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  • Kes Bunuh Tanah Merah: Ahmad Muin Yaacob Didakwa Dengan Tuduhan Membunuh Maimunah Awang

    Kes Bunuh Tanah Merah: Ahmad Muin Yaacob Didakwa Dengan Tuduhan Membunuh Maimunah Awang

    Seorang lelaki warga Malaysia berusia 23 tahun didakwa hari ini (21 Dis) atas pembunuhan Cik Maimunah Awang yang jenazahnya dijumpai di dalam sebuah longkang berdekatan Terminal Feri Tanah Merah.

    Mangsa yang berusia 54 tahun itu bekerja sebagai penyelia pekerja pembersihan di terminal feri berkenaan.

    Ahmad Muin Yaacob dituduh membunuh mangsa pada 24 November lalu.

    Pasukan polis Singapura menyatakan semalam bahawa Ahmad ditangkap di Malaysia pada Ahad lalu dengan bantuan polis Malaysia dan diserahkan kepada pihak berkuasa Singapura keesokan harinya.

    Dia tidak menunjukkan sebarang emosi semasa tuduhan terhadapnya dibacakan, tetapi sebaliknya menanyakan satu soalan kepada hakim: “Bolehkah saya diselamatkan daripada hukuman mati jika saya bekerjasama dengan pihak berkuasa?”

    Ahmad akan ditahan reman selama seminggu untuk disiasat dan akan dihadapkan ke mahkamah pada Rabu depan.

    Jika didapati bersalah, dia boleh dikenakan hukuman mati.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Hafiz Goes For Thai Audition

    Hafiz Goes For Thai Audition

    Hassan Sunny may be leaving the Thai Premier League (TPL) after his contract with Army United was cancelled, but Singapore may yet have a representative in Thai football when the 2017 season kicks off.

    Hafiz Abu Sujad left for Thailand yesterday for a week-long trial with two clubs – TPL side Sisaket FC and Big Bang Chula United (BBCU) who ply their trade in the Thai second tier.

    The 26-year-old has already committed his future to Tampines Rovers, but he left for Thailand with the blessings of the Stags.

    Tampines had also allowed Hassan to go for trials with Army United in January 2015, leaving the door open for him to return should he fail the audition.

    And they are giving Hafiz the same treatment.

    “As a club, we have historically always supported the 
professional advancement of our players,” said Tampines chairman Krishna Ramachandra.

    “So although we have just signed Hafiz for another year, this is an important break for him and we all hope he gets an offer.

    “I do not want to lose him for the 2017 season but, in the longer term, this would be great for his career. It will raise his game to the next level and, ultimately, this will be great for Singapore football.”

    A rule change in Thai football could work in Hafiz’s favour.

    Starting in 2017, Thai football authorities will introduce an Asean player slot for teams in its second-tier clubs, with the TPL adopting the change the following year.

    This means clubs will be able to sign three foreign players, an Asian player and now, an Asean player.

    Abdul Halim, the managing director of Offside Sports Management, helped arrange Hafiz’s trials with the two Thai clubs, and he is confident that the left-footed player can make an impression.

    “He was one of the most consistent performers in the S.League last season, and that has not gone unnoticed,” Halim told The New Paper.

    Hafiz was the only Singaporean in the list of nominees for the S.League’s Player of the Year award, alongside Atsushi Kawata from champions Albirex Niigata, Hougang United’s Fumiya Kogure and Home United’s Danish striker Ken Ilso.

    The award went to Kawata.

    Hafiz was hoping to put himself in the shop window at the recently concluded Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup, but it did not go according to plan.

    Hafiz’s involvement lasted all of 34 minutes.

    As he turned to try to control a bouncing ball in Singapore’s opening fixture against the Philippines, Hafiz raised his left leg high and caught Phil Younghusband coming in from his blind side.

    He was given a straight red card and, with Singapore failing to survive the group stages, the midfielder did not see further action in the biennial tournament.

    Despite what will go down as a poor tournament for Hafiz, Halim remained hopeful that Sisaket and BBCU will be impressed once they take a closer look at him.

    “I’m confident that with Hafiz’s ability and experience, he can be an asset,” said Halim.”There are a few clubs who are looking for a player with his qualities.”

     

    Source: The New Paper

  • Student Care Teacher Starts Donation Drive For Aceh Earthquake Victims

    Student Care Teacher Starts Donation Drive For Aceh Earthquake Victims

    Among the ruins, the survivors of a devastating earthquake in Aceh that killed more than 100 people face another day, and another nightmare.

