Student who allegedly injured teacher over punk hair rebuke arrested

Student who allegedly injured teacher over punk hair rebuke arrested
Deadly freeze hits northern US
Boy feared drowned after falling into monsoon drain
Pihak berkuasa masih waspada biarpun banjir di Baram kian surut
Lelaki disyaki ancam Ketua Menteri dalam FB diikat jamin
Kes Britney kini diklasifikasi bunuh

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:38 PM PST

KANGAR: It was a bad start to the year for a teacher and a student when the student who was reported to have injured the teacher with a sharp weapon at a secondary school in Kuala Perlis, on Thursday, was arrested on Friday.

Kangar district police deputy chief DSP Ismail Che Isa said the Form Five student was arrested at his home in Kuala Perlis at about 1am and a sharp weapon similar to a 'kerambit' (knife with a curved blade) believed to be used in the incident was also seized.

In the 7am incident, the student allegedly used the homemade weapon to hurt the 50-year-old male teacher on the face because he rebuked the student for sporting a punk hairstyle.

Ismail said the teacher sustained a scratch below his right eye and sought treatment at the Kuala Perlis Health Clinic.

"We've got a remand order to hold the student until Monday," Ismail said.

Meanwhile, the teacher involved declined to comment and told reporters he left it to the police to handle the case. – Bernama

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Deadly freeze hits northern US

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:24 PM PST

NEW YORK: A fierce winter storm brought chaos to the northern United States on Friday, killing at least 11 people and forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights.

More than 24 inches (61 centimetres) of snow fell in parts of Massachusetts town as a state of emergency was declared in New York and New Jersey states.

One worker was killed when a 100-foot pile of salt being prepared to treat roads in the Philadelphia region fell on him, media reports said.

A 71-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimers disease froze to death after walking out into the cold and getting lost in northern New York state, authorities said.

At least nine other deaths were blamed on the storm — named Hercules — that caused traffic accidents and other disruption across 22 states and parts of Canada.

Hercules closed major roads for several hours with snowdrifts built up by Arctic winds of up to 65 miles (105 kilometres) per hour.

Weather experts said the windchill temperature would plummet to -13 Fahrenheit (-25 Celsius) in New York state.

More than 4,200 international and domestic flights were cancelled at airports along the east coat and as far as Chicago on Thursday night and Friday. Thousands more were delayed.

New York's John F. Kennedy Airport closed for several hours because of poor visibility and high winds.

Flights were also cancelled at Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and other key airports.

Boston woke up to a temperature of about three degrees Fahrenheit (minus 16 Celsius) but with the wind chill, it felt much worse.

Essex county in Massachusetts recorded 24 inches (61 centimetres) of snow. Much of the state's Atlantic coastline was put on flood alert.

The New York and New Jersey governors ordered major roads closed during the worst of the blizzard, but they were reopened on Friday morning.

Government leaders still appealed for people to stay home unless they had urgent business.

The storm was the first big test for New York City's new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who only took up his job Wednesday.

De Blasio had vowed a "laser focus" on the storm. But the mayor also urged residents to stay indoors and warned against going out in the freezing temperatures.

De Blasio shovelled snow from in front of his Brooklyn house Friday before repeating appeals for drivers to stay off the streets to help the city clear its 6,200 miles (9,900 kilometres) of roads.

"If you want safe, clear streets, stay home," he said.

Tourists lobbed snowballs at each other in Times Square and more than six inches of snow fell on Central Park.

But 450 salt spreaders were out across the city and 1,700 refuse trucks had been fitted with plows in a bid to keep New York moving. The city set up a special website and app, PlowNYC, so residents could follow street clearances in real time.

Many metro trains were cancelled or delayed however and schools and many businesses remained closed in all the affected states.

And sub-freezing temperatures are expected as far south as Florida, the National Weather Service said.

Officials backed de Blasio's warning about going out in the cold as night fell again and temperatures plummeted.

Experts said that winds of 30 miles per hour could cause frostbite in about 30 minutes.- AFP

Boy feared drowned after falling into monsoon drain

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:23 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR: A 10-year-old boy is feared drowned after falling into a swollen monsoon drain in Jalan Suasana, Cheras, here yesterday afternoon.

