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  • Old Victorian’s Association Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed Memorial Fund

    Old Victorian’s Association Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed Memorial Fund

    Victoria lost one of her beloved sons to the recent earthquake in Sabah. As a big Victorian family, we mourn the loss of a dear brother and extend our deepest condolences to his family.

    Ghazi left behind his beloved wife and 3 very young children, aged 5, 3 and 1 years old.

    The Old Victorians’ Association (OVA) is embarking on this fund raising initiative and is appealing to all Victorians and friends to come forth and do your part by donating any amount towards this fund. ALL monies raised will be presented to the family of the late Mohammad Ghazi and we hope the amount raise will aid them financially in one way or the other.

    Here’s what you can do:

    1. Write a cheque payable to OLD VICTORIANS’ ASSOCIATION.
    2. Write your NAME, CONTACT NUMBER and indicate GHAZI MEMORIAL FUND at the back of the cheque.
    2. Mail your cheque to: Old Victorians’ Association c/o Victoria School, 2 Siglap Link, Singapore 448880

    Fund Raising Cut off date: 30 June 2015

    If you have any enquiry, please do not hesitate to email:
    [email protected]

    Once a Victorian. Always a Victorian.
    Nil Sine Labore

     

    Source: www.ova.org.sg

  • Solat Jenazah Bagi Almarhum Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed

    Solat Jenazah Bagi Almarhum Mohammad Ghazi Bin Mohamed

    GEMPA KINABALU: SOLAT JENAZAH

    Difahamkan yang jenazah Almarhum Cikgu Mohammad Ghazi bin Mohamed, yang terkorban semasa gempa di Gunung Kinabalu, bakal tiba di Singapura, hari ini, 19 Jun 2015, dan akan dibawa ke Masjid Kampung Siglap untuk disolatkan SELEPAS solat ASAR.

    Inilah cara terbaik untuk kita berikan penghormatan terakhir kepada Almarhum Cikgu Muhd Ghazi dengan kita solat jenazah untuknya.

    Bagi yang berkesempatan hari ini, silakan untuk solat jenazah di Masjid Kg Siglap.

    Almarhum meninggalkan balu dan 3 orang anak kecil. Yang paling kecil baru dilahirkan.

    Harap dapat diuaru-uarkan kepada para pendengar Warna 94.2fm Official Fanpage.

    Terimakasih.

    Ramadhan Kareem

    Salaam Jumaat

     

     

    Source: Mohd Khair

  • Sabah Quake: Reunion Of Guides And Students At Tanjong Katong Primary School

    Sabah Quake: Reunion Of Guides And Students At Tanjong Katong Primary School

    On Tuesday (Jun 16), three mountain guides met the Singaporean schoolboy whose life they helped save following the earthquake that struck Sabah on Jun 5.

    Rizuan Kauhinin, Simon Gohinmin and Mazlee Liong touched down in Singapore on Monday night (Jun 15). The next day, they were reunited with Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) student El Wafeeq El Jauzy, whom they had helped carry down Mount Kinabalu following the 5.9-magnitude quake.

    Also at the reunion was another TKPS student who was rescued – Arnaav Karan Chabria, 11.

    BEFORE THE REUNION

    Rizuan, Simon and Mazlee after breakfast and watching morning television, a short time before the scheduled reunion. (Photo: Kane Cunico)

    “We slept comfortably. I dreamt I was climbing,” said Rizuan ahead of the meeting.

    “I will shake Wafeeq’s hand and ask the boy about his condition,” said Mazlee on the way to TKPS. “The last time I had a chance to ask the boy his name and age, but this time I will ask more and get to know him more.”

    A VERY SPECIAL SHIRT: #TKPS student Wafeeq’s family had this made for the men who saved him in the #SabahQuake. bit.ly/1SjaiWc

    Posted by Channel NewsAsia Singapore on Monday, 15 June 2015

    Wafeeq and his family wore customised shirts, which they intended to present to the Sabahan guides as gifts. “We wanted to give the guides something meaningful. So we came up with the idea of soccer jerseys with Wafeeq’s and the guides’ names,” said his mother, Mdm Sabrena El Huda.

    Added the 12-year-old student: “I made the T-shirts to symbolise the courage of the Sabah mountain guides.”

    Shy El Wafeeq El Jauzy, at home with his family before the reunion. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

    Wafeeq has prepared a special jersey for his “saviour” Rizuan. His family had three of these made, each with Rizuan and Wafeeq’s names on it. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

    REUNION AT TKPS

    The reunion – arranged as part of an upcoming Channel NewsAsia documentary, Heart of Courage – saw the guides, the two boys and their families meet behind closed doors on Tuesday morning (Jun 16). This is the first time the guides have travelled out of Malaysia, and they will spend two days sightseeing in Singapore.

    Smiles as Rizuan and Wafeeq finally meet again after a trying joint experience in Sabah. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

    Rizuan checking out the jersey Wafeeq had made. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

    The most vocal out of the three guides, Rizuan said, “The earthquake that happened affected a lot of people. The boys endured a lot of trauma and you need to give them time to get better. They lost a lot of their friends and I hope that they will be strong to continue their way of life.”

