Woman, nephew critically injured after brother experiencing hallucinations allegedly stabs them

 

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IPOH: A woman and her nephew were injured after being stabbed by the woman's brother, who was believed to be hallucinating, at a house in Taman Bandar Baru, Kampar, yesterday.

Kampar police chief Superintendent Mohamad Nazri Daud said police received a report on the incident from the 56-year-old woman about 7.35pm.

He said investigations found that the incident occurred in the living room of a double-storey house occupied by the suspect and the two victims, who are the suspect's son and younger sister.

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"The 22-year-old son was stabbed by his father three times on the left side of the neck, while the suspect's younger sister was also stabbed once in the same area.

"Both victims are currently in critical condition and have been referred to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here for further treatment," he said in a statement today.

Nazri said the 58-year-old suspect, who is unemployed, sustained an injury to his left palm.

He said the incident was believed to have been triggered by the suspect experiencing hallucinations and that he had previously undergone psychiatric treatment at Fatimah Ipoh Hospital.

According to Nazri, the suspect has been referred to Hospital Tanjung Rambutan. - NST

Chingay parade goes silent as it proceeds past mosques in show of interfaith respect

 

JOHOR BARU: The lively Chingay parade quietened down as it passed by mosques here in a show of interfaith respect.

The parade, which set off at 7.20pm on Monday (March 9), passed by several mosques along the 8km route.

Police officers on duty were seen raising "quiet" signs and the tens of thousands of participants and spectators stopped beating on drums and turned down the music during evening and terawih prayers.

Some spectators asked lion dance troupes to continue their performance but the groups declined, citing the need to "respect religious sites and Ramadan."

After passing the mosques, the parade resumed its liveliness.

Starting from the Xing Gong Temple in Jalan Ulu Air Molek, the procession passed in front of several mosques including Masjid Kampung Mahmoodiah, Masjid India and Masjid Habib Hassan Al-Attas.

The event was approved with an additional "zero-noise" condition as Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan. - Star

Individu bercanggah semangat, nilai parti tak wajar diterima jadi ahli, kata pemimpin PKR

 Timbalan Ketua Wanita PKR Juwairiya Zulkifli berkata, parti tak boleh terima ahli baharu secara automatik tanpa semak latar belakang.

Timbalan Ketua Wanita PKR Juwairiya Zulkifli berkata, parti harus semak setiap individu yang memohon jadi ahli untuk elak persepsi negatif disebabkan tindakan mereka nanti.

PETALING JAYA:

 Individu yang prinsipnya bertentangan dengan semangat reformasi dan politik nilai dalam PKR tidak wajar diterima menjadi ahli, kata seorang pemimpin PKR.

Timbalan Ketua Wanita PKR Juwairiya Zulkifli berkata, parti tidak seharusnya menerima kemasukan ahli baharu secara automatik tanpa menyemak latar belakang mereka.

Sebaliknya, menurutnya, parti harus membuat semakan terhadap setiap individu yang memohon kerana dikhuatiri tindakan mereka pada masa akan datang akan menimbulkan persepsi negatif terhadap parti.

“Sekiranya mana-mana individu diterima, sudah tentu mereka perlu patuh kepada disiplin dan perlembagaan parti.

“Jika dengan sengaja melanggar peraturan ini, keanggotaan boleh digantung atau dilucutkan,” katanya kepada FMT.

Terdahulu dilaporkan PKR menerima permohonan keahlian daripada aktivis Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak pada 5 Mac lepas.

Sehubungan itu, Setiausaha Agung Fuziah Salleh berkata, permohonan itu akan melalui tapisan standard sebelum diluluskan.

Bagaimanapun, Tamim kemudian mengaku beliau sekadar ‘menganjing’ PKR dan penyokongnya dengan memohon untuk menyertai parti itu, mencetuskan tindak balas daripada Timbalan Setiausaha Agung PKR Aidi Amin Yazid yang memaklumkan parti itu sedang mempertimbangkan tindakan undang-undang.

Sementara itu, Ketua Pemuda PKR Kamil Munim berkata, permohonan Tamim bukan bermaksud aktivis itu akan terus diterima masuk, sebaliknya perlu melalui proses penilaian.

“Siapa-siapa boleh daftar dalam talian untuk jadi anggota PKR talian. Belum tentu diterima masuk,” katanya. - FMT

3 men held over assault of council officer in Sandakan

District police chief George Rakman says they will be charged with obstructing and injuring a public servant, and for rioting.

