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- Lee in Malaysia for leaders’ retreat
- Cops among four nabbed during drug party
- We took a stand based on law, MCA tells Perkasa
| Lee in Malaysia for leaders’ retreat Posted: 06 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has arrived to attend the fifth Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat. Lee and his delegation were welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin at the KL International Airport at 2.20pm yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife Ho Ching, several Singaporean Cabinet ministers and senior officials for the two-day working visit. He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in the Prime Minister's office today. According to a Wisma Putra statement, the retreat was a platform for leaders of both countries to take stock of their bilateral co-operation. It also provides an avenue to explore and discuss further collaboration. Both Lee and Najib are expected to issue a joint statement at the end of the retreat. — Bernama |
| Cops among four nabbed during drug party Posted: 06 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: Two policemen, a man and a woman were nabbed for holding a "drug party" at a budget hotel in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah here. When a state narcotics team found them, the four were high on methamphetamine, also known as ice, during the 3pm raid on Saturday. The four were in a semi-conscious state when police stormed the room. Initial probe revealed that the two policemen, aged 26 and 30, had been in the force for more than four years. Penang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the case had been classified under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 after they all tested positive for drugs. He said police would not tolerate any wrongdoing by its personnel as it would tarnish the image of the force. "The two policemen have been remanded to facilitate investigations," SDCP Abdul Rahim said. "We have also suspended them." |
| We took a stand based on law, MCA tells Perkasa Posted: 06 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: MCA Youth has hit back at Perkasa over allegations that the party was meddling in the country's Islamic affairs. Its Legal Bureau chief Eric Choo Wei Sern stressed that neither the bureau nor the MCA did this. He said all the party did was to take a stand based on the existing laws of the country. He said PAS' hudud law was inconsistent with what had been entrenched in the Federal Constitution. "Furthermore, the PAS administration has a track record of imposing Islam law on non-Muslims," Choo said. "Therefore, it is MCA's responsibility and duty to oppose and stop any attempts by PAS that will jeopardise the peace and harmony of the country," he said, calling on Perkasa to respect Malaysia's law and judicial system. Last week, Kelantan announced that it would table a private Bill in Parliament that would seek a declaration to implement hudud law in the state. Choo also refuted Perkasa's claims that MCA was biased and silent over the use of the word "Allah". He urged all parties to be patient over the issue pending the Federal Court's judgment. "We not only did not remain silent, a group of MCA lawyers also held a watching brief in court," Choo pointed out. "This shows the sincerity and persistence of the party to find a legal solution based on the law through the justice system — unlike Perkasa which only demonstrated outside the court during the case." |
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