Plankton bloom reason for mass fish death on Singapore’s beach

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• Plankton bloom reason for mass fish death on Singapore’s beach
• Indian preacher Zakir Naik wins Saudi prize for ‘service to Islam’
• Visiting Terengganu? Dress this way
• Inter Milan insists Icardi not for sale
• Bearish oil wagers surge to record high as supply glut grows
• Five things we learnt from Chelsea’s League Cup final win

Plankton bloom reason for mass fish death on Singapore’s beach Posted: 01 Mar 2015 05:09 PM PST A dead fish washed ashore is seen in Keehi Lagoon after a massive molasses spill from a Matson cargo ship in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 12 ,2013. — Reuters picSINGAPORE, March 2 — Following the mass fish deaths that affected farmers along the eastern Johor Straits over the weekend, other marine wildlife, including species such as Frogfish, horseshoe crab and puffer fish, have washed up on Pasir Ris beach. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said the post-mortem results of fish samples collected from the affected farms indicated the fish had died as a result of gill damage caused by plankton, which are microorganisms found in seawater. They can bloom or multiply quickly in a very short time, draining the seawater of oxygen. "Laboratory tests conducted so far did not detect marine biotoxins in the fish," it said. Local fish farmers said the fish deaths on Saturday morning were worse than those during a similar event that happened at around the same time last year. Mr Teh Aik Hua, who owns two fish farms in Sembawang and Pasir Ris, said he is left with only 1 per cent of his fish stock, compared with a 20 per cent survival rate last year. "The problem is more serious this year. Even wild fish were found dead," he added. With the recent hot and dry weather, which is expected to stretch into this month, Mr Teh said about 40 per cent of his fish stock at the Sembawang farm has also died from the increasing salinity of the water. Another fish farmer, who only wanted to be known as Simon, painted a similar picture. Nearly all his fish were wiped out this time, whereas last year, half of his stock had survived. Around this time last year, there were fish deaths at 34 fish farms along the East Johor Straits and five farms along the West Johor Straits. About 160 tonnes of fish were found dead because of low levels of dissolved oxygen in the waters or a plankton bloom, or both, as well as the hot weather. In response to queries, the AVA said fish harvested from local farms are safe for consumption. The largest supermarket chain here, NTUC FairPrice, also assuaged consumer concerns, saying it imports fish from local farms that are accredited by the AVA, which has taken steps to ensure only live and healthy fish are being supplied. FairPrice, which has more than 120 outlets, said some of these fish farms, including those in Pasir Ris, Changi, Lim Chu Kang and inland Kranji, have taken steps to move their harvests to other locations and increase the aeration of the water. "As such, our supply of local fish remains unaffected," said a FairPrice spokesperson. — TODAY

Indian preacher Zakir Naik wins Saudi prize for ‘service to Islam’ Posted: 01 Mar 2015 05:01 PM PST Dr Zakir Naik of India received one of Saudi Arabia's most prestigious prizes yesterday, for 'service to Islam.' — Video screengrabRIYADH, March 2 — An Indian television preacher who has called the 9/11 attacks an "inside job"  received one of Saudi Arabia's most prestigious prizes yesterday, for "service to Islam." Zakir Naik, president of the Islamic Research Foundation in India, was one of five recipients of the King Faisal International Prize from Saudi Arabia's King Salman during a ceremony at a luxury Riyadh hotel. The annual prizes are a project of the King Faisal Foundation, established in 1976 by the children of King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz who died in 1975. Naik was honoured for being one of the most renowned non-Arabic speaking promoters of Islam. He founded the Peace TV channel, billed as the world's only channel specialising in comparative religion. It has an estimated English-language audience exceeding 100 million, according to his award citation. "Islam is the only religion that can bring peace to the whole of humanity," he said in a video biography aired at the ceremony. In a July 2008 Peace TV broadcast Naik suggested that Al-Qaeda was not responsible for flying hijacked airliners into New York's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, killing almost 3,000 people. "Even a fool will know that this was an inside job," he said in the video, claiming then-President George W. Bush was behind the attacks. In 2010 Naik was reportedly barred from entering Britain after the Home Secretary cited "numerous comments" which showed his "unacceptable behaviour". Naik told yesterday's ceremony that he would donate all of his US$200,000 (RM726,425) prize money to Peace TV. The other prizewinners were: — In Islamic studies, Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Kaki for his research on the cultural heritage of the Muslim holy city of Medina — In medicine, Jeffrey Ivan Gordon of the United States, whose research has enhanced understanding of diseases such as obesity, which is a growing problem in Saudi Arabia — In science: Michael Gratzel of Switzerland for his development of solar cells, and co-winner Omar Mwannes Yaghi of the United States for his work in the new field of metal organic frameworks. — AFP

Visiting Terengganu? Dress this way Posted: 01 Mar 2015 05:00 PM PST The guideline that is specifically addressed to tourists were initially publicised in an article on the state government's website, Teganukita, that has since been removed. — Reuters file picKUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Tourists and visitors to Terengganu may have to shop for new clothes before they visit as the state government will introduce an Islamic dress code barring revealing attire. The yet-to-be-released guideline targets women in particular although it contains rules for both genders. According to The Star on its website today, the new dress code will be distributed soon to all travel agents both in Malaysia and in neighbouring countries. The guideline that is specifically addressed to tourists were initially publicised in an article on the state government's website, Teganukita, that has since been removed. It is unclear what the specific dress code entails other than that it will be based on Islamic standards. In The Star's report, a source told the newspaper that both men and women need not dress entirely according to Islamic requirements, but their attire must be "decent." Failure to comply will result in offenders being sent to "counselling". It is unclear if said counselling will be religious in nature. The east coast state of Terengganu is almost entirely Malay-Muslim, with only a handful of other ethnic minorities residing there. It is popular with tourists for the marine turtles that visit the state to nest, and for its beautiful beaches and islands such as Redang and Perhentian. Terengganu recently made headlines, also for its enforcement of Islamic rules, when it announced that it will punish Friday prayer truancy by parading absentees in hearses to shame them. As with neighbour Kelantan, Terengganu has hudud Islamic penal laws that are dormant due to constitutional barriers.

