Chennai police seized about 6,900 tortoises from KLIA passengers

26-06- 2023 10:44 PM

PETALING JAYA: Airport officials in Tamil Nadu, India, seized over 6,900 tortoises from two male passengers who were travelling on an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Chennai.

According to the Hindu newspaper, customs agents stopped the travellers after acting on specific information. The police allegedly discovered 6,850 small-sized red-eared slider tortoises in both passengers pram bags.

According to reports, the animals were transported into the nation without any legitimate import papers or licences. Both travellers were put under custody.

Red-eared sliders are a native of the southeastern United States but have become invasive in Tamil Nadu, according to the states forestry department.

While Customs stated that the issue is presently being investigated, the forestry agency added that it was in the process of transferring the tortoises back to their place of origin

PRU15: Mahkamah batal kemenangan Pas di Kuala Terengganu
Astro Awani
Jun 27, 2023 18:26 MYT

Mahkamah membatalkan kemenangan Ahmad Amzad di kerusi Parlimen Kuala Terengganu pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15). - Gambar fail

KUALA TERENGGANU: Mahkamah Pilihan Raya Terengganu hari ini, membatalkan kemenangan calon Pas, Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim di kerusi Parlimen Kuala Terengganu pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15).

PRN: MCA, MIC diberi kerusi bertanding - Zahid

Bernama

Jun 27, 2023
ZAHID: Saya harap jika ada sebarang desas desus mengatakan ada peminggiran dalam kalangan komponen BN, saya harap ia dipadamkan. - Gambar fail/BERNAMA

PRN: MCA, MIC diberi kerusi bertanding - Zahid

ZAHID: Saya harap jika ada sebarang desas desus mengatakan ada peminggiran dalam kalangan komponen BN, saya harap ia dipadamkan. - Gambar fail/BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA: Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi hari ini memberi jaminan bahawa MCA dan MIC akan diberi kerusi untuk bertanding dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) yang akan diadakan di enam negeri tidak lama lagi.

Justeru, Ahmad Zahid yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri ketika ditemui pemberita selepas melancarkan Portal TVET (Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional) MADANI di sini hari ini berharap desas desus berlakunya peminggiran komponen BN dalam PRN itu nanti dapat dipadamkan.

"Saya harap jika ada sebarang desas desus mengatakan ada peminggiran dalam kalangan komponen BN, saya harap ia dipadamkan. Saya ingin memberikan jaminan ini kepada rakan-rakan parti dalam komponen BN," katanya.

Enam negeri yang akan mengadakan PRN adalah Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan dan Terengganu.

Timbalan Presiden MIC M Saravanan hari ini dilaporkan menafikan laporan yang menyebut bahawa parti itu akan diperuntukkan kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) untuk bertanding pada PRN Selangor.

Mengenai pengagihan kerusi antara BN dan Pakatan Harapan (PH), Ahmad Zahid berkata proses memuktamadkan kerusi antara BN dan PH itu telah hampir ke penghujungnya.

Ditanya bila pertemuan akan diadakan dengan Pengerusi PH Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bagi memuktamadkan pengagihan kerusi BN dan PH, Ahmad Zahid berkata pertemuan itu bergantung kepada tarikh yang dikemukakan Perdana Menteri.

"Saya fikir tidak terlalu lama, bila saja waktu sesuai untuk kami muktamadkannya. Perundingan sudah dibuat beberapa kali antara BN dan PH," katanya.

-- BERNAMA

 Seafield temple riot: 17 men acquitted, discharged

27-06- 2023 05:20 PM

PETALING JAYA: The Magistrates Court here today acquitted and discharged 17 men who were accused of rioting at the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya five years ago, without calling for their defence.

Magistrate Muhammad Iskandar Zainol made the decision after the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against the group at the end of the prosecutions case.

In his ruling, Muhammad Iskandar said the court found that witnesses in the case had failed to identify the accused persons involved in the case and the witnesses statements in the court were inconsistent.

The prosecution also did not tender any weapon in court as an exhibit such as a knife as stated in the charge sheet.

All the weapons were merely collected from the scene by the witnesses and not seized from the accused persons, he said.

