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- Malacca CM: Indonesian workers can work in Malacca and return home daily
- Liow accepts Astro host apology over blackout posting
- TV9 exec murder: Court sets June 26 for mention
| Malacca CM: Indonesian workers can work in Malacca and return home daily Posted: 20 May 2013 06:48 AM PDT MALACCA: Malacca and Indonesia are proposing to introduce a new gateway for Indonesian workers to travel and work in Malacca, especially in industries located in coastal areas, on a daily basis. Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Idris Haron said that through the new initiative, Indonesian workers living in Dumai, Bengkalis and Pulau Rupat could coomute to and from Malacca on a daily basis under the supervision of the Malaysian Immigration Department. "The new proposal is to assist Indonesian workers to fill job opportunities in the coastal areas of Malacca. They can work and return home just like Malaysians working in Singapore," he told reporters after meeting Indonesia's Ambassador to Malaysia Herman Prayitno at his office in Seri Negeri, here, Monday. He added that Indonesian workers under the proposed initiative would use the sea route for their travel and would return to their country immediately after their fixed working hours. Idris said Malacca and Indonesia had also discussed the prospect of turning the Malacca International Airport (LTAM) in Batu Berendam as a hub for tourists from Indonesia. "We welcome airlines from Indonesia which bring tourists to Malacca through the LTAM. The Malacca government will find ways to increase the number of flights to Malacca on a daily basis," he said. - Bernama |
| Liow accepts Astro host apology over blackout posting Posted: 20 May 2013 05:40 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has accepted the apology by Astro AEC host Gan Jiang Han who posted a message that a blackout had allegedly occurred in Bentong that led to the Barisan Nasional winning the parliamentary seat in the May 5 polls. Liow said the Astro AEC should also carry the apology as a news report in one of its shows. "It must tell the truth and only then will the rumours stop spreading," Liow said in a statement Monday. Liow had expressed his unhappiness over Gan's posting on his Facebook fanpage. Liow had said that it misled the people into believing there was indeed a blackout at the Bentong counting centre. Liow hoped that Gan would cooperate with the police in its investigation to establish how the blackout rumour began in the first place. "The rumour is not only a form of character assassination, it also damaged the credibility of the Barisan and created anger and dissatisfaction among the public," he said. On Monday, Sin Chew Daily reported that Gan had apologised to Liow. Gan had said in a statement that he posted the message in his personal capacity and took responsibility over the controversy it had caused. He added that he had deleted the message, clarified the incident and issued an apology on May 7. Gan got Astro AEC into hot water when he posted on his Facebook that "when my child is born, I will ask him to write an essay with the title, The Blackout Night. "The beginning of the essay would be on May 5, 2013, there was a stiff fight in the Bentong seat. Someone had said that he would cut his ears if it is lost, and then the counting process started, blackout..." His message had been shared by 18,775 people and 73,576 people had clicked "like" within 15 hours after he posted it. Several reporters as well as DAP assemblymen Chow Yu Hui (Bilut) and Lee Chin Chen (Ketari) clarified later that there was no blackout or any sudden "appearance" of a ballot box. Liow retained his Bentong parliamentary seat in a close fight with DAP's Wong Tack. |
| TV9 exec murder: Court sets June 26 for mention Posted: 20 May 2013 06:04 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: The High Court here on Monday set June 26 for mention of a case involving a former executive of an oil and gas company accused of murdering his wife, TV9 administrative executive Nur Syaleza Jaffar. Justice Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi set the date in chambers. Lawyer Shah Rizal Abdul Manan, representing the accused, Norazman Bashah Ahmad Azam Bashah, when met by reporters outside the court, said the defence was still waiting for the port-mortem report from the prosecution. "We will send a representation to the Attorney-General's Chambers to review the charge against my client after receiving the post-mortem report," he added. Norazman Bashah, 32, is charged with murdering Nur Syaleza, 31, at their residence at No.115, Tingkat 1 Blok O, Apartment Saujana, Jalan PJU 10/1C, Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, between noon and 7.30pm on July 28, 2012. The offence, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction. - Bernama Related Stories: |
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