Hari ini 43 tahun yang lalu, seniwati legenda, Puan Sri Saloma meninggal dunia.
Beliau dilahirkan pada 22 Januari 1935 di Pasir Panjang, Singapura dengan nama Salmah binti Ismail, anak perempuan ke-3 daripada 7 adik beradik. Kakaknya, Mariani juga seorang pelakon sementara adik tirinya Mimi Loma & Jasmaniah juga penyanyi.
Memang suka menyanyi sejak kecil, Saloma memulakan perjalanan seninya sekitar 1948 di usia 13 tahun apabila diperkenalkan kepada khalayak di The New World Carbaret di Singapura oleh bapa tirinya yang merupakan pemuzik keroncong di karbaret itu.
Suaranya mula berkumandang di Radio Malaya tahun berikutnya & namanya semakin terkenal sebagai penyanyi utama orkestra sekitar Singapura. Pada 1950, Saloma mula menceburkan diri dalam bidang lakonan menerusi filem ‘Pelangi’ terbitan Nusantara Film.
Pada 1955, Saloma dilamar Malay Film Productions di Jalan Ampas. Di situ ketika namanya semakin meledak, beliau mendapat nama komersil ‘Saloma’ oleh Shaw Brothers yang diambil daripada nama filem ‘Salome’ (1953) dibintangi Rita Hayworth.
Beliau mengahwini seniman agung P.Ramlee pada November 1961. Mereka tidak dikurniakan cahaya mata, tetapi kedua-duanya ada anak daripada perkahwinan terdahulu & pada masa sama bersama membesarkan anak angkat.
Apabila suaminya meninggal dunia pada 1973, Saloma mengalami kemurungan sehingga menjejaskan kesihatannya. Akhirnya akibat kegagalan fungsi hati, pada 25 April 1983 di usia 48 tahun, Saloma menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya di Hospital Assunta, PJ.
Beliau dikebumikan di sisi pusara suaminya di Tanah Perkuburan Jalan Ampang, KL. Sepanjang kariernya, beliau telah merakamkan lebih 500 lagu & membintangi sekitar 29 filem. Saloma diangkat sebagai Biduanita Pertama Negara pada 1978.
Sumber: Arkib Negara Malaysia, NST, ‘Saloma’ (Ahmad Fauzee Samad, 2012)
#PeristiwaHariIni
Aku ingatkan sorang je panglima yang kena. Rupanya, bos dia panglima besar pun kena dakwa juga. Tahniah PMX, tahniah SPRM. Tidak pernah semenjak merdeka, mana2 kerajaan sebelum ini berani siasat panglima2 di Mindef. Ertinya apa? Tapi kalau tanya puak2 Cetong, ini belum lagi reform. Reform hanya terlaksana jika Farhash didakwa. Itu je.
KENYATAAN MEDIA
PELANTIKAN PEMANGKU PENGERUSI NEGERI MELAKA
Dengan penuh rasa tanggungjawab, saya telah menerima pemakluman berkait pelantikan sebagai Pemangku Pengerusi Majlis Pimpinan Negeri Melaka.
Pelantikan ini adalah keputusan yang dicapai Biro Politik KEADILAN menerusi resolusi bersama dan bersifat sementara, bagi memberi laluan kepada Pengerusi sebelum ini, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar menyelesaikan proses perundangan yang sedang dihadapi beliau.
Dalam tempoh ini, keutamaan saya adalah untuk memastikan kestabilan dan disiplin organisasi parti terus terpelihara, di samping memperkemas persediaan awal dalam menghadapi Pilihan Raya Negeri Melaka akan datang.
Saya percaya dengan kerjasama semua peringkat kepimpinan dan akar umbi, parti akan terus bergerak secara tersusun, berdisiplin dan fokus kepada kepentingan rakyat dengan berakarkan prinsip KEADILAN UNTUK SEMUA.
Terima kasih,
Adam Adli
Kembara Jumpa Orang Muda 2.0 , dari utara, ke pantai timur yang luas ufuknya, merentas Borneo yang kaya budayanya, lima zon sudah kita tempuhi dengan satu tekad, untuk mengangkat suara anak muda.
