tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65881225994854141322024-03-19T20:16:33.189+08:00Malaysians Must Know the TRUTHMohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.comBlogger272628125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-81004790299967986312024-03-19T20:06:00.001+08:002024-03-19T20:06:06.364+08:00Police find only five pairs of controversial 'Allah' socks at factory<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrMx-UNdm7bOlbUhtIo1nsb4ZhDQSe9AmIpj1x2eakyURsEvvJdnyc2WjgecQRftBTjy9lfkUTJPIeFOI7sYn1TG6qoQziNWox3QuwzIzt-JdnGMl5oqEXXHUPyelenmelwTS-VKp_iritoEgfE9C4P1FO9ejQpCZ4Zjgg7te8BBzRG-3m4wWe6ub1kdPp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrMx-UNdm7bOlbUhtIo1nsb4ZhDQSe9AmIpj1x2eakyURsEvvJdnyc2WjgecQRftBTjy9lfkUTJPIeFOI7sYn1TG6qoQziNWox3QuwzIzt-JdnGMl5oqEXXHUPyelenmelwTS-VKp_iritoEgfE9C4P1FO9ejQpCZ4Zjgg7te8BBzRG-3m4wWe6ub1kdPp=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">A police search at a factory alleged to be the producer of socks printed with the word Allah yielded only five pairs, which were the ones KK Mart previously returned from its outlet in Bandar Sunway, Selangor.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Batu Pahat district police chief Ismail Dollah said an examination of 18,000 pairs of socks in six large packages found at the factory revealed no other socks printed with the sacred word.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“The investigation discovered that this factory does not manufacture any brand of socks but produces various types of slippers.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“The socks found are imported goods from China and part of a batch ordered from the country,” he was quoted as saying by <em style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Utusan</em>.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">According to Ismail, the factory is only responsible for packaging and distributing the socks after receiving them from China.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">He said only three convenience stores were involved in selling these socks, all located in Sunway, Selangor.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">The five pairs have been seized for investigation, he added.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The case is being investigated under Section 98A of the Penal Code, Section 505 of the same code for causing public mischief, and Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act (MCMA) 1998.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The controversy surfaced last week when images of the Miranosock socks being sold at the Bandar Sunway outlet of the KK Mart went viral on social media.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Following the uproar, KK Mart issued an apology to all its customers, particularly the Muslim community, and confirmed that immediate actions had been taken to halt the sale of the socks.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has been vocal about the issue, urging for a boycott against KK Mart should the chain fail to display banners apologising for the incident. - Mkini</p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-4464059489642543752024-03-19T20:00:00.001+08:002024-03-19T20:00:38.202+08:00MCMC prepping proposed framework to license social media - Teo<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVa_ZQUV03XbMQmkE0vsqRqScLsDabx9L77Zo-k4XVKo6FmsJuqqS8bVDAnVnXRC0YUEdapSIGlLoXAyhj7mBHFsdpbaINtsEhbtyWUrF31-bDhLzf_vGnMAMmnxkNOHPiA6kmiWKz1yfBaqg9XeLQqkroVejhY1Gj06gb_VhikaVj-CZjF6p2gX5ky9Yz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVa_ZQUV03XbMQmkE0vsqRqScLsDabx9L77Zo-k4XVKo6FmsJuqqS8bVDAnVnXRC0YUEdapSIGlLoXAyhj7mBHFsdpbaINtsEhbtyWUrF31-bDhLzf_vGnMAMmnxkNOHPiA6kmiWKz1yfBaqg9XeLQqkroVejhY1Gj06gb_VhikaVj-CZjF6p2gX5ky9Yz=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue;">PARLIAMENT</span> | The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is preparing a proposed framework to license social media platforms and online service providers.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching told Parliament this morning that the licensing will be applied to social media and internet messaging service providers according to set evaluation criteria.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“The proposed enforcement of licensing on online service providers is now being scrutinised and MCMC is in the process of completing the licensing framework,” she said.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Enforcement will be proportionate and is not meant to restrict freedom of the media, she added.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“This regulatory proposal is to increase the level of online safety and deal with content that is against the country’s legislation,” she said.</p><div class="medium-insert-images" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; opacity: 0.7; text-align: center;">Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching</figcaption></figure></div><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">MCMC also rejected about 14 percent of social media post removal requests it received from January to March of this year, she said.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); 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color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">She added that the remaining 86 percent of requests that lead to the removal of social media posts are related to gambling (73 percent), fraud (15.63 percent) and fake content (4.15 percent).</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Besides that, she said that the Digital Safety Bill 2023 may be brought to Parliament for approval in the next sitting.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">A committee had already been established and discussions have started regarding the need for a law to ensure online safety, she added.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Last Thursday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said reportedly said that the Legal Affairs Division has prepared a <a href="https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/699312" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); 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text-decoration: inherit;">working draft</a> for the bill. - Mkini</p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-28302690592591972662024-03-19T19:53:00.006+08:002024-03-19T19:53:43.888+08:00Finance minister II: No plans to peg ringgit for now<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZT_DTuBEfqRnue6A_U8EbvCiriwaaSCQb1eBxflFbqUzx0U2z4s0aX_-2DC7snqDWRKhBPfzLU4HQD4vm2Bf9nC0S1Yqsz4dli6fVT2SEWiixgRS4YPqBLazH4m4EpHqklekKt2dLNimoGqbs5J6VHCyUBpFKFeKOKw-akXzn3g4NapLRtREYyhYUHSjE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZT_DTuBEfqRnue6A_U8EbvCiriwaaSCQb1eBxflFbqUzx0U2z4s0aX_-2DC7snqDWRKhBPfzLU4HQD4vm2Bf9nC0S1Yqsz4dli6fVT2SEWiixgRS4YPqBLazH4m4EpHqklekKt2dLNimoGqbs5J6VHCyUBpFKFeKOKw-akXzn3g4NapLRtREYyhYUHSjE=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The government has no plans to peg the ringgit at this time, Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); 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color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">He said when the ringgit was pegged around 1998, the economic condition at that time was different compared to the current situation. </p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">He explained that in 1998 the stock market had plunged by 76 percent but from the start of this year, the stock market had risen six percent. Foreign debt in 1998 was more than 16 percent of the gross domestic product while currently it is only one or two percent. </p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“Hence, if we look in terms of national reserves, Bank Negara has reserves of more or less US$114 billion. It’s much better at RM26 billion (recorded) in 1998.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“Therefore, (there’s) no need for us to react hastily. The government is indeed sensitive to the issue of the ringgit and will strive to address it,” he said during a question-and-answer session in the Dewan Negara today. </p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Amir said analysts also opined that the ringgit will stabilise this year to a better level and possibly to the 4.50 level against the US dollar.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“Under the Madani economy framework, we believe the ringgit will perform better in the future,” he said. </p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">He was replying to a supplementary question from Senator Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh, who wanted to know if the government was planning to peg the ringgit to control or safeguard the country’s assets.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><em style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-76399045549626402562024-03-19T19:50:00.001+08:002024-03-19T19:50:24.827+08:00UUCA amendments to be tabled in Dewan Negara next month<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTiUZ7tf2tYeqy8nnWu8c80q5oWFa_sPaxRFmRnxfN-sOAWGLWOL6rBhi9TIx45c6SicW36eJsa4MQ_dKoq6XfbC7eVgyDFJXYTacuIYuM4HSTeGE89Z-F6w0ILXkhAQVbNia3Qyg-XjA8Izv1I3b1V3jHX4hHymOv0FcfkQXEEX0e-wkuBxJgq4XwTISA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTiUZ7tf2tYeqy8nnWu8c80q5oWFa_sPaxRFmRnxfN-sOAWGLWOL6rBhi9TIx45c6SicW36eJsa4MQ_dKoq6XfbC7eVgyDFJXYTacuIYuM4HSTeGE89Z-F6w0ILXkhAQVbNia3Qyg-XjA8Izv1I3b1V3jHX4hHymOv0FcfkQXEEX0e-wkuBxJgq4XwTISA=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">The Universities and University Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2023, which was approved by the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Negara next month.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">The Higher Education Ministry said Dewan Rakyat unanimously approved the bill after the second and third reading by Higher Education Minister Zambry Abd Kadir.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">It said the bill would make the student empowerment agenda successful, marking a historic moment as the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) is once again amended to elevate the dignity of public university students. </span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">“The amendment is the result of a series of engagements carried out by the ministry with student leaders from 2021 until now.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">“It is one of the progressive measures implemented by the government to reform the organisational culture and refresh the student movement in accordance with their ability to manage self-maturity,” it said in a statement today.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">The Universities and University Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2023 involves amendments to six provisions in the act to improve governance, covering management of activities to student discipline.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">The amended Section 15A allows student representative councils and student bodies to collect funds and receive contributions in any manner, subject to prevailing written regulations and laws.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Section 16B transfers disciplinary authority from the vice-chancellor to the student disciplinary committee to reflect the current practice in public universities.