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- Ship on Gaza humanitarian aid mission allowed to berth
- Sosilawati showed witness RM1mil cheque from Pathmanaban, court told
- PM: Up to police to decide on approval for rally
| Ship on Gaza humanitarian aid mission allowed to berth Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The humanitarian aid ship MV Finch, also known as the Spirit of Rachel Corrie, was allowed to berth at the El Arish port in Egypt at 7.10pm (Egypt time) Tuesday. Perdana Global Peace Foundation President Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was informed by members of the foundation in El Arish to oversee the operation, that they had unloaded the PVC pipes, weighing some 32 tonnes, on to seven trucks for onward transportation to Gaza, immediately. The humanitarian aid cargo took almost four hours to be transferred to seven awaiting trailers and will be taken to Ouja at the Israeli border, where it will be reassigned to other trailers sponsored by the Palestinians and delivered to Gaza via Karem Shalom. "It is my fervent hope that the new Egyptian government will continue to support our cause to extend assistance to Palestinians, especially in Gaza, who have been placed under illegal siege by the Tel Aviv regime since 2007," he said in a statement released by the foundation here Wednesday. He also expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Egyptian Prime Minister Dr Essam Sharaf, whom he had met in Cairo last week, for helping to expedite the whole process. "On our part, we will continue to be committed in opposing and challenging the siege that is nothing less than an act of genocide by Israeli regime on the whole population of Palestinians in Gaza," he added. On May 16, the ship which entered the Palestinian territorial waters, was just 400m from land, when it came under attack by the Israeli Navy and thereafter forced to divert to Egyptian waters. Later on the same day, it anchored off El Arish where it remained for the last seven weeks, waiting for permission to dock. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Sosilawati showed witness RM1mil cheque from Pathmanaban, court told Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: Murdered cosmetics millionairess Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya received a RM1mil cheque from former lawyer N. Pathmanaban during a brief encounter in August last year, the High Court heard Wednesday. According to the deceased's close friend, Junaidah Ismail, 52, the cheque changed hands between Sosilawati and Pathmanaban on Aug 3, in front of the latter's office facing the Kuala Langat police headquarters. She said that on that day, she and the cosmetics millionairess were heading to Port Klang to celebrate her (Junaidah's) birthday. At the time, they were in Sosilawati's car which was driven by her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin. On the way, about 5.30pm, Junaidah said they dropped by Pathmanaban's office as he had earlier told Sosilawati he was on his way to the office. "We waited for him in the car in front of his office. He arrived about 30 minutes later in a Mercedes sports car...I think it was a Brabus. "Sosilawati alighted. They met briefly for about five minutes. She took something from him before returning to her car," the prosecution's 13th witness said during examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Idham Abd Ghani on the third day of the murder trial. Junaidah was testifying in the trial of Pathmanaban and three farm hands, T. Thilaiyagan, R. Matan and R. Khatavarayan. The four are jointly accused of murdering Sosilawati, 47, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and Sosilawati's driver Kamaruddin, 44, at Lot 2001, Tanjong Layang Road, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30pm and 9.40pm on Aug 30, last year. They face the mandatory death penalty if found guilty under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read with Section 34 of the same code. According to Junaidah, once inside the car, Sosilawati showed her what she had received from Pathmanaban, which turned out to be a cheque. "At that juncture, Sosilawati had remarked, 'I received payment'. "I noticed that it (cheque) was postdated. I questioned why it was for September, rather than August, which was the current month (at that time) but she assured me it was all right, as they (she and Pathmanaban) had already discussed it. The cheque was under Southern Symphony Sdn Bhd," she added. The prosecution witness, who had known Sosilawati for 28 years, said she had laughed at the handwriting on the cheque which looked like that of a child. "I wondered about it aloud but Sosilawati dismissed it lightly. After that, we went directly to Port Klang and after Maghrib, celebrated my birthday. "Our conversation after that was only about what to do for fasting month and Hari Raya," she said, adding that was the last time she was with Sosilawati. She also told the court that after the birthday celebrations on Aug 3, last year, she continued to be in contact with Sosilawati. "Sosilawati usually called. On Aug 29, she called to ask how I was and we talked about Hari Raya preparations. Later, she asked me whether I wanted to follow her to Banting, the following day (Aug 30) and I replied I wanted to rest at home. "She (Sosilawati) did not tell me her purpose of going to Banting and that was the last telephone call from her," she said. Meanwhile, Junaidah, under cross-examination by Pathmanaban's counsel, Manjeet Singh Dhillon, said she did not know whether Sosilawati and her driver, Kamaruddin, had a relationship that was beyond that of an employer and employee. Related Stories: |
| PM: Up to police to decide on approval for rally Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:11 AM PDT Published: Wednesday July 6, 2011 MYT 6:44:00 PM |
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