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  • Amalina Ridzuan Dan Ahmad Abdurrahman Hanifah Marican Ditabal Sebagai Jauhari Harapan

    Amalina Ridzuan Dan Ahmad Abdurrahman Hanifah Marican Ditabal Sebagai Jauhari Harapan

    MEREKA mencipta sejarah beberapa bulan lalu sebagai dua pelajar madrasah pertama yang berjaya melangkah ke Sekolah Perubatan Yong Loo Lin, Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS), menerusi laluan politeknik.

    Semalam, Cik Amalina Ridzuan, 22 tahun, dan Encik Ahmad Abdurrahman Hanifah Marican, 20 tahun, ditabal sebagai Jauhari Harapan masyarakat Melayu/Islam – kali pertama anugerah yang diperkenalkan Berita Harian pada 2013 itu diberi kepada dua penerima.

    Sedang masyarakat memuji dan menjadikan kisah kejayaan mereka sebagai contoh dan harapan, kededua anak muda itu terus berpijak pada bumi nyata.

    Mereka sedar, banyak mata tertumpu pada mereka dan ingin melihat mereka berjaya.

    “Kami tiba-tiba menjadi contoh kepada pelajar lain, jadi kami perlu berkelakuan dan menunjukkan contoh yang baik. Kami perlu belajar dengan gigih dan kami harus berjaya. Kami perlu menjaga reputasi madrasah dan politeknik kami,” kata Encik Ahmad, bekas pelajar Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah dan Politeknik Singapura.

    Beliau, yang lulus Diploma Sains Bioperubatan dengan Mata Gred Purata (GPA) 3.94 daripada gred penuh 4, berharap lebih ramai pelajar madrasah dan sekolah kejiranan kini lebih terdorong mencapai cita-cita mereka.

    “Kita boleh menjadi siapa sahaja yang kita mahu asalkan kita bekerja keras,” kata Encik Ahmad yang sedang menjalani perkhidmatan negara (NS) dan akan memulakan kursus perubatannya pada Ogos tahun depan.

    Bagi Cik Amalina pula, Anugerah Jauhari Harapan yang mengiktiraf pencapaian dan potensi individu Melayu/Islam bawah 30 tahun menjadi pendorong baginya agar terus melakukan yang terbaik di menara gading.

    Beliau, yang sudah memulakan pengajian minggu lalu, berkata ada banyak yang perlu dihafal dan pengajian lima tahun akan datang dijangka ‘berat’ dan mencabar.

    “Namun setelah mengikuti kuliah selama seminggu, saya semakin yakin bahawa inilah bidang yang ingin saya ceburi,” kata Cik Amalina, bekas pelajar Madrasah Al-Ma’arif Al-Islamiah dan kemudian lulus Diploma Sains Bioperubatan di Politeknik Temasek dengan GPA 3.98.

    Tekanan tidak dapat dielakkan, katanya, lebih-lebih lagi apabila melihat beliau perlu bersaing dengan pelajar lain yang merupakan bekas pelajar sekolah elit.

    Namun beliau mempunyai strategi – kekal konsisten sepanjang tempoh pengajian dan usaha lebih kuat jika mendapati dirinya ketinggalan di dalam kelas.

    “Bagi saya, jika kita mempunyai minat terhadap sesuatu, kita harus berusaha sedaya upaya untuk mencapainya. Usah biarkan halangan mematahkan semangat kita dan membuat kita fikir kita tidak mampu melakukannya,” kata Cik Amalina.

    Beliau dan Encik Ahmad masing-masing menerima trofi dan cek $5,000 sumbangan Institut Pembangunan Pengurusan Singapura (MDIS) di majlis penyampaian anugerah, semalam.

    Ini tahun ketiga MDIS menaja sumbangan wang tunai kepada penerima Anugerah Jauhari Harapan bagi meraikan pencapaian cemerlang individu dalam masyarakat Melayu/Islam.

    “Di MDIS, kami percaya dalam mengiktiraf pencapai muda (young achievers) dan mendorong mereka agar berjaya dalam kehidupan. Anugerah Jauhari Harapan adalah satu cara memberi pengiktirafan kepada individu muda yang layak yang mempunyai bakat luar biasa untuk mencapai kecemerlangan dalam bidang pilihan mereka,” kata Setiausaha Agung MDIS, Dr R. Theyvendran.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Khaw Boon Wan: Warga Tua Inginkan Flat Studio Tidak Perlu Dapatkan Pinjaman

    Khaw Boon Wan: Warga Tua Inginkan Flat Studio Tidak Perlu Dapatkan Pinjaman

    Menteri Pembangunan Negara, Khaw Boon Wan berkata, flat-flat studio apartmen dikhususkan untuk warga tua yang ingin memiliki flat dengan saiz yang sesuai untuk mereka.

