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  • Is The Police Tailing Malay-Muslim Activists?

    Is The Police Tailing Malay-Muslim Activists?

    Some of you may have known from my previous posting that i was followed by people whom I believe to be the police. Whether it’s the ISD or the CID, it doesn’t matter. What matters more is the reason why I was being followed.

    A few friends were kind enough to msg me personally and ask if there’s anything serious. They were concern of my well being. Some had thought that I was just imagining things. No I wasn’t. I am very clear on this.

    Prior to yesterday’s incident, I had always been followed by a black Toyota Mark X, bearing the number plate SJXXXXXH. I only realized that I was being shadowed sometime after my GAZA event at Hong Lim Park. I don’t know how many times exactly I was being followed but I can say for sure I was shadowed at least 4 times by this same vehicle on different days.

    On why I was certain that it wasn’t just my imagination:

    I made a few manoeuvres which doesn’t make sense if one is driving normally. I made 2 consecutive U-turns. I slowed down to a crawling pace. I accelerated at will. I parked by the side of the road. I wasted a couple of dollars to enter and exit from a shopping centre car park. All the time, the vehicle followed my route.

    The last time I saw the black Toyota Mark X was on 31 Dec 2014 when I attended SDP’s event at Thomson. Yesterday’s incident involved 3 different vehicles. 2 cars and one bike. It was surprising that they would actually deploy such manpower over an individual like me.

    Initially, I was very much fearful. But the fears quickly turned to being annoyed. What have I done to deserve being followed like a criminal? Was it my political background? Or was it for being outspoken on Palestinian issues. Either way, there’s nothing criminal for doing both. In fact, by them doing this, it strengthened my resolve to continue and do what is right within the laws of the land.

    I have made a police report about the incident yesterday. As a citizen, I have every right to know why am I under such scrutiny. What suspicions have they got to encroach on the rights of an individual and compromise my privacy.

    I wish to understand this from their points of view and meet with these officers to get a clearer picture. They are not going to silence me by these cheap tactics. I will soon write in to MHA and request for an audience with the appropriate officers. If need be, I shall camp outside their office as this involve my safety.

     

    Source: Osman Sulaiman

  • Remove Nadi Magazine Featuring Non-Muslims Like Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa and Gandhi From MUIS’ Archive

    Remove Nadi Magazine Featuring Non-Muslims Like Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa and Gandhi From MUIS’ Archive

    Hard copies of the MUIS publication Nadi magazine were prominently-placed in mosques in Singapore.

    We take exception to this particular issue.

    The cover depicts three non-Muslim personalities – Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Mother Theresa

    It is undeniable that there are character traits that are present in for example Mandela that are admirable – his moral courage for one – and that Muslims should emulate. However, ultimate success in Islam carries a different paradigm. Success is attained when one has the right Aqeedah upon death. We therefore cannot consider these personalities as ultimately successful.

    More than that.

    Mother Theresa cares for the sick in Calcutta. However, on their deathbed, she tries to make them convert to her religion.

    This is something grave in Islam. It is a cause of great fitnah. Especially if the sick she was caring for was a Muslim.

    We request this particular issue of Nadi be removed from the MUIS archives.

     

    Source: Singapore Muslims for an Independent MUIS

  • NSmen Forced To Sign “Consent Form”

    NSmen Forced To Sign “Consent Form”

    i’m writing in to unfold an standard protocol required by SAF for our annual FFI clearance, which is mandatory for NSmen upon reaching the age of 35 years old. I’m like all 35 years old, was scheduled for this liability, days after turning 35. So here goes with the standard procedures: blood test, eye test, ECG test, weight and height measurement and not forgotting, a declaration form on your wellbeing and personal details. And the final stage of the test, seeing the in-camp Medical Officer (MO).

    I’m an avid runner and swimmer, who exercises regularly at least 5 to 6 days per week, but however I do have some bad habits in smoking and drinking (occasionally), therefore, as per the MO, standard protocol requires me to take the treadmill test, scheduled a few days later at the National Heart Centre.

    So well, IPPT and NS is a man’s responsibility, therefore I do not even have the slightest complaint, and not to mention, I do not have any problem in clearing my IPPT. I only have problem getting GOLD! Silver to me is like a piece of cake.

    A few days later and here I am, in the National Heart Centre, waiting for my turn to take the test. As the nurse was implanting all the “sockets” on my body, and explaining briefly to me about this test, a remark suddenly caught my full attention.

    “Sir I need you to know that there’s a possibility of 1 in 10,000 of heart attack for this test and we need you to sign a consent form.”

    Straight away, the answer in my mind was NO! For tons of reasons which I explained to the doctor when the nurse could not handle my queries.

    Why should we be liable for something we did not ask for? If SAF needs us to do such test, it proves there’re some health risks after the age of 35, and why are they still implementing this and most importantly, how can they wash their hands off matters which they are forcing the citizens to do? Least they can do is to be liable in case NSmen suffer heart attack during the test.