Inter Milan insists Icardi not for sale Posted: 01 Mar 2015 04:58 PM PST Interest in Mauro Icardi has blossomed recently after the 21-year-old took his Serie A goals tally this season to 14 to sit top of the league scoring charts alongside Juventus marksman Carlos Tevez. — Reuters picMILAN, March 2 — Inter Milan yesterday moved to fend off reported interest from Chelsea and Manchester United in Mauro Icardi, claiming the Argentinian striker has a "long-term future" at the club. Interest in Icardi has blossomed recently after the 21-year-old took his Serie A goals tally this season to 14 to sit top of the league scoring charts alongside Juventus marksman Carlos Tevez. The English media yesterday republished reports from Italy a day earlier, claiming Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been bombarding Icardi with telephone calls and messages in a bid to lure him to the club. But Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio said Icardi is going nowhere. "We're building a squad for the future with some top quality young players, among whom is Icardi," Ausilio told Sky Sport when asked about a reported offer from Chelsea of €40 million (RM161.5 million). "We'll be bringing another player in, but we'll also be counting on Icardi in the future. We have no intention of putting him on the market. Icardi's present, and future, is with us." Inter, who sit eighth in the league, host Fiorentina looking to make it four wins from four as Roberto Mancini's side continue their push for European football next season. — AFP

Bearish oil wagers surge to record high as supply glut grows Posted: 01 Mar 2015 04:53 PM PST A general view of the offshore Kristin oil and gas platform in the North Sea, east from Kristiansund, in this June 25, 2012 file photograph. — Reuters picSAN FRANCISCO, March 2 — Hedge funds raised bearish wagers on oil to an all-time high, speculating crude has further to fall as the supply glut keeps swelling. Money managers increased short positions in West Texas Intermediate crude by 17 per cent in the seven days ended February 24, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Net— long positions slid to the lowest in seven weeks. Stockpiles in the US have risen for seven consecutive weeks to a record 434.1 million barrels. Domestic production is continually topping weekly records, reaching 9.29 million barrels a day during the report period, while an unprecedented decline in oil drilling rigs is showing signs of slowing. "This tidal wave of crude oil is just too overwhelming," John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC, a New York-based hedge fund that focuses on energy, said by phone February 27. "There's no end in sight." West Texas Intermediate crude, the US benchmark, tumbled US$4.25 (RM15.44) to US$49.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in the week covered by the report. WTI, which settled at US$49.76 on February 27, has lost more than half its value since reaching last year's high in June. US crude inventories climbed 7.72 million barrels in the seven days ended February 13 and jumped another 8.43 million the following week to reach 434.1 million, the most in records compiled since August 1982 by the Energy Information Administration. Rig count While the number of rigs drilling for US oil has fallen 39 per cent since October 10, the decline reported by Baker Hughes Inc. on February 27 was the smallest in eight weeks and domestic crude production has continued to climb. The EIA, the US Energy Department's statistical arm, forecast production will rise 7.8 per cent to average 9.3 million barrels a day this year, the most since 1972. "You would have to take 2 million barrels a day of production away just to get to thinking that the market is no longer oversupplied," Michael Hiley, head of over-the-counter energy trading at LPS Partners Inc. in New York, said by phone. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which accounts for 40 per cent of the world's oil, has resisted calls to curb production and has no plans for an emergency meeting as prices fall, an OPEC delegate who asked not to be identified because the group's talks are private, said on February 23. OPEC production Total OPEC output climbed 0.5 per cent in February to 30.568 million barrels a day, the most since October, a Bloomberg survey shows. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on February 25 that oil demand is rising and the market is "calm." Short positions in WTI increased by 17,180 contracts to 117,646 futures and options, the most in CFTC data going back to 2006. Net long positions fell 3.1 per cent to 202,609, while longs gained 3.4 per cent. In other markets, net-short positions in US ultra low sulfur diesel shrank 25 per cent to 15,229 contracts, the least since August. Futures rose 2.6 per cent to US$2.0289 a gallon in the report week as freezing temperatures, refinery upsets and repairs pinched supplies. Net-long position in gasoline fell 7.2 per cent to 41,189 futures and options. Futures gained 1.9 per cent to US$1.6202 a gallon on Nymex in the report week. Regular gasoline at US pumps rose 1.8 cents to US$2.414 a gallon on February 28, the highest in more than two months, according to Heathrow, Florida-based AAA, the nation's biggest motoring group. Natural gas Net shorts on natural gas narrowed for a second week, with contracts down 3.9 per cent to 42,219. The measure includes an index of four contracts adjusted to futures equivalents: Nymex natural gas futures, Nymex Henry Hub Swap Futures, Nymex ClearPort Henry Hub Penultimate Swaps and the ICE Futures US Henry Hub contract. Natural gas futures gained 14.3 cents to US$2.902 per million British thermal units in the week covered by the report. Oil wagers may turn more bullish because the 7.9 per cent drop in the CFTC report period came after a 7 per cent gain in the previous week, Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group in Chicago, said by phone. "It could have just been viewed as a technical correction," he said. "Demand is increasing, and seasonally, the market is getting close to a bottom." — Bloomberg