The 17 who were acquitted are Saifullah Abdullah, Muhammad Riduan Sekh Ruslan, Irwan Noordin, Mohamad Khairi Abdul Rashid, Rozaihan Zakaria, Muhammad Qayyum Mohd Faisal, Mohd Ashraf Mohd Faizal, Absal Eastrie Abdullah, Mohamed Jalil Talib, Muhammad Khairol Anuar Zabidi, Mohd Zamri Md Said, Shukri Razali, Nor Azmi Abdul Ghani, Mohammad Shahril Danniel Sajeel, Muhammad Hasneezam Shah Samsudin, Akmal Izzat Azi and Mohd Norul Ismawi Islahuddin.

The men, aged between 24 and 47, were charged with rioting and possessing dangerous weapons between 2 am and 5 am on Nov 26, 2018.

They were charged under Section 148 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.-Bernama

 Apex court affirms decision declaring amended pension law null and void

Bernama

Jun 27, 2023

Apex court affirms decision declaring amended pension law null and void

The Federal Court here today affirmed the Court of Appeal's decision that declared the amended pension law as null and void. - PEXELS

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here today affirmed the Court of Appeal's decision that declared the amended pension law as null and void.

The five-member bench led by Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim unanimously dismissed the appeal by the Malaysian Government and Public Service Department (PSD) director-general to overturn the appellate court's decision.

The others on the bench were Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Sebli, and Federal Court judges Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohamed Hashim, Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang.

In delivering the court's decision, Justice Mohamad Zabidin said Section 3 and Section 7 of the Pensions Adjustment (Amendment) Act 2013 (PAA), which allows a two per cent increment annually, were less favourable to pensioners and thus contravened Article 147 of the Federal Constitution (which provide for the protection of pension rights).

"It is our unanimous decision that there is no merit in the appellants' (the government and PSD director-general) appeal. The appeal is therefore dismissed and the decision and order of the Court of Appeal is affirmed," he said.

Justice Mohamad Zabidin also said both the High Court and Court of Appeal have observed that the amended Section 3 (2) of the PAA was in fact an acknowledgement that the amendments could result in a less favourable situation.

Justice Mohamad Zabidin said the appellate court was right to point out that the less favourable situation may never be rectified as the mechanism provided under the amended section 3 (2) of the PAA to address a less favourable situation should it arise, was merely 'permissive" and imposes no obligation to act.

The amended Section 3 (2) of the PAA states that where the application of a speci...

Popstars could be powering inflation as concert prices surge

Reuters

Jun 27, 2023
Across Asia, crowds are flocking to see marquee names like Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars. - GEMPAK/Filepic

Popstars could be powering inflation as concert prices surge

Across Asia, crowds are flocking to see marquee names like Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars. - GEMPAK/Filepic

LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY: Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation.

The cost of certain goods is retreating in some places, but that doesn't include live music. Concert tickets have surged in price, to the point where economists are noticing.

Fans are shelling out a fortune for tickets to see the world's biggest music acts, including names like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen who haven't toured for years. And while few doubt the star power of Beyonc live, until now people weren't factoring her into national inflation figures.

"People are willing to splurge because they know they will get quality content, plus who knows when or if she'll do another tour after this one," said London-based Beyonc fan Mario Ihieme.

The United Kingdom's recreation and culture prices rose 6.8% in the year to May 2023, their fastest in 30 years, with the largest effect from cultural services, "particularly admission fees to live music events".

Event prices in UK inflation data are based on when shows take place, not when tickets are bought. But with different artists performing every month, it's hard to compare one to the other, an Office for National Statistics spokesperson said.

"The (subjective) quality of music artists emphasises how difficult it is to calculate a 'clean' price increase," said UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan. "And for UK inflation, the pressures may persist," he added, noting a string of UK gigs by singer Harry Styles in June.

A perusal of ticket-purchasing sites makes the sticker shock clear. On reseller Stubhub, the cheapest seat for a July Taylor Swift show in Seattle is $1,200; tickets for an August Mexico City show cost $500 each.

"I had to get nine phone numbers for three different accounts on Ticketmaster under three different credit cards," said Joel Barrios, a Beyonc fan in Los Angeles. He spent about $7,000 on three U.S. shows for himself and friends - as well as another $6,650 for several shows in Europe.

