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Osman Sulaiman: Reserved Election A Reminder From Government That Malay Community Cannot Stand On Own Merits

Presidential Election to be held in Sept where it has been reserved for Malay candidates.

What’s the problem some may ask? The problem is that our gov thinks that the Malays cannot stand on its own merits and constantly reminds the public about it.

Such perceptions, if remains unchecked and not proven, will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is the gov that made my community to look like second class citizens.

Remember when Mr Masagos was promoted to be a full minister, we were reminded that it was given due to ‘the progress’ of our community, implying that we were indeed not up to par prior to the promotion.

It is sad that my community is being used to promote the gov’s political agenda and some of my community people are raising their hands in appreciation for the ‘favours.’

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

February 7, 2017
MLM Company: Work 10 Hours A Week From Home, Earn $4000

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So I’m trying to sleep but can’t because I am seriously disturbed. I went to an Amway meeting earlier today, after someone approached me with a “business opportunity”. I immediately suspected that something was off, so I came into the meeting skeptical and even secretly took some videos.

They drew a pyramid scheme model during the presentation and tried to argue that it isn’t; they talked about income earners as Employees/Self-employed/Business owners/Investora and tried to argue that everyone in Amway is a business owner… the saddest part is that all these uni kids who have been brainwashed into thinking that they’re business owners are actually the very employees that they dissed on in their presentation. No, they’re worse actually, they’re the product.

There were quite a few attendees to the meeting, many of whom were students. One was even a business student… while I’m sure some of them caught on as the seriously dodgy Amway videos were being played, I noticed the majority were already being lured in. After the meeting, there was a chat session with the upline (the person who recruited you), and some of the clueless participants were expressing intense interest. A few more families are gonna be ruined and I really wish I had just shouted out to everyone that it was basically a scam.

I did try to argue with several of the uplines after the meeting was over. It went smth like this:

“How is this not MLM?” “Do you know what the Singaporean law defines as MLM? If not, you should do your homework and come talk to us again. But basically, MLMs require a large startup cost, but Amway doesn’t have that.” “But in order to join this business, I have to pay a subscribers fee and buy all my household products from Amway instead right?” “Yes, but the subscribers fee is only $70. Also, you need household products anyway, so it’s not a real cost”
After this point, they just kept repeating smth along the lines of “Ok, I can explain to you in detail, but it will take very long. Why don’t you come for the next meeting and we can explain further?”

Also, at the end of the presentation, the presenter stated that we can earn $4000 a month for working from home 10 hours a week. Of course, they didn’t state that that’s only possible when you have a shit ton of downlines. In fact they framed it in a way like as if that’s the starting pay when you join

What really made me sick was when they had a bunch of people go up and give testimonies, saying how their “mentor” helped so much with their life and transformed them into better people. Three around the words “integrity”, “honesty”, etc no less than 30 times. This is probably the closest to Scientology that I will experience in Singapore. It was like Christian Fellowship except the God is money and the Bible are the complete bullshit fluffass books written by the successful Amway “businessmen”. And instead of trying to do good, they’re trying to frame “scamming your friends and family” as good.

TL;DR: Witnessed first hand Amway’s recruiting tactics. Please be skeptical if anyone ever tells you about a “business opportunity”. If you hear “Amway” or see someone draw you a pyramid diagram, run.

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

February 6, 2017
Singapore’s New Malay President Will Only Be Known In September

If contested, the next Presidential Election, which has been reserved for Malay candidates, will be held in September rather than in August, which is when voting typically takes place. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Chan Chun Sing, announced this in Parliament during the second reading of the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill. The date revision does not require changes to the law. The Government is announcing changes early for transparency and so that prospective candidates can be aware of the changes.

In his speech, Mr Chan provided the reason for the shift in timing. He said voting for a new president has typically been held in the last week of August, to ensure the process falls within the term of the sitting President, which ends on Aug 31.

In 2011 for example, the Writ of Election was issued in the first week of August. Mr Chan said campaigning began shortly after National Day, and coincided with the month-long National Day celebrations. The revised timing would ensure the election is not held during the celebrations.

For the upcoming election, Mr Chan said the government will issue a Writ in the later part of August, before President Tony Tan’s term expires. The shift of the election from August to September will also “reset the clock” so that future elections will take place outside the National Day period.

Mr Chan said the Constitution allows for an acting President to assume office from the end of the incumbent President’s term until a new President assumes office.

“If a new President is not elected by the time President Tony Tan’s term expires on Aug 31… the Constitution provides for the Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers or, if he is unavailable, the Speaker, to be the acting President. The acting President cannot exercise the functions of the President indefinitely,” he said.

Mr Chan said current laws allow for changes to the timing of the polls to be made in time for this year’s Presidential election.

The shift in timing will also cater to the longer time period required to assess prospective candidates as part of legislative changes.

Under proposed changes to the Act, the deadline for prospective candidates to apply for a certificate of eligibility (COE) will be extended to five days after the Writ is issued. This is up from the current three days. This will give candidates more time to prepare their applications.

Another change being proposed is that nomination day be held at least 10 days after the day the Writ is issued, up from the current five days.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

February 6, 2017
Love Thy Neighbour – Neighbour’s Altar Offerings Blown Away, Muslim Bro Puts Them Back In Place

Love Thy Neighbour
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Our neighbour’s altar offerings blown by the wind so my bro pick and arranged them back. We have been neighbours for more than 10 years they have always been so respectful to my mom and late dad
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Faith is a conviction of heart that need to be respected while humanity is a shared value that needs to be cherished
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#zahidzin #ustazceo

Source: Zahid Zin

February 6, 2017
Cat Abuser In Ubi Wraps Cat’s Body With Masking Tape

This story gets progressively worse as more information is gathered on what happened to the cat.

On Feb. 1, Facebook page Yishun 326 Tabby, a group consisting of 5 volunteers who rescue and treat community cats, put up this post.

The post basically called for volunteers to help rescue a cat, later to be named Jon Snow, who had apparently gotten caught in a glue trap.

The rescue

They eventually managed to rescue and send the cat to Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group.

Here’s what it looked like.

Far worse than a glue trap

Now this is where the story gets even more horrifying.

While glue traps are horrible in it’s own way, the vets at Mount Pleasant came up with an alternate theory.

Initially, rescuers thought Jon Snow might have stepped onto a glue trap. But actually this seems worse. Because the cat could have stood there, trustingly, while its abusers taped it up.

In fact, the cat was so stressed out that they had to place it under general anaesthetic to remove the full body tape.

Here is the video detailing how they ultimately helped the cat out of its predicament.

Top image: screenshot from video

Source: http://mothership.sg

February 6, 2017