The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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- PKR man receives death threat
- Cuban envoy pays homage to victims of 1977 MAS crash
- Financial publication gives recognition to Irda
| Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:11 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: PKR Johor State Election Committee coordinator B. Ravinthran received a death threat in a voice mail from a disgruntled man late Thurday night. Ravinthran said that he was in the midst of preparing for a PKR walkabout programme in Johor when he received the shocking message. "I noticed that I had a missed call and a voice mail and when I retrieved it, I received the threatening message. "The caller was speaking in Tamil and had called me a "bloody PKR fella" and said that he was going to kill me," he said when contacted by StarMetro. Ravinthran said the person also used vulgar words and said that he knew that Ravinthran would be taking part in the walkabout programme on Aug 25 and would kill him then. "I was so shocked after receiving the threat after being involved with the party since 2009. "All we do during the walkabout is hand out flyers and speak to people about the party," he said, adding that he did not have any enemies nor had he been threatened or had disagreements with anyone recently. Ravinthran said he had lodged a police report on the matter and police had informed him that the call was made from a public phone. "This is a democratic country and it is sad and worrying that some people are resorting to making death threats because of my political affiliations," he said. Meanwhile, Johor Baru (North) deputy OCPD Supt Beh Eng Lai confirmed the case and said that the police were trying to trace the caller involved. "We will also ensure that Ravinthran and his group of people are safe during the walkabout on Sunday (Aug 25)," he said. |
| Cuban envoy pays homage to victims of 1977 MAS crash Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:14 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: It was a trip tinged with sad memories here for Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia Ruben Perez Valdes and his wife Illeana Garcia de Perez. Bleary-eyed, they read the names at the cenotaph that was erected in memory of the 93 passengers and seven crew members who perished in a MAS crash, near here, nearly 35 years ago. Among the names on the list were the first Cuban ambassador Mario Garcia Inchaustegui and his wife Gladys. They were killed when the ill-fated MH653 flight went down on Dec 4, 1977. Other notable names etched on the memorial were that of then agriculture minister Datuk Ali Ahmad and public works department head Datuk Mahfuz Khalid. The remains of those who died in the tragedy were laid to rest at a common memorial cemetery in Jalan Kebun Teh, where Perez and Illeana also laid a wreath. The Boeing 737-2H6 aircraft crashed into a swamp at Kampung Ladang, Tanjung Kupang near Gelang Patah, at around 8.36pm on that tragic day. It was the first and worst fatal accident in the history of Malaysia Airlines. There was speculation that the flight was hijacked although the circumstances leading to such a theory and subsequently the crash remained unsolved. Perez has been the Cuban envoy to Malaysia for about six months. |
| Financial publication gives recognition to Irda Posted: 10 Sep 2012 03:15 AM PDT NUSAJAYA: Iskandar Malaysia's achievements have been noticed at the international level and the economic growth corridor is now a place to watch for investors. The fDi magazine, an international publication owned by The Financial Times Ltd, has ranked Iskandar Malaysia fourth among the 50 economic zones in the world. "This is indeed a recognition that will help "bookmark" Iskandar Malaysia in the mind of businessmen, corporate leaders and policy makers,"said Iskandar Regional Development Authority chief executive officer Datuk Ismail Ibrahim. He said this at the opening of Frost & Sullivan Global Innovation Centre here by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority CEO Datuk Noharuddin Nordin and Frost & Sullivan global president and managing partner Aroop Zutshi. In the "Global Free Zones of the Future 2012/13", Dubai Airport Free Zone and Dubai International Financial, both in the United Arab Emirates were on the top and second spots respectively. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in China occupies the third spot. "We at Irda aim to improve Iskandar Malaysia's ranking in the future and to do that, all stakeholders have to work even harder in our endeavors,"said Ismail. Iskandar Malaysia is the only two economic zones in Asean that made it to the top 50 in the global ranking — the other one is the Clark Freeport Zone in the Phillipines. He said when Iskandar Malaysia was first launched on Nov 4, 2006, there were many non-believers than believers as they were skeptical whether the growth corridor would succeed. "The trend has reversed now and Iskandar Malaysia is moving in the right direction amidst operating in the uncertainties of the global economic environment,"added Ismail. He said all stakeholders from the public and the private sectors have to continue working hand-in-hand in order to make Iskandar Malaysia a preferred choice of investment destination for domestic and foreign investors. Since 2006 until June this year, Iskandar Malaysia has recorded a cumulative committed investment of RM95.45bil, of which 43% have been spent on various projects. Domestic investments constitute 62% (RM58.95bil) of the total investments of RM95.45bil, while the remaining 38% (RM36.50bil), are foreign investments. "We are continually working on wooing new investments and expansion of existing investments and target to achieve the RM100bil mark by the year-end,"said Ismail. |
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