Thursday, 19 December 2013
New Video Shows Purported 'Honor Beating' Of Kyrgyz Migrant Woman
Honor beatings are not a term usually associated with Internet videos.But the genre continues to creep onto the web with clips purportedly showing Kyrgyz migrant women in Russia being beaten by their male compatriots for allegedly shaming their nation.
The latest video, which first appeared on December 16 on the Russian-language Bilayv website and has since been posted on YouTube, makes for disturbing viewing.
Filmed by the attackers themselves, it apparently shows a young Kyrgyz woman cowering on the platform of an empty suburban train station in an unidentified Russian city and being kicked repeatedly in the back, stomach, and chest by two unseen men.
The sound accompanying the video is a string of curses and profanity in which the men accuse her of having sexual relations with non-Kyrgyz men, specifically Uzbeks and Tajiks.
Whether the victim knows her attackers is not clear.
From the video, it appears that, before the beating begins, she had been riding on the same train as her attackers and that they had seen her speak to a man of another ethnic origin.
The men accuse her of deliberately ignoring them in order to flirt with foreigners.
"You don't respect Kyrgyz guys, huh?" one of them shouts at one point. "You don't respect Kyrgyz and that's why you sat in the train car in front of us, huh? You saw us Kyrgyz guys and immediately stood up and left, right? You left. If I see you with an Uzbek or a Tajik I'll flatten you, you understand? "
The defenseless and terrified girl, who identifies herself only by the first name Ainagul, repeatedly maintains she is innocent. But by the end of the video she swears she will do as they demand and never again speak to a foreign man.
"No, I would rather die than even ask the way from [an Uzbek or Tajik]," she says. "May my mouth be maimed if I even speak to them, I swear it."
Kyrgyz 'Patriots'
The attack on Ainagul is the latest of several videos to periodically appear in recent years portraying migrant Kyrgyz women being brutally assaulted and humiliated by migrant Kyrgyz men.
In one of the most violent of the filmed attacks, the victim is beaten by her Kyrgyz boyfriend and his companions in a metro station after allegedly texting a non-Kyrgyz male acquaintance. She is then taken to her apartment where her Kyrgyz landlord and his friends join in the filmed assault, choking and beating her.
The victim later told RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service that the attack ended with her being raped by one of her assailants. She filed a criminal complaint against her attackers.
In many of the videos, the men assaulting the women have identified themselves as Kyrgyz "patriots" intent on maintaining the honor of the Kyrgyz women they are beating. Whether the groups conduct and post the assaults independently or in an organized fashion remains unknown.
The videos are causing outrage in Kyrgyzstan, where government officials have publicly condemned the attacks as cowardly. But because the attackers conceal their identities and most victims are badly intimidated, the assaults are proving hard to stop.
Ernis Osmonbaev, press officer for the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry, wrote on his Facebook account this week that Bishkek has appealed to Russian authorities to investigate the videos. "We think that Russian law-enforcement agencies will help identify these individuals," he said.
Meanwhile, the videos continue to sow fear among Kyrgyz migrant workers abroad and their families at home.
Some 40 percent of the estimated 600,000 Kyrgyz citizens working in Russia are women, most of whom are unaccompanied by relatives and are highly vulnerable to abuse and sexual exploitation.
With reporting by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service
Malaysia should move from cash handout to rights-based programmes, says rights council
BY TRINNA LEONG
The United Nations Human Rights Council today urged Putrajaya to move away from charity-based schemes to rights-based programmes to avoid exclusion of groups, graft and leakages.
Olivier De Schutter, who is the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur to Malaysia on the right to food, said while cash aid programmes such as Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) and Kebajikan Rakyat 1Malaysia (Karisma) can offer assistance to the needy, it is unsustainable for Malaysia to continue with such schemes.
"The government has put in place some social programmes that are one off programmes that provide cash transfers to poor families but these programmes are not permanent.
"These are not standing social protection schemes and are not based on protecting people by giving them rights that they can claim before independent bodies. As a result people do not know what they have a right to, they cannot complain if they are excluded," said De Schutter, who is on a 10-day mission to the country.
Critics have questioned the BR1M, a government initiative to help lower income families, saying it was used for election purposes by the ruling Barisan Nasional.
In the recent Budget 2014 announcement, Putrajaya increased the aid from RM500 to RM650 for households earning RM3,000 and below, while single individuals aged 21 and above who earn less than RM2,000 would receive RM300.
De Schutter said the aid does not "provide the kind of security the poor should expect from standing social protection schemes such as those recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)".
"So I very much hope the programmes that are in place would be transformed into social protection schemes that would be rights based and I believe Malaysia is now at a stage of development where it can make this shift," he added.
He said rights-based social programmes are those that "benefits so people know exactly what they can expect from the government and can complain if they did not receive what is stipulated for them".
"In the absence of rights-based social programmes, these programmes are just public charities and therefore subject to leakage, to corruption, to discrimination and they do not provide people with the kind of security they have a right to expect. This is why rights-based social programmes are much more effective and a better use of resources to the government."
While De Schutter commended initiatives such as Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, he said they were not necessarily reaching the poorest segments of the population.
Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, a government-subsidised retail franchise, was launched in 2011 to offer cheaper groceries. However, criticisms surfaced later over the quality of the products being sold.
The United Nations Human Rights Council today urged Putrajaya to move away from charity-based schemes to rights-based programmes to avoid exclusion of groups, graft and leakages.
Olivier De Schutter, who is the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur to Malaysia on the right to food, said while cash aid programmes such as Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) and Kebajikan Rakyat 1Malaysia (Karisma) can offer assistance to the needy, it is unsustainable for Malaysia to continue with such schemes.
"The government has put in place some social programmes that are one off programmes that provide cash transfers to poor families but these programmes are not permanent.
"These are not standing social protection schemes and are not based on protecting people by giving them rights that they can claim before independent bodies. As a result people do not know what they have a right to, they cannot complain if they are excluded," said De Schutter, who is on a 10-day mission to the country.
