2022 might be the first time that Singapore and Malaysia have two differing dates for Hari Raya.
Also note the differing authority: Malaysia's Hari Raya is traditionally announced by the Keeper of the Royal Seal.
In Singapore, it's the Mufti of Singapore.
May 6
#Coronation
His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia and Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah of Malaysia arrive at Westminster Abbey
📷 Jeff Spicer
Now at Nee Soon GRC and a cheering match has gone on for the past 20 mins as candidate Faishal Ibrahim from
@PAPSingapore
encountered
@ProgressSgParty
's candidates, Tan Cheng Bock and Lee Hsien Yang.
Fun fact: Yusof Ishak was wearing his uniform as Colonel in Chief of the Singapore Infantry Regiment.
He remains the only President with a formal rank within SAF.
As
#NDP2021
takes place, here's a glimpse back into history at the very first NDP in 1966, officiated by President Yusof Ishak. Singapore's armed forces & other groups put up modest displays to entertain the crowds.
"How can you not know how your body works?"
Mdm, I can guarantee plus chop you don't understand how the government is formed and its your country leh, how can you not know how your country work?
JUST IN: President Halimah Yacob decides not to stand for re-election; says she is grateful to all Singaporeans for "trust, understanding and kindness" during her term
Ni namanya, kenyataan kepala pukimak.
That's Tengah Airbase flightpath, they have to immediately turn within our airspace to avoid going into Malaysia.
(Might be an) unpopular opinion: I wouldn't mind the Sultan Abdul Samad building be turned into a boutique or flagship store for a large company. Like an Apple store or something. As long as the facade remains intact and maintenance is done by the company itself
Imagine an Indian ACS kid whose parents sits on several MNCs boards, goes overseas for education, and then have careers in Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan before getting invited for Istana tea and becomes an MP.
That's pretty much Rishi Sunak.
The KL-SG air route is one the busiest air route in the world, a route that is relatively straightforward and can be compensated by upgrading existing and adding new rail infrastructure.
Visited OUR Tampines Hub yesterday with my SG friends. It was a blast!
Lots of community places like libraries, stadium, pool, gym, plaza, govt clinic, and grocery store.
All in one building that is mall-esque.
We should copy this in Malaysia for our abandoned/sendu malls.
Instead of just continuing the final ETS expansion and build Johor-SG connectivity, they wanted a separate rail service and line... which now ends on the wrong side of the border.
This is like planning Eurostar from London to Paris, but end up Calais to Paris instead.
While everyone is rejoicing over the fact that cats are endorsed by MPs, no one is rejoicing on the fact that a PAP MP is collaborating with someone from WP?!?!?! And doing it publicly and being total lovelies?!?!?!
My stance is simple: the Ministry of Education (MOE) is not equipped to handle nor teach matters that touch on sensitive current affairs topics.
It's already unhelpful that some may not fully understand the topic at hand.
The Istana hasn't been a full residence for the President since Yusof Ishak, the only President so far to live within the compound.
Apparently he lived in a smaller building within the residence after finding the old governor's personal room too extravagant.
@amerhadiazmi
Can already see the raya adverts of the electric car family reaching the kampung first while their fuel based cousins still stuck at the petrol stations lol
Without the UK link, people from London would have to cross the channel on ferries or just skip it & take the plane to paris.
Without HSR in Singapore, they have to cross the Johor customs the same way as the other thousands of JB tourists, workers etc. Might as well take plane.
@notsoaidil
What's more patriotic than belief & faith that a country, a city and a people can and will do better?
Bodoh nak mampus if their idea of loyalty is burying their head in the sand.
An addendum to the Malay language debate thing: Tan Kin Lian aka pervert unker refers to government in Malay as the Kerajaan.
Singapore Malay generally doesn't refer the government as Kerajaan as we are a republic.
Pemerintah is the favored term.
Frankly, this is an insult towards Ceylonese Tamils, whose community has produced so many great Singaporeans such as S Rajaratnam and others, including our President-elect.
@narendramodi
@Tharman_S
Another leader with India🇮🇳 origins takes a global leadership position.
Singapore just elected Tharman Shanmugaratnam as its new President with a thumping majority of 70.4%.
It might mean nothing to India at this point in time but the soft power wave of India and Indians…
You what's even more interesting? Wondering how Ghosts and Supernatural beings deal with urbanisation.
