The Church had being burn by the home-made bomb (Molotov cocktail) today.
In the Bernama news(January 08, 2010 23:01 PM), three churches around Kuala Lumpur, the Metro Tabernacle Church in Desa Melawati; the Assumption Church and the Life Chapel in Petaling Jaya were subjected to attacks last night and early today.
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
News: Sad but true
Sexual Abuse Of Penan Girls And Women True - Shahrizat
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the committee set up to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of Penan girls and women had concluded that such abuse was true.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the committee set up to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of Penan girls and women had concluded that such abuse was true.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
News from Bernama (Influenza A H1N1)
September 19, 2009 13:14 PM
Schoolgirl Is 77th H1N1 Death
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (BERNAMA) -- A 15-year-old schoolgirl became the latest victim to succumb to the Influenza A(H1N1) in the country, bringing the death toll so far to 77.
Schoolgirl Is 77th H1N1 Death
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (BERNAMA) -- A 15-year-old schoolgirl became the latest victim to succumb to the Influenza A(H1N1) in the country, bringing the death toll so far to 77.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Merdeka Celebration
News from bernama on August 29, 2009 23:01 PM
Road Closure In Conjunction With Merdeka Day Celebration
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Jalan Parlimen, the approach road to Parliament House, will be closed in conjunction with the 52nd Merdeka Day celebration on Monday.
City traffic movement officer C/Insp Mohd Irwan Abdul Rahim told Bernama, the road will be closed from 7.30am till the ceremony ends.
The ceremony, which will be held at Dataran Parlimen, is expected to last about 40 minutes and public participation will be limited to only 8,600 people.
Some 6,000 people are also expected to line either side of the road from the Bank Negara roundabout till Parliament's entrance in conjunction with the celebration.
--BERNAMA
Road Closure In Conjunction With Merdeka Day Celebration
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Jalan Parlimen, the approach road to Parliament House, will be closed in conjunction with the 52nd Merdeka Day celebration on Monday.
City traffic movement officer C/Insp Mohd Irwan Abdul Rahim told Bernama, the road will be closed from 7.30am till the ceremony ends.
The ceremony, which will be held at Dataran Parlimen, is expected to last about 40 minutes and public participation will be limited to only 8,600 people.
Some 6,000 people are also expected to line either side of the road from the Bank Negara roundabout till Parliament's entrance in conjunction with the celebration.
--BERNAMA
Thursday, August 20, 2009
In memory Alistair R.G Morrison
Former Sarawak Information Director Dies
KUCHING, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Former Sarawak Information Services director Alistair R.G Morrison, who was credited as a crucial figure in the state's relatively smooth transition from colonial rule in the early 1960s, has died in Canberra, Australia, aged 94.
Former assistant state secretary Lim Kian Hock said today the Peking-born Morrison died of old age on Aug 4.
He said in a statement here that Morrison had been afflicted with a range of health problems in later years.
After his wife, Hedda, died in 1991, he proceeded to occupy himself in writing his memoirs, first of his time in Sarawak, entitled "Fair Land Sarawak", and then of his earlier life, "The Road in Peking" and "A Bird Fancier : A Journey to Peking".
Describing him as a "fine writer, whose wry sense of humor was never far from the surface," Lim said Morrison joined the British Colonial Service in 1947 and was sent to Sarawak just after it was acquired by Britain from the last Rajah, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke.
He served in several up-country posts as a district officer and wrote extensively for the Sarawak Gazette on future government policy towards Sarawak's indigenous groups.
Later he was transferred to the secretariat in Kuching and finally to the Government Information Office in late 1959.
"As an economist, his real interest was in rural development and he was disappointed not to be able to persevere in that challenging area.
On the other hand, he was to be a crucial figure in the relatively smooth transition from colonial rule in the early 1960s," Lim said.
He said the up-country postings had also given Hedda, a photographer by profession, the opportunity to take a superb series of photographs of the people of Sarawak before the effects of modernisation began to change their traditional way of life.
Her 1962 book, "Life in a Longhouse", remains a classic.
In early 1967, four years after Sarawak became part of the new federation of Malaysia, Morrison and Hedda moved to Canberra where he took up a senior position as head of the Southeast Asian branch of the Office of Current Intelligence under the Joint Intelligence Organisation before retiring in the mid-1970s.
-- BERNAMA
KUCHING, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Former Sarawak Information Services director Alistair R.G Morrison, who was credited as a crucial figure in the state's relatively smooth transition from colonial rule in the early 1960s, has died in Canberra, Australia, aged 94.
Former assistant state secretary Lim Kian Hock said today the Peking-born Morrison died of old age on Aug 4.
He said in a statement here that Morrison had been afflicted with a range of health problems in later years.
After his wife, Hedda, died in 1991, he proceeded to occupy himself in writing his memoirs, first of his time in Sarawak, entitled "Fair Land Sarawak", and then of his earlier life, "The Road in Peking" and "A Bird Fancier : A Journey to Peking".
