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  • Macpherson RC Photo Prove That Singaporeans Are Second Class Compared To The New Citizens

    Macpherson RC Photo Prove That Singaporeans Are Second Class Compared To The New Citizens

    Singaporeans are sick and tired of being made second class citizens in their own home.

    We thought we had made it clear in 2011 that we want the rampant immigration and the social problems it causes to be rolled back, but it seems that after the 2015 elections, the PAP are back to their old ways.

    When I first moved into my estate 20 years ago, I remember being greeted very often by my local Singaporean RC chairman and his members. They were always so helpful and anyone who talked with them felt at ease. National Days back then felt genuinely patriotic. We would gather and sing songs over food with neighbours from all the races, Malay, Indian, Eurasian you name it!

    But as the years go by, I saw my RC members less and less. Some retired, some moved out. New committee members replaced them. In recent years, I even see an increase in RC members of questionable nationalities joining.

    These days when I walk into my RC, I can no longer hear the graceful melodies of Teresa Teng being sung by our local aunties! The Karaoke Rooms are quiet, and the meeting rooms are quiet. RCs these days are more like places for people to ingratiate themselves with the PAP MP and their volunteers. Even these volunteers, many of them are unashamedly new citizens!

    Where has Singapore’s Gotong Royong spirit gone?

    I saw this picture and felt inspired to lament the passing on of Singapore’s golden generation. We are really living in desperate times.

    Source: All Singapore Stuff

     

  • Malaysia Sparks Anger After Banning Book Published In Singapore About Moderate Islam

    Malaysia Sparks Anger After Banning Book Published In Singapore About Moderate Islam

    Activists and authors in Muslim-majority Malaysia reacted with outrage Tuesday (Aug 2) after authorities banned a book aimed at promoting moderate Islam, as concerns mount about growing conservatism.

    The book, Breaking The Silence: Voices Of Moderation — Islam In A Constitutional Democracy, is a collection of essays whose publication was organised by a group of prominent Muslim Malaysians pushing a more tolerant form of Islam.

    The ban, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said that printing or possessing the book was “likely to be prejudicial to public order” and “likely to alarm public opinion”.

    Anyone breaching the ban on the book — which was published in neighbouring Singapore — can be jailed for up to three years.

    Malaysia routinely bans books, movies and songs that may contain sensitive material regarding religion or sex, but critics say the government has been clamping down harder in recent times.

    The book was the brainchild of a group of high-ranking former civil servants and diplomats known as the “G25” — for the number of its founding members — which was formed to push back against intolerance, and some of the essays were written by its members.

    Mr Chandra Muzaffar, one of the authors featured in the collection, said the ban showed the government’s “authoritarian approach to Islam”.

    “It’s a collection of essays which is intended to show that extremists and bigoted thinking on matters pertaining to the practice of Islam in the country should be combated in an intellectual manner,” he told AFP.

    Ms Marina Mahathir, a rights activist and daughter of former long-serving premier Mahathir Mohamad, said the ban — signed last week — was aimed at silencing government critics.

    “It is about silencing anybody who has a different view,” she said.

    Critics say the government clampdown on anything deemed un-Islamic has accelerated in recent times as Prime Minister Najib Razak’s party seeks to appeal to its Muslim Malay base amid speculation elections could be called in the coming months.

    In July the hit song Despacito was banned on state TV and radio due to its racy lyrics after pressure from an Islamic political party.

    More than 60 per cent of Malaysia’s population of over 30 million are Muslim, but the country is also home to significant religious minorities.

     

    Source: http://www.todayonline.com/

  • ‘Saya Bukan Aliff Aziz, Berhenti Ganggu Saya’ – Mohd Faris

    ‘Saya Bukan Aliff Aziz, Berhenti Ganggu Saya’ – Mohd Faris

    SUSULAN kontroversi hangat penyanyi kelahiran Singapura, Aliff Aziz, bukan jejaka bernama Alif sahaja terkena tempias malahan orang yang tiada kena mengena dengan nama tersebut pun turut ada yang menjadi mangsa.

    Apa yang terjadi kali ini?

    Hal ini bermula apabila terdapat satu status di laman Twitter milik Aliff yang bertulis “Jangan nak kecam sangat, siapa tak puas hati kol aku 0111192**** , bangsa* Haters”.

    Berikutan itu, seorang ahli perniagaan, Mohd Faris Mohd Ali telah menerima lebih daripada 7,000 mesej di aplikasi Whatsapp, 400 panggilan telefon dan hampir 100 khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) memaki hamun, menghina serta tidak kurang yang mencabarnya untuk bergaduh.

    Nombor telefon miliknya telah disalah guna oleh orang tidak bertanggungjawab dan menjadi tular kononnya ia adalah milik penyanyi kelahiran Singapura itu.

    “Saya bukan Aliff Aziz, tolong berhenti hubungi nombor telefon saya. 
    Saya mula terima gangguan pada 5 pagi semalam dan tak tahu apa-apa sehinggalah tunang saya beritahu yang nombor saya sudah disebarkan. 
     “Ada yang memasukkan saya dalam kumpulan Whatsapp dan ada juga yang saya sudah jelaskan yang tertera dalam Twitter itu bukan nombor Aliff.

