Pepatah melayu baru sempena bulan bahasa:-
Kasi bakul, masuk bakul, kena angkat, syok sendrik.
Alahai bangsa ku. Maruah mana dah pegi….
Adakah Melayu Singapura suka membodek dan mudah diperbodekkan?
Soalan cepumas untuk bangsa ku.
Maaf kalau kurang enak dibaca.
Source: Damanhuri Bin Abas
Indonesia has arrested another terror suspect in Batam for allegedly plotting to attack Marina Bay in Singapore, the Antara News Agency reported on Sunday (Sep 4).
The suspect, a 24-year-old unemployed man identified only by the initials LH, was arrested by counter-terrorist personnel at a cyber cafe in Batu Aji, Batam, on Saturday, police spokesman Agus Rianto was quoted as saying.
The man is believed to be part of the KGR@Katibah GR, a group headed by Gigih Rahmat Dewa, who is alleged to be behind the plot to attack Marina Bay from Batam, which is just a short distance across the Singapore Strait. The group is said to have links to Syria-based Islamic State (IS) militant Bahrun Naim, who has encouraged attacks on Singapore.
“LH was part of the group that was plotting an attack on Marina Bay,” said Mr Agus, the Antara News Agency reported. “He also underwent training using airsoft guns as preparations to go to Syria.”
In August, Indonesian anti-terror forces arrested six men on suspicion of planning a rocket attack on Singapore. The six arrested were also allegedly from terrorist group KGR@Katibah GR.
Police also seized bomb-making materials, guns, and arrows from suspects’ homes in the raid on Aug 5. But police said there were no signs that the rocket attack was anything more than a plan.
The suspects are currently being investigated at special counter-terrorism squad Densus 88’s headquarters for their involvement in Islamic State’s Indonesian terror network.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia
Berita penangkapan guru spiritual Indonesia, Gatot Brajamusti, atau lebih dikenali sebagai Aa Gatot, mengejutkan orang ramai di negara itu.
Aa Gatot, yang terkenal sebagai guru spiritual para artis, termasuk penyanyi Indonesia, Reza Artamevia, diberkas ketika sedang menghisap dadah jenis syabu.
Penangkapan itu berlaku tidak lama selepas berlangsungnya Kongres Persatuan Artis Filem Indonesia (Parfi), di mana Gatot dipilih sebagai ketua umum untuk kali kedua.
Ketika bilik hotel tempat dia menginap disebu polis, Gatot sedang khayal menghisap dadah.
Bukan hanya Gatot, beberapa orang yang berada di dalam bilik tersebut, termasuk Reza, ditangkap dan dibawa ke polis Nusa Tenggara Barat. Penangkapan itu menjejas teruk imejnya sebagai guru spiritual.
Kesnya membuka kembali lembaran hitam yang melibatkan guru-guru spiritual di Indonesia sebelum ini.
Perbuatan dan tingkah laku mereka bertentangan dengan status mereka sebagai guru spiritual, yang sepatutnya membimbing orang lain untuk berada di jalan yang lurus.
KES LAIN: PEMILIK PESANTREN NIKAH GADIS 12 TAHUN
Antara kelakuan menyimpang guru-guru spiritual ini ialah kes pernikahan pemilik Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Jannah dengan pelajar perempuan sekolah menengah yang baru berusia 12 tahun.
Kes tersebut menggemparkan orang ramai, bahkan Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat (LSM) melaporkan perkahwinan itu kepada polis.
Setelah melalui proses undang-undang, pemilik pesantren itu, Pujiono Cahyo Widianto atau lebih dikenali sebagai Syekh Puji akhirnya disumbatkan ke dalam penjara.
‘USTAZ’ TIPU TENTANG BARANG ‘GHAIB’
Kemudian berlaku pula kes penipuan yang dipercayai melibatkan Ustaz Guntur Bumi, yang terkenal dengan rancangan realiti ‘Pemburu Hantu’ dan mempunyai klinik perubatan alternatif.
Pada 2014, dia dikatakan menaikkan namanya dengan menunjukkan barang-barang ‘ghaib’ yang diambil daripada tubuh para pesakitnya, namun barang berupa belatung, ulat dan sebagainya itu sebenarnya sudah disediakannya sebelum itu.
