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22.07.2012 - Porridge and Preserved Dates Distribution, Ramadan

By Aljunied GRC


Islam prescribes a rigourous fast (called siyam in Arabic) for all healthy adult Muslims. This fast requires total abstention from food and drink from dawn to sunset during every day of the month of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. Islam assigned two purposes to fasting: self-discipline and commiseration with the hungry of the earth. Islam thus regards each day in Ramadan as a fresh exercise in devotion and one of the aspects of Islam’s humanism is through charity and giving back to society. Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap and Member of Parliament for Hougang, Png Eng Huat took this opportunity and partook in the tradition of distributing porridge and preserved dates to the residents in Kaki Bukit ward, Aljunied GRC on 22 July 2012. Banners were put up a few weeks before the event and residents started queuing for the porridge and preserved dates as early as 3.15p.m. The event started promptly at 4p.m and within an hour, all 300 units of porridges and preserved dates were all distributed out. It was certainly a Sunday afternoon well-spent.

Photo Credit: Reeza, Elvin Ong and Bernard Chen



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On tour last week with Aljunied residents for some Chen Show Mao Shan Wang durians (courtesy mrbrown)





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Aljunied-Hougang Town Council not raising S&C charges
By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 28 July 2012 1944 hrs


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SINGAPORE: The Aljunied-Hougang Town Council said it has no plans to raise Service and Conservancy (S&C) charges but is monitoring costs very closely.

The town council, which manages the opposition-held Hougang Single Member Constituency and Aljunied Group Representation Constituency, said this in a statement on its website on Saturday.

It said it's mindful that in the current inflationary environment, residents are also facing cost increases.

However, chairman of the town council, Ms Sylvia Lim, said it's also affected by escalating electricity tariffs and higher cleaning costs.

She said the Lift Upgrading Programme also has long-term implications on current and future sinking funds as well as routine operating costs.

Ms Lim, who's also the chairman of The Workers' Party, said the town council still needs to recover its expenditure through the collection of S&C charges if costs continue to escalate.

She said the town council will first try to exhaust all means to reduce expenditure through being more efficient.

On Friday, seven town councils announced they'll increase S&C charges from September.

They are: Bishan-Toa Payoh, Chua Chu Kang, East Coast, Holland-Bukit Panjang, Tanjong Pagar, Tampines and West Coast town councils.

- CNA/ck
 
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