In the 4pm incident, Salman Mokhtar was said to be descending a hillslope there with three friends on their way home after a heavy downpour.

According to his neighbour, Rafidah Hassan, 37, Salman was believed to have slipped and glided into the drain.

"My son Yusoff Amri, 12, said he tried to save Salman but the current was too strong and he himself had to cling to a steel pipe to prevent himself from being swept away," she said when met at the scene.

Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue assistant director of operations Mohamad Sani Harul said the search operation to locate Salman had to be stopped at 10.30pm and would resume at first light tomorrow.– Bernama

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Pihak berkuasa masih waspada biarpun banjir di Baram kian surut

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST

MARUDI: Banjir di Telang Usan dan Marudi semakin surut, namun pihak berkuasa tempatan masih berwaspada terhadap kemungkinan banjir yang akan berulang sehingga menjejaskan lebih 14,000 penduduk pada Disember lepas.

Justeru, Jawatankuasa Bantuan Bencana Marudi mengarahkan penghantaran sejumlah 1,488 pakej catuan makanan bagi tempoh seminggu untuk 8,310 mangsa banjir yang terdiri daripada 1,407 keluarga yang terjejas, termasuk mereka yang berada di tiga pusat pemindahan yang dibuka sejak banjir dilaporkan pada 20 Disember lalu.

Sejumlah 14,143 orang daripada 54 penempatan terjejas, namun keadaan bertambah pulih di beberapa tempat kecuali di Beluru yang mana paras airnya masih di atas paras bahaya.

Bagaimanapun, Pemangku Pegawai Daerah Marudi Norlila Hajiu Ulis memberitahu, tiada kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan dan keadaan banjir tidak seburuk sebelumnya.

"Tetapi pihak kami tetap berwaspada dan berjaga- jaga sepanjang bulan Januari ini memandangkan Marudi mempunyai sejarah mengalami banjir pada Tahun Baharu Cina," jelasnya dalam taklimat ringkas kepada Menteri Muda Kemudahan Awam (Bekalan Air) merangkap Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Marudi Datuk Sylvester Entri Muran.

Sementara itu, Entri yang masih bercuti turut meluangkan masanya untuk melawat ke 15 lokasi berasingan di Marudi bagi melihat sendiri kawasan banjir yang terjejas sebelum melawat ke pusat pemindahan di Beluru.

Entri memuji usaha jawatankuasa bencana berkenaan atas usaha serta bantuan yang diberikan dan berharap agar pihak tersebut meningkatkan lagi sistem penghantaran mereka dan mengenal pasti kelemahan yang perlu diperbaiki khususnya dalam sistem penghantaran bantuan kepada mangsa banjir.

Mengulas mengenai isu kelewatan dalam penghantaran bekalan makanan kepada mangsa disebabkan keluasan serta logistik yang tidak mencukupi, Entri berharap perkara terbabit dapat diperbaiki oleh pihak berkuasa dengan menyediakan alternatif seperti penggunaan bot tempatan agar tidak bergantung kepada jentera kerajaan sahaja.

"Pihak berkuasa tempatan seperti Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat perlu mempunyai dana yang diperuntukkan untuk menyewa bot-bot tempatan bagi menyalurkan bantuan makanan kepada mangsa banjir agar tidak hanya bergantung kepada kemudahan yang disediakan kerana bimbang ia tidak mencukupi terutamanya pada musim cuti atau perayaan," jelasnya.

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Lelaki disyaki ancam Ketua Menteri dalam FB diikat jamin

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:06 PM PST

KUCHING: Seorang lelaki yang dipercayai terbabit mengeluarkan kenyataan berunsur ancaman terhadap Ketua Menteri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud menerusi Facebook (FB) dibebaskan dengan ikat jamin.

Pesuruhjaya Polis Sarawak Datuk Sabtu Osman berkata, lelaki berkenaan dibebaskan selepas direman tiga hari bagi membantu siasatan berkaitan tindakannya.

"Sepanjang menjalani tahanan reman dia memberi kerjasama dan kita berasakan tidak perlu untuk melanjutkan tahanan reman terhadapnya.