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">- </span><em style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Bernama</em></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-56160401707204893632024-03-19T19:47:00.001+08:002024-03-19T19:47:37.685+08:00Magistrate's order barring Siti Kasim from 2022 rally illegal, court hears<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwOPWPrstuMCs8MVJvgMyOlyVoks0OSLZr1YdlKslx00Q3tBIQ1dHBtBZ-M8wsZTAaOuy7ZqYiYhygsVVh83kXMGhHiQTapp7pYiSdgSN7Zgf64ZTZdeGqERpxqOxHrS96WQlWf3oA1icaLYXXsfHD4WjNmAfiXjZcVnZjBkC3ti7Etvn5_T2mtUvLu1fo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwOPWPrstuMCs8MVJvgMyOlyVoks0OSLZr1YdlKslx00Q3tBIQ1dHBtBZ-M8wsZTAaOuy7ZqYiYhygsVVh83kXMGhHiQTapp7pYiSdgSN7Zgf64ZTZdeGqERpxqOxHrS96WQlWf3oA1icaLYXXsfHD4WjNmAfiXjZcVnZjBkC3ti7Etvn5_T2mtUvLu1fo=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">A Magistrate’s Court’s prohibitory order barring Siti Kasim and another individual from a 2022 rally demanding MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki’s resignation is illegal, her lawyer told the Kuala Lumpur High Court.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The activist’s counsel, Kee Hui Yee, told civil court judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh this morning that the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court order - applied for and granted to the police on Jan 20, 2022 - erred in law.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">This is because premises owners lodged no objections at the initial public gathering location, namely Dataran Merdeka, Sogo and Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur, he said.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Kee, who is acting for Siti (<em style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">above</em>) and co-applicant S Raveentheran in the judicial review which targeted the inspector-general of police, the government, and two police officers, submitted that the magistrate order stated it takes into account such objections when it does not even exist.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">“The magistrate took irrelevant considerations into account, such as the premises owners’ objections.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">“However, there were no such objections by premises owners, thus the prohibition order is illegal,” Kee said over the rally on Jan 22, two years ago.</p><div class="medium-insert-images" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; opacity: 0.7; text-align: center;">The ‘Tangkap Azam Baki’ rally in 2022</figcaption></figure></div><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly @ Arwi told the court that the four respondents would rely on their written submissions to counter the two judicial review applicants’ arguments.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The respondents’ written submissions contended that Siti and Raveentharan’s legal action should be dismissed because the duo ultimately attended the rally, which was relocated to Bangsar on the same day.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Farid fixed June 26 for a decision on the judicial review.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">‘Tangkap Azam Baki’ rally</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The “<a href="https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/607955" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); 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--tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; opacity: 0.7; text-align: center;">The ‘Tangkap Azam Baki’ rally in 2022</figcaption></figure></div><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Azam came under scrutiny after allegations he owned shares in two companies in 2015 surfaced.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">According to Excel Force Bhd’s 2015 annual report, Azam owned 2,156,000 warrants in the company as of March 21, 2016. At the time, Azam was the head of MACC’s investigation division.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">However, in a press conference on Jan 5, 2022, Azam said he did not do anything wrong as the shares were bought by his brother using his name.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Initially, the High Court denied leave to Siti and Raveentharan to commence the judicial review, filed on Jan 20, 2022.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">However, in May last year, the Court of Appeal allowed the two applicants’ appeal for leave and remitted the action back to the High Court for a hearing of the judicial review’s merits.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Through the challenge, Siti and Raveentharan are seeking general, aggravated or exemplary damages over the alleged violation of their fundamental rights of freedom of movement, speech and assembly.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Severe leg cramps</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">Siti also seeks compensation over her alleged humiliation and mental anguish, as well as purported severe leg cramps.</p><div class="medium-insert-images" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">The outspoken activist - who had reserved a room at a hotel in Lorong Medan Tuanku, Kuala Lumpur, the night before the rally initially set at Dataran Merdeka, Sogo, and Masjid Jamek - said that she suffered leg cramps as she had to walk to the new rally venue in Bangsar.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">She alleged that she could not drive to Bangsar as the roads leading out of Kuala Lumpur were subjected to police closure due to the rally, forcing her to walk there.</p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); 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color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;">She also claimed that police at a roadblock in the capital prevented her from taking the shortest route to walk to Bangsar, leading to severe leg cramps. - Mkini</p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-81395928881396462972024-03-19T19:43:00.001+08:002024-03-19T19:43:05.214+08:00Kedah Agro Holdings to settle RM560k salary arrears before Hari Raya<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgygxn-8O7Z21s3JMJjSXgWNd6hsRkVVwM5HBBN9HJbchylwAhLNsi5OJj_304EvYLw9Wa-_aoRU51swof3wuj3ep_y2XV-t6Y5UEhwTOOA_X1sdK8Kv7r4WW-s1CXp8AkuQU9H1hSM1Pk5hpP1IdCU9iSvSWX4GsG3bVFQVEs4YzzzZAlz03dGdvg0Bkvt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgygxn-8O7Z21s3JMJjSXgWNd6hsRkVVwM5HBBN9HJbchylwAhLNsi5OJj_304EvYLw9Wa-_aoRU51swof3wuj3ep_y2XV-t6Y5UEhwTOOA_X1sdK8Kv7r4WW-s1CXp8AkuQU9H1hSM1Pk5hpP1IdCU9iSvSWX4GsG3bVFQVEs4YzzzZAlz03dGdvg0Bkvt=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span face="Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">PARLIAMENT </span><span color="rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95)" face="Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">| Kedah Agro Holdings will be paying out around RM560,000 in outstanding salaries to 24 workers before the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, according to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Sim said a Kedah Agro Holdings board meeting on Sunday also decided to cease operations of the Menteri Besar Incorporated subsidiary.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">“Therefore all termination benefits and salaries in lieu of notice will be paid in three months from March,” the Bukit Mertajam MP told the Dewan Rakyat during Minister’s Question Time today.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">“Workers have been advised to file a labour case against their employers and the Labour Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) will open an investigation under Section 19 of the Employment Act 1955 for late salary payments.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">“If convicted, employers can be fined under Section 99A of the same Act, not more than RM50,000 for every charge,” he said in response to Aminolhuda Hassan (Harapan-Sri Gading).</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.95); font-family: Inter, Poppins, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 1.25rem 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Earlier, Sim reiterated JTKSM’s commitment to investigate all complaints within 21 days after a report has been lodged.</span></p><p style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); 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--tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229 231 235/var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Last week, MBI Kedah CEO Zafir Annuar Ghazali said discussions will be held with the state government regarding Kedah Agro Holdings’ operations while the company seeks new business opportunities. - Mkini</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-88430947856758014162024-03-19T19:34:00.004+08:002024-03-19T19:34:39.678+08:00Sabah PKR chief refuses to step down<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ab04a258-sangkar-rasam-fbpic-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Sabah PKR chairman Sangkar Rasam said he would continue to fulfil the mandate given to him by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the party president. (Facebook pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: Sabah PKR chairman Sangkar Rasam has shot down calls for him to resign, stating that criticism of his leadership has affected the chapter’s planning for the next state elections.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Pointing out that Sabah PKR had often been mired in internal turmoil, Sangkar said the party’s members should stop wasting time on such matters, and instead, focus on the welfare and development of the people.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Sangkar also dismissed claims by PKR Kota Marudu division chief Sazalye Donol that he was not leading the state chapter effectively and had failed to organise programmes to strengthen it, describing the allegations as “groundless accusations”.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“(This) does not reflect the true voice of Sabah PKR’s grassroots,” said Sangkar in a statement.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Not only have his accusations embarrassed Sabah PKR, it has also hindered the party’s preparations for the upcoming state elections.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“I want to emphasise that I will continue to fulfil the mandate given to me by Prime Minister (and PKR president) Anwar Ibrahim with responsibility and integrity.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“I will not waver from my duty to ensure that PKR continues to serve (and ensure) the progress and prosperity of Sabah.”</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">At a press conference in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday, Sazalye said 15 of the 26 Sabah division chiefs had called for Sangkar to step down as the state chairman and had walked out on a state leadership meeting after expressing their unhappiness over the latter’s leadership.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Sazalye added that 15 statutory declarations from division chiefs demanding that Sangkar step down had been submitted to Anwar’s political secretary, Azman Abidin.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Yesterday, another Sabah PKR division chief, Razeef Rakimin, told FMT he believed the party would not win any seat in the state elections unless Sangkar resigned as the state PKR chairman.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Tuaran division chief Razeef, who was one of those involved in Sunday’s walkout, said Sangkar was not pro-active and had not conducted any leadership or election training programmes since becoming state chief in August 2022.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Calling such claims “completely untrue”, Sangkar said the party programmes he organised over the past year had been attended by PKR members from across the state, and often, by representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The party’s machinery is currently preparing for the upcoming state elections, and I am committed to ensuring that my leadership will secure state legislative assembly seats for PKR, allowing it to maintain its crucial role in steering the state government,” said Sangkar.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“I call on all parties to prioritise the interests of the rakyat over the personal interests of some individuals so that we can continue working together to strengthen PKR.”