    Ini membolehkan mereka untuk membeli flat-flat sedemikian menggunakan hasil penjualan rumah mereka dan tidak perlu mendapatkan pinjaman perumahan.

    Encik Mr Khaw berkata demikian di Parlimen semasa menjawab soalan yang diajukan oleh AP Gan Thiam Poh.

    Encik Gan telah menanyakan sama ada HDB menimbangkan pinjaman kepada warga tua yang ingin membeli flat-flat studio apartmen.

    Beliau juga bertanya sekiranya jaminan peribadi boleh ditawarkan untuk pinjaman yang dibayar oleh anak warga tua berkenaan.

    Encik Khaw menjelaskan, sejauh ini HDB tidak menerima sebarang perjanjian dari penjamin dalam menawarkan pinjaman perumahan.

    Encik Khaw berkata, ia bagi mengelak sebarang pertikaian antara pemilik flat serta penjamin sekiranya berlaku bayaran yang tertunggak.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • M Ravi Should Reconsider Decision To Not Run

    M Ravi Should Reconsider Decision To Not Run

    There was some speculation last week that human rights lawyer, M Ravi would run in the upcoming General Elections as a Reform Party candidate. However he poured cold water on that idea issuing a statement announcing his decision not to run. In most cases I would have left it at that – a candidate wishes not to run for personal reasons, however after reading that statement, I think otherwise.

    In it he cites 2 things – a calling and service. Indeed politics like lawyering, is a calling and similarly it’s about service. Mr Ravi may want to focus on his legal duties and service to his clients, but I do believe that he should also consider a greater calling and service – to the nation. If he had stood as an independent candidate in of all places – AMK GRC, I would not support the idea. I think to be an MP in Singapore, you need the support of a party behind you. There’s a lot of things behind the scenes that one must have or need to do. From the logistics of an MPS, to identifying residents’ problems and even gathering data to speak in the House – you can’t do it alone or with limited resources of an independent candidate.

    M Ravi has extensive experience as a lawyer – 18 years in fact. He’s handled the most serious of cases – ranging from those involving capital punishment to those that involve the rights of persons. He does not shirk from asking tough questions and raising arguments. I think there’s a shortage of politicians prepared to ask tough questions especially on the issue of our Laws. Far too many Laws have been enacted that are restrictive and unnecessary – the latest being the island wide alcohol ban after 10.30pm. Is it really necessary to have such a prohibitive law when the problem was basically restricted to Little India and parts of Clark Quay?

    What about Laws on basic freedoms? What about Laws on sentencing? Or even the system of justice and composition of the Legal Service and appointment of judicial officers? Is it prudent to have District Judges jumping back and forth from the AG’s Chambers to the Bench?  A prosecutor can of course become a Judge and vice-versa, but that should be that. You choose 1. This frequent interchanging of roles in my view tends to produce legal officers with narrower leanings or gives an impression of retaining ties to the AG’s Chambers. We need someone to ask hard and relevant questions.

    Next we have to look at upbringing and interaction with the common man. Although he’s a lawyer, M Ravi has always been associated with the common man. He isn’t aloof, he lives his life in a HDB estate, dresses and talks like a common man and crucially mixes with them. He doesn’t need to put an act. He takes public transport and witnesses the plight of ordinary Singaporeans daily. He can speak well, can ask questions and is not afraid to, he has the qualifications and places a premium on the value of service to his fellow man and nation. He ticks all the boxes that 1 should look for in a candidate.

    I understand that the Law Society will press on with some charges they have laid for him. But the charges are so ridiculous to begin with. He was diagnosed as having another episode of bi-polar disorder and has apologised for it. Moreover why should the Law Society get involved in matters where 1 person says things about another? The legal recourse to those parties is of course to commence a lawsuit, why is the Law Society playing judge? If the Law Society itself cites that it does not have any standing to deal with PAP MP Alvin Yeo for over-charging, that is a matter solely for a sub-committee, then pray tell why are they going after M Ravi, where evidence exists that this is a personal matter between 2 parties and that he has a solid statement from Dr Winslow that he was suffering from a major relapse at the time?

