Former 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan remanded - Saifuddin

Julai 12, 2023 

Former 1MDB lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan remanded - Saifuddin

Saifuddin informed that a remand order was issued to the woman on July 8. - Photo by Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar

PUTRAJAYA: The police arrested former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan last Friday in the capital before being taken to the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters to assist in the investigation.

Home Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail informed that a remand order was also issued to the woman on July 8.

"The remand order is based on an investigation under Section 409 of the Penal Code, thus the PDRM certainly has a number of matters to investigate.

"At the same time through lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan informed that he is ready to cooperate to help PDRM and the government," he said here in a Special Media Conference here on Wednesday.

In November 2021, the public prosecutor filed a notice of motion to forfeit two cars, an Audi and a Volkswagen New Beetle, money amounting to RM22,600 and a condominium in Mont Kiara here belonging to Jasmine.

Jasmine is said to be a close associate of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low who was also involved in the 1MDB financial scandal and was listed as a wanted person after escaping and his whereabouts are unknown.

Chaos at KLIA: The airline is responsible for repatriating travelers who were refused entry

ASTRO AWANI

Julai 12, 2023
Saifuddin said the decision made by the Cabinet is in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convention

Chaos at KLIA: The airline is responsible for repatriating travelers who were refused entry

Saifuddin said the decision made by the Cabinet is in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convention - Photo/ Astro AWANI/ Shahir Omar

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has decided that the process of repatriating travelers who have been denied entry (NTL) to the country will be managed by the airline without involving third parties.

Home Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, said the decision made by the Cabinet was in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convention.

He explained that, according to ICAO, airlines are responsible for managing the repatriation of NTL travelers, including covering the cost of food and drink as well as flight tickets.

"So the Cabinet today agreed for the repatriation process to be managed by the airline, without going through a third party.

"This means that this is in line with the Immigration Act 1959/1963 and in line with ICAO, which clearly mentions that they are the parties that should take responsibility.

"When a traveler wants to depart from the last location, the airline is responsible before he issues a 'boarding pass'.

"The airline has to know the status of the traveler whether he has a return ticket and then can issue a 'boarding pass' . That is a normal process at the international level," he said in a special media conference here on Wednesday.

Two Vietnamese women were fined RM2,000 for offering sex to the police




July 1

Dua wanita itu didakwa mencari langganan bagi persundalan dengan menawarkan perkhidmatan seks kepada anggota polis berpangkat koperal di sebuah bilik hotel di Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan2, 2023

Two Vietnamese women were fined RM2,000 for offering sex to the police

The two women are accused of seeking subscriptions for prostitution by offering sex services to policemen with the rank of corporal in a hotel room in Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan. - Decorative pictures

PETALING JAYA: The action of two Vietnamese single mothers who offered sex services to a police officer with the rank of corporal last month led to a fine when they were each fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday.

Tu Dong Thuy Hoa and Thi Lan Giang, both 33 years old, working as massage therapists, were given the sentence after pleading guilty to the charges read before Magistrate Zhafran Rahim Hamzah.

The court ordered them to be imprisoned for two months, if they failed to pay the fine.

According to the charges, they were charged with seeking subscriptions for prostitution by offering sex services to policemen with the rank of corporal in a hotel room in Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, at 6pm, 27 June.

The charge is made under Section 372B of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of one year or a fine, or both upon conviction.

During the proceedings, the lawyer, Jasmine Faith, who represented the two accused, appealed for her client to be fined for having to support each other's children.

"They have just started working as masseurs for two days but due to the offence, they have been remanded for 15 days, thus making this matter a lesson," he said.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Siti Maryam Jamilah Md Kamal asked for appropriate punishment as a lesson.

Travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India are the highest denied entry to Malaysia - Saifuddin
ASTRO AWANI

July 12, 2023
Saifuddin said from January to last June, more than 3.98 million travelers were recorded arriving through the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) -

Travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India are the highest denied entry to Malaysia - Saifuddin

Saifuddin said from January to last June, more than 3.98 million travelers were recorded arriving through the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) - Photo/ Astro AWANI/ Shahir Omar

PUTRAJAYA: Travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India are the most subject to notices of refusal to enter Malaysia, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

According to the Minister of Home Affairs, from January to June last year, more than 3.98 million travelers were recorded arriving through the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

"This is the KLIA entrance only, we have 150 entrances nationwide but this refers to the KLIA entrance data, where we received a record of 3,984,823 traveler arrivals.