Pelakon Adi Bing Slamet pula melaporkan guru spiritualnya kerana dianggap menyampaikan ajaran sesat.
Guru spiritual itu, Eyang Subur, juga sudah bernikah hingga 25 kali, bahkan mempunyai lapan isteri.
Source: Berita MediaCorp
Another 31 new cases of locally-transmitted Zika infections were confirmed as of noon yesterday, including that of a second mother-to-be.
Perhaps more worrying, three cases not linked to any existing clusters have been identified. The three patients live at Tagore Avenue off Upper Thomson Road, Yishun Street 81 and Harvey Crescent near Simei.
As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote on Facebook last evening: “We must assume that Zika is elsewhere in Singapore.”
In his post, he reminded everyone to take precautions and get tested if they experience symptoms of the Zika virus.
He said Singapore has been tracking Zika for a while and knew that it was only a matter of time before it reached our shores.
He said: “Scientists are still learning about this new disease. But we know that for most people, it is mild and often causes no symptoms at all.
“Pregnant women are at risk, as they are with other viral infections like dengue and chicken pox.
“The cases so far have been in Aljunied and Bedok, but we must assume that Zika is elsewhere in Singapore, too.”
PM Lee added that our best defence is to eradicate mosquitoes and destroy their breeding habitats all over Singapore.
“Do the 5-step Mozzie Wipeout. Let’s all do our part to fight Zika, and dengue as well.”
The new cases confirmed yesterday raises the total to 151 since the first case was discovered on Saturday.
Like the first pregnant woman infected with Zika, the second mum-to be is also linked to the original Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive cluster.
“Her doctor is following up closely with her to provide support and counselling,” said a Health Ministry spokesman in a statement last night.
Apart from her and the three cases in new areas, MOH did not detail where the rest of the new cases were.
The existing Zika clusters include the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive cluster, which has now extended to Kallang Way and Paya Lebar Way, and a potential cluster at Bedok North Avenue 3.
Five other cases were detected as a result of MOH’s look-back testing of previous cases, which is now complete.
In light of the rise in infections and the spread to new areas, perhaps it was inevitable this question was raised at the press conference yesterday: Is there a number for Zika to become an epidemic in Singapore?
Dr Derrick Heng, group director for Public Health at MOH, said that because Zika is new to Singapore, we have not had enough experience to calculate the epidemic threshold.
The Zika situation needs to be monitored to determine the calibration for an epidemic, added Professor Leo Yee Sin, director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
She said: “At this point in time, we call it an outbreak because we’ve never had it before. We’re seeing so many cases right now and we’re actively dealing with the issues.”
Going by the experience of Colombia, which had 6,000 cases of infection a week at its peak earlier this year, Singapore is some distance away from epidemic levels.
The South American nation declared an end to the epidemic in late July when the number of new infections dropped to 600 a week.
Singapore authorities said that as of Wednesday, two rounds of thermal fogging had been completed at the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive cluster, including the cluster in Paya Lebar Way and Kallang Way.
All drains have been flushed and another round of fogging will be conducted this week. A total of 49 breeding habitats – 26 in homes and 23 in common areas or other premises – have been detected and destroyed.
Indoor spraying, misting and oiling have also been conducted and daily misting of common areas is ongoing.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) started vector control operations and outreach efforts in Bedok North Avenue 3, Punggol Way and Joo Seng yesterday.
As of Tuesday, NEA has served notices on more than 500 inaccessible premises in the Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive cluster to require the owners to contact NEA to arrange for an inspection, failing which NEA will proceed with forced entry.
The cases so far have been in Aljunied and Bedok, but we must assume that Zika is elsewhere in Singapore, too. Do the 5-step Mozzie Wipeout. Let’s all do our part to fight Zika, and dengue as well.
– PM Lee Hsien Loong, in a Facebook post last night
Vector control efforts by the Inter-Agency Dengue Task Force
SINGAPORE
Of the 115 cases tested positive for Zika virus infection on Wednesday, 57 are foreigners who live and work here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday.
