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- Suspected drug addict found dead in Penang lock-up
- Granny calls off hunger strike over Lynas protest
- Partial night closure at Sprint Highway (KL-bound)
| Suspected drug addict found dead in Penang lock-up Posted: 26 May 2013 06:20 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: A 40-year-old suspected drug addict was found dead, some 19 hours after he was detained at the lock-up of the state police headquarters here. Penang deputy CID chief Asst Comm Mohd Nasir Salleh said R. Jamesh Ramesh was found unconscious when a policeman tried to wake him up at around 10.30am on Sunday. "The policeman alerted the Penang Hospital immediately but at 11.15am the suspect was certified dead by the medical officers," he told a press conference in Patani Road here. ACP Mohd Nasir said police have ruled out foul play in the case as initial investigations showed no bruises or injuries on the suspect. |
| Granny calls off hunger strike over Lynas protest Posted: 26 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT KUANTAN: A 72-year-old grandmother, popularly known as Aunty Mei, has called off her month-long hunger strike to protest against the Lynas rare earth refinery. Well-wishers gave Tuw Ah Mei, a grandmother of 10, a plate of mee goreng at about 10.30am at the municipal council field here. A crowd of about 100 people had gathered at the field to lend their support and to join her in the protest. "I started eating again as I said I would if the public shows up to support my cause," she told reporters after taking her first meal on Sunday. She claimed to have only drank water since starting her no-food protest at her home in Jalan Wong Ah Jang here on April 26. It was reported last week that Auntie Mei had petitioned to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to pressure the Federal and Pahang state governments to shut down Lynas immediately. It is learnt that none of her family members were among those who gathered to support her cause. |
| Partial night closure at Sprint Highway (KL-bound) Posted: 26 May 2013 04:46 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: A partial night closure of the right-most lane of the Sprint Highway (Kuala Lumpur-bound) will begin from May 29 until August 29. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said in a statement that the closure is from 10pm to 5.30am which will be implemented intermittently on weekdays. It said the closure is to facilitate piloting works for construction of MRT piers and will be carried out in stages for 150-metres, at a stretch between the junction of Jalan Setia Puspa and Wisma Lensa. Safety barriers, hoardings and traffic cones will be installed at the work site to ensure road users and pedestrians are well-informed of on-going works besides a 24-hour patrolling by MRT Ronda along the routes. For more information on the traffic diversion, the public can visit the MRT website at www.mymrt.com.my or www.mymrt-underground.com.my. |
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