"During the same period, the number of travelers subject to entry refusal notices was 14,977 compared to 3.9 million, which is approximately 80 people per day on average or about 0.37 percent.

"The three nationalities that recorded the status of being subject to the highest entry refusal notice are Bangladesh, Pakistan, followed by India. These are the three highest lists of travellers," he said in a Special Media Conference here.

Commenting further, Saifuddin said that among the main reasons for the refusal of entry was not having a return ticket and a clear address of residence, as well as not having enough cash, in addition to security aspects.

He said that as of 2pm yesterday, a check with the Director General of the Immigration Department (JIM), Datuk Ruslin Jusoh found that at least 48 people had been detained today.

He explained that most NTL travelers are detained between one and seven days, depending on how quickly their repatriation process is made.

 Malaysia seeks proposals to revive high-speed rail project with Singapore

Reuters

Julai 11, 2023 

Malaysia seeks proposals to revive high-speed rail project with Singapore

MyHSR Corp invited local and international firms and consortia to submit proposals. to develop and operate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project. - Astro AWANI

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday said it was seeking proposals from private firms to develop a high-speed railway between its capital Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring Singapore, reviving a multi-billion-dollar project called off more than two years ago.

Malaysia and Singapore had cancelled a plan to build a 350-kilometre (217-mile) rail line connecting the two countries after they failed to agree on several proposed changes to the project.

At the time the project was estimated to cost around $17 billion and companies from China, Japan, South Korea and Europe had expressed an interest in contracts to build, operate and finance the trains and rail assets.

In a statement on Tuesday, MyHSR Corp, a Malaysian-government owned entity responsible for the project, called for the private sector to submit proposals to develop and operate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project via a public-private partnership model.

MyHSR invited local and international firms and consortia to submit proposals.

"(The process) marks the government's initiative to reactivate the ... project via new funding mechanisms and implementation models in efforts to further improve the rail transport infrastructure and to invigorate the national economy," it said.

Singapore's transport ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Singapore indicated last year the country is open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on the project, according to media.

Police confirm detainee escapes from Dang Wangi IPD

Bernama

Julai 12, 2023
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the incident happened at 9.40 am when the police were in the process of taking him to court. - BERNAMA

Police confirm detainee escapes from Dang Wangi IPD

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the incident happened at 9.40 am when the police were in the process of taking him to court. - BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The police confirmed that a detainee had escaped from the lock-up at the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters (IPD) here yesterday.

Without revealing further details, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the incident happened at 9.40 am when the police were in the process of taking him to court.

"The police had launched a search operation to track down the detainee. We were able to locate and re-arrest him at 1.50 pm on the same day," he told a press conference after attending the monthly assembly at the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters here today.

He further said that an investigation was ongoing to determine whether there was any negligence involving six personnel on duty when the suspect escaped.

Meanwhile, Mohd Shuhaily said over 26,000 summonses were issued in Op Hormat Undang-Undang Jalan Raya conducted by Kuala Lumpur traffic police as of July 9.

He said the offence with the highest number of summonses was traffic obstruction, with 18,931.

A total of 86 individuals were detained for various criminal and traffic offences and 99 vehicles were confiscated, he added.

"My concern is about foreigners who are riding motorcycles without a licence. Although they possess relevant documents, they do not have (driving) licence," he said, adding that many of them rent vehicles from local citizens or receive them from their employers.

-- BERNAMA

SPRM tahan bekas pegawai khas menteri minta sogokan lulus surat warganegara

ASTRO AWANi

Julai 12, 2023
Suspek disyaki meminta wang sogokan daripada seorang lelaki tempatan yang membuat permohonan taraf kewarganegaraan untuk anak kandungnya.

SPRM tahan bekas pegawai khas menteri minta sogokan lulus surat warganegara

Suspek disyaki meminta wang sogokan daripada seorang lelaki tempatan yang membuat permohonan taraf kewarganegaraan untuk anak kandungnya.

PUTRAJAYA: Seorang bekas pegawai khas menteri ditahan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) kerana disyaki meminta rasuah RM25,000 sebagai dorongan untuk mendapatkan surat kelulusan bagi permohonan taraf kewarganegaraan.

