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  • 5 Local Companies We’d Love To See Supporting Pink Dot

    5 Local Companies We’d Love To See Supporting Pink Dot

    Pink Dot, with the help of Darius Cheung (CEO of 99.co), has turned to local companies for support for its annual event. The campaign, Red Dot for Pink Dot, aims to be a platform for local businesses to lend their voices to advancing the values of diversity and inclusiveness. Around 50 companies have already done so, and we expect that the target of 100 will be reached with ease.

    At the same time, we found ourselves with a niggling sense that something is still missing. Most of the companies that have come forward are hip, contemporary, and millennial-oriented (and driven) brands. Their backing, while praiseworthy, still feels a little like we’re preaching to the choir in terms of corporate support for LGBT rights.

    In our opinion, it would be a truly powerful statement if brands we didn’t expect—brands that are familiar, traditional, “uncool,” and mass-audience oriented—actually stepped forward to show their support for the community; brands like the ones below.

    1. Sheng Siong

    If you think about it, Sheng Siong has kind of always been the anti-NTUC. Their sponsorship would hence be symbolic in its tongue-in-cheek opposition of the Singaporean government and its stand on LGBT rights. For homegrown brands like these, pledging support can only lead to good publicity. After all, it’s not like anyone is actually going to boycott the brand.

    2. POPULAR

    Unlike companies like Edible Garden City and Carrie K., there is nothing trendy about POPULAR and its bookstores. Instead, they serve a very essential and utilitarian need. In the same way, the goal for LGBT rights has always been for them to eventually become banal and commonplace. Nothing captures this aspiration better than the support of a regular, unsophisticated brand like POPULAR.

    3. Eu Yan Sang

    Here we have a brand that was literally built by one of Singapore’s founding fathers. Apart from the fun fact that Eu Tong Sen Street is right down the road from Hong Lim Park, how cool would it be for them to show that their values have progressed along with their business? Even their company slogan is ‘Caring since 1879.’

    4. TungLok Group

    If companies like The Lo and Behold Group can show their support for Pink Dot, why can’t TungLok Group? The restaurant group, with more than 15 brands under its portfolio, has always been known for the family-centric dimension of its restaurants. As such, the brand is aptly positioned to acknowledge the importance of familial support in the lives of queer folk who often struggle with coming out.

    5. Kim San Leng

    Nothing is more central to Singaporean life than the humble coffee shop. The Kim San Leng group, with more than 30 food centres across the island, is the very definition of mass-appeal. This is exactly why its support would go a long way towards demonstrating that queerness is nothing bizarre. Instead, it’s perfectly normal, just like our undeniable cravings for hawker fare.

    For these brands, there’s nothing to lose by doing this. You might get a few idiots talking shit online as a result, but trust us, they’re still going to be eating at Kim San Leng and shopping at Sheng Siong.

    Source: http://ricemedia.co

  • Pesta Perdana 2017 – Rahimah Rahim Terima Anugerah Perdana Emas

    Pesta Perdana 2017 – Rahimah Rahim Terima Anugerah Perdana Emas

    enyanyi veteran Rahimah Rahim, dijulang dengan anugerah besar yang kedua bulan ini, apabila beliau nobatkan sebagai penerima Anugerah Pencapaian Sepanjang Hayat Pesta Perdana, iaitu Anugerah Perdana Emas.

    Anugerah tersebut diberikan semasa majlis anugerah gilang gemilang Pesta Perdana ke-14, yang berlangsung malam ini tadi (31 Mac).

    Baru seminggu lalu (24 Mac), Rahimah Rahim dijulang ke dalam senarai Dewan Wanita Masyhur Singapura (SWHF) oleh Majlis Pertubuhan Wanita Singapura (SCWO). Ini sebagai mengiktiraf sumbangan beliau dalam bidang hiburan dan seni tempatan.

    Rahimah kelihatan terharu apabila berada di atas pentas dan berkata beliau “rasa menggigil’ sehingga terpacul dari mulutnya perkataan ‘nak cakap apa eh?’.

    Yang pasti, banyak yang sudah beliau sumbangkan kepada persada seni tempatan sehinggakan SURIA memilihnya sebagai penerima Anugerah Perdana Emas yang berprestij itu. Anugerah untuk mereka yang sudah menyumbang begitu banyak untuk dunia seni Melayu.

    (Gambar: BERITAMediacorp)

    RAHIMAH RAHIM – LEBIH 50 TAHUN DALAM DUNIA SENI HIBURAN

    Rahimah Rahim yang kini berusia 61 tahun, sebenarnya sudah berkecimpung dalam dunia seni dan hiburan selama lebih 50 tahun – bermula sebagai pelakon kanak-kanak pada usia enam tahun.

