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- Teluk Intan by-election: Man arrested for allegedly making death threats against activist
- Thailand coup: Military detains ex-premier Yingluck
- Thomas Cup: Malaysia storms into final
| Teluk Intan by-election: Man arrested for allegedly making death threats against activist Posted: 23 May 2014 07:18 AM PDT TELUK INTAN: Police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill an activist who was involved in the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat by-election. Deputy Hilir Perak OCPD superintendent Zaki Harun said the man, 50, was arrested in Durian Tunggal in Malacca on Wednesday after threatening to kill the activist, also 50, at an operations centre in Taman Ratna, along Changkat Jong here earlier on the same day. "The activist with a non-governmental organisation was working on some campaigning matters when he was allegedly threatened by the man at about 4am. "The suspect was subsequently arrested on the same day by the Bukit Aman and Perak's Ops Cantas teams," he told a press conference here on Friday. "According to our investigations, the suspect has five previous convictions," he said. Supt Zaki said the suspect had been brought to the district police station here to be remanded to facilitate investigations. "We will call several individuals as witnesses or those involved with the threat incident," he said. He added that the suspect was the first arrest made in related to the by-election. "The case will be investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code, in which the suspect could be jailed for seven years if found guilty," he said. |
| Thailand coup: Military detains ex-premier Yingluck Posted: 23 May 2014 07:17 AM PDT BANGKOK: Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several members of her family have been detained by Thai army leaders of the nation's military coup. "We have detained Yingluck, her sister and brother-in-law," a senior military officer told Reuters. The two relatives have held top political posts. "We will do so for not more than week, that would be too long. We just need to organise matters in the country first," said the officer, who declined to say where Yingluck was being held. According to BBC, army chief Gen Prayut Chan-O-Cha also met with key officials, telling them reform must come before any elections. Prayut summoned governors, business leaders and civil servants to the Bangkok Army Club on Friday. He told the meeting: "I want all civil servants to help organise the country. We must have economic, social and political reforms before elections. If the situation is peaceful, we are ready to return power to the people." Six of Thailand's most senior military officers have now been appointed to run the country, with provincial commanders supervising local government. |
| Thomas Cup: Malaysia storms into final Posted: 23 May 2014 06:47 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: Malaysia stormed into the finals of the Thomas Cup after beating Indonesia 3-0 in the semifinals at the Siri Fort Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. Chong Wei Feng defeated Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in the deciding game with a 21-10, 21-17 score in the third tie. Chong gave Malaysia the winning point against Rumbaka In the second game, doubles pair Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Tien How defeated Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan 21-19, 8-21, 23-21. Malaysia will meet Japan who stunned China 3-0 in an earlier semifinal. Malaysia last won the Thomas Cup back in 1992 in Kuala Lumpur when they defeated Indonesia. The final will be played on Sunday. |
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