Critics have questioned the BR1M, a government initiative to help lower income families, saying it was used for election purposes by the ruling Barisan Nasional.
In the recent Budget 2014 announcement, Putrajaya increased the aid from RM500 to RM650 for households earning RM3,000 and below, while single individuals aged 21 and above who earn less than RM2,000 would receive RM300.
De Schutter said the aid does not "provide the kind of security the poor should expect from standing social protection schemes such as those recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)".
"So I very much hope the programmes that are in place would be transformed into social protection schemes that would be rights based and I believe Malaysia is now at a stage of development where it can make this shift," he added.
He said rights-based social programmes are those that "benefits so people know exactly what they can expect from the government and can complain if they did not receive what is stipulated for them".
"In the absence of rights-based social programmes, these programmes are just public charities and therefore subject to leakage, to corruption, to discrimination and they do not provide people with the kind of security they have a right to expect. This is why rights-based social programmes are much more effective and a better use of resources to the government."
While De Schutter commended initiatives such as Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, he said they were not necessarily reaching the poorest segments of the population.
Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, a government-subsidised retail franchise, was launched in 2011 to offer cheaper groceries. However, criticisms surfaced later over the quality of the products being sold.
Anwar: PM was populist pre-GE, but not now
"He (Najib) is right. After the election he is no longer populist. He was very populist before the election," Anwar told a press conference today at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya.
Anwar was responding to Najib's claim that he would pursue populist policies that were detrimental to the country.
Najib said this following outcry post-general election increase, or impending increase, in charges for fuel, sugar, electricity, property assessment and highway toll fees.
Anwar also dismissed government claims that there was no choice but to cut back on subsidies in order to reduce the government's budget deficit.
Cut government wastage first
The former finance minister said what the government is doing now forcing the public to bear the burden of the government's penchant for extravagance.
"Okay, you can say that doing this takes longer, but what is stopping them from taking drastic action to stop the wastage?
"This is a desperate attempt to bring down the deficit by burdening the rakyat without evidence of rising (household) income.
"You have a choice of getting rid of corruption and leakages prior to taking these measures. You can’t say it will take too long. What is stopping them from starting now?" he asked.
Anwar said that this stand is consistent with what he had told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1998 when the IMF advised Indonesia to cut subsidies to improve its financial standing.
“The economic problems will only be resolved properly through good governance. Deficit is only one part of it. You can’t trying to tackle a deficit by being oblivious to the stark reality of wastage,” he said at a press conference at the PKR headquarters.
‘Stop buying the drunk guy drinks’
Supporting him, PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli said that the Malaysia does not have the same income challenges as other countries who are running deficits.
“Revenue from petroleum has gone up by 300-400 percent in four to five years, while income and indirect taxes collection have gone up 60 percent in the last four years.
“The problem is our spending... We have been spending excessively even though our income has been enough.
“To
give more money, through the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or toll hike
or other new income for the BN is like giving more alcohol to the drunk.
He’s already drunk, you give him more alcohol, he dies,” he said.Meanwhile, Anwar said Pakatan Rakyat will be running an awareness campaign on the GST, which will be launched on Dec 20.
The campaign includes providing “free courses” on the GST, which will kick in at 6 percent on April 1, 2015, for the public.
“I believe that the implementation of the GST can be halted if the people are united in blocking it...
“I agree that the GST is transparent and efficient but the question is the timing,” he said.
Pakatan has maintained that the GST is regressive and will hurt the poor, who are not paying income tax.
The BN government, however, said it is shielding the poor by exempting essential items from GST and that many consumer goods will be cheaper with GST, which is lower than the existing opaque sales tax.
Najib breaks promise on toll rates
Just seven months after Najib launched the BN general election manifesto, he is doing just the opposite on what he has promised by increasing toll rates.
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has gone back on his promise he made before the general election and allowed an increase in toll rates on 15 highways.Yesterday Works Minister Fadillah Yusof announced that toll rates would be increased on 15 highways, ranging from 50 sen to RM2 next year.
Barisan Nasional had promised a “gradual reduction of intra-city tolls” before the polls and even listed their own achievements in making the promises.
Before the general election, Najib had abolished the toll plazas in Jalan Kuching, Kajang and Cheras.
The Barisan Nasional also announced that it had reduced the toll rates at the Petaling Jaya Selatan 2 plaza on the New Pantai Expressway and at the Sunway & Kemuning plazas on the Kesas Expressway.
In addition to that, BN also had imposed a five-year freeze on toll rates on the North South Expressway (NSE), NSE Central Link, Linkedua, Butterworth-Kulim Expressway, KL-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway Phase One.
Of the 15 highways, 13 are in the Klang Valley.
Toll charges will be increased on the Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway( AKLEH ), Sprint Expressway, New Pantai Expressway (NPE), SMART Motorway Tunnel, Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (Silk).
Also in the list are Damansara Puchong Expressway (LDP), Kajang-Seremban Highway (Lekas), New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB), Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE), Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas), Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya), and Maju Expressway (MEX).
Only two are located outside the Klang Valley – the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) in Penang and the Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE) in Johor.
The government’s decision to allow a toll rate increase has infuriated road users because Barisan had broken its promise not to allow an increase in charges.
Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Wahid Omar had said that the increase was unavoidable because of the condition stated in the agreements between the government and the concession companies.
The condition states that the toll can be increased every five years.
Hindraf: Stop destruction of Kampung Chetti
Kampung Chetti’s historical ambiance will be destroyed by the development of condominium blocks, a hotel and a multi-level car park.
PETALING JAYA: Indian-rights group Hindraf has called on Malaccan state authorities to halt the development of two condominium blocks, a hotel and a multi-level car park in Kampung Chetti, a village gazetted as a national heritage site in 2002.
Kampung Chetti dates back to 1414 – almost a hundred years before the Portugese invasion.
But like the now-destroyed temples of Lembah Bujang, the historical village’s tranquil atmosphere will be shattered by the construction, Hindraf chairman Waythamoorthy said.
“We have received complaints that there is great possibility of causing environmental effects on the conserved surrounding green plush area as well as the possibility of causing damage into the structures of the said temples as well as the residences’ premises with the probability of losing its originality,” the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said in a statement today.
