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Ex-assemblyman, aide found guilty of making false claims
Man killed in front of wife, daughter
PM: My daughter was not in Perth during CHOGM

Ex-assemblyman, aide found guilty of making false claims

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 05:01 AM PDT

SHAH ALAM: Former Gerakan Teratai assemblyman Yap Soo Sun was sentenced to two years in jail after he was found guilty by the Sessions Court of seven counts of making claims amounting to RM70,000 for an event that did not take place.

Yap, 45, who held the position from 2004 to 2008, was also fined RM350,000 or 35 months jail in default.

Judge Mat Ghani Abdullah also passed the same sentence to Yap's special assistant, Mohd Firdaus Abu Zarin, 43, for abetting him in committing the offences.

Yap was charged with making seven claims for Program Mesra Rakyat for Chinese New Year and Thaipusam celebration at Taman Putra, Taman Pandan Perdana, Taman Bukit Teratai and Taman Bukit Cheras Hartamas.

He was found guilty of committing the offences at the Hulu Langat district office near here on March 10, 2008.

Mohd Firdaus was charged with abetting Yap for all seven counts at the same place and time.

Lawyer Afifuddin Mohd Afifi, who represented both men, asked for a stay of execution on the jail term and fine pending appeal.

Mat Ghani allowed the application and increased Yap's bail from RM25,000 to RM50,000 and Mohd Firdaus' bail from RM8,000 to RM20,000 with one surety each.

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Man killed in front of wife, daughter

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 04:13 AM PDT

Thursday November 3, 2011

JOHOR BARU: Three armed men slashed a contractor to death in front of his wife and daughter at their home in Taman Rinting here.

The intruders, wearing ski masks and armed with parangs, pounced on M. Rajandran, 50, after entering his house at Jalan Balau at about 8.25pm Wednesday.

Rajandran suffered cuts to his face and left shoulder. He died at the scene.

The assailants fled without taking anything from the house.

Seri Alam OCPD Supt Roslan Zainuddin said they have classified the case as murder.

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PM: My daughter was not in Perth during CHOGM

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 04:08 AM PDT

Published: Thursday November 3, 2011 MYT 7:04:00 PM
Updated: Thursday November 3, 2011 MYT 7:08:26 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has clarified that his daughter was not in Australia while he was attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Perth recently.

He said people should not fall for or indulge in spreading lies.

"Don't believe and spread lies. My daughter was not even in Australia and my wife (Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor) did not buy any jewellery," Najib said in his Twitter update.

His comments came on the heels of the publication of an article in an Australian newspaper which alleged that his daughter had spent A$60,000 at a shopping centre in Perth, the venue of the CHOGM gathering.

The report also mentioned about "one first lady known to have bought A$150,000 worth of WA (Western Australian) pearls".

However, it did not name the person in question.

Najib and Rosmah are currently performing the haj in Saudi Arabia. - Bernama

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Khamis, 3 November 2011