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- British investors sue ex-Umno Treasurer Azim over RM12.8mil
- Two workers sleeping above restaurant die in fire
- MIC wants action taken against Ridhuan Tee for racist remarks
| British investors sue ex-Umno Treasurer Azim over RM12.8mil Posted: 27 Feb 2013 07:16 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Sixty British investors have filed a cvil suit against former Umno treasurer Datuk Seri Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi and his IT company, Doxport Technologies Sdn Bhd, and two others, for allegedly misappropriating US$4mil (RM12.8mil) in 2009. They filed the suit in the High Court here last Wednesday against Abdul Azim, who is the chairman of the company, T. Sivalingam, who is a director and CEO, accounts department staff Gurmeet Kaur and Doxport. The statement of claim was made available to the press on Wednesday. The investors want the defendants to pay back the amount which was paid to Sivalingam; general aggravated and exemplary damages; statutory interest, costs and other relief deems fit by the court. The statement of claim said that the investors' representative, British citizen Sheraz Aslam, was offered an investment in telecommunication switches in the late 2007 or in early 2008. The investors through their company Fiscal City Capital Sdn Bhd, the plaintiff in this suit, said Doxport Technologies, through Sivalingam, had prepared several documents, including a license to operate an internet service from the Cambodian government to Anco Brothers Co Ltd. They claimed that through several representations and e-mails sent by Doxport Technologies, the firm had informed the investors that the telecommunication switches were installed and operated in cities which included Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Saigon, Hong Kong, Singapore and Manila. The investors alleged that in a bid to reassure the plaintiffs on the operation, Sivalingam had furnished a falsified "Master Payment Schedule" addressed to Singtel in Singapore and also Doxport invoices. Counsel for the investors Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin said that the case management has been set on March 21. Azim, who is the Bukit Bintang Umno division chief, was Bank Simpanan Nasional chairman from 1999 to 2009, and the vice-president of World Savings Bank Institute from 2006 to 2009. The investors have also set up a website outlining their grouses. |
| Two workers sleeping above restaurant die in fire Posted: 27 Feb 2013 06:44 AM PST PETALING JAYA: Two restaurant workers suffocated to death after the second floor of the workers quarters located above a restaurant in Section 14 here caught fire. The workers, who are Indian nationals, were sleeping on the third floor when the fire occurred at about 8pm Wednesday. Fire and Rescue department operations commander Esa Aini said firemen managed to rescue five workers using the fire ladder while another worker jumped to safety. "We managed to have the fire under control at about 8.15pm while the fire was finally put out 25 minutes later. "We finally managed to recover the bodies of the two workers at about 8.40pm," he said. Esa said initial investigations revealed the victims died of suffocation. "The five workers rescued were unharmed while the one, who jumped suffered minor injuries. "The injured victim was sent to Universiti Malaya Medical Centre for treatment," he said. He added 27 firemen and three fire engines were deployed to the scene. "We are still investigating the cause of the fire," he said. |
| MIC wants action taken against Ridhuan Tee for racist remarks Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:40 AM PST PETALING JAYA: MIC president Datuk Seri G Palanivel has taken up the issue of "vicious racial remarks" by Universiti Pertahanan Nasional senior lecturer Ridhuan Tee Abdullah with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Palanivel who raised the issue on Wednesday, is expected to brief the party's central working committee soon, said MIC strategic director S Vell Paari. "The MIC will announce their stand after the deliberations in the CWC," he said in a statement. Vell Paari had pushed Palanivel to call for stern action against Ridhuan for penning an article last week that was considered disparaging of those who professed the Hindu faith. He said MIC which represents Indians of all faiths cannot remain quiet on racial issues any longer, which tend to crop up with increasing frequency. Vell Paari said the MIC Youth would be submitting a memorandum urging the Higher Education MInistry to investigate allegations of plagiarism against Ridhuan. Meanwhile, MIC Youth information chief S Subramaniam handed over a memorandum to the Home Ministry in Putrajaya, calling for stern action against Ridhuan. "We hope the ministry would take immediate action against him" he told reporters after submitting the memorandum to Deputy Principal Secretary of the Security and Public Order Division Shamril Faizalis Shamsul. Several police reports have been lodged against Ridhuan following the publication of his article. Sinar Harian has since apologised for its role in the controversy, but Ridhuan has remained mum. |
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