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Retaining wall at UPM collapses, crushing seven motorcycles
Armed robbers in RM40,000 payroll heist
Public can pay last respects to Kanang until Sunday

Retaining wall at UPM collapses, crushing seven motorcycles

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:09 AM PST

Published: Friday January 4, 2013 MYT 11:10:00 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy rain since afternoon caused a retaining wall to collapse at Kolej Serumpun, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang near here Friday.

The 1.5m high wall collapsed about 6pm, crushing seven motorcycles parked at a lot nearby.

However, there was no report of any casualty and the incident did not affect the hostel block at Kolej Serumpun.

Selangor Fire and Rescue assistant director (Operations) Mohd Sani Harul said an engine with six firemen from the Serdang station went to the scene after receiving a call at 6.30pm and arrived there 12 minutes later.

According to a specialist in engineering geology at UPM, Dr Husaini Omar, the wall collapsed due to the presence of trapped water in the soil. - Bernama

Armed robbers in RM40,000 payroll heist

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:04 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR: Four men armed with machetes escaped with RM40,000, which was part of RM150,000 withdrawn from a bank in Desa Park City, Kepong Friday afternoon.

The money was meant to be paid to workers of a construction contractor's company, said an employee of the company who wished to be identified only as Mamat.

He said, together with four other workers, he had withdrawn the RM150,000 from the bank to pay the salaries of the workers at a construction site.

However, about 500m from the site, Mamat said the car they were travelling in was intercepted at 3.45pm by a black sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which were six men.

"As I brought my car to a halt, four of the men in the SUV surrounded our vehicle.

"Using machetes and iron rods, they smashed the front and rear windscreens of our car before snatching a bag containing RM40,000," he added.

Mamat said one robbers also tried to grab another bag containing RM110,000 which was by two of his colleagues.

However, one of the colleagues put up a struggle and held on to the bag, despite being struck on the hand by the robber who was armed with a machete.

"The robbers then fled from the scene. We sent our injured colleague to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

"Fortunately, we had placed the money in separate bags and were able to prevent the rest from falling into the hands of the robbers," said Mamat.

Sentul police chief ACP Zakaria Pagan confirmed the robbery. - Bernama

Public can pay last respects to Kanang until Sunday

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:18 AM PST

KUCHING: The body of Datuk Temenggong Kanang anak Langkau will be placed at the Suarah Hall here from Saturday to enable the public to pay their last respects.

The Sarawak Information Department, in a statement here Friday, said those wishing to pay their last respects can do so over the weekend as the body of the national hero would be taken to the St Thomas Cathedral at 1pm Sunday for the funeral service.

Kanang would be laid to rest at the heroes' burial ground in Jalan Budaya at 3pm, the statement said.

His body was currently placed at the Bukavu Hall in Penrissen Camp to enable his immediate family members to pay their last respects.

Among those who paid their last respects to Kanang Friday were Defence Minister Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof.

Present were Third Infantry Brigade Commander Brig Gen Datuk Redzuan Baharuddin and Ninth Infantry Brigade Commander Brig Gen Datuk Stephen Mundaw.

A former member of the famed and fearsome Sarawak Rangers, Kanang died of a heart attack at 1.45am Thursday at the Sarawak General Hospital.

He had been rushed there from his home about midnight when he complained of breathing difficulties. He was 68.

Kanang was a Sarawakian who became the nation's pride for his bravery in fighting communist terrorists in 1962 and 1963 while in the service of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

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