Five things we learnt from Chelsea’s League Cup final win Posted: 01 Mar 2015 04:52 PM PST Chelsea's Didier Drogba in action against Tottenham's Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen at the Wembley Stadium in London, March 2, 2015. — Reuters pic LONDON, March 2 — Chelsea defeated Tottenham 2-0 in the League Cup final yesterday. Here are five things we learnt from the Wembley showpiece: Mourinho's gamble pays off With Nemanja Matic suspended, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho sprang a surprise by selecting French defender Kurt Zouma to replace the Serbian in central midfield. Chelsea had been overpowered by Tottenham in their 5-3 defeat at White Hart Lane on New Year's day. But Zouma, charged with keeping a close eye on Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, ensured there would be no lack of muscle to Chelsea's challenge this time. The 20-year-old rose to the occasion admirably, making Mourinho's switch look a stroke of genius as he tirelessly tackled and harried the Spurs into submission. Peerless Terry leads by example While his personality will always make him a polarising figure, few can deny John Terry remains by far England's most dominant central defender. The Chelsea captain delivered a defensive master class to keep Tottenham's in-form striker Harry Kane under wraps and still had time to pop up with the opening goal when his deflected shot found the net in the final minute of the first half. It was the kind of performance that must make England manager Roy Hodgson wish the 34-year-old would come out of international retirement. Costa makes his mark Diego Costa has become the snarling face of Chelsea following his move from Atletico Madrid last year and his recent three game ban for stamping on Liverpool's Emre Can clearly hadn't taken the edge off his aggressive style as he clashed with Kyle Walker and shoved a hand into Nabil Bentaleb's face in the first half. But, just as importantly, the Spain striker remained a menace in the penalty area, as he proved with Chelsea's second goal when his astute movement off his marker created space for a powerful shot that deflected in off Walker for a 56th minute own goal. Kane not able to shine The precocious Tottenham striker arrived at Wembley hailed as the brightest young striker in English football after netting 24 times in a breakthrough campaign. However, after a bright start which saw him test Petr Cech with a low strike, Kane, expected to earn his first senior England call-up later this month, experienced a rare off-day in his first major final with a subdued display that left Tottenham desperately short of cutting edge. More glory to come for Chelsea? Before they had even kicked off at Wembley, it had already been a good day for Chelsea as Manchester City, their main rivals for the Premier League title, slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool. A victory for Manuel Pellegrini's side at Anfield would have closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to just two points, but instead Mourinho and company were able to focus on winning their first silverware of the season knowing their advantage at the top of the table remained intact. — AFP

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32 jam hanyut

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• 32 jam hanyut
• Tikam pemandu tak hentikan bas
• Ops cari diteruskan
• Bot tempur terputus hubungan
• Masjid terbuka 'Mini Dhaka'
• Mati tertembak pistol pen

32 jam hanyut Posted: 06 Oct 2014 07:18 AM PDT Kuala Lumpur: Tujuh kru bot tempur CB204 Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) yang kelaparan selepas hanyut di Laut China Selatan selama 32 jam berjaya diselamatkan Kapal Diraja (KD) Ganas berdekatan perairan Pulau Layang-Layang, Sabah, awal malam ini. KD Ganas tiba di lokasi CB204 yang mengalami masalah enjin itu pada 6.49 petang tadi, namun hanya berjaya merapati bot tempur berkenaan pada 7.12 malam bagi menyerahkan makanan kepada kru yang kelaparan berikutan cuaca buruk dengan keadaan laut yang bergelora tahap empat. CB204 yang diketuai Leftenan Azri Bakar itu berjaya dihubungi kira-kira 3 petang hari ini selepas terputus hubungan 11.15 pagi semalam yang dikesan berada di kedudukan kira-kira 30 batu nautika dari Pulau Layang-layang. Panglima TLDM Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar berkata, tujuh kru CB204 berada dalam keadaan selamat, namun mereka kelaparan berikutan kehabisan bekalan makanan. FOTO ihsan TLDM ANTARA makluman Panglima TLDM yang dibuat menerusi laman Twitter. "KD Ganas sedang merapatinya. Namun, keadaan laut yang bergelora 'state 4' (tahap empat) menyukarkan," katanya melalui akaun Twitter. Dalam satu kenyataan malam tadi, Abdul Aziz berkata, bot tempur itu terputus hubungan dengan kapal pengiring KD Paus ketika dalam perjalanan ke Stesen LIMA TLDM di Terumbu Layang-Layang, Sabah. Menurutnya, ia belayar dari Pangkalan TLDM Kota Kinabalu pada 5 pagi Ahad sebelum terputus hubungan komunikasi radio dengan kapal pengiring berkenaan pada 11.15 pagi. Posisi terakhir bot tempur berkenaan di kedudukan 20 batu nautika ke timur laut Pulau Mengalum. Gerakan mencari dan menyelamat CB204 membabitkan enam kapal dan tiga pesawat TLDM, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia dan Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia. Turut bersama Lt Azri di atas CB204 ialah BK PAP, Charles Christopher ak Muni; BM TMK, Ince ak Evin; BM TMK, Steven Hudson ak Miso; BM JTP, Nor Azuan Ariffin; LK KOM, Sulhajji Daah dan LK I PAP, Mohd Azhry Maani. Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2014/10/06

Tikam pemandu tak hentikan bas Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:48 PM PDT Georgetown: Seorang pemandu bas Rapid Penang parah apabila ditikam di paha oleh seorang penumpang wanita yang marah selepas dia tidak berhenti di tempat dia selalu turun. Dalam kejadian di Relau, di sini, kira-kira jam 7 pagi itu, mangsa berusia 27 tahun yang mengalami pendarahan teruk masih tidak sedarkan diri di wad kecemasan Hospital Pulau Pinang (HPP). Difahamkan, wanita terbabit menyerang pemandu terbabit kerana tidak berpuas hati dengan tindakan lelaki itu yang tidak memberhentikan bas di tempat dia selalu turun. Pemandu bas malang berkenaan pula baru dua minggu bertugas dan dia tidak mengetahui yang wanita terbabit kurang siuman. PEMANDU bas tidak sedarkan diri disyaki akibat kehilangan banyak darah. SEORANG lelaki meriba mangsa sementara menunggu bantuan kecemasan. Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut Asisten Komisioner Mior Faridalathrash Wahid diketika dihubungi berkata, polis masih mengesan wanita terbabit yang melarikan diri sejurus kejadian. Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2014/10/06

Ops cari diteruskan Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:15 PM PDT Sydney: Misi mencari pesawat MH370 diteruskan hari ini di kawasan terpencil di Lautan Hindi, lebih enam bulan selepas kapal terbang berkenaan hilang. Kapal GO Phoenix dijangka menghabiskan masa 12 hari sebelum kembali berlabuh untuk mengisi minyak. Kapal tersebut adalah satu daripada tiga kapal yang akan menjalankan operasi mencari pesawat selama setahun pada lokasi yang jauh dari pantai barat Australia. Anak kapal akan menggunakan sonar, kamera video dan pengesan minyak pesawat ketika misi mencari pesawat Boeing 777 itu di dasar laut yang hilang pada 8 Mac lalu ketika dalam penerbangan dari Kuala Lumpur ke Beijing dengan membawa 239 orang. Kapal GO Phoenix Misi mencari kapal terbang berkenaan ditangguhkan selama empat bulan bagi membolehkan anak kapal membuat pemetaan di dasar laut dalam zon pencarian, kira-kira 1,800 kilometer barat Australia. Kawasan mencari membabitkan kira-kira 60,000 kilometer persegi yang turut dikenali sebagai "seventh arc" di mana penyiasat percaya pesawat itu kehabisan minyak dan terhempas. Selain itu, dua lagi kapal yang disediakan kontraktor Belanda, Fugro dijangka menyertai kapal GO Phoenix yang diupah Malaysia lewat bulan ini. - AP Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2014/10/06

