GUTSHOT PODCAST EP 89 - ROHINGYA'S PAY UP TO RM15,000 SATU KEPALA !! THIS IS THE CAUSE/COST OF THE PROBLEM.

 

Samun barang kemas 6 warga emas, 3 didakwa

 Ketiga-tiganya yang juga penganggur mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen Kota Bharu malah ada mangsa yang cedera.

Tiga tertuduh yang juga penganggur didakwa menyamun enam warga emas sejak hampir dua tahun lepas. (Gambar fail)

KOTA BHARU:

Tiga penganggur mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini atas pertuduhan samun barang kemas milik enam warga emas sejak hampir dua tahun lepas.

Ridhuan Mohamed, 44, dan Mohd Suhairey Omar, 42, didakwa bersama-sama melakukan samun sehingga menyebabkan kecederaan terhadap Aazizah Ujud, 77, di depan sebuah rumah di Cabang 3 Syed Kuning, Kadok, Ketereh, di sini pada 3.15 petang, 12 Mei lepas.

Mereka turut berdepan dengan dua pertuduhan sama melibatkan Halimah Senik, 62, dan Siti Meriam Daud, 77, masing-masing di depan rumah di Kampung Che Wal, Kuala Krai pada 2.30 petang, 18 Jun 2025 dan di Kampung Permatang Piah Pak Badol, Bachok pada 1 tengah hari, 8 Jan tahun lepas.

Pertuduhan dikemukakan mengikut Seksyen 394 Kanun Keseksaan dan dibaca bersama Seksyen 34 Kanun Keseksaan, yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara hingga 20 tahun dan denda atau sebatan, jika sabit kesalahan.

Ridhuan dan seorang lagi lelaki, Mohd Khairul Azwan Abdullah, 43, turut didakwa atas tiga pertuduhan rompakan berkumpulan membabitkan barang kemas milik Halimah Yusof, 84, Aminah Yusoff, 73, dan Latifah @ Azizah Yusof, 79.

Kesalahan itu didakwa dilakukan di Kampung Bukit Bator Gunong, Bachok pada 5 Feb 2025 dan 13 Jan tahun ini, serta di Kampung Lepan Kandis, Pulai Chondong dekat Machang pada 9 Sept 2024, mengikut Seksyen 395 Kanun Keseksaan yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara hingga 20 tahun dan sebatan, jika sabit kesalahan.

Hakim Nik Habri Muhamad tidak membenarkan ketiga-tiga tertuduh diikat jamin dan menetapkan 27 Julai ini untuk sebutan semula kes.

Pendakwaan dikendalikan oleh Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Kamarul Hasyime Rosli, manakala ketiga-tiga tertuduh tidak diwakili peguam.

Sementara itu, seorang pembuat biskut mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini, atas pertuduhan melupuskan harta curi, iaitu beberapa biji manik emas milik Aazizah yang diketahui harta curi berkaitan kes samun di sebuah kedai emas di Machang pada 11.30 pagi, 13 Mei 2025.

Majistret Rais Imran Hamid kemudian membenarkan Nik Faizah Nik Musa, 33, diikat jamin RM7,500 dengan seorang penjamin.

Terdahulu, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Muhamad Nadzir Abdullah mencadangkan jaminan RM10,000, namun peguam Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan Nur Alini Ahamad Kamil memohon ikat jamin rendah kerana anak guamnya sudah berpisah dengan suami dan menanggung tiga anak berusia tiga hingga lima tahun. - FMT

Boy, 13, critical after fall from school building in Ipoh

 Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin says the student is receiving treatment at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.

Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said they will conduct a transparent and thorough investigation. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

A 13-year-old male student is in a critical condition after allegedly falling from a building at a secondary school in Ipoh today.

Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said the they were informed via the MERS 999 hotline at 2.49pm, Bernama reported.

The victim was taken to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital for treatment.

“An investigation is under way to determine the exact cause of the incident. At present, the police are still gathering statements from witnesses and examining all related aspects.

“As such, the public is advised not to speculate or spread unverified information regarding this incident,” Alwi said in a statement tonight.

He also urged the public to respect the privacy of the victim and his family.

Alwi said police will conduct a transparent and thorough investigation.

On Friday, a 16-year-old girl died after falling from a school building in Seremban.

Those who are feeling stressed, distressed or have any emotional problems should seek help from doctors, or reach out to Befrienders at 03-7627 2929. - FMT

PH names ex-education minister Maszlee, Batu Pahat MP for Johor polls

 Maszlee Malik will contest the Puteri Wangsa seat, while Onn Abu Bakar will vie for Senggarang.

Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim announced the coalition’s 56 candidates for the Johor polls. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Pakatan Harapan tonight unveiled its candidates for next month’s Johor election, with a lineup that includes former education minister Maszlee Malik, Batu Pahat MP Onn Abu Bakar and Johor PKR Youth chief Faezuddin Puad.

Maszlee will contest the Puteri Wangsa seat, while Onn has been named the coalition’s candidate for Senggarang. Faezuddin will stand in Kempas. Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat will stand in Larkin.