Describing him as a "fine writer, whose wry sense of humor was never far from the surface," Lim said Morrison joined the British Colonial Service in 1947 and was sent to Sarawak just after it was acquired by Britain from the last Rajah, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke.
He served in several up-country posts as a district officer and wrote extensively for the Sarawak Gazette on future government policy towards Sarawak's indigenous groups.
Later he was transferred to the secretariat in Kuching and finally to the Government Information Office in late 1959.
"As an economist, his real interest was in rural development and he was disappointed not to be able to persevere in that challenging area.
On the other hand, he was to be a crucial figure in the relatively smooth transition from colonial rule in the early 1960s," Lim said.
He said the up-country postings had also given Hedda, a photographer by profession, the opportunity to take a superb series of photographs of the people of Sarawak before the effects of modernisation began to change their traditional way of life.
Her 1962 book, "Life in a Longhouse", remains a classic.
In early 1967, four years after Sarawak became part of the new federation of Malaysia, Morrison and Hedda moved to Canberra where he took up a senior position as head of the Southeast Asian branch of the Office of Current Intelligence under the Joint Intelligence Organisation before retiring in the mid-1970s.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Amanah Saham 1 Malaysia
1.9 Billion AS1M Units Subscribed
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) announced Tuesday an estimated 1.9 billion Amanah Saham 1Malaysia (AS1M) units have been subscribed since it opened for public subscription on Aug 5, 2009.
Its President and Group Chief Executive, Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, said 10 billion AS1M units, priced at RM1 per unit, is being offered for sale to all Malaysians aged 18 years and above.
"So far, about 1.9 billion AS1M units have been sold. There is still a lot more units available for subscription," he told reporters after handing over prizes to winners of PNB Investment Quiz 2009 here tuesday.
Malaysians, aged 55 and below, can purchase a maximum of 50,000 units while those above 55 years can subscribe up to 100,000 units of the units which was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on July 31, 2009.
The fixed income fund has similar features as Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 and Amanah Saham Malaysia.
-- BERNAMA
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) announced Tuesday an estimated 1.9 billion Amanah Saham 1Malaysia (AS1M) units have been subscribed since it opened for public subscription on Aug 5, 2009.
Its President and Group Chief Executive, Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, said 10 billion AS1M units, priced at RM1 per unit, is being offered for sale to all Malaysians aged 18 years and above.
"So far, about 1.9 billion AS1M units have been sold. There is still a lot more units available for subscription," he told reporters after handing over prizes to winners of PNB Investment Quiz 2009 here tuesday.
Malaysians, aged 55 and below, can purchase a maximum of 50,000 units while those above 55 years can subscribe up to 100,000 units of the units which was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on July 31, 2009.
The fixed income fund has similar features as Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 and Amanah Saham Malaysia.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Miracle: Woman cheated death
Car smashed, but woman survives
GEORGE TOWN: A 28-year-old factory worker cheated death when the car she was driving was rammed from behind by a rubbish lorry on the Bayan Lepas coastal highway here yesterday afternoon.
The victim, Goh Siew Lin, had stopped at the traffic light when the accident occurred.
The accident also resulted in a pile-up involving two cars and a lorry.
Goh was pinned to her seat for 35 minutes before firemen managed to get her out.
Bayan Baru Fire and Rescue Department chief Abd Rahim Ismail said they received a distress call at 2.02pm and arrived at the scene six minutes later.
He said nine firemen took about 35 minutes to get the victim out of the mangled wreck.
"She was taken to the Pantai Mutiara Hospital for treatment," he said.
Southwest district Traffic Department head Chief Inspector Mohd Zin Mat Ali said the woman sustained serious injuries when she was pinned to her seat following the knock from behind by the rubbish lorry, driven by a 44-year-old man.
He said police had taken a statement from the lorry driver and based on initial investigations, the rubbish lorry driver had failed to control his vehicle, causing it to ram into Goh's car.
"We are taking the rubbish lorry for a technical inspection to ascertain the cause of the accident," he said, adding that all those involved in the pile-up had lodged police reports.
Zin urged those with information on the accident to call the Southwest district police headquarters at 04-8662222.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Bunches of money but have no value.
Zimbabwe current money (Zimdollar) becomes no value in the world market right now. This is because a 50 U.S cent equivalent to 3 trillion Zimdollar. Just imagine how much we have to bring to make it to 1 U.S dollar. A bunch of Zimdollar is for sure.
Me myself cannot imagine how would it be if my life such as like this situation. Every day I spend almost MYR15 just for food. Why is this happen to them? Why other countries have high values of money? Who controlled the world money currency?
But what makes the story interesting is that the collector still accepts the Zimdoller as a transaction to the bus fare but had to accept the brick of money.