</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The next Sabah elections is only due in October 2025, but Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman Hajiji Noor, who is also the Sabah chief minister, has hinted at the possibility of holding it this year.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">PKR has two seats in the 73-seat Sabah state assembly. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-15320605183514658032024-03-19T19:32:00.005+08:002024-03-19T19:32:43.895+08:00Ringgit closes lower as the greenback strengthens<p> </p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"></p><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="600" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/054237d4-money-exchange-tuesday-01-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="800" /></div><p></p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued its downtrend today to end lower against the greenback for the third consecutive day ahead of a decision on US interest rate tomorrow and as Japan made its first rate hike in 17 years, an analyst said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Afzanizam Rashid said the US Dollar Index rose 0.3% to 103.893 points ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) decision on interest rates, weakening the local note.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The focus today was also on the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to raise its overnight call rate from minus 0.1% to between zero and 0.1%.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“This followed by the decision to discontinue the purchase of exchange-traded funds and Japan’s real estate investment trusts, which is part of their quantitative and qualitative monetary policy framework,” he told Bernama.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Afzanizam said also weighing on sentiment is the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting which will commence tonight and end tomorrow.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“A hawkish Fed could provide further support to the dollar and therefore, the meeting will be closely monitored by the market,” he said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">At 6pm, the ringgit fell to 4.7350/4.7390 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.7165/4.7195.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The ringgit was traded higher against a basket of major currencies.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">It increased vis-a-vis the Japanese yen to 3.1420/3.1451 from 3.1608/3.1630 yesterday, gained against the British pound to 5.9992/6.0043 from 6.0060/6.0098 and firmed versus the euro to 5.1318/5.1361 from 5.1400/5.1433 previously.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The ringgit traded mixed against other Asean currencies.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">It was lower versus the Thai baht to 13.1171/13.1354 from 13.1050/13.1203 at yesterday’s close and slipped against the Indonesian rupiah to 301.2/301.6 from 300.5/300.9.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">However, the local currency edged up against the Singapore dollar to 3.5249/3.5281 from 3.5253/3.5278 and performed better against the Philippine peso at 8.46/8.48 compared with 8.49/8.50 previously. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-14591499210512402832024-03-19T19:30:00.004+08:002024-03-19T19:30:31.425+08:00Tak perlu mesyuarat MTPN, biar Sanusi bangunkan Kedah, kata Saifuddin<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/9a394e85-datuk-seri-saifuddin-nasution-ismail-bernama-pic-190324.jpg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Menteri Dalam Negeri, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail berkata beliau tidak mahu ganggu Menteri Besar Kedah Sanusi Md Nor menguruskan projek mega di negeri itu. (Gambar Bernama)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PUTRAJAYA: Menteri Dalam Negeri, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail berkata tiada keperluan untuk beliau memanggil mesyuarat Majlis Tindakan Pembangunan Negeri (MTPN) yang dipengerusikannya bersama Menteri Besar Kedah Sanusi Md Nor buat masa ini.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Secara sinis, Saifuddin berkata beliau akan memberi ruang seluas-luasnya untuk Sanusi membangunkan Greater Kedah sementara dirinya akan menumpukan kepada projek-projek kecil di negeri itu di bawah kendalian kerajaan Persekutuan.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Saya percaya fokus Sanusi pada Greater Kedah, saya tidak mahu ganggu dia dan biar dia bangunkan lapangan terbang Kulim, lengkapkan dulu projek tambun tanah dekat Sungai Petani berjumlah RM40 bilion.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Bagi saya jaga projek kecil, jadi biar dia jaga projek bilion-bilion,” katanya dalam sidang media di kementeriannya.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Saifuddin berkata, selain Greater Kedah, beliau juga memberi ruang kepada Sanusi menyiapkan projek litar lumba di Sungai Petani.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Katanya, dengan cara itu beliau boleh menghormati tugas Sanusi sebagai menteri besar untuk membangunkan Greater Kedah.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Saifuddin pada 10 Mac lalu berkata, sikap Sanusi yang menggunakan maklumat dalam mesyuarat sebagai “modal berceramah” antara punca mesyuarat MTPN Kedah tidak diadakan lebih setahun.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Katanya, berkata menteri besar Kedah itu juga dikatakan “tidak menjaga rahsia”, sambil menyifatkan Sanusi tidak tahu membezakan perkara berkaitan urusan negara dengan perbezaan politik.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Bagaimanapun, Sanusi menyifatkan alasan Saifuddin itu sebagai “mengada-ngada” kerana semua maklumat kerajaan akan sampai ke pengetahuan Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri yang dipengerusikan oleh menteri besar bila tiba masanya.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-family: var(--font-sans),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; font-style: italic;">Beliau berkata menunggu peringkat itu hanya akan melambatkan pelaksanaan projek. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-6564213956849834502024-03-19T19:28:00.004+08:002024-03-19T19:28:31.749+08:00Beri kebenaran murid, guru pakai baju sukan, kata KPM<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/f4ebb308-bersukan-bernama-190324-1.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">KPM prihatin terhadap penjagaan kebajikan, kesihatan dan keselamatan murid, guru dan seluruh warga institusi pendidikan bawah kelolaannya semasa menghadapi cuaca panas. (Gambar Bernama)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PUTRAJAYA: Semua institusi pendidikan bawah Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM) diminta memberi pertimbangan kebenaran khas kepada murid, guru dan anggota kumpulan pelaksana memakai pakaian sukan yang sopan semasa cuaca panas berdasarkan kepada keperluan dan situasi semasa di institusi masing-masing.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KPM dalam kenyataan memaklumkan, institusi pendidikan juga dinasihatkan sentiasa mengikuti garis panduan berkaitan fenomena cuaca negara yang telah ditetapkan.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“KPM prihatin terhadap penjagaan kebajikan, kesihatan dan keselamatan murid, guru dan seluruh warga institusi pendidikan di bawah kelolaannya semasa menghadapi keadaan cuaca panas ataupun sebarang keadaan cuaca di luar jangka.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Institusi pendidikan perlu peka dengan perkembangan semasa melalui media mengenai fenomena cuaca panas di kawasan masing-masing dan mematuhi saranan pihak berkuasa dari semasa ke semasa bagi menjamin kesihatan seluruh warga institusi pendidikan,” menurut kenyataan itu.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Menurut kenyataan itu, Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri, Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah dan semua institusi pendidikan bawah KPM diminta melaksanakan langkah pencegahan seperti menangguhkan semua aktiviti luar bilik darjah jika cuaca terlalu panas dan memantau aktiviti yang boleh mendedahkan murid kepada keadaan cuaca panas bagi memastikan kesihatan mereka tidak terjejas.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Selain itu, pihak berkaitan juga perlu memastikan bekalan air minuman bersih mencukupi di institusi pendidikan KPM dan menggalakkan murid membawa air minuman sendiri bagi yang tidak berpuasa atau murid bukan Islam.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Menurut KPM, murid juga digalakkan mengambil air minuman dalam kuantiti yang sesuai bagi mengawal suhu badan, serta pihak berkaitan perlu membekalkan air minuman kepada murid asrama jika keadaan kritikal dan tiada sumber lain bagi mendapatkan air minuman.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">emua institusi pendidikan KPM juga diminta sentiasa berwaspada dan bekerjasama dengan klinik serta hospital berdekatan jika berlaku sebarang komplikasi ke atas murid akibat cuaca panas. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-36031025569184959502024-03-19T19:26:00.003+08:002024-03-19T19:26:19.690+08:00Trader fined RM70,000 for keeping protected animals without licence<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cdacb61e-loh-kok-keong-bernama-190324-1.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Trader Loh Kok Keong was charged with keeping, among others, 197 ball pythons. (Bernama pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: A trader was fined RM70,000 by the sessions court in Butterworth, Penang, after pleading guilty to seven charges of possessing protected wildlife without a licence last July.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The accused, Loh Kok Keong, 46, was charged with keeping four types of ball pythons (Python regius), a protected species, without a licence from the wildlife and national parks department (Perhilitan), according to Utusan Malaysia.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">Loh was accused of keeping 197 ball pythons, 193 snakes from other species, one leopard tortoise, two yellow-footed tortoises, two Indian star tortoises, two sulcata tortoises, and two green iguanas.</span></p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The offences took place in a vehicle as well as in two houses located in Butterworth between July 16 and 17, 2023.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The charges were framed under Section 60(1)(a) of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716), punishable under Section 60(1) of the Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Act 2022 with a fine of not more than RM50,000 or imprisonment of up to three years, or both, upon conviction.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Wildlife department prosecutors Nazaruddin Kamaruddin and Nadzatul Nattassha Mustapa Kamal prosecuted, while the accused was represented by lawyer Foong Choon Kit.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Foong requested for a minimum fine to be imposed as his client needed to support his wife and two schoolgoing sons, along with his elderly parents.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He said his client had also regretted his actions and promised not to repeat them. He is also trying to apply for a licence from the wildlife department at the moment.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">However, the prosecution sought an adequate sentence to serve as a lesson and to raise public awareness that wildlife needed to be protected as part of natural treasure.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">The judge then imposed a fine of RM70,000 on all charges. If the accused fails to pay the fine, he would be imprisoned for 30 months. