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- Najib keeps them guessing about 13th GE
- Jakarta flood: Malaysian embassy ready with contingency plans
- Malaysia and South Korea sign extradition pact
| Najib keeps them guessing about 13th GE Posted: 17 Jan 2013 07:30 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has hinted that the 13th general election is near but will let the people continue to guess the date. The Barisan Nasional chairman said he liked the guessing game. "Barisan has already ironed out most issues, including seat allocations and candidates. "The question of when parliament will be dissolved - we have until April 28. We will know when the time comes. For the time being keep on guessing," he told reporters after chairing the Barisan council meeting. On the issue of candidates, Najib said that although most have been identified, the coalition was still scrutinising some of the candidates to ensure they were the right choice in terms of ability and acceptability. He said although support for Barisan had increased, the coalition would not take things for granted and be comfortable with the present support. "We must not act as if there's nothing that can threaten our position. We have to fortify efforts to make sure we do our best because many factors can affect the outcome of the election," he added. Asked whether this would be Barisan's last meeting before the election was called, he said this was not necessarily so as such meetings could be called anytime. On the Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah, Najib said the commission was a clear manifestation of the government's sincerity to resolve the issue once and for all. "In fact, credit should be given to Barisan because we dare to tackle the issue head on," he said. He reminded the public not to jump into conclusion as only several of the 167 witnesses had testified so far. On the issue of citizenship awarded to foreigners, Najib said there was nothing wrong with doing so provided it was in accordance with the law. "Many countries are also doing the same. I'm sure you know that," he said. He added the issue would not affect Barisan during election as it was a genuine effort to resolve the issue and pointed out that it was Barisan component parties in Sabah that had asked for the RCI. However, he said, the issue should not be spun out of context. |
| Jakarta flood: Malaysian embassy ready with contingency plans Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:58 AM PST JAKARTA: The Malaysian embassy in Jakarta is ready with contingency plans to evacuate Malaysians living in Jakarta should the flood situation worsen. Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia, Datuk Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin Syed Hassan said embassy officers were in constant contact with the Malaysians to ensure they were safe. He said no Malaysian had been trapped in the flood, which rendered major roads leading to the city centre inaccessible when the water level rose to one metre. The embassy has set up a 24-hour flood operations room to enable Malaysians to obtain updates on the situation in Jakarta, which can be contacted at +62215224947. A state of emergency has been declared in Jakarta from today until Jan 27. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the affected areas in a boat and directed the police to monitor security at the houses of residents who were forced to move to evacuation centres. In the last two days, about 10,000 residents living near Ciliwung River and its tributariess had to be evacuated as flood waters as high as three metres inundated their homes. Meanwhile, Education Malaysia (EM) Indonesia today ordered the affected Malaysian students to relocate temporarily to Malaysia Hall in Jakarta. EM director, Assoc Prof Dr Juzhar Jusoh said the rest of the Malaysian students were safe but ready to move if asked to leave their living quarters. He said most of the affected students were from the medical and dental faculties of Universiti Kristen Krida Wacana (UKRIDA) and Universiti Trisakti respectively. "Both universities had to cancel lectures today because of the floods," he said. - Bernama |
| Malaysia and South Korea sign extradition pact Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:45 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and South Korea on Wednesday signed a landmark extradition treaty enabling both countries to repatriate wanted criminals and exchange intelligence information. The treaty, also aimed at combating increasing cross-border crimes, was signed by Malaysia's Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and South Korea's Minister of Justice, Kwon Jae Jin. Witnessing the signing of this first ever Malaysia-South Korea extradition treaty were Deputy Home Minister, Datuk Lee Chee Leong and Deputy Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar. At a press conference later, Hishammuddin said the treaty could enhance bilateral collaboration between the countries. "The treaty encompasses cooperation in transnational crimes and other collaboration pertaining to security aspects towards a more secure and healthy regional environment," he said. He said Malaysia was also keen to learn about handling public assemblies from Korea, particularly on related legal structures. Hishammuddin also hinted of similar treaties with Indonesia and Thailand soon. Meanwhile, Kwon said he was pleased with the signing of the pact, adding that such a move would enhance bilateral ties. "This treaty will enable South Korea to share intelligence information in handling security matters with Malaysia," he said. - Bernama |
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