Sumber memberitahu, penjawat awam berusia 40-an itu yang berkhidmat dengan menteri pada 2019 ditahan kira-kira pukul 5 petang Selasa, di ibu pejabat SPRM Putrajaya ketika hadir memberi keterangan.

Majistret Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin membenarkan perintah tahanan reman selama tiga hari sehingga 14 Julai ini, di Mahkamah Majistret Putrajaya, pagi tadi.

Menurut sumber, suspek meminta wang sogokan daripada seorang lelaki tempatan yang membuat permohonan taraf kewarganegaraan untuk anak kandungnya.

"Pada bulan Jun lalu, suspek telah menghubungi individu terlibat yang memohon taraf kewarganegaraan bagi anaknya sejak 2015.

"Suspek memaklumkan bahawa surat kelulusan permohonan taraf warganegara sudah ada padanya namun meminta pengadu untuk membayar wang sejumlah RM25,000 sebelum menyerahkan surat kelulusan tersebut," kata sumber itu.

Tambah sumber, penahanan suspek dibuat hasil pendedahan dan gesaan Perdana Menteri agar SPRM menyiasat lanjut berhubung amalan rasuah oleh segelintir pegawai di Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN).

Sementara itu, Pengarah Bahagian Perisikan SPRM, Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman ketika dihubungi di sini pada Rabu mengesahkan penahanan lelaki berkenaan bagi membantu siasatan mengikut Seksyen 16(a)(A) Akta SPRM 2009.

Sebelum ini, Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail mendedahkan menerima maklumat ada unsur salah guna kuasa di JPN apabila proses untuk mendapatkan sijil warganegara dikenakan bayaran tertentu.

PRN: PH guna slogan 'Kita Selangor' tarik sokongan - Amirudin

Bernama

Julai 12, 2023
Amirudin berkata slogan yang membawa aspirasi rakyat Selangor yang sentiasa bersatu padu dalam apa jua keadaan itu akan ditambah dengan perkataan atau ayat tertentu bagi disesuaikan dengan semangat dalam berpilihan raya. - Foto fail/BERNAMA

PRN: PH guna slogan 'Kita Selangor' tarik sokongan - Amirudin

Amirudin berkata slogan yang membawa aspirasi rakyat Selangor yang sentiasa bersatu padu dalam apa jua keadaan itu akan ditambah dengan perkataan atau ayat tertentu bagi disesuaikan dengan semangat dalam berpilihan raya. - Foto fail/BERNAMA

SHAH ALAM: Pakatan Harapan (PH) akan menggunakan slogan 'Kita Selangor' sebagai tawaran kepada rakyat dalam kempen Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN), kata Pengerusi PH Selangor Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

Amirudin yang juga Menteri Besar Selangor berkata 'Kita Selangor' membawa mesej penting dan tersendiri kepada rakyat negeri itu dan digunakan secara meluas dalam program serta inisiatif yang dilaksanakan kerajaan sejak diperkenal semasa pandemik COVID-19 melanda negara.

Beliau berkata slogan yang membawa aspirasi rakyat Selangor yang sentiasa bersatu padu dalam apa jua keadaan itu akan ditambah dengan perkataan atau ayat tertentu bagi disesuaikan dengan semangat dalam berpilihan raya.

"Untuk PRN ini, PH akan mengekalkan semangat atau tagline (slogan) 'Kita Selangor' yang telah saya perkenalkan dan menjadi aspirasi kepada kerajaan dan rakyat negeri ini semasa berhadapan pandemik COVID-19 serta beberapa cabaran lain seperti kegawatan eknomi dan bencana banjir.

"Bagi PH, 'Kita Selangor' itu sudah sarat dengan pengalaman, rekod perkhidmatan dan ia adalah realiti yang diterima secara nyata oleh rakyat ketika ini," katanya dalam temu bual bersama Bernama.

Slogan 'Kita Selangor' yang diperkenal sebagai inspirasi melawan COVID-19 dan kelembapan ekonomi pada 2021 mula digunakan secara rasmi dalam surat, urusan dan program rasmi kerajaan negeri bermula November tahun lepas.

