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- Meeting on indelible ink matter
- Housewife regrets undergoing liposuction to reduce size of arms
- Sabah intensifies green effort
| Meeting on indelible ink matter Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamen-tary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reforms is scheduled to meet Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail today on the proposal to use indelible ink in the general election. Its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said Abdul Gani had been invited to appear at the meeting as committee members wanted to hear from him on the matter. "The committee has invited the A-G to give his opinion on the legal matters raised at the public hearings pertaining to the Federal Constitution," he said when contacted. "Most members believe the proposal to use indelible ink can be implemented but they want a clearer explanation from the A-G as based on Article 119, one can say because they don't want to be marked, they are forbidden from voting and that infringes on their rights." Various groups had given their views with some including former Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and current president Lim Chee Wee saying that the use of indelible ink required no constitutional amendment. They said the proposal could be implemented if the use of the ink was included in the election regulations as Section 16 of the Elections Act allows the Election Commission to make regulations. Committee member Datuk Alex Nanta Linggi said that although it was in favour of the proposal of using indelible ink, it wanted the legal issues to be clear because it did not want to arrive at a wrong decision. "Basically, we do not want what happened to Section 15 of the Universities and University Colleges Act when the court declared it as null and void," he said. The main concern is that the election results can be nullified following petitions resulting from the use of indelible ink, over which legal experts and lawyers are divided. Another committee member P. Kamalanathan said feedback from non-governmental bodies, individuals and political parties were in favour of indelible ink. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Housewife regrets undergoing liposuction to reduce size of arms Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:59 PM PST PETALING JAYA: For housewife Tan Sook Choo, the pain she went through in the name of beauty was not worth it. Tan had gone for an outpatient liposuction eight years ago because she was conscious of her chunky upper arms. "I had no intention to go for liposuction at first. A friend persuaded me to go for liposuction, saying it could reduce the size of my arms. "She also said it would not hurt," said the 49-year-old. She and her friend travelled to a clinic in Malacca where a "doctor" recommended by her friend would perform the RM3,000 procedure. Tan's painful episode began after the three-hour procedure under general anaesthesia. Her main grievance was that she felt as if she was rushed into the operation and the doctor did not adequately explain the procedure and what to expect after it. "I could not move my arms because the pain was so great and they were swollen. "I had to rely on my daughters to help me bathe, get dressed, comb my hair and perform other tasks for almost a month. I felt like a cripple." The Star on Monday reported about the increase in complaints against beauty salons. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai reportedly said the proposed ministry guidelines to regulate the beauty industry would make it easier for the ministry to clamp down on beauty salons offering procedures that were out of their scope of expertise. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Sabah intensifies green effort Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:55 PM PST KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is set to intensify its green effort and bring more value to its conservation efforts in the state. The effort, which is envisioned in the "Heart of Borneo" initiative, was mooted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in recognition of the importance of the island of Borneo and its biodiversity. Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman said the ongoing implementation of several key green programmes on the state's four hectares of land had benefited the economic and environmental efforts in Sabah. He added that Sabah was continuing to green its forestry sector through the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) programme, which has not only protected the state's forests and biodiversity, but also would help realise its green economy ambitions. Musa said the SFM comprised the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme strategy that guided countries on the contributions of forests to a green economy. "The SFM is being practised in the Deramakot Forest Reserve, which has been certified as a well-managed forest under the Forest Stewardship Council certification scheme. "Another success story is the Ulu Segama - Malua project, covering some 240,000ha of production forest reserves designated for natural forest management and orang utan conservation," he said at the launch of the "International Conference on Sabah - Heart of Borneo Green Economy and Development: Engaging Business For Environment" here yesterday. In 2007, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to the vision for conservation and sustainable development under the Heart of Borneo Initiative. Sabah is also involved in the Malua-Bio Bank, a public-private partnership on innovative conservation financing. Kamal Malhotra, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, said Sabah was an important place to demonstrate the concept of sustainable development. "This is not just for Malaysia but South-East Asia as a whole. What is going on here is being closely watched by those interested in sustainable development around the world," he said. Malhotra also explained that the UNDP and Sabah Forestry Department were finalising a US$4.5mil (RM14mil) multiple-use forest landscape planning and management project. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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