“Hindraf is very disappointed that such attempts to destroy and demolish the ambiance and the surrounding of historical sites within Malaysia seems to be going unabated under the very nose of the Malacca state government and the National Heritage Department.”
According to Hindraf, the construction site is located between the residential area of the village and the Muthu Mariamman temple, which was built in 1827.
Waythamoorthy noted that former Malacca Menteri Besar Mohd Ali Rustam had previously intervened in the development, and the District and Land Office of Melaka Tengah had subsequently issued a notice under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 in January 2013.
But the developers apparently paid no heed to the notice as the construction remains ongoing in the area, said Waythamoorthy.
“What is puzzling is what happened to the Special Area Conservation Management plan involving City Council of Malacca, Malacca State Town & County planning Department, Muzium Corporation of Malacca & National Heritage Department and how the development was approved by the Malacca state government.
“Once again the Heritage Commissioner is silent as he did at the Bujang Valley site,” said Waythamoorthy.
He urged the agencies to “get their act together”, pointing out that their inertia revealed their lack of responsibility and accountability in protecting the nation’s natural heritage.
PETALING JAYA: Indian-rights group Hindraf has called on Malaccan state authorities to halt the development of two condominium blocks, a hotel and a multi-level car park in Kampung Chetti, a village gazetted as a national heritage site in 2002.Kampung Chetti dates back to 1414 – almost a hundred years before the Portugese invasion.
But like the now-destroyed temples of Lembah Bujang, the historical village’s tranquil atmosphere will be shattered by the construction, Hindraf chairman Waythamoorthy said.
“We have received complaints that there is great possibility of causing environmental effects on the conserved surrounding green plush area as well as the possibility of causing damage into the structures of the said temples as well as the residences’ premises with the probability of losing its originality,” the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said in a statement today.
“Hindraf is very disappointed that such attempts to destroy and demolish the ambiance and the surrounding of historical sites within Malaysia seems to be going unabated under the very nose of the Malacca state government and the National Heritage Department.”
According to Hindraf, the construction site is located between the residential area of the village and the Muthu Mariamman temple, which was built in 1827.
Waythamoorthy noted that former Malacca Menteri Besar Mohd Ali Rustam had previously intervened in the development, and the District and Land Office of Melaka Tengah had subsequently issued a notice under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 in January 2013.
But the developers apparently paid no heed to the notice as the construction remains ongoing in the area, said Waythamoorthy.
“What is puzzling is what happened to the Special Area Conservation Management plan involving City Council of Malacca, Malacca State Town & County planning Department, Muzium Corporation of Malacca & National Heritage Department and how the development was approved by the Malacca state government.
“Once again the Heritage Commissioner is silent as he did at the Bujang Valley site,” said Waythamoorthy.
He urged the agencies to “get their act together”, pointing out that their inertia revealed their lack of responsibility and accountability in protecting the nation’s natural heritage.
Don’t act beyond your powers, ROS told
DAP's Gobind Singh wants the Registrar of Societies' to explain which law gave it the power not to recognise the party's newly elected members
PETALING JAYA: Gobind Singh Deo questioned how the Registrar of Societies (ROS) is empowered to derecognise the newly elected central executive committee (CEC) of his party.
The DAP’s national legal bureau chairman and Puchong MP wants the ROS to explain which law gives ROS the power not to recognise the CEC.
“Needless to say, this is a position most serious in nature which cannot and must not be taken lightly. It has very far reaching consequences upon the DAP.
“The ROS cannot and must not act beyond the powers conferred upon it in law and any such attempt to so do would be unlawful and not binding in law,” said Gobind.
The ROS recenty requested additional documents to recognise the party’s central executive committee (CEC) election that was conducted on Sept 29.
The ROS, in a letter dated Dec 6, also advised the CEC to stop making decisions on behalf of DAP until the ROS completes the investigation.
The letter was sent to DAP a month after it submitted its re-election results which was held on Sept 29 to ROS which ordered the party to hold re-election following complaints of election irregularities.
Court action
Gobind also denied that his party had sent a very brief report that made it impossible for the ROS to ascertain whether the Sept 29 re-election was in accordance with the ROS directive.
The Sept 29 re-election was conducted after ROS did not recognise its party polls that was conducted on Dec 15, 2012.
“The report sent to the ROS in its usual format, which is the same used for such reports by the DAP and accepted by the ROS in previous years.
“As such, there is no basis for the ROS to say the report is too brief,” he said.
He has also requested the ROS to furnish the party with complaints that the ROS received on the election on Sept 29.
“The DAP is entitled to know who complained in respect of the re-election and what the basis of the complaint is.
“The DAP is entitled to a right to respond to any such complaint and the ROS must consider this explanation before making any decision which would impact the DAP,” he said.
Gobind also said that the party would not hesitate to seek court intervention if the ROS does not explain the legality of ROS’ demands.
PETALING JAYA: Gobind Singh Deo questioned how the Registrar of Societies (ROS) is empowered to derecognise the newly elected central executive committee (CEC) of his party.The DAP’s national legal bureau chairman and Puchong MP wants the ROS to explain which law gives ROS the power not to recognise the CEC.
“Needless to say, this is a position most serious in nature which cannot and must not be taken lightly. It has very far reaching consequences upon the DAP.
“The ROS cannot and must not act beyond the powers conferred upon it in law and any such attempt to so do would be unlawful and not binding in law,” said Gobind.
The ROS recenty requested additional documents to recognise the party’s central executive committee (CEC) election that was conducted on Sept 29.
The ROS, in a letter dated Dec 6, also advised the CEC to stop making decisions on behalf of DAP until the ROS completes the investigation.
The letter was sent to DAP a month after it submitted its re-election results which was held on Sept 29 to ROS which ordered the party to hold re-election following complaints of election irregularities.
Court action
Gobind also denied that his party had sent a very brief report that made it impossible for the ROS to ascertain whether the Sept 29 re-election was in accordance with the ROS directive.