Others say they had an easier time. Carolina Candelas spent 92 euros ($101) each to see Beyonc with her sisters and parents in Barcelona. "My sister purchased them in a presale link that Ticketmaster sent her, so I think it was really easy," she said.

But with live music just a subset of overall entertainment costs, which account for a smaller part of consumer spending than housing or food, some questioned the idea that concert prices could have an ap...

 Dutch court rules sultan's heirs cannot seize Malaysian assets

Reuters

June 27, 20235:28 PM GMT+8

THE HAGUE, June 27 (Reuters) - A Dutch court of appeal dismissed a bid by eight descendants of a former sultanate to enforce a $15-billion arbitration award they had won against the government of Malaysia, a judgment released on the court website Tuesday showed.

"The court dismisses the requests of the Filipino nationals" to demand to execute the arbitration award, the judgment said.

Last year, the Filipino heirs to the last sultan of the remote Philippine region of Sulu were awarded $14.9 billion by a Paris arbitration court in a long-running dispute with Malaysia over a colonial-era land deal.

They have since sought to seize Malaysian government assets in France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, in a bid to enforce the award.

Malaysia, which did not participate in the arbitration, maintains the process is illegal and has vowed to fight the seizures. It obtained a stay on the award in France but the ruling remains enforceable overseas under a U.N. treaty on arbitration.

The heirs in September had sought permission from a Dutch court to enforce the award in the Netherlands, Reuters reported.

However, Dutch judges sided with Malaysia and said that the original agreement did not have a clause that bound parties to arbitration and the French stay of the award meant the claim was not enforcible in the Netherlands.

KL police to conduct massive integrated traffic operations in July

Bernama

Jun 27, 2023
Police will also do background checks for arrest warrants and criminal records, detect stolen vehicles, KL Police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zin said. - BERNAMA

KL police to conduct massive integrated traffic operations in July

Police will also do background checks for arrest warrants and criminal records, detect stolen vehicles, KL Police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zin said. - BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur Police will be conducting a massive integrated traffic operation to curb various traffic offences, in collaboration with other enforcement agencies starting July 1.

Kuala Lumpur Police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zin said the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department will work with the Road Transport Department (RTD), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Department of Environment (DOE).

"This operation will involve about 1,000 officers and police personnel with the respective agencies focusing on the offences under their own jurisdiction," he said during the Kuala Lumpur Police Obey Traffic Rules Operation participated by the other agencies, at the KL Police Contingent Headquarters here today.

Mohd Shuhaily listed illegal parking, obstruction of traffic, running red lights, illegal number plates, illegal tinting and various offences related to motorcycles as the targets of the integrated operation.

He said errant road users would also be educated on the dangers of not obeying traffic rules under Op Didik, throughout the undertaking.

"Police will also do background checks for arrest warrants and criminal records, detect stolen vehicles and take action against workshops which carry out illegal modifications.

"The Kuala Lumpur Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department will jointly take action on drug-related cases throughout the operation," he said.

Mohd Shuhaily said the exercise is intended to prevent such offences from going out of control and any untoward incidents, as the police will not compromise with anyone involved in criminal activities or traffic offences.

"The nature of this operation is to discipline, educate and advise road users to obey all traffic rules as well as the rules of the other enforcement agencies involved," he said.

For the record, 895 traffic investigation papers were initiated from Jan to May this year with the highest number of offences being obstruction of traffic, including illegal parking, at 311 cases followed by 180 cases of illegal racing and 167 cases of running red lights.

-- BERNAMA

Pedophile is accused of rape, sexually assaulting a niece

Jun 27, 2023




A father of three was charged in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court today with three charges of raping and sexually assaulting his niece and possessing a pen drive containing child pornography.

Pedophilia is accused of rape, sexually assaulting a niece

A father of three was charged in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court today with three charges of raping and sexually assaulting his niece and possessing a pen drive containing child pornography. - Astro AWANI's photo

JOHOR BAHRU: A pedophile was charged in the Sessions Court here, today, on three charges of raping and sexually assaulting his niece, five years ago.