You can read the whole article about the The "Zimdollar:" Dead, but still used for bus fare by click the link below:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090816/ap_on_re_af/af_zimbabwe_zimdollar
Me myself cannot imagine how would it be if my life such as like this situation. Every day I spend almost MYR15 just for food. Why is this happen to them? Why other countries have high values of money? Who controlled the world money currency?
But what makes the story interesting is that the collector still accepts the Zimdoller as a transaction to the bus fare but had to accept the brick of money.
You can read the whole article about the The "Zimdollar:" Dead, but still used for bus fare by click the link below:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090816/ap_on_re_af/af_zimbabwe_zimdollar
Latest H1N1 news: More upcoming death.
Total death for H1N1 total 62, while 238 new cases brought the number of H1N1 infections to 3,857 cases. Just imagine that the number of death continue rising up but when will it stop? That is the question now. Public awareness about the virus is still low right now. We can see most of the public don't wear the mask. Maybe they think that people who wear mask is for those who are suspected only of have cough of flu. But it is important to us to wear the mask when going to public places especially to a crowded places.
The latest news is a six-year-old child with Down's Syndrome and a hole in the heart is the latest of three deaths resulting from complications due to influenza A (H1N1).
In order to prevent the spread of the decease, the government release a new act which is under Section 12 (1) of the Infectious Diseases Control Act 1988, anyone who knows of a disease that can spread to the public and purposely ignore quarantine warnings and infect others will be fined RM2,000 or a maximum penalty of RM10,000 or two years of imprisonment or both.
Full story can be read by click the link below:
H1N1: Disabled child latest death
The latest news is a six-year-old child with Down's Syndrome and a hole in the heart is the latest of three deaths resulting from complications due to influenza A (H1N1).
In order to prevent the spread of the decease, the government release a new act which is under Section 12 (1) of the Infectious Diseases Control Act 1988, anyone who knows of a disease that can spread to the public and purposely ignore quarantine warnings and infect others will be fined RM2,000 or a maximum penalty of RM10,000 or two years of imprisonment or both.
Full story can be read by click the link below:
H1N1: Disabled child latest death
Saturday, August 15, 2009
More babies reported dead because of H1N1
Influenza A(H1N1): Premature baby among latest 5 fatal cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat (Bernama): A premature baby was among five who died from Influenza A(H1N1) between Aug 8 and 12, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 56.
Director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said in a statement today that one died on Aug 8, two on Aug 11 and other two on Aug 12. One of them was obese, one had diabetes, another had diabetes and tuberculosis, and the other two were babies.
He said the premature baby was born at 27 weeks and warded on Aug 3 for fever, cough, a cold and breathing difficulty. The baby was given anti-viral and other treatment but died on Aug 12.
The other baby, two months old, was admitted on Aug 7 as it was weak and pale although it was not having fever, cough or breathing difficulty. However, the baby was placed in the intensive-care unit (ICU) after its condition became critical and died on Aug 8.
Another two cases involved a 49-year-old obese woman who had diabetes and tuberculosis and a 57-year-old man who also had diabetes.
The woman was admitted to hospital on July 29 for fever, cough, sore throat and breathing difficulty. She was treated for pneumonia and discharged on Aug 3 but readmitted four days later for treatment of tuberculosis.
On Aug 8, she was given anti-viral treatment for suspected H1N1 infection but died three days later.
The other two fatal cases were a diabetic man who did not respond to treatment for fever and cough, and a 19-year-old youth who was tested positive for H1N1. They died on Aug 12.
Dr Mohd Ismail said while 70 per cent of fatal cases due to the disease had other health risks, 40 per cent delayed in seeking treatment while in 13 per cent, doctors failed to detect the infection early.
On the current H1N1 situation in the country, he said 72 people were still receiving treatment in the wards and another 27 in the ICUs, with 10 of them having chronic ailments while four were obese.
He said the viral transmission within the community was high, based on the number of people with symptoms going to the hospitals or clinics for treatment.
He advised those with influenza symptoms and had been treated without hospitalisation to take precaution by resting at home.
He said teachers and employers should conduct daily screening of their students/workers to ensure those with symptoms do not remain in class or at the workplace, while parents should not allow their children with influenza-like symptoms to attend class so as to curb the spread of the disease.
-- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat (Bernama): A premature baby was among five who died from Influenza A(H1N1) between Aug 8 and 12, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 56.
Director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said in a statement today that one died on Aug 8, two on Aug 11 and other two on Aug 12. One of them was obese, one had diabetes, another had diabetes and tuberculosis, and the other two were babies.
He said the premature baby was born at 27 weeks and warded on Aug 3 for fever, cough, a cold and breathing difficulty. The baby was given anti-viral and other treatment but died on Aug 12.
The other baby, two months old, was admitted on Aug 7 as it was weak and pale although it was not having fever, cough or breathing difficulty. However, the baby was placed in the intensive-care unit (ICU) after its condition became critical and died on Aug 8.
Another two cases involved a 49-year-old obese woman who had diabetes and tuberculosis and a 57-year-old man who also had diabetes.