Sejak itu, slogan tersebut terus digunakan dalam pelbagai acara, program dan inisiatif kerajaan seperti sambutan kemerdekaan peringkat negeri, pakej bantuan serta rangsangan ekonomi, jelajah kemasyarakatan selain turut diletakkan di belakang jersi ketiga pasukan bola sepak Selangor sebagai simbolik meraikan penyokong yang sentiasa berada di belakang pasukan Gergasi Merah itu.

Antara contoh program dan inisiatif yang digagaskan daripada slogan 'Kita Selangor' ialah 'Kita Selangor Teguh Bersama' sempena sambutan kemerdekaan, Pakej Kita Selangor 2.0 yang berkaitan ekonomi dan Jelajah Kita Selangor, iaitu program pimpinan kerajaan negeri turun bertemu masyarakat.

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 Westports founder G. Gnanalingam passes away at 78

KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Holdings Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri G Gnanalingam passed away Tuesday afternoon at the age of 78. 

In 1994, Gnanalingam successfully secured the concession to operate Westports. He has been executive chairman of Westports since Sept 1, 2013. Westports owns a 60-year concession to operate and expand its container terminals in Pulau Indah and Port Klang, which will end in 2054

He attended the Royal Military College from 1960 until 1964 before obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Malaya in 1968.

He was also an alumni of the Harvard Business School in Boston, USA, having attended the School's Advanced Management Programme in 1983.

His efforts were recognised when he was named Transport Man of the Year in 2001 by the Ministry of Transport.

PRN: Kerajaan Perpaduan telah muktamadkan pembahagian kerusi di enam negeri - Anwar

Bernama

Julai 11, 2023
Perkara itu disahkan Anwar selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat tersebut malam ini. - Gambar Bernama

PRN: Kerajaan Perpaduan telah muktamadkan pembahagian kerusi di enam negeri - Anwar

Perkara itu disahkan Anwar selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat tersebut malam ini. - Gambar Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Perundingan Pimpinan Kerajaan Perpaduan telah memuktamadkan pembahagian kerusi di enam negeri bagi menghadapi Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) pada 12 Ogos ini.

Perkara itu disahkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat tersebut malam ini.

"(Pembahagian kerusi) telah dimuktamadkan di semua negeri, ada satu dan dua negeri sahaja (yang ada persoalan) kita akan bincang dan malam ini selesai.

"Pengumuman calon (bagi PRN) dalam dua ke tiga hari lagi kita bagi tarikh," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mesyuarat itu yang diadakan di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) di sini.

Turut hadir beberapa pemimpin utama Kerajaan Perpaduan iaitu Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) yang juga Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Ketua Whip Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof dan Presiden Parti Amanah Negara Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

Perdana Menteri berkata 'Perpaduan Demi Kestabilan dan Kemakmuran' adalah tema yang akan digunakan oleh parti-parti dalam Kerajaan Perpaduan bagi menghadapi PRN tersebut.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata setiap negeri yang terlibat dengan PRN boleh membuat slogan tambahan manakala manifesto pilihan raya juga akan ditetapkan oleh pimpinan negeri masing-masing.

"Kita berbincang soal gerak kerja dan strategi dalam menghadapi PRN di enam negeri dan kita berpuas hati. Nampak semangat pendukung setia dapat dilonjakkan dan saya percaya berdasarkan laporan, kita bukan saja boleh bertahan di tiga negeri tapi nampak satu keyakinan untuk menawan beberapa negeri lain," katanya.

Anwar berkata mesyuarat juga bersetuju keutuhan Kerajaan Perpaduan terus diperkukuh supaya dapat memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi selain menjamin kemakmuran dan kesejahteraan rakyat.

"Saya sangat terharu dan bangga dengan kenyataan daripada pimpinan menyatakan kesediaan mereka untuk terus memperkukuh dan mengelak desas-desus daripada golongan terdesak menggunakan sentimen perkauman yang sempit atau agama secara melulu serta jumud dan kemudian memberikan gambaran seolah-olah akan ada perubahan (kerajaan).

"Apa yang disebut di sin...

Former PM Najib Razak Raises Concerns About Increasing Prices Of McDonalds

McDonalds increasing the prices every yeas, has raised a few eyebrows.

Najib Razak highlighted this in a social media post. 

