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- Lebanon arrests 2 M’sians suspected of being linked to Al-Qaeda
- Malacca allocates RM1mil to restart cattle farming
- Six remanded over newborn thrown into a canal
| Lebanon arrests 2 M’sians suspected of being linked to Al-Qaeda Posted: 27 Oct 2012 08:04 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The Lebanon authorities have arrested two Malaysians, believed to be suicide bombers and suspected to be linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist organisation. The suspects, aged 21 and 28, were nabbed at the Beirut International Airport. Malaysian Ambassador to Lebanon Ilango Karuppannan, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the duo were picked up several days ago but could not confirm the arrest date. He said the embassy knew about the arrests on Friday. "They (the suspects) were detained for suspected links to Al-Qaeda. They will be brought to court on Monday, and we will enquire from them whether they require counsel," he said. Karuppannan said his office had informed Wisma Putra on the case so that the foreign ministry could inform the families of the detained. According to Lebanon's Al-Joumhouria newspaper on Thursday, quoting security sources, the Malaysians were detained by Lebanon's army intelligence on charges of being members of the terrorist organisation. Investigations revealed they were recruited into Al-Qaeda by another Malaysian before being taken to Yemen where they met other members of the terror organisation. Al-Joumhouria said, about two months ago, the two Malaysian suspects had tried to enter Syria, via Turkey, on a jihadist mission to carry out suicide attacks. Their planned attacks were coordinated by a man, who was said to be responsible for the entry of all jihadists into Syria, said the daily. When the two Malaysians failed to enter Syria, they decided to head to Lebanon to carry out terrorist attacks but their activities caught the eye of the army intelligence. The Malaysians were soon arrested and investigations revealed they were planning on contacting an individual in Lebanon to coordinate attacks. Related Story: Army Arrests Malaysians Plotting to Carry out Terror Attacks in Lebanon |
| Malacca allocates RM1mil to restart cattle farming Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:14 AM PDT MALACCA: The Malacca state government will allocate RM1mil to re-start cattle farming in the state next January via a profit-sharing system. Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the move was taken, following the failure of cattle farming through feedlot system in Pulau Besar, Semujuk and Alor Gajah, which was carried out to replace cattle farming through profit-sharing in the state. He said the implementation of cattle farming next year was aimed at overcoming the shortage of cattle in Malacca. "Through the programme, the government will buy the cattle and hand them over to the breeders, especially in villages where grass is available for grazing," he added. Mohd Ali was speaking to reporters after attending a group sacrificial programme involving 19 cows at the Al-Azim Mosque here Saturday. He said the calves would later be divided equally between the farmers and the state government, in which the two sides would also share the profits. Mohd Ali said the programme would be managed by state government subsidiary Melaka Foundation, with the cooperation of the state agriculture department. The chief minister said cattle farming through profit-sharing kept cattle farming costs to the minimum. Feedlot farming, on the other hand, required high expenditure for feed, medicine and proper pens. - Bernama |
| Six remanded over newborn thrown into a canal Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:14 AM PDT KANGAR: The two Form Five students from a religious school, who allegedly threw their newborn baby girl into a canal near Kampung Behor Rotan Pahit here, have been remanded for a week. The pair, aged 17, were arrested after the young mother suffered complications from the delivery. Also remanded were the girl's parents, in their 40s, her 20-year-old brother and 17-year-old cousin. It was reported that the girl and her boyfriend decided to throw their baby into the canal, some 3km away from their home, out of shame. However, after the girl gave birth on Wednesday afternoon at about 2pm at her home, she suffered complications and was sent to Hospital Tunku Fauziah for treatment. The doctor questioned her after finding signs that she had giving birth. She confessed after being questioned. The doctor then alerted the police who launched a search at the canal at about 9.20pm the same day and found the body of the infant at 1.15am on Thursday. Related Stories: |
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