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- Student’s screams save her from would-be rapist in varsity toilet
- Fatimah: No child should be denied an education
- Unisel financial report not finalised, says Abdul Khalid
| Student’s screams save her from would-be rapist in varsity toilet Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT MALACCA: A student's screams scared away a would-be rapist at the toilet of a university, here. Malacca Criminal Investigation Department chief ACP Raja Shahrom Raja Abdullah said the alleged incident took place at 8.30pm on Sunday. He said the student, 21, was studying in the reading room on the second floor of the university, in Bukit Beruang, before going to the toilet on the same level. "The student heard someone entering the cubicle next to hers. She took a look and saw a man. Suddenly her eyes was sprayed with a liquid which had a burning sensation," he told Bernama when contacted, here Monday. The students started shouting for help and the man ran away. He said the victim went to the Malacca Hospital for treatment before lodging a police report. He said a forensic team visited the scene to gather evidence, including looking for the suspect's fingerprints. Malacca police chief Datuk Chuah Ghee Lye said a meeting would be held with the university management soon to discuss steps to boost security. Meanwhile, the victim who only wanted to be known as Chin, when met, said the suspect tried to put his hand inside her blouse but she managed to ward off his advances. She said the man also punched her on the face when she tried to defend herself. - Bernama |
| Fatimah: No child should be denied an education Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:40 AM PDT KUCHING: Schools must accept children without proper identification papers, said state Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah on Monday. Community leaders' verification could be used to register the children in lieu of proper documents, she said. This was in line with a 2008 Cabinet decision that all children, regardless of their identity, could be accepted by schools, she said. "No child should be denied an education opportunity although he or she may not have proper identification papers," she said Monday. She said every child had a right to an education as stipulated under Article 28(1)(a) of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC). Based on a survey conducted by the Education Ministry in 2009, she said 43,973 children, ranging from age 7 to 17, without proper identification, had been deprived of opportunity for education in the country. "Out of this, 5,271 or 12% are Malaysians while 38,702 or 88% are not citizens of this country or due to uncertain citizenship. "The second category is more prevalent in Sabah and not in Sarawak," she told reporters after receiving a memorandum from representatives of Chinese schools for the setting up of a trust fund. |
| Unisel financial report not finalised, says Abdul Khalid Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:33 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said Monday the Universiti Selangor (Unisel) audited financial report which purportedly showed an after-tax loss of RM54.8mil, was not finalised. He said they needed time to present the state-owned University's financial report as it had to be approved at the Annual General Meeting and undergo an independent audit. "The audit report takes time as the state government is in the process of taking over the University's debts. The report has to be re-audited because Unisel owes the bank," he told reporters after the Selangor state departments' monthly gathering at the State Secretariat building here. He was commenting on Selangor Umno Liaison Chairman Datuk Seri Noh Omar's claim Sunday that Unisel's audited financial reports showed after-tax losses of up to RM54.8mil, after three years under Parti Keadilan Rakyat. According to Noh, a copy of the Unisel Audited Report for 2009-2010 showed after-tax losses of RM1.63mil for 2008, RM13.55mil in 2009 and RM39.68mil in 2010. Abdul Khalid neither denied nor acknowledged the said report. He said Noh could publish the audited report to the public and the state government would explain the issue through existing channels. - Bernama |
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