Malaysia mengecam sekeras-kerasnya serangan Houthi terhadap Arab Saudi.
Malaysia menyokong usaha Arab Saudi mempertahankan kedaulatan susulan serangan Houthi, kata Kementerian Luar.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia bersolidariti bersama kerajaan Arab Saudi dan mengecam sekeras-kerasnya serangan Houthi terhadap kerajaan itu, termasuk serangan yang menyasarkan orang awam dan infrastruktur awam, menurut Kementerian Luar.
Kementerian memaklumkan Malaysia menyokong usaha Arab Saudi untuk mempertahankan kedaulatan dan keutuhan wilayah serta keselamatan penduduk, selaras Piagam Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (PBB) dan undang-undang antarabangsa.
“Malaysia turut menyokong segala usaha ke arah meredakan ketegangan dan segera menamatkan konflik,” menurut kenyataan.
“Malaysia amat menghargai kerjasama yang sekian lama terjalin dengan Kerajaan Arab Saudi dan kekal komited untuk terus memperkukuh kolaborasi ini demi kepentingan bersama kedua-dua negara.” - FMT
Yasin Sulaiman says his account of life in jail was never intended to tarnish the prisons department’s reputation or undermine the duties of its officers and personnel.
Singer-composer Yasin Sulaiman previously claimed a hierarchy existed among prison inmates, including groups referred to as ‘boss’ and ‘taiko’, and also alleged that drugs could be smuggled into jail if a person possessed money and influence. (Instagram pic)
PETALING JAYA: Singer-composer Yasin Sulaiman has retracted his statements about life in prison and apologised to the prisons department for any confusion arising from his remarks.
Yasin said his account of life in prison was never intended to tarnish the department’s reputation or undermine the duties of its officers and personnel.
“Having taken note of the department’s explanation and reflecting on the circumstances I experienced at the time, I hereby retract those statements.
“I regret if my account (of life in prison) caused confusion or misunderstanding among the public.
“Accordingly, I would like to apologise to the prisons department, as well as its officers and personnel, for any confusion that arose,” he said in a statement.
Earlier, Yasin claimed in an episode of the AididitMyWay podcast a hierarchy existed among inmates, including groups referred to as “boss” and “taiko”. He also alleged that drugs could be smuggled into prison if a person possessed money and influence.
Prisons department senior director of prison policy Rosidek Musa denied his claims and said the department has standard operating procedures to handle misconduct or negative incidents among inmates.
Rosidek also said that in the prison system, the focus is on rehabilitation programmes and addressing negative occurrences.
He said “certain incidents may happen, but not to the extent alleged”.
Yasin clarified that his account of what happened in prison was based on what he experienced and understood during that period.
“At the time, before receiving treatment at Hospital Bahagia, I was experiencing episodes of bipolar mania. My condition at the time may have affected the way I saw, heard, understood and interpreted the things happening around me,” he said. - FMT
Cops reject claims on social media a mobile patrol vehicle had escorted another vehicle carrying stolen cables.
Bukit Aman crime prevention and community safety director Noor Hisam Nordin said the mobile patrol vehicle acted according to SOPs. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Police have denied claims on social media that a mobile patrol vehicle acted as an escort for another vehicle carrying stolen cables in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
Bukit Aman crime prevention and community safety director Noor Hisam Nordin said the cable thief had been arrested by police.
“Allegations of collusion (with the thieves) are untrue. The (police car) acted on information from the Ampang Jaya police headquarters’ operations room and turned on its beacon according to standard operating procedures,” he was quoted by Utusan Malaysia as saying today.
Noor Hisam said the mobile patrol vehicle acted in response to complaints lodged by the public and that one suspected cable thief had been arrested in the case so far.
Yesterday, Ampang Jaya police chief Khairul Anuar Khalid said a man attempting to drag a cable out of a manhole with a four-wheel-drive vehicle at Kampung Tasik Tambahan in Ampang had been arrested.
Police had received a call from a member of the public at around 3.59am about a group of people suspected of stealing cables near Masjid Al-Ubudiah, Kampung Tasik Tambahan.
Khairul said the case is being investigated under Sections 379, 431A and 124K of the Penal Code for cable theft and sabotage, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities. - FMT
PETALING JAYA: Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) service providers are updating their systems to recognise the new-generation MyKad after some cardholders faced difficulties completing identity verification.
The National Registration Department said it was aware of the problems and had been working with relevant agencies and eKYC service providers to address them.
“Currently, eKYC service providers are updating their respective systems to enable the design and features of the new-generation MyKad to be recognised during the verification process,” it said in a statement on Monday (Sept 21).
The department said it had provided the necessary information to service providers and was monitoring the updates to speed up the system adjustment process.
Those who encounter difficulties using the new MyKad for eKYC verification are advised to check with the relevant institution or service provider for alternative verification methods while the updates are being completed.
Officially issued last Thursday, the new-generation MyKad features improvements in its structure, design, technology and security for better identity protection.
The department said the eKYC system adjustments formed part of the transition to support use of the new card.
It said it would continue monitoring the updates and working with agencies and service providers until the necessary adjustments were completed.
