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  • Damanhuri Abas: Distrust Of Malays By The Government Have To Stop Now

    Damanhuri Abas: Distrust Of Malays By The Government Have To Stop Now

    Was at Reach Feedback session with Dr Yaacob and Mdm Rahayu this evening.

    EP was hot tonite. Salleh Marican of Second Chance fired the first salvo and stated that 3 years ago his biz paid up caps qualifies him to contest for the EP but it looks like his chance is gone now.

    With bleak economic outlook job prospects will be serious issues that will beset Singaporeans. No clear way forward on this one as the Malay community is least independent of the govt help.

    The rushed changes to the EP and the strange interest and concern on the Malay community has inevitably exposed the hypocrisy of selective meritocracy that has existed for the last 50 years which scholarly works by Prof Hussin Mutalib and Dr Lily Zubaidah (related to President Yusuf Ishak) have already exposed for years but ignored.

    Thus I raised to them about the fallacy of meritocracy and discrimination that starts with the government for their strange unjustified distrust of the loyalty of the Malay community.

    This unhealthy relationship of distrust between govt and the Malay community is toxic and must be eradicated. It has secondary effects on the wider community as imposed structural barriers denying Malays access to so-called sensitive position in government jobs get expanded into entrenched attitudes in the wider society.

    The Malays has done nothing to deserve this distrust. Our track record of loyalty to land and country are unmatched based on the peformance of the Malay regiment who sacrificed their life for Singapore during the Japanese invasion of this country.

    To blanket the entire community on baseless grounds of disloyalty are unfair and unjust, denying our meritocratic right to have full unhindered opportunity like everyone else just because we are malays.

    Examples of silly reasons of ship kitchen dietary constraints in the navy no longer cut any ice with a matured and thinking citizenry. So please stop this outrageous justification to maintain discriminatory practices when questions of loyalty and distrust are the real excuses and must end.

    Yes changes are taking place but more can and must be done to stop discriminatory practices. The change must start from the very top beginning with the government. Real meritocracy must be implemented.

    Then only maybe one day Singaporeans will truly be a one united people as what our kids recite daily in school.

    Special thanks goes to Dr Yaacob and Mdm Rahayu for accepting me and others into the session. They are more courageous than some Minister who rather call off his session than faced Dr Tan Cheng Bock.

     

    Source: Damanhuri Bin Abas

  • ‘Let’s Talk’: Josephine Teo Responds To Clamour Over ‘Sex’ Comment

    ‘Let’s Talk’: Josephine Teo Responds To Clamour Over ‘Sex’ Comment

    A comment about needing “a very small space to have sex” has stirred up social media.

    The remark, made by Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo in an interview with The Straits Times that was published on Wednesday (Oct 12), was meant to encourage young couples to have babies even if they have not settled into their own flat yet. But in a Facebook post on Wednesday night (Oct 12), Mrs Teo said that the newspaper’s coverage “might not have captured everything in the way I intended”.

    She added: “But in all seriousness, we need an honest conversation on how, as a society, we can get ready for Millennial families.”

    “Every way I turn, I see more of our Millennials boldly stepping up to overturn long-held assumptions about what #Singaporeans can and cannot achieve… when I look at our Millennials, I am brimming with hope that a new generation of pioneers is emerging, specifically, in terms of how they will meet both family and career aspirations in new, imaginative ways,” she wrote.

    Mrs Teo also let on that more plans to better support Millennials in marriage and parenthood may be in the works, with “more to come in the next few weeks”.

    Mrs Teo’s Facebook post came after some blogs had came up with lists of the smallest places in Singapore that could fit the bill.

    “Singaporeans are like birds, don’t expect to have eggs when there is no nest to lay them,” Facebook user Shawn Yang said.

    Another Facebook user Derrick Poh commented: “Not everyone has the luxury of depending on their parents to host them and a baby while the government takes 3 to 4 years to build a flat.”

    According to World Bank data, Singapore has the fifth lowest fertility rate in the world, at 1.3 births per woman.

     

    Source: TODAY Online

     

  • What Should Come First, A Baby Or A Flat?

    What Should Come First, A Baby Or A Flat?

    “You need a very small space to have sex.”

    Those were the words of Singapore’s Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo during a state media interview on marriage and parenthood issues.

    Like many wealthy countries, Singapore is facing the challenge of an ageing population and low birth rates, so its government is actively encouraging young citizens to get on with starting a family.

    The candid politician, who is in charge of population matters, was asked if part of the reason why young Singaporeans were not having children was because they were having to wait too long to get their own homes.

    If they’re still living with their parents, it’s hard to do what’s necessary to have a baby, the argument goes.

    But Ms Teo suggested property shouldn’t be a priority, as “you need a very small space to have sex”.

    “In France, in the UK, in Nordic countries, man meets woman [and] they can make a baby already. They love each other,” she said.