The Sept 29 re-election was conducted after ROS did not recognise its party polls that was conducted on Dec 15, 2012.
“The report sent to the ROS in its usual format, which is the same used for such reports by the DAP and accepted by the ROS in previous years.
“As such, there is no basis for the ROS to say the report is too brief,” he said.
He has also requested the ROS to furnish the party with complaints that the ROS received on the election on Sept 29.
“The DAP is entitled to know who complained in respect of the re-election and what the basis of the complaint is.
“The DAP is entitled to a right to respond to any such complaint and the ROS must consider this explanation before making any decision which would impact the DAP,” he said.
Gobind also said that the party would not hesitate to seek court intervention if the ROS does not explain the legality of ROS’ demands.
Sumber pendapatan Orang Asal diancam dengan penerokaan kuari
Inilah sumber pendapatan kami yang utama. Tetapi atas penerokaan kuari di atas bukit, habis tanaman kami telah dimusnahkan
SEREMBAN: Ekoran penerokaan kuari oleh sebuah syarikat berhampiran dengan sebuah perkampungan Orang Asal di Mantin, berdekatan Seremban; sumber pendapatan utama penduduk kampung terbabit kini terancam.Tok Batin Kampung Gebok, Razali Omchum berkata penderitaan 32 keluarga bermula lebih kurang dua bulan lepas apabila sebuah syarikat telah mula menebang atau memusnahkan tanaman penduduk di sebuah bukit, di belakang kawasan perkampungan mereka.
“Saya difahamkan syarikat itu akan memulakan operasi kuari dan kini kerja-kerja awal seperti membersihkan kawasan dan tapak telah dilakukan.
“Kampung Gebok ini wujud sejak berpuluh-puluh tahun dulu sebelum merdeka. Ini tempat asal kami dan nenek moyang kami.
“Kebanyakan penduduk kampung mencari pendapatan di sini dengan menoreh dan menjual getah serta menjual pelbagai buah-buahan dan sayur-sayuran seperti durian, nangka, petai dan jering.
“Inilah sumber pendapatan kami yang utama. Tetapi atas penerokaan kuari di atas bukit, habis tanaman kami telah dimusnahkan. Kami tidak ada hasil pendapatan kerana sumber perdapatan kami telah dimusnahkan atas alasan ingin membuka kuari,” kata Razali.
Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri, J Arulkumar (DAP) berkata beliau telah membuat aduan dengan Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Negeri Sembilan dan pihak JAS telah datang ke Kampung Gebok untuk melakukan siasatan pada 11 Disember lalu.
“Dalam surat jawapan bertarikh 12 Disember yang diberikan oleh Pengarah JAS Negeri Sembilan, Charanpal Singh kepad saya: beliau berkata setelah pihaknya menjalankan siasatan, aduan tersebut berasas dimana kerja-kerja tanah telah dimulakan dan tanah yang ditolak dari atas bukit telah mula jatuh ke bawah dan menghasilkan pencemaran habuk.
“Ianya juga menjejaskan kesihatan penduduk Kampung Gebok. Dalam pada itu tapak sempadan cadangan kuari adalah 100 meter sahaja dari sempadan Kampung Gebok. Aktiviti yang dijalankan berpotensi tinggi untuk menjejaskan kesihatan, keselamatan dan kesejahteraan penduduk.
“Surat jawapan Charanpal juga menyentuh bahawa JAS amat prihatin dengan isu pencemaran udara, gegaran, air dan bunyi bising yang akan terhasil dari kewujudan satu lagi kuari di kawasan yang sangat berhampiran dengan penempatan penduduk.
“JAS Negeri Sembilan juga telah memaklum kepada pihak berkuasa tempatan bahawa tapak projek kuari yang dicadangkan adalah tidak sesuai dan JAS tidak menyokongnya,” jelas Arulkumar.
Arulkumar meminta Pejabat Tanah dan Daerah Seremban serta Majlis Perbandaran Nilai membatalkan segera cadangan mewujudkan sebuah operasi kuari di sini kerana mengundang pelbagai masalah kepada lebih 120 penduduk kampung ini.
Ahli Parlimen Seremban, Loke Siew Fook (DAP) meminta Pegawai Daerah Seremban bagi pihak Pejabat Tanah dan Daerah Seremban memberikan penjelasan apakah kuari yang bakal beroperasi ini mempunyai permit atau tidak.
“Kita mahu tahu apakah Pejabat Tanah dan Daerah Seremban memberikan permit kepada syarikat ini untuk menjalankan operasi kuari. Jika keluarkan permit, persoalannya bagaimana boleh diberi permit (kelulusan) tanpa sokongan JAS?
“Saya mohon Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan, Mohamad Hasan segera arahkan Pegawai Daerah Seremban memberikan laporan lengkap.
“Jika tiada sebarang tindakan dalam masa dua minggu ini, beliau bersama-sama penduduk kampung Orang Asal tersebut akan mengadakan bantahan di hadapan pejabat Menteri Besar,” ujar Loke.
Ops Cantas berjaya kurangkan jenayah berat
Khalid dan pasukannya sehingga November lepas berjaya menahan 36,316 orang dan merampas 951 senjata api.
KUALA LUMPUR: Operasi Cantas atau Ops Cantas cetusan idea Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar untuk menahan penjenayah dan anggota kongsi gelap, berjaya mengurangkan jenayah kekerasan seperti bunuh dan cubaan bunuh menggunakan senjata api di negara ini.
Biarpun baru tujuh bulan menerajui Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) sejak 17 Mei lalu menggantikan Tan Sri Ismail Omar, Khalid dan pasukannya sehingga November lepas berjaya menahan 36,316 orang dan merampas 951 senjata api.
Malah pada persidangan Dewan Rakyat 20 Nov lepas, Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar berkata jenayah kekerasan itu menurun hampir 23 peratus daripada 187 kes kepada 144 kes dalam tempoh 96 hari Ops Cantas dijalankan.
Ops Cantas diadakan rentetan penghapusan undang-undang Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dan Ordinan Darurat (OE) pada 2012, yang menyaksikan peningkatan jenayah kekerasan menggunakan senjata api, hingga merekodkan 66 kes
di seluruh negara pada tahun ini.