    The victims of the 6.5-magnitude quake have no homes, no belongings and no hospital. They desperately need food, clean water, medication and blankets, Aceh local disaster agency chief Puteh Manaf told AFP.

    When Singaporean Nora Nurdin, 32, saw and read about their suffering, she was moved to act and started a donation drive. News of the quake also struck a chord with the student care teacher as her parents live in the Riau Islands. Her father, Dr Nurdin Basirun, is the governor there.

    She told The New Paper: “It has always been in me to want to give back to the less fortunate. I’ve contemplated it several times, but the quake felt like the right time for me to do my part.”

    The donation drive started with a simple Facebook post shared among her immediate family members.

    In the post, the items she listed included clothes, blankets and ready-to-eat food. She also listed her mobile number.

    Soon, her phone was ringing off the hook. When she first spoke to TNP yesterday afternoon, she had already received more than 40 calls.

    “I’m really very surprised because I didn’t expect this to blow up so quickly. From morning till now, I think I received more than 40 calls.”

    She asked interested donors to be patient as she tried to attend to every call as the response has been overwhelming.

    Madam Nora and her husband are still figuring out how to make sure the items reach the Aceh quake victims.

    The donation drive is a family effort – she will spend the next few evenings with her husband after work to collect the items from different families.

    The couple, who live in Sengkang, kicked off the first round of collection around the eastern part of Singapore last night at about 8pm. As of 10pm, they had collected 11 boxes and 10 bags of supplies.

    The plan is to get the items to arrive at Riau Islands, where her parents are based. The exact mode of shipping the items has not been firmed up yet, said Madam Nora.

    Meanwhile, her father is arranging for a plane to transport the supplies to Aceh, she said.

    When asked if it was tiring to juggle her work with coordinating a donation drive, the 32-year-old said without hesitation that it wasn’t.

    Instead, she is recharged and encouraged by the responses to her attempt to help others in need.

    “I like helping people. My parents have always taught me to put myself in the shoes of the less fortunate, to put others before ourselves. That’s why it’s never tiring,” she said.

    Other relief agencies are also helping.

    The Singapore Red Cross will pledge $50,000 and Mercy Relief sent a two-man disaster response team to Aceh to ascertain pressing needs and coordinate disaster relief efforts.

    The Singapore Civil Defence Force also sent two officers as part of a five-man Asean Emergency Response and Assessment Team.

     

    Source: The New Paper

  • Remaja Singapura Menyamar Sebagai Cucu Sultan Johor, Mengaku Tidak Bersalah Di Mahkamah

    Remaja Singapura Menyamar Sebagai Cucu Sultan Johor, Mengaku Tidak Bersalah Di Mahkamah

    Seorang remaja lelaki warga Singapura mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret hari ini (7 Dis) atas tuduhan menyamar sebagai cucu Sultan Johor di sebuah kedai di Plaza Angsana, Ogos lalu.

    Remaja berusia 15 tahun itu, didakwa melakukan kesalahan tersebut di sebuah kedai menjual pakaian di Plaza Angsana, Tampoi, pada 4.30 petang, 6 Ogos lalu.

    Prosiding di hadapan Majistret Salina Omar itu dijalankan secara tertutup kerana tertuduh merupakan pesalah bawah umur.

    Menurut Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Muhammad Syafiq Mohd Ghazali yang ditemui selepas prosiding itu, tertuduh berkenaan mengaku tidak bersalah selepas pertuduhan dibacakan oleh jurubahasa di hadapan majistret.

    Katanya, mahkamah membenarkan tertuduh diikat jamin RM4,000 (S$1,300) dengan dua penjamin warga tempatan dan menetapkan sebutan kes itu pada 5 Januari 2017.

    Sementara itu, peguam Muhammad Ashraff Mohd Diah yang mewakili tertuduh berkata anak guamnya merupakan anak ketiga daripada lima beradik dan merupakan pelajar di sebuah sekolah di Singapura.

    Tertuduh disiasat mengikut Seksyen 419 Kanun Keseksaan yang jika sabit kesalahan boleh dipenjara sehingga tujuh tahun atau denda atau kedua-duanya sekali.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Pelawak Fakkah Fuzz Kini Antara 20 ‘Orang Paling Kelakar Di Dunia’

    Pelawak Fakkah Fuzz Kini Antara 20 ‘Orang Paling Kelakar Di Dunia’

    Pelawak spontan Singapura, Fakkah Fuzz, kini di kalangan 20 ‘Orang Paling Kelakar di Dunia’.

