Tag: Islam

  • Jaguh Silat Dunia Sheik Farhan Terima Anugerah Jauhari Harapan

    Jaguh Silat Dunia Sheik Farhan Terima Anugerah Jauhari Harapan

    Anugerah Jauhari Harapan 2016 pula diberikan kepada juara silat dunia, Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin.

    Bagi Sheik Farhan, 18 tahun, anugerah itu menjadi pencetus semangat baginya untuk terus meniti tangga kejayaan.

    Bagaikan ‘di mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasi’, Sheik Farhan yang menjuarai Kejohanan Pencak Silat Dunia tahun lalu, menyifatkan ayahnya yang merupakan pesilat mapan, Sheik Alau’ddin sebagai sumber inspirasi.

    “Saya nampak yang terbaik dalam silat ialah bapa saya dan untuk menjadi terbaik saya harus ikut yang terbaik,” katanya.

    Farhan berharap anugerah tersebut dapat dijadikan sandaran terutamanya kepada atlit-atlit muda supaya dapat memartabatkan lagi arena sukan Singapura.

    Beliau menambah: “Untuk golongan muda, ia memberitahu bahawa mereka boleh mencapai apa yang mereka mahu tidak kira usia dan saya rasa mereka harus tidak takut untuk mencapai cita-cita.”

    Anugerah Jauhari disampaikan buat tahun ke-18 malam tadi (30 Ogos).

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Zuraidah Abdullah Terima Anugerah Jauhari 2016

    Zuraidah Abdullah Terima Anugerah Jauhari 2016

    Penolong Pesuruhjaya Kanan yang juga Pengerusi Yayasan Warisan Melayu, Cik Zuraidah Abdullah dijulang sebagai penerima Anugerah Jauhari 2016.

    Anugerah Jauhari Harapan 2016 pula diberikan kepada juara silat dunia, Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin.

    Kedua-duanya menerima anugerah akhbar Berita Harian itu daripada Perdana Menteri Lee Hsien Loong dalam satu majlis penyampaian di Hotel Furama Riverfront yang sedang berlangsung malam tadi (30 Ogos).

    Wanita pertama yang menyandang jawatan Penolong Pesuruhjaya Kanan – jawatan ketiga tertinggi dalam Pasukan Polis Singapura.

    Lulusan universiti Melayu pertama dan wanita keenam yang menyertai pasukan polis melalui program kemasukan langsung.

    Kini, Cik Zuraidah Abdullah, 54 tahun, adalah wanita ketiga selepas Speaker Parlimen, Cik Halimah Yacob dan pereka tari, Cik Som Said, menjadi penerima anugerah berprestij itu, yang mengiktiraf sumbangan dan pencapaian cemerlang individu Melayu/Islam setempat.

    Atas kegigihannya selama 30 tahun dalam pasukan polis, Cik Zuraidah dinaikkan pangkat untuk memegang jawatan-jawatan kanan.

    Beliau kini dipinjamkan kepada Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan (ICA) sebagai komander kawalan utama.

    “Dengan memberikan yang terbaik, masyarakat akan percaya pada kita. Kepercayaan masyarakat sangat penting kerana tanpa kepercayaan mereka ia akan membuat pekerjaan kita susah dalam mencegah jenayah dan juga pengganasan,” ujar beliau.

    Tidak setakat cemerlang dalam kerjaya, Cik Zuraidah juga menabur bakti kepada masyarakat melalui Yayasan Mendaki dan Yayasan Warisan Melayu.

    Beliau mengatakan lagi: “Saya harap kerja-kerja masyarakat saya akan memberangsang lebih ramai lagi untuk tampil ke hadapan dan menghulur tangan, membantu kepada badan-badan bantu Melayu Singapura.”

    Anugerah Jauhari disampaikan buat tahun ke-18 malam tadi (30 Ogos).

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Andrew Loh: Forget Presidency, Why Has There Never Been Malay DPM?

    Andrew Loh: Forget Presidency, Why Has There Never Been Malay DPM?

    With the government expressing concerns that we may not have a minority-race Elected President if the current election laws are not tweaked, here is another similar concern – but this time regarding the position of deputy prime minister.

    In post-Independence Singapore, we have had 11 DPMs.

    And here is the interesting thing, the 11 have been:

    8 Chinese.
    3 Indians.
    0 Malay.
    0 Eurasian.

    Lee Kuan Yew’s Cabinet had one Indian DPM – S Rajaratnam.

    Goh Chok Tong’s Cabinet had no minority-race DPM.

    Lee Hsien Loong’s Cabinet has had 2 Indian DPMs – S Jayakumar and Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

    But all have not had any Malay as DPM.

    Is it a concern? Should it be a concern?

    In this era, it seems race and religion have taken on more prominence, and perhaps also more importance.

    While the PAP itself may rationalise its way out of why Singapore is not ready for a non-Chinese Prime Minister, how about a Malay DPM?

    Or has there never been a Malay minister deemed capable enough to be DPM – in all of our 51 years?

    Maybe something to think about?

     

    Source: Andrew Loh

  • WP MP Faisal Manap Attends Market Association’s Annual Seventh Moon Dinner

    WP MP Faisal Manap Attends Market Association’s Annual Seventh Moon Dinner

    At the invitation of the Block 511 Bedok North Street 3 Market Association, MP Faisal and MP Low Thia Khiang attended their annual seventh moon dinner together with stallholders, business owners, residents and suppliers of the local businesses in the area.

    Both of them made it a point to go to each of the 70 tables to thank the attendees and send them their best wishes (while checking out who was playing Pokemon Go)!

    MP Faisal Manap Attends Annual Seventh Moon Dinner 1

    WP Sec Gen Low Thia Khiang  Annual Seventh Moon Dinner

    It was like returning home to a warm and friendly environment!

    Enjoy your dinner, everyone!

     

    Source: Aljunied GRC

  • Give Abang And Pakcik Pest Control Award For Being At Frontline Of Zika Fight

    Give Abang And Pakcik Pest Control Award For Being At Frontline Of Zika Fight

    Everybody now like panic abt Zika..everyone talking about it. Politicians doing very little about it apart from talk n talk

    Actually ppl who shud b awarded are the pest control workers.

    How many abang-abang and pakcik-pakcik activated n on the ground now to fight the mosquitoes. Everyone running away from mosquitoes but they put themselves at the frontline to keep others safe.

    Nobody appreciate their work and treat them like nothing yet they are the brave ones exposing themselves to the mosquitoes. They oso haf family some want to get married and haf children too. But they never refuse to do their job.

    When SARS hit Singapore in 2003, the medical officers all kena praise and treated rightly as heroes.

    We shud do the same for the pest control workers.they don’t earn much and they dont not asking to be celebrity….we shud give recognise their sacrifice fighting this Zika

     

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