LTA Hafizuddin bin Mohdar’s Operationally Ready Date was originally on 11 Jun.
However, the NSF Commando officer voluntarily extended his NS to 10 Aug – all so that he could march in this year’s NDP.
“I was first involved in NDP in 2011,” he said, and nothing was going to stop him from joining this year.
He was a flag raiser back in 2011 for the National Cadet Corps (SG NCC).
Source: Ng Eng Hen
About 3,500 Woodlands residents turned up on Saturday (Jul 25) and walked along Champions Way in tribute to the Republic’s first President Yusof Ishak. At the event, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan presented S$104,000 to the Chairman of the Yusof Ishak Mosque Building Fund, Mohamed Ayub Johari.
The funds were raised from a series of the events led by Sembawang GRC MPs in the past two months for the new 4,500-capacity mosque in Woodlands which is due to open late 2016.
Among those who participated in the tribute walk were students from Raffles Institution, which was Mr Yusof’s alma mater, PCF pre-school students, footballers from the LionsXII and volunteers from the Yusof Ishak Mosque. Mr Khaw and his fellow MPs from Sembawang GRC Ellen Lee and Vikram Nair also joined in the walk.
The walking route was near the Yusof Ishak mosque site and the Singapore Sports School, in remembrance of Mr Yusof’s passion for sports.
Mr Mohamed Ayub said a total of S$3.2 million, out of a targeted S$3.5 million, has been collected so far.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
EDIT: Okay, I wasn’t expecting so many shares. I’m sorry if this offended anyone, but I would like to say that of course the figures vary, and it CAN vary greatly. The only reason this one costs this much is because almost everything an average Malay wedding has was factored in. However, and with that being said, this infographic is NOT implying that you have to spend this amount. Of course it’s a DUH thing (common sense!) to spend within your budget. The whole point of this is to inform the uninformed that Malay weddings are definitely not $50.
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I would say 8 out of 10 non-Malays I know are often plain ignorant when it comes to the expenses involved in a Malay wedding. In fact, I have met many of such people who have this impression that a Malay wedding only costs so much. To help address this common problem as well as to educate the non-Malays, I decided to create a simple visual graphic that breaks down the expenses of a Malay wedding in Singapore.
Disclaimer: These are average figures I got from speaking to my married and about-to-get-married friends, and they do not necessarily represent the mass. Also, the figures are based on only one side of the couple. So yes you are right – multiply them by two to get the final figures for both bride and groom’s events.
To all my Malay friends, if you have any input(s)/comment(s) on this, drop me a message!
P/S: Oh, I would also like to add one more point – Malay weddings usually never expect monetary recoup. We don’t complain even if we receive $10 (common amount, honestly) after feeding your family of 8!
Source: Nur Haryanti
Satu keperihatinan sebhgn masyarakat Melayu spt yg sering mereka lahirkan ialah ketiadaan di kalangan MMP parti pemerintah, menurut mereka, yg dilihat berani membawa ke atas isu-isu besar yg menyentuh kepentingan utama orang Melayu/Muslim tetapi dilihat peka dlm kontek kehidupan masyarakat majmuk Singapura.
Benarkah masalahnya bersebab kepekaan?
Apakah tidak mungkin bersebab kualiti dan kredibiliti pemegang tugas itu sendiri?
Mungkinkah latarbelakang pekerjaan asal MMP dan/atau calon-calon parti pemerintah itu sendiri yg kebanyakannya datang dari sektor pemerintah/makan gaji mempengaruhi sikap mereka dalam berpolitik?
Atau ada sebab lain?
Bagaimanakah keperihatinan ini dirungkai dalam berdepan PRU tidak lama lagi?
Source: Maarof Salleh
Over the years, there have been various claims about why the PAP government ban the hijab.
One common excuse is that it is only a matter of time. According to this claim the government is trying to expand the common space and will allow the hijab in due course.
This excuse is amazing in how ridiculous it is.
When I discussed the hijab ban with Allahyarham Ustadz Abu Bakar Hashim several years ago, he told me that it was time the issue was resolved.
He demanded that we double the effort.
No more quiet begging. We need to stand up and be clear that the government should stop discriminating our sisters.
According to Ustadz Abu Bakar, the first time he heard of the problem was in 1972. He said it had been almost 30 years (then).
It is now 43 years.
How much longer will the government need to oppress our sisters?
How much longer will they use the excuse of needing time?
How much longer will we keep quiet while our sisters are abused?
The hijab ban has nothing to do with expanding common space. If it was, the government would have been able to do it a long time ago.
They had 43 years to do it.
And yet, they keep discriminating our sisters.
They keep forcing Muslim ladies to take off an article of clothing.
They forced us to beg for their approval.
It has been 43 years.
And it will keep going 43 years more.
Source: Zulfikar Shariff