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No. 4657 PP 2644/12/2008 (020369)
Thursday December 11, 2008
TELLING IT AS IT IS
A matter pg15 of respect by Charles Ramendran [email protected]
KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue operation at the landslide site in Bukit Antarabangsa, Hulu Kelang, was called off yesterday after rescuers found no trace of a maid who is said to
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be buried in the rubble. Rescuers had dug into all the main areas of the house, where veterinarian Dr N. Yogeswari was killed saving her children in Saturday’s disaster and also extended the search some 5m around it but failed to find Lourdes Mary. Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the search for the Sri Lankan maid ceased at 2pm.
He said the intensified search, carried out manually by firemen and SMART personnel since Sunday, was risky as the ground is “uncertain and volatile”. Apart from the maid, there had not been any other reports of missing persons in the area. Khalid said the area will be cleaned up and a small team of firemen will be alert to signs of human remains during
excavation. Selangor fire and rescue department director Soiman Jahid also said his men dug to the base of Yogeswari’s house, one of 14 bungalows affected, but could not find the missing woman. Khalid said about 25 houses along Jalan Wangsa 9 which sit on the edge of the hillslope where the landslide took place have been declared a
“highly dangerous” zone by Ikram and the Public Works Department. “It is in a bad state and is at risk of collapsing anytime. The residents have been evacuated but for now we are allowing them to remove their valuables quickly,” he said. Khalid said the relief centre at the base of the site will continue operating indefinitely to entertain enquiries.
Wide powers for MACC by Giam Say Khoon and Tan Yi Liang [email protected]
UALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday tabled the much-anticipated Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bills for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat, in a race to fulfil an agenda that he had set for himself before leaving office in March. He told the House the Bills’ second and third readings will be done during this meeting which will be adjourned on Dec 18. The short time to get them approved has got some MPs grumbling as they need to quickly get feedback from stakeholders for the debate before the vote. On how long it will take for the Bills’ passage, he said it will depend on the Speaker to allocate time for the second and third readings. “If they (the MPs) are really focused, just speak what is necessary … I think we can get the Bills passed by the end of the year.” On rumours that some Barisan Nasional MPs are not supportive of the Bills, Abdullah said: “There is no such thing and I have not heard about my MPs not (being) supportive (of the Bills).”
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Highlights of the MACC Bill: The MACC will be headed by a Chief Commissioner (CC), who will be appointed by the
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King on the advice of the prime minister. He will have the powers of a Deputy Public Prosecutor “as authorised by the Public Prosecutor”. The CC is effectively answerable to Parliament, as he has to table an annual report on the MACC’s activities to an oversight Special Committee on Corruption, which is made up of seven members appointed by the King
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Climax of haj ... Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on their way for the stoning the devil ritual at the great Jamarat al-aqaba, on the final stoning day, in a narrow valley outside Mecca yesterday. The faithful from around the world are making the trip to Saudi Arabia in the annual haj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. Around three million Muslims from across the globe descended on Saudi Arabia over the weekend to perform the ancient rituals of the haj.
from both Houses of Parliament, for a three-year term. The MACC will be advised by an eight-member Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, which will be appointed by the King. The CC is among the eight. A Complaints Committee comprising five members appointed by the relevant minister in charge of the MACC will
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also be set up. It will monitor the MACC’s handling of complaints of misconduct which is non criminal in nature against MACC officers, and identify weaknesses in the work procedures and make recommendations. The Bill will greatly expand the jurisdiction now given to the ACA. It will allow for
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investigations against public bodies, which include federal and state governments, any local or statutory authority, any government department, service or undertaking, any registered society, any sports body registered under the Sports Development Act, trade unions, co-operative societies, companies and subsidiary companies. MACC senior officers (rank of Commissioner or above) can inspect and make copies of the bank accounts of any individual, inspect the safe deposit boxes in banks and to seize any document or item inspected. Empowers a Judge of the High Court to order a lawyer to disclose information in respect of any transaction or dealing relating to any property which is liable for seizure. Empowers an MACC officer to require a person under probe to give a sworn statement identifying all properties owned by him. He can also require any relative or associate of that person to give such information as well. The definition of “relative” is wide, including lineal ascendant or descendant of the person, or his/her spouse and siblings. Penalties under the present Act are maintained. However, the 14-day mandatory jail term upon conviction under the ACA Act is removed.