Imagine haunting a kampung in the 70s and 20 years later the same spot you haunted becomes a busy T junction with a 24hr kopitiam. Where would you go?
The previous Malaysian Minister of Transport, whose party has slided from the Chinese pillar in BN into a party with just one seat above MUDA, picking a fight over increased flight ticket prices during the Raya period.
Also, the same guy when he was Minister:
Ini 3 semakan berasingan menggunakan 'super app' yang sama pada jam 3.30pm hari ini 16 April 2023. Jelas dipaparkan harga tiket kelas ekonomi KUL-TWU adalah RM3138. Jadi, masih seorang insan bernama Wee Ka Siong dipersalahkan?
Fun fact: As he was the Chairman of the MAS from May 2011 till July 2023, Tharman Shanmugaratnam's signature was on every banknote issued in that period.
Thus, we'd have a situation where a president's signature is on a banknote featuring his predecessor.
🚨 MALAYSIAN ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED 🚨
Ever wondered why online Malaysians are so venomous and hateful to Jews and the Jewish state? Well, there's some history here.
Southeast Asian history is replete with instances of Malaysia bullying and intimidating smaller neighboring…
Much like the 'do reservist for degrees' MP, rather than advocating for policies that would naturally encourage Malay as a business language, or strengthening the Malay language in general, he much rather use slam shut method of legislation to force it through.
Najib doesn't fear Jail because it may kill his political career.
He fears he will be forgotten and ends up becoming a has-been warlord that isn't worth saving by his friends.
Anyway, there's a disconnect between this concern over Najib's fate that we see from people on his camp online, compared to what we see on the ground.
When the SRC trial started in 2019 we often see Umno leaders appearing in court as moral support. Now no more.
*switch back to malay*
Lain kali, jangan perangai madey, pumpang pasal kedaulatan, kasi orang lain lancap nak tembak kapal terbang macam orang tak bertamadun, sebijik perangai zionist khusyuk suka beperang.
Tak habis-habis membuat onar antara sekawan.
Kenapa Bak Kut Teh layak dijadikan National Heritage?
Sebab BKT berasal dari rantau ini sepertimana Char Kuey Teow, Ngiu Chap, Har Mee, Hokkien Mee dan Nasi Ayam (sudah di-claim oleh Singapore).
Semua makanan ini tidak terdapat di Tanah Besar China.
When you wanted to make a hit but you got cyberbullied out of social media, your ex-country denounced you, and you got overshadowed anyways by a popular Indian man standing for President.
I always love how that video is always the go to shut down feminism.
Despite the glaring Safety violations, the fact that very often this people will get screwed by the companies they work for when injury finally occurs.
That and most rigs operate in safer conditions too.
Probably someone in BN: "eh why ah all the seats ni tiba-tiba 60,000 chinese and middle class mixed voters cram kat satu kerusi je, pastu 20 kerusi sebelah pulak ni 10,000 voters semua melayu, kenapa tak mix sikit jadi macam betul-betul"
Wan Junaidi's appointment as the Governor of Sarawak marks another change in the head of state for Sarawak.
But what is a governor in a mostly monarchical Malaysia? What is their role?
This is a thread:
1. Wan Junaidi has been appointed Sarawak's 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri effective today (Jan 26).
It was earlier reported that he had submitted his resignation as Dewan Negara president.
"They could have turned Gaza into Singapore" kepala bapak mereka lah.
The State of Israel never gave any chance for proper sovereignty to the state of Palestine.
Denying that right wasn't a question for Tengku.
The slogan 'They could have turned Gaza into Singapore' is used by Israel and its supporters to implicitly blame the citizens of Gaza for their own genocide. Let's unpack this statement by asking: Have you ever been to either Gaza or Singapore? A thread 🧵
Would be weird that an art student would talk about this but here goes.
1. It is unprecedented that a YPDA Agong would resign. While provisions has made for such a situation, more often that not, either their 5 years ends or they pass away whist in office.
The final end of the Taib Mahmud saga.
From the unchallenged ruler of Sarawak to an absentee governor, only to end under the shroud of familial infighting.
Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof mengesahkan kepada Astro AWANI bekas Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud telah menghembuskan nafas terakhir sekitar jam 4.28 pagi tadi di sebuah hospital swasta di ibu negara.
Pengurusan jenazah akan dilakukan…