Source: Facebook

Najib decided to compare the prices of some of the popular McDonalds items from December 2017 versus now. As noted by the former PM, the prices of the meals have experienced substantial increment in recent years. For instance, the price of the all-time favourite McChicken burger has witnessed a 86% price hike, rising from RM5 to RM9.29. Even the McNuggets Happy Meal is now 68% more expensive, with the price jumping from RM6.80 to RM11.42.

Have the prices gone down after the GST (Goods and Services Tax) was abolished? Where is the RM50 full trolley gang after GE14? Hopefully the Minister can keep track on why the prices of McDonalds keep increasing every year because this is shocking, Najib wrote in his post.

 Momentum kejayaan di tiga negeri PH harus dikekalkan - Nga

Bernama

Julai 11, 2023

Momentum kejayaan di tiga negeri PH harus dikekalkan - Nga

Nga berkata Pulau Pinang menjadi negeri pengeksport utama negara walaupun negeri kedua terkecil dengan sumbangan sebanyak 30 peratus. - Gambar fail/Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar

BANGI: Negeri yang diterajui Pakatan Harapan (PH) iaitu Selangor, Pulau Pinang dan Negeri Sembilan mencatatkan kejayaan dalam pengurusan dan momentum itu perlu diteruskan dengan pengundi membuat pilihan tepat pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) bulan depan, kata Naib Pengerusi DAP Kebangsaan Nga Kor Ming.

Beliau berkata PH mula menerajui Selangor pada 2008 dan pada ketika itu rizab simpanan hanyalah RM430 juta tetapi selepas tiga penggal, jumlah rizab meningkat 10 kali ganda kepada RM3.4 bilion serta merupakan negeri penyumbang terbesar kepada Keluaran Dalam Negeri Kasar (KDNK) negara iaitu sebanyak 25.5 peratus.

"Ini adalah satu rekod yang cemerlang kerana kerajaan berintegriti maka tidak ada ketirisan.

"Negeri makmur, rakyat pun akan dapat pelbagai imbuhan. Dari buaian bayi sampai ke liang lahad semua dapat kebajikan daripada bas percuma, biasiswa, insurans percuma," katanya yang juga Menteri Pembangunan Kerajaan Tempatan kepada pemberita selepas meninjau Taman Tasik Cempaka di Bandar Baru Bangi hari ini.

Pulau Pinang pula, katanya menjadi negeri pengeksport utama negara walaupun negeri kedua terkecil dengan sumbangan sebanyak 30 peratus manakala Negeri Sembilan mencapai guna tenaga penuh apabila kadar pengangguran di tahap 2.55 peratus.

"Ini jelas supaya momentum ini dikekalkan sama ada di Selangor, Pulau Pinang dan Negeri Sembilan. Ini adalah antara pencapaian yang penting," katanya.

Tiga lagi negeri iaitu Kedah, Kelantan dan Terengganu akan turut mengadakan PRN pada 12 Ogos ini.

-- BERNAMA

 Dua lelaki rugi RM3 juta ditipu pelaburan kripto, saham

Bernama

Julai 11, 2023

Dua lelaki rugi RM3 juta ditipu pelaburan kripto, saham

Dua lelaki berputih mata selepas menjadi mangsa penipuan dalam talian melibatkan pelaburan mata wang kripto dan saham berjumlah RM3,147,714 pada Februari dan Mei lepas. - Gambar hiasan

SHAH ALAM: Dua lelaki berputih mata selepas menjadi mangsa penipuan dalam talian melibatkan pelaburan mata wang kripto dan saham berjumlah RM3,147,714 pada Februari dan Mei lepas.

Ketua Polis Selangor, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan berkata, bagi kes pertama, mangsa merupakan seorang doktor pakar telah ditipu menerusi pelaburan mata wang kripto melibatkan kerugian lebih RM2 juta pada Februari.

Hussein berkata, mangsa berusia 57 tahun itu berkenalan dengan seorang lelaki dikenali sebagai 'Profesor Kim So Young' yang kononnya merupakan warga Korea menerusi aplikasi LinkedIn pada bulan yang sama.

Beliau berkata, suspek menawarkan lelaki itu menyertai pelaburan dikenali 'Trading Crpytocurrency' dan mangsa telah mendaftar serta membuka akaun perdagangan di laman web https://www.ixtik.rest.

