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Presidential Hopeful Second Chance CEO Gives Second Chance To Employees, Many Still Unhappy

Second Chance CEO Mr Salleh Marican has announced his intention to contest the upcoming Presidential Elections. While he does not qualify going by strictly by the criteria set, Mr Salleh Marican believes he has the necessary EQ and good judgment to become a President.

It was also said that Mr Salleh Marican involves himself in philanthropic activities in his role as Treasurer on the Board of Temasek Cares, a foundation established by GIC Temasek Holdings. It appears that is philanthropic spirit extended to his employees.

According to a former employee, Mr Salleh Marican does not report theft cases by his employees to the police. Instead, those caught were made to sign confessions but were allowed to continue to work on the condition that their bonuses were withheld by the company as a form of security. This was the company policy after a few theft cases were found.

masa tu ada a few theft cases dekat 2nd chance. so employees ni were made to sign confession letter so tak report to police. En. Salleh kasi diorang kerja, tapi lepas tu En. Salleh withhold bonus $2000 semua staff so siape-siape yang kene caught curi, kene potong dari $2000 tu

Despite this, not all is rosy. Similar to many businesses, there are bound to be disgruntled employees. According to the former employee, there was a time a few years ago when MOM had to step in to investigate the company for not paying the employees’ CPF.

Lagipun dulu En. Salleh tak bayar CPF kiteorang, sampai jadi kes MOM. MOM turun check.

The employee was of the opinion that Mr Salleh Marican also did not care enough about the welfare of his employees and hence, cannot be trusted with the welfare of Singaporeans, if he becomes President. They had to work long hours during the Ramadan period but are only given 1 day off a week. Although they are unhappy, many had no choice but to stay on working because they are lowly-educated.bMany feel indebted to him for giving them a job in the first place. The

Aku rasa En. Salleh ni tak suitable jadi calon Presiden sebab staff welfare dekat company dia pun teruk. Time bulan puasa, kerja kat situ rabak, work long hours, and then ada 1 hari off je. Semua orang tak happy, but we have no choice, sebab kita low-education. Ramai kita terhutang budi to him for giving us jobs. Tapi kan, kalau En. Salleh tak boleh handle staff dia well, macam mana nak jadi Presiden and handle welfare Singaporeans?

Mr Salleh Marican gives his employees second chances but there are many who are disgruntled. Will you give him this one chance at the Presidency?

Source: Nur Ima commenting on A Call to Lead

June 13, 2017
Netizen: MHA Should Release Female Radical From ISA Detention, Counsel Her

I dont agree with the ARREST….she needed counselling and advise not arrest..

she did not say she wants to bomb singapore…

i hope MHA…reconsider her arrest and release her.

BY THE WAY..ARW TGE PHOTO BELOW ..HER PHOTO ?

Source: Mohammed Bashir Ismail Khan

June 13, 2017
Father Of First Female ISA Radicalism Detainee Regrets Not Reporting Her

The father of the first woman detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) regrets not reporting his daughter to the authorities.

Mr Syaikh Abdu Manaf Al Ansari told Berita Harian last night that he and his wife had questioned Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari in late 2014, after noticing she had started dressing in black and wearing the niqab, a facial veil which reveals only the eyes. She was also using the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) flag as her WhatsApp display picture, he said.

“I asked if she was an ISIS member. She denied it but said she thought ISIS was fighting for Islam,” said Mr Manaf, 49.

“I told her all well-known Islamic scholars reject ISIS. I asked, is it halal in Islam to kill innocent people, children and women? I told her to show me evidence from the Quran and sunnah (prophetic teachings) that it is halal. She just kept silent.”

Mr Manaf and his wife, both Quranic teachers, gave Izzah – the second of five children – religious advice, and decided not to inform the authorities after she stopped wearing the niqab and started listening to music and watching films again.

“We thought she was okay. But we did not realise she had become more radical. She was smart at hiding herself,” he said.

After Izzah was arrested, he found documents in her room with information about moving to Syria, including how to get tickets.

He felt “disgust and anger” and, in a bid to “protect her”, threw the materials away. He told the authorities about them only during the investigation, and was given a warning.

“This should not have happened. I really regret it,” he said.

