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  • Khan Osman Sulaiman: If Lee Hsien Loong Can Do This To His Family, What About Normal Singaporeans?

    Khan Osman Sulaiman: If Lee Hsien Loong Can Do This To His Family, What About Normal Singaporeans?

    The dispute between Lee Hsien Loong (LHL) and his siblings is not uncommon. It centered around carrying out their dead father’s wish of demolishing Oxley Rise.

    In Islam, we have what we call ‘Amanah.’ Amanah is something placed on the shoulders of someone to carry out certain instructions to the best of our ability and fulfil the wishes of the dead as long as it doesnt transgress our religious doctrines.

    I believe we have heard of such incidents many times on the issue of not carrying out the ‘amanah’ someone placed on us. In this instance, it is LHL who is in the spotlight.

    The no-confidence vote by both LHL’s siblings is natural. We cannot expect a person who disrespect a dead man’s wish to hold big responsibilities like managing Singapore.

    If he cannot act justly in private, what can the people of Singapore expect on a bigger scale like managing a country? We already see how he has no qualms manipulating the system to benefit himself.

    The meritocratic society that he espouses is nothing but a facade to give hope to Singaporeans. Singapore crony-capitalism index shows how our meritocratic ideals have taken a back seat. And it is the people who suffer at the hands of an incompetent leader. Add to it, a morally bankrupt one.

     

    Source:Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • 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

  • Uncle Got Lost On Expressway Met An Angel On Two Wheels Who Sent Him Straight To His Destination

    Uncle Got Lost On Expressway Met An Angel On Two Wheels Who Sent Him Straight To His Destination

    Got myself a new helmet cam yesterday and half hour later, it captured this. I’m not sure if its a blessing in disguise or if he’s lucky to see me. But I do know that I have to share this here and hope that it’ll encourage people to go out of their way to help others. Do good and good will come to you. Ramadhan Kareem everyone =)

    Edit: Forgot to mention, he took the bus and missed a stop. So he tried walking straight to the direction of the bridge and entered the expressway. His daughter in law’s place is at the end of the bridge on Eunos side.

    And to my fellow riders asking about the camera I’m using, its a Drift Ghost-S from Motoworld @ Kaki Bukit.

     

    Source: Mohd Elfie Mohd Amin

  • President Who Can Speak Malay Is Useless If Not Independent

    President Who Can Speak Malay Is Useless If Not Independent

    Some quarters of my community weren’t too happy that presidential hopeful, Salleh Marican, wasnt fluent in Malay. Rightfully so.

    Malay is our National Language. To be the president of Singapore, the people expect hopeful candidates to at least be able to speak the language. You represent Singapore. You should at least be able to converse in our National Language.

    For those who are supportive of Salleh Marican not being able to speak the Malay language, do bear in mind that all three of our Prime Ministers, even if they are Chinese, can speak fluent Malay. And a national figure who can’t speak our National language is a cause for concern.

    As for me, a presidential candidate who cant speak the language of those he represents, is a secondary concern and not the deciding factor in casting my vote. My primary concern is whether the candidate is able to function and act in the interest of Singaporeans.

    We certainly do not want a President who speaks fluent Malay, who wows the crowd with bombastic words, who write beautiful poetry but is impotent in delivering its duties.

    The last thing we want is a President who can speak Malay but cannot act independently and having complicity with the ruling party.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • Getting To Know A Potential First Gentleman – Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee, Husband Of Hlimah Yacob

    Getting To Know A Potential First Gentleman – Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee, Husband Of Hlimah Yacob

    In this series of looking at our future president spouse, we take a closer look at Madam Halimah Yacob’s husband – Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee.

    After all, Madam Halimah Yacob is widely speculated to become the next president of Singapore.

    Americans joked that the male spouse of an American head of state should be called “First Dude”, “First Lad” or even “First Mate”

    A theoretical Mdm Halimah as Singapore’s president would make her the first female president of the country and her husband the ‘First Gentleman’

    “First Gentleman” or a “First Lady”, they accompany our Presidents to key state or diplomatic events, and are arguably, an important face of Singapore as well.

    So who is this Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee?

    University sweethearts.

    Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee graduated from the University of Singapore. He was Mdm Halimah’s university sweetheart and they got married two years after she graduated.

    He was a physics major.

    Determined and humble

    They were hopelessly in love but poor. He never believed in borrowing money just to make their lives better. As a result, the first flat that they moved into was spartan and un-renovated. They started with a rented room and then lived with relatives.  Together with the love of his life by his side, they eventually managed to save up enough to buy a five-room flat in Tampines for $75,000.

    He never forgot his roots and still lives in a HDB house with Mdm Halimah today. Together they have five children in steady succession.

    Strong family values

    Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee enforced the importance of communal living and taking care of elders to their children.

    30 years ago, he and Mdm Halimah bought two adjacent five- and four-room flats in Yishun, and knocked down the dividing wall so that the family can be even closer together.

    In his household, everything is family-sized and common property. The idea of sharing is very important. In a 2013 interview, Mdm Halimah shared that in their household, “You do not buy things just for yourself. You buy things to share with everybody.”

    He took care of his mother and lived under the same roof until she passed away in 1999. His mother-in-law too lived with them until recently, she passed away in 2015.

     

    Tri-lingual and a singer!

    Mr Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee is talented. Well versed in Malay and English, he could also sing well in Tamil!

    The pillar behind Mdm Halimah success

    Madam Halimah is a ground person. She never relies on official feedback channels alone but keeps her ears planted to the ground so that she can understand her residents better and help them in whichever way she can. Even back in MSF, she would visit voluntary welfare groups at least twice a week to find out their problems in implementing policies.

    Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee acts as the support pillar in her life. He is extremely proud of his wife achievements and never fails to give her  moral support and make time to accompany her to grassroots events and functions.

     

    The Singaporean Identity

    Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee promotes the Singaporean identity and yet takes pride in his own ethnic background.

    (Mr Mohamed and Mdm Halimah at an Arab association achievement awards ceremony)

    Alhabshee is an Arab family name and Singaporean Arabs have a history that stretches all the way to the island’s modern founding by Stamford Raffles.

    Even though they are a relatively small community, they have made prominent contributions to the country. The majority of the Arabs in Singapore are Hadhramis tracing their ancestry from the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula called Hadhramaut, which is now part of the Republic of Yemen. Some of the more famous Arab families includes the Aljunied (al-Junayds), the Alsagoff (al-Saqqāf), and the Alkaff (al-Kāf) families.

    Assuming Mdm Halimah runs for the Presidency, will we be seeing Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee portrait up in the halls too, alongside Madam Halimah Yacob?

    Your pick.