"Mangsa kemudiannya melakukan pemindahan wang dalam talian sebanyak 55 kali ke 37 akaun bank berbeza, yang diberikan oleh suspek bagi tujuan membeli mata wang USD untuk ditukarkan dalam bentuk mata wang kripto dengan wang berjumlah kira-kira RM2.097 juta.

"Doktor pakar itu membuat laporan polis di Ampang Jaya setelah akaun pelaburan tersebut tidak dapat diakses dan suspek tidak lagi dapat dihubungi," katanya menerusi kenyataan.

Bagi kes kedua, Hussein berkata, seorang pesara jurutera syarikat swasta turut ditipu menerusi pelaburan saham setelah berkenalan dengan seorang wanita yang memperkenalkan diri sebagai 'Anna' menerusi aplikasi LinkedIn sekitar Mei.

"Mangsa ditawarkan menyertai pelaburan saham dan dibawa masuk ke dalam kumpulan WhatsApp '1 Year 10 Times Wealth Club' sebelum diminta memuat turun aplikasi 'PSLUS' untuk membuka akaun pelaburan serta membuat bayaran deposit.

"Mangs...

Hukuman penjara sehari, denda RM2.5 juta bekas CEO Transmile kekal

Bernama

Julai 11, 2023
Mahkamah Rayuan mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen yang menjatuhkan hukuman penjara sehari dan denda RM2.5 juta. - Foto fail/BERNAMA

Hukuman penjara sehari, denda RM2.5 juta bekas CEO Transmile kekal

Mahkamah Rayuan mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen yang menjatuhkan hukuman penjara sehari dan denda RM2.5 juta. - Foto fail/BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA: Mahkamah Rayuan pada Isnin mengetepikan hukuman dua tahun penjara terhadap bekas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Transmile Gan Boon Aun yang dijatuhkan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi kerana mengemukakan penyata kewangan mengelirukan mengenai syarikat itu kepada Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd (Bursa Malaysia) .

Sebaliknya, panel tiga hakim terdiri daripada Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk M. Gunalan dan Datuk Azman Abdullah mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen yang menjatuhkan hukuman penjara sehari dan denda RM2.5 juta.

Mahkamah membenarkan rayuan Gan untuk mengetepikan perintah Mahkamah Tinggi dan mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen pada 27 Ogos 2020 itu.

Hadhariah yang menyampaikan keputusan mahkamah itu, memerintahkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi menaikkan hukuman penjara terhadap Gan sebagai batal dan tak sah kerana ia bercanggah dengan Seksyen 314 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah.

Beliau berkata kedua-dua notis rayuan dan notis pendengaran tidak diserahkan terus kepada Gan oleh pihak pendakwaan di Mahkamah Tinggi seperti yang dikehendaki di bawah Seksyen 314.

Beliau juga berkata tiada merit dalam hujahan Suruhanjaya Sekuriti yang menyatakan peguam mewakili Gan tidak mempunyai locus standi untuk memfailkan notis rayuan kepada Mahkamah Rayuan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi.

Suruhanjaya Sekuriti berhujah notis rayuan yang difailkan peguam Gan tidak mengikut prosedur kerana beliau menerima arahan daripada anak perempuan Gan untuk memfailkan notis rayuan sedangkan arahan perlu datang daripada Gan sendiri.

Peguam Gan, Guok Ngek Seong mengesahkan keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan itu ketika dihubungi Bernama.

Gan meninggalkan Malaysia sebelum pendengaran rayuan di Mahkamah Tinggi untuk mengetepikan sabitan dan hukuman terhadapnya yang dijatuhkan Mahkamah Sesyen dan rayuan silang terhadap hukumannya yang dibawa oleh Suruhanjaya Sekuriti.

Beliau sudah menjalani hukuman penjara sehari dan membayar denda yang dikenakan kepadanya.

Pada 25 Jan tahun lepas Mahkamah Tinggi membenarkan rayuan Suruhanjaya Sekuriti dan menambah hukuman penjara Gan daripada sehari kepada 24 bulan.

Gan didapati bersalah oleh Mahkamah Sesyen kerana mengemukakan kenyataan mengelirukan dengan niat untuk memperdaya berkaitan perolehan Transmile dalam Laporan Suku Tahunan Belum Diaudit bagi tahun berakhir 31 Dis, 2006.