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-3969068954901515432024-03-19T19:24:00.001+08:002024-03-19T19:24:08.265+08:00Progress of RMAF light fighter aircraft contract reaches 26.7%<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03ed89a4-pesawat-fa-50m-wikipedia-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Deputy defence minister Adly Zahari said the FA-50M aircraft would fulfil RMAF’s capability development plan 2055. (Wikipedia pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KUALA LUMPUR: The progress of the FA-50M light fighter aircraft contract for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has now reached 26.7%, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Deputy defence minister Adly Zahari said according to the acquisition schedule, two of the aircraft were expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2026, with the remaining 16 to be delivered in batches until the end of 2027.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The RM3.8 billion acquisition of these aircraft is based on RMAF’s capability development plan 2055, which targets the acquisition of a single-platform two-seater aircraft, capable of acting as an advanced trainer and light combat aircraft for operational needs.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“According to the plan, the aircraft will also undergo a mid-life upgrade programme to ensure its operational capability until 2055,” he said in reply to Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PN-Sik) who wanted to know the current status of the contract.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In May 2023, the defence ministry and Korea Aerospace Industries signed a RM3.8 billion contract for the supply of 18 FA-50M aircraft at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition. - FMT</p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-5825559487728021362024-03-19T19:22:00.003+08:002024-03-19T19:22:30.221+08:00Govt must state how much was spent on 1998 Commonwealth Games, says LGE<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="500" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/491dff42-commonwealth-games-in-1998-bernama-pic-110234.jpg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="800" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Lim Guan Eng said no action had been taken against those responsible for the losses incurred in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. (Bernama pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) has called on the government to state how much was spent in 1998 for the Commonwealth Games in order to help determine if the nation should consider hosting the 2026 games.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat today, Lim said shedding light on the expenditure involved in the 1998 games would be in the public interest.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Much has been said about the great losses (borne in 1998). Those who were involved, no action has been taken against them. Tens of millions in losses. Who bore the losses?</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“(These questions) have resulted in much concern and worry following the proposal to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games,” he said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Lim pointed to a comment by journalist R Nadeswaran who had brought up the matter of transparency.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">On Sunday, Nadeswaran had questioned the “millions” spent on the national stadium, aquatic centre and hockey stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, as well as on upgrades to the velodrome, sports fields and other amenities.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He also noted that according to the audited statement of accounts, which were closed at the end of 2022, organiser Sukom 98 Bhd posted a loss of RM11.6 million. Nadeswaran cited a Star report that quoted law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said as saying that of the RM11.6 million, a total of RM11.4 million was owed to the government.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In the Dewan today, Lim also said the 100 million pounds offered by the Commonwealth Games Federation was “definitely not enough” to help Malaysia host the 2026 games.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">“If it can be more, let it be more … even if the financial statements look pretty, added costs come up in the end. We should look at what problems came up during the 1998 games,” he said. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-78624130937478534612024-03-19T19:20:00.002+08:002024-03-19T19:20:30.311+08:00I’m no longer involved in politics or govt, says Farhash<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; 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font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Businessman Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak emerged as the substantial shareholder of a technology services provider after acquiring an indirect interest of 15.9% in the company.</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak says he is no longer actively involved in politics or in the current administration.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He made the statement after a PAS MP took a swipe at him over his stake in a company providing technology services.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">“I am fully focussed in the business and corporate world,” he said in a statement.</span></p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Yesterday, in the Dewan Rakyat, Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari called for an allocation to be set aside for students to expose them to financial management.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“We want to churn out students who are as great as a former aide to the prime minister who has emerged as a substantial shareholder of Heitech Padu Bhd,” he said referring to Farhash.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Last week, Farhash emerged as the company’s substantial shareholder after acquiring an indirect interest of 15.9% (16.1 million shares) in the technology services provider.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Farhash is also the chairman and director of several companies, including 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd and Apex Equity Holdings Bhd.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Farhash went on to explain that the shares he held in HeiTech Padu was through Rosetta Partners Sdn Bhd, a private vehicle which he co-owns with Sultan Muhammad V, the Sultan of Kelantan.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">“Owning shares is also part of an investment strategy that Sultan Muhammad V and I adopted to help Bumiputera firms.” - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-10970693462429414582024-03-19T19:18:00.002+08:002024-03-19T19:18:16.407+08:00Agong angry about ‘Allah’ socks issue<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/7808889f-sultan-ibrahim-sultan-iskandar-fb-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, has told enforcement agencies to take strict action to ensure such incidents are not repeated. (Facebook pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has expressed his displeasure at the controversy surrounding the sale of socks bearing the word “Allah” at convenience stores.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In a Facebook post, the king called for stern action to be taken against those responsible.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Muslims revere the word Allah … Such matters which incite anger should not arise.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“Whether it was intentional or not and whether (the socks) were imported or produced locally, I want the enforcement (agencies) to investigate this matter and take strict action to ensure such incidents are not repeated.”</p><div class="youtube-container" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; 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--tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The controversy arose after photographs of the socks sold at KK Mart’s Bandar Sunway store appeared on social media last Wednesday.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">On Saturday, the company apologised and expressed regret over the incident.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Police have received 36 reports about the socks and are investigating the matter for causing disharmony and misusing network facilities.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Earlier today, the vendor firm that supplied the socks to KK Mart said it was considering legal action for negligence against its supplier in China.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd, a local company based in Johor, said its supplier had admitted that the socks were included “by mistake”.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">It said a preliminary internal investigation found that the socks were part of a larger shipment of 18,800 pairs ordered from the company based in China’s Zhejiang province.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In the Facebook post, Sultan Ibrahim said it “did not make sense” that a company with local employees would be unaware about the sensitivities surrounding the word “Allah”.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He also noted that he had called on all Malaysians to preserve the country’s harmony and refrain from touching on sensitive issues concerning royalty, race and religion during his maiden address to the Dewan Rakyat last month.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“I had just emphasised the importance of unity and mutual respect among the country’s multiracial people during my royal address in Parliament, and now this issue arises,” he said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“We have been living in a pluralistic country for so long. Such mistakes regarding religion and race cannot be accepted and should not happen again.” - FMT</p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-52851106025971201372024-03-19T19:16:00.003+08:002024-03-19T19:16:47.444+08:00Jamal Yunos fails to strike out Khairy’s defamation suit<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5e492865-jamal-yunos-khairy-jamaluddin-collage-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; 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font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin (right) is suing Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Yunos over comments made in videos uploaded to social media after the Umno general assembly last year.</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KUALA LUMPUR: Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Yunos has failed in his application to have the defamation suit filed by former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin at the High Court here dismissed.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Khairy’s lawyer, Shakeel Saifuzzaman, said Judicial Commissioner Suzana Said rejected Jamal’s application on grounds that there were issues that needed to be aired in court.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">“The defendant’s application to cancel the writ of summons and the plaintiff’s statement of claim was rejected by the court.</span></p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The court also set May 27 for case management,” the lawyer said after today’s online proceedings.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">On Sept 19, 2023, Jamal filed an application to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds that the claims against him were unclear, while alleging an abuse of court process.