Bot tempur terputus hubungan Posted: 05 Oct 2014 02:47 PM PDT Kota Kinabalu: Tujuh anggota Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) berpangkalan di Sepanggar yang dalam perjalanan ke Stesen Uniform berdekatan Pulau Layang-Layang, Labuan dengan menaiki bot tempur jenis CB90 bernombor panji CB204 terputus hubungan, jam 11.00 pagi tadi. Sehingga kini bot berkenaan masih belum ditemui dan usaha mencari sedang giat dilaksanakan termasuk bantuan dari Kapal Diraja (KD) Lekiu dan KD Serang. Difahamkan bot CB204 dipercayai berlepas dari pangkalan TLDM Sepanggar ke Stesen Uniform pada jam 5 pagi bersama KD Paus. Ketika tiba di lokasi kejadian kira-kira 23 batu nautika di Pulau Mengalom, keadaan laut bergelora dan KD Paus membuat panggilan pada jam 10.35 pagi ke pusat operasi di pangkalan TLDM untuk berpatah balik berikutan cuaca tidak mengizinkan. FOTO ihsan TLDM Bagaimanapun, CB204 gagal dikesan dan hilang dari pemantauan KD PAUS sebelum terputus hubungan pada jam 1.05 petang. Sementara itu, Panglima TLDM Laksamana Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Jaafar menerusi akaun twitternya, mengesahkan kejadian itu dan meminta orang ramai mendoakan keselamatan anggota terbabit. CB90 adalah antara aset terpenting milik TLDM kerana kemampuannya untuk tiba ke lokasi sasar dalam masa terpantas. Bot tempur itu juga boleh beroperasi di kawasan air cetek sama ada lautan mahupun sungai atau tasik. Bot ini turut digunakan oleh TLDM di kawasan-kawasan sensitif termasuk di Sabah bagi menangani sebarang pencerobohan musuh. Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2014/10/06

Masjid terbuka 'Mini Dhaka' Posted: 05 Oct 2014 01:26 PM PDT Kuala Lumpur: Walaupun masjid di sekitar ibu negara mampu menampung jumlah jemaah untuk mengadakan solat namun ribuan warga Bangladesh memilih untuk bersolat sunat Aidiladha di atas jalan raya di kawasan Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin di sini, semalam. Perkara itu menyebabkan jalan di kawasan itu terpaksa ditutup kepada semua kenderaan bermula jam 7 hingga 10 pagi bagi membolehkan solat sunat Aidiladha itu dilakukan. Tinjauan Harian Metro ke kawasan berkenaan mendapati mereka menghamparkan kanvas di Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin di sini, selain ada juga yang membawa sejadah sendiri. Difahamkan kawasan itu mempunyai sebuah surau namun ruangnya tidak mampu menampung jumlah jemaah yang terlalu ramai sehingga berlaku limpahan. RIBUAN pekerja asing memenuhi ruang jalan sekitar Lebuh Pudu. Difahamkan pada tahun 2009, kumpulan pekerja warga asing ini pernah mengemukakan permohonan bertulis kepada pihak Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)untuk menjadikan laluan di kawasan itu sebagai lokasi menunaikan solat sunat Aidilfitri dan Aidiladha. Dapatkan akhbar Harian Metro untuk berita selanjutnya. Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2014/10/06

Mati tertembak pistol pen Posted: 05 Oct 2014 01:22 PM PDT Bintulu: Malang tidak berbau apabila seorang lelaki yang juga pemandu van sewa tiba-tiba rebah dan meninggal dunia selepas senjata berbentuk pen atau 'ball pen gun' di tangan meletup dan terkena dadanya dalam kejadian berhampiran pasar tamu, di sini, semalam. Dalam kejadian jam 8.30 pagi itu, mangsa berusia 43 tahun disahkan meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian selepas kesan peluru dari senjata itu mengena tepat pada jantungnya. Ketua Polis Daerah Bintulu Superintendan Abdul Razak Mohammad berkata, sebelum kejadian mangsa dipercayai bertemu beberapa rakan yang ketika itu sedang menunggu penumpang di pasar berkenaan. Menurutnya, secara tiba-tiba, rakannya terdengar bunyi seperti letupan mercun sebelum melihat mangsa rebah. MANGSA rebah selepas 'ball pen gun' dipegang meletup. "Rakannya memaklumkan 'ball pen gun' itu masih di tangan dan mangsa sempat memberitahu dadanya sakit. Dapatkan akhbar Harian Metro untuk berita selanjutnya. Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2014/10/06

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Good night Malaysian 370

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• Good night Malaysian 370
• Jailed parents out soon
• Street crime in KL down 25pc till May
• Cabinet reshuffle announcement today?

