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𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐡 𝐘𝐮 𝐑𝐮, 𝟐𝟏 (𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑)
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐛, 𝟏𝟗 (𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑)
This was a tragic case.
Both were young national servicemen.
Both were serving the nation.
SINGAPORE – A full-time national serviceman (NSF) was pronounced dead in the hospital after he was found unconscious at the foot of a building in Pulau Tekong on the afternoon of Oct 8.
In a Facebook post, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said that the incident happened at 1.22pm at a building at Basic Military Training Centre School 3, and that he was not involved in training at the time of the incident.
He was immediately taken to Pulau Tekong Medical Centre for emergency treatment, and later evacuated via helicopter to Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
He arrived at SGH at 2.05pm and was pronounced dead at 2.27pm.
“The Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) extend their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased,” the ministry said in its Facebook post.
Investigations are ongoing.
SINGAPORE – Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim has resigned from political office over a “lapse of judgment” in handling his interactions with a woman, who is a member of the public.
Most of their interactions took place through online messages and they also met on the sidelines of public events, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a statement on July 20.
Zaqy Mohamad, who is currently Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment and Defence, will take over as Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
Faishal, in a letter of resignation to PM Wong on July 20, said there was no physical relationship between him and the woman, and that he had not intended for the interactions to develop into one.
But he said on reflection, he recognised that his conduct “fell short of the standards expected of me and was not consistent with the responsibilities entrusted…
SINGAPORE – Lawyer Ahmad Firdaus Daud will take over former acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Faishal Ibrahim’s grassroots responsibilities in Kembangan, The Straits Times has learnt.
From Sept 1, the 2025 General Election PAP reserve candidate will be second grassroots adviser in the ward formerly overseen by Faishal, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng said on Aug 28 in response to queries from ST.
Seah, who is also an MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, of which Kembangan is a part, said Firdaus is not new to grassroots work and his addition will “certainly strengthen the team”.
Firdaus has already met the group representaton constituency’s other MPs and key grassroots leaders, he added.
Seah said Firdaus will also have a key role in matters concerning the Malay/Muslim community in Kembangan.
Party volunteers were told at an outreach event on Aug 23 that Firdaus will take over Faishal’s grassroots responsibilities in September, said a volunteer who asked to remain anonymous.
In a Facebook post on Aug 27, Seah posted a photo of Firdaus along with the constituency’s other four remaining MPs at that event – a National Day voucher distribution in Kembangan.
Seah said in the post that it was “good to be out together as a GRC team and also with our volunteers last weekend, distributing National Day vouchers to our Kembangan residents”. He added that it was a good opportunity to come together, get to know one another better, and work as a team to look after residents in Kembangan.
Firdaus, 42, was a reserve candidate for the PAP during the 2025 General Election. After the election, he was made second grassroots adviser in Punggol under Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and has been involved in grassroots work there.
Seah told ST that Firdaus will continue as second grassroots adviser in Punggol for the time being, but will relinquish that role to focus on Kembangan “sooner rather than later”. He added that he has worked out an arrangement with Gan.
The GRC’s four MPs – Seah, Goh Pei Ming, Tin Pei Ling and Diana Pang – will continue to support the work for residents in Kembangan, and are looking forward to Firdaus’ appointment, he said.
This comes about a month after Faishal’s resignation from political office, Parliament and the PAP on July 20 over inappropriate interactions with a female member of the public. He also left his position as grassroots adviser in Kembangan, a role usually held by the sitting PAP MP.
Since Faishal’s resignation, the four remaining Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC MPs have split the responsibilities for his Kembangan ward while awaiting a new grassroots adviser.
Seah told the media earlier in August that not having a Malay/Muslim grassroots adviser was “not desired” and he hoped to have the role filled.