    Bagaimanapun, sehingga sekarang saya masih diganggu tanpa henti walaupun saya sudah kongsi di Facebook dan buat laporan polis,” katanya dipetik sebuah portal online.

    Faris mengatakan bahawa dia telah membuat laporan di Balai Polis Sepang dan juga Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM).

    Selain itu, dia juga berkemungkinan akan mematikan talian tersebut sekiranya gangguan masih berterusan.

    Dalam pada itu, Aliff pula dalam satu kenyataan media mengatakan dia tidak tahu menahu dan menafikan ada kena mengena dengan penyebaran nombor berkenaan.

    “Saya akui itu akaun saya tetapi akaun itu sudah digodam oleh individu tidak bertanggungjawab. Saya tidak tahu mengenai twit (status) itu. “Saya hanya sedar bila dah tular dan keluar di Twitter. Akaun itu digodam oleh orang lain dan lagipun saya sudah lama tidak aktif di Twitter,” ujar Aliff.

    Aliff juga memohon agar orang yang tidak bertanggungjawab tersebut segera memulangkan semula akaun miliknya itu.

    Semalam, telah berlangsung sidang media Aliff dan isterinya, Bella Astillah tentang kontroversi yang telah melanda rumah tangga mereka.

    Sidang media itu telah diadakan di Crystal Hall, Roff Garden, Bukit Jelutong bermula kira-kira jam 2.45 petang dan berakhir pada 4.20 petang.

    Source: http://carianpanas.blogspot.sg

  • LTA: Cabbies, Private-Hire Drivers Cannot Do Courier Jobs

    LTA: Cabbies, Private-Hire Drivers Cannot Do Courier Jobs

    Taxi drivers and private-hire drivers are not allowed to be couriers or deliverymen for goods if there is no passenger on board, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday.

    In response to queries from The Straits Times, an LTA spokesman said: “Under our regulations, taxis and private-hire cars are meant to carry passengers for hire and reward, and cannot be used solely for the conveyance of goods.

    “However, passengers who hire a taxi or a private-hire car are allowed to carry goods with them.”

    LTA was unable to comment immediately on the penalties for infringement, or if anyone has been taken to task yet.

    ComfortDelGro, the biggest taxi company here, confirmed its drivers have taken jobs from delivery companies such as Amazon Prime, but maintained that the goods are always accompanied by a passenger.

    Drivers, however, said this was not always the case.

    Cabby Henry Tay, 48, said: “Previously, there was a fear that what we delivered would be contraband or drugs. But now, with an established company like Amazon, we feel it is quite safe.

    “The taxi business is getting slow, so cabbies need to do something to supplement their earnings.”

    Private-hire driver Tan Ee Hsing, 41, said he has not done any deliveries himself, but has helped direct some 200 drivers to Adecco, Amazon’s hiring agent here.

    “The rates these delivery companies pay are generally higher than what drivers make from passenger fares,” he said.

    Premier Taxi managing director Lim Chong Boo said: “We remind our drivers that they are not allowed to perform courier services without anyone on board.”

    However, he said it was “very difficult” for the authorities to enforce regulations, given that there are about 26,000 taxis and more than 40,000 chauffeured private- hire cars here.

    Prime Taxi chairman Neo Nam Heng said the courier business helps drivers optimise capacity during the off-peak hours between 10am and 4pm.

    “I have encouraged all the drivers of my fleet of 1,500 taxis to take up such bookings,” he said.

    Housewife C.N. Yeo, 51, said she has had purchases delivered to her home by a Comfort taxi driver.

    Amazon could not respond by press time yesterday.

    Lazada, which also owns online grocer RedMart, said it does not use taxis or private-hire cars for deliveries.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Anti-Discrimination Group Investigates Online Racial Abuse Against Singaporean Referee

    Anti-Discrimination Group Investigates Online Racial Abuse Against Singaporean Referee

    Britain’s anti-discrimination group Kick It Out said that it is investigating online racial abuse against Singaporean referee Sukhbir Singh who took charge of the International Champions Cup (ICC) match between Chelsea and Inter Milan last Saturday (Jul 29) at the Singapore Sports Hub.

    In an emailed reply on Monday (Aug 1), Kick It Out told Channel NewsAsia that it has since “been made aware by members of the public concerned by the comments directed” at the referee and that the matter is being investigated by its “reporting officer who is liaising with relevant authorities”.

    Singaporean match official Sukhbir Singh was the man in the middle for the ICC fixture, which ended in a 2-1 victory for the Italian side.

    He was criticised by some netizens for awarding Inter Milan a controversial penalty at the end of the first half, following a challenge by Cesar Azpilicueta on Inter striker Stefan Jovetic.

    In the second half, Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi saw a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside, as confirmed by video match replays.

    Some netizens took to Twitter to criticise the 33-year-old FIFA international referee’s performance and commented on his ethnicity.

    As the incident is under investigation, Kick It Out added that it could not comment on any potential consequences or repercussions for any parties involved.

     

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

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