    I also understand that Dr Winslow has implemented a strict regime to ensure that such relapses will become a thing of the past or occur very very rarely. He has the support, he has the ability and he understands the issues facing the ordinary Singaporean, because he’s always been 1 of them. He will champion the cause of his residents, fight for them, serve them and most of all, he’ll be an MP who’ll go to the House, unafraid to speak up and ask the tough questions.

    I strongly urge him to reconsider his decision and to give it his all in the campaign. His service to his clients will not be affected, rather it’s a calling to serve the larger interests of community and nation. Finally we have so few Indians in Parliament prepared to ask questions and raise issues that the community are facing. When have we last seen a Tamil MP asking questions or speaking in Tamil? The influx of Indian nationals have severely affected the community – it’s time someone from their community spoke up for them and for other minorities in the resident Indian population in Singapore. M Ravi can be such a champion for them and for Singaporeans as a whole. The time is now – the calling is now – your nation needs you – you must run, M Ravi.

     

    Source: http://anyhowhantam.blogspot.sg

  • PAP Vs SDP: Which Video Is A Party Political Film?

    PAP Vs SDP: Which Video Is A Party Political Film?

    On 17 August, the Singapore Democratic Party video, entitled “Pappy Washing Powder”, was classified a party political film by the Media Development Authority (MDA) and is therefore prohibited under the Films Act.

    The MDA, however, has decided not to take further actions against the party as the video is considered the first party political film. The MDA said that as such the parties might not be fully aware of the requirements under the Act.

    The MDA reminded the political parties to abide by the Films Act and to ensure that political debate in Singapore is conducted in a responsible and dignified manner, and not by using the film medium to sensationalise serious issues in a biased or emotional manner”.

    The Films Act defines any film which is an advertisement made by or on behalf of any political party in Singapore, or any body whose objects relate wholly or mainly to politics in Singapore, or any branch of such party or body; or which is made by any person and directed towards any political end in Singapore.

    In May 2014, the youth wing of the PAP, Young PAP, released a video entitled, “Re-ignite the Passion of Servant Leadership”, was cleared by the MDA and given a PG rating.

    The MDA said the video “does not fall under the category of political films”.

    The Straits Times reported:

    “This is because it does not have animation or dramatic elements. The video is also made by a political party and comprises its manifesto and ideology, on the basis of which the party’s candidates will seek to be elected.”

    The video seems to have been made private since then, after it drew widespread ridicule for being “robotic”. (A copy of it has been uploaded online by another Facebook page, and a parody of it emerged soon after. Please see below.)

    On Monday, the MDA classified the SDP video as a party political film.

    Can you tell why one is classified as such while the other is not?

    The Young PAP video (from another Facebook page) – “Re-ignite the Passion of Servant Leadership”:

    Parody of the PAP’s “Re-ignite the Passion of Servant Leadership”:

    SDP’s “Pappy Washing Powder”:

     

    Source: www.theonlinecitizen.com

  • Male Cosmetic Doctor Charged With Molest Of Male Patient

    Male Cosmetic Doctor Charged With Molest Of Male Patient

    A cosmetic doctor allegedly molested a male liposuction patient three times – twice after injecting him with stupefying drugs in a hotel room, where he had taken him to “recuperate”, a court heard yesterday.

    Tan Kok Leong, 49, went on trial accused of three charges of outraging the modesty of a 33-year-old Malaysian doctor, who cannot be named due to a gag order. He faces another two of administering drugs so that he could molest him.

    The court heard that he first touched the fellow doctor’s genitals during a liposuction procedure on his waist at Life Source Medical Centre at Novena Medical Centre on June 6, 2013.

    On July 5 that year, he performed another liposuction procedure on the man at the clinic and then told him that he had booked a room for him at the nearby Oasia Hotel, where he could rest afterwards.

    In an agreed statement of facts, Deputy Public Prosecutor Victor Lim said that when the pair got there, Tan told his patient he would inject him with the sleeping drug Dormicum and painkiller Rosiden.

    Tan then allegedly pulled down the other doctor’s shorts and took photographs of his genitals.

    Both men stayed at the hotel the next day, when Tan allegedly repeated the two offences.

    The defence argued that the complainant could not have been molested during the June 6 liposuction as his girlfriend, also a doctor, was present along with another doctor.

    Lawyers Edmond Pereira and Vickie Tan said the complainant was fully awake during the procedure and had consented to the photos being taken at the hotel.

    Tan was a partner at Life Source Medical Practice, which has since closed, and was licensed to perform liposuction.

    The maximum punishment for outrage of modesty is two years’ jail, a fine and caning. For administering of stupefying drugs, the maximum is 10 years’ jail and caning.

    The hearing continues.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

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