PH’s candidates were announced by chairman Anwar Ibrahim.

In May, PH said it would contest all 56 seats in the upcoming state election, in response to Barisan Nasional’s decision to field candidates in every constituency.

PH won 12 of the 56 seats contested in the Johor election in 2022, which saw Barisan Nasional form the state government after winning 40 seats.

The Johor election is set for July 11, with nominations on June 27 and early voting on July 7. - FMT

MORE TO COME

Pua questions royal role in politics, wonders about Sedition Act risk

 

DAP disciplinary committee chief Tony Pua has raised a question while also wondering whether asking it could land him in trouble under the Sedition Act.

Although he did not mention names, it is believed that the question refers to Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim’s remarks, in which, among others, he argued that financial leakages do not plague the state, but rather a revenue drain to Putrajaya.

“When senior members of the royalty get openly involved directly (or even indirectly) with politics and political campaigns, demonstrating bias and partiality, are they then not subjecting themselves to rebuttals and retorts?” asked Pua (above) in a brief Facebook post.

“In that case, are these royalty members above reproach? Will the Sedition Act still apply?” he added.

Pua, a former lawmaker, is no stranger to ruffling royal feathers, having recently come under police investigation after a deluge of reports were lodged against him for stating that the constitutional system binds Malaysian monarchs and cannot issue binding decrees to legislate all aspects of people’s lives.

His statement came in the wake of Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah telling Seri Kembangan assemblyperson Wong Siew Ki and former Sungai Pelek assemblyperson Ronnie Liu to visit Dataran Selangor and understand the principles of the Rukun Negara displayed on the monument plaque there.

Regent’s response to PM

Tunku Ismail’s recent statement was in response to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's remark that Johor is a wealthy state facing a leakage problem.

The regent called on the federal government to return at least a quarter of the revenue collected from the state.

Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

"We contribute (to the federal government) our state revenue of more than RM40 billion a year, and only RM2 billion to RM3 billion is returned to take care of 4.9 million Johor residents - how (does that make sense)?

"That is illogical,” he added.

Tunku Ismail also highlighted delays in major healthcare projects, including the Pasir Gudang Hospital, which he said was saved from possible cancellation following his intervention.

The regent’s remarks come ahead of a state election in which the Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan would be locking horns with BN, which is its ally at the federal level. - Mkini

Solve present migrant woes before recruiting more, Tenaganita tells govt

 

Migrant rights group Tenaganita has questioned the need for Malaysia to recruit additional foreign workers, noting that many Bangladeshi migrants in the country are already in dire circumstances despite arriving through official channels.

Its executive director, Glorene Das, warned that expanding recruitment without first addressing existing systemic failures risks leaving more workers trapped in debt, unemployment and irregular status.

“A fundamental question remains unanswered: Why is there a need to recruit more workers when many who arrived through officially approved channels are still unable to access decent employment, remain trapped in debt, or have become undocumented through no fault of their own?” she asked in a statement today.

Glorene said that many workers paid hefty recruitment fees or took on substantial debts to migrate through officially approved channels, only to discover that promised jobs were unavailable or did not exist.

She pointed out that many Bangladeshi workers became undocumented not by choice, but due to employer abandonment, recruitment fraud, permit renewal failures, company closures and restrictive policies.

“As a result, significant numbers of workers were left stranded, unemployed, underemployed, or pushed into irregular situations. These workers did not fail the system. The system failed them,” she added.

Tenaganita executive director Glorene Das

Tenaganita’s statement comes amid bilateral talks between Malaysia and Bangladesh earlier today, during which Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman requested Malaysia to consider recruiting more Bangladeshi workers and to reopen Malaysia's labour market as soon as possible.

Bernama reported that the discussions came as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Tarique agreed that the exploitation and mistreatment of migrant workers must not be tolerated, while pledging to make the recruitment process more transparent, fair and affordable.

Transparent, independent assessment

While welcoming efforts by both governments to improve labour migration governance, Glorene said that any move to reopen or expand recruitment must begin with a transparent and independent assessment of the workers affected by recruitment and employment failures.

She warned against treating labour migration as a “revolving door”, in which new workers are brought in while existing workers remain trapped in situations of vulnerability and exploitation.

“Migrant workers must not be treated as commodities to satisfy labour demands, generate profits for recruitment agencies, or increase remittance flows.

"They are human beings with rights, dignity, families, and aspirations. Any labour migration system must be centred on their protection and well-being rather than commercial interests,” she said.

Glorene also called on Putrajaya to introduce a rights-based regularisation process to allow affected workers to regain legal status without fear of detention or punishment, while strengthening accountability against employers, recruitment agencies and intermediaries responsible for abuses.

She stressed that piecemeal measures and periodic recruitment drives cannot substitute for systemic reform, stating that Malaysia needs a comprehensive national labour migration policy covering recruitment, placement, worker mobility, protection, access to remedies, and accountability. - Mkini