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  • Suami Isteri Berbasikal Ke Makkah Sudah Lepasi 11 Negara, Tinggal 1 Negara Untuk Sampai Destinasi

    Suami Isteri Berbasikal Ke Makkah Sudah Lepasi 11 Negara, Tinggal 1 Negara Untuk Sampai Destinasi

    Sepasang suami isteri Melayu yang sedang dalam perjalanan menunaikan ibadah umrah dengan sekadar mengayuh basikal sahaja, bakal mencapai hajat mereka tidak lama lagi setelah mengembara sembilan bulan lamanya.

    Ya, pasangan rakyat Malaysia itu – Encik Ahmad Mohd Isa, 27 tahun dan isterinya Noradilah Mohd Sapie, 28 tahun memilih untuk mengayuh kenderaan dua roda itu sahaja ke tanah suci.

    Sebelum ini, pasangan itu dilaporkan nekad mencabar keupayaan mereka melakukan ekspedisi berbasikal ‘Kembara Memburu Hikmah’ (KMH), dengan mengayuh basikal dari Malaysia ke Makkah sejauh 17,000 kilometer.

    Setelah bertolak dari Malaysia, mereka perlu melalui 13 buah negara lain dalam tempoh sembilan hingga 12 bulan – iaitu Thailand, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, UAE, sebelum menjejakkan kaki ke Arab Saudi selaku negara ke-13.

    Encik Ahmad Mohd Isa dan isterinya Noradilah Mohd Sapie ketika di Khazakhstan.

    TINGGAL 1 NEGARA UNTUK SAMPAI MAKKAH

    Dalam wawancara menerusi kiriman emel dengan BERITAMediacorp, pasangan itu memberitahu bahawa mereka kini sudah berada di Afghanistan, negara ke-11 daripada 12 negara yang perlu dilalui. Ini bermakna tinggal lagi 1 negara perlu direntasi sebelum tiba di Arab Saudi.

    “Alhamdulillah, selama 27 hari kami di Uzbekistan iaitu dari 11 Disember 2016 hingga 6 Januari 2017, sekarang kami sudahpun berada di Afghanistan. Insya Allah, mengikut perancangan kami, perjalanan seterusnya (mengikut urutan) adalah Iran, Amiriah Arab Bersatu dan Arab Saudi,” kata mereka.

    Menurut Encik Ahmad dan Cik Noradilah, antara cabaran besar yang mereka lalui sepanjang pengembaraan itu adalah masalah komunikasi dengan masyarakat di sesebuah negara.

    “Bahasa yang mereka tuturkan seperti Urdu, Uighur, Parsi dan Bahasa tempatan lain tidak dapat diterjemahkan menggunakan mana-mana aplikasi di internet.

    “Mereka pula kebanyakannya tidak memahami bahasa Inggeris atau Arab. Maka ini menyulitkan komunikasi antara kami untuk saling bertukar-tukar pandangan,” pasangan itu memberitahu BERITAMediacorp.

    Encik Ahmad Mohd Isa dan isterinya Noradilah Mohd Sapie ketika di Kyrgystan.

    PERTAMA KALI BERBASIKAL PADA MUSIM SALJI

    Sungguhpun begitu, pengalaman yang diraih ada juga yang memberi kesan mendalam kepada pasangan yang memang ‘kaki basikal’ dan membesar dengan berbasikal daripada zaman sekolah hingga ke universiti.

    Di laman Facebook KMH, pasangan itu berkongsi “pengalaman hebat” ketika berbasikal pada musim salji di Kazakhstan – menerusi video yang dimuat naik – kerana itulah kali pertama mereka bergelumang dengan salji!

    Ternyata bukan mudah kerana mereka beberapa kali tergelincir. Namun menurut pasangan berkenaan ia “membuatkan hati mereka semakin kental untuk meneruskan perjalanan”.

    “MAKANAN TIDAK PUTUS-PUTUS”

    Selain itu layanan baik yang diterima cukup membuatkan mereka tersentuh.

    “Pelbagai bentuk layanan dan bantuan yang di luar jangkaan kami terima daripada insan-insan berhati mulia sepanjang perjalanan ini dan semuanya membuat kami tersentuh.

    “Sejak memasuki negara-negara ‘STAN’ (Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kazahstan), rezeki dalam bentuk makanan tidak putus-putus. Kami tidak sempat untuk berasa lapar.

    “Setiap kali dijemput makan, makanan penuh terhidang atas meja, kata mereka, ini adalah adat budaya mereka untuk memanjakan tetamu dengan pelbagai jenis hidangan.