Good night Malaysian 370 Posted: 26 Aug 2014 08:17 PM PDT RMonday. Malaysia's ambassador to China told Chinese families inBeijing as early as March 12, four days after the flight wentmissing, that the last words had been "All right, good night." "Good night Malaysian three seven zero" would be a moreformal, standard sign-off from the cockpit of the Boeing 777, which was just leaving Malaysia-controlled air space on itsroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Minutes later its communications were cut off and it turnedback across Malaysia and headed toward the Indian Ocean. Morethan three weRestigation" to determine P PP Malaysia says the plane, which disappeared less than an hourinto its flight, was likely to have been diverted deliberatelyfar off course. Investigators have determined no apparent motiveor other red flags among the 227 passengers or the 12 crew.About two-thirds of the passengers were Chinese nationals. (Reporting By Stuart Grudgings; Editing by Angus MacSwan) By Matt Siegel ABOARD US NAVY P-8 POSEIDON, Indian Ocean, April 1 (Reuters)- O f all the 20 aircraft and ships out scouring the vast IndianOcean for debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370,the U.S. Navy's P-8 Poseidon seems perhaps the most likely tohelp unlock modern aviation's most confounding mystery. Five workstations lining the fuselage displayhigh-definition video from the top-secret sensors that make thisone of the most sophisticated surveillance planes in the world. But the latest mission in the three-week hunt - fiveluckless hours skimming as low as 300 feet (90 metres) above thewave tops - only served to underscore the enormity of thechallenge facing the international search team. "This is my first time in the Indian Ocean and it isunquestionably the most untouched piece of water I have everseen," U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander David Mims, the plane'spilot, told Reuters during a search flight this week. "It's rare to come out and not see any land mass, not seeany shipping traffic. There's nothing," he said. "It's weird." The United States, China, Australia, New Zealand, SouthKorea and Japan are all scouring an area some 2,000 km (1,200miles) west of the Australian city of Perth, where investigatorsbelieve the Boeing 777 carrying 239 people came down. So far, the search has turned up only fishing rubbish andother flotsam. It has been halted several times by bad weatherin the search area. Two Poseidons are engaged in the search. Costing around $175million, the aircraft is armed with cameras, infra-red and radarsensors that are fine-tuned to detect enemy submarines hidingunder the ocean surface. But despite its high-tech equipment, much of the searchingis visual - crew members peering out a window. "I'm a pretty optimistic guy by nature," said Petty OfficerMichael Herman, perched in front of a porthole staring out intothe foggy sea. "But yeah, this is tough." The Poseidons operate alongside a pair of Chinese Il-76military transport planes at Perth International Airport. Theyare kept under tight security, including a round-the-clock armedrapid response team. The plane is so top-secret that a Reuters journalist given arare berth was stripped of all electronic devices and barredfrom taking pictures. The technology is impressive. Sitting at a pair of monitorsstacked one atop the other, Petty Officer Julio Cerpa operates apanoramic camera that quickly zooms in on distant patches ofocean with great clarity. An infrared version of the same camera feed cuts through thehaze of fog surrounding the plane, offering a polarised andsomewhat nightmarish view of the search area. About two hours into the search zone, the monotony ofpeering out a window or at a computer screen, is starting towear on the crew. Petty Officer Sam Judd begins a slow climb up his seat backthat will eventually see him perched atop it. Cerpa's hands turnhis workstation into the world's most expensive drum kit. And then the plane begins to ascend back to 30,000 feet,(9,000 metres) having found nothing. The total trip, includingflying time to reach the search zone, is around 10 hours. To an outsider, the experience can seem frustrating, but thecrew maintains a remarkably optimistic outlook. Even a trip thatfinds nothing rules out a part of the search zone, and is thusan important part of finding the wreckage, says Mims, the pilot. "Being this far into the search process and having this muchocean to cover definitely makes it a challenging evolution," hesays. "But if it's in our area, I think the probability offinding it is high." (Editing by Ron Popeski) By Matt Siegel ABOARD US NAVY P-8 POSEIDON, Indian Ocean, April 1 (Reuters)- O f all the 20 aircraft and ships out scouring the vast IndianOcean for debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370,the U.S. Navy's P-8 Poseidon seems perhaps the most likely tohelp unlock modern aviation's most confounding mystery. Five workstations lining the fuselage displayhigh-definition video from the top-secret sensors that make thisone of the most sophisticated surveillance planes in the world. But the latest mission in the three-week hunt - fiveluckless hours skimming as low as 300 feet (90 metres) above thewave tops - only served to underscore the enormity of thechallenge facing the international search team. "This is my first time in the Indian Ocean and it isunquestionably the most untouched piece of water I have everseen," U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander David Mims, the plane'spilot, told Reuters during a search flight this week. "It's rare to come out and not see any land mass, not seeany shipping traffic. There's nothing," he said. "It's weird." The United States, China, Australia, New Zealand, SouthKorea and Japan are all scouring an area some 2,000 km (1,200miles) west of the Australian city of Perth, where investigatorsbelieve the Boeing 777 carrying 239 people came down. So far, the search has turned up only fishing rubbish andother flotsam. It has been halted several times by bad weatherin the search area. Two Poseidons are engaged in the search. Costing around $175million, the aircraft is armed with cameras, infra-red and radarsensors that are fine-tuned to detect enemy submarines hidingunder the ocean surface. But despite its high-tech equipment, much of the searchingis visual - crew members peering out a window. "I'm a pretty optimistic guy by nature," said Petty OfficerMichael Herman, perched in front of a porthole staring out intothe foggy sea. "But yeah, this is tough." The Poseidons operate alongside a pair of Chinese Il-76military transport planes at Perth International Airport. Theyare kept under tight security, including a round-the-clock armedrapid response team. The plane is so top-secret that a Reuters journalist given arare berth was stripped of all electronic devices and barredfrom taking pictures. The technology is impressive. Sitting at a pair of monitorsstacked one atop the other, Petty Officer Julio Cerpa operates apanoramic camera that quickly zooms in on distant patches ofocean with great clarity. An infrared version of the same camera feed cuts through thehaze of fog surrounding the plane, offering a polarised andsomewhat nightmarish view of the search area. About two hours into the search zone, the monotony ofpeering out a window or at a computer screen, is starting towear on the crew. Petty Officer Sam Judd begins a slow climb up his seat backthat will eventually see him perched atop it. Cerpa's hands turnhis workstation into the world's most expensive drum kit. And then the plane begins to ascend back to 30,000 feet,(9,000 metres) having found nothing. The total trip, includingflying time to reach the search zone, is around 10 hours. To an outsider, the experience can seem frustrating, but thecrew maintains a remarkably optimistic outlook. Even a trip thatfinds nothing rules out a part of the search zone, and is thusan important part of finding the wreckage, says Mims, the pilot. "Being this far into the search process and having this muchocean to cover definitely makes it a challenging evolution," hesays. "But if it's in our area, I think the probability offinding it is high." (Editing by Ron Popeski)

Jailed parents out soon Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT 06 July 2014| last updated at 12:16AM The children were told by Ketereh member of parliament Tan Sri Annuar Musa, who had visited Shalwati recently, that Azizul Raheem would be released next month, while Shalwati would be released in September. The couple's eldest child, Aishah, 15, said she and her three siblings were elated by the news. "I am very happy to hear the news that mummy and daddy will be released soon. "We are surprised, as we thought that they would be in prison for a longer time. "We will wait patiently for their return." Azizul Raheem, 38, who is Tourism Malaysia director in Sweden, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, while Shalwati, 46, was handed a 14-month sentence for gross violation of the integrity of their children. The couple have been in the custody of Swedish authorities since December last year. The children, Aishah, Ammar, 12, Adam, 11, and Arif, 8, have been living with their aunt here since returning from Sweden early this year. Aishah said Ramadan this year would be extra meaningful, as it would be the first time the siblings would fast in their home country. She said they were glad that their father would be here with them. She said Arif was excited by the news of their father's impending return, as he was closest to him. "We miss mummy and daddy very much. "It has been more than six months since we last saw them."