The 41-year-old former mechanic in Singapore was also charged with producing and possessing child pornography.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were read before Judge VM Mabel Sheela.

Based on the charge sheet, he is accused of sexually assaulting and raping his niece, who was seven years old at the time, without her consent.

In the same proceedings, he was also charged with producing a child pornography video,

The act was allegedly committed at a residence in Taman Perling, here, at 1.30am, 1 August 2018.

The father of three is also alleged to have a pen drive containing a video and child pornography.

The offense was allegedly committed at Taman Nusantara, Iskandar Puteri, at 9pm, 24 May this year.

The charges against him are presented in accordance with Section 376 (2)(e) of the Penal Code, in addition to Section 5 of the Sexual Offenses Against Children Act 2017, as well as Section 14 (a) and Section 10 of the same act.

The accused can be sentenced to a maximum of 30 years in prison or whipping, if convicted.

The case was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Fadilah Johanuddin while the accused was represented by lawyer Baharudin Baharim.

Bail was set at RM8,000 and the case was mentioned again on July 24.

Laos rolls out a red carpet to welcome Anwar's maiden visit

BERNAMA

Jun 27, 2023
Immediately upon arrival, Anwar accompanied by his wife Dr Wan Azizah was greeted by the Prime Minister of Laos and his wife. - BERNAMA photo

Laos rolled out a red carpet to welcome Anwar's maiden visit

Immediately upon arrival, Anwar accompanied by his wife Dr Wan Azizah was greeted by the Prime Minister of Laos and his wife. - BERNAMA photo

VIENTIANE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was given an official red carpet welcome by the Lao government at the Prime Minister's Office building here today, in conjunction with his two-day official visit to the country.

Immediately after arriving, Anwar, who was accompanied by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, received bouquets of flowers from local schoolchildren and was greeted by Laos Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone and his wife Vandala Siphandone.

The national anthems of both countries were played followed by an inspection of the guard of honor by Anwar, accompanied by his Lao counterpart.

The two leaders then continued with the bilateral meeting and will witness the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Lao National Railway State Enterprise (LNRSE) as well as Mutiara Perlis Sdn Bhd (MPSB) and Thanaleng Pelabuhan Kering (TDP) ).

Anwar and Siphandone will also witness the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Electricite du Lao (EDL).

This will be followed by a joint press conference before Siphandone hosts an official lunch to celebrate Anwar and the Malaysian delegation.

Anwar arrived here yesterday evening for his maiden visit to this country at the invitation of his Lao counterpart accompanied by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir.

People are advised not to download the 'Pink WhatsApp' application



Jun 27, 2023
The public is advised to be cautious when receiving invitations to join or download the 'Pink WhatsApp' application.

People are advised not to download the 'Pink WhatsApp' application

The public is advised to be cautious when receiving invitations to join or download the 'Pink WhatsApp' application.

KUALA LUMPUR : The public is advised to be cautious when receiving invitations to join or download the 'Pink WhatsApp' application.

The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in a statement explained, the application supposedly offers better security and privacy features, a customizable interface, as well as the ability to send larger files than the commonly used WhatsApp application.

"However, after installation, the app can access various items in the user's smartphone such as photos, SMS and contact lists, which can lead to serious security risks.

"Users will receive messages and links as if coming from WhatsApp inviting users to try the new application.

"MCMC advises users not to download and install the 'Pink WhatsApp' application, and immediately remove the application if it has been installed on their smartphone," he explained.

MCMC also recommends users to only download mobile apps from official app stores such as Apple App Store, Google Play Store and Huawei AppGallery.

Users are also requested not to distribute any suspicious links.

Users are advised to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity related to 'Pink WhatsApp' to the MCMC Complaint portal or hotline.

ASTRO AWANi

DUN Pulau Pinang bubar esok - Chow

Bernama

Jun 27, 2023
Chow Kon Yeow berkata tarikh itu telah dicadangkan dan telah mendapat persetujuan Yang Dipertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak pagi tadi

DUN Pulau Pinang bubar esok - Chow

Chow Kon Yeow berkata tarikh itu telah dicadangkan dan telah mendapat persetujuan Yang Dipertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak pagi tadi.

