Shots fired at district council chief’s car, house |
- Shots fired at district council chief’s car, house
- Classes to hone kids' talent, potential
- Unity panel seeks to build ties
- Najib: Economic reforms vital to nation's growth
- Policeman found dead in plantation
- 'Man won't be charged over FB post'
| Shots fired at district council chief’s car, house Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:01 AM PST 07 January 2014| last updated at 12:16AM BESUT : UNIDENTIFIED suspects fired six shots at the home of the district council president Ibrahim Mohammad in Gong Kepas here yesterday. No one was hurt as the bullets hit Ibrahim's Mercedes Benz and the front wall of the house. State police chief Datuk Jamshah Mustapa said investigations revealed the shots were intended to threaten and intimidate the victim, his wife and 11-year-old son. He said at 6.15am, the 55-year-old victim heard several explosions in front of his house but ignored the noise. "Ibrahim's driver picked him up later and he went to the office without realising someone had fired shots at his home," said Jamshah at the police headquarters here yesterday. Ibrahim, who has stayed at the house the past two years, received a call from his wife at 8.30am informing him the front door window of the car was smashed. Police team rushed to the house after Ibrahim lodged a report at the Kampung Raja police station. Police found four more bullets had hit the car while the sixth hit the front wall of the bungalow. "We found a spent cartridge in front of the house and are seeking the motive behind the shooting." Jamshah said the case was being investigated under Section 3 of the Firearms Act 1971 (Increased Penalty) and Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation. He said police were looking for those involved. and will probe every aspect as the victim had told police he could not think of anyone who would want to hurt him.  Police checking the Mercedes Benz after it was shot at in Kampung Gong Kepas Dalam, Besut, Terengganu, yesterday. (Inset) Ibrahim Mohammad. Pic by Rozainah Zakaria   |
| Classes to hone kids' talent, potential Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST 07 January 2014| last updated at 12:13AM She said the class, which began yesterday, would accommodate students needing special attention to develop their learning skills. "It aims to teach them to be able to manage themselves and master the 3M skills, namely, reading, writing and arithmetic. "It is important to produce individuals who are able to be independent and successful in life and who can contribute to society and the country," she said after officiating at the launch of the special education class at SMK Balung near here yesterday. School headmistress Matnoor Sima said students who attended the class were those who were weak in learning, hyperactive behaviour and those who have a short attention span. Bernama  |
| Unity panel seeks to build ties Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST 07 January 2014| last updated at 12:05AM KUALA LUMPUR: THE National Unity Consultative Council's (NUCC) working committees on Law, Policies and Multiculturalism will hold closed-door discussions with religious authorities and community leaders soon to find a peaceful solution in the wake of the controversy surrounding the use of the word "Allah" by Christians and the raid by Selangor religious authorities on the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM). NUCC called on all parties to remain calm, respect the religious freedom as provided under the Constitution and to act with mutual respect, peace, compassion and moderation. Council chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said NUCC members would serve as bridge builders in society. He added that the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) would be engaged by the working committee to come up with a solution to the matter. "The council is hopeful for a peaceful solution to the matter," he said after chairing the council's first meeting here yesterday. Samsudin said the council hoped all parties would abide by the 10-point solution that had been accepted by the Christian Federation of Malaysia. "NUCC regrets the raid and confiscation of Bibles, and we will respond to challenges to national unity with a greater sense of urgency," he said, adding that the Jais raid was not in line with the 10-point solution made by the Federal Government in April 2011 and reiterated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in October last year. Under the 10-point solution, Bibles in all languages can be imported into the country, including those in Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Indonesia, and that Bibles can also be printed in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. However, Samsudin said the council would be focusing on the seizure of Bibles and the demonstrations outside churches and not on the use of the word "Allah". "That is a separate issue. That is for the religious (departments ) and authorities to work out. "At the moment, we are hopeful for a peaceful solution over the matter," he said, adding that all Malaysians must respect all places of worship and not hold demonstrations in their vicinity. Last Thursday, Jais enforcement officers seized about 350 copies of Christian publications from the premises of BSM. Earlier in the meeting, Samsudin, who is former chief secretary to the government, said NUCC had been tasked with coming out with a National Blueprint Plan on Unity within two years. The council will conduct unity dialogues in 17 cities and towns, beginning with either Kuala Lumpur or Petaling Jaya on Feb 22. Other towns and cities include Seremban, Malacca, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Sibu. It will also prepare a report on drafting the blueprint within six months. "We are still finding a way where we can intervene in a positive way," Samsudin said.  National Unity Consultative Council chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman (third from left) chairing a press conference yesterday. With him are (from left) Prof Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria, Datuk Azman Amin Hassan and Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. Pic by Mohd Yusni Ariffin  |