Street crime in KL down 25pc till May Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT 06 July 2014| last updated at 12:15AM Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Zainuddin Ahmad said a 25.9 per cent reduction in serious crime was recorded in the district in the same period. "This is proof of our commitment and continuous effort to fight crime, especially street crime, in the district," he said, attributing the success to Op Cantas Khas. He said regular checks and police presence at several hot spots, such as Bukit Bintang, Jalan Silang, Central Market and Kota Raya, were among the initiatives that had led to the development. Zainuddin added that random checks on suspicious-looking individuals at hot spots in the Golden Triangle had led to the arrest of 92 suspects.

Cabinet reshuffle announcement today? Posted: 12 Jun 2014 09:00 AM PDT 13 June 2014| last updated at 11:22PM Talk about the reshuffling of ministries and swapping of portfolios began when MCA publicly expressed its desire to represent the Chinese community in federal cabinet. "This cabinet reshuffle is vital for the component parties to rejoin the cabinet to help the prime minister implement his transformation plans," said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai to Bernama at the Parliament lobby yesterday. It was a desire endorsed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, following a more than year-long hiatus of Chinese community representatives from the cabinet. Furthermore, Najib, who is also Barisan Nasional chairman, promised that Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew Keong would become a minister if he emerged victorious in the Teluk Intan by-election. Thus, the upset against DAP in the by-election ensures that at the very least, a mini reshuffle of the cabinet was needed. The focus now is on the inclusion of Chinese leaders in the cabinet. Other than Mah, the other two Chinese leaders most likely to make the cut as full ministers are Liow and his MCA deputy Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong. Universiti Sains Malaysia's Associate Professor Sivamurugan Pandian said he expected the next cabinet reshuffle to change the current "deficit line-up" to better represent communities in the country. "It is going back to the power sharing formula practised by BN component parties. Gerakan will be represented by Mah, who is the party president, while MCA will likely be represented Liow and Wee." Sivamurugan said Liow, Wee and Mah could then use their ministerial positions to better strategise their approach against waning support from the Chinese community for the ruling coalition. "New positions in the cabinet for Gerakan and MCA would also mean a new platform for the two parties to rebuild their voting base. "They need to focus on the needs and demands of the Chinese community while assessing the reason behind the loss of support." MCA grassroots members had proposed a "3+5" formula, meaning the appointment of three ministers and five deputies. "But he (Najib) does not want the change to be merely lip-service. The proposed MCA formula may not be fully met. The prime minister wants the new line-up to be of substantial leaders equipped with capabilities to realise the projected outcome of nation building policies," says Sivamurugan. Independent analyst professor Hoo Ke Ping speculated that expectations to return the health ministry portfolio to Liow remained, with the same fate for Wee, who might be appointed transport minister. "Mah is likely to be a minister in the prime minister's department in charge of unity and performance management."

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Ukrainian journalist killed amid fragile ceasefire

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• Ukrainian journalist killed amid fragile ceasefire
• Maduro says Venezuela has detained US citizens linked to espionage
• 10 things about: Dr Harith Ahmad, lecturer, inventor and Distinguished Professor for 2014
• Trippier own goal leaves Burnley in drop zone
• I’m a dead man walking: ‘Jihadi John’ contemplated suicide before fleeing to Syria
• Referee denies sending off wrong Sunderland defender

Ukrainian journalist killed amid fragile ceasefire Posted: 28 Feb 2015 05:11 PM PST Photographer Serhiy Nikolayev sits on an armchair in the village of Pesky, north-west of Donetsk, March 1, 2015. — Reuters picKIEV, March 1 — A Ukrainian journalist was killed by shelling in east Ukraine yesterday, his newspaper said, even as the Ukrainian military reported a significant drop in rebel attacks, boosting hopes for a two-week-old ceasefire. Photographer Serhiy Nikolayev died after artillery fire struck near the village of Pesky, northwest of the rebel-held city of Donetsk, daily newspaper Sevodnya reported in an online statement. Earlier, Ukraine's military said fighting had eased significantly in the east overnight but reported GRAD missile attacks on the government-held town of Avdiivka, next to Pesky, which is home to one of Europe's largest coke plants. On Friday, Ukraine reported the first deaths among its servicemen in three days, underscoring the fragility of the truce, as government troops and rebels pulled back heavy weapons from the frontline. President Petro Poroshenko, who says a military threat from the east would remain even if a peace deal holds, said yesterday he would submit a bill to parliament to make a formal request for the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers to monitor the ceasefire. Poroshenko informed US Vice President Joe Biden in a call yesterday of continued shelling around Donetsk and Mariupol by Russian-backed separatists, the White House said. The two also discussed the inability of the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe to verify whether Russian heavy weapons have been pulled back from the front lines, it said. Biden praised the Ukrainian government's plan to pass reform legislation, recommended by the International Monetary Fund, to stabilise the economy, the White House said in a statement. The Ukrainian military said the truce had been most fully observed overnight around the rebel-controlled city of Luhansk and near government-held Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. Kiev fears the port city and industrial hub could become the next rebel target. Rebels humiliated government troops by seizing the strategic town of Debaltseve after the truce was meant to have come into force. Both government troops and separatists said they continued withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line, "point two" of the peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict, which has killed more than 5,600. — Reuters