Daripada jumlah itu, sebanyak 35 kes daripadanya menyebabkan sasaran atau mangsa kejadian tembakan itu, mati ditembak di tempat kejadian.
Antara kes jenayah yang berprofil tinggi pada 2013, ialah pembunuhan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Kastam (Perkastaman/Cukai Dalam Negeri) Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim, 58, pada 26 April, yang ditembak mati ketika dalam perjalanan ke pejabatnya di Putrajaya.
Sehingga kini polis belum membuat sebarang tangkapan berkaitan kes itu. ditembak ketika keluar dari sebuah tokong di Lorong Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur.
Susulan itu, pada 22 Sept, suspek utama kes berkenaan ditahan bersama-sama dua rakannya dalam serbuan di sebuah rumah di Taiping, Perak, dan pada 3 Okt, dia dihadapkan di Mahkamah Majistret atas tuduhan membunuh.
Polis kini memburu Lim Yuen Soo, 53, beralamat terakhir di No. 9, Jalan Bayu Segar 3, Bayu Segar, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, yang merupakan majikan suspek utama kes itu dan dia dipercayai melarikan diri ke Australia selepas pembunuhan itu.
Menyayat hati
Lebih menyayat hati, pada 23 Okt, seorang pegawai operasi Ambank Norazita Abu Talib, 37, maut ditembak di muka oleh seorang pengawal keselamatan cawangan bank itu di Subang Jaya. Lelaki itu turut melarikan wang tunai
RM450,000.
Dua puluh hari selepas kejadian itu, pada 11 Nov, PDRM berjaya menyelesaikan kes berkenaan setelah suspek utama kes diberkas di Kampung Belungkor, Kota Tinggi, Johor dan kini polis memburu rakan suspek yang dikenali sebagai ‘Joemar’.
Ketua Penguatkuasa Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang (Jaip) Mohd Raffli Ab Malik, 49, turut maut ditembak di hadapan rumahnya di Indera Mahkota 2, Kuantan, Pahang pada 10 Nov, berkaitan dengan kes ajaran sesat ‘Tuhan Harun’.
Pada 20 Nov, polis menahan ketua kumpulan ajaran sesat itu, Harun Mat Saat dan dua pengikutnya di Tangkak, Johor.
Ekoran peningkatan kes jenayah, kerajaan telah meluluskan Rang Undang-undang Pencegahan Jenayah (Pindaan dan Pemerluasan) 2013 pada 10 Okt, bagi membenarkan penahanan tanpa perbicaraan untuk tujuan ketenteraman awam, keselamatan awam atau pencegahan jenayah.
Sebagai memperkukuh iltizam membanteras jenayah, 25 Okt lalu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak memperuntukkan RM8.8 bilion kepada PDRM dalam pembentangan Bajet 2014.
Antaranya, peruntukan sebanyak RM200 juta untuk senjata api, jaket kalis peluru, alat pengesan narkotik, sistem biometrik dan kenderaan forensik.
Polis juga akan mendapat 496 bilangan kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di 25 kawasan Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) dengan peruntukan RM20 juta dan pembinaan serta menaik taraf ibu pejabat polis di seluruh negara dengan peruntukan RM128 juta.
PDRM turut menggerakkan inisiatif termasuk menubuhkan Jabatan Pencegahan dan Pembanterasan Jenayah (JPPJ) di Bukit Aman serta cawangannya di ibu pejabat polis kontinjen negeri dan daerah pada 1 Julai.
Penubuhan jabatan itu bertujuan mencegah jenayah secara lebih berkesan dan sejajar dengan kehendak masyarakat yang mahukan polis berperanan dengan lebih efektif, selain membantu menurunkan indeks jenayah.
Dalam pada itu, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) akan meminda Akta Fi 1951 supaya kadar denda lebih tinggi dikenakan kepada pemegang MyKad sekiranya berlaku kehilangan kad pengenalan diri berikutan sebanyak 565,157 kad pengenalan Malaysia dilaporkan hilang sehingga 31 Okt tahun ini.
Dr Wan Junaidi tidak menafikan ada kad pengenalan yang hilang itu telah diseleweng dan digunakan oleh pendatang tanpa izin bagi tujuan jenayah serta dijual kepada sindiket.
– BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: Operasi Cantas atau Ops Cantas cetusan idea Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar untuk menahan penjenayah dan anggota kongsi gelap, berjaya mengurangkan jenayah kekerasan seperti bunuh dan cubaan bunuh menggunakan senjata api di negara ini.Biarpun baru tujuh bulan menerajui Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) sejak 17 Mei lalu menggantikan Tan Sri Ismail Omar, Khalid dan pasukannya sehingga November lepas berjaya menahan 36,316 orang dan merampas 951 senjata api.
Malah pada persidangan Dewan Rakyat 20 Nov lepas, Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar berkata jenayah kekerasan itu menurun hampir 23 peratus daripada 187 kes kepada 144 kes dalam tempoh 96 hari Ops Cantas dijalankan.
Ops Cantas diadakan rentetan penghapusan undang-undang Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dan Ordinan Darurat (OE) pada 2012, yang menyaksikan peningkatan jenayah kekerasan menggunakan senjata api, hingga merekodkan 66 kes
di seluruh negara pada tahun ini.
Daripada jumlah itu, sebanyak 35 kes daripadanya menyebabkan sasaran atau mangsa kejadian tembakan itu, mati ditembak di tempat kejadian.
Antara kes jenayah yang berprofil tinggi pada 2013, ialah pembunuhan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Kastam (Perkastaman/Cukai Dalam Negeri) Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim, 58, pada 26 April, yang ditembak mati ketika dalam perjalanan ke pejabatnya di Putrajaya.
Sehingga kini polis belum membuat sebarang tangkapan berkaitan kes itu. ditembak ketika keluar dari sebuah tokong di Lorong Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur.
