Usual Total Silence from SMRT Board of Directors is disgusting!

[GoldenDragon]

To whom is the Lady-in-Tudung School Principal related to?
A school principal in SMRT board?
No other qualified candidates?

Woman in white soon.

 

[virus]

what the fark is this?

isnt tudung banned in schools? what sort of sick pple would ban tudung in school and sneak out with one?

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2013-09-30_123324.html

In 2002, a major controversy erupted in Singapore when four Primary One Malay/Muslim students wore the tudung to school along with their uniforms. This was against the Ministry of Education’s no-headscarf rule for public schools. The four girls were eventually suspended from their schools after they refused to abide by the dress code regulations and continued wearing the tudung in class.[20]

In the midst of the controversy, the President of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), Maarof Salleh, stepped in to urge the girls’ parents to send their children back to school without wearing the tudung. He gave this advice after consulting Mufti Syed Isa Semait, the highest Islamic authority in Singapore, whose position was that education was of a higher priority for Muslims.[21] [22]

One of the girls finally returned to school without the tudung after an absence of about two months. The girl’s parents had initially withdrawn her from school and opted for home schooling instead. However, the mother eventually decided to send the girl back to public school as she wanted a good education for her daughter.[23] Another girl was reported to have left Singapore for Melbourne, Australia, where she could attend an Islamic school.[24]

The case drew criticisms especially from several Malaysian politicians and Islamic groups who believed that the ban on the tudung in public schools was a form of discrimination against the Malay/Muslim community.[25]

The families of three of the girls, and another girl who was suspended in 1997 for wearing the tudung to school, decided to take their case to court. They engaged Malaysian lawyer/politician Karpal Singh as legal counsel.[26] However, he was denied a work permit that was necessary for defending the case in Singapore. The manpower ministry denied the permit on the grounds that his involvement in the case was politically motivated and could possibly be seen as intervening in Singapore’s domestic politics.[27]

In 2003, a Primary Five girl wore a tudung to school at the start of the new school year. She was asked to comply with the school’s no-headscarf rule or face suspension. Subsequently, the girl’s parents decided to educate her at home as a form of protest against the government although she had not been officially suspended by the Ministry of Education.[28] [29]

The Singapore government still maintains a no-headscarf policy for public schools. As such, Muslim girls are only allowed to wear the tudung outside of school.[30]

 

[Confuseous]

The SMRT is run by a Headless Chicken of a Quack,
reporting to a group of Cocks and CBs who are there on the basis of connections.
Otherwise, how else do you explain a primary school principal sitting on the board?

 

[laksaboy]

Otherwise, how else do you explain a primary school principal sitting on the board?

Diversity for diversity's sake.

Probably a fellow crony with connections and overlapping vested interests.

 

[Confuseous]

Halimah Yaacob had to retire from the board upon her appointment as speaker.
Could the mak cik school principal be a relative, to ensure that the benefits are passed on?
I thought one needs to pass the Singapore Institute of Directors exam before one can become director of a listed?

 

[Papsmearer]

The PM and Transport Ministers has been seen walking the tracks; never mind the fact that they are trying to score political points and demonstrating their concern. They are at least walking the talk, so to speak, when they expressed "concern" - whatever it means. Concerned about what? Losing votes?
Have to delay elections.

But the total absolute silence from the Board Directors, especially the Chairman, takes the cake. They have NEVER, EVER gone public to express any remorse or apology whatsoever.

Do we need an expensive board, with their fees increased on the very afternoon that the biggest train "detrainment" taking place?

The BOD has two former scholar generals in it, including the Chairman. U expect them to criticize kaki nung?

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

SMRT AR 2015


http://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/Ann...ort 2015.pdf





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HK MTR AR 2014


https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/corporate/images/investor/2014frpt/EMTRAR2014F.pdf