| Najib: Economic reforms vital to nation's growth Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST 07 January 2014| last updated at 12:05AM PUTRAJAYA: MALAYSIA cannot afford to be derailed from its transformation agenda and must carry out changes to bolster the country's competitive edge. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said while the country's objectives could not be achieved without carrying out changes, the government would not compromise on the people's welfare. "If we are unwilling to reform and change structurally and strategically, we will experience a situation where Malaysia's growth will be slow and it will not be possible to secure a growth rate of between five and six per cent," he said at the Prime Minister's Department's first monthly gathering of the year yesterday. Najib said the changes were crucial given the challenging scenario faced by the nation today. A nation willing to undertake economic reforms supported by solid policies, he said, would experience more sustainable economic growth. Najib said pledges made during the general election, including ensuring better prosperity for the people, achieving national economic growth of five per cent or more, carrying out strategic economic transformation programmes and enhancing human capital development, had not been forgotten by the government. "The changes that take place, however, will not burden the people," he said. Najib said despite the implementation of policies, such as subsidy rationalisation, it did not mean that subsidies would be immediately abolished. "Nowhere else in the world (has a government) allocated RM49 billion for development and RM42 billion for subsidies. "These alone show the government's sensitivity towards the people's needs, but it (subsidies) is just not sustainable. "The way we reduce the (government's) burden or subsidy must be done in stages. And, wherever we can help to ease the burden of various segments of society, such as the lower and middle income groups and civil servants, it will be done." Najib, who is also finance minister, said the people would continue to prosper if Malaysia's economy remained strong. Last month, the prime minister announced that the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) had attracted some RM220 billion worth of investments in three years. He had said the investments were projected to contribute RM144 billion to the Gross National Income (GNI), create 435,000 new jobs and generate a knock-on effect that would catalyse economic activities. The Government Transformation Programme and ETP are part of the government's national transformation policy. The other programmes in the policy are the Political Transformation Programme, the Digital Transformation Programme, the Community Transformation Programme and the Social Transformation Programme.  |
| Policeman found dead in plantation Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST 07 January 2014| last updated at 12:03AM KUANTAN: A PLANTATION worker at Ladang LKPP in Padang Jaya, Jaya Gading, found a body of a policeman with bullet wounds on his face and body yesterday. Corporal Abd Halim Md Ali, 48, was reported missing on Sunday night when he, together with his superior and two colleagues on separate motorcycles, were chasing two armed suspects in the oil palm plantation about 4pm. Halim, who was attached to the Jaya Gading police station, could not be contacted after he pursued the two men armed with home-made shotguns. It was learnt that Halim made the decision to track the suspects while his superior and two colleagues were looking for a shotgun discarded by one of the suspects. State police chief Datuk Sharifudin Ab Ghani said the policemen were patrolling the plantation area when they stumbled on the suspects acting suspiciously. "Halim was separated from his colleagues when he tried to chase the suspects. A police report was lodged when he could not be reached through his handphone and walkie-talkie," he said at the entrance of the plantation. Sharifudin said police and the villagers had tried to locate Halim on Sunday night with the help K-9 dogs unit, but failed. He said initial investigation and the forensic report showed that the wounds on the victim were inflicted by birdshots from a home-made shotgun. Halim's son, Shahrul Muie, 20, said his father joined the police force for 30 years and was a member of the VAT69 commando elite team before. "He is a hero who was willing to sacrifice his life. We are sad with his sudden death, but at the same time, proud of his dedication and selfless act," said the second of four siblings. Shahrul said he rushed to Kuantan after his mother, Asmahlaily Jusoh, 50, told him of the incident. "My mother will take care of my two younger sisters as they are schooling here. My elder brother and I will have to return to Kuala Lumpur as both of us are working there," he said, adding his father would be buried at their hometown in Felda Bukit Mendi near Bera.  Asmahlaily Jusoh (right) could not hold her grief upon seeing her husband's body at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital's morgue in Kuantan. Pic by Mustaffa Kamal  |
| 'Man won't be charged over FB post' Posted: 06 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST 07 January 2014| last updated at 12:11AM He said the Attorney-General's Chambers had considered the factors surrounding this case and viewed seriously the offence committed. "However, as a public prosecutor, I consider that Ismawi, in issuing the statement, has shown remorse and apologised to the public," he said. Gani said he was satisfied that such an incitement was tantamount to an offence under the Penal Code as well as the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The jobless Ismawi, 25, who owns a Facebook account under the name of Asmaelz Hadzeny and subsequently Asmaelz Hadzeny II was remanded for 10 days by Bukit Aman police. Gani said police investigations revealed that Ismawi gained no support at all from his Facebook friends, instead he was condemned and criticised for making such a call. "It is further noted that he did not pursue to defend himself and relented once he received negative response from his followers." The case was investigated for carrying out an activity detrimental to parliamentary democracy. Bernama  |
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