Susulan itu, pada 22 Sept, suspek utama kes berkenaan ditahan bersama-sama dua rakannya dalam serbuan di sebuah rumah di Taiping, Perak, dan pada 3 Okt, dia dihadapkan di Mahkamah Majistret atas tuduhan membunuh.
Polis kini memburu Lim Yuen Soo, 53, beralamat terakhir di No. 9, Jalan Bayu Segar 3, Bayu Segar, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, yang merupakan majikan suspek utama kes itu dan dia dipercayai melarikan diri ke Australia selepas pembunuhan itu.
Menyayat hati
Lebih menyayat hati, pada 23 Okt, seorang pegawai operasi Ambank Norazita Abu Talib, 37, maut ditembak di muka oleh seorang pengawal keselamatan cawangan bank itu di Subang Jaya. Lelaki itu turut melarikan wang tunai
RM450,000.
Dua puluh hari selepas kejadian itu, pada 11 Nov, PDRM berjaya menyelesaikan kes berkenaan setelah suspek utama kes diberkas di Kampung Belungkor, Kota Tinggi, Johor dan kini polis memburu rakan suspek yang dikenali sebagai ‘Joemar’.
Ketua Penguatkuasa Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang (Jaip) Mohd Raffli Ab Malik, 49, turut maut ditembak di hadapan rumahnya di Indera Mahkota 2, Kuantan, Pahang pada 10 Nov, berkaitan dengan kes ajaran sesat ‘Tuhan Harun’.
Pada 20 Nov, polis menahan ketua kumpulan ajaran sesat itu, Harun Mat Saat dan dua pengikutnya di Tangkak, Johor.
Ekoran peningkatan kes jenayah, kerajaan telah meluluskan Rang Undang-undang Pencegahan Jenayah (Pindaan dan Pemerluasan) 2013 pada 10 Okt, bagi membenarkan penahanan tanpa perbicaraan untuk tujuan ketenteraman awam, keselamatan awam atau pencegahan jenayah.
Sebagai memperkukuh iltizam membanteras jenayah, 25 Okt lalu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak memperuntukkan RM8.8 bilion kepada PDRM dalam pembentangan Bajet 2014.
Antaranya, peruntukan sebanyak RM200 juta untuk senjata api, jaket kalis peluru, alat pengesan narkotik, sistem biometrik dan kenderaan forensik.
Polis juga akan mendapat 496 bilangan kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di 25 kawasan Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) dengan peruntukan RM20 juta dan pembinaan serta menaik taraf ibu pejabat polis di seluruh negara dengan peruntukan RM128 juta.
PDRM turut menggerakkan inisiatif termasuk menubuhkan Jabatan Pencegahan dan Pembanterasan Jenayah (JPPJ) di Bukit Aman serta cawangannya di ibu pejabat polis kontinjen negeri dan daerah pada 1 Julai.
Penubuhan jabatan itu bertujuan mencegah jenayah secara lebih berkesan dan sejajar dengan kehendak masyarakat yang mahukan polis berperanan dengan lebih efektif, selain membantu menurunkan indeks jenayah.
Dalam pada itu, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) akan meminda Akta Fi 1951 supaya kadar denda lebih tinggi dikenakan kepada pemegang MyKad sekiranya berlaku kehilangan kad pengenalan diri berikutan sebanyak 565,157 kad pengenalan Malaysia dilaporkan hilang sehingga 31 Okt tahun ini.
Dr Wan Junaidi tidak menafikan ada kad pengenalan yang hilang itu telah diseleweng dan digunakan oleh pendatang tanpa izin bagi tujuan jenayah serta dijual kepada sindiket.
– BERNAMA
In sly agreement, Anwar concurs PM no longer populist
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today needled political rival and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak by agreeing that the latter has steered clear of populist measures since Election 2013.The opposition leader said Najib’s recent statement that his federal administration did not adopt a populist approach, was correct in view of the recent raft of subsidy cuts and power rate hikes that have left the public up in arms.
“He is right. After the elections, he was no longer populist,” Anwar said at a press conference here.
Yesterday, Najib was reported as saying his administration could not afford to adopt a populist stance without jeopardising the country, and must instead work towards expanding the nation’s economy.
“I can be a prime minister riding on a populist platform but I will destabilise the economy and ruin the future of our beloved country,” he told an auditorium packed with civil servants at the 26th Congress of Unions of Employees (Cuepacs) Triennial Convention here at the PGRM tower.
Anwar said the recent raft of rate hikes announced by Najib was a clear indication that the Barisan Nasional-led government was not interested in keeping to its word.
He accused the government of making countless promises in the run-up to the fractious national polls last May, only to turn its back on the very public that returned them to power.
“Before the GE he was very populist, promising that there would be no rate hikes and many other things, and then his position altered immediately after the elections,” he said.
Anwar noted that the government’s plan to implement the six per cent Goods and Services Tax in 2015 - which will broaden the country’s tax base - fails to address the bigger issue of pubic wastage and illicit outflow of funds.
“They (government) are saying now is the time for GST because it has been deferred too long, but they are not saying they will stop the wastage, illicit outflow of funds or corruption.
“You have a choice, whether to deal with the excesses and wastages prior to implementing the GST, or to implement GST now and burden the people,” he said.
Najib’s administration announced several price hikes recently that have left the public up in arms, after a divisive national polls that saw the BN retain power with a diminished parliamentary majority.
Apart from the GST, the federal government also announced the total removal of sugar subsidies and further reduction of fuel subsidies, a nationwide increase in electricity tariffs and an upward revision of assessment rates for properties in Kuala Lumpur.
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/in-sly-agreement-anwar-concurs-pm-no-longer-populist#sthash.jmpeEdlq.dpuf
Muhyiddin’s greatest disservice to nation is his denial that Malaysia has been in throes of education crisis for past decade and making bottom 40 per cent of Malaysian parents and students happy because of the delusion of a “world class” and quality education
By Lim Kit Siang
The greatest disservice to the nation by the Deputy Prime Minister cum Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is his denial that Malaysia has been in the throes of an educational crisis for the past decade and making the bottom 40 per cent of Malaysians parents and students happy because of the delusion of a “world class” and quality education ensuring excellence for all.