Hari ini, langkah kembara kembali ke selatan, di Bukit Katil, Melaka bagi siri yang keenam. Setiap perhentian membawa cerita, setiap persinggahan menemukan harapan.
Kali ini, saya ‘menumpang kasih’, menjadi anak angkat kepada Cikgu Abdul Rahman, seorang pesara guru yang hidupnya penuh jasa, mendidik generasi dengan ilmu, sabar dan kasih. Terima kasih kerana sudi menerima saya sepanjang tiga hari di sini.
Langkah masih panjang, InsyaAllah kita sambung lagi kembara dengan momentum yang lebih hebat.
“Kita bukan sekadar singgah, tapi kita juga membina”
#MalaysiaMADANI
#MADANIBekerja
Terkadang kita diingatkan kalau masih ada yang menanti sekeping ihsan dari mata yang memandang, dan hati yang peduli.
Semoga kita kekal ikhlas dalam setiap amal dan khidmat kita.
Kalau kita baca sejarah Timor-Timor kemudian merdeka jadi Timor Leste kita boleh faham mengapa leader depa menangis terharu dapat masuk ASEAN.
14 tahun berjuang nak jadi ahli ASEAN.
Jenaka popular di sana, nak masuk syurga lagi senang dari masuk ASEAN.
Sebelum ni Indonesia & Singapore antara yg kuat menentang.
Bila PMX chair ASEAN, PMX usahakan & jadi pemudah cara.
Dalam masa yg sama @prabowo adalah sahabat akrab @anwaribrahim maka jalan itu dipermudahkan. ✅
Selamat datang Timor Leste sebagai adik bongsu ASEAN.
PM Anwar Ibrahim has told the Langkawi Development Authority to find ways to lower the cost of holidaying in Langkawi.
He says high food, accommodation, and service costs on the island could be driving locals to holiday abroad, to Phuket, Thailand.
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Woman records the Muslim call to prayer being broadcast over loudspeakers in Dearborn, Michigan. Every resident is subjected to hearing it five times a day, from sunrise to sunset.
How is this even allowed in America?
skrg BEER🍺 pulak jadi ISU NEGARA.⁉️🤭😂🤣
In Islam, which is the greater sin - LEADERS STEALING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF PUBLIC FUNDS, ABUSE OF POWER, OPPRESSING NON-MUSLIM MINORITIES, PRACTICING BIAS JUDICIARY or
..... non-Muslims drinking ALCOHOL.?🤔
kenapa BODOH sangat ni.😡
Let me do a bit of truth-telling. UMNO/PAS are fully aware that the event was funded by the private sector. But that doesn’t matter—they will still exploit the issue to attack Tiong and the Ministry. Why? Wouldn’t that make them look foolish? Not in their playbook. You need to understand how UMNO/PAS think: for them, truth is irrelevant.
The real purpose of this uproar is to further intimidate non-Muslims.
Here’s the strategy: if they can target a non-Muslim minister from Sarawak for attending an event that was not funded by the government, they send a warning to all future non-Muslim organizers. The message is simple—any high-profile non-Muslim event, especially if alcohol is even served to non-Muslims, risks becoming a target.
Remember their constant reassurance: “Islamic rules and regulations will not affect non-Muslims.” That is empty rhetoric. In practice, their goal is to normalize Islamic rules in all public events, regardless of the participants’ faith. Tiong himself may not back down, but he is not the main target. The real targets are non-Muslims across the country who may now think twice before planning an event and if alcohol will be available.
This is how the KMI framework operates. By repeatedly enforcing Islamic norms in public spaces, they create a culture where even non-Muslims unconsciously comply without being told. Over time, these norms become the default for everyone. We are already seeing this happen in many public events.
The tragic part is that non-Muslims, worn down by constant pressure, rarely speak up. They fear being branded “Islamophobic,” a label weaponized to silence dissent. But here’s the contradiction: if Islamic rules supposedly don’t affect non-Muslims, how do you justify attacking a privately funded event attended by a non-Muslim minister?
The truth is, the KMI movement has already won half the battle. Non-Muslims have been so conditioned by this environment that many younger generations automatically believe they must behave like Muslims in public spaces. This is not tolerance—it is submission shaped by propaganda and fear.