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No. 4657 PP 2644/12/2008 (020369)
Thursday December 11, 2008
TELLING IT AS IT IS
A matter pg15 of respect by Charles Ramendran [email protected]
KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue operation at the landslide site in Bukit Antarabangsa, Hulu Kelang, was called off yesterday after rescuers found no trace of a maid who is said to
» JI duo among six ISA detainees freed pg2
www.sun2surf.com
» Rising from the dead pg25
Entertainment
Search and rescue ops at landslide site called off
be buried in the rubble. Rescuers had dug into all the main areas of the house, where veterinarian Dr N. Yogeswari was killed saving her children in Saturday’s disaster and also extended the search some 5m around it but failed to find Lourdes Mary. Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the search for the Sri Lankan maid ceased at 2pm.
He said the intensified search, carried out manually by firemen and SMART personnel since Sunday, was risky as the ground is “uncertain and volatile”. Apart from the maid, there had not been any other reports of missing persons in the area. Khalid said the area will be cleaned up and a small team of firemen will be alert to signs of human remains during
excavation. Selangor fire and rescue department director Soiman Jahid also said his men dug to the base of Yogeswari’s house, one of 14 bungalows affected, but could not find the missing woman. Khalid said about 25 houses along Jalan Wangsa 9 which sit on the edge of the hillslope where the landslide took place have been declared a
“highly dangerous” zone by Ikram and the Public Works Department. “It is in a bad state and is at risk of collapsing anytime. The residents have been evacuated but for now we are allowing them to remove their valuables quickly,” he said. Khalid said the relief centre at the base of the site will continue operating indefinitely to entertain enquiries.
Wide powers for MACC by Giam Say Khoon and Tan Yi Liang [email protected]
UALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday tabled the much-anticipated Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bills for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat, in a race to fulfil an agenda that he had set for himself before leaving office in March. He told the House the Bills’ second and third readings will be done during this meeting which will be adjourned on Dec 18. The short time to get them approved has got some MPs grumbling as they need to quickly get feedback from stakeholders for the debate before the vote. On how long it will take for the Bills’ passage, he said it will depend on the Speaker to allocate time for the second and third readings. “If they (the MPs) are really focused, just speak what is necessary … I think we can get the Bills passed by the end of the year.” On rumours that some Barisan Nasional MPs are not supportive of the Bills, Abdullah said: “There is no such thing and I have not heard about my MPs not (being) supportive (of the Bills).”
K
Highlights of the MACC Bill: The MACC will be headed by a Chief Commissioner (CC), who will be appointed by the
»
King on the advice of the prime minister. He will have the powers of a Deputy Public Prosecutor “as authorised by the Public Prosecutor”. The CC is effectively answerable to Parliament, as he has to table an annual report on the MACC’s activities to an oversight Special Committee on Corruption, which is made up of seven members appointed by the King
»
Climax of haj ... Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on their way for the stoning the devil ritual at the great Jamarat al-aqaba, on the final stoning day, in a narrow valley outside Mecca yesterday. The faithful from around the world are making the trip to Saudi Arabia in the annual haj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. Around three million Muslims from across the globe descended on Saudi Arabia over the weekend to perform the ancient rituals of the haj.
from both Houses of Parliament, for a three-year term. The MACC will be advised by an eight-member Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, which will be appointed by the King. The CC is among the eight. A Complaints Committee comprising five members appointed by the relevant minister in charge of the MACC will
» »
also be set up. It will monitor the MACC’s handling of complaints of misconduct which is non criminal in nature against MACC officers, and identify weaknesses in the work procedures and make recommendations. The Bill will greatly expand the jurisdiction now given to the ACA. It will allow for
»
EPAPIX
investigations against public bodies, which include federal and state governments, any local or statutory authority, any government department, service or undertaking, any registered society, any sports body registered under the Sports Development Act, trade unions, co-operative societies, companies and subsidiary companies. MACC senior officers (rank of Commissioner or above) can inspect and make copies of the bank accounts of any individual, inspect the safe deposit boxes in banks and to seize any document or item inspected. Empowers a Judge of the High Court to order a lawyer to disclose information in respect of any transaction or dealing relating to any property which is liable for seizure. Empowers an MACC officer to require a person under probe to give a sworn statement identifying all properties owned by him. He can also require any relative or associate of that person to give such information as well. The definition of “relative” is wide, including lineal ascendant or descendant of the person, or his/her spouse and siblings. Penalties under the present Act are maintained. However, the 14-day mandatory jail term upon conviction under the ACA Act is removed.
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» See other highlights on Page 4
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