Maduro says Venezuela has detained US citizens linked to espionage Posted: 28 Feb 2015 05:03 PM PST Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a Venezuelan flag during a rally to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the social uprising known as 'Caracazo', which Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez said marked the start of his revolution, in Caracas in this February 28, 2015 picture provided by Miraflores Palace. — Reuters picCARACAS, March 1 — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday his government had captured Americans, including a pilot, involved in espionage activities and said US citizens in the future will have to seek visas to come to the OPEC nation. Speaking during a rally, he said his government will prohibit some US officials from entering Venezuela in retaliation for a similar measure by the government of President Barack Obama against a group of Venezuelan public officials. "We have captured some US citizens in undercover activities, espionage, trying to win over people in towns along the Venezuelan coast," he said, adding one was a US pilot taken in the convulsed border state of Tachira. "In Tachira we captured a pilot of a US plane (who is) of Latin origin (carrying) all kinds of documentation," Maduro said, without offering details. A spokesman for the US embassy in Caracas said he was unable to comment, citing a lack of any official diplomatic communication with the Venezuelan government. The head of a Venezuelan evangelical organisation on Friday said a group of four missionaries had been called in for questioning after participating in a medical assistance campaign in the coastal town of Ocumare de la Costa. That pastor, Abdy Pereira, yesterday said in a telephone interview that the four had left the country for Aruba after having been questioned for several days about alleged involvement in espionage. Pereira said the group had been coming to Venezuela for 14 years and denied the missionaries were involved in espionage. The Communication Ministry did not answer calls seeking details about the identities of the missionaries or their whereabouts. Maduro said Americans will now need visas to get into Venezuela and will have to pay the same visa fees that Venezuelans pay to get into the United States. Officials this month arrested Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma on conspiracy charges, a move Maduro said would stymie a US-backed coup effort. The White House dismissed charges it was linked to the alleged plot as "ludicrous". Maduro's adversaries passed off the plot as a charade meant to distract from product shortages, soaring consumer prices and Maduro's tumbling popularity ratings. Caracas and Washington have had tense diplomatic relations since the era of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, who was briefly toppled in a 2002 coup that he said was orchestrated by the State Department. The government of George W. Bush endorsed that coup before backtracking when Chavez returned to power. The State Department has nonetheless denied any attempts to destabilise Venezuela's government. — Reuters

10 things about: Dr Harith Ahmad, lecturer, inventor and Distinguished Professor for 2014 Posted: 28 Feb 2015 05:00 PM PST Picture by Saw Siow FengKUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Dr Harith Ahmad is a man of science who believes that the lack of racial harmony in this country is why there is so little innovation. He believes that big corporations who can contribute so much to the field of science are still operating within racial silos. Born in Alor Setar, Dr Harith made his way to Universiti Malaya where he obtained a first-class Bachelor's degree in Physics, as well as a Master's in High Voltage Technology, before going to the University of Wales to obtain a Doctorate in Laser Technology. In addition to academia, Harith is an inventor, and holds 10 patents jointly with Telekom Malaysia. He was recently named Distinguished Professor for 2014, the latest in a series of awards he's received including the Asean Science and Technology Award and the Merdeka Award for his contributions to science. At 60, he continues to teach and research in the Department of Physics at Universiti Malaya, where he focuses on photonics, the science of generating and manipulating light. His research includes the fabrication of semiconductor-pumped solid-state lasers and developing techniques to study laser shadowgraphy. Yup, we don't know what that means either, so we'll let him explain. In his own words: What got me interested in physics was that I liked doing science. If you have math skills, doing physics can be a breeze. I had the skillset, and I was curious about how things work. What got me interested in photonics was that when I was a final-year student at Universiti Malaya, I met this external examiner, this engineer from the University of Swansea, who influenced me to go into it. He was the first guy to say that photonics had a really bright future. He encouraged me to come to his place to continue my studies in laser physics (which is part of photonics). I had the opportunity to investigate something new — then it was quite a new field. The British system (at PhD level) makes you very independent. It makes you build up your own system. And they leave it to you. They give you a room, they give you the bare minimum, and they expect you to come up with something fantastic. You have to do it yourself; it's all about you. I can claim that our facilities are as good as any second-tier British university. And of late the government has given a lot of money to Universiti Malaya, about RM500 million for facilities. I didn't have any mentors. I'm a self-made person. The scientists I admire the most are (Max) Planck (German physicist who developed quantum theory) and (Louis) de Broglie. You must admire Planck. At a very young age, he got a Nobel Prize. He discovered very important phenomena. de Broglie showed that waves and particles can be connected by one equation. They built the foundations of quantum physics. Einstein is over-rated. I think intelligence is over-rated. More important for a scientist is the willingness to work hard, commitment, and an interest in what you are doing. Malaysia is recognised as a leader in selected areas of photonics. But it's harder to be recognised because of our location. If you are in Europe and you run into a technical problem and you've exhausted your resources, you can just take a train ride to another country or get your students to work there for a couple of days to overcome it. You can enrich your knowledge faster and get a faster rate of improvement. We're also not as exposed here. In Europe they have many seminars so that the people there constantly network with each other. We are a small country, and in this part of the world the next neighbour we have that will be very good would be Singapore, but Singapore sometimes doesn't want to share a lot of things. Opportunities to share knowledge and have a common platform can be quite discouraging. Today, you can Skype (people in other countries), but if they don't know you and you've never met them before, you'll find that they won't be responsive. I think the major barrier to innovation in Malaysia is the lack of (racial) harmony. Big companies that make a lot of profits do not have enough social responsibility. They should spare some of their profits to fund prizes for school innovation competitions. Chinese tycoons are very generous to their own communities. If they could transcend this, the whole country would feel the effects. And with enough money, an innovation culture could thrive. In order to have a high-technology industry by 2020, firstly, we require a number of PhDs, which will be an important factor for multi-national companies wishing to relocate their industry [to] Malaysia. Quality will come next through the natural selection process where the best will survive. This will be the basis of improving the quality of PhD graduates in this country, which will be largely determined by market forces. It's difficult to comment on the quality of PhD graduates in this country accurately since their output occurs across a vast array of fields, including little-known niche areas. One suitable means to ascertain PhD student quality is to require them to generate five publications in international journals during their studies. This should be the criteria that all the local institutions should practise, since the work will be vetted by international experts from renowned universities. This will definitely ensure the quality of PhDs produced in this country is comparable to that in countries such as the US, UK, and Europe. It would be very good if our TV programmes and our printed media produce more material in relation to how scientific discoveries have changed our lives and will shape the future. In this aspect, we could highlight the importance and impact of physics, and how physics has become the foundation of new industries. In my spare time I read about Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, to see the common platforms — why people believe in something.