The woman was admitted to hospital on July 29 for fever, cough, sore throat and breathing difficulty. She was treated for pneumonia and discharged on Aug 3 but readmitted four days later for treatment of tuberculosis.
On Aug 8, she was given anti-viral treatment for suspected H1N1 infection but died three days later.
The other two fatal cases were a diabetic man who did not respond to treatment for fever and cough, and a 19-year-old youth who was tested positive for H1N1. They died on Aug 12.
Dr Mohd Ismail said while 70 per cent of fatal cases due to the disease had other health risks, 40 per cent delayed in seeking treatment while in 13 per cent, doctors failed to detect the infection early.
On the current H1N1 situation in the country, he said 72 people were still receiving treatment in the wards and another 27 in the ICUs, with 10 of them having chronic ailments while four were obese.
He said the viral transmission within the community was high, based on the number of people with symptoms going to the hospitals or clinics for treatment.
He advised those with influenza symptoms and had been treated without hospitalisation to take precaution by resting at home.
He said teachers and employers should conduct daily screening of their students/workers to ensure those with symptoms do not remain in class or at the workplace, while parents should not allow their children with influenza-like symptoms to attend class so as to curb the spread of the disease.
-- BERNAMA
UiTM remain open as usual
Exams And Convocation To Proceed As Scheduled - Uitm
SHAH ALAM, (Bernama) - The Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) will proceed with its examination and convocation programmes according to schedule, said the Academic and International Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Mustaffa Mohamed Zain.
He said the dates for the local examinations, scheduled to start from October to November and the dates for convocation from Oct 15 to 27 remained unchanged.
"Lectures and classes will proceed as usual. However, should there be changes, the UiTM will make an official announcement," he said in a statement here Friday.
Mustaffa said the UiTM, however, had no intention of closing all its campuses in the country because of the H1N1 virus situation as the situation did not warrant it as advised by the Health Ministry.
"We (UiTM) ask the parents and members of the public not to listen to rumour that claimed we are closed," he said.
Mustaffa advised UiTM students and officers with health problems to get treatment at clinics and health centres nearby.
-- BERNAMA
SHAH ALAM, (Bernama) - The Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) will proceed with its examination and convocation programmes according to schedule, said the Academic and International Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Mustaffa Mohamed Zain.
He said the dates for the local examinations, scheduled to start from October to November and the dates for convocation from Oct 15 to 27 remained unchanged.
"Lectures and classes will proceed as usual. However, should there be changes, the UiTM will make an official announcement," he said in a statement here Friday.
Mustaffa said the UiTM, however, had no intention of closing all its campuses in the country because of the H1N1 virus situation as the situation did not warrant it as advised by the Health Ministry.
"We (UiTM) ask the parents and members of the public not to listen to rumour that claimed we are closed," he said.
Mustaffa advised UiTM students and officers with health problems to get treatment at clinics and health centres nearby.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, August 14, 2009
Keep on rising
Seven More Deaths Today, A(H1N1) Death Toll Rises To 51
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- Seven more deaths relating to Influenza A(H1N1) were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the death toll in the country to 51.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the seven deaths were from the high-risk group who had high blood pressure, heart disease, low imunity or congenital disease.
They were aged between four months and 92 years old.
"Currently, there are 51 cases in the wards, 29 in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 16 out of the 29 in ICUs are from the high risk group," he told reporters after launching the Malaysian Association For The Study of Obesity (MASO) Conference here.
Liow said patients with influenza-like symptoms and heart problems, those with persistent high fever for more than two days and those tested positive for Influenza A or B through rapid test would be given antiviral treatment immediately.
For these groups there was no need to wait for a confirmation from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) or the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
"I have directed all hospitals and clinics to threat these groups of patients immediately," he said.
Liow also urged doctors to give seven days' medical leave to those suffering from flu so that they could continue treatment at home and not expose themselves to the public.
He also called on the people not to panic because 98 per cent of those who contracted the disease had recovered.
What was worrying was the high risk group which needed immediate treatment if they showed H1N1 symptoms, he added.
"If everyone acts responsibly and follows the instructions of the Health Ministry, we believe that we can contain this pandemic," he said.
Liow also said that the current situation, though serious because of the increase in fatalities, did not warrant the government declaring a health emergency.
"To declare a health emergency I have to quarantine the community whereby the government must curb the people's movements. We have not reached that stage yet."
On the closure of schools, he said the ministry had asked the school authorities to closely monitor the students and send the sick ones home to rest.
He said parents must also cooperate by ensuring that their children did not go to school and were immediate treated by a doctor if they showed signs of H1N1.
"We close a school for a week and then we reopen. Then there is another H1N1 case and a closure order is issued. This is not how we manage the pandemic because the disease speads not only in schools but also in the communal areas, night markets or supermarkets," he said.
--BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- Seven more deaths relating to Influenza A(H1N1) were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the death toll in the country to 51.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the seven deaths were from the high-risk group who had high blood pressure, heart disease, low imunity or congenital disease.