    “Semoga Allah merahmati hidup mereka yang memberikan bantuan, sokongan dan mendoakan kami sama ada kami tahu atau tidak. Setiap kebaikan itu ada balasan dan rahmat di sisiNya.”

    MAHU “SUJUD SYUKUR DEPAN KAABAH”

    Setelah sekitar sembilan bulan perjalanan mereka, iaitu sejak April 2016, kini Cik Noradilah dan suaminya semakin hampir ke destinasi utama, yang diidam-idamkan setelah sekian lama.

    Ketibaan mereka di Makkah nanti pasti menjadi satu detik bersejarah dalam kehidupan mereka dan tiada tolok bandingnya.

    BERITAMediacorp diberitahu sebaik sahaja menjejakkan kaki di Makkah, perkara pertama yang ingin dilakukan adalah “bersujud syukur di hadapan Kaabah”.

    RINDU DAKAP IBU BAPA

    Encik Ahmad dan Cik Noradilah dijangka berada di Makkah menunaikan umrah selama dua minggu sebelum pulang ke pangkuan keluarga tercinta di Malaysia.

    “Kami rindu sekali menjejakkan kaki ke tanah air sendiri selepas ke tanah suci Makkah dan Madinah. Selain itu kami juga rindu ingin mendakap kedua-dua ibu bapa kami yang tidak putus-putus mendoakan perjalanan kami agar sentiasa lancar dan selamat,” luah pasangan kembara ini.

    Encik Ahmad Mohd Isa dan isterinya Noradilah Mohd Sapie ketika di Nepal.

    Selain melakukan misi kemanusiaan di setiap negara yang dijelajah, pasangan suami isteri itu turut membawa cabaran merekod data berkaitan sejarah, budaya dan kehidupan masyarakat Islam.

    Turut mengiringi misi KMH itu ialah Mohd Nur Aiman Mohd Zaid, 27 tahun, dan Amirul Ariff Abd Wahab, 28, yang bertindak sebagai kru penggambaran video.

    Perkembangan semasa ekspedisi itu boleh diikuti melalui facebook Kembara Memburu Hikmah.

    Encik Ahmad dan Cik Noradilah yang berasal dari Selangor, dijangka menamatkan misi itu dan tiba di Masjidil Haram pada April 2017.

     

     

    Source: BeritaMediacorp

  • 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

  • Concerned Mother Lodged Police Report – Parents Beware Of Child Kidnapping Syndicates

    Concerned Mother Lodged Police Report – Parents Beware Of Child Kidnapping Syndicates

    Astafirullahhualazim

    sekarang da sampai Spore.
    Be alert.just lock gate n door

    police-report-1

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    ☝?☝?☝?☝?☝?CHILDREN kidnapped from malaysia to thailand killed for organs from the child.. Be careful of your kids to and from school and shopping malls or anywhere MALAYSIA IS NOW FAMOUS FOR CHILD KIDNAPPING CASES !!!!!
    sekarang kena berhati2 kalau di rumah.

     

    Source: Aisah Sha Sha

  • Hassan In Limbo

    Hassan In Limbo

    The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) confirmed yesterday (Oct 17) that the country’s top football competition, the Thai Premier League (TPL), has ended.

    It means that Army United, where Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny plies his trade, will be relegated to Division 1.

    Hassan, the Singapore No. 1, is hoping he can secure a loan move and stay in the top flight.

    Speaking to The New Paper yesterday, the 32-year-old, who kept five clean sheets for his club this season, said: “I still have one more year on my contract with Army United, so I will have to play in Division 1 if they want me to.

    “No disrespect to Division 1, but I would like to still play in the top division if possible, as I feel I can still play at this level.

    “I have had some verbal interest from some TPL clubs, although given my contract circumstances, they would have to pay a transfer fee to sign me on a permanent deal, which is more common for locals than imports here.

    “There is a new chairman at my club, so I’m not sure now what direction they want to take for next season.

    “I will meet with him soon and hope to get a clearer picture.

    “If I don’t fit in their plans, I will request to go on loan at another TPL club.”

    The FAT announced the conclusion of the 18-team TPL season with three matches to go following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej last Thursday.

    The league standings at the time were deemed final, with Muang Thong United crowned champions and the bottom three – Army United, Chainat Hornbill and BBCU – relegated, while upcoming cup finals would be decided by a draw.

    According to Thailand daily Siam Sport, Army United had complained of “unfair relegation with three matches and nine points to play for”, as there were teams ahead of them they still could have caught.

    After a meeting with the affected clubs, the FAT upheld the original decision.

    Hassan can look back at two fruitful seasons in the TPL in which he has become a fan favourite with his committed and commanding displays.