    “I’m not just the only guide to help the boys. It was a big operation that involved all the mountain guides,” he added.

    Wafeeq’s father Mr El Jauzy hugs one of the trio, Simon Gohinmin. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

    Wafeeq called the chance to meet the men who saved him a “precious” moment. “They helped me all the way from the mountain,” he added.

    His mother, Mdm Sebrina said: “I feel very delighted – the whole family does – seeing them in person. When we spoke to each other, we shared our stories as if we had known each other for a long time.

    “I wouldn’t see this meeting as a closure but a start. I think this sense of brotherly love will continue beyond this episode.”

    Asked if her son will go back to Mount Kinabalu, she said: “He is a very determined boy.” Wafeeq still wants to reach the summit, she added. “I think he has found a very good guide”

    The TKPS students and their families share some quiet time with the mountain guides. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

    A total of 18 climbers were killed in the disaster, 10 from Singapore.

    Catch Heart of Courage on Channel NewsAsia, June 23, at 8.30pm.

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • MOE: TKPS Students Were On Simpler Via Ferrata Route

    MOE: TKPS Students Were On Simpler Via Ferrata Route

    The Ministry of Education (MOE) clarified on Wednesday (Jun 10) that the Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) team was on a simpler route on Mount Kinabalu when the earthquake struck.

    Compared with the regular Via Ferrata route, where the elevation of the starting point is 3,520m, the pupils, teachers and their guides began on a route at an elevation of 3,411m, stated the MOE.

    Mountain Torq, which manages the Via Ferrata, added that this was also a shorter route – 281m (indicated in red below) instead of the original route (in green), which is 430m long.

    An MOE spokesperson said: “This is a less steep route compared to the full Walk the Torq route.” She confirmed that the TKPS teams have been using the simplified route since 2010.

    On Sunday, the MOE, based on its initial interviews with teachers and pupils who survived the trip, said the team were on the well-known Via Ferrata route.

    A Via Ferrata is a mountain path comprising a series of rungs, rails and cables on the rock face. Climbers must wear helmets and harnesses to attempt this route and must be at least 10 years old.

    The school has been sending teams to Mount Kinabalu for the past seven years, attempting the original route for the first two years, said Mountain Torq marketing director Quek I-Gek.

    She said the simplified route was also only for a selected group of trekkers. Referring to the TKPS pupils who had taken the Via Ferrata, Ms Quek added: “They’re the best students we’ve guided. Consistently, they’re better physically and mentally.”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Mount Kinabalu Nudist May Face Both Native And Civil Courts

    Mount Kinabalu Nudist May Face Both Native And Civil Courts

    KOTA KINABALU — The four tourists arrested for stripping naked on Mount Kinabalu may not only be charged in the civil court but also the native court.

    Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi Manjun said this was possible as the tourists had breached native customs as well as civil law for public indecency.

    “Technically, they can be hauled to both courts. Its for the courts to decide. Let’s let the law take its course,” he said when contacted by the Malay Mail Online.

    Canadians siblings Ms Lindsey Petersen, 23 and Ms Danielle Peterson, 22, Dutch national Mr Dylan Snel, 23, and Briton Ms Eleanor Hawkins, 24 have been remanded for four days ending Saturday (June 6) by Ranau-based magistrate Dzul Elmy to facilitate investigations into their alleged stripping incident on Mount Kinabalu.

    A lawyer who declined to be named, also agreed that the case could be heard in both civil and native courts if they deemed it necessary.

    “It has been done before, and the native court does feel it is necessary in this particular case,” he said.

    It was also reported by the Malay Mail Online on Tuesday that Ranau native chief Taip Rashman, in consultation with the native court council, said that the case should be tried there as it was a breach of customary law in their area.

    He said that they will do their best to see that the proper “sogit” or “cooling down compensation” was imposed on the offenders to the aggrieved party.

    Sabah Police Commissioner Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman had earlier said they were expecting to complete investigations pertaining to the stripping incident on Mount Kinabalu by tomorrow.

    “We want to complete our investigations as soon as possible and pass the papers to the deputy public prosecutor for further action,” he said.

    The four under police custody are part of the five out of the 10 suspects first identified by Sabah Parks. The fifth was arrested and released on Monday.

    “The identities of the others could not be ascertained as they did not provide their complete name and passport when they registered prior to scaling the mountain,” he said, in urging Sabah Parks make it compulsory for climbers to provide their full passport details in the future.

    The four tourists, who are not eligible for bail, are being investigated by Ranau district police under Section 294(a) of the Penal code for public indecency, which carries a sentence of up to three months jail or fine or both if convicted.

    Police had arrested Ms Hawkins at the Tawau airport when she attempted to board a plane while the other three had surrendered themselves at the Kota Kinabalu police station.

    All four are currently being held at the Kota Kinabalu police station.

    A police report lodged by Sabah Parks staff alleged that 10 tourists had stripped and posed naked for photos on Mount Kinabalu’s peak on May 30 and reportedly rebuffed their local guide who tried to stop them, telling him to “go to hell”.

    The act has angered natives who believe that the mountain is sacred and carries the spirit of their ancestors.

    Deputy chief minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan has since blamed a magnitude 5.9 earthquake which has so far killed at least 18 people on the disrespectful act.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com