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  • Why Didn’t PAP Malay MPs And Ministers Defend Perkampungan Melayu Geylang Serai From Being Demolished?

    Why Didn’t PAP Malay MPs And Ministers Defend Perkampungan Melayu Geylang Serai From Being Demolished?

    The house where LKY has stayed during his lifetime has so much interest that his son wanted to preserve it. Just one man.

    Geylang Serai Perkampungan Melayu where the whole of the Malay Community gathers, conduct events, congregate, shops and walk, was demolished without any fun-fare. No secret committee set up. Nothing.

    Not one of our Malay MPs stood up to preserve it.They even agreed to demolish it to make way for a new building.

    We deserve the kind of leaders we vote for. The Malays are weak politically because we have emasculated leaders trying to score political points with the PAP at the expense of the community.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • So Much Noise On Oxley Rise, Where’s The Discussion On Heritage Value Of Geylang Serai?

    So Much Noise On Oxley Rise, Where’s The Discussion On Heritage Value Of Geylang Serai?

    FROM GEYLANG SERAI TO OXLEY ROAD – Defining the sense of place

    It seems that this month has been about the heritage and identity of a place – from the debate about the character of the annual Ramadan bazaar that formed the heritage of Geylang Serai; to the contestation over the fate of 38 Oxley Road.

    Just as one could argue that the heritage value of 38 Oxley Road merits that of national consideration; so does that of Geylang Serai which has been part of the heartbeat of the Malay and Muslim community in Singapore.

     

    Source: Suryakenchana Omar

  • Farid Khan Kaim Khan, Chairman Of Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific, Said To Be Mystery Presidential Candidate

    Farid Khan Kaim Khan, Chairman Of Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific, Said To Be Mystery Presidential Candidate

    The mystery candidate said to be considering running for the Presidency is Mr Farid Khan Kaim Khan. He is the chairman of marine service provider Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific.

    Four men were at the Elections Department on Friday (June 16) to collect application forms for a potential presidential candidate they declined to identify. They would describe him only as a Malay/Muslim man in his early 60s, who is a chairman at a multinational company.

    But sources told The Straits Times that the man in question is Mr Farid, 62. They said he is giving serious thought to running for president but has yet to make a decision.

    He has been working at Singapore-based Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific for more than 10 years and is married with two children.

    The firm, which employs about 800 workers in the region, is part of French company Bourbon, which has more than 10,000 employees.

    Mr Farid is also the director of several other entities, including Greenship Holdings, which is also in the marine sector.

    One of the changes for the upcoming presidential election states that private-sector candidates must have run a company with at least $500 million in shareholder equity, to qualify automatically.

    The Straits Times understands that the shareholder equity of Greenship Holdings is about US$200 million (S$277 million), while that of Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific is more than US$300 million.

    When contacted, Mr Farid declined to comment.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Who Are These Multiracial Band Of Brothers? And Where Is The Presidential Candidate?

    Who Are These Multiracial Band Of Brothers? And Where Is The Presidential Candidate?

    A mystery contender – described as a Malay/Muslim man in his 60s and the chairman of a multinational company – is planning to vie for the position of president.

    Four of his friends turned up on Friday (June 16) at the Elections Department to collect application forms for the coming presidential election on his behalf.

    One of them, Future Energy Solutions director of administrative and business development Borhan Saini, said: “We believe that our candidate is eligible to stand.”

    To repeated questions on the new contender’s identity, Mr Saini would only offer sparse details: He is in early 60s, a chairman of a multinational company, and is currently based in Singapore.

    Mr Saini added that he believed the potential candidate could win the support of “all races in Singapore”.

    But he declined to give more information when pressed and would only say: “We are confident of that.”

    He added that a press conference will be called after Hari Raya, in the first week of July.

    Mr Borhan and his companions – who gave their names as Jimmie Wee, Rahman Kamin and Sukumaran, but declined to reveal more about themselves – had on Thursday sent an email to the media through an anonymous account. It stated that a “group of multiracial representatives” would be collecting documents for the upcoming presidential election.

    Mr Borhan said on Friday: “We are from a multiracial group to support our candidate because the president is not just for Malays, but for (people from) all walks of life in Singapore”.

    The group, he added, is not linked to any political party.

    When asked why the candidate had not collected the forms himself, Mr Borhan would only say: “He’s not free today… he has some urgent matters.”

    The upcoming presidential election in September is reserved for candidates from the Malay community, following changes to the elected presidency scheme approved by Parliament last year to ensure minority representation.

     

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Employers Encourages Their Muslim Domestic Helper To Fast, Even Though They Themselves Are Chinese-Buddhists

    Employers Encourages Their Muslim Domestic Helper To Fast, Even Though They Themselves Are Chinese-Buddhists

    For 17 years, she spent Hari Raya celebrations in Singapore, far from her beloved family in her village in Indonesia.

    While at times she cries, Ms Sriwahyuni has never lamented having to make ends meet in the region.

    Spending Ramadan alone is also one of the challenges faced by 49 year old Ms Sriwahyuni, who would call her elderly mother during Aidilfitri.

    Notwithstanding, with a very understanding employer, her situation is not as terrible.

    Her employer even encourages her to fast during Ramadan, even though they themselves are not Muslims.

    Mr Ho Kai Huat, 55 years old, and Miss Tan Sai Gek, 56 years old, are Buddhists but say they are not averse to allowing her to fast.

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    SELAMA 17 tahun, kebanyakan sambutan Hari Rayanya di sini jauh daripada keluarga tercinta di kampung halaman beliau di Indonesia.

    Walau kadang menitis air mata, Cik Sriwahyuni tidak pernah mengeluh perlu mencari rezeki di rantauan.

    Menyambut Ramadan keseorangan juga antara cabaran yang dihadapi Cik Sriwahyuni, 49 tahun, yang akan menelefon ibunya yang sudah lanjut usia setibanya Aidilfitri.

    Namun, dengan adanya majikan yang amat memahami, keadaan tersebut tidaklah begitu teruk.

    Malah, majikan beliaulah yang menggalakkannya berpuasa meskipun mereka bukan beragama Islam.

    Encik Ho Kai Huat, 55 tahun; dan Cik Tan Sai Gek, 56 tahun, yang beragama Buddha, berkata mereka tidak keberatan mengizinkan Cik Sriwahyuni berpuasa.

     

    Source: www.beritaharian.sg