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- Balingian by-election: Smooth early voting at Mukah police HQ
- MH370 crash: Flags lowered to half-mast in Johor and Perak
- Puspakom to extend mobile inspection service
| Balingian by-election: Smooth early voting at Mukah police HQ Posted: 25 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT MUKAH: Early voting for the Balingian by-election, involving 133 registered enforcement personnel, went off without a hitch. "We expect almost everyone eligible for early voting to do so today. The Election Commission records show 133 eligible voters, although according to our own latest records, one has retired. "We hope he returns to cast his vote and not waste it," Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Dep-uty Comm Datuk Law Hong Soon said.  Civil duty: Early voting for the Balingian by-election involved 133 registered enforcement personnel. Early voting took place at the Mukah police headquarters' multi-purpose hall after the state-level Malaysian Police Day celebrations, which was held there. DCP Law said the campaigning for the by-election had been "peaceful", adding: "There have been no police reports made by either side. This is a very smooth by-election. I want to say thank you to the people for showing such high level of cooperation." Law said 54 permits for political rallies had been issued so far. |
| MH370 crash: Flags lowered to half-mast in Johor and Perak Posted: 25 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: Flags at government agencies, schools and the private sector in Johor and Perak will be flown half-mast as a mark of respect for the passengers and crew on Flight MH370, Johor State Secretary Datuk Obet Tawil said Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar was sad and concerned for the families of all those on board the flight. "All flags statewide, whether government or the private sector, were directed yesterday to be flown at half-mast for a day," he said. In Ipoh, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah urged all government departments, agencies, schools and institutions, as well as the private sector, to fly the state flag at half-mast today. In a statement yesterday, Raja Dr Nazrin expressed his sadness and sympathies to the families of the passengers and crew on Flight MH370. He said the gesture would be a symbol of sympathy of the people in the state to the affected families. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said in a statement: "In this hour of sadness, we can only empathise and offer our condolences." In George Town, the Penang Free School lowered the Jalur Gemilang to half-mast as a mark of respect for its alumnus Capt Zaharie Ahmad Shah. School principal Jalil Saad said the news of the loss of Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean was devastating to all Frees. "Even though I didn't know Zaharie personally because he was two years my junior, I feel extremely sad for the loss. "We have lost a respectable and very talented Old Free," he said at his office yesterday. He added that the school would observe a minute's silence during the assembly when the school reopens on Monday. The youngest son and the eighth of nine children, Zaharie studied at the Jelutong English School (now known as SK Jelutong Barat) before moving to PFS from 1974 until 1978. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981 and capped 18,365 flying hours. Meanwhile, Zaharie's neighbour and close friend Abdul Rahman Bistamam said he felt like his friend was still alive. "Something tells me that he's still out there. "There is no concrete evidence to prove that he's dead," he said. |
| Puspakom to extend mobile inspection service Posted: 25 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT ALOR SETAR: Puspakom will be extending its Premier Mobile Inspection Service (PMI) to Kedah, Perak, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan from April 1 to enable customers to obtain vehicle inspection services. Its chief executive officer Mohammed Shukor Ismail said the service aimed to save time and facilitate vehicle owners to patronise its inspection services without the need to visit Puspakom centres. "Many vehicle owners cannot spare the time to carry out inspection at our branches, so our PMI unit can serve them at their location. Customers only need to call the PMI toll-free line at 1800-222-210 for an appointment," he said in a media statement. He said an inspection would only take 30 minutes and the charge was based on the type of inspection, costing between RM20 and RM50, while the service charge was RM100 for a car and RM50 for a motorcycle. Mohammed Shukor said the extension of PMI was an initiative by Puspakom to raise its quality of service for the comfort of customers. The PMI service is mandatory under the Road Transport Act 1987 for vehicles with expired road tax for more than a year and new or used imported vehicles. — Bernama |
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