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  • A Malay CEO of Nakilat-Keppel Offshore And Marine

    A Malay CEO of Nakilat-Keppel Offshore And Marine

    Abu Bakar is the CEO of Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine, a shipyard in Qatar. He never thought that he could rise to become a Chief Executive Officer given that he was a poly graduate.

    He attributed his success to the spirit of continued learning, passion and diligence.

    After graduating from SP, he had a head-start as an assistant safety officer with Keppel.

    Abu Bakar gradually moved up the ranks, working in other areas such as production and marketing to deepen his skills.

    Despite juggling with work, family and his National Service commitments, Abu Bakar sought to further his education, graduating with a Master of Business Administration, so that he could continue to learn and grow as an individual.

    In recognition of his zeal for lifelong learning and contributions to society, Abu Bakar was recently named Achiever of the Year by Malay daily Berita Harian.

  • Laporan Di Doha: Jemaah Qatar Dilarang Masuk Masjidil Haram

    Laporan Di Doha: Jemaah Qatar Dilarang Masuk Masjidil Haram

    Tindakan pihak berkuasa Arab Saudi mencegah rakyat Qatar daripada memasuki Masjidil Haram, mengeruhkan lagi krisis diplomatik di negara Teluk.

    Demikian menurut laporan akhbar Al Sharq yang berpangkalan di Doha.

    Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Qatar (NHRC) menerima aduan daripada rakyat Qatar bahawa para jemaahnya dilarang masuk ke Masjidil Haram, lapor akhbar itu pada Sabtu (10 Jun).

    Ketua NHRC, Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri menyifatkan insiden itu sebagai mencabuli secara terang-terangan hak untuk mengamalkan agama seperti yang dibenarkan oleh konvensyen hak kemanusiaan, lapor akhbar itu lagi.

    Lazimnya, pihak berkuasa Arab Saudi tidak menyoal para jemaah yang memasuki Masjidil Haram mengenai latar belakang kaum atau fahaman mereka.

    Dakwaan itu diterima beberapa hari setelah UAE dan Bahrain menyatakan “simpati” yang ditunjukkan kepada Qatar di media sosial adalah satu jenayah, lapor Aljazeera.

    Menurut Amiriah Arab Bersatu (UAE) para pesalah boleh dijatuhi hukuman penjara sehingga 15 tahun dan didenda $136,000 (S$188,290).

    Bahrain pula mengisytiharkannya sebagai kesalahan yang boleh dijatuhi hukuman penjara sehingga lima tahun.

    Pertikaian antara Qatar dengan negara-negara Arab memuncak setelah satu serangan siber ke atas agensi berita pemerintah Qatar.

    Arab Saudi, Bahrain, UAE dan Mesir memutuskan hubungan diplomatik dan pengangkutan dengan Qatar pada Isnin lalu (5 Jun), menuduhnya menyokong fahaman “pelampau”.

    Qatar bagaimanapun dengan tegas menafikan dakwaan itu, lapor laman Aljazeera.

    Dalam kenyataannya, pemerintah Qatar menyatakan ia sudah lama menerajui negara-negara di rantau itu dalam menentang “pengganasan”, termasuk memberi golongan muda harapan menerusi pekerjaan, mendidik ratusan ribu pelarian Syria dan membiayai program-program masyarakat untuk mencabar agenda kumpulan-kumpulan bersenjata, lapor Aljazeera.

    “Pendirian kami dalam menentang pengganasan lebih kuat berbanding mana-mana penandatangan kenyataan bersama – satu fakta yang dengan mudah tidak diendahkan,” menurut pemerintah Qatar.

     

     

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg/

  • Nazem Suki: Middle East Political Turmoil – No Military Intervention Needed, Islam Remains Uniting Force

    Nazem Suki: Middle East Political Turmoil – No Military Intervention Needed, Islam Remains Uniting Force

    Many are asking how we, the Muslims in Singapore & in this region, will respond to the current political crisis in the Middle East.

    I put forward these responds;

    1) We do not take sides between one brother state to the other. We love all of them in the spirit of Islamic brotherhood.
    2) We urge all parties to reconcile political differences diplomatically in brotherhood.
    3) We trust the basis of reconciliation is recorded & enshrined in the holy Quran & the Sunnah.
    4) We believe the interest of the Ummah precedes all political interest.
    5) We will not be pressured or forced to fix alliance with one state from the other.
    6) We do not subscribed to military intervention.
    7) Islam remains a uniting force of the Ummah of diverse opinions & political creeds.

    Wallahua’lam

     

    Source: Mohamed Nazem Suki

  • Qatar Calls Decision By Gulf Nations And Egypt ‘Unjustified’; Allegations Against Doha Have ‘No Basis In Fact’

    Qatar Calls Decision By Gulf Nations And Egypt ‘Unjustified’; Allegations Against Doha Have ‘No Basis In Fact’

    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar.

    The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security.

    The three Gulf states gave Qatari visitors and residents two weeks to leave their countries, Reuters news agency reported.

