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- Penang ramp collapse: State won't allow work to resume until proven safe, says CM
- Najib: ABNxcess rollout a 'new era' for Malaysian television
- Lock-up deaths: Japanese detainee found hanged in lock-up at USJ 8 police station
| Penang ramp collapse: State won't allow work to resume until proven safe, says CM Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:52 AM PDT Published: Saturday June 8, 2013 MYT 11:49:00 PM |
| Najib: ABNxcess rollout a 'new era' for Malaysian television Posted: 08 Jun 2013 07:47 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's first digital cable TV network ABNxcess, which carries an initial 50 channels, was officially launched by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in Bukit Jalil here Saturday. Hosted by Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN) Sdn Bhd, the event saw the rollout of ABN's new high-speed broadband (HSBB) and pay TV service. Speaking at the launch, Najib said the service signified a "new era" for Malaysian television. "I am confident that this launch will signify a new era in information and entertainment dissemination across the country," he said in his speech at at the Putra Stadium. He was accompanied by Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek and ABN Media Group executive chairman Tan Sri K.K. Eswaran. Najib congratulated ABN on its new service, adding that the advent of digital cable TV here would bridge the digital divide for all Malaysians. "This is what the Government wants to see," Najib said. He also hoped that with ABN's presence, Malaysians would also get the chance to showcase locally-made content through the network at a regional and international level. ABN promised subscribers that they wouldn't have to worry about bad weather interrupting their TV experience. "Those with ABNxcess can enjoy high-definition TV without weather disruptions," said ABN chairman Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor. For its broadband service, ABN is offering 10Mps, 30Mbps and 50 Mbps packages at RM129, RM219 and RM369 per month respectively. The ABNxcess pay TV service will cost an extra RM29.99 for 50 channels plus free-to-air TV, radio and games applications. ABNxcess will also include 10 high-definition (HD) channels at no extra charge. ABN did not specifically mention which channels would be part of its pay TV package. It was previously reported that ABN planned to push its number of available channels to up to 500 in the future. The cable service will be rolled out to an initial 24 areas in the Klang Valley and Johor Baru, with an expected expansion to other regions over the next five years. |
| Lock-up deaths: Japanese detainee found hanged in lock-up at USJ 8 police station Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:04 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: A Japanese man who was arrested for allegedly brandishing a knife at auxiliary police after trespassing into a university near here on June 2, was found hanged at the grille of his lock-up cell at the USJ 8 police station, Subang Jaya, early Saturday. Selangor deputy police chief Datuk A.Thaiveegan said Nobuhiro Matsushita, 33, was found dead at 4am and was believed to have hanged himself on the grille bar by using his own shirt. "An autopsy report issued by the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre found that the suspect died as a result of hanging and that there were no injures on his body. "Initial police investigations also confirmed that no foul play was involved in his death," he told a press conference here. He said an inspection by a lock-up policeman an hour before had found that all detainees, including the man, were in good condition. Thaiveegan said the suspect, who was arrested on June 2 after making criminal threats to the auxiliary police personnel who wanted to arrest him for allegedly intruding into a store at the university, was initially placed in a cell with other detainees before he was segregated for intrusiveness on the other detainees. "The man was arrested and remanded until June 17 for criminal intimidation and criminal invasion. "An inspection on his passport also found that were no records of his entry into the country and his detention was also related to Immigration matters," he said. Thaiveegan said police had several times called in a translator from the the Japanese Embassy for the purpose of the investigation because the suspect did not speak English. He said police had contacted his family through the embassy to inform them of the incident and were informed that it would take some time for them to come over. "We are waiting for a full report from the pathologist and when we've received it, we will submit the investigation file or the sudden death report to the Attorney-General's Chambers for further instructions... so we are following everything according to procedure," he added. - Bernama |
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