GEORGE TOWN: Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Pulau Pinang akan dibubarkan esok bagi memberi laluan kepada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) diadakan.

Ketua Menteri Chow Kon Yeow berkata tarikh itu telah dicadangkan dan telah mendapat persetujuan Yang Dipertua Negeri Pulau Pinang Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak pagi tadi.

"Pada pagi ini saya telah mendapat perkenan Yang Dipertua Negeri untuk menandatangani proklamasi untuk membubarkan DUN Pulau Pinang bagi memberi ruang PRN yang akan ditetapkan oleh SPR (Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya) setelah semua negeri dibubarkan dewan masing-masing.

"Saya lega perkara ini sudah berakhir, jadi kini kita boleh bersiap sedia untuk pilihan raya negeri. Tarikhnya akan ditentukan oleh Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menghadap Yang Dipertua Negeri Pulau Pinang di Seri Mutiara, di sini hari ini.

Terdahulu, Chow tiba di Seri Mutiara, di sini pada 7.55 pagi untuk menghadap Tun Ahmad Fuzi bagi memohon persetujuan untuk pembubaran DUN Pulau Pinang.

Chow yang juga Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pulau Pinang dijadual akan mengadakan sidang media yang turut dihadiri semua Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) pada 2.30 petang ini.

Persidangan DUN Pulau Pinang yang pertama diadakan pada 1 Ogos 2018, selepas Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (PRU14) pada 9 Mei 2018 dan mandat lima tahun sepatutnya berakhir 2 Ogos ini.

Pada PRU14, PH memenangi 37 daripada keseluruhan 40 kerusi, termasuk dua daripada calon Bersatu yang ketika itu masih bersama PH, manakala Barisan Nasional (BN) memenangi dua kerusi dan PAS (satu).

Pada Feb 2020, Bersatu mengumumkan keluar daripada PH dan menyertai Perikatan Nasional (PN) yang menyebabkan dua ADUN Bersatu Pulau Pinang, ADUN Bertam Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq dan ADUN Teluk Bahang Zolkifli Md Lazim, menarik balik sokongan mereka terhadap pentadbiran kerajaan negeri di bawah PH.

Sementara pergolakan dalam parti PKR turut menyaksikan dua ADUN dari parti itu dipecat iaitu ADUN Seberang Jaya Dr Afif Bahardin dan ADUN Sungai Acheh Zulkifli Ibrahim.

Kedudukan terkini kerusi sebelum DUN Pulau Pinang dibubarkan ialah PH memiliki 33 kerusi, BN (dua), Bersatu (empat) dan PAS satu kerusi.

-- BERNAMA

MyHSR Corp lantik Fauzi Abdul Rahman sebagai pengerusi

Bernama

Jun 26, 2023 18:10 MYT




MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) melantik Datuk Seri Fauzi Abdul Rahman sebagai Pengerusi Bukan Eksekutif berkuat kuasa 22 Jun 2023. - Foto MyHSR Corp




MyHSR Corp lantik Fauzi Abdul Rahman sebagai pengerusi

MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) melantik Datuk Seri Fauzi Abdul Rahman sebagai Pengerusi Bukan Eksekutif berkuat kuasa 22 Jun 2023. - Foto MyHSR Corp

KUALA LUMPUR: MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) melantik Datuk Seri Fauzi Abdul Rahman sebagai Pengerusi Bukan Eksekutif berkuat kuasa 22 Jun 2023.

Menurut syarikat itu dalam kenyataan hari ini, Fauzi telah berada dalam Lembaga Pengarah Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) antara 2018 dan 2021 serta mempunyai pengetahuan yang luas dalam pembangunan dan cabaran dalam industri.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif MyHSR Corp Datuk Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal berkata kepakaran dan pengetahuan Fauzi akan memacu MyHSR Corp untuk merealisasikan projek kereta api laju (HSR).

"Dalam kami memulakan lembaran baharu projek ini, sejarah panjang beliau dalam kepimpinan yang bijak dan komitmen yang berterusan akan mengukuhkan keazaman kami untuk menjayakan projek itu bagi manfaat negara dan rakyat," katanya dalam kenyataan.

