Just learned that Said Zahari has passed away. Said was a journalist and led the fight for press freedom in Singapore before he was detained under the ISA in 1963. He remained imprisoned for 17 years.
I met Said on a couple of occasions. He was every bit the erudite gentlemen that people said he was, never the dangerous communist the PAP said he was.
My condolences to the family.
Source: Chee Soon Juan
I can’t change the direction of the wind,
but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
To my friends and family… yes most of us feel so much angry about the navy and their halal kitchen issue. We know and in-fact the minister himself knows that it just a lame excuse.
Hey, dont be so disheartened about that guys, what had happend semua nya ade hikmah. Allah knows what the best for us.
but it doesn’t stop us to voice out our frustration and also doesn’t stop us to excel ourselves in other sector.
Ye lah ade gak yang terkilan tak dapat masuk navy.. ade yg cita-cita dari kecik lagi. Time sekolah bila cikgu tanya dah besar nak jadi apa..kita iya iya dengan semangat “nak jadi captain atas kapal perang, Cikgu” Cikgu pun bagi semangat..ok bagus tu…kena belajar rajin2 tau…kita pun belajar lah rajin2, bapak tak mampu nak sambungkan kita sekolah, takpe, kita sekolah sambil bekerja part time.
Bila dah dapat semua Ilmu yg sepatut ade untuk apply Navy. Last last kena reject dengan alasan diberi takde halal kitchen. Tak ke terkilan…
Ilmu yg ade jangan lah disia-siakan, mohan pada Allah agar DIA tunjukkan jalan…
So sesiapa ade cita-cita nak jadi Captain kapal pergi lah website ni
http://www.wavelink.com.sg/wmi/programmes/deck-cadet.html
https://e2i.com.sg/…/re…/tripartite-nautical-training-award/
https://e2i.com.sg/…/regi…/special-limits-officer-programme/
or gi Singapore Polytechnic apply Diploma in Nautical Studies.
Takpe lah terkilan nak kerja kat kapal perang pun takpe asalkan dapat kerja atas kapal walaupun kapal dagang…GAJI LAGI BESAR DARI KAPAL PERANG TAU! Alhamdullilah dapat jugak sara hidup keluarga. Asalkan halal.
Bagi yg nak join ingat NEVER GIVE UP! Nothing come easy, work hard for it. You will be there eventually.
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Maju Lah Singapura!
Source: Zack Shaman FB
The recent Parliamentary sessions really demonstrated both the positive aspects and limitations of our opposition, as it stands.
MP Faisal’s question on Muslims and the navy has resulted in a discussion on the said matter. Not that he is the first person to ask this question; many Muslims have articulated similar concerns before. But because he is a parliamentarian, and because the question was asked in Parliament, the issue has gained traction. For people who always ask ‘what’s the point of having opposition MPs; all i want is a clean neighbourhood, shelters to my bus stops etc’, this is the perfect example you should consider.
At the same time, the fact that Denise Phua wasn’t challenged for her statements in Parliament – by both her colleagues and the opposition – is more than slightly disturbing to me. There was nothing unambiguous about the speech; the moment i read it i cringed. And felt angry. And was perturbed. And disappointed. In many ways, the government response to the navy question was expected, but this speech, was extraordinary. Yet, it elicited no response.
To be honest, i am just as disappointed in the opposition for not challenging her speech. An indirect Facebook status about the incident and some feel-good anecdotes to show Singapore society’s ‘tolerance’, is quite simply, not enough.
One cannot help but wonder why this is the case. Worse still, some tried to justify it by stating it is ‘a matter of choosing the wrong words’. Erm, no it isn’t. It is about the essence of the speech! Not the ‘phrasing’.
Why didn’t anyone comment on the matter? Is it because there is no political mileage in standing up for foreign workers? Or did the rest agree with her statements? Is it about foreign workers per se, or is it about Indian/South Asian foreign workers in particular (which would then indicate a racial dimension to the matter)?
Whatever the reason is, together with the other incidents (Navy and halal food, Tampines 1’s Chinese audience and people subsequently trying to justify it by stating it is a business decision, not a racial one), as a minority, one cannot help but worry about the tone of proceedings.
Source: Walid J. Abdullah
Dua pegawai polis trafik Melayu dipuji Perdana Menteri Lee Hsien Loong kerana menolak rasuah.
PM Lee memuji Polis Trafik Staf Sarjan Abdul Hakim dan Staf Sarjan Fadli Shaifuddin, di laman Facebooknya hari ini (7 Apr), setelah bertemu mereka dan lagi 43 pegawai awam dan individu di majlis perasmian pameran bergerak CPIB “Declassified Corruption Matters”.
Menurut PM Lee, kedua-dua pegawai itu diberi wang sogok sewaktu sedang menjalankan tugas namun dengan keras menolaknya.
PM Lee menegaskan, sistem Singapura yang bersih dan bebas rasuah tidak boleh diambil mudah.
PM Lee menambah, tugas mengawas sistem, menyiasat kes-kes dan mencari orang-orang yang jujur, telus dan berwibawa di semua peringkat dalam pemerintah memerlukan kerja keras.
PM Lee turut merakamkan penghargaan dan terima kasihnya kepada para pegawai lelaki dan wanita yang mana kejujuran, kewibawaan dan keazaman mereka menjadikan Singapura sebuah negara yang bebas rasuah.
Pameran “Declassified Corruption Matters” itu diadakan di Perpustakaan Negara sehingga 22 Mei.
Source: Berita Mediacorp
Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar Ms Denise Phua apologised on Friday (Apr 8) for her choice of words in her recent speech during the Ministry of Home Affairs budget debate.
“I should not have used the phrase ‘walking time-bombs’ to describe congregations of high density,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
Ms Phua, who is also the mayor of the Central Singapore, was relating a recent visit to Little India in Parliament.
As her constituency covers part of the Little India neighbourhood, she had put forth some suggestions in an effort to safeguard against a repeat of the Little India riot. The suggestions include forming a multi-agency Task Force to manage security risks of congestion or ring-fencing communal residential areas.
“I have no intention to undermine any specific group,” Ms Phua explained. “I personally get along very well with the foreign cleaners in my constituency. To them and the other foreign workers in our country, thank you for your help and please accept my sincere apology if I have caused you concern.”
Source: ChannelNewsAsia