    Saudi also closed the border and halted air and sea traffic with Qatar, urging “all brotherly countries and companies to do the same”.

    The statement appeared to be timed in concert with an earlier announcement by Bahrain, which was similarly cutting ties and halting air and sea traffic between the two countries.

    ‘Unjustified’

    Qatar’s foreign ministry said it regretted the measures by the Arab nations, calling the decisions “unjustified”.

    “The measures are unjustified and are based on claims and allegations that have no basis in fact,” the statement said, adding that the decisions would “not affect the normal lives of citizens and residents”.

    “The aim is clear, and it is to impose guardianship on the state. This by itself is a violation of its (Qatar’s) sovereignty as a state,” it added.

    Bahrain’s foreign ministry issued a statement saying it would withdraw its diplomatic mission from the Qatari capital, Doha, within 48 hours and that all Qatari diplomats should leave Bahrain within the same period.

    Egypt also announced the closure of its airspace and seaports for all Qatari transportation “to protect its national security”, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

    Etihad Airways, the UAE’s flag carrier, said it would suspend flights to and from Qatar beginning Tuesday morning.

    It was not immediately clear how Monday’s announcement would affect other airlines.

    A Saudi-led coalition which for more than two years has been fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen separately announced that Qatar was no longer welcome in the alliance.

    A senior Iranian official said the measures by the Arab nations would not help end the crisis in the Middle East.

    “The era of cutting diplomatic ties and closing borders … is not a way to resolve crisis … As I said before, aggression and occupation will have no result but instability,” Hamid Aboutalebi, deputy chief of staff of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, tweeted, referring to the coalition’s involvement in Yemen.

    US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave a statement on Monday while on state visit in Australia, urging the Gulf states to stay united.

    “We certainly would encourage the parties to sit down together and address these differences,” he said in Sydney.

    “If there’s any role that we can play in terms of helping them address those, we think it is important that the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) remain united.”

    Tillerson said despite the impasse, he did not expect it to have “any significant impact, if any impact at all, on the unified fight against terrorism in the region or globally”.

    “All of those parties you mentioned have been quite unified in the fight against terrorism and the fight against Daesh, ISIS, and have expressed that most recently in the summit in Riyadh,” he added, using alternative names for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.

    Hacking dispute

    The dispute between Qatar and the Gulf’s Arab countries escalated after a recent hack of Qatar’s state-run news agency. It has spiralled since.

    Following the hacking on Tuesday, comments falsely attributed to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, were broadcast in Qatar.

    Qatar’s government categorically denied that the comments, in which the country’s leader expressed support for Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel – while suggesting that US President Donald Trump may not last in power, were ever made.

    “There are international laws governing such crimes, especially the cyberattack. [The hackers] will be prosecuted according to the law,” Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s foreign minister, said on Wednesday.

    UAE-based Sky News Arabia and Al Arabiya kept running the discredited story, despite the Qatari denials.

     

    Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/

  • Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia And The UAE Cut Diplomatic Ties With Qatar

    Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia And The UAE Cut Diplomatic Ties With Qatar

    The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Yemeni rebels also announced it was ending Qatar’s membership.

    DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday (Jun 5) they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as they accused the Gulf state of supporting terrorism.

    Saudi Arabia’s official state news agency, citing an official source, said the kingom decided to sever diplomatic and consular relations with Qatar “proceeding from the exercise of its sovereign right guaranteed by international law and the protection of national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism”.

    Saudi Arabia said it has cut all land, air and sea contacts with Qatar and “urges all brotherly countries and companies to do the same.”

    The “decisive” measure was due to the “gross violations committed by authorities in Qatar over the past years”, the Saudi statement said, as the UAE made an announcement to cut ties as well.

    The UAE accused its Gulf Arab neighbour Qatar of supporting extremism and undermining regional stability.

    The Emirates cut ties and gave diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, citing their “support, funding and embrace of terrorist, extremist and sectarian organisations”, WAM said.

    Egypt’s foreign ministry also accused Doha of supporting “terrorism” in a statement as it announced the severing of ties.

    The statement said all Egyptian ports and airports would be closed to Qatari vessels.

    Bahrain news agency said the kingdom was cutting ties with Doha over its insistence on “shaking the security and stability of Bahrain and meddling in its affairs”.

    The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Yemeni rebels also announced it was ending Qatar’s membership as most Gulf countries severed ties with Doha amid heightened tension between the neighbouring states.

    The coalition said the measure was due to Qatar’s “practices that strengthen terrorism, and its support to (terrorist) organisations in Yemen, including Al-Qaeda and Daesh, as well as dealing with the rebel militias,” according to a statement carried by SPA Saudi official news agency.

    Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Etihad Airways said it will suspend all flights to and from Doha from Tuesday morning until further notice.

    The last flight from Abu Dhabi to Doha will depart at 02:45 local time on Tuesday, the airline’s spokesman said in an email to Reuters.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/