    Pada usia 19 tahun, Rahimah Rahim menjadi juara pertandingan adu bakat Kimi Koso Talentime di Tokyo, sekaligus mengharumkan nama Singapura di persada antarabangsa.

    Seorang penyanyi jelita semasa zaman kegemilangannya, Rahimah Rahim pernah berkongsi pentas dengan gergasi-gergasi nyanyian antarabangsa seperti Leslie Cheung dan Alan Tam, selain membuat persembahan di banyak negara luar.

    Sebagai seorang penyanyi, beliau sudah menghasilkan sebanyak 17 buah album, dengan albumnya yang terakhir diedarkan sekitar 10 tahun lalu.

    Rahimah kemudian meninggalkan dunia seni selama lebih 10 tahun bermula tahun 1990, sebelum memasuki semula pentas hiburan pada tahun-tahun 2000.

    Yang pasti, beliau seorang yang semula jadi dalam industri hiburan dan tidak mempunyai sebarang masalah untuk kembali mewarnakan dunia hiburan tempatan.

    Di akhir ucapannya semasa menerima trofi anugerah anugerah khas Pesta Perdana, Rahimah sempat menyanyikan bait-bait bermakna daripada sebuah lagunya. Begini bunyinya:

    Jalan ke puncak seni, beronak dan berliku, mencabarkan pendakianku,

    Namun tetap kugagahi, jiwa seni ku ini, demi hasrat yang suci…

    Kini, nama beliau sekali lagi dijulang dalam ‘Oscar Melayu Singapura’ dan Rahimah Rahim diberikan ‘standing ovation’ selaku penerima Anugerah Perdana Emas.

    Source: www.beritaharian.sg

  • Imam Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel: Additional Supplication From Text Originating From Indian Village, Not From Quran

    Imam Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel: Additional Supplication From Text Originating From Indian Village, Not From Quran

    Imam Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, an Indian national who is facing police investigations for his remarks that had allegedly insulted Christians and Jews during his Friday sermons at a mosque, on Friday apologised for his “act of indiscretion”, which he acknowledged has no place in Singapore’s multireligious and multicultural society.

    Early last month, a police report was lodged against an unnamed imam who had supposedly quoted a verse from the Quran along the lines of “God grant us victory over Jews and Christians”, among other things. His comments were captured in a video and shared online.

    In his apology on Friday (March 31), Mr Nalla said he was “filled with great remorse for the inconvenience, tension and trauma that I have caused to this peaceful country”.

    His actions were also “not complementary to the ethos and essence of this young yet great nation”, he added.

    Mr Nalla noted that he had recited an additional supplication in Arabic, which was taken from an old text that originated from his village in India. It was not an extract from the Quran, he added.

    “As a resident here from a foreign land, I should have practised my faith in accordance with, and appropriate to, the social norms and laws of this country. I fully admit that my said actions have no place, wheresoever, in this extremely multi-religious and multi-cultural society,” he said.

    Mr Nalla, who said he is “very relieved that the society has remained calm” amid this episode, added that he fully respects Singapore’s laws and appreciates the concerns of Singaporeans. “I am truly sorry that I had offended you, and I must bear full responsibility for my actions, as part of my duty to all Singaporeans and residents,” he said.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

     

  • Imam Apologises For Remarks On Christians And Jews

    Imam Apologises For Remarks On Christians And Jews

    An imam under police investigation for allegedly making remarks against Christians and Jews during his Friday sermons at a mosque has apologised.

    His lawyer Noor Marican said the imam made the apology at the Ministry of National Development building on Friday morning (Mar 31), in front of members of the Indian Muslim association and other religious council members.

    Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugamhad said in Parliament religious preaching that encourages violence or pits one religion against another will not be tolerated in Singapore.

    Video of the imam’s remarks uploaded to social media sparked widespread debate, with some criticising the uploader for whipping up tensions between religious groups, and others saying he was right in bringing the matter to light. Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim called for calm in the Muslim community and said “on such sensitive matters, it would be better to go to the authorities in the first instance, rather than online”.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • AST Ah Beng Want To Whack People In Yishun Cinema

    AST Ah Beng Want To Whack People In Yishun Cinema

    Spotted this AH Beng gangster on social media calling out someone and want to whack him in Yishun cinema. They got into a quarrel after the gangster block the screen and the other person call him an a**hole then he said he is AST (ang soon tong) and want to call people whack him.

    As an old timer who was once active, I think young gangsters these days need to learn to be more standard. Firstly, no need to declare your gang. Just ask him where he’s from. If same gang can talk. If different gang just whack. Need to call people and bring metal pole? That’s why I say no standard.

    And I see other examples of no standard gangsters. If u want to shout gang cheer don’t so stupid put on youtube. wah lau. really stupid. Fight also put on FB. Knn. Pui. These days gangsters really no standard.

    Ah Xiong
    ASS Reader

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

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