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- Cops smash gang that robbed luxury homes, arrest 10 suspects
- Minor crime offenders to be placed in 5 mini prisons
- A-G's Report: Nearly 40% of Rural Road Projects in Sarawak delayed
| Cops smash gang that robbed luxury homes, arrest 10 suspects Posted: 15 Oct 2012 07:46 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Seven men and three women, including a couple, who had been robbing luxury homes in the Klang Valley since last year were arrested by police. Brickfields police chief ACP Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid said police also recovered valuables and cash worth more than RM150,000. They were arrested following the arrest of two men in a hotel in Jalan Kuchai Maju on Wednesday, three days after a house in Taman Desa was robbed. "The two men are believed to have robbed a senior citizen of his Toyota Camry at about 9am. "The suspects who operate in a car are believed to have watched the house for some time as they stormed into the house armed with parangs after the grandson left for work," he told a press conference here Monday. A police party raided a hotel in Jalan Kuchai Lama at about 3am and arrested two suspects and five men and two women, including a Thai citizen aged 20 to 36 years. Also seized were two transparent plastic sachets containing suspected syabu and ketamine, cash RM894, seven handphones, six credit cards, a laptop, a parang, a short knife, a Toyota Camry and a Honda Civic. Wan Abdul Bari said investigation led to the arrest of another woman, the wife of a 39-year-old suspect arrested the next day at a house in Taman Melawati. The gang's modus operandi was to break into luxury homes, threaten the victims with parangs before escaping with valuables. He said the arrest of the gang helped police solve 10 robberies around Brickfields and the Klang Valley. The suspects had been remanded until October 17 to aid investigation and the cases investigated under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code for armed robbery. - Bernama |
| Minor crime offenders to be placed in 5 mini prisons Posted: 15 Oct 2012 07:08 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Offenders of minor crimes will be placed in five mini prisons in military camps under the Correctional Rehabilitation Programme (PPP) via the National Blue Ocean Strategy, parliament was told on Monday. Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said via PPP, the offenders will undergo rehabilitation programmes designed by the Prisons Department with cooperation of the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry, Women, Family and Community Development Ministry and the Defence Ministry. "PPP is also aimed at reducing recidivism among prisoners or Supervised Persons (ODS)," he said in reply to a question from Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (BN-Lenggong). Shamsul Anuar wanted to know the impact of programmes via the National Blue Ocean Strategy on the Finance Ministry and the people. Abdul Latiff said the planned programmes for offenders of minor crimes were also in line with the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) to reduce street crimes. - Bernama |
| A-G's Report: Nearly 40% of Rural Road Projects in Sarawak delayed Posted: 15 Oct 2012 07:08 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: Implementation of nearly 40% of projects under the Rural Road Projects in Sarawak have suffered delays, some as long as 242 days, according to the Auditor-General's 2011 report. The report, which was tabled in Parliament Monday, pointed out that of 101 projects completed, 38 had been delayed from 15 to 242 days from the original schedule. The Auditor-General also found that of 74 other ongoing projects, 13 are behind schedule by more than 20%. Apart from the delays, the report noted that construction and upgrading of roads did not follow contract specifications and that road users were not satisfied with the quality, safety and comfort of the roads. "Audit findings revealed that, in general, the construction and upgrading of rural road projects in Sarawak were not satisfactory," read the report. The Rural and Regional Development Ministry, which oversees the projects, said the delays were out of the control of either the ministry or implementing agents. Among the problems the ministry highlighted in its response to the Auditor-General on June 26 this year include blockades by land owners, lack of building materials and internal problems faced by the hired contractors. "However, the implementing agency constantly takes the necessary action to overcome such problems or causes of delays so that a project can be completed within the designated time," the ministry said. According to the report, the ministry had approved a total of RM1.727 bil to implement 175 road projects in Sarawak from 2006 to 2010. From the total approved funds, some RM1.024 bil had been spent so far as at Dec 31, 2011. The Sarawak Public Works Department was put in charge of 146 projects worth a total of RM1.104 bil, while the remaining 29 projects costing RM622.84 mil were put under the Sarawak Drainage and Irrigation Department. |
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