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- MACC begins investigation on payment in rape-marry case
- Guan Eng ticks off IGP for investigating DAP’s Chen Man Hin
- Temporary closure of traffic lights at junction of Jln Damansara, Jln Wan Kadir 3
| MACC begins investigation on payment in rape-marry case Posted: 23 May 2013 08:37 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started its investigation on a claim of possible corrupt practice involved in the case of a restaurant manager charged with raping an under-age girl in Kota Kinabalu. MACC director of investigation, Datuk Mustafar Ali, in a statement here Thursday night, said the investigation by the commission was carried out with the cooperation of other agencies. Riduan Masmud, 40, was charged with raping the girl, who is 12 years and six months old, in a car parked by the road side at Inanam, Sabah, at about 10am last Feb 18. However, during the trial, he married the girl. Sessions Court judge Ummu Khatom Abd Samad gave until June 6 for the Attorney-General's Chambers to decide whether or not to go ahead with the case. Last May 7, deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Nazmeen Zulkifli informed the court that he had no objection for the case to be withdrawn after the victim withdrew the police report which she made on April 18. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail on Wednesday gave the assurance that the rape case was still on. He was also reported to have suggested MACC to look into over the RM5,000 payment of "Sogit" or compensation given by the accused to the girl's father. |
| Guan Eng ticks off IGP for investigating DAP’s Chen Man Hin Posted: 23 May 2013 07:47 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: Lim Guan Eng has taken Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar to task for "wasting time" investigating DAP founding member Dr Chen Man Hin for allegedly conspiring to create public disorder when he should be focusing on waging war against crime. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the party was shocked that the police found it necessary to investigate the innocent actions of an 86-year-old who supposedly conspired to create public disorder when he used the term "Malaysia Spring" in a private e-mail correspondence over a year ago. It was reported that Chen was called in for questioning for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government through street demonstrations similar to those that had occurred in several Middle Eastern countries and had been labelled the Arab Spring. "The investigation is clearly to victimise and humiliate a DAP leader. Even if the charge to topple the government was true, why is the investigation carried out now after more than a year when, clearly, there has been no effort to overthrow the government?" Lim said in a statement. He said questioning Dr Chen on a baseless charge showed how Khalid practised double-standards. Lim hit out at this "ridiculous" move, saying it would only waste police resources and effort when these should be used to fight the rising crime instead. Pointing out that even the sisters of the Deputy Prime Minister and Khalid himself had fallen victim to incidents of crime recently, Lim urged the police to instead focus on making the streets and the people's homes safer. |
| Temporary closure of traffic lights at junction of Jln Damansara, Jln Wan Kadir 3 Posted: 23 May 2013 07:19 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic lights at the junction of Jalan Damansara and Jalan Wan Kadir 3 (coming from Kuala Lumpur/Sprint Highway) is temporarily closed from May 23 until further notice, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) said in a statement Thursday. This is in view of the recent accidents at this location. "Several accidents have occurred at the junction over the past few days and we have taken the urgent decision to close the junction for a review of traffic management plans there. We are consulting the authorities on the issue," said MRT Corp Director of Strategic Communications and Public Relations Encik Amir Mahmood Razak. He added that traffic studies are currently ongoing with consultants and relevant authorities like DBKL for a long-term solution. A revised traffic management plan for Jalan Damansara will be implemented to accommodate the construction activities for MRT Taman Tun Dr Ismail station and piers along Jalan Damansara. "This revision is part of our on-going efforts to ensure we respond appropriately to minimise public risk. We are also taking the opportunity of the school break where there is less traffic during peak hours to undertake this exercise," added Encik Amir. Road users coming from Sprint Highway (LDP-bound) wishing to access Jalan Wan Kadir 3 are advised to proceed to the traffic lights in front of Pizza Hut. Road users can then turn into Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad, continuing to the traffics lights near the VADS Building towards Jalan Datuk Sulaiman to access Jalan Wan Kadir 3 As part of MRT Corp's Standard Operating Procedure, safety barriers, traffic cones and traffic flagman will be placed to ensure road users are pre-warned of on-going works. Motorists are advised to adhere to the speed limit at that area. In addition, a 24-hour MRT Ronda will be patrolling along the route to attend to any emergencies. MRT Corp apologised for any temporary inconvenience caused to the public during the construction of this world-class public transport facility that will benefit al Malaysians. The Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line will comprise 31 stations, and serve 1.2 million people along the route. It will also have strategic integration with KL's existing rail transport network, namely the LRT, Monorail and KTM Komuter, as well as intra and intercity bus routes. The end result will be better connectivity for KL and its surrounding cities, while reducing the number of cars that enter the capital. For more information on traffic diversion, the public can visit the MRT website at www.mymrt.com.my or www.mymrt-underground.com.my, Twitter @MRTMalaysia or twitter @MyMRT Underground or call the MRT Hotline at 1-800-82-6868. |
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