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- Public hearing on electoral reforms starts Friday
- Banting murders: Seven of 10 tooth samples human teeth, witness says
- Dr Mahathir: Have a 'sense of shame' for job not well done
| Public hearing on electoral reforms starts Friday Posted: 10 Nov 2011 05:45 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA, Bersih 2.0 chief Datuk S. Ambiga and Transparency International are among those who will be attending the public hearing by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reforms Friday and Saturday. PSC chairman Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said a total of 11 individuals and organisations would be attending the public hearing, including the Selangor Youth Council, Ex-Police Association of Malaysia and Selangor Community Association. "Organisations that come for the public hearing must be registered while individuals must submit their memorandum and relevant documents. All are given 10 to 20 minutes to summarise their arguments," he said at a press conference in the Parliament building here Thursday. Friday's public hearing will run from 9.30am to 5.30pm at the Parliament building. Ongkili said PAS Youth was expected to come to the public hearing on Saturday. "The committee also invited Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail to our meeting next Tuesday to seek his views on legal and constitutional aspects," he said. The committee was set up in October to improve the electoral system and to put to rest any suspicion that there was manipulation by the Government in the electoral process. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Banting murders: Seven of 10 tooth samples human teeth, witness says Posted: 10 Nov 2011 05:20 AM PST SHAH ALAM: Seven out of 10 tooth samples found at the alleged murder sites of Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others in Sungai Panchau and Ladang Gadong, Banting were human teeth, the High Court here heard Thursday. Dr Norhayati Jaffar, 38, of the Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) Forensics Department, said the seven samples had root impressions on the surface and teeth tissue as normally found on human teeth when X-rayed. The other three were not of human origin as they were different in texture and bigger in size, she added. "The three samples possibly belonged to some herbivorous animal as human teeth have a smooth and shiny surface and produce a squeaky sound when scrapped. "But when I scraped these three, there was just dirt and the X-ray showed no typical human teeth features," she said during examination-in-chief by DPP Ishak Mohd Yusoff. Dr Norhayati was testifying on the 48th day of the trial of former lawyer N. Pathmanabhan and three farm workers T. Thilaiyalagan, R. Matan and R. Khatavarayan who are charged with the murders of Sosilawati, 47, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32 and Sosilawati's driver Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44. Pathmanabhan, 42, Thilaiyalagan, 20, Matan, 21, and Kathavarayan, 31, who allegedly committed the offences at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjong Layang, Tanjung Sepat in Banting between 8.30 pm and 9.45 pm on Aug 30 last year, face the mandatory death sentence upon conviction under Section 302 of the Penal Code. The 69th prosecution witness said she received a call from HKL Forensics Consultant Dr Nurliza Abdullah, 46 on Sept 17 last year, asking for her help in examining a group of specimens. "When I arrived at the HKL Forensics' morgue, Dr Nurliza had set aside the specimens for which she wanted my opinion, that is, the 10 samples of what was suspected to be human teeth," she said. Dr Norhayati informed the court there were cracks on the samples as they had been exposed to an extremely high temperature of 750-degrees Celsius. "The X-ray image showed no enamel on the samples as high temperatures will separate it from the dentin," she said. Thereafter, Dr Norhayati agreed with Manjeet Singh Dhillon, who was representing Pathmanabhan, when he put it to her that her report differed from Dr Nurliza's. In her report, Dr Norhayati stated that seven out of the 10 samples were human teeth whereas Dr Nurliza had testified earlier that 2,030 of the 2,040 specimens found in the river and farm were most likely human bones. The trial resumes Friday before Judge Akhtar Tahir. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Dr Mahathir: Have a 'sense of shame' for job not well done Posted: 10 Nov 2011 03:03 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The people should have a "sense of shame" in their hearts when they fail to carry out their job properly, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The former prime minister said it was this attitude that propelled the Japanese people to be among the most successful in the world, noting they had adapted this in their work culture. "This sense of shame is so strong that they cannot accept failure and they are ashamed of it," he said. He was replying to a question from a Bernama editor, Mahrus Ibrahim, during a dialogue session after delivering a lecture in conjunction with the launch of a coffee table book titled Che Det, published by the Malaysian national news agency, Thursday. The book contains write-ups and 470 pictures, depicting the great moments in the career of Dr Mahathir as the country's fourth prime minister. "The Japanese people will strive to do their job to the best of their ability because they feel ashamed if they don't. "This sense of shame should also be prevalent among our society. If we cannot achieve 100%, we should feel ashamed about it," he said. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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