Sebelum ini, Fauzi telah memegang pelbagai jawatan kanan di pelbagai kementerian dan pernah menjadi Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri antara 1997 dan 1999. Beliau juga adalah Ahli Parlimen Kuantan antara 1990 dan 1999 serta Ahli Parlimen Indera Mahkota antara 2013 dan 2018.

Selain itu, Fauzi adalah Pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah dua syarikat swasta.

MyHSR Corp adalah sebuah syarikat yang diperbadankan pada 2015 dan dimiliki sepenuhnya oleh Menteri Kewangan (Diperbadankan). Ia di bawah seliaan Kementerian Pengangkutan.

Syarikat bertanggungjawab untuk membangunkan dan melaksanakan projek HSR.

-- BERNAMA

Bekas Ahli Parlimen Labuan bebas tuduhan guna kedudukan dapatkan kontrak pekerjaan

Bernama

Jun 26, 2023
Hakim membuat keputusan itu selepas mendapati pihak pendakwaan gagal menimbulkan kes prima facie terhadap Rozman, 59, di akhir kes pendakwaan. - Gambar fail

Bekas Ahli Parlimen Labuan bebas tuduhan guna kedudukan dapatkan kontrak pekerjaan

Hakim membuat keputusan itu selepas mendapati pihak pendakwaan gagal menimbulkan kes prima facie terhadap Rozman, 59, di akhir kes pendakwaan. - Gambar fail

KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini melepas dan membebaskan bekas Ahli Parlimen Labuan Datuk Rozman Isli daripada pertuduhan menggunakan kedudukan dalam mendapatkan kontrak pekerjaan bagi Syarikat Labuan Liberty Port Management Sdn Bhd (LLPM), lima tahun lepas.

Hakim Rozina Ayob membuat keputusan itu selepas mendapati pihak pendakwaan gagal menimbulkan kes prima facie terhadap Rozman, 59, di akhir kes pendakwaan.

"Tertuduh dilepas dan dibebaskan tanpa perlu dipanggil membela diri. Pasport tertuduh dan wang jaminan (RM100,000) dikembalikan," kata hakim itu.

Rozman didakwa atas pertuduhan sebagai seorang pegawai badan awam iaitu Timbalan Pengerusi Lembaga Pelabuhan Labuan (LPL) telah menggunakan kedudukan untuk mendapatkan suapan iaitu kontrak pekerjaan sebagai operator Dermaga Merdeka Pelabuhan Labuan bagi LLPM, yang bapa dan adik lelakinya mempunyai kepentingan dalam syarikat tersebut.

Kesalahan itu didakwa dilakukan di Bilik Mesyuarat TKSU, Aras 9, Kementerian Pengangkutan Malaysia, Jalan Tun Hussein, Presint 4, Putrajaya antara 2.30 hingga 5.30 petang pada 21 Mac 2018.

Pertuduhan dikemukakan mengikut Seksyen 23(1) Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) 2009 dan boleh dihukum di bawah Seksyen 24(1) akta sama yang membawa hukuman maksimum penjara 20 tahun serta denda lima kali nilai suapan atau RM10,000 mengikut mana lebih tinggi, jika sabit kesalahan.

-- BERNAMA

 Man arrested for kissing the hand of a popular female singer

Jun 26, 2023 16:54 MYT

Man arrested for kissing the hand of a popular female singer

The court allowed the suspect to be remanded for three days until this Wednesday.- Decorative picture

NILAI: Police arrested a man after he was believed to have violated the honor of a popular female artist in Dataran Nilai, Sunday night.

Nilai District Police Chief, Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said, the incident happened at about 11.05pm when the artist had finished performing a song. "The police received a complaint from a 26-year-old female singer stating that at the time of the incident she was in a special guest room behind the square stage and had just finished performing.

"The singer was then approached by the suspect who asked for permission to take a selfie with him and after finishing the selfie, the man pulled and held his hand and then kissed the victim's hand," he said. Commenting further, he said, surprised by the action, the female singer continued to scream before the suspect ran away. The suspect was however successfully arrested by the organizers before being handed over to the police officers on duty at the festival. "The suspect is a local male and has no criminal record and the remand application for the suspect has been made at the Seremban Magistrate's Court. "The court allowed the suspect to be remanded for three days until this Wednesday," he added.