    “It’s a matter of living in yours or living in mine. They also don’t have to worry about marriage – that comes later,” she said.

    But in the case of Singapore, she said, “man meets woman, falls in love, proposes and then they plan the wedding and a house”.

    ‘When you care about growth statistics more then citizens’

    The National Population and Talent Division didn’t immediately reply for a request for more comment, but Ms Teo’s words ignited fierce debate on social media.

    A Facebook post carrying the interview was shared more than 5,000 times from the Straits Times newspaper’s official page.

    It also drew a flurry of heated comments from netizens.

    “Do you produce flats faster than we produce babies? Such statements only show how much empathy you’re lacking with couples,” remarked Singaporean Derrick Poh.

    “Did she just promote premarital sex? This is what happens when you care more about growth statistics more then citizens’ well being,” said Shayful Kamal.

    “Our society centres on conservative moral values. In Singapore, building a career trumps having a life partner in terms of financial security – but it doesn’t mean people don’t want to fall in love, get married and have kids,” wrote Chng Jing Hui, who also said Ms Teo’s comments were “frivolous”.

    Other Singaporeans raised the point of financial stability and being “responsible”.

    “I think she’s missed the point; it’s not where to have sex. To have a house before a child is correct. Is she encouraging young couples to have babies and continue to depend on their parents? Having a flat also means the couple is financially sound before they can move on to the next stage of life,” said Jo-Ann Tan.

    Charis Mun said: “Children should be planned for when both parties are ready for the responsibilities of parenthood. And having the stability and security of your own matrimonial home is essential to raise children.”

     

    Source: BBC

  • Damanhuri Abas: Unprincipled Leaders Corrupt Morals, Out Of Wedlock Pregnancy Suggested As Solution

    Damanhuri Abas: Unprincipled Leaders Corrupt Morals, Out Of Wedlock Pregnancy Suggested As Solution

    Unprincipled leaders will spew morally bankrupt suggestion of illicit out-of-wedlock pregnancies as solutions to tackle complex procreation, child-bearing and upbringing issues. They should seriously step aside and allow more serious decent productive conversation to take place.

    On a lighter note, just consult your proven procreation expert (your next door abang lah with 5 children). We malays cope with tight flats and still produce many babies and don’t complaint.

    We marry at void decks and make do. We are champions leading the babies production game for this country we love and we don’t compromise on marriage and family. If the Minister or whoever she is wants some ideas, join us at the nearest void deck on Sunday. See u there.

    And no silly hanky panky ideas lah…. haiyo please lah…. we got pride u know…

     

    Source: Damanhuri Abas

  • Khan Osman Sulaiman: Mengapa AP Melayu Islam Dan MUIS Membisu Dalam Isu Online Gambling?

    Khan Osman Sulaiman: Mengapa AP Melayu Islam Dan MUIS Membisu Dalam Isu Online Gambling?

    Apabila polisi membina 2 casino dibahaskan dalam parliament dan diletakkan pada undian, tidak seorang pun AP Melayu/Islam menentang hasrat pemerintah. Malahan mereka setuju dgn hala tujuan pemerintah untuk membangunkan negara dgn hasil perjudian.

    Sebaliknya, yg menentang ialah AP2 bukan Islam.

    Baru2 ini, pemerintah meluluskan permohonan dari Singapore Pools dan Singapore Turf Club untuk menyediakan perkhidmatan ‘Online Gambling.’

    Langkah itu menimbulkan kebimbangan daripada pihak Majlis Kebangsaan Gereja-Gereja yang menekankan bahawa perjudian akan meninggalkan kesan buruk terhadap masyarakat.

    Yg peliknya, bantahan dari MUIS dan AP2 Melayu kita tidak langsung kedengaran. Walaupun Singapura adalah negara sekular, ini tidak bermakna nilai2 murni yg diajarkan kepada kita melalui agama Islam tidak boleh diluahkan.

    Kita dapat melihat bagaimana Majlis Kebangsaan Gereja-Gereja memainkan peranannya terhadap masyarakat umum dengan mengambil pendirian tegas terhadap polisi2 pemerintah yg tidak sehaluan dgn ajaran agama mereka.

    MUIS selaku kuasa tertinggi yg menyeliakan hal ehwal umat Islam di Singapura, seringkali didapati membisu apabila pemerintah menggubal rang undang2 yg bercanggah dgn ajaran Islam.

    Pucuk kepimpinan MUIS yg lemah setelah beberapa dekat ini menjadikan organisasinya mandul. Tidak dapat memainkan peranan nya seperti yg diharapkan oleh masyarakat.

    Pada masa jangkau yg panjang, kelemahan MUIS untuk membuat pendiriannya terhadap isu2 genting yg berkaitan dgn polisi2 negara, akan menghilangkan pengaruh masyarakat Islam Singapura.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

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