    Earlier this year, he was named by British newspaper The Telegraph as the 18th-best goalkeeper in the world.

    “I love the challenge here in Thailand,” said Hassan.

    “Week in, week out, every game feels like an international match here in terms of the standard of play, the intensity and the environment.

    “We can all feel the excitement of a game day and it’s a league which every Singaporean footballer should aspire to play in.

    “I have always given 100 per cent 
in every game I play and it’s nice that the fans acknowledge that and tell us they appreciate us regardless of the results.

    “The team I play for are not one of the strongest or richest, and there’s definitely pressure to perform as an import, but I have really enjoyed my time here and I’m looking forward to playing in the TPL for at least another season.”

     

    Source: The New Paper

  • Thai Crown Prince Urges Calm Over Delay In Succession

    Thai Crown Prince Urges Calm Over Delay In Succession

    Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has urged people not to worry about his surprise decision to delay being proclaimed king following the death of his father, said the country’s junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, as his government sought to dispel any concern on royal succession and stressed it was working as normal.

    “His Highness’s only wish is to not let the people experience confusion or worry about the service of the land or even the ascension to the throne because this issue has the constitution, the royal laws and royal traditions to dictate it,” General Prayuth, the Thai Prime Minister, said in a televised address late on Saturday (Oct 15), adding that the Crown Prince invited him and regent Prem Tinsulanonda for an audience earlier in the evening to discuss the situation “as his royal highness was deeply concerned for the Thai people during this time of national bereavement”.

    Mr Prem heads the Privy Council, a body of advisers to the monarchy, and is known to be close to King Bhumibol’s highly popular daughter Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

    He has been at the centre of Thailand’s treacherous politics for decades, first as general and then as a prime minister and even at 96, remains remarkably spry and a master political operator.

    Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, who should have ascended the throne, has asked for more time to grieve along with the nation before taking over the monarchy. The constitution dictates that the Privy Council head be the regent in such a situation.

    The prospect of complications in the succession could alarm financial markets, but the military government has been quick to quash any such speculation.

    Gen Prayuth said on Saturday that the crown prince had said “at this time everyone is sad, he is still sad, so every should wait until we pass this sad time.”

    “When the religious ceremony and funeral have passed for a while, then it will be an appropriate time to proceed (with the succession),” Gen Prayuth further quoted the Crown Prince as saying.

    “This procedure should not impact the work plan or any steps. Everyone should take this time to keep the memories of the past 70 years.”

    No date has been set for the cremation. Officials have suggested it would be at least a year. Buddhist funeral ceremonies have already begun at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok’s historic centre where King Bhumibol’s body is kept in an ornate hall for the royal family members to pay respects. The hall will be opened to the public on Oct 28.

    King Bhumibol has long been revered as a father figure and symbol of unity in a country riven by political crises over the years, most recently by a power struggle between the military-led establishment and populist political forces. Many Thais worry about a future without him.

    Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn does not enjoy the same adoration his father earned over 70 years on the throne. He has married and divorced three times, and has spent much of his life outside Thailand, often in Germany.

    Though the king designated his only son as his heir in 1972, shortly afterwards he also raised the possibility of the eligibility of a princess becoming the monarch.

    Thailand’s strict lese-majeste laws, which have been applied rigorously since a military government took power in a 2014 coup, have left little room for public discussion about the succession.

    Thai police on Sunday charged a woman with royal defamation after a mob demanded action over a Facebook post allegedly smearing the “heir and regent”.

    The woman, who has not been named, was accused of posting a derogatory statement, according to Thewes Pleumsud of Bo Pud police in the southeastern island of Koh Samui, where an angry mob had descended earlier on Sunday demanding the woman be charged.

    The crowd hurled insults at the woman, according to videos widely shared on Facebook.

    Two other similar cases since the king’s death — in which angry crowds in Phuket and Phang Nga urged punishment for alleged royal defamation on social media — have raised fears of mob action.

    Thailand’s three main mobile service providers said on Sunday customers should report “inappropriate content on the royal institution” on social media.

    With the country facing a sensitive period, Gen Prayuth has promised to perform hus duties “with honesty and loyalty.”

    Thai government spokesperson Lieutenant-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Sunday (SUN) that the government’s administration will continue seamlessly during the country’s mourning period.

    A Cabinet meeting would go ahead as normal on Tuesday to discuss preparation for the king’s funeral.

    “We can grief but must not forget our duties. We can feel sorrow but need to have hopes. We can be sad but must not lose love and faith towards our country,” Mr Sansern quoted Mr Prayuth as saying at a meeting on Sunday.

     

    Source: TODAY Online