</span></p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Khairy, who filed the lawsuit on May 24, 2023, said that during the 2022 Umno general assembly on Jan 14, 2023, Jamal had uploaded a video titled “I hope Khairy Jamaluddin is disciplined by the Umno disciplinary board after making baseless and embarrassing statements about Umno #UmnoDuluKiniDanSelamanya” on his Facebook page (DS Jamal Yunos Official).</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">According to Khairy, the defendant also uploaded the same recording on TikTok under the name “jamal_yunos”.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">Khairy claimed Jamal had implied that he was unfit to be a leader, lacked integrity, and was disloyal to Umno and party leaders. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-67622550690030368482024-03-19T19:13:00.002+08:002024-03-19T19:13:18.624+08:00Plantation firms wary of ‘forced labour’ concerns, says minister<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; 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font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Plantation and commodities minister Johari Ghani said the ministry is conducting a pilot test by hiring 60 local workers specialised in harvesting to change the perception of working in the plantations.</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the shortage of manpower, the plantation industry is wary of hiring foreign workers brought in to work in other sectors for fear these labourers would be deemed as being employed “against their will”, Johari Ghani said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The plantation and commodities minister told the Dewan Negara that while the palm oil industry lacked almost 40,000 workers, there was a “surplus” of workers in other sectors, Bernama reported.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Johari said there was an excess of 165,497 foreign workers in the manufacturing sector, while there was an excess of 27,158 foreign workers in the services sector.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The excess of foreign workers occurred after Malaysia reopened businesses following the Covid-19 pandemic, he said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The excess led to the government freezing the hiring quota of foreign workers for the manufacturing and services sectors.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Subsequently, a “recalibration” was carried out, with the unemployed foreign workers offered work in the plantation sector, Johari said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“However, the plantation industry is afraid to hire (excess foreign workers) because if some of them are hired against their will, it will cause them to be deemed as forced labour,” he was quoted as saying.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Johari went on to say that the ministry is currently conducting a “pilot test” by hiring 60 local workers specialised in harvesting to change the perception of working in the plantations.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“We will train them to harvest oil palm trees and call them specialist harvesters and hopefully they can earn a salary of up to RM3,000.”</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In comparing the country to Indonesia, Johari said Malaysia has a labour problem.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He said 100% of Indonesia’s workers were local and that they have harvesters with specialised skills, some of whom had earlier worked in Malaysia.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">Johari said the country’s palm oil industry suffered losses of RM20 billion to RM30 billion following the labour shortage. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-81343317617941380752024-03-19T19:11:00.002+08:002024-03-19T19:11:19.334+08:00Minister seeks default judgment in libel suit against ‘Papagomo’<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; 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font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar (left) is suing blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris for defamation over an allegation that he had failed to protect the sanctity of Islam.</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">KUALA LUMPUR: Religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar will apply for a default judgment against blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris who did not enter an appearance or file his defence to a defamation suit.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Na’im’s lawyer Akberdin Abdul Kadir said Judicial Commissioner Leong Wai Hong gave the directive during a case management conducted online today.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“I updated the judge on the libel suit and was ordered to apply for judgment in default of defence,” he said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Wan Azri, whose alter ego is believed to be Papagomo, was not represented.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Akberdin said he would make the application by this week as the next case management had been fixed for March 27.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The lawyer said Wan Azri, a former Umno Youth exco member, was served with the cause papers on Oct 31 last year but did not take the necessary steps to defend the suit by entering his appearance and filing his defence to the claim.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">On Nov 7, Leong allowed Na’im an injunction restraining Wan Azri from making defamatory remarks pending the disposal of the suit.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In his suit, he alleged that Wan Azri had implicated him in a “sex scandal” through a defamatory video posted on Facebook in October last year.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Na’im is also suing the blogger for allegedly failing to take steps to protect the sanctity of Islam in a matter involving Ipoh Timur MP Howard Lee.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Lee, a non-Muslim, had been embroiled in controversy for his interpretation of a Quranic verse.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The matter was reported to have been resolved after a meeting between Na’im and Lee, who apologised over the issue.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Wan Azri had also alleged that Na’im supported DAP.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The plaintiff (Na’im) wishes to say that police have cleared him of any sexual misconduct allegations.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“(Umno Supreme Council member) Lokman Noor Adam has retracted similar allegations,” Na’im said in his statement of claim.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He also claimed that Wan Azri had persisted in making various defamatory remarks about him despite the resolution of the issue involving Lee.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">He is seeking general, aggravated and punitive damages from Wan Azri. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-13007513358014643242024-03-19T19:09:00.005+08:002024-03-19T19:09:35.571+08:00Resolve The St Regis Langkawi hotel’s land lease problem, says PAC<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/778fce3e-st-regis-langkawi-fbpic-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">PAC chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the committee found unresolved issues over The St Regis Langkawi hotel’s lease involving Lada and its operator, INR Sdn Bhd. (Facebook pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged the finance ministry and the Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) to promptly settle the leasehold status of the land on which The St Regis Langkawi hotel stands.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PAC chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the unresolved leasehold status had stalled the completion of the lease agreement, as the original shareholders’ agreement required freehold land status.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“As a result of this unsigned agreement, Lada was unable to collect a tax value of RM660,000 per year for a period of four years and 10 months, with a total tax value of RM3.19 million,” she said in a statement.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Her statement follows PAC’s proceedings between Nov 30 and Dec 13 last year, which uncovered unresolved issues concerning the hotel’s lease involving Lada and its operator INR Sdn Bhd.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Mas Ermieyati also said PAC was surprised to find that Lada, Minister of Finance (Inc), and Indonesian company Rajawali Group jointly owned shares in INR.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“To the surprise of PAC, the shares of INR are owned by Lada (30%), MoF (30%) and Rajawali Group (40%), making MoF the major shareholder with a 60% stake,” she said. Lada is an agency under the finance ministry.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">She also said the failure to finalise contractual agreements resulted in a non-performing loan (NPL) problem with Bank Pembangunan, as INR defaulted on 24 months’ worth of financing, totalling RM27 million as of June 30, 2021.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“MoF plans to start the process of selling The St Regis Langkawi hotel to settle the debt of INR. However, there are difficulties in finding potential buyers as the status of the land is still pending,” she said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Meanwhile, Mas Ermieyati said Lada needed to enhance the level of project management competency to ensure timely completion, quality and returns as targeted.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">“Lada should ensure that all future development and tourism promotion plans are well-administered to maintain Langkawi’s status as a world-class tourism destination” she said. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-43607510690434552392024-03-19T19:07:00.005+08:002024-03-19T19:07:36.330+08:00I’m not an idol to be worshipped, says king<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/846a6113-sultan-ibrahim-sultan-iskandar-fbpic-1900324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofiah during an investiture ceremony held at Istana Negara today. (Facebook pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, has reminded the public that he has been entrusted by the Malay Rulers with safeguarding the interests of the people and the country.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“I am not an idol to be worshipped or to be made into an ornament during ceremonies, or to be forced to comply with whatever ministers say or want,” he said in a Facebook post.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“In less than two weeks, it will be almost two months since I assumed the role of head of state. When this ‘honeymoon period’ is over … I will start my real way of governing,” he said without elaborating.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Last October, the Conference of Rulers elected Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong for a five-year term.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">He was installed on Jan 31 after the tenure of Pahang Ruler, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah came to an end.</span></p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">In a separate Facebook post, the king expressed hope that all towns in the country’s 13 states would receive equal attention and allocation by the federal government.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Noting that people from other states migrate to Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya because of its strong economic growth and numerous job opportunities, he questioned whether development funding was centred on these areas as they were directly administered by the federal government.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">He said migration of people to urban centres could be reduced, and congestion could be better controlled, if all of the country’s states were equally developed.