    I saw the MO again, he had no explanations for my concerns and quoted me an example:

    “There’s risk to everything you do, like you chose to park your car there, there is risk of break-in.”

    Any answer to him is simple, “I chose to park the car there and willing to take the risk. I did not choose to serve NS or IPPT, therefore I shouldn’t be liable for the risk.”

    MO’s reply: This is standard protocol and nothing he can do about it. If I do not comply, I will get charged.

    I ended the conversation immediately, and in any case, what can a Captain do to oppose such non-logical protocol?

    It might sound like a small issue and I know many of you will tell me I am over reacting but I feel insulted that we are forced to sign a “consent form” or be charged. Like that, it’s not really consent since I have no choice.

    The Truth

    * Submitted by TRE reader.

     

    Source: www.tremeritus.com

  • Topless Korean Man Beaten, Asks For Help From 7-11 Cashier

    Topless Korean Man Beaten, Asks For Help From 7-11 Cashier

    Stomper Chris said that this man entered a 7-Eleven store at River Valley at 6am this morning (Nov 23), claiming to have been attacked and asking the cashier to call the police.

    The man had apparently been beaten up, judging from the marks on his body, said the Stomper.

    Chris wrote in his email:

    “This topless guy came into the 7-Eleven store at River Valley, claiming that he had been attacked by some guys.

    “He asked the 7-Eleven cashier to call the police.

    “He had marks on his body. I think he got beaten up.

    “We asked him where was he from and he said he was from Korea.”

     

    Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg

  • Students Overcome Personal Adversity To Pass PSLE

    Students Overcome Personal Adversity To Pass PSLE

    What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. For Safi Arinah Sa’ad, who survived a hit-and-run accident and brain surgery, that age-old saying is certainly true. And she has the stitches — all 29 of them — to prove it.

    During the June holidays, Safi Arinah and her family were on their way back from visiting her grandparents in Malaysia when the car they were travelling in was hit by a lorry.

    The impact of the accident flung Safi Arinah and her siblings out of the car, leaving her with a blood clot in her brain.

    One brain surgery, 29 stitches, a partially shaved head and several weeks later, Safi Arinah returned to school a week after the July term began, more determined than ever to give the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) her all.

    However, playing catch-up was an uphill struggle for the West Grove Primary School student, who suffered from lingering side effects brought on by the accident.

    “Sometimes I (get) headaches (when) I’m in school, so usually my teachers understand and … (let me) take a rest for a while.

    “If I’m at home, sometimes I cannot take it, so I will take painkillers,” said Safi Arinah, who has two CCAs in Art and Brownies.

    Still, Safi Arinah pushed through with resilience and determination, sacrificing recess to revise with her teachers and staying back after school to study with friends.

    Her efforts paid off and Safi Arinah scored 204 for her PSLE. Even though the score was lower than the 220 Safi Arinah was hoping for to enter the Express Stream in Hua Yi Secondary School, the Girl Guides enthusiast and her family are happy.

    “She’s healthy; that’s the main focus of my family … That she’s healthy and she went through PSLE so she doesn’t have to repeat one whole year just because of the accident,” said Safi Arinah’s mother, Madam Siti Habsah, who works as a management support officer at West Grove Primary School.

    Another student who has overcome the odds is Muhd Khairul Irzhan Rosli. Despite being forced to miss out on kindergarten due to financial difficulties, the Huamin Primary School hockey captain — who watched his father suffer a series of heart attacks, lose his job and the family home — managed to score 255 in his PSLE and enter Raffles Institution (RI) through the Direct School Admission.

    “I came in to Pri 1 a little bit later than all the others and I also skipped kindergarten, so I (was) a little bit bumpy in my studies,” said the Huamin Primary School student.

    “Throughout Pri 6, there were a lot of times when I wanted to give up. Sometimes when I obtained low scores, some of my friends … would make fun of me,” Khairul said.

    “It would take a few days or few weeks to toughen myself up because it really hurts (when) someone makes fun of you in front of a whole group of people,” he added.

    After his father suffered his first heart attack in 2010 and subsequently became unemployed, mortgage loan arrears forced the family to sell their Yishun flat near Huamin Primary School and move into a relative’s flat in Clementi earlier this year.

    Tired from the long commute between school and his relative’s home, Khairul said it also left him with little time to study.

    However, the determined young man has risen above the adversity, making his father proud.

    Khairul’s father, Mr Rosli Rashid, said he is happy with his son’s performance.

    “I’m very happy for him. As a father, I will try to do anything I can in order for me to support whatever (my children) want to (do). I really hope my health (allows) me to work more in order to support them in their education,” said Mr Rosli, who now works as a security executive.

    Excited about starting at RI in a few months’ time, Khairul said it has been his dream since he started playing hockey in Pri 2 to enrol in that school.

    “They have a rich … hockey background, so I believe over there, the teachers and students will help motivate me to continue,” Khairul said.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com