He advised the public to contact the authorities or the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), which helps to counter radical ideology, if they notice suspicious changes in their loved ones. “To other parents, this comes from the bottom of my heart. If you see any sudden changes, et cetera, contact the authorities. If not (the authorities), contact RRG,” he said.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

June 13, 2017
PropNex Merges With Dennis Wee Group To Form Singapore’s Largest Real Estate Agency

Real estate agency PropNex announced that it would merge with Dennis Wee Group, a move that it said would make it Singapore’s largest real estate agency.

The agency said Monday morning (June 12) at a press conference that with PropNex’s 5,855 salespersons and Dennis Wee Group’s 1,071 salespersons, the total strength of the merged agency would be close to 7,000.

This would edge it ahead of ERA, which had been the largest real estate agency here with 6,243 agents.

Dennis Wee Group had been the sixth-largest group in Singapore before the merger, behind agencies such as Huttons, OrangeTee and Edmund Tie and Company.

Mr Ismail Gafoor, chief executive of PropNex, said that the deal was inked only last Saturday after three days of intense negotiations.

He noted that both brands were homegrown and had an emphasis on its people, adding he was amazed by Dennis Wee Group’s family-like culture.

Mr Dennis Wee, chairman and founder of his namesake group, said that he was drawn to the merger as Mr Ismail had been the “most sincere” of Dennis Wee Group’s suitors.

He said that the company had been pursued by several suitors since three years ago, and had offers to “double whatever PropNex was offering” just an hour before Monday morning’s press conference.

Mr Wee emphasised that he was looking out for his real estate agents, many of whom have been with him for more than 15 years.

He added: “We are both homegrown brands that have grown to be formidable forces in the real estate industry, and I believe PropNex Realty will provide greater opportunities and long-term growth for our salespersons with its proven track track record in the past 17 years.”

Mr Ismail said that the companies have signed only a memorandum of understanding, and not a formal contract. There has not been a “dollar value” put to the merger, he added.

He said that having spoken to many of Dennis Wee Group’s divisional leaders, he was certain that “80 to 90 per cent” of Dennis Wee Group’s agents will join PropNex.

PropNex will be speaking to about 600 Dennis Wee Group agents this afternoon about the details of the transition.

With the merger, Mr Wee will take on the role as PropNex Realty’s Senior Strategic Partner and his son Denka Wee will be a Strategic Partner. The transition is expected to be completed by the end of next month.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

June 12, 2017
Singapore Detains First Woman For Radicalism Under ISA After She Planned To Join Islamic State

The 22-year-old preschool teacher had been posting pro-ISIS material online since 2014 and was also looking for a terror supporter in Syria to marry.

SINGAPORE: Singapore has detained its first female citizen for radicalism under the Internal Security Act (ISA), said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday (June 12).

Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari, a 22-year-old contract infantcare assistant with the PCF (PAP Community Foundation) Sparkletots preschool programme, was detained in June this year.

Her radicalisation started in 2013 through online propaganda related to the Islamic State terrorist group, said MHA.

“She began to believe that ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) represented the true spirit of Islam. Her radicalisation deepened over time,” a press release read. “This was exacerbated by a wide network of foreign online contacts which she developed. They included ISIS militants and supporters, some of whom have either been killed in Syria or arrested for terrorism-related activities.”

Since 2014, Izzah actively posted and shared pro-ISIS material online. Several of her social media platforms were removed by administrators because of such content, but she created new ones.

MHA said Izzah was also intent on joining ISIS and was actively planning to make her way to Syria, with her young child, to do so.

“She supported ISIS’s use of violence to establish and defend its self-declared ‘caliphate’, and aspired to live in it,” said the ministry. “To this end, she said that since 2015, she was looking for ‘a Salafi or an ISIS supporter’ to marry and settle down with him and her child in Syria.”

“She said she would support her husband if he fought for ISIS in Syria as she believed she would reap ‘heavenly rewards’ if he died in battle. With her ‘elevated status’ as a ‘martyr’s widow’, she felt she could (then) easily marry another ISIS fighter in Syria.”

Izzah also said she was prepared to undergo military training and engage in armed combat to defend ISIS if called upon by the terrorist group to do so, MHA added.

Her sister and parents – who are both freelance Quranic teachers – came to know of her radical postings in 2015 and her intention to join ISIS in Syria. They did not alert the authorities and tried on their own to dissuade her, but were unsuccessful.

Izzah continued down the path of radicalism, said MHA, and in April this year, “boasted” to a contact that the Singapore authorities had not detected her.

In its press release, the MHA reiterated that importance of family members and friends to let the authorities know of anyone they suspect is being radicalised or planning terror attacks.

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

June 12, 2017