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The king also called on urban communities to work together to maintain cleanliness and the environment, pointing out that there were some areas in Kuala Lumpur where the cleanliness level was unsatisfactory.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Earlier today, Sultan Ibrahim conferred federal awards, medals and honours on 33 recipients in conjunction with the Federal Territories Day.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Kuala Lumpur mayor Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh was conferred the Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW) award, which carries the Datuk Seri title.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Eight people received the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW) award, which carries the title Datuk. Among them was natural resources and environmental sustainability secretary-general Ching Thoo Kim.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Also conferred the PMW award were head of general surgery department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital Dr Hanif Hussein and federal territories department deputy director-general Ramlee Yatim.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofiah was also present at the investiture ceremony at Istana Negara.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa were also present. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-80215353870105306432024-03-19T19:05:00.004+08:002024-03-19T19:05:34.503+08:00FT religious council chairman threatened with legal proceedings<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/7f008687-syed-kamarulazaman-syed-kabeer-fbpic-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">A letter of demand served on MAIWP chairman Syed Kamarulzaman Syed Kabeer on March 13 is set to expire tomorrow. (Facebook pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: A construction materials supplier has threatened legal proceedings against the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) chairman if the council refuses to pay a debt of RM222,093.72 owed by a contractor engaged to build a mosque in Kuala Lumpur and legal costs of RM8,000.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Latitude Resources Sdn Bhd’s lawyer Omar Kutty Abdul Aziz said a letter of demand served on MAIWP chairman Syed Kamarulzaman Syed Kabeer on March 13 is set to expire tomorrow.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“We have given the council until tomorrow (March 20) to pay up on the garnishee order or else we will proceed to file legal proceedings,” he told FMT.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">A copy of the demand, sighted by FMT, was also sent to the finance ministry and religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The garnishee proceedings were filed against MAIWP in November 2021, after Prasarana Selatan Sdn Bhd, appointed to build the mosque in Sungai Besi costing RM8.8 million, refused to pay up on a judgment obtained by the supplier three years earlier.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The garnished sum was claimed against a project performance bond worth RM440,000 held by MAIWP pending completion of the project.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The order was issued by the Johor Bahru High Court on appeal, after the sessions court dismissed the initial application in June 2022.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">In December last year, MAIWP failed to obtain leave from the Court of Appeal to appeal against the High Court ruling. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-70784409709834041322024-03-19T18:58:00.000+08:002024-03-19T18:58:04.672+08:00UMNO’s Old Trick To Swing Malay Votes – Using Youth Wing To Bully Chinese And Play Race & Religious Cards<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: yellowgreen; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 50pt;">U</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">MNO Youth Chief Muhammad Akmal Salleh has gone mad again. His latest target is</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><strong style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">KK Super Mart,</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">a local convenience store established in 2001 by Dr KK Chai (Chai Kee Kan). Companies under the KK Group include B Café International, Clara International, The Slimming Sanctuary, Hornets Marketing Sdn Bhd, KK Motorsports, and KK Kopitiam and Food Court.</span></p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-1" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.2" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.2-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">With operations in Brunei, China, Nepal, and India, the <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">KK Group</strong> also manufactures its own skincare, body care, hair care, and toiletry products. Not only the founder has been the president of the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall since 2015, he is also the vice president of the Malaysian Retail Chain Association (MRCA) since 2016 and vice president of the Malaysia-Moroccan Business Association since 2019.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">As a certified chartered accountant of the Chartered Institute & Management Accountant (CIMA) and Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA), he knew exactly what to do when a branch of his convenience store was discovered to be selling socks with the Arabic inscription of Allah on them. The founder promptly and decisively <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">apologized,</strong> </span>urging consumers not to boycott his brand.</p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-2" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.3" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.3-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.4" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.4-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="KK Super Mart" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-37809" height="380" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/KK-Super-Mart.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/KK-Super-Mart.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/KK-Super-Mart-300x224.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">In fact, KK Super Mart has <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">pro-actively</strong> checked all its outlets and admitted that the product was being sold at KK Super Mart, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya and two other branches – and quickly withdrew them. The simple fact that it was not sold in all the chain stores was the clearest proof that it was a mistake when the socks were distributed by one of its vendors.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-3" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.5" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.5-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.6" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.6-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Get real, as a <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">businessman</strong> and a chartered accountant, it would be extremely dumb to provoke the hyper sensitive Malay-Muslims with such product. It also doesn’t make business sense that it was only sold in three branches if the intention was to insult the Malay and Islam. The profit from the socks does not commensurate with the risk even if it was sold nationwide, let alone in just 3 stores.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Born and grew up in Sarawak, the Borneo state where its 27 ethnic groups live together harmoniously, KK Chai has underestimated the capability of the Malay nationalist party in playing up <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">race and religious</strong> </span>politics. His apology was interpreted as weakness by the anti-Chinese UMNO Youth, who has been hunting for issues that could be capitalized and twisted to make him a Malay champion.</p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-4" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.7" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.7-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.8" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.8-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="Akmal Salleh – UMNO Youth Chief" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-37777" height="340" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Akmal-Salleh-%E2%80%93-UMNO-Youth-Chief.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Akmal-Salleh-–-UMNO-Youth-Chief.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Akmal-Salleh-–-UMNO-Youth-Chief-300x200.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Having failed to win a parliamentary seat in the 13th General Election in 2018, the same election that saw UMNO-led Barisan Nasional ruling government lost power for the first time after 60 years, Akmal was <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">downgraded</strong> </span>to contest in the Melaka state election in 2021. Since he became UMNO Youth Chief in 2023, he has made it his personal mission to bash Malaysian Chinese every second.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-5" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.9" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.9-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.10" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.10-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">He had previously condemned Anwar government’s allocation of RM15.7 million for 63 Chinese independent schools, but kept silent over a whopping RM150 million for Islamic “tahfiz and pondok schools”. He had opposed a proposal for <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chinese New Villages</strong> to be recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site, spinning that it had offended the sensitivities of the Malays.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">The racist had even called for Tiong King Sing to be sacked for declaring <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“bak kut teh”</strong> as national heritage food, only to be lectured by the Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister that the traditional Chinese herbs and spices can be boiled with any types of meat – not necessarily pork. After being humiliated by the no-nonsense Sarawakian Tiong, the UMNO scumbag moved to another issue with tail between legs.</p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-6" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.11" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.11-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.12" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.12-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="Vernacular Chinese Schools Attract Malay Students" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-37783" height="340" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vernacular-Chinese-Schools-Attract-Malay-Students.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vernacular-Chinese-Schools-Attract-Malay-Students.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vernacular-Chinese-Schools-Attract-Malay-Students-300x200.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">The moron then demanded the abolishment of <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">vernacular schools,</strong> despite the fact that the Federal Court has ruled that the Chinese and Tamil schools are both constitutional and legal, and are protected under the Federal Constitution. The evil intention of desperado Akmal, who is unknown and unpopular in the Malay community, is obviously to fast track himself as a Malay champion.