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- Teen: I endured four hours of terror with escaped prisoner
- Najib: More can be done for Indian community with continued ‘nambikei’
- Police open probe into 3 violations by rally organisers
| Teen: I endured four hours of terror with escaped prisoner Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:07 AM PST BUKIT MERTAJAM: A youth, who was held hostage Saturday night by one of the seven detainees who escaped from police custody last Monday, endured four hours of terror. During the 'hostage' situation which began at 8.30pm, Mohd Khairul Anas Fazli, 20, was forced to accompany the detainee, Mohd Khairulnizam Abdul Rani, 26, to the homes of the latter's relatives at several locations in Sungai Bakap and Bukit Mertajam. During the time, the fugitive rode Mohd Khairul Anas' motorcycle, with the hostage as pillion. Recalling the incident, the victim said he was at a friend's house in Bukit Indera Muda about 8.30pm, when Mohd Khairulnizam, who incidentally knew the friend as well, kicked open the main door. "He was quite aggressive when he entered the house. Wasting no time, he used the toilet before asking one of us to send him to his sister's house in Sungai Bakap. "When we declined, he threatened to take away my motorcycle," said Mohd Khairul Anas when met here on Sunday. He said Mohd Khairulnizam rode the motorcycle, with him as pillion, through Jalan Bukit Teh in Bukit Mertajam. However, he said he could not remember the rest of the route as it was surrounded by oil palm plantations. "When we arrived in Sungai Bakap, the detainee's sister was not home. He then took me to his friend's house in Sungai Bakap, but that friend was also not home. We then turned back to Bukit Teh through Machang Bubok, to the homes of some of his relatives and friends in Bandar Perda and Bukit Mertajam. They too, were away. "While many things crossed my mind, I did not dare shout for help because I feared he might harm me. However, when we arrived in Bukit Mertajam, I told him I wanted to ride the motorcycle and took him to Berapit, telling him it was safe to hide there," he said. At that juncture, Mohd Khairul Anas, noticing the detainee's desperation to hide after six days on the run, said he told him that he wanted to surf the Internet at a cyber cafe (in Berapit). "I promised the detainee I would pick him up later. He said he had no money, so I gave him RM5. "I rode fast to the Kubang Semang police station and told the police the location of the detainee," he said. Mohd Khairulnizam was arrested at the cybercafe about 1.15am. - Bernama |
| Najib: More can be done for Indian community with continued ‘nambikei’ Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:17 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak gave his assurance on Sunday that more could be done for the Indian community with unity and continued 'nambikei' between the Government and the community. "With this unity and the continued 'nambikei' between us, I can assure you that we can do much more and reach out to every deserving Indian family, thereby ensuring that the progress of our nation is shared by all Malaysians alike," he said in his message posted on his www.1Malaysia.com.my blog in conjunction with the Ponggal celebration beginning Monday. He said the arrival of the auspicious month of 'Thai' in the Indian calendar marked the celebration of 'Ponggal', a harvest festival that symbolised a new beginning. "As our friends celebrate the bountiful harvest by their tradition of boiling milk and rice, we are reminded of the rapid growth of our country's transformation that has brought much success and continued development for the benefit of all Malaysians," he said. Najib said Malaysia was a country full of opportunities and by strengthening unity as well as working hard together, all Malaysians would share the country's bounty, as the nation progressed towards a developed and high-income nation status by 2020. Najib also wished all Malaysian Indians "Ponggal Vaalthukkal" (Ponggal greetings). "Let us all come together in the spirit of 1Malaysia to join our friends and celebrate this festival with renewed hope that this festival of new beginnings will bring Malaysia more progress and success," he said. - Bernama |
| Police open probe into 3 violations by rally organisers Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:41 AM PST Published: Sunday January 13, 2013 MYT 8:39:00 PM |
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