They were aged between four months and 92 years old.
"Currently, there are 51 cases in the wards, 29 in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 16 out of the 29 in ICUs are from the high risk group," he told reporters after launching the Malaysian Association For The Study of Obesity (MASO) Conference here.
Liow said patients with influenza-like symptoms and heart problems, those with persistent high fever for more than two days and those tested positive for Influenza A or B through rapid test would be given antiviral treatment immediately.
For these groups there was no need to wait for a confirmation from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) or the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
"I have directed all hospitals and clinics to threat these groups of patients immediately," he said.
Liow also urged doctors to give seven days' medical leave to those suffering from flu so that they could continue treatment at home and not expose themselves to the public.
He also called on the people not to panic because 98 per cent of those who contracted the disease had recovered.
What was worrying was the high risk group which needed immediate treatment if they showed H1N1 symptoms, he added.
"If everyone acts responsibly and follows the instructions of the Health Ministry, we believe that we can contain this pandemic," he said.
Liow also said that the current situation, though serious because of the increase in fatalities, did not warrant the government declaring a health emergency.
"To declare a health emergency I have to quarantine the community whereby the government must curb the people's movements. We have not reached that stage yet."
On the closure of schools, he said the ministry had asked the school authorities to closely monitor the students and send the sick ones home to rest.
He said parents must also cooperate by ensuring that their children did not go to school and were immediate treated by a doctor if they showed signs of H1N1.
"We close a school for a week and then we reopen. Then there is another H1N1 case and a closure order is issued. This is not how we manage the pandemic because the disease speads not only in schools but also in the communal areas, night markets or supermarkets," he said.
--BERNAMA
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
H1N1 keep searching its next victims
Two Babies Died Of H1N1
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- A 10-month old baby girl and a 12-month old baby boy were among six latest fatality on Wednesday due to Influenza A(H1N1) taking the total number of deaths to 44 people.
-- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- A 10-month old baby girl and a 12-month old baby boy were among six latest fatality on Wednesday due to Influenza A(H1N1) taking the total number of deaths to 44 people.
-- BERNAMA
Beware of blogger warfare
‘Seditious’ blogs under probe
2009/08/12
By Lee Shi-Ian and Kristina George
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have begun investigating several blogs for posting articles which were allegedly seditious in nature.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said several blogs had already come under scrutiny.
“We have our ways of identifying who were responsible for setting up the blogs and the individuals who posted sensitive comments,” he told the New Straits Times yesterday.
Ismail was responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s call to bring to book the culprits who incited religious and racial hatred through the Internet.
“Irresponsible parties should not think that they can post sensitive comments online and still remain anonymous. We have ways to identify them and laws to deal with them. “We will get these irresponsible parties.”
On Monday, Najib called on the police to investigate and take action against those who incited religious hatred as all religions and races in the country had to be protected.
Najib was commenting on seditious postings circulated on the Internet which allegedly insulted Islam and the Malay rulers.
A blog had posted a statement, allegedly by DAP Socialist Youth chief Loke Siew Fook, criticising commentaries of an Islamic scholar, Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, published in a Malay daily over
the past two weeks.
The blog ceased operating on Monday but it is understood that several other blogs had also posted the statement, which drew comments from readers.
Yesterday, Information, Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim stressed that existing laws were sufficient to deal with those who misused theInternet to defame or insult other parties.
Rais said those found guilty of publishing seditious postings could be charged under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and even under the Penal Code.
“These offenders should be investigated. If the attorney-general feels that they should be brought to court, then they must face the music,” he said after launching the 1Malaysia Concept Seminar here.
“We have been hearing a lot about seditious postings lately but no action has been taken yet.”
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2009/08/12
By Lee Shi-Ian and Kristina George
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have begun investigating several blogs for posting articles which were allegedly seditious in nature.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said several blogs had already come under scrutiny.
“We have our ways of identifying who were responsible for setting up the blogs and the individuals who posted sensitive comments,” he told the New Straits Times yesterday.
Ismail was responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s call to bring to book the culprits who incited religious and racial hatred through the Internet.
“Irresponsible parties should not think that they can post sensitive comments online and still remain anonymous. We have ways to identify them and laws to deal with them. “We will get these irresponsible parties.”
On Monday, Najib called on the police to investigate and take action against those who incited religious hatred as all religions and races in the country had to be protected.
Najib was commenting on seditious postings circulated on the Internet which allegedly insulted Islam and the Malay rulers.
A blog had posted a statement, allegedly by DAP Socialist Youth chief Loke Siew Fook, criticising commentaries of an Islamic scholar, Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, published in a Malay daily over
the past two weeks.
The blog ceased operating on Monday but it is understood that several other blogs had also posted the statement, which drew comments from readers.
Yesterday, Information, Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim stressed that existing laws were sufficient to deal with those who misused theInternet to defame or insult other parties.
Rais said those found guilty of publishing seditious postings could be charged under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and even under the Penal Code.
