Workers’ Party: Body Of Deceased Bangladeshi AHTC Cleaner Prepared For...
I am very sad to share that one of our dedicated Town Council cleaners from Bangladesh passed away in an incident in the course of his work yesterday morning in a bin centre near Blk 620, Bedok...
View ArticleTop 5 Non-Muslim Terrorist Groups In The World
Suffice to say, for the past few days, the spotlight has been on Muslims and Islam in Singapore and around the world. It began with Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam warning that isolationist religious...
View ArticleMohd Khair: Singaporean Muslims Have Contributed To Singapore, Why Are We...
I DISAGREE with this view. Muslims in Singapore have been very active in inter-religious dialogues and other related activities. I must say that at times some quarters of our community even say that we...
View ArticleDamanhuri Abas: Problems Of Malay-Muslim Isolationism And Foreign-Worker...
First the Minister made statements that essentially are tacit admission of the failures of the government’s policies towards the Malay Muslim community which has caused the ‘distancing and alienation’....
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: Singapore Needs To Re-Examine Ideas Of ‘Tolerance’,...
We really need to think through the idea of ‘tolerance’ and ‘harmony’, and ‘extremism’. Is a person intolerant because (s)he refuses to say merry christmas to someone else? Does one turn into an...
View ArticleMufti: Teachings That Promote ‘Exclusivity And Isolationism’ A Cause For Worry
Teachings on the Internet that promote “exclusivity and isolationist” inclinations are a “serious cause for worry” because they can go as far as to deny the rights of others to exist, said the Mufti of...
View ArticleLeon Perera: WP Working Within Flawed System To Bring About Democratic Progress
Just finished the debate in Parliament on filling the vacated NCMP seat. Most of the People’s Action Party members of the House were present for this particular debate. Over the past few days, when the...
View ArticleForcing Racial Rotation For Presidency Is Racist And Anti-Meritocracy
I welcome the proposal by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to tighten the criteria for the Elected Presidency (“Key changes to refresh political system”; Jan 28). But I believe it is superfluous to force...
View ArticleInterview With Tharman Shanmugaratnam: I Wanted To Be A Sportsman
Hockey, football, cricket, athletics, volleyball, sepak takraw, rugby… you name it, he has played it. Studies were not high on his priority list and he certainly harboured no ambitions of being a...
View ArticleCAD & MAS Seize Large Number Of Bank Accounts In Relation To 1MDB Probe
The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have seized a “large number” of bank accounts in relation to a probe into troubled Malaysian state fund 1MDB, both...
View ArticleJolovan Wham Ordered To Pay $6,063 Costs To Attorney-General After Failed...
Civil activist Jolovan Wham has been ordered to pay S$6,063 in costs to the Attorney-General for his failed bid to quash a police warning that had been issued against him. The police warning came after...
View ArticleCNY Greetings At Mosques – Usual Practice Or New Initiative To Appease...
There are a couple of pictures of masajid in Singapura with red banners with the wishes “Happy Chinese New Year”. There seems to be quite a lot of Muslims who are upset with these banners. As a matter...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Attack On Three Madrasah Students At Paya Lebar MRT Station
A Singaporean man was arrested on Saturday (April 2) for attacking three students from a full-time Islamic religious school the day before, the police have revealed in a statement. Police were informed...
View ArticlePara AP Melayu Lahir Rasa Kecewa Atas Insiden 3 Pelajar Madrasah Dipukul,...
Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam Dr Yaacob Ibrahim melahirkan rasa kecewa terhadap insiden serangan terhadap tiga pelajar madrasah semalam (1 Apr). Dr Yaacob menegaskan, perkara itu...
View ArticleZufikar Shariff: The Difference Between Palestinians and Singapore Malays
A lot of Malays in Singapura feel sympathy for Palestinians.They worry about their brothers and sisters in Palestine. And denounce the aggression of the Israeli state. What a lot of them do not realise...
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: Support the BDS Movement Or Not, Do Not Belittle Others
It is not uncommon to hear people mocking those who support the BDS movement, or who refuse to shop at ultra-capitalist establishments which engage in dodgy practices (like Primark). Often, those...
View ArticleZulfikar Shariff: Muslim Leaders Are Weak
Rasulullah (s.a.w) and his companions had a strong sense of dignity. They did not abuse and did not allow themselves to be abused. They negotiated peace without subjugating themselves. When Rasulullah...
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: No Political Merits For Opposition To Fight For Foreign...
The recent Parliamentary sessions really demonstrated both the positive aspects and limitations of our opposition, as it stands. MP Faisal’s question on Muslims and the navy has resulted in a...
View ArticleNak Kerja Kapal Perang, Tapi Tak Ada Dapur Halal? Takpa, Kerjalah Atas Kapal...
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. To my friends and family… yes most of us feel so much angry about the navy and their halal kitchen...
View ArticleFormer Utusan Malaysia Editor & ISA Detainee, Said Zahari, Passes Away
Former Utusan Malaysia editor and media icon Said Zahari passed away this afternoon. His son Norman, posted about his passing on Facebook. “Innalillah, my father Said Zahari had passed away at 12.30 in...
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