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- Legal action can be taken against employers who flout maid contract
- Police make biggest drug bust of the year
- Hisham: New law replacing ISA to include detention without trial
| Legal action can be taken against employers who flout maid contract Posted: 21 Nov 2011 06:06 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Legal action can be taken against employers who flout the contact signed between employers and foreign housemaids including issues related to Islam. Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said the agreement allowed the foreign maids, especially Muslims, to know their right as employees. "The terms include preventing non-Muslim employers from forcing Muslim maids to do chores that are against Islamic teachings," he said when winding up debate on the ministry's 2012 Supply Bill (committee stage) in parliament on Monday. He said there is no barrier to employers hiring Muslims as maids but they must comply with the terms of the contract. "As far as possible, we want Muslim maids to work at Muslim homes but demand from non-Muslim employers are higher than from Muslims." On another note, Subaramaniam said the ministry is in discussion with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to create a yearly statement for contributors. Socso is in the process of upgrading its ICT system to enable employees to access the status of their contributions. The assembly session continues Tuesday. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Police make biggest drug bust of the year Posted: 21 Nov 2011 05:48 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Police made the biggest drug bust of the year with eight arrests involving two separate Iranian syndicates and seized processed syabu worth RM27mil in the Klang Valley recently. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigations Department director Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim said they crippled the first syndicate in Jalan Ulu Klang on Nov 11, where two Iranian men were detained with 14.2 kg syabu hidden in a container of marble stone pallets. Speaking at a press conference in Bukit Aman here Monday, Noor Rashid said the second raid was at Taman D'Alpinia, Puchong on Nov 19. In this raid, six Iranians were detained and 124.9 kg of syabu was found concealed in secret compartments within three boxes containing decorative items, stored outside a corner lot house, he elaborated. A sum of RM137,400 in cash, believed to be proceeds from the drug trafficking and several luxury cars such as Lexus, Mercedes Benz, BMW and MG Rover were also seized from the house, he added. He said both groups were believed to have smuggled in the pre-packaged drugs for the local market and possibly for a regional network as well. "They are separate syndicates but have the same modus operandi of smuggling the drugs in containers via Port Klang," he said. The eight suspects aged between 29 and 51 have been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations, said Noor Rashid. "We are still investigating the origins of the drugs and how and when they were brought in," he added. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Hisham: New law replacing ISA to include detention without trial Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:22 AM PST PUTRAJAYA: The new law to replace the Internal Security Act 1960, which will be repealed, will still provide for detention without trial, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said detention without trial was also being practised in some countries in the fight against terrorism, such as the Patriot Act in the United States and Anti-Terrorism Act in the United Kingdom and Australia. "The US, UK and Australia all champion human rights, but they realised that when dealing with militancy and terrorism, they needed to have acts of that nature. "In fact, there are some Malaysians who are being detained by the US in Guatanamo without trial for many years now. So, please don't have double standards and we don't want hypocrisy in this matter," he said, here, Monday. Hishammuddin who had earlier attended the Innovaiton Day celebration and the ministry's monthly assembly, also said that Barisan Nasional, as the ruling government, would be responsible and abide by all new laws to be implemented in the interest of public well-being. "He have learned from the experience of countries which have abolished such acts without thinking long and they paid the price," he added. On Sept 15, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his Malaysia Day special address announced that the ISA would be repealed and two new suitable laws formulated to preserve peace, harmony, stability and prosperity in the country. Asked about new elements to be incorporated in the new acts, Hishammuddin said these would include the period of detention, notice to families of the detainees and making appeals. He opined that they would not be difficult to be implemented as the process of replacing the ISA had begun two years ago. On the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 to be tabled in Parliament next week, he said it was in the final stage of drafting by the Attorney-General's Chambers. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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