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- Ministry asks Papa to submit cost of recruiting Indonesian maids
- Charred body of decapitated person found in Subang Bestari
- Police cripple three attempts to smuggle drugs worth RM5mil
| Ministry asks Papa to submit cost of recruiting Indonesian maids Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:58 AM PST COCHIN (India): The Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) has been asked to submit a breakdown of its expenditure in the recruitment of Indonesian maids for approval by the government. Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said after the proposal was received by the ministry, Malaysia would request both Papa and their Indonesian counterparts to forward their proposals to their respective governments. "After this, a joint task force could be set up to discuss the matter," he told Malaysian journalists on the sidelines of the 11th "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas" conference of people of Indian origin Tuesday. He said that any official decision on the matter would only be made following the discussions, which should be held as soon as possible. Dr Subramaniam also welcomed Papa's recent proposal to increase the cost for a Malaysian to hire an Indonesian domestic worker from RM6,700 instead of RM4,511. "It is a fair proposal as Papa had earlier suggested a cost rate of nearly RM12,000. Now it has brought it down by nearly half of the amount." The government, he said, would work with its Indonesian counterpart to find an amicable solution to ensure that the proposed costs can be reduced further. Dr Subramaniam suggested that the removal of third parties or middlemen from the recruitment process would be crucial in lowering costs. "Currently, there is a proposal from the Indonesian government on the matter but it requires further discussion as well as certain procedures that have to be initiated in both countries for its implementation to take place on a long term basis," he said. The ministry would review Papa's proposal, and if it gets the Indonesian government's approval, it would approve it, he said. - Bernama Related Stories: |
| Charred body of decapitated person found in Subang Bestari Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:55 AM PST PETALING JAYA: The charred body of a decapitated person, with one leg cut off, was found at a waste burning site in a housing area in Laman Permai, Subang Bestari here Tuesday. Sungai Buloh police chief Supt Junaidi Bujang said the head and the leg were found near the body. "We believe that the victim was killed and burnt at the scene about three days ago," he told reporters. Initial investigation also found animal bite marks on the leg he said. No identification document was found. Junaidi said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code. Anyone with information or a missing relative is requested to contact the nearest police station. -Bernama |
| Police cripple three attempts to smuggle drugs worth RM5mil Posted: 08 Jan 2013 04:09 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Police crippled three attempts by an international drug trafficking syndicate to smuggle 35.17kg of syabu worth RM5mil through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang over the past two weeks. Bukit Aman Narcotics director Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim said five foreigners, aged between 25 and 41, and believed to be drug mules were detained while trying to smuggle the drugs into the country. "They were detained in three separate incidents with the first being on Dec 26 when three suspects from India were detained with 8.4kg of syabu. "The second was on Dec 30 when a Thai woman was detained with 1.8kg cocaine. "On Monday another suspect from India was detained with a trolley bag that contained 14 boxes labeled as food products but turned out to be 32 plastic packets of syabu weighing 24.97kg," he told reporters here Tuesday. He said the drugs that the five suspects had tried to smuggle in was meant for distribution in the country. Noor Rashid said all five would be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. - Bernama |
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