“Our priority is to ensure that the transition to the new-generation MyKad is carried out smoothly without affecting the public’s access to services that require identity verification,” it said.
Agencies and eKYC service providers requiring further information on the features of the new MyKad may contact the department at commandset@jpn.gov.my. - Star
It advises those unable to verify their identity online using the MyKad to ask banks and other service providers for alternative verification methods in the meantime.
The national registration department began issuing the new MyKad nationwide on Sept 17, with upgraded security features.
PETALING JAYA: Banks and other service providers are updating their systems to recognise the new-generation MyKad, says the national registration department (JPN), after some users faced problems verifying their identity online.
In a statement, JPN said it was aware of the issues faced by some holders of the new identification card and was working with the related agencies and companies to resolve the matter.
The problem affects electronic identity checks, known as electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC), which are commonly used by banks, e-wallets and other online services to verify customer identities.
“At present, eKYC service providers are updating their systems so that the design and features of the new-generation MyKad can be recognised during the verification process,” JPN said.
It said it had provided the necessary information to service providers and is monitoring developments to expedite the process. Affected users have been advised to ask their banks or service providers for alternative verification methods in the meantime.
The new MyKad was rolled out nationwide on Sept 17, featuring changes to its appearance and security features.
Problems emerged soon after the rollout, with several banks and digital services reportedly unable to recognise the new card during online identity checks. First-time MyDigital ID users with the new MyKad have also faced problems registering online.
MyDigital ID has said its system will support online registration using the new card from Oct 1. - FMT
THE recent High Court verdict involving the 15-year-old boy acquitted of murder on grounds of insanity should make us pause before rushing to explain horrific violence through labels such as violent extremism, nihilism or terrorism.
The case was undeniably tragic, and the loss of life devastating. But the court’s finding reminds us of a fundamental principle of criminal justice: the seriousness or brutality of an act does not, by itself, determine its legal or criminological classification.
An act can be violent without being terrorism. It can be shocking without being violent extremism. And a young person can commit a horrific crime without being ideologically radicalised.
This distinction matters at a time when there appears to be an increasing tendency to interpret serious youth violence through the lens of violent extremism.
The problem becomes particularly acute when “nihilism”, or the absence of ideology, is itself treated as an ideology.
If no ideology becomes an ideology, the boundaries of violent extremism become virtually meaningless. Any unexplained act of violence can potentially be labelled extremism, and any troubled young person can become a potential terrorist.
That is not only conceptually problematic. It is dangerous.
Violent extremism is not synonymous with terrorism.
(Image: The Star)
In the context of terrorism, violence is generally connected to a broader ideological worldview or cause, whether religious, racial, ethnonationalist, supremacist or political.
Even then, ideological violence does not automatically constitute terrorism in law. There must be a demonstrable ideological nexus and a legally sustainable basis for categorising conduct as terrorism.
We cannot simply take a violent act and retrospectively search for an ideology because the consequences are shocking. The absence of an obvious motive does not automatically establish the presence of an ideological one.
Terrorism must never become a residual category for violence we do not understand.
Malaysia has confronted this distinction before. During the height of the Jemaah Islamiyah and later Islamic State threats, the police did not arrest everyone who attended the funerals of notorious individuals.
Not everyone present subscribed to those ideologies. Some were relatives. Others were neighbours.
The same principle applies elsewhere. Sympathy for an oppressed community is not automatically support for terrorism. Ethnic or political solidarity is not necessarily terrorist allegiance.
The law must distinguish carefully between sympathy, association, ideology, support and actual participation in terrorism. Once these categories become interchangeable, the threshold for state intervention becomes dangerously low.
Of course, young people can be radicalised. There are genuine cases involving minors who have embraced extremist ideologies, pledged allegiance to terrorist organisations or prepared violence in furtherance of an ideological cause.
Where such evidence exists, the threat must be taken seriously. But the assessment must begin with evidence of radicalisation, not with the assumption that violence itself proves extremism.
A child exhibiting disturbing behaviour may require psychiatric intervention. Another may be experiencing trauma or social alienation. Another may have committed a serious crime. Another may genuinely have been ideologically radicalised.
These are not the same thing.
(Image: Malay Mail)
The recent verdict is a powerful reminder of this. The court was required to consider not merely what happened, but the accused’s mental capacity and legal responsibility at the time.
Criminal justice requires precisely this kind of distinction, even when the facts are horrific and public emotions are understandably strong.
The same discipline must apply to terrorism.
When everything becomes extremism, genuine extremist threats become harder to identify.
Intelligence and enforcement resources are diverted from real ideological dangers, vague indicators can replace evidence, and counter-terrorism risks sliding into profiling.
Precision does not weaken counter-terrorism. It strengthens it.
Crime should be treated as crime. Mental illness should be addressed through appropriate medical and legal processes. Child vulnerability should trigger protection and intervention. Terrorism should remain a distinct category requiring clear evidence of the elements that define it.
The tragedy of the recent school killing demands serious reflection. But we must resist the temptation to securitise what we do not yet understand.
If we get the label wrong, we may also get the response wrong. In criminal justice, that can have consequences far beyond a single case.
The author, Dr Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamidis a Criminologist and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.