#NonMuslims #Malaysia #KMI #PoliticalIslam #Fear #Moon #PAS #UMNO #Islam
Perfect scores also no Jalan ....
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Last night in Melaka, together with MCA Vice-President and Klebang state assemblyman Datuk Wira Lim Ban Hong and Melaka EXCO Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem, I met a young girl whose story broke my heart — 19-year-old Lee.
Lee is not just any student. She is a Matrikulation graduate who achieved perfection — CGPA 4.0, full marks for co-curricular activities, a total merit score of 100. By every standard, she represents the best of the best.
Since young, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer. With that goal in mind, she applied through UPU to the only three public universities where a local Chinese student can study Law — Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Universiti Utara Malaysia. She was shortlisted and attended the interviews. She walked in with confidence, knowing she had given her all.
Lee, who had previously represented his school in state-level storytelling, public speaking, and poetry recitation competitions and won medals, is certainly unafraid of any stage performance, and was quite confident after attending the interview sessions with UM, UKM, and UUM.
But when the results were released, her world came crashing down. All three universities rejected her. Instead, she was offered a place in Accounting at Universiti Putra Malaysia — her fourth choice, far from the dream she had worked so hard for.
“YB, for Chinese students there are only 3 options to enter a public university for the law course. I listed all of them and attended all three interview sessions at UM, UKM, and UUM. Unfortunately, I failed in all three choices, which were my true ambition. Yes, it’s true, I was offered the fourth option, which is the Accounting course at UPM. But I was required to fill up all 12 choices provided by UPU.
“That’s why I included courses other than law just to make up the 12 choices. Now, I’ve been offered Accounting, which was my fourth choice, and UPU does not allow me to make an appeal. What else can I do? My goal since childhood has been to pursue law……”
“YB, I gave everything. I scored full marks. I handled the interviews well. I truly believed I had a chance. But now my dream is gone. I wanted to be a lawyer since I was a little girl… Why was I not chosen? Were all those who got in also perfect scorers? If not, how is this fair?
“My family is not wealthy and I have other younger siblings. Private university is simply impossible for us as I do not want to add more burden to my parents. Perhaps I must accept my fate, give up on Law, and settle for Accounting. But this will remain the greatest regret of my life.”
In that moment, I had no words.
Her story is not just about one girl’s shattered dream. It is about fairness, about justice, about the promise we owe our young people. When even a perfect scorer is denied the chance to pursue her calling, what message are we sending to the next generation?
Education must be a fair playing field in this country. If our system is broken, then it must be fixed. Lee’s story is not hers alone, it belongs to every hardworking student in Malaysia who dares to dream.
I can only guess that the Ministry of Higher Education and the three universities would give this as the only “reasonable” reply: Lee’s interview performance was poor, and that’s why she wasn’t admitted. 😭
In the coming days, will UM, UKM, or UUM allow Lee to pursue her dream of studying Law through their direct intake channels? The catch is, while it’s still admission into the same programme, the tuition fees through direct intake amount to RM90,000 — ten times higher than through UPU!
Lee has obtained the perfect results. However, not only did she not get her preferred course in law, she was not allowed to make any appeal since the Ministry of Higher Education has offered her her fourth choice in Accounting. Looks like she can only wait for a miracle to happen…
It seems that today, September 14, will be the turning point in Lee’s future. I wish her nothing but success ahead!
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The most absurd thing just happened.
JAIS has declared that the term "No pork, no lard" can only be used by premises that have a halal certificate.
They really believe that the term is intended to mislead Muslims.
Myopic.
https://t.co/FJrIb1lGDT
Japan was nuked.
Vietnam was bombed.
Korea was split.
China was carved.
Indonesia was plundered.
India was divided.
The list is long.
The pain is old.
But the lesson is clear:
No foreign power will ever respect Asia until Asia respects itself enough to stop playing their game.
I keep warning people about Moon's threat to Malaysia. If they get into power on their own, you can expect the Moon leader to stay in power until ..... On top of that, they will change the political system to something like Iran - the ultimate authority are the clerics and they stay on for life. You still have the vote but parliament will have no real power.
Is this what you want for Malaysia's future?
#PasForAll #PoliticalIslam #IslamicState