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- Navy and MMEA rescue hijacked oil tanker
- Johor Sultan urges students not to take part in illegal rallies
- Ismail Sabri: Malay can become Asean's lingua franca
| Navy and MMEA rescue hijacked oil tanker Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:09 AM PDT KUANTAN: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) rescued a tanker with RM12mil worth of oil and gas cargo from a group of armed pirates in the South China Sea on Friday. Commander of Naval Region 1 First Admiral Datuk Mohamad Roslan Mohamad Ramli said the 19 crew of MT Nautica Johor Bahru were rescued at 9.10pm after they were given clearance by Indonesia's Sea Security Coordinating Board to pursue the vessel into Indonesian waters. He said the ship was earlier hijacked in the Strait of Singapore, near Batu Puteh about 5.30am on Thursday en route from Malacca to Sibu, Sarawak. "The shipping company suspected something amiss after they failed to make contact with the vessel and lodged a report with MMEA at 9.20am Friday," he told reporters Saturday. Present was East Region Maritime enforcement chief First Admiral Nasir Adam. Mohamad Roslan said the agency's Dauphin M7 002 aircraft spotted the ship 85 nautical miles east of Pekan, Pahang about 3.20pm Friday heading towards the Anambas Islands in Indonesia. Three RMN ships, KD Jebat, KD Lekiu and KD Kelantan which were part of a naval exercise off the coast of Tioman Island, located 60 nautical miles south of the hijacked ship, were ordered to mount a rescue operation, he said. More in Sunday Star Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Johor Sultan urges students not to take part in illegal rallies Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:41 AM PDT BATU PAHAT: Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has advised students and graduates not to be involved in illegal rallies that can threaten national stability. Sultan Ibrahim, who is Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) chancellor, said they should be grateful for the chance to garner knowledge instead of taking part in anti-government political activities. "I will not hesitate to resign as the chancellor of UTHM should any of our students be involved in such activities, as it is better than having my name tainted by such acts that also shames the university's reputation," he said when officiating at UTHM's 11th convocation on Saturday. A total of 2,245 graduates received their scrolls at the convocation - nine for PhD, 164 Master's degrees and 1,832 Bachelor's degrees. Sultan Ibrahim also said the other issue highlighted in the media was female students getting involved in immoral activities to get rich quickly. In this context, he reminded students and graduates to hold steadfastly to their religious beliefs and strive to make their parents and the university proud. He also urged the UTHM administration to expedite the construction of a campus for aeronautics students in Tanjung Labuh here. "Delaying this project will adversely affect our offer of aeronautics studies and incur supplementary costs," he added. BERNAMA Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Ismail Sabri: Malay can become Asean's lingua franca Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:35 AM PDT BERA: The Malay language can become the lingua franca of Asean as it is spoken by over three-quarters of residents in the region. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the language was not only widely used in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, but also in parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. "We hope champions of the Malay language can work on making Bahasa Melayu the official language for Asean countries," he told reporters after launching the Bera-level 2011 National Language Month here today. Ismail Sabri, who is Bera MP, said Bahasa Melayu had once been the language of commerce during the Malacca Sultanate. "However, this does not mean we are putting English and other native languages aside, instead it is an effort to uphold Bahasa Melayu in the region," he added. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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