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- Thief 'shocked' to death while trying to steal power cable
- Govt urged to seek public consultation over proposal to defer death penalty for drug traffickers
- KK airport likely to be closed Friday night as well; RMAF flying in portable runway lights as temporary measure
| Thief 'shocked' to death while trying to steal power cable Posted: 26 Oct 2012 04:34 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: A 40-year-old man was electrocuted while trying to steal a power cable in Kampung Muhibbah, Bukit Jalil at 4.30am Friday. Cheras District Police chief ACP Mohan Singh Tara Singh said the victim, who has past criminal records, leaves behind a wife and three children. Mohan Singh said the victim's body was sent to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre for post mortem. - Bernama |
| Govt urged to seek public consultation over proposal to defer death penalty for drug traffickers Posted: 26 Oct 2012 04:25 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The Government should seek public consultation before a final decision is taken on reviewing the mandatory death penalty for drug offenders, said Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. He said although this proposal was made to save Malaysians who became drug mules abroad, but in cases in Malaysia, it was a known and established fact that the introduction and implementation of the mandatory death penalty for drug offenders had not been a deterrent to drug trafficking. "In my view, the reason is not cogent enough to justify the removal of the death penalty, much as we want to help save the lives of Malaysian drug mules detained abroad," he said in a statement here Friday. He said there must be more convincing reasons to scrap the death sentence for drug offenders, considering the fact that drug offences were more serious than murder as drugs could ruin the young generation, the community and the nation. Furthermore, there were no studies to suggest that the death penalty had deterred drug traffickers and there were still many cases of arrests either for trafficking or possession of drugs. "My argument is that we should not rush through such an important matter before we are convinced that the decision we take is right and appropriate. "It should not be just based on human rights or humanitarian reasons, for if that is so, then what about the rights of those who were ruined by drugs," he said. He again stressed there was no certainty that drug-related offences would reduce if the mandatory death sentence was abolished. "And if we are to do away with the death penalty, why confine only to drug offenders and not to others. Are we prepared to consider abolishing the death penalty for all offences as capital punishment is incompatible with a modern, civilised justice system? "So there are many issues to ponder over before the Government makes the ultimate and critical decision, and rationale must prevail," he said. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz made the proposal to defer the mandatory death sentence for offenders convicted under the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952 and brought the proposal to Cabinet for consideration. - Bernama Related Stories: |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 04:18 AM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu Internationl Airport (KKIA) here is likely to remain close for a second night as officials seek Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) assistance to put up temporary portable lights on the runway to allow landings. It is learned that the portable lights were being flown in from the RMAF base in Subang and might arrive late Friday as an emergency measure to facilitate late night landings. Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) and its engineers were still trying to find what triggered a major blackout on the runway at 6.20pm Thursday. MAB, which has remained tight-lipped over the incident or steps being taken to resolve it, is keeping the airport open for now and is very likely to shut down the airport again by 6.30pm if the lights are not available. At least 4,000 passengers, including many returning home for Aidiladha celebrations, were left stranded after 40 flights were cancelled or rescheduled following the sudden closure of the airport Thursday. Meanwhile, in a statement Friday evening, MAB said the runway would remain closed for night operations until 10.00pm while it made attempts to rectify the situation. "Efforts are being made to install a backup portable lighting system to enable restricted night operations. "Further updates will be made in due course as soon as the backup portable lighting system is in place," it added. Related Stories: |
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