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- Seven held over gang fight that ended in murder
- Pairin unopposed, PBS polls focus now on deputy presidencies
- Two brothers force Year One girl to perform oral sex
| Seven held over gang fight that ended in murder Posted: MARANG: Two students who are to sit for the PMR examinations today were among seven arrested over a gang fight in which a 20-year-old factory worker was stabbed to death. The fight over a girl involved members of rival gangs from the neighbouring villages of Kampung Durian Penjara and Kampung Seberang Jerung. It was learnt that the main suspect, a 17-year-old dropout, was unhappy that the factory worker's 16-year-old brother had "stolen" his girlfriend. Terengganu CID chief Asst Comm K. Manoharan said initial police investigations showed that the youth and his gang confronted the factory worker and his friends in front of a restaurant at about 8.30pm on Monday. "The quarrel turned into a fight during which the factory worker was stabbed in the chest," he said yesterday. "He was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead at 10.10pm." He said the police identified nine suspects, aged between 15 and 21, who were involved in the gang fight and had nabbed seven of them so far. ACP Manoharan said the police believe that only the older suspect was involved in the stabbing but were investigating if the others were involved. Another suspect, a 15-year-old who is one of the two sitting for the PMR, is believed to have taken away the murder weapon. "We have contacted his parents, who are expected to turn him in," ACP Manoharan said. He said the police would probe the involvement of the two PMR students in the fight before deciding whether they could sit for the exam. |
| Pairin unopposed, PBS polls focus now on deputy presidencies Posted: KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has been returned unopposed for another three-year term to head the party he founded and has led since its inception 28 years ago. Pairin, who is the 73-year-old Hguan Sou (paramount leader), received all of the nominations from the party's 57 divisions as the focus of the contest now turns to the the deputy president posts. With Pairin indicating that it is his last term, incumbent deputy president (non-Muslim bumiputra) Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili is facing a challenge from secretary-general Datuk Henrynus Amin in the party elections during its congress scheduled for Oct 23. Dr Ongkili, who is Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, has been Pairin's deputy since 1995 and is expecting an intense challenge from Henrynus. Another deputy president (Chinese), Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, who was Sabah Deputy Chief Minister who lost the Api Api state seat in the general election, is being challenged by his one-time close ally Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah, a state assistant minister. Also nominated to make it a three-cornered fight for the Chinese deputy president's post is former Sungai Sibuga assemblyman Datuk Thien Fui Yun. For deputy president (Muslim bumiputra), its incumbent Datuk Almudin Kaida might face a challenge from the party's Wanita chief Datuk Jamilah Sulaiman and party vice-president Rakam Sijim. At least nine people have been nominated for the five elected vice-president positions and about 60 will contest for the 25 elected supreme council places. PBS information chief Datuk Johnny Mositun said nominated candidates had till Oct 8 to decide if they wanted to withdraw from the contests. |
| Two brothers force Year One girl to perform oral sex Posted: MALACCA: Two brothers, one in Year Four and the other in Year Two, allegedly forced a Year One girl to perform oral sex on them after the duo browsed an adult movie site on their school computer. The brothers apparently had watched a movie at the school's computer lab and later invited the girl to their house in Tanjung Minyak Utama here to re-enact what they had seen. The girl's 25-year-old mother lodged a police report on Monday after her daughter told her about the incident. In her report, the mother claimed the brothers had "romanced" her daughter by inviting her on the pretext of helping her with homework. Sources told The Star that the boys had accessed adult sites that were not filtered by the blocking software. Malacca Action Group for Parents (Magpie) chairman Mak Chee Kin said the state education department should probe the shocking case as it involved primary school pupils. "The department should investigate whether children at school are watching pornography," he said, adding that schools should also install web-filtering software to block minors from visiting inappropriate sites. "Magpie has received information that some schools here are not stringent in monitoring Internet usage. "The Education Department should also commission Internet security firms to monitor computer use in schools." Mak said pupils were becoming competent at bypassing standard blocking systems and firewalls, but added that there was software to monitor web use which could automatically alert teachers when an inappropriate page was being viewed. |
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