Screenshots from a video showing the enforcement officer being attacked after he reprimanded a man believed to be openly selling duty-free cigarettes.

PETALING JAYA:

 Police have arrested three Filipino nationals, including a 14-year-old, to assist in an investigation into the assault of a municipal council enforcement officer at the Batu 8 market area in Sandakan, Sabah.

Sandakan police chief George Rakman said the trio admitted during questioning to being involved in the assault, Bernama reported.

He said the suspects, who tested negative for drug use, have been remanded under Sections 186, 332 and 147 of the Penal Code for obstructing and injuring a public servant, and for rioting.

In the 2.30pm incident on Friday, the officer reprimanded a man believed to be openly selling duty-free cigarettes in the area. An argument broke out and the officer was attacked by several men.

A video clip of the assault has been widely circulated on social media. - FMT

Hamzah dares Bersatu to sack leaders aligned with him

 The ex-party deputy president says Bersatu should just expel his supporters instead of resorting to other ways of restraining them.

Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin was sacked from Bersatu on Feb 13 at the height of a leadership tussle with party president Muhyiddin Yassin.

PUTRAJAYA:

 Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin has challenged Bersatu to sack other leaders and members who are openly aligned with him, including 13 of the party’s 19 remaining MPs.

He said many other Bersatu leaders and members were supposed to attend a breaking of fast event organised by him tonight, but could not do so for fear of disciplinary action.

The former Bersatu deputy president said the party should just expel them instead of resorting to other ways of restraining them when they openly support him.

“It’s simple, just sack them. What’s so hard about that?” he said when met by reporters at the event.

Among the Bersatu leaders who attended the dinner were party vice-president Ronald Kiandee and Wanita chief Mas Ermieyati Samsudin.

On Saturday, Kiandee and Mas Ermieyati were served with show-cause letters from Bersatu’s disciplinary board, apparently over their support for Hamzah.

Hamzah and several others were sacked from Bersatu on Feb 13 at the height of a leadership tussle between the Larut MP and party president Muhyiddin Yassin.

Bersatu has 19 MPs currently, but 13 of them, including Kiandee and Mas Ermieyati, appear to be aligned with Hamzah, having co-signed joint statements issued by the opposition leader even after his expulsion.

The 11 others include Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (Tanah Merah), Rosol Wahid (Hulu Terengganu), Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail (Kubang Pasu), Muslimin Yahaya (Sungai Besar) and Abdul Khalib Abdullah (Rompin).

The rest are Khlir Nor (Ketereh), Zakri Hassan (Kangar), Roslan Hashim (Kulim Bandar Baharu), Nordin Ahmad Ismail (Lumut), Kalam Salan (Sabak Bernam) and Islahuddin Abas (Mersing). - FMT

Mat Salleh shamed for begging Malaysians to fund his travel trips

 

THE SOCIAL media is no short on stories about people travelling to exotic places and enjoying all that delicious delicacies.

But we all know that travelling isn’t cheap. Or in other words, no money, no honey.

However, it appears a very innovative white man has come up with a solution to fund his travels, and the technique is no other than begging.

It appears that self minus self respect equals big money too as can be seen in the photos where money could be seen piling up inside his begging cup.

According to netizen @TravelJimat, the man could be found begging at Ayer Keroh, with a cardboard by his side stating that he needed funds to travel the world.

Looking at the man, healthy and able bodied, we are surprised he could stoop so low as to beg for money when even a handicapped person or person with disability is employed.

Our fellow netizens are not impressed too. “Who is so foolish to give money to such a person,” said @LIL_gvup, adding that kind hearted people should just donate money to their own relatives.

Another netizen pointed out that people can make donations to the school children or even those who are studying in the university.

“Instead of donating to a trash like this, can’t you Malaysians help the animals/strays in Malaysia..do you know how many kind hearted ppl are trying to save animals every single day…help them!!” said @Ranjeeta_Kaur.

But it appears the beggar is enjoying the hospitality of our fellow Malaysians as seen in a snapshot from a post. 

An uncle by the Instagram handle of uncle_hashim said he treated the man to breakfast before sending him to the Gombak toll.

“I am always your uncle, your father. You can come anytime. Hope to see again one day,” said uncle_hashim in his post.

Netizen @DizzyR69 lamented that the man is able to get away with such a behaviour due to his white privileges. According to him, if the beggar had been a Rohingya migrant, they wouldn’t have treated him so well. 

It seems that white privilege is a very tangible thing here in Malaysia although we Malaysian can be quite vocal in criticising Europeans where many of their foreign policies are concerned. —  Focus Malaysia