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-7" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.13" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.13-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.14" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.14-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Despite a tearful apology from the KK Super Mart founder, the defiant UMNO Youth leader refused to move on. To impress upon the Malays how he single-handedly <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">humiliates and</strong> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">bully </strong></span>second-class citizen Chinese, Akmal is giving KK Super Mart 48 hours to put up apology banners across all its 881 outlets nationwide, or risk a terrible rally and a so-called “full blown boycott”.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Exactly where was the UMNO Youth when ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak plundered more than RM40 billion in the infamous 1MDB scandal? Why UMNO Youth was as quiet as a church mouse when the <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">fake halal meat</strong> scandal was exposed in Dec 2020, where an underground “meat cartel” had been selling horse and kangaroo meat as beef to Malaysian Muslims for 40 years from 1980 to 2020?</p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-8" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.15" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.15-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.16" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.16-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="PAS Hadi Awang and UMNO Zahid Hamidi - Whispering" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-27935" height="350" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PAS-Hadi-Awang-and-UMNO-Zahid-Hamidi-Whispering.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PAS-Hadi-Awang-and-UMNO-Zahid-Hamidi-Whispering.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PAS-Hadi-Awang-and-UMNO-Zahid-Hamidi-Whispering-300x206.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Why UMNO Youth does not have the balls to demand PAS Islamist party puts up apology banners across all the states for accusing UMNO-Malays as “kafir (infidels) till the end of time” – indicating that members of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) won’t go to heaven and could not get <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">72 virgins</strong> in the afterlife? There could be two possibilities.</p><div class="code-block code-block-2" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 8px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-9" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.17" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.17-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.18" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.18-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">First possibility – Mr Akmal is a mole planted by opposition Perikatan Nasional to create havoc within the unity government. Second possibility – he received a mission or blessing from UMNO top leadership to play race and religious cards by targeting ethnic Chinese, hoping that the <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">old trick</strong> </span>could swing Malay voters who had abandoned the corrupt party in the November 2022 General Election.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Yes, has anyone noticed how his Chinese-bashing drama receives zero reaction from UMNO top leaders? What is even more strange is the lack of support from Akmal’s own youth wing, as if he was the <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Lone Ranger”</strong> in provoking the Chinese community. The only explanation is UMNO wanted the ethnic Malays to see how it could force the Chinese to kowtow to UMNO-Malays.</p><div class="mmt-container-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc-container-10" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; gap: 10px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.19" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.19-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div><div class="mmt-primary mmt-flight" id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.20" style="flex: 1 1 auto; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto !important;"><div id="mmt-biacdsid-f2ic-jitb-kmil-ictoamttthtc.20-pos" style="display: table; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: auto !important;"></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="UMNO - A Man Walked Passed Logo" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33403" height="341" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UMNO-A-Man-Walked-Passed-Logo.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UMNO-A-Man-Walked-Passed-Logo.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UMNO-A-Man-Walked-Passed-Logo-300x201.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">However, at the same time, UMNO was concerned about losing Chinese votes in the next 16th General Election. The last national polls showed clearly that the once mighty political party received <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">only 25%</strong> of the Malay vote bank – its worst performance in history. Worse, its useless sidekick, MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) captured only 1%-5% of the Chinese votes.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Therefore, UMNO Youth was sent to do all the <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">dirty jobs</strong></span> so that any backlash from angry Chinese would focus on Akmal Salleh, a low-ranking leader who can be sacrificed if necessary. Make no mistake, with only 26 MPs in the 222-seat parliament, UMNO had no choice but to seek temporary refuge from Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan coalition and formed the Unity Government.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">While licking its wound, it is strategizing to return to its former glory. The first step is to free the disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to lead UMNO again. The second step is to remind the Malays of <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Ketuanan Melayu”,</strong> the ideology of Malay supremacy espoused by UMNO that saw 60 years of oppression of the Chinese under MCA “eunuch” Chinese leaders.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="UMNO Special Meeting - Worshipping Najib - Poster" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35861" height="339" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UMNO-Special-Meeting-Worshipping-Najib-Poster.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UMNO-Special-Meeting-Worshipping-Najib-Poster.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/UMNO-Special-Meeting-Worshipping-Najib-Poster-300x199.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">The third step is to leverage on rival-turned-ally Democratic Action Party (DAP), the largest component party in Pakatan Harapan coalition that captured up to 95% of Chinese votes, to help UMNO wins as many seats as possible in the next election. After <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">using Chinese</strong> to win power, UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition can get rid of DAP (and even Anwar Ibrahim) like a soiled diaper – at least that was the plan.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">There’s a reason why Akmal barked like a mad dog in the KK Super Mart fiasco. Playing <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">good-cop-bad-cop,</strong> it also allows MCA to regain some respect from the Chinese community when it pretended to look tough by warning UMNO Youth not to exploit the sock issue for political mileage. Of course, UMNO could similarly look tough by reprimanding MCA for warning its youth wing, and the drama continues.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">At the same time, the incredibly powerful DAP could be weakened, thanks to the perception that the Chinese-dominated party has lost its tongue after coming to power. Where the heck are all the DAP leaders when the Chinese are being bullied and oppressed by UMNO-Malays? It creates a narrative that for the sake of power, DAP agrees to become a <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">lapdog</strong> </span>in the unity government.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="Chinese Voters Support DAP" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7995" height="354" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chinese-Voters-DAP1.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chinese-Voters-DAP1.jpg 500w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chinese-Voters-DAP1-300x212.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="500" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">However, the strategy of inciting racial and religious sentiments could <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">backfire</strong> on UMNO. Akmal can kiss his chance to win a parliamentary seat goodbye. There will not be a single Chinese vote for him. Even though the next election is more than 3 years away, the powerful social media will remind the voters how the douchebag declared war on the Malaysian Chinese.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Akmal <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">overplayed</strong> his hand when he demanded KK Super Mart to put up apology banners across all its 881 outlets nationwide. Even McDonald’s will not go to such extents to apologize despite its support for Israel after slaughtering thousands of Palestinians. You can only humiliate the Chinese for so much before they retaliate. The fact that the opposition keeps quiet suggests that it isn’t a serious matter.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">UMNO should remember that the Chinese voters can always choose to stay at home and not vote for anyone, including DAP. It’s already bad that UMNO only has 25% Malay votes. It becomes worse if it gets <span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">zero Chinese votes.</strong></span> This explains why opposition PAS Islamist party keeps quiet over the issue. PAS’ silence will give UMNO enough rope to hang itself.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><img alt="Malaysia Minority Chinese Indian Voters - Bersih" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29024" height="340" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Malaysia-Minority-Chinese-Indian-Voters-Bersih.jpg" srcset="http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Malaysia-Minority-Chinese-Indian-Voters-Bersih.jpg 510w, http://www.financetwitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Malaysia-Minority-Chinese-Indian-Voters-Bersih-300x200.jpg 300w" style="background: none; border: none; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px 15px 0px;" width="510" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.</em></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;"><br /></em></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">- financetwitter</em></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-90360384213461365472024-03-19T10:40:00.001+08:002024-03-19T11:02:32.098+08:00TUESDAY JOKES - 204<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0twVpa8w1lM_zd8gkKj7Mpg4it3Dg0jeM4hMTu6w9v790QSpEVkjYMGKbMbHw8I2Z9pNh0GJg1Z4RhrUfcXxBWZz1C1hJFoepu1NkQj9hm_OP8M0c3_rcd3bAF0I1J4IF82cGLUTv4XvdQfSoa-VaFxi6u0GyraCe89nTj0Wl2Pr5yuBj5NLax5lwf7S/s1280/oze-jokes-bktparapatsemporna1-ABC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0twVpa8w1lM_zd8gkKj7Mpg4it3Dg0jeM4hMTu6w9v790QSpEVkjYMGKbMbHw8I2Z9pNh0GJg1Z4RhrUfcXxBWZz1C1hJFoepu1NkQj9hm_OP8M0c3_rcd3bAF0I1J4IF82cGLUTv4XvdQfSoa-VaFxi6u0GyraCe89nTj0Wl2Pr5yuBj5NLax5lwf7S/w360-h640/oze-jokes-bktparapatsemporna1-ABC.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bukit Parapat, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia.</i></div></i><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A guy calls a law office and says: "I want
