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  • The Voice SG & MY: Participants Can Be Of Any Race Or Nationality, But Have To Be Fluent In Mandarin

    The Voice SG & MY: Participants Can Be Of Any Race Or Nationality, But Have To Be Fluent In Mandarin

    Popular international reality TV show The Voice has now made its mark in Southeast Asia, with a new show aimed at Singaporean and Malaysian audiences.

    The singing competition will now be adapted for the countries under one program, co-produced by mm2 entertainment along with cable providers StarHub (Singapore) and Astro (Malaysia).

    They’ve now opened entries to aspiring singers from these two countries, and they assure that they’re “on the search for true talents with good voices regardless of their appearances.” But there is one curious catch: you must be able to sing in Mandarin.

    “There is no restriction on race as long as you have a good voice, are fluent in Mandarin, and are able to perform Mandarin songs,” they state on the FAQ page on their official website.

    It appears that this version of The Voice is primarily targeted towards Mandarin-speaking audiences. This differs from the Singaporean adaptation of American Idol, where contestants sang in English.

    Social media users are understandably angry over this rule, raising questions over the show’s language exclusivity.

    It’s likely that this show is aiming to reach the level of success of Sing! China, which was formally known as The Voice of China and mainly featured singers, which included finalist Nathan Hartono last year, performing in Mandarin. mm2 will not be allowing entrants to sing in Hokkien or Cantonese.

    While some are crying foul over the show’s discrimination against non-Mandarin speakers, B-Quartet frontman Bani Haykal threw in a slightly different perspective on the matter on Twitter: speculating that the rule is likely a strategic move for the show to appeal to audiences in China, the same way Sing! China became popular with audiences in Southeast Asia.

    He explains more in an entire Twitter thread, and it is an interesting argument: Sing! China‘s finals broke viewership records in China, and the country remains an extremely attractive prospect for foreign media to target (*cough* The Great Wall).

    The Voice for Singapore and Malaysia could simply be an attempt at replicating the success of Sing! China, but with the emphasis on multi-racial growth in both countries, could this be simply a tone-deaf strategic move by mm2?

    Registration

    StarHub announced on Friday (May 5) that those aged 16 and up can begin to apply for a spot on the show as of 6pm.

    Again, although participants can be of any race or nationality, “talents have to be fluent in Mandarin and able to perform songs in Mandarin”, according to a press release from StarHub.

    They must also submit a clip of themselves singing. Clips must be no longer than 90 seconds, and dialect songs such as those in Cantonese or Hokkien are not allowed. Other than that, there is no restriction to the language or genre of the song selected, and applicants may choose between singing a cappella or with an instrument, said the press release. Singing with accompanying music tracks is not allowed.

    The auditions close on May 31. Visit www.thevoicesgmy.com

     

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    Source: https://www.bandwagon.asia and http://www.todayonline.com

  • Seeing His Way Blocked,Frustrated Man Persistently Honked Outside Surau During Friday Prayers, Attacked By Mob

    Seeing His Way Blocked,Frustrated Man Persistently Honked Outside Surau During Friday Prayers, Attacked By Mob

    A 28-year-old man was injured and the car he that was driving, damaged, when he was attacked by several men outside a surau just after Friday prayers concluded at Taman Austin Perdana here today.

    Johor Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the 1.30pm incident occurred when the man found another car blocking his path and he started honking.

    “After that, a man appeared to move the car and the disgruntled driver honked the other man again as he was driving off.

    “Suddenly a group of men approached the first driver and started hitting him with their hands and helmet. The complainant’s vehicle was also damaged,” said Kamarul in a statement.

     

    Kamarul said a face-to-face meeting was conducted between the driver and members of the surau’s committee at the Setia Indah police station after incident

    “All parties involved have agreed to leave the matter for the police to investigate,” he said, adding the case was being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting.

    He said police are now tracing the people who attacked the man.

     

    Source: www.nst.com.my

  • Malaysian Foodpanda Rider Stealing Singaporeans’ Rice Bowl, So Citizens Should Steal Each Others’ To Survive

    Malaysian Foodpanda Rider Stealing Singaporeans’ Rice Bowl, So Citizens Should Steal Each Others’ To Survive

    However shocking it is to hear our Prime Minister lecturing our own working citizens to “steal other people’s lunch boxes” in this year May Day celebration, it is apparently clear that that has to be done. Look, even Malaysians are taking up food delivery jobs using Msia-plate motorbikes.

    More riders, more competition, means more effort and hard work. Malaysian with msia-plate motorbikes has more advantage compared to Singaporeans using Singapore registered bikes right? How do one work hard enough to become abang Foodpanda that earns 4k then?

    And what is the norm in Singapore nowadays?

    PAP stealing from citizens, PAP keep inviting foreigners here to steal jobs from citizens, and now citizens have to start stealing from other citizens to survive?

    Ownself protect interest of ownself ke? Lie, cheat and steal too? Haramjah betol.