Seven nationalities are affected, including 23 China nationals, 15 Indian nationals, 10 Bangladeshis, six Malaysians, an Indonesian, a Myanmar national and a Taiwanese.
“All had mild illness. Most have recovered while the rest are recovering well,” said MOH.
A Malaysian woman living and working in Aljunied was identified as the first known case of a person being infected locally on Saturday.
The number of people who contracted Zika in Singapore has increased to 115 on Wednesday, MOH said.
A pregnant woman and her husband, who live in the Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive area, were among the cases confirmed.
– The Straits Times.
MALAYSIA
Malaysia recorded its first case of Zika infection on Wednesday after a 58-year-old woman in Klang was suspected to have been infected by her daughter in Singapore.
She and her husband had visited their daughter on Aug 19 and returned on Aug 21. The daughter was confirmed as being infected on Aug 30.
The Health Ministry said the woman started exhibiting symptoms on Aug 28 and sought medical attention at a private clinic in Klang on Aug 30.
Full confirmation via blood tests is pending. – The Star.
INDONESIA
An Indonesian woman has been infected with the Zika virus in Singapore, in the first case of the disease affecting an Indonesian, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said the patient had tested positive for Zika.
The woman, whose name and age were not disclosed by officials, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Singapore.
– Jakarta Post.
Source: www.tnp.sg
Gara-gara terpengaruh dengan tawaran satu sindiket untuk menunaikan ibadah haji menggunakan kuota haji Filipina, seramai 177 rakyat Indonesia kini ditahan di Depot Tahanan Imigresen negara itu.
Media-media tempatan melaporkan kesemua warga Indonesia itu terpedaya dengan sindiket ejen haji sebuah syarikat tempatan yang ‘menawarkan’ khidmat membawa jemaah negara itu menerusi penerbangan dari Manila, Filipina.
Sindiket itu dikatakan mengenakan bayaran sehingga AS$10,000 (S$14,000) bagi setiap bakal jemaah haji dan mereka berlepas dari Sulawesi Selatan ke Manila pada 19 Ogos lalu.
Naib Presiden Indonesia Jusuf Kalla ketika mengulas kejadian itu berkata sebanyak 177 bakal jemaah haji itu ditahan pihak berkuasa Filipina kerana kesalahan menggunakan pasport Filipina.
Beliau berkata kerajaan Indonesia sedang berusaha membantu mereka supaya tidak dikenakan hukuman.
Menurutnya mereka adalah mangsa penipuan dan pemerintah Indonesia meminta supaya kesemua mangsa sindiket itu dibebaskan pihak berkuasa Filipina.
Sementara itu, media-media online memetik jurucakap Kedutaan Indonesia di Filipina sebagai berkata bahawa mangsa sindiket haji itu secara berperingkat ditempatkan di Kedutaan Besar Indonesia di Filipina.
“Walaupun dipindahkan ke kedutaan itu, mereka masih tidak dibenarkan pulang ke tanah air kerana perlu membantu siasatan.
“Kedutaan telah memaklumkan kepada pihak berkuasa Filipina bahawa mereka adalah mangsa dan tidak mengetahui mengenai modus operandi ejen terbabit,” kata jurucakap itu.
Kesemua mangsa ditahan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Manila ketika hendak berlepas ke Jeddah setelah pihak berkuasa mendapati pasport mereka mencurigakan dan mereka tidak boleh berbahasa Tagalog iaitu bahasa kebangsaan Filipina.
Setelah disiasat, kesemua 177 jemaah haji itu didapati bukan warga Filipina dan mereka memasuki negara itu sebagai pelancong sebelum diberikan pasport Filipina bagi tujuan menunaikan haji.
Kuota Haji Filipina dikatakan tidak dipenuhi umat Islamnya setiap tahun. Sementara itu, Kerajaan Arab Saudi menetapkan kuota 168,000 jemaah haji dari Indonesia tahun ini.
Bagaimanapun, waktu menunggu giliran haji di Indonesia kini adalah lebih 20 tahun ekoran jumlah yang mendaftar untuk menunaikan ibadah itu semakin meningkat setiap tahun.
Source: Berita MediaCorp