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- Selangor govt hypocrite over IPP, toll issues, says Khairy
- 13 who impersonate Kedah royal family members nabbed
- Banting murders trial: Accused denies conspiring to not involve Pathmanabhan
| Selangor govt hypocrite over IPP, toll issues, says Khairy Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:35 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin has labelled the Selangor government hypocrite for raising the independent power producers (IPP) and toll issues while at the same time has interest in companies involved in both activities. Khairy said the Pakatan Rakyat state government, which often criticised the federal government over the two issues, has interest in first generation IPP, Genting Sanyen (M) Sdn Bhd and Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas). "They criticise, oppose, but at the same time receive benefits in the form of dividends from the IPP investment. It shows their hypocrisy and unapologetic nature. "The investment maybe made before they took over Selangor but it has been four years and no efforts were done to divest the shares or investment in Genting Sanyen," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby. The Umno Youth chief said that if they did not agree in principle with the investment, it was only proper for the Selangor government to dispose the shares. Khairy said Worlwide Holdings Berhad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has 25 percent stake in Genting Sanyen. It is also hypocritical of Pakatan Rakyat which promised to abolish highway toll while the Selangor government has 20 percent stake in Kesas Expressway. - Bernama |
| 13 who impersonate Kedah royal family members nabbed Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:08 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: Thirteen men were detained by the police on suspicion of impersonating the Kedah royal family members at a hotel at Jalan Penang here. Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the suspects, aged between 38 and 61, were detained about 3pm at a ceremony to appoint members of the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islamiah Malaysia Diraja where they were guests-of-honour. He said the function, scheduled from 3pm to 5pm at the hotel, was attended by about 120 guests, comprising individuals involved with the management of entertainment outlets in the state. Following the raid which was based on public information, police seized a BMW car, documents and sashes, which the suspects claimed belonged to them. - Bernama |
| Banting murders trial: Accused denies conspiring to not involve Pathmanabhan Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:43 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: The second accused in the murder trial of cosmetics millionairess Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others denied he had conspired with two other accused to not involve former lawyer, N.Pathmanabhan in the case. T. Thilaiyalagan, 21, also refuted Deputy Public Prosecutor Ishak Mohd Yusoff's suggestion during cross-examination that it was the reason why he told the court he did not know Pathmanabhan's mobile phone number. He also denied that Pathmanabhan had gone to Ladang Gadong, Banting, on Sept 6 2010 to meet him and the other accused, R.Matan and R. Kathavarayan. "I put it to you that the meeting on that day was for Pathmanabhan to brief you on what to do if you were caught by the police," said Ishak, to which Thilaiyalagan disagreed. N. Pathmanabhan, 43 and farm workers, T. Thilaiyalagan, R. Matan, 22, and R. Khatavarayan, 32, were ordered to enter their defence against the charges of murdering Sosilawati, 47, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32 and Sosilawati's driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44. They allegedly committed the offence at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjong Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30 pm and 9.45 pm on Aug 30, 2010, and face the mandatory death sentence upon conviction under Section 302 of the Penal Code. Ishak: "Did you hear the prosecution witness' testimony earlier, saying there were traces of blood found on the walls of Matan and Ravi's (Kathavarayan) quarters at the farm?" Thilaiyalagan: "Yes." Ishak: "How did the blood get on the walls?" Thilaiyalagan: "Animal blood maybe, I don't know anything else." Ishak: "Did you hear the prosecution witness' testimony earlier that human bones were found on the farm?" Thilaiyalagan: "The doctor (witness) said it could have been human bones." To another question, the second accused denied that a cricket bat found on the farm belonged to him. In a previous proceeding, 86th prosecution witness, Chemist Department's Forensics Division director, Lim Kong Boon, had confirmed that blood stains on the cricket bat had matched Noorhisham Mohamad's DNA profile. The trial before Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir resumes on Thursday. - Bernama |
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