"Jadi kita bebaskan dia dengan ikat jamin," katanya pada sidang media di sini semalam. Bagaimanapun, menurutnya, polis akan terus memantau kegiatan lelaki terbabit walaupun telah bebas.

"Kita akan buat siasatan lanjut dan laporan (siasatan) akan dikemukakan kepada pendakwa raya," ujarnya.

Isnin lepas, lelaki terbabit diberkas di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching (LTAK) pada jam 9.20 malam bagi membantu siasatan.

Susulan penangkapan itu, lelaki berusia 33 tahun itu ditahan reman untuk tempoh tiga hari sehingga semalam.

Sehubungan itu, Sabtu terus menasihati orang ramai agar mengambil langkah berwaspada ketika mengeluarkan sebarang kenyataan di laman sosial untuk mengelak berlaku sebarang masalah.

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Kes Britney kini diklasifikasi bunuh

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 03:05 PM PST

Kanak-kanak mati di Rh Belinsin Ubong, pengawal keselamatan ditahan

SIBU: Seorang pengawal keselamatan ditahan polis petang semalam bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kes seorang kanak-kanak perempuan berumur 10 tahun yang ditemui mati oleh penduduk kampung di kawasan yang dilanda banjir di Rumah Belinsin Ubong, Sungai Naman, Durin dekat sini pada 1 Januari lepas.

Sebelum ini, mangsa disangka mati lemas, namun selepas mengambil kira fakta kes dan siasatan lanjut, kes kini disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan. Pengawal keselamatan tersebut yang berumur antara 40 dan 50 tahun dibawa ke Balai Polis Sentral sekitar jam 3 petang semalam. Sebelum ini, ada desa-desus bahawa mangsa yang dikenali sebagai Britney Clement telah dirogol dan dibunuh.

Menurut polis, keputusan bedah siasat pada jam 11 pagi semalam menunjukkan tiada kesan kecederaan fizikal pada tubuh mangsa.

Mangsa yang merupakan seorang murid Tahun Empat Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Naman dilaporkan hilang oleh ahli keluarganya di Balai Polis Lanang pada pagi 1 Januari lepas.

Ketika laporan dibuat sekitar jam 11 pagi hari berkenaan, bapa saudara mangsa menerima panggilan daripada penduduk kampung yang menyatakan mayat mangsa telah ditemui di kawasan yang dilanda banjir kira-kira 50 meter dari rumah panjang mangsa.

Bapa mangsa yang dikenali sebagai Clement Ringkai, 40, ketika ditemui memberitahu para pemberita kali terakhir dia melihat anaknya ialah semasa penduduk rumah panjang itu meraikan ambang tahun baharu pada malam 31 Disember.

"Saya hanya menyedari anak gadis saya tidak berada di rumah selepas bangun keesokan pagi," katanya. Menurutnya, seorang kakak mangsa telah membantu mangsa memakai pakaian tidurnya pada malam ambang tahun baharu itu.

"Yang peliknya, seluar tidur mangsa didapati terbalik ketika mayatnya dijumpai di kawasan (banjir) sedalam kira-kira tiga kaki tidak jauh dari rumah panjang kami," ujarnya.

Katanya, Britney merupakan anak bongsu dari empat orang adik-beradik.

"Saya begitu terkejut mendapati dia sudah meninggal pada hari itu. Lagipun dia pandai berenang. Tidak sangka dia telah meninggal dunia dahulu daripada saya," rintih bapanya.

Ahli keluarga dan saudara mara turut berada di pekarangan rumah mayat di sini ketika bedah siasat dilakukan sehingga tamat pada tengah hari semalam.

Malah, ada yang membawa anak patung milik Britney. Clement menambah, dia telah difahamkan bahawa Britney telah keluar untuk menghantar sepupu lelakinya yang berumur 20-an tidak jauh dari rumah panjang mereka pada jam 10.30 malam itu.

Katanya, lampu suluhnya yang masih menyala telah ditemui terlebih dahulu pada malam ambang tahun baharu itu tetapi mangsa tidak dapat dikesan ketika itu.

Setakat ini, pihak polis telah menyoal siasat dua individu termasuk kakak dan seorang sepupu mangsa berumur 20-an selain pengawal keselamatan rumah panjang tersebut untuk membantu siasatan lanjut polis.

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