In actual fact, educational standards in Malaysia, whether primary, secondary or university, have seriously deteriorated over the past decade.
What the CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas), Wan Saiful Wan Jan, said yesterday should be serious food for thought for all Malaysians.
Wan Saiful accused the Barisan Nasional government of taking advantage of the trust given by the poor by creating an “illusion” that the education system in the country has been reformed.
He said that according to a study conducted by his think tank, the bottom 40 per cent of parents of school-going children are generally happy with the quality of schools and teachers in the country when the reality is that their children are struggling by regional and international standards.
Lamenting the wide gap between “perception and reality”, Wan Saiful said these parents seem to have a very positive perception about our schools, whereas when the products of these schools are assessed internationally, the findings are “near disastrous”.
Wan Saiful said that those in power seem to be “very good” at shaping how the poor view the quality of education in the country.
He said: “There are too many ‘illusions of reform’ created by the various announcements by the government. But we must remember that these are only announcements.
“The trust of the poor should not be taken advantage of. They need true school reform to help the next generation break away from the poverty cycle.”
Wan Saiful said that if Malaysians want to safeguard the future of their children, they must ensure that perception is about as close to reality.
“And the reality at the moment looks rather grim,” he said.
Wan Saiful is being very diplomatic to talk about “illusions” that the Malaysian education is “world class” which make Malaysian parents in the bottom 40 per cent of the parents “happy” that their children are getting a quality education.
I would not call this “illusion” but describe it as “delusion”, which Muhyiddin and the Barisan Nasional leaders have concocted by a neo-feudal enslavement and subjugation of the thinking of Malaysians, particularly those in the bottom 40 per cent of the population and those in the rural areas.
In the 2012 PISA (Programme of International Student Assessment), Indonesia topped the list for being the happiest students at school although Indonesian 15-year-old students scored poorly in PISA tests, ranked at the second bottom for maths, science and reading.
Indonesia is ranked at 64 from 65 countries participated in the three-year cycle test. The average scores for Indonesian students are: mathematics 375; science 382 and reading 396. This is just slightly better compared with Peru which is at the bottom of the list. Peru is ranked as the third of the 65 countries whose students are the happiest at school.
It would appear that Malaysian students and parents are emulating their Indonesian counterparts – “happy” at their educational levels although they compare most unfavourably with international standards.
In fact, in the PISA ranking of students with the highest percentage of students who are happy at school, Malaysia is ranked No. 6 after Indonesia, Albania, Peru, Thailand and Colombia with some 90 per cent of the students “happy at school” although Malaysia is placed at the bottom third, ranked No. 52 out of the 65 countries in the 2012 PISA academic tests.
Muhyiddin must bear a great responsibility for this educational “illusion” or more correctly “delusion” of Malaysian parents and students in the bottom 40 per cent of the households that they are world-class students with a quality education, for Muhyiddin had conspired to hide the fact from Malaysian parents of the crisis of confidence confronting Malaysia since becoming Education Minister in 2009.
In fact, Muhyiddin had continued to hide from Malaysian parents and public the disastrous performance of Malaysian students in 2011 TIMSS, with Malaysia producing the worst results out of 25 countries which participated in the 1995 or 1999 to 2011 TIMSS, chalking the worst total of decreases of 79 points for maths, when the two next worst countries were Sweden with decrease of 55 points and Thailand 40 points.
In 1999 TIMSS, Malaysia’s scores on both Mathematics and Science (519 and 492 respectively) were above in the international average, with a ranking of 16 among 38 countries in Mathematics and 22 in Science.
By 2011, the Mathematics score had dropped to 440 points (26th position among 42 countries), while the Science score benchmarks fell to 426 points (32nd among 42 countries).
Up to 38 percent of students in Malaysia did not meet the minimum benchmarks in Mathematics and Science in 2011, an approximately twofold increase since 2007, and five times higher than in 1999.
Muhyiddin had never confided in Malaysians that the country is facing a grave crisis of confidence about our educational standards, preferring to let Malaysians particularly the bottom 40 per cent of the population believe that Malaysia has a world-class education system which could become even better after the 13-year Malaysia Education Plan to catapult it to the top third of the nations of the world.
Up to now, despite the adverse 2011 TIMSS and 2012 PISA results, Muhyiddin has refused to come clean and admit that the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 for Malaysia to attain the rank of top third nations in TIMSS and PISA systems are unrealistic, unachievable and Utopian.
When will Muhyiddin come clean with the people of Malaysia about the crisis of deteriorating educational standards in the past decade as highlighted by the 2011 TIMSS and 2012 PISA, and stop the concoction of educational “illusions” and “delusions” so that Malaysians can wake up to the reality that the Malaysian educational system has a very long way to become world-class regardless of whether Malaysian parents and students in the bottom 40 per cent of the population are mistakenly or ill-advisedly “happy” or otherwise?
The time has come for Muhyiddin to go on live telecast to make such a confession of educational ineptitude and irresponsibility.
The greatest disservice to the nation by the Deputy Prime Minister cum Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is his denial that Malaysia has been in the throes of an educational crisis for the past decade and making the bottom 40 per cent of Malaysians parents and students happy because of the delusion of a “world class” and quality education ensuring excellence for all.
In actual fact, educational standards in Malaysia, whether primary, secondary or university, have seriously deteriorated over the past decade.
What the CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas), Wan Saiful Wan Jan, said yesterday should be serious food for thought for all Malaysians.
Wan Saiful accused the Barisan Nasional government of taking advantage of the trust given by the poor by creating an “illusion” that the education system in the country has been reformed.
He said that according to a study conducted by his think tank, the bottom 40 per cent of parents of school-going children are generally happy with the quality of schools and teachers in the country when the reality is that their children are struggling by regional and international standards.
Lamenting the wide gap between “perception and reality”, Wan Saiful said these parents seem to have a very positive perception about our schools, whereas when the products of these schools are assessed internationally, the findings are “near disastrous”.
Wan Saiful said that those in power seem to be “very good” at shaping how the poor view the quality of education in the country.