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Pahamin Rajab to be buried in London

Astro Awani

Julai 11, 2023 

According to his son, Armin Baniaz Pahamin, the decision to bury his father there was reached by all his family members.

"The family decided to bury our father's remains in London and for that we as a family will leave for London for father's funeral," said Armin Baniaz in a video recording shared on the social media account of his brother-in-law who is also actor Azhar Sulaiman.

In the video, Armin Baniaz thanked all parties who did not stop sending condolences and praying for his father's soul.

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Armin Baniaz also apologized to any party who may have been hurt if his late father made a mistake or said the wrong thing during his lifetime.

"If dad has done something wrong, we apologize and if dad owes you, you can contact one of our family members," said Armin Baniaz again.

Allahyarham Pahamin, 77, died on a plane en route to London last Saturday.

Armin Baniaz said, before that, his father passed out while in the bathroom of the plane.

"The crew and doctors on the plane tried to help save my father for over an hour, however, it was time for my father (to die) and following that the pilot was given permission to land early at Heathrow, London.

"(Thus), we decided to bury your father in London and our family will leave there for the funeral," said Armin Baniaz again.

A day before leaving for London, the late Pahamin returned from the Holy Land after performing the hajj there.

"Father returned from Hajj on Friday... we as a family had dinner with him and the next morning (Saturday) at 6 am he left for London," explained Armin Baniaz.

At the same time, Armi...

Lorry driver charged with death of motorcyclist on SUKE Expressway

Bernama

Julai 10, 2023 

Lorry driver charged with death of motorcyclist on SUKE Expressway

Mudzyadaha Mohammad was charged with riding a motorcycle against the flow resulting in the death of Ahmad Fadzil Omar Azaddin. - PEXELS

KUALA LUMPUR: A lorry driver was charged in the Ampang Magistrate's Court here today with causing the death by reckless driving of a high-powered motorcycle rider on the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Expressway last month.

Mudzyadaha Mohammad, 42, who broke his right arm in the incident, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Amalia Basirah Md Top.

He was charged with riding a motorcycle against the flow resulting in the death of Ahmad Fadzil Omar Azaddin, 64, at kilometer 22.2 of the SUKE Highway, at 1.10 pm last June 14.

The charge was framed under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 which provides imprisonment of not less than five years and a fine of not less than RM20,000 and not more than RM50,000 convicted, as well as shall be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license for a period of five years from the date of the conviction, if found guilty.

Deputy public prosecutor Annur Athirah Amran requested bail of RM15,000 with one surety and for the accused to surrender his passport to the court and also to report himself at the nearest police station pending disposal of the case.

Lawyer Izleen Ismail, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, who represented Mudzyadaha, said the accused is a person with disabilities (PwD) with mental problems and a recipient of aid from the Social Welfare Department.

"This fact is confirmed through a reference letter issued by a doctor at Kajang Hospital. This proves that during the incident the accused was unable to think rationally resulting in a head-on collision," she said.

According to Izleen, her client, who earns RM2,200 a month as a lorry driver, had been having stress problems since losing his job as a train driver.

He has a wife, who is unemployed,...

 Harry Styles hit in face by thrown object during Vienna show

Bernama

Julai 10, 2023 

Harry Styles hit in face by thrown object during Vienna show

Harry Styles was hit in the face by a thrown object as he performed on stage in Vienna, reported German news agency. - INSTAGRAM/Harry Styles

LONDON: Harry Styles was hit in the face by a thrown object as he performed on stage in Vienna, reported German news agency.

Videos shared online from the gig at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Austria on Saturday showed the pop megastar walking across the stage before an item flies through the air and strikes him near his eye.

After being struck, he can be seen wincing in pain before bending over while clutching his face in his hands.

Myriam, a fan from Germany who was at the Vienna show, said the As It Was singer was hit after he sang Sign Of The Times, the first song of the encore.

She said: "He still kept touching his face a lot. It looked like it hurt very much. It seems like he had to collect himself and then he turned back to us and kept performing."

The fan added that it "shook" her a lot witnessing the incident happen a few metres away from her, adding: "I want this never to happen to him again. As it's happened too many times already now."

Styles, 29, has previously been affected by fans throwing items on stage and last month he was hit in the face by a bunch of flowers during his gig in Cardiff.

Last month, pop star...