Trippier own goal leaves Burnley in drop zone Posted: 28 Feb 2015 04:52 PM PST File picture shows Burnley's defender Kieran Trippier (right) vying for the ball against Sunderland's Jermain Defoe during the EPL match at The Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England, on January 31, 2015. — AFP picBURNLEY, March 1 — Burnley remained in the Premier League relegation zone after Kieran Trippier's decisive own goal in yesterday's 1-0 loss to Swansea City at Turf Moor. Burnley boss Sean Dyche kept faith with the same starting XI that gallantly held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw last week, and that meant Ashley Barnes once again leading their attack. Barnes was in the headlines for what Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho described as "a criminal" challenge on Nemanja Matic in the Stamford Bridge stalemate. Swansea boss Garry Monk made one change from the team that shocked Manchester United 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium last time out, with Tom Carroll coming in for the injured Gylfi Sigurdsson in midfield. An edgy start saw Swansea 'keeper Lukasz Fabianski forced into early action to keep out George Boyd's left-footed shot. As the half hour approached Trippier crossed from the left with Fabianski doing well to stop Barnes' close-range shot. Down at the other end, Swansea's appeals for a penalty after Burnley keeper Tom Heaton felled Wayne Routledge were waved away. Three minutes from the break Bafetimbi Gomis, who scored the fortuitous winner against United, watched as his low 20-yard attempt towards the bottom-right corner was kept out by Heaton. In first-half stoppage time Jonjo Shelvey's curling shot edged narrowly wide of the top-right corner. The deadlock was broken in the 64th minute in unfortunate circumstances when Burnley right-back Trippier's attempt to clear the ball after Heaton had superbly saved Federico Fernandez's shot ended with the ball going over the line. Dyche introduced Sam Vokes for Michael Kightly for the last quarter of an hour and the substitution almosr paid dividends. With six minutes remaining Boyd crossed to Vokes who had a gilt-edged chance to level from the centre of the box only for Fabianski to turn the ball wide of the post. The loss left Burnley, who have now failed to win in 13 league outings, on 22 points, third from bottom, with Swansea moving up a spot into eighth. — AFP

I’m a dead man walking: ‘Jihadi John’ contemplated suicide before fleeing to Syria Posted: 28 Feb 2015 04:44 PM PST A masked, black-clad militant, who has been identified by the Washington Post newspaper as a Briton named Mohammed Emwazi, brandishes a knife in this still image from a 2014 video obtained from SITE Intel Group, February 26, 2015. — Reuters picLONDON, March 1 — The London man believed to be Islamic State executioner "Jihadi John" told a journalist four years ago that surveillance by British security services had left him contemplating suicide, it emerged yesterday. Mohammed Emwazi, named by media and experts as the militant thought to have beheaded at least five Western hostages held by the IS group, told the Mail on Sunday reporter that he felt like a "dead man walking". A British civil rights group that was in contact with Emwazi, Cage, claims that domestic spy agency MI5 had been tracking him since at least 2009, and blamed his radicalisation on their "harassment". Prime Minister David Cameron and a former head of foreign spy agency MI6 strongly rejected the idea, while London mayor Boris Johnson accused Cage of an "apology for terror". In an email to Mail on Sunday reporter Robert Verkaik, dated December 14, 2010, Emwazi described how he sold his laptop to someone he met online who he subsequently came to believe was with the security services. "Sometimes I feel like I'm a dead man walking, not fearing they may kill me. Rather, fearing that one day, I'll take as many pills as I can that I can sleep forever!! I just want to get away from these people!!!" Emwazi wrote. Emwazi was born in Kuwait, but moved to London when he was a child and attended school and university in the capital. The Daily Telegraph reported this weekend that he went to high school with two other boys who went onto become militants — Choukri Ellekhlifi, who was killed fighting in Syria, and Mohammed Sakr, killed fighting in Somalia. A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said yesterday that it had launched a review into how Quintin Kynaston school in north London dealt with radicalisation "to see if there are any lessons we can learn". It was also reported that Emwazi had contacts with the men responsible for failed attacks on London's public transport system in 2005, two weeks after suicide bombings killed 52 people in the capital. All the revelations add to pressure on the security and intelligence agencies to explain why they did not act on their suspicions about Emwazi before he travelled to Syria. Cameron on Friday defended their actions, saying they have to make "incredibly difficult judgements, and I think basically they make very good judgements". — AFP

Referee denies sending off wrong Sunderland defender Posted: 28 Feb 2015 04:41 PM PST Referee Roger East mistakenly sends off Sunderland's Wes Brown as John O'Shea appeals during their EPL match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Feb 28, 2015. — Reuters picMANCHESTER, March 1 — Referee Roger East has denied sending off the wrong Sunderland player during their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester United yesterday. Wes Brown looked aghast when he was shown a red card after fellow former United defender John O'Shea appeared to be the one to foul Radamel Falcao for a 66th-minute penalty dispatched by Wayne Rooney. But England's professional referees' body issued a statement saying it was not a case of mistaken identity. "From his position Roger East, the match referee, believed he saw contact between from John O'Shea and Wes Brown on Radamel Falcao. As he thought Brown made a foul on Falcao while he was in the act of shooting, he dismissed Brown," Professional Game Match Officials Limited said. "After the incident the match referee consulted with his team of officials but none were better placed to offer guidance." Sunderland boss Gus Poyet, whose side are three points above the drop zone, was still not convinced. "We are human beings. I made a decision today. I didn't change early enough to stop that penalty happening. That was my decision and I can make a mistake. So they need to accept that as well and not hide, because at the moment they're hiding a little bit," the Uruguayan said. "The referee told the players there were two fouls, one committed by John O'Shea and one committed by Wes Brown. He gave the Wes Brown one, so that's why he sent him off. Wes Brown didn't touch anyone, so I don't know what he saw." O'Shea even appeared to tell the referee that he should be the one to be dismissed but to no avail. The opening goal set United on course for yet another laboured victory, with Rooney adding a second after 84 minutes, as Louis van Gaal's men moved up to third. — Reuters

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