He said: “There are too many ‘illusions of reform’ created by the various announcements by the government. But we must remember that these are only announcements.
“The trust of the poor should not be taken advantage of. They need true school reform to help the next generation break away from the poverty cycle.”
Wan Saiful said that if Malaysians want to safeguard the future of their children, they must ensure that perception is about as close to reality.
“And the reality at the moment looks rather grim,” he said.
Wan Saiful is being very diplomatic to talk about “illusions” that the Malaysian education is “world class” which make Malaysian parents in the bottom 40 per cent of the parents “happy” that their children are getting a quality education.
I would not call this “illusion” but describe it as “delusion”, which Muhyiddin and the Barisan Nasional leaders have concocted by a neo-feudal enslavement and subjugation of the thinking of Malaysians, particularly those in the bottom 40 per cent of the population and those in the rural areas.
In the 2012 PISA (Programme of International Student Assessment), Indonesia topped the list for being the happiest students at school although Indonesian 15-year-old students scored poorly in PISA tests, ranked at the second bottom for maths, science and reading.
Indonesia is ranked at 64 from 65 countries participated in the three-year cycle test. The average scores for Indonesian students are: mathematics 375; science 382 and reading 396. This is just slightly better compared with Peru which is at the bottom of the list. Peru is ranked as the third of the 65 countries whose students are the happiest at school.
It would appear that Malaysian students and parents are emulating their Indonesian counterparts – “happy” at their educational levels although they compare most unfavourably with international standards.
In fact, in the PISA ranking of students with the highest percentage of students who are happy at school, Malaysia is ranked No. 6 after Indonesia, Albania, Peru, Thailand and Colombia with some 90 per cent of the students “happy at school” although Malaysia is placed at the bottom third, ranked No. 52 out of the 65 countries in the 2012 PISA academic tests.
Muhyiddin must bear a great responsibility for this educational “illusion” or more correctly “delusion” of Malaysian parents and students in the bottom 40 per cent of the households that they are world-class students with a quality education, for Muhyiddin had conspired to hide the fact from Malaysian parents of the crisis of confidence confronting Malaysia since becoming Education Minister in 2009.
In fact, Muhyiddin had continued to hide from Malaysian parents and public the disastrous performance of Malaysian students in 2011 TIMSS, with Malaysia producing the worst results out of 25 countries which participated in the 1995 or 1999 to 2011 TIMSS, chalking the worst total of decreases of 79 points for maths, when the two next worst countries were Sweden with decrease of 55 points and Thailand 40 points.
In 1999 TIMSS, Malaysia’s scores on both Mathematics and Science (519 and 492 respectively) were above in the international average, with a ranking of 16 among 38 countries in Mathematics and 22 in Science.
By 2011, the Mathematics score had dropped to 440 points (26th position among 42 countries), while the Science score benchmarks fell to 426 points (32nd among 42 countries).
Up to 38 percent of students in Malaysia did not meet the minimum benchmarks in Mathematics and Science in 2011, an approximately twofold increase since 2007, and five times higher than in 1999.
Muhyiddin had never confided in Malaysians that the country is facing a grave crisis of confidence about our educational standards, preferring to let Malaysians particularly the bottom 40 per cent of the population believe that Malaysia has a world-class education system which could become even better after the 13-year Malaysia Education Plan to catapult it to the top third of the nations of the world.
Up to now, despite the adverse 2011 TIMSS and 2012 PISA results, Muhyiddin has refused to come clean and admit that the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 for Malaysia to attain the rank of top third nations in TIMSS and PISA systems are unrealistic, unachievable and Utopian.
When will Muhyiddin come clean with the people of Malaysia about the crisis of deteriorating educational standards in the past decade as highlighted by the 2011 TIMSS and 2012 PISA, and stop the concoction of educational “illusions” and “delusions” so that Malaysians can wake up to the reality that the Malaysian educational system has a very long way to become world-class regardless of whether Malaysian parents and students in the bottom 40 per cent of the population are mistakenly or ill-advisedly “happy” or otherwise?
The time has come for Muhyiddin to go on live telecast to make such a confession of educational ineptitude and irresponsibility.
Six Foreigners Perish In Fiery Crash Near Kampung Pandan
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Six foreign nationals were killed in an accident involving their car, a Nissan Skyline, at the Kampung Pandan roundabout, here early Wednesday morning.
According to a spokesman for Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police, the victims were a male Briton, three Filipino women and two Myanmar women who perished when the car they were in crashed and caught fire.
They were identified as Simon John Hall, 40, manager of Leighton Offshore here, the three Filipino women were Siso Aileen, 30, Maileen Tentative Montejo, 26, and Mary Grace Macaraig, 24, while the two Myanmar nationals were Pi Pi, 20, and Esther Sui, 26.
The Myanmar women held passes from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, he said when contacted here.
In the 12.45am accident, the car with the six victims went out of control near Kampung Pandan causing the car to ram into a concrete pilliar of the flyover before bursting into flames.
Assistant Director of Fire Operations, Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, Azizan Ismail said the department received an emergency call at 12.42am and two engines together with 13 firemen from the Pudu and Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue Stations rushed to the scene.
The remains of all the victims were sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem.
According to a spokesman for Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police, the victims were a male Briton, three Filipino women and two Myanmar women who perished when the car they were in crashed and caught fire.
They were identified as Simon John Hall, 40, manager of Leighton Offshore here, the three Filipino women were Siso Aileen, 30, Maileen Tentative Montejo, 26, and Mary Grace Macaraig, 24, while the two Myanmar nationals were Pi Pi, 20, and Esther Sui, 26.
The Myanmar women held passes from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, he said when contacted here.
In the 12.45am accident, the car with the six victims went out of control near Kampung Pandan causing the car to ram into a concrete pilliar of the flyover before bursting into flames.
Assistant Director of Fire Operations, Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, Azizan Ismail said the department received an emergency call at 12.42am and two engines together with 13 firemen from the Pudu and Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue Stations rushed to the scene.
The remains of all the victims were sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem.
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