“These offenders should be investigated. If the attorney-general feels that they should be brought to court, then they must face the music,” he said after launching the 1Malaysia Concept Seminar here.
“We have been hearing a lot about seditious postings lately but no action has been taken yet.”
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Revenge of H1N1 virus
H1N1: Six more deaths recorded
2009/08/11
The number of casualties due to influenza A(H1N1) has reached 38 with six more deaths reported. The number of cases also climbed to 2,253 after 270 new cases emerged, Health Ministry Director General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.
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2009/08/11
The number of casualties due to influenza A(H1N1) has reached 38 with six more deaths reported. The number of cases also climbed to 2,253 after 270 new cases emerged, Health Ministry Director General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Another H1N1 death cases
Influenza A H1N1:
Another 8 die, total deaths 26 (updated)
2009/08/09
Jaswinder Kaur
KOTA KINABALU: Another eight influenza A (H1N1) deaths were reported today, bringing the total number of fatalities in Malaysia to 26.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai who confirmed this said Sabah recorded its first two deaths after a 24-year-old obese woman and a man aged 74 years with chronic heart disease succumbed to the virus last week.
He said some of the other deaths involved a 20-year-old female student who was found dead at her hostel in the peninsula, a 48-year-old asmathic man and an obese man aged 37 years who died at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor.
"The latest eight deaths happened between Aug 3 and Aug 8 but we could only confirm that they died of influenza A after getting post mortem results.
"Seven of the deaths involved people with high risk factors," he said after renaming the Likas Hospital near here to the Women and Child Hospital.
Liow said 62 people were being treated at wards and another 13 were in the intensive care unit after contracting the virus.
In Sabah, there are seven confirmed H1N1 patients receiving treatment including one at the ICU, and another seven are waiting for results of tests done on them.
He said 35 schools were closed in the Sabah.
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Another 8 die, total deaths 26 (updated)
2009/08/09
Jaswinder Kaur
KOTA KINABALU: Another eight influenza A (H1N1) deaths were reported today, bringing the total number of fatalities in Malaysia to 26.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai who confirmed this said Sabah recorded its first two deaths after a 24-year-old obese woman and a man aged 74 years with chronic heart disease succumbed to the virus last week.
He said some of the other deaths involved a 20-year-old female student who was found dead at her hostel in the peninsula, a 48-year-old asmathic man and an obese man aged 37 years who died at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor.
"The latest eight deaths happened between Aug 3 and Aug 8 but we could only confirm that they died of influenza A after getting post mortem results.
"Seven of the deaths involved people with high risk factors," he said after renaming the Likas Hospital near here to the Women and Child Hospital.
Liow said 62 people were being treated at wards and another 13 were in the intensive care unit after contracting the virus.
In Sabah, there are seven confirmed H1N1 patients receiving treatment including one at the ICU, and another seven are waiting for results of tests done on them.
He said 35 schools were closed in the Sabah.
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Nation News: non-Malay PM
'A non-Malay prime minister not improbable'
2009/08/09
NIBONG TEBAL: Malaysia could one day have a non-Malay as Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said yesterday.
He said the Federal Constitution did not state that only a Malay could be elected to that post.
"What we need is for the majority of members of parliament to elect a non-Malay as prime minister and then submit the proposal to the king.
"The constitution allows such a change. But the Malays form the majority race in the country and hence the non-Malays should double their efforts -- as my father (former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) urged earlier -- to increase the population to 70 million."
Mukhriz said this during a 1Malaysia forum for youths here yesterday.
The event was organised by the state Unity and National Integration Department.
"Citizens in the United States have accepted a descendant from Africa as their president. They did not see him as a black or that there was an Islamic touch to his name, but they saw him as a citizen of the United States.
"The former prime minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra was of Chinese descent but the people accepted him as a Thai."
To a question from a participant who asked if the government could remove the "race" column in application forms, Mukhriz said it was necessary in certain forms to provide benefits to Bumiputeras, but not in others.
He also said the implementation of a single stream school could help the 1Malaysia vision be a success as it would nurture a sense of unity among students.
This way, students of different races could mingle and interact more effectively.
"It can be done, for example, by making Mandarin and Tamil languages elective subjects so that students can learn their friends' mother-tongues.
"It would be good if Malaysians can master Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin and Tamil, thus achieving the objective of a harmonious 1Malaysia and to understand one another."
To prevent students from neglecting their mother-tongue, single stream schools must make it compulsory for them to take up their mother-tongues.
Mukhriz said the education system could bring all races together, through the sharing of culture and tradition, as well as prevent racial polarisation.
He said the single stream school proposal was stated in the Razak Report 1956, a year before the country gained independence.
"Tun Abdul Razak once said he hoped the single stream school would become a reality, but after 52 years of our country's independence, it has not materialised."
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2009/08/09
NIBONG TEBAL: Malaysia could one day have a non-Malay as Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said yesterday.
