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- Penang freak storm: Prayer held at Jln Macalister for Lim Chin Aik
- Boy dies while sliding down school staircase railing
- Immigration officer chides UNHCR staff for delaying court process
| Penang freak storm: Prayer held at Jln Macalister for Lim Chin Aik Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:42 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: Repair works at Jalan Macalister here were halted for 30 minutes Tuesday to make way for a prayer ceremony for economy rice seller Lim Chin Aik, who is presumed buried in a crater following a storm last Thursday. Chin Aik's family and priests arrived near the site around 9.10pm and set up a prayer table at an open area beside Menara Umno. The victim's younger brother, Khung Ling, 43, was among the five priests conducting the prayer. There was a portrait of Chin Aik on the table. Chin Aik's mother Ang Kim Looi, 70, was also present. However, his wife Lee Chai Song, 48, did not attend the ceremony. According to Khung Ling, who is a follower of the Dalai Lama's teachings, the ritual was a "sin-cleansing prayer". "We hope that with our prayer, his sins will be forgiven and he will be able to follow the Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy). "The prayer will only be held here once tonight (Tuesday). We will continue our prayers at home after this," Khung Ling added. The search for Chin Aik's body had to be called off and an inquest is being carried out to certify his death, to provide closure to the family. Chin Aik, 44, is believed to be buried seven metres under the rubble, following the collapse of a lightning arrestor from Menara Umno after the freak storm. The impact of the structure's fall also killed Indian national Jahir Hussain Sulaiman, 46. Related Stories: |
| Boy dies while sliding down school staircase railing Posted: 18 Jun 2013 06:43 AM PDT BATU PAHAT: A seven-year-old boy died after he fell while sliding down the railing of the staircase at a school in Parit Raja on Monday. It is learnt that Muhamad Khairul Hakimi Ab Gani, a Year Two pupil, was trying to slide down from the second floor at SK Parit Raja at 3pm. District deputy police chief Supt Mat Razali Awang said police were investigating for sudden death. The boy suffered severe head injuries, he said. |
| Immigration officer chides UNHCR staff for delaying court process Posted: 18 Jun 2013 06:30 AM PDT SEPANG: An immigration officer chided staff of the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for interfering in the department's work at the Sessions Court. Kuala Lumpur enforcement chief James Musa Singa said the UNHCR staff were in the court to check on UNHCR cards of the accused before they were brought into the courtroom, thus delaying the court process. "The organisation can interfere while the case is still under investigation or before it is brought to the Attorney-General's Chambers," Musa told The Star. He said the department received many complaints about Myanmmar nationals making it look as if the department had not been carrying out its duties to overcome the problem. "We are tired of being accused by the public for not doing anything," he said. In the court, 131 Myanmmar nationals were jailed three months' each for entering the country without valid UNHCR cards. Sessions judge Norhayati Mohamad Yunus meted out the sentence after the men, aged between 19 and 55, pleaded guilty to the charge. The offence under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 (amended 2002) carries a fine of not more than RM10,000 or a jail term of not more than five years and whipping. Another Myanmmar national, Maung Ko Ko Naing, and Indonesian Chin Jun Lie, both 32, were jailed four months each after they admitted to overstaying. Four other Myanmmar nationals claimed trial saying that they have the UNHCR cards. The court later fixed July 8 for mention. |
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