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Lim full of praise for navy, submarine after dive
Five crime reduction NKPI achievable, says Home Ministry sec-gen
Sultan Sharafuddin: Stop covert attempt to convert Muslims

Lim full of praise for navy, submarine after dive

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:54 AM PST

Published: Friday December 9, 2011 MYT 8:55:00 PM

LANGKAWI: After experiencing the dive with KD Tun Razak submarine for one-and-a-half hours, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng acknowledged the capability of the national submarine which was a subject of criticism by several opposition leaders for purportedyly not being able to dive.

Lim described his first submarine experience as interesting and exciting and was full of praise for the professionalism of the officers and men of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM).

"We dived down 30 metres...there's no doubt about it," he told reporters after returning from the submarine cruise by helicopter at Langkawi International Airport Friday.

He said he was impressed with the professionalism of the commanding officer and the sailors.

"If you go into the submarine..it's very enclosed space. For 32 officers and crew to be able to function and operate in an enclosed space for a long period of time is an exceptional and impressive achievement. I'm proud of our boys," he said.

He said he appreciated the contributions of national heroes who served the nation and were willing to sacrifice for the nation and their professionalism was unquestionable.

However, he had a very different view on the cost of the submarine.

"We need to have submarines. But there's one thing that we have our views, its about cost," he said.

Lim said he was invited by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to take a dive with the submarine and accepted the offer as he wanted to see the condition of the submarine himself.

Accompanying Lim in the submarine dive were both Penang Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Mansor Othman and Dr P. Ramasamy.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid, who received Lim at the airport, said KD Tun Razak had to travel for 45 nautical miles since 10am before it reached deeper water to dive.

He hoped Lim would relate the actual experience today so that the issue of defence was not politicised. BERNAMA

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Five crime reduction NKPI achievable, says Home Ministry sec-gen

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:49 AM PST

Published: Friday December 9, 2011 MYT 8:49:00 PM

PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry is confident that the five National Key Performance Indicators (NKPI) to reduce crime this year would be achieved.

Secretary-general Tan Sri Mahmood Adam said this was based on the latest crime index which showed a downward trend.

"As what had been promised, we will ensure that the crime index goes down by five percent every year," he told reporters.

During the briefing on National Key Result Areas (NKRA) in conjunction with the programme, Bukit Aman NKRA implementation division head Supt Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said four of the five targets had already been achieved.

"These include the crime index reduction by 10.1 percent this year as at October, compared to the corresponding period last year," he said.

He said as at October, street crime was reduced by 40.6 percent, surpassing the 40 percent target while prosecution cases rose to 23.6 percent as compared with the 20 percent target. BERNAMA

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Sultan Sharafuddin: Stop covert attempt to convert Muslims

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:43 AM PST

Published: Friday December 9, 2011 MYT 8:42:00 PM
Updated: Friday December 9, 2011 MYT 8:43:36 PM

TANJONG KARANG: The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has ordered the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) to take strategic steps to root out a subtle attempt to proselytise Muslims.

"I was informed that the proselytisation of Muslims, which occurred over the last few years, was done covertly and those involved were cunning in concealing evidence," he said when opening the RM5mil Kampung Gulang-Gulang Mosque here Friday.

He said Jais must continuously give explanation and counselling to Muslims who had committed apostasy.

"Let me remind Jais to be discreet in its actions and approaches so that Muslims who have began distancing themselves from Islam will be enchanted to return to the fold and repent," he added.

The Sultan said he was worried over the emergence of apostasy among Muslims, apart from Islamic deviationist teachings, as it would damage the growth and development of Islam in Selangor if left unchecked.

On his instruction that only those who were qualified and certified by Jais could preach in mosques, Sultan Sharafuddin said it was aimed at preventing Muslims from being misled or confused.

He called on residents of Kampung Gulang-Gulang to live in harmony and goodwill despite embracing different beliefs and ideologies.

The Sultan also urged Muslims to use the mosques to foster friendship and understanding as it would help entice the younger generation to emulate the integrity of congregators.

The Sultan later joined the Yasin recitation and thanksgiving prayers led by Selangor mufti Datuk Mohd Tamyes Abdul Wahid in conjunction with his 66th birthday and 10th year reign as the Sultan of Selangor.

He also received payments of tithes amounting to RM100,000 from the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation and RM600,000 from Maybank Islamic Bhd. BERNAMA

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Jumaat, 9 Disember 2011