He said the Federal Constitution did not state that only a Malay could be elected to that post.
"What we need is for the majority of members of parliament to elect a non-Malay as prime minister and then submit the proposal to the king.
"The constitution allows such a change. But the Malays form the majority race in the country and hence the non-Malays should double their efforts -- as my father (former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) urged earlier -- to increase the population to 70 million."
Mukhriz said this during a 1Malaysia forum for youths here yesterday.
The event was organised by the state Unity and National Integration Department.
"Citizens in the United States have accepted a descendant from Africa as their president. They did not see him as a black or that there was an Islamic touch to his name, but they saw him as a citizen of the United States.
"The former prime minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra was of Chinese descent but the people accepted him as a Thai."
To a question from a participant who asked if the government could remove the "race" column in application forms, Mukhriz said it was necessary in certain forms to provide benefits to Bumiputeras, but not in others.
He also said the implementation of a single stream school could help the 1Malaysia vision be a success as it would nurture a sense of unity among students.
This way, students of different races could mingle and interact more effectively.
"It can be done, for example, by making Mandarin and Tamil languages elective subjects so that students can learn their friends' mother-tongues.
"It would be good if Malaysians can master Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin and Tamil, thus achieving the objective of a harmonious 1Malaysia and to understand one another."
To prevent students from neglecting their mother-tongue, single stream schools must make it compulsory for them to take up their mother-tongues.
Mukhriz said the education system could bring all races together, through the sharing of culture and tradition, as well as prevent racial polarisation.
He said the single stream school proposal was stated in the Razak Report 1956, a year before the country gained independence.
"Tun Abdul Razak once said he hoped the single stream school would become a reality, but after 52 years of our country's independence, it has not materialised."
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Highlight: Yasmin Ahmad
Yasmin Ahmad Chosen Best Director At 22nd Mff
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The late Yasmin Ahmad was chosen as the best director for her film 'Talentime' at the 22nd Malaysian Film Festival (MFF), here Saturday night.
She won a trophy and a cash prize of RM20,000 which were received by her younger sister.
Yasmin also won the award for the best screen play for the film, for which she also received a trophy and RM15,000 cash prize.
Talentime also won the award for the best supporting actor through Mohd Shafie Naswip who walked away with a trophy and a cash prize of RM10,000.
Earlier at the award presentation held for the first time at the Dewan Canselori Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Talentime was among the four films that received the Special Main Jury Award.
The other three films were 'Kami - The Movie', 'Histeria' and 'Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula'.
Yasmin, 51, died on July 25 at about 11.25 pm after suffering a stroke and brain haemorrhage.
The 22nd MFF also showed a video clip that lasted about two minutes in memory of the film director.
The brief video clip, with actress and singer Adibah Noor as the narrator, showed excerpts of the films and commercials directed by her.
Meanwhile the film 'Papadom' directed by Afdlin Shauki won the best film award for which he received a trophy and a cash prize of RM50,000.
The Best Actor Award was also won by Afdlin, while the Best Actress Award went to Liyana Jasmay, both through the film 'Papadom'.
The best actor and best actress each won a trophy and a cash prize of RM15,000.
The 22nd MFF also chose Omar Man and Mariani Ismail as the winners for the Best Veteran Actor and Best Veteran Actress Awards respectively.
Also present at the ceremony were the Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim.
-- BERNAMA
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The late Yasmin Ahmad was chosen as the best director for her film 'Talentime' at the 22nd Malaysian Film Festival (MFF), here Saturday night.
She won a trophy and a cash prize of RM20,000 which were received by her younger sister.
Yasmin also won the award for the best screen play for the film, for which she also received a trophy and RM15,000 cash prize.
Talentime also won the award for the best supporting actor through Mohd Shafie Naswip who walked away with a trophy and a cash prize of RM10,000.
Earlier at the award presentation held for the first time at the Dewan Canselori Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Talentime was among the four films that received the Special Main Jury Award.
The other three films were 'Kami - The Movie', 'Histeria' and 'Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula'.
Yasmin, 51, died on July 25 at about 11.25 pm after suffering a stroke and brain haemorrhage.
The 22nd MFF also showed a video clip that lasted about two minutes in memory of the film director.
The brief video clip, with actress and singer Adibah Noor as the narrator, showed excerpts of the films and commercials directed by her.
Meanwhile the film 'Papadom' directed by Afdlin Shauki won the best film award for which he received a trophy and a cash prize of RM50,000.
The Best Actor Award was also won by Afdlin, while the Best Actress Award went to Liyana Jasmay, both through the film 'Papadom'.
The best actor and best actress each won a trophy and a cash prize of RM15,000.
The 22nd MFF also chose Omar Man and Mariani Ismail as the winners for the Best Veteran Actor and Best Veteran Actress Awards respectively.
Also present at the ceremony were the Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim.
