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- 409 Malaysians arrive safely from Egypt
- Altantuya murder case: Sirul Azhar and Azilah give media the slip after verdict
- Cops bust armed robbery gang
| 409 Malaysians arrive safely from Egypt Posted: SEPANG: Four hundred and nine Malaysians, mostly students and their family members in Egypt, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), on three separate flights under Ops Pyramid 2. The AirAsia X special aircraft bringing in 364 of them arrived at the airport at 7.45am yesterday, and the two Singapore Airlines planes carrying 20 and 25 of them respectively, touched down at 8.05am and 9.30am. They were received by Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin and the Education Ministry's second secretary-general Datuk Dr Zaini Ujang. Kamalanathan said Dr Zaini would lead a delegation to Cairo today for talks with the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education on the status of Malaysian students there. |
| Altantuya murder case: Sirul Azhar and Azilah give media the slip after verdict Posted: PUTRAJAYA: The two men who were tried for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu are staying out of the limelight after being set free by the Court of Appeal. Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar and C/Insp Azilah Hadri were quick to give the media the slip right after the verdict was read. They were taken to the court lock-up through a hidden passageway for their paperwork, and remained in the complex here for about two hours. At about 11am, two vehicles – believed to be carrying the men separately – were seen leaving the Palace of Justice. It was said that Sirul Azhar did not return to Perak's Tapah prison yesterday, but was released from the court complex instead. Meanwhile, after word spread that Azilah was heading to Kajang Prison to collect his belongings, the press quickly set up camp at the prison, about 26km from here, in order to catch up with him. However, after hours of waiting, pressmen were left disappointed as Azilah was nowhere to be seen. Prisons Department director Datuk Zulkifli Omar confirmed that the two had been released after completing their documentation. "Azilah left Kajang Prison at about 11.45am with a family member," he said. Despite the fanfare surrounding the trial, the media has never been given the opportunity to photograph the faces of the two men, and to date, members of the public have no idea what they look like. Related stories: A retrial would have answered questions, says Zaid |
| Posted: KUALA LUMPUR: Kajang police have busted a gang involved in armed robberies and carjacking with the arrest of eight suspects in separate raids. Kajang police chief ACP Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said three suspects, believed to have been involved in an armed robbery in Taman Desa Serdang last month, were detained in Taman Jasmin here on Wednesday. "The victim in Taman Desa Serdang said four masked men armed with parang escaped with jewellery, cash and handphones," he told reporters here yesterday. Ab Rashid said that in a follow-up operation, three other suspects, all aged between 22 and 28, were nabbed around Kajang and Bangi on the same day. Among the items seized from the suspects were a Naza Citra and Proton Putra, reported stolen in Sungai Way, parang, watches and jewellery, he said. Meanwhile, two suspects were detained by the police while trying to break into a Hilux 4X4 vehicle near a used car complex in Batu 12, Cheras, at about 4.20am on Thursday. The suspects, aged 28 and 29, had criminal records. — Bernama |
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