The Hague court to decide Sulu claimants' bid to enforce US$14.9 billion award against Malaysia tomorrow

Bernama

Jun 26, 2023
The court will also decide on whether the purported final award issued by a Spanish arbitrator, Dr Gonzalo Stampa in 2022 to the eight individuals claiming to be heirs of the Sulu Sultanate may be enforced in the Netherlands.

The Hague court to decide Sulu claimants' bid to enforce US$14.9 billion award against Malaysia tomorrow

The court will also decide on whether the purported final award issued by a Spanish arbitrator, Dr Gonzalo Stampa in 2022 to the eight individuals claiming to be heirs of the Sulu Sultanate may be enforced in the Netherlands. - Astro AWANI

KUALA LUMPUR: The Hague Court of Appeal in the Netherlands will decide tomorrow on the Sulu claimants' application for the recognition and enforcement of a purported arbitral award of US$14.9 billion (RM62.59 billion) issued against Malaysia in February last year.

The court will also decide on whether the purported final award issued by a Spanish arbitrator, Dr Gonzalo Stampa in 2022 to the eight individuals claiming to be heirs of the Sulu Sultanate may be enforced in the Netherlands.

In their bid to enforce the US$14.9 billion final award, the Sulu claimants were reported to have attempted to seize Malaysia's oil firm Petronas' assets in Luxembourg, assets in the Netherlands and also targeted Malaysia's diplomatic assets in France (including part of its embassy).

On April 19, the Sulu Secretariat in a statement said the Hague Court of Appeal had heard submissions from the Government of Malaysia and the Sulu claimants during the proceeding held on April 17.

During the proceeding, Malaysia submitted its defence that the Sulu claimants' application for the recognition and enforcement of the purported final award issued by Stampa against Malaysia is null and void and their request is inadmissible and therefore, must be denied.

The secretariat said Malaysia is committed to safeguarding its sovereignty and upholding the sanctity of the international commercial arbitration process and laying bare the claimants' frivolous attempts to enforce a sham award that is null and void.

"This is an attempt to hold a sovereign state to ransom and the continued existence of the award tarnishes the reputation of the globally respected arbitration system," it said.

On June 14, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that so far the Sulu claimants had taken legal action against Malaysia in four countries, namely Spain, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and the Malaysian government has taken and is taking various counter-legal actions against them.

He said as a result of these active counter-measures, the Malaysian Government on June 6 received a piece of good news when the Paris Court of App...

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SEREMBAN, 26 Jun (Bernama) --  Seorang  jurulatih Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) yang terbabit dalam insiden kemalangan ketika menjalani latihan menembak senjata dan bom lempar di Tapak Latihan Grenade Asas, lapang sasar Kem Syed Sirajuddin, Gemas semalam dilaporkan stabil.

TUDM dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan  jurulatih di Institut Pengajian Pentadbiran dan Pengurusan (INSTAR), Pangkalan Udara Sendayan, Koperal Udara Khairuzaman Lokman, 35, itu kini sedang menerima rawatan di Hospital Segamat, Johor dan berada dalam pemantauan rapi.

Terdahulu, dalam kejadian 12.10 tengah hari itu, dua anggota turut maut iaitu penuntut INSTAR Laskar Udara I Mohd Iqmal Masdi, 22, yang disahkan meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian manakala jurulatih Koperal Udara Syuib  Bidin, 33, meninggal dunia pada 5.45 petang  ketika menerima rawatan  akibat kecederaan parah di Hospital Segamat.

Kenyataan itu menyebut waris anggota yang terlibat telah dimaklumkan dan TUDM akan memastikan semua urusan kebajikan keluarga mangsa  yang terlibat diutamakan serta urusan pengebumian disempurnakan dengan sebaik-baiknya.

Panglima Tentera Udara Jen Tan Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan serta pucuk pimpinan tertinggi menzahirkan rasa dukacita atas kejadian berkenaan dan merakamkan salam takziah kepada waris anggota yang meninggal dunia yang merupakan kehilangan besar kepada TUDM, menurut kenyataan itu.

Semua waris anggota yang terlibat juga diharap bersabar, tabah dan reda menghadapi ujian yang berlaku, katanya.

