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Indonesian govt will ensure safety of M’sians, says Najib PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Indonesian government will ensure that the safety of Malaysians in the republic is guaranteed following unfriendly actions by “vigilante groups” on Malaysians there. He said this was conveyed to him by Indonesia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Tan Sri Da’i Bachtiar during a meeting they had yesterday. “I have conveyed to Pak Try Sutrisno

(Tan Sri Try Sutrisno) Malaysia’s worry about the safety of Malaysian citizens in Indonesia and he has promised to bring it up with the Indonesian government. “The Indonesian ambassador in our meeting earlier yesterday told me they were taking action to ensure no harm comes to Malaysians,” he told reporters after breaking fast with cabinet members at his official residence. Sutrisno leads the Indonesian side

in the Indonesia-Malaysia Eminent Persons Group, a body which hold dialogues on issues of mutual concern to the two countries. The Malaysian side is led by Tun Musa Hitam. Najib was asked to comment on the actions of the vigilante groups, members of which were conducting “sweeping” operations to identify and harass Malaysians. On Tuesday, a group of Indone-

sians calling themselves “Benteng Demokrasi Rakyat” reportedly threatened to use bamboo spikes on Malaysians along a Jakarta street and had demanded passers-by to show proof of their nationality. There had also been demonstrations outside the Malaysian Embassy and in the latest one, protesters pelted rotten eggs at the embassy building last week after Malaysia was accused

of “stealing” the Balinese pendet dance in a promotion of Malaysia aired by the Discovery Channel. Rotten eggs were also hurled at a house rented by Malaysian students of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta by a group of local undergraduates over the Pendet dance. Discovery Channel has apologised for the error made by a Singaporebased company. – Bernama

‘Golden statue’ murder – two arrested by Charles Ramendran [email protected]

SINGING RECORD ... CHILDREN from the Andante Resources choir with the Malaysian Book of Records certificate they received after pulling off an effort to gather 13,096 people across seven states to a simultaneous sing-along of a song entitled This Is My Country yesterday. With them are the deputy prime minister’s wife, Datin Norainee Abdul Rahman (second from right), Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (right), Malaysian Book of Records representative Josephine Intachat (second row, left) and Andante president Dr Mervynn Koon (second row, middle).

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KUALA LUMPUR: A woman who allegedly murdered her husband, packed his body into a luggage bag and had it disposed of as a “golden statue” was arrested by police yesterday. The 30-year-old suspect had fled to India with her eight-year-old daughter and parents soon after the incident at her apartment in Pandan Mewah two weeks ago. However, after being persuaded by relatives to return and turn herself in, the housewife came back to Malaysia early yesterday with her daughter who is from her first marriage and parents who were also detained by police at the KL International Airport.

Ampang police chief ACP Abdul Jalil Hassan said police have released the woman’s parents and daughter. He said police have also arrested a man who helped the woman dispose of her husband’s body. The man had lodged a police report several days after disposing the body. He told police the woman had told him the bag contained a golden statue and paid him RM100 to get rid of it. He also told police that after dumping the bag in a jungle next to the Karak Highway, he returned out of curiosity to check its contents but was stunned to find the body of the divorced housewife’s second husband, a 40year-old businessman cum restaurant owner, in it. Abdul Jalil said police arrested the man as they believe he was aware all along of what had happened. He said with the woman’s arrest the case is considered solved.

Act now or after the party polls, Subra tells disciplinary panel KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC deputy president Datuk S. Subramaniam is questioning the reason behind the disciplinary action that will be taken against him. According to Subramaniam, who is running for the No. 2 post in the party’s Sept 12 polls, the reprimand is an attempt to intimidate voters who would otherwise voting for him. “If you want to take disciplinary action then do it now or after the elections but do not make accusations because they affects my candidacy.” He said that he would be comfortable if the disciplinary committee were to issue the letter soon so that he can explain the issue to the delegates. Subramaniam is facing MIC disciplinary action after making a statement in an English tabloid that former MIC vice-president Datuk V. Govindaraj had confessed to him and another former vice-president, the late Datuk K. Pathmanaban, about rigging the party’s 1977 polls to favour MIC president Datuk S. Samy Vellu who then contested against

briefs Relax rules for party contests, says Khairy KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth wants the party’s top leadership to initiate several changes and relax the rules so that there will be more chances for fresh talents to shine in the next party polls. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said Umno’s strict conditions for contesting has long stifled the growth of talents, especially from the grassroots levels. “There are just too many conditions to qualify and contest for posts in the party elections,” said Khairy, after chairing the Youth exco meeting at Umno headquarters yesterday. “Its time for these rules to be relaxed, so that there would be more chances for fresh talents and those with potential to lead,” he said. Khairy said among the proposals which

Subramaniam. Samy Vellu went on to beat Subramaniam for the deputy president post by 26 votes. On Tuesday, Samy Vellu said Subramaniam’s statement, along with the statement made by Govindaraj, was aimed at “destroying the credibility of MIC’s elections” conducted all these years. He also said any action by the disciplinary committee on the matter would only be taken after the election. Samy Vellu said legal action would also be taken against Govindaraj as well as against the tabloid and the writer. According to Subramaniam, Samy Vellu is campaigning for Datuk G. Palanivel to clinch the deputy president post. “The disciplinary committee can take action against me but he (Samy Vellu) is an interested party,” he said. “If the action is taken, then he will be very happy. If it is not taken, this news is good enough to frighten some of the delegates,” he added.

the Youth will forward to the supreme council include one that qualify those with one-term of service as exco member to contest the posts of youth chief and deputy chief. “Previously, one must have served for two terms as exco member to be eligible to contest for the top two posts.

Robbery gang crippled with arrest of two SEBERANG PERAI: Police have crippled a robbery gang believed to have been responsible for more than 30 cases with the arrest of two men recently. On Sept 3, a former car repossessor, 26, was caught at a flat in Seberang Jaya, after police received information from the public. Police seized a stolen car used by the suspect and several items which had been reported to be stolen. The investigation led to the arrest of the suspect’s partner, a 30-year-old dispatch worker, at a house Seberang Jaya. Several stolen items were seized at the house. About RM150,000 worth of stolen items were recovered, including a washing machine, a television, hi-fi set, several laptops and handphones.