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Local: Sarawak
'Sarawak will not be left behind'
2009/08/08
By Farrah Naz Karim: Reporting from Perth
TO ensure that no states are left behind, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has directed his ministers to visit Sarawak frequently and identify ways to improve the lives of the people there.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the order was issued in a recent cabinet meeting as the government felt that the people of Sarawak must be given more help in various areas, including education and economy.
Muhyiddin said the government was aware that in view of the coming state elections, the opposition was trying hard to convince the people there that Barisan Nasional had overlooked their interest.
However, Muhyiddin said BN had the support of the state leadership as reflected in close cooperation between the Federal Government and Sarawak government in the state's development.
Muhyiddin said BN needed to work 10 times harder to regain the people's mandate in the next general election.
"As I said before, with a strong leadership, we can build on the party's strength
"We are striving to get close to the people by carrying out sound initiatives and policies that are people friendly.
"This and more of such efforts that we will push for, will change the perception of the people, the Malays and the non-Malays, towards Umno and BN," he told the Malaysian press in Perth, Australia during his official visit.
Muhyiddin noted the tendency of the opposition, including its leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to campaign in rural and interior Sarawak lately, thinking that they could break the ruling party's support in the state as well as Sabah, which are considered BN strongholds.
This, he said, was to realise their ambition of taking over the Federal Government in the next election.
The Sarawak assembly ends in July 24, 2011 although word on the ground suggests that it could be sooner due to the support for a Najib-helmed BN.
On Najib's statement in Pagoh recently that he had a good relationship with his deputy, Muhyiddin said the partnership enabled them to enjoy a strong, cooperative and effective leadership.
"What is most important is that I understand the vision and direction of the prime minister.
"What I have been doing in the past few months is not merely to assist, but to realise what the prime minister had envisaged."
Muhyiddin dismissed suggestions by some quarters that BN was sidelining the interests of the Malays by placing less focus on the New Economic Policy.
"Although the matter is not frequently mentioned, it does not mean that we are shirking our responsibility to the Malays."
He denied the opposition's claim that there was no longer a share for Malays in the economy.
Muhyiddin said as underlined in the Constitution and government policies, the interests of the Malays were not only always protected, but would be continuously improved although the approach might be different.
He cited the setting up of Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) as a new initiative aimed at spurring the involvement of Bumiputeras in the economy.
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2009/08/08
By Farrah Naz Karim: Reporting from Perth
TO ensure that no states are left behind, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has directed his ministers to visit Sarawak frequently and identify ways to improve the lives of the people there.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the order was issued in a recent cabinet meeting as the government felt that the people of Sarawak must be given more help in various areas, including education and economy.
Muhyiddin said the government was aware that in view of the coming state elections, the opposition was trying hard to convince the people there that Barisan Nasional had overlooked their interest.
However, Muhyiddin said BN had the support of the state leadership as reflected in close cooperation between the Federal Government and Sarawak government in the state's development.
Muhyiddin said BN needed to work 10 times harder to regain the people's mandate in the next general election.
"As I said before, with a strong leadership, we can build on the party's strength
"We are striving to get close to the people by carrying out sound initiatives and policies that are people friendly.
"This and more of such efforts that we will push for, will change the perception of the people, the Malays and the non-Malays, towards Umno and BN," he told the Malaysian press in Perth, Australia during his official visit.
Muhyiddin noted the tendency of the opposition, including its leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to campaign in rural and interior Sarawak lately, thinking that they could break the ruling party's support in the state as well as Sabah, which are considered BN strongholds.
This, he said, was to realise their ambition of taking over the Federal Government in the next election.
The Sarawak assembly ends in July 24, 2011 although word on the ground suggests that it could be sooner due to the support for a Najib-helmed BN.
On Najib's statement in Pagoh recently that he had a good relationship with his deputy, Muhyiddin said the partnership enabled them to enjoy a strong, cooperative and effective leadership.
"What is most important is that I understand the vision and direction of the prime minister.
"What I have been doing in the past few months is not merely to assist, but to realise what the prime minister had envisaged."
Muhyiddin dismissed suggestions by some quarters that BN was sidelining the interests of the Malays by placing less focus on the New Economic Policy.
"Although the matter is not frequently mentioned, it does not mean that we are shirking our responsibility to the Malays."
He denied the opposition's claim that there was no longer a share for Malays in the economy.
Muhyiddin said as underlined in the Constitution and government policies, the interests of the Malays were not only always protected, but would be continuously improved although the approach might be different.
He cited the setting up of Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) as a new initiative aimed at spurring the involvement of Bumiputeras in the economy.
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Short news: H1N1
H1N1: More H1N1 fatalities today
2009/08/08
Three H1N1-related deaths have been reported today including a four-year-old boy in Johor Baru, bringing the total of deaths to 18. Five more ICU patients out of 14 are currently at high risks.
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2009/08/08
Three H1N1-related deaths have been reported today including a four-year-old boy in Johor Baru, bringing the total of deaths to 18. Five more ICU patients out of 14 are currently at high risks.
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