    Ini setelah beliau menjadi salah seorang daripada 20 peserta yang berjaya melangkah ke peringkat separuh akhir pertandingan tersebut, yang akan berlangsung dari 4 Disember hingga 10 Disember ini, di Finland.

    Di peringkat saringan, pertandingan anjuran kelab komedi popular Laugh Factory di Hollywood itu, sebenarnya disertai oleh 89 peserta dari 56 negara.

    Jadi ini bermakna, Fakkah Fuzz berjaya mengalahkan sekitar 70 pelawak lain dari serata dunia, sejauh ini. Antara pelawak lain yang turut tersenarai dalam 20 peserta separuh akhir ialah Harith Iskander dari Malaysia dan Melanie Maras dari Indonesia.

    FUZZ: “TAK AKAN SIA-SIAKAN PELUANG INI”

    Dalam persiapannya menjelang peringkat separuh akhir itu, Fakkah Fuzz memberitahu BERITAMediacorp: “Pengalaman menjejakkan kaki ke sana seperti luar dari alam nyata. Masih sukar untuk saya percaya.

    “Walaupun saya bimbang akan cuaca sejuk dan penerbangan selama 18 jam, saya berasa sangat teruja untuk bertanding dan tak akan sia-siakan peluang ini.”

    Malah, Fakkah Fuzz atau nama sebenarnya Muhammad Fadzri Abdul Rashid, kini menumpukan mindanya pada bahan yang ingin disampaikan nanti.

    “Komedi adalah subjektif tetapi saya akan memberikan persembahan yang terbaik dan tidak mahu menyesali apa-apa,” katanya lagi, yang pernah menyertai Super Spontan Upsize bersama para pelawak Malaysia.

    PELUANG UNTUK DUNIA KENALI KOMEDI SINGAPURA

    Fuzz turut berpendapat bahawa pertandingan ini dapat mengiktiraf bakat Singapura di persada dunia.

    “Dengan kemenangan Joseph Schooling di Olimpik Rio baru-baru ini, perhatian dunia kini tertumpu kepada Singapura. Penyertaan saya dalam pertandingan ini adalah cara saya untuk sama-sama menyumbang kepada dunia komedi dan Singapura.

    “Ia juga membolehkan orang ramai untuk mengenali negara, masyarakat dan identiti kami,” tambahnya.

    Menurut Fuzz, orang ramai juga boleh menjangkakan jenakanya yang berdasarkan pengalaman beliau sebagai seorang rakyat Singapura, seorang Muslim muda dan pandangan dunia terhadap kedua-dua identiti ini.

    Beliau turut memberitahu BERITAMediacorp bahawa beliau mahu berkongsi jenaka yang bukan sekadar menyerlahkan perbezaan antara negara, malah lebih kepada persamaan.

    “Kami semua mempunyai banyak persamaan dari segi muzik dan makanan. Saya ingin mencipta penyatuan dan menunjukkan bahawa kita sebenarnya tidak jauh berbeza,” katanya lagi.

    FAKKAH FUZZ LAWAN HARITH ISKANDER?

    Enggan menggelar pelawak Malaysia Harith Iskander sebagai pesaing terhebat, Fuzz bagaimanapun tidak menyangkal bahawa Harith ialah seseorang yang sangat memberi inspirasi kepada dirinya.

    “Saya sangat menghormati dirinya sehingga ada masanya saya berasa seperti saya tidak setara dengan dirinya sebagai seorang pelawak veteran.

    “Walau demikian, saya tidak sabar untuk berkongsi cerita dengannya sepanjang perjalanan dan lebih tahu tentang cara kerjanya sehingga membuat dirinya seorang pelawak yang berjaya,” dedahnya.

    Beliau turut menambah: “Saya akan berasa sangat gembira jika saya dapat melangkah ke peringkat akhir. Tetapi jika tidak, sekurang-kurangnya saya sudah dapat membawa seni saya dan membuat persembahan di sebuah platform antarabangsa.”

    Para peserta yang bertanding di peringkat separuh akhir akan membuat persembahan di hadapan panel juri di Finland.

    Mereka juga akan dinilai berdasarkan jumlah undian Indi Buzz dan keputusan panel, yang merangkumi masing-masing 50 peratus.

    Lima finalis bakal dipilih, di mana video mereka tersendiri juga akan dibuka bagi pusingan undian yang terakhir.

    Fakkah Fuzz dijadualkan bertolak ke Finland pada malam Sabtu ini.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp