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- GTP, ETP: The country’s most daring experiments, says Najib
- Coroner leads inquest team to site of William Yau's disappearance
- Banting murders: There was no conspiracy, police tell court in Sosilawati case
| GTP, ETP: The country’s most daring experiments, says Najib Posted: 20 Mar 2013 07:32 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The planning and implementation of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) are the government's most daring experiments in applying the principles of transparency and accountability to the people, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The prime minister said the initiatives under the GTP and ETP, introduced in 2010 and 2011 respectively, demonstrated the government's commitment in developing the country and striving to achieve the goal of becoming a high-income nation by 2020. "Through the GTP and ETP, the people can evaluate the government's performance by going through the annual and periodic reports," he said in his blog, www.1malaysia.com. Najib presented the GTP and ETP annual reports on Tuesday. He attributed the success to hard work of all quarters, from the people to the private sector and civil servants. "Alhamdulillah, the GTP and ETP annual reports that I had presented yesterday showed that we have achieved tremendous success. "The results show that the standard of living and quality of life have improved, the economy is growing while the country's finances are getting stronger day by day," he said. Najib said the country's outstanding performance could be seen from an increase in the per capita Gross National Income (GNI) by 4,000 per cent from merely U.S.$257 (RM802) in 1957 to U.S.$9,970 (RM31,111) in 2012. This is further attested from the Household Income Survey which has increased to RM5,000 in 2012 from RM4,025 in 2009. The prime minister said that apart from reduction of the national poverty rate from 60 percent at the outset of the independence to 1.7 percent in 2012, the initiative introduced also managed to free about 100,000 people from the clutches of poverty. The prime minister said this proved that everything the government introduced had benefited the people in line with the 1Malaysia concept: the people first and performance now. "That is why, during the presentation yesterday, I also announced that the government will continue to implement the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) as an annual initiative. "With the country's outstanding performance, I hope the people will continue to support the government to enable all plans in the pipeline can be implemented for the future of the country," he said. - Bernama |
| Coroner leads inquest team to site of William Yau's disappearance Posted: 20 Mar 2013 07:12 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: Coroner Mohd Hezri Shaharil led the inquest team in a visit to the site in Putra Heights at Subang Jaya where six-year-old William Yau was reported missing on Jan 16. The coroner was accompanied by Deputy Public Prosecutor Lee Keng Fatt, lawyer who held a watching brief for the Yau family Goh Kim Lian, investigating officer Asst Supt Mohd Zainal Abdullah, William's parents Yau Kok Kang and Goh Ying Ying, as well as court staff and police officers. The 20-minute visit saw Coroner Mohd Hezri visit the Onking chain-store, inspected the place where the Toyota Hilux was parked and two big drains which were about five metres from the vehicle. He also inspected an uncovered drain about 200m away from the store, which was believed to be connected to Sungai Sireh. William's body was found on Jan 24 floating in a river near Kampung Sungai Sireh jetty in Port Klang. The police also could not ascertain the cause of his death with the post-mortem turning out to be inconclusive. Last Tuesday, William's mother Goh, 26, testified that she received a call from a man telling her to prepare RM80,000 in two days if she wanted to see the boy again. Goh said the man called her on three consecutive days from Jan 20 and at one time, she heard a child in the background calling 'mummy, mummy' but she could not ascertain whether the voice came from a boy or a girl. Related Stories: |
| Banting murders: There was no conspiracy, police tell court in Sosilawati case Posted: 20 Mar 2013 06:47 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: A deputy head of the police criminal investigation department denied a conspiracy to 'fix up' two men who are currently serving jail sentences for disposing of evidence in the murder trial of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others. Asst Comm Abdul Aziz Zakaria from the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters said there was no plot to set up K. Sarawanan, 22, and U. Suresh, 30, when he facilitated meetings between the men and lawyers Roslie Sulle and his partner Muhammad Naguib Abdul Malik. "I wanted to provide for their legal rights," said the witness. He said it was the detainees' right to choose their lawyers. Sarawanan and Suresh are currently serving a total of 28 years jail each in Sungai Udang prison, Melaka after pleading guilty to disposing evidence in the murders of Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32. Last week, Sarawanan's father N. Kandasamy testified that his son was 'tricked and forced' into confessing that he had disposed evidence related to the murders of Sosilawati and her companions. Roslie represented Sarawanan when he admitted to the offence at a magistrate's court in Banting in October 2010. Four men - N. Pathmanabhan, T. Thilayalagan, R. Matan and R. Kathavarayan - have claimed trial to murdering Sosilawati and her companions. They allegedly committed the offences at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Aug 30, last year. The hearing continues before High Court judge Justice Akhtar Tahir on Thursday. Related Stories: |
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