to talk to my lawyer."</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The receptionist replies,
"I’m sorry, but he died last week."</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The next day he phones again and asks the same
question. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The receptionist replies, "I told you
yesterday, he died last week."</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The next day the guy calls again and asks to
speak to his lawyer. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By this time the receptionist is getting a little
annoyed and says, "I keep telling you, your lawyer died last week. Why do
you keep calling?"</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The guy says, "Because I just love hearing
it!"</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">Patient: "Doctor! There's
a fly in the ointment!"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Doctor: "Yes, I know, he's
recovering from a nasty soup-burn!"</span><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday school lesson for the day was about
Noah's Ark, so the teacher decided to get her small pupils involved by playing
a game in which they identified animals.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"I'm going to describe
something to you. Let's see if you can guess what it is.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">First: I'm furry with a bushy
tail and I like to climb trees."</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The children looked at her blank.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"I also like to eat nuts,
especially acorns."</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No response. This wasn't going
well at all!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Finally, a kid volunteered:</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Well, I know the answer
has to be Jesus....but its sure sounds like a squirrel to me!"</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="color: #5a5a5a; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most
men are like bank accounts...</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When
they don't have a lot of money, they don't generate much interest!</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A man
and his wife were making their first doctor visit, the wife being pregnant with
their first child.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After everything checked out, the doctor took a
small stamp and stamped the wife's stomach with indelible ink.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The couple was curious about what the stamp was
for, so when they got home, the husband got out his magnifying glass to try to
see what it was. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In very tiny letters, the stamp said, "When
you can read this, come back and see me!"</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: #242424; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background: white; line-height: 21pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Why did the tomato turn red?</span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background: white; line-height: 21pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">It saw the salad dressing!</span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #242424; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A little boy greeted his grandmother with a hug
and said, "I'm so happy to see you, Grandma. Now maybe Daddy will do the
trick he has been promising us."</span><span style="color: #242424; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The grandmother was curious.
"What trick is that, my dear?" she asked.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The little boy replied, "I heard Daddy tell
Mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit us again!"</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recently a teacher, a garbage collector, and a
lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Peter informed them that in order to get into
heaven, they would each have to answer one question.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, “What
was the name of the ship that crashed into the iceberg? They made a movie about
it.” The teacher answered quickly, “That would be the Titanic.” St. Peter let
her through the gate.</span><span style="color: #242424; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Peter turned to the garbage
man and figuring heaven didn’t really need all the foul odour this guy would
bring with him, decided to make the question a little harder: “How many people
died on the ship?” But the trash man had seen the movie, too, and he answered,
“about 1,500.”</span><span style="color: #242424; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“That’s right! You may enter,”
said Peter.</span><span style="color: #242424; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then St. Peter turned to the
lawyer and said, “Name them all!”</span></p>
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Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-26085507052076723252024-03-19T10:39:00.005+08:002024-03-19T10:39:57.200+08:00Govt’s agreement with Spanco remains in effect, says finance ministry<p> </p><figure style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; margin: 0px;"><div class="htmr-img-wrapper" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center;"><img alt="" class="htmr-img" height="1000" itemprop="image" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ac25e877-spanco-pic-190324.webp" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: 0.75rem; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="1600" /></div><figcaption class="htmr-figcaption" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(107 114 128/var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: var(--font-roboto),ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 1rem; padding-top: 1rem; text-align: center;">Spanco Sdn Bhd is being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on why it was given the job of managing the government’s vehicles. (Spanco pic)</figcaption></figure><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya’s agreement with Spanco Sdn Bhd, the company handling the procurement and management of the government’s fleet of vehicles, remains in effect, says the finance ministry.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The government has always ensured that the procurement agreement with Spanco to supply, maintain, and manage the government’s vehicle fleet is carried out according to requirements, complies with procurement procedures, and undergoes all necessary due diligence,” the ministry said.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">“The contract is still ongoing, based on the terms agreed on between the government and Spanco.”</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">The ministry said this in a written parliamentary reply dated March 12 to Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) on whether the contract with Spanco had caused harm to the country and if termination was warranted in the event that it was detrimental.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Spanco reportedly held the concession to supply and manage the government’s fleet of vehicles from 1993, although this ended in 2019.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">An open tender was launched that year, as a joint venture between Berjaya Group and Naza Sdn Bhd reportedly secured a letter of intent for the deal.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Spanco is currently being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as to why it was given the job of managing the government’s vehicles.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;">Several figures, including key government officials and a businessman, are expected to explain the matter to MACC.</p><p class="py-1.5 text-lg" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: __Roboto_Slab_1112a5, __Roboto_Slab_Fallback_1112a5, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.375rem; padding-top: 0.375rem;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem;">In February, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government’s agreement with Spanco was “hurting” the country and did not “sit well” with civil servants. - FMT</span></p>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588122599485414132.post-14865058779685584302024-03-19T10:38:00.003+08:002024-03-19T10:38:22.372+08:00Adequate clean water supply in Membakut<p> <img alt="The clean water supply in Membakut is reportedly sufficient. - File pic credit (Sabah First Info)" class="img-fluid" data-adbro-processed="true" src="https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/IMG-20240316-WA0109_1710815387.jpg" style="background-color: white; border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></p><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="field field-featured-image" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"><figure style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><figcaption class="py-2" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9rem; padding: 0.5rem;">The clean water supply in Membakut is reportedly sufficient. - File pic credit (Sabah First Info)</figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="field field-body" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><div class="dable-content-wrapper" itemprop="articleBody" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem;">MEMBAKUT: The clean water supply in Membakut is reportedly sufficient, with the local Water Storage Facility (LTA) capable of supplying up to 17 million litres per day (MLD), Sabah First Info reported.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem;">Membakut Assemblyman Datuk Dr Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif confirmed that the supply not only supports Membakut but also extends three MLD each to Kuala Penyu and Bongawan, among other areas.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem;">"Thankfully, our water situation in Membakut is under control, and in line with the Chief Minister's directive, the water aid was initiated a few weeks ago, which we hope will facilitate our needs," he said.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem;">The water storage capacity in Membakut stands at 10.5 million litres, with one tank holding 4.5 million litres and another containing six million litres, ensuring a substantial reserve for the district.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem;">Arifin made these remarks following a visit to the LTA Membakut and while distributing clean water to the residents of Ulu Membakut.</p><div data-google-query-id="CLKV5NKl_4QDFTnecwEdU3cAZA" id="div-gpt-ad-1535527649803-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div id="google_ads_iframe_/1009103/NST_1x1_Programmatic_0__container__" style="border: 0pt none; box-sizing: border-box;"><iframe allow="attribution-reporting" aria-label="Advertisement" data-google-container-id="9" data-load-complete="true" frameborder="0" height="1" id="google_ads_iframe_/1009103/NST_1x1_Programmatic_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="google_ads_iframe_/1009103/NST_1x1_Programmatic_0" scrolling="no" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: bottom;" tabindex="0" title="3rd party ad content" width="1"></iframe></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1.5rem; padding-right: 1.5rem;">As the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sabah, Arifin urged the local community to maintain their health during the current hot weather and requested community leaders to report any areas or households in need of water assistance. - NST</p></div></div>Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061526146793499751noreply@blogger.com0