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- Opposition rally draws fewer than expected (Updated)
- Bentong Forestry Dept staff killed by intruder
- Man detained for allegedly making seditious remarks against Johor royalty
| Opposition rally draws fewer than expected (Updated) Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:51 AM PDT SEREMBAN: Pakatan Rakyat's first leg of its nationwide "People's Uprising Assembly" kicked off Saturday evening at a large field in Seremban Jaya near here. Several thousand people turned up but far short of the targeted 50,000. The rally, which began at 4pm, took place under heavy police presence. It featured several speeches by Pakatan's leaders as well as musical performances. The issues brought up by the speakers included Bersih's demand for electoral reform, the presence of foreigners in the electoral roll as well as the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings. The proposed construction of a high-rise project near Batu Caves and the Automated Enforcement System were also raised. Opposition leaders present included Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, better known as Mat Sabu, who was the first senior leader to address the crowd at about 10pm, said similar peaceful assemblies would be held nationwide and culminate with a mammoth gathering in Kuala Lumpur in January. Lim, who took the rostrum later, said Pakatan was bent on changing the Government. Earlier, the head of a coalition of 15 non-governmental organisations which had opposed the rally, Mejar (Rtd) Razali Zakaria, said the group had decided against meeting the organisers of the rally to ask them not to proceed with the event. "Since we did not seek police permission to take our members there, we decided against meeting the organisers. "If any untoward incident happens there, we hope no one will accuse us of being responsible," he added. On Thursday, Razali had said that the group would do whatever within its means to ensure the rally was not held there. |
| Bentong Forestry Dept staff killed by intruder Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:35 AM PDT KUANTAN: A forestry staff died at the district hospital here Saturday, more than two hours after a masked intruder attacked him with a shotgun at the victim's quarters in Jalan Tras. Khairul Hazri Jamaludin, 31, who was attached to the Bentong Forestry Department, had earlier tried to defend himself and his 28-year-old wife when the man, who was armed with the shotgun, broke into the premises and attacked them. In the incident about 4.40am, the man struck Khairul Hazri several times with the firearm, took away the couple's valuables and escaped. Khairul Hazri was sent to the hospital where he died of head injuries about 7am. The victim's wife sought treatment at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh. Bentong police chief Superintendant Abdul Aziz Salleh said the assailant was believed to have entered the house through the kitchen window. - Bernama |
| Man detained for allegedly making seditious remarks against Johor royalty Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:43 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: A man has been detained for allegedly making seditious remarks against the Johor royalty on his Facebook page, a police source here said Saturday. The source said the man was picked up at his office in Cheras on Friday and questioned at the Wangsa Maju police station before being taken to Johor. It is learnt that the man is in his late 20s. He is being held at the Johor Baru district police headquarters, the source added. |
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