     

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  • Experts Not Convinced Malaysian IS Terrorist Muhammad Wanndy Is Dead

    Experts Not Convinced Malaysian IS Terrorist Muhammad Wanndy Is Dead

    KUALA LUMPUR: Security officials, reacting to a Facebook post by the wife of notorious Islamic State (IS) terrorist Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi that he is dead, doubt its accuracy.

    “This is probably a ruse by Mu­­hammad Wanndy to escape from those on his heels,” said a source.

    The source said Muhammad Wann­dy, 27, had probably staged his own death to “emerge as a new person” and avoid detection.

    “He is really desperate and will try anything,’’ the source added.

    News of Muhammad Wanndy’s alleged death on Saturday was triggered by a Facebook post by Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, 28, that day.

    She said Muhammad Wanndy could have been killed in Syria in a drone strike.

    Stating that she accepted her husband’s fate, she vowed to carry on with his struggle in Syria.

    “My Mujahid, finally it is your time to go. I will remain here and carry on with the work you started. I accept this as fate,” Nor Mah­mudah wrote in her latest posting.

    (A mujahid is one engaged in a jihad, especially as a guerrilla war­rior.)

    Muhammad Wanndy, who is from Durian Tunggal in Malacca, left for Syria in 2014 with Nor Mahmudah.

    Known as a top IS recruiter, he is on the United States’ most wanted list for his involvement in funding and providing operational support for the terror group.

    In an exclusive report in The Star on Wednesday, intelligence sources were quoted as having said that Muhammad Wanndy had lost the faith of IS militants as he had failed to carry out attacks in Malaysia as planned.

    The report stated that Muhammad Wanndy had “limited time” to try and con­vince his Syrian leaders of his ability to conduct terror attacks.

    One source had said that he had until the end of the year to prove himself, or risk having his status as the IS’ Malay­sian leader stripped.

    Sources said yesterday that seve­ral Malaysian and Indonesian militants were unhappy with Muham­mad Wanndy as he had used up sympathisers’ donations.

    “Fellow IS fighters in Raqqa are looking for him. He has been on the run for about two weeks,” said a source.

    Other militants also took to social media to post pictures of the car that Muhammad Wanndy allegedly was in when the drone attack happened.

    “Even the wordings in his wife’s post sounds more like Muhammad Wanndy’s writing,” said a source.

    The source added that Muham­mad Wann­dy was the mastermind be­­hind many failed IS attacks in Malay­sia “and he is not a fighter in Syria”.

    “It was long suspected that he used funds donated towards the IS cause to settle his family expenses in Syria and other debts.

    “He cleverly used the IS platform for his own gain. His cover has been blown open,” said the source.

    It is believed that Muhammad Wanndy, also known as Abu Hamzah Al-Fateh, had accumulated RM100,000 in donations from sympathisers.

    “He used some of it to fund attacks in Malaysia but most was for his own use.

    “It can be said that he enjoyed life in Syria while others did the fighting for him,” another source said.

    Bukit Aman Special Branch director Comm Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said they were trying to find out whether Muhammad Wanndy was in fact dead.

    “We are checking. We want to know quickly,’’ he added.

    Comm Mohamad Fuzi had said earlier that the Counter Terrorism Division was working closely with the United States to hunt down Muhammad Wanndy, who has been on Bukit Aman’s wanted list for the past two years.

     

    Source: www.thestar.com.my

     

  • Malaysia’s Islamic Battle Takes A Heavenly Path

    Malaysia’s Islamic Battle Takes A Heavenly Path

    In the Islamists version of hell, that is the one in Malaysia, voting against the PAS is a vote to hell.

    This is part of the campaign to promote a united PAS-UMNO front in Malaysia, and the elite of the Islamist party are going national in their attacks against Muslims who are resistant to the idea.

    “It is important to unite PAS and UMNO in order to eliminate the DAP,” says a WhatsApp group message.

    The group – unknown since the name is not published on the posting in a pro-opposition Facebook page – changed its Icon to that of a PAS-UMNO hand shake.

    The message continue: “If you want to enter hell, you can vote DAP.”

    But if you wan to enter paradise.”Vote PAS”

    The message does not end there.

    It goes further into declaring – similar to an Islamic edict or Fatwa – that people who does not vote the PAS will be made ‘kafir harbi.”

    The threats are not new in Malaysia.

    On 23 June 2016, the Mufti of Pahang shocked Malaysians by stating that it is a sin for Muslims to support the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which he labelled as Kafir Harbi (infidels against whom war can be waged).

    The statement received mixed reactions from the Muslims: some voiced their support while many opposed it. For non-Muslims, it became a source of fear, given recent threats announced by the Malaysian Islamic State (IS) based in Syria, and the first bombing incident by IS in Malaysia.

    Following the overall rejection of the labeling by Muslim scholars and intellectuals who claimed that the label was invalid and unsuitable under contemporary circumstances, the Prime Minister’s Office announced that no Malaysians should be placed under the Kafir Harbi category.

    There is in Malaysia an unfortunate practice of using the term Kafir Harbi for political reasons, and for demonising certain opposition political parties and certain non-Muslim groups.

     

    Source: www.theindependent.sg