Pihak TUDM turut meminta supaya semua pihak tidak menyebarkan sebarang spekulasi dan berita tidak sahih sehingga proses siasatan dijalankan oleh Polis Diraja Malaysia selesai, tambah kenyataan itu.

-- BERNAMA

Mohamad Hasan ucap takziah kepada keluarga mangsa letupan bom lempar

Bernama

Jun 26, 2023
Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga mangsa yang terkorban dalam kejadian letupan bom lempar ketika sesi latihan di Kem Syed Sirajuddin, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan tengah hari tadi. - Gambar fail/BERNAMA

Mohamad Hasan ucap takziah kepada keluarga mangsa letupan bom lempar

Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga mangsa yang terkorban dalam kejadian letupan bom lempar ketika sesi latihan di Kem Syed Sirajuddin, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan tengah hari tadi. - Gambar fail/BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga mangsa yang terkorban dalam kejadian letupan bom lempar ketika sesi latihan di Kem Syed Sirajuddin, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan tengah hari tadi.

"Salam takziah saya ucapkan kepada keluarga Allahyarham Koperal Udara Mohd Syuib Bidin dan Leftenan Udara I Mohd Iqmal Masdi.

"Gugurnya perajurit dalam latihan demi mempertahankan negara. Semoga ahli keluarga diberikan kekuatan, ketabahan dan keredaan dengan ketentuan-Nya jua," katanya menerusi hantaran di Facebook beliau malam ini.

Dalam kejadian pada 12.10 tengah hari itu, seorang penuntut Institut Pentadbiran dan Pengajian Pangkalan Udara Sendayan maut di tempat kejadian manakala seorang lagi iaitu jurulatih meninggal dunia ketika menerima rawatan di Hospital Segamat.

Kejadian itu turut menyebabkan seorang lagi jurulatih cedera dan masih menerima rawatan.

Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan pihaknya akan menubuhkan satu Lembaga Penyiasatan bagi mengenal pasti punca kejadian.

Justeru, TUDM menggesa semua pihak supaya tidak menyebarkan sebarang spekulasi sehingga proses siasatan selesai serta menghormati sensitiviti keluarga anggota yang terlibat.

-- BERNAMA

Police will record Kubu Gajah Assemblyman's testimony

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Poster palsu mengenai pelantikan Teresa sebagai Pengerusi Felda baharu tular di media sosial, Khamis lalu.

Jun 25, 2023

Police will record Kubu Gajah Assemblyman's testimony

A fake poster about the appointment of Teresa as the new Felda Chairman went viral on social media last Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The police will record the testimony of Kubu Gajah State Assembly Member Khalil Yahaya to assist in the investigation into defamation related to the appointment of Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok as Chairman of the Federal Land Development Board (Felda).

Brickfields District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Amihizam Abdul Shukor said, Khalil was summoned to the Taiping District Police Headquarters (IPD) this Tuesday.

"An appointment has been made for the recording of Khalil's conversation at 10 am at IPD Taiping," 

On Saturday, the media reported that the police received a report made by Teresa Kok regarding her appointment poster as Felda Chairman.

The police investigation found that the fake news came from Khalil's Facebook social page.

The case is being investigated in accordance with Section 504 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988.

Seorang pekerja syarikat penerbangan maut selepas 'disedut' enjin pesawat dalam kejadian di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa San Antonio di Texas, Amerika Syarikat. - Gambar media sosial

An airport worker in the US has died after being sucked into a plane engine, officials have said.

The employee, who has not been named, was "ingested" into an engine at San Antonio International Airport in Texas on Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.

The incident happened at 10.25pm local time when a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles taxied to its gate on one engine.

It is not clear how the person was sucked into the engine and the NTSB is investigating the incident.

According to the Federal Aviation Authority, the employee was a ramp worker.

In a statement, the airport said: "We are deeply saddened by this incident and are working with authorities as they begin their investigation.

"We will share more information as details become available."

Delta Air Lines said it was "heartbroken" over the incident and the loss of a member of its "aviation family".

"Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time," it added.

A similar incident also occurred late last year in Alabama, when an airport worker was pulled into a plane engine.