..

    I honestly happy for her win lah but if you ask if I feel proud then the answer is obviously no.

    People of Singapore need to see what she can do for our nation, our pure citizens, and ALSO for the Malay/Muslim community. Can she bring about visible change in policies especially towards our Malay/Muslim community since she is ‘Malay’ and Muslim right?

    So after she has become Singapore’s Malay female president

    Let’s see if the Singapore Navy will enlist Malay/Muslim sailors on board the frigates, vessels and warships. Even having a couple of Malay/Muslim woman sailors will be a welcoming sight. Christian Malays are not Malay or Muslim.

    Lets see if Singapore can have a Malay/Muslim Chief of Staff (we had an Indian before).

    Lets see if Singapore finally can allow Muslims to don hijab as part of the uniform, any uniform. After getting a Muslim president, this issue should be given proper consideration and followed by appropriate actions.

    Lets see if there will be improvements in bodies like Mendaki and MUIS that will benefit the Malay/Muslim community.

    Lets see if she can do good as president of Singapore like her slogan says

    Lets see…

    If she can make us sincerely proud.

     

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    Jai

  • Tim Cook Comes Out of the Closet

    Tim Cook Comes Out of the Closet

    NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an article he wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek, saying he wanted to support others who find it difficult to reveal their sexual orientation.

    “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” Cook said in the article.

    “I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realise how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others,” he said.

    Cook is at least the third CEO of a publicly listed US company to come out of the closet. C1 Financial Inc’s Trevor Burgess and IGI Laboratories Inc’s Jason Grenfell-Gardner have previously acknowledged that they are gay.

    Cook’s disclosure was greeted by a flood of congratulatory comments on Twitter.

    “I have so much respect for this man,” a person identifying himself as Andrew Clarke tweeted.

    Apple Chairman Art Levinson called Cook “courageous.”

    “(His) decision to speak out will help advance the cause of equality and inclusion far beyond the business world,” Levinson was quoted by CNBC as saying. “On behalf of the board and our entire company, we are incredibly proud to have Tim leading Apple.”

    Apple has a long history of supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The company recently criticised an Arizona bill that would permit businesses to refuse service on religious grounds, a measure that critics said could allow discrimination against gay people.

    “…I will personally continue to advocate for equality for all people until my toes point up,” Cook said.

    “Plenty of colleagues at Apple know I’m gay, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference in the way they treat me,” he added.