Thursday, 18 December 2014
ISIS using bombs containing live SCORPIONS in effort to spread panic, in tactic used 2,000 years ago against Romans
- Canisters packed with the creatures are being blasted into Iraqi towns
- They do not cause mass causalities but have serious psychological impact
- The tactic was first used by Iraqis in the desert city of Hatra in 198-199AD
- They would pack clay pots full of scorpions and hurl them at Roman armies
Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq have unveiled their latest terror tactic - bombs containing hundreds of live scorpions designed to spread fear among their enemies.
Canisters packed with poisonous varieties of scorpion are being blasted into towns and villages, which explode on impact - scattering the scorpions and causing panic among the innocent local population.
Although scorpion bombs sound like something out of a modern horror movie, the tactic is actually thousands of years old and was first used by Iraqis fighting against the Roman Empire.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, ex-head of chemical and biological weapons for the Army and Nato, told The Mirror that ISIS had improvised devices to launch the poisonous creatures in 2ft bombs.
He said: 'Scorpions are robust – even if they are launched a couple of miles, when the canister breaks thousands are flung out and start crawling all around.
'Some scorpions are very poisonous but the main thing is creating fear.'
Mr de Bretton-Gordon, who returned from Baghdad last week where he was advising security forces, said that the bombs are not causing casualties but had a profound 'psychological impact'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2875968/ISIS-using-bombs-containing-live-SCORPIONS-effort-spread-panic-tactic-used-2-000-years-ago-against-Romans.html
Isis Iraq news: Pregnant women among 150 'executed for refusing to be insurgents' sex slaves'
By Ludovica Iaccino At least 150 women have been executed by members of terror group Islamic State (Isis) for refusing to marry the insurgents, according to local reports.
The mass execution allegedly took place in the province of Anbar in Iraq, where the militants have imposed their own version of Islam in the controlled areas, the Middle East Eye reported.
It is believed that the IS fighters carried out the atrocities in Fallujah and buried the victims in mass graves in one of the city's neighbourhoods, according to a statement by the country's Ministry of Human Rights.
"At least 150 females, including pregnant women, were executed in Fallujah by a militant named Abu Anas Al-Libi after they refused to accept jihad marriage," reported Middle East Eye.
"Many families were also forced to migrate from the province's northern town of al-Wafa after hundreds of residents received death threats."
Islamic State and Sex Slaves
IS insurgents have killed thousands of people in Iraq and Syria since last July.
The terrorists, who control large swaths of the two countries and aim to establish an Islamic caliphate, often execute people who refuse to comply with the their strict sharia laws imposed on the occupied populations.
The militants are known for having launched a "campaign of ethnic cleansing" against non-Arabs and non-Sunni Muslims.
The Yazidi community has been persecuted by the militants for months. In October the terrorists admitted they are kidnapping hundreds of Yazidi women and forcing them into sex slavery.
IS slave markets have sprung up across Iraq have been used by the terror group as a way to recruit new fighters.
Compassion4Kurdistan activists staged a mock sex slave market in London in October, to raise awareness of the grave violations of the basic human rights Yazidi women are being subjected to.
UN officials issued a joint statement in October condemning "the explicit targeting of women and children and the barbaric acts the Islamic State has perpetrated on minorities in areas under its control.
"We remind all armed groups that acts of sexual violence are grave human rights violations that can be considered as war crimes and crimes against humanity."
The statement followed a UN study about IS sex slavery markets, in which a 13-year-old Yazidi girl gave her account of what happened to her after she was abducted from her village in August.
Ruling sets bad precedent as civil servants will defy court orders, says MP
A court ruling which held that police have the discretion to enforce a court order in an interfaith custody battle sends a wrong signal to civil servants, a lawmaker said.Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran said this line of reasoning was most shocking as the law enforcement agency was expected to enforce a court order without questioning its merits.
"By saying that the Inspector-General of Police and the police have the discretion, it is sending a message that any civil servant need not adhere to orders of the judiciary," he said in a statement.
Kulasegaran said such a judicial pronouncement would bring the wheels of justice to a standstill as civil servants would go unpunished for ignoring orders made by competent courts.
He said this in response to the majority ruling today which set aside an order obtained by kindergarten teacher M. Indira Gandhi last September.
The High Court had issued a mandamus order to compel the police to arrest her former husband Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, a Muslim convert and locate her daughter, Prasana Diksa, 6.
Judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim, in allowing the appeal by Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, said the court could not give effect to the order in a private dispute.
"The ex-wife could only enlist the assistance of court bailiff to locate the husband in order to get back the child," he said.
Concurring with Aziz was Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi.
The dissenting judge, Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who upheld High Court judge Lee Swee Seng's decision, said the trial judge had not erred and the mandamus order was appropriate.
Kulasegaran, who also appeared for Indira with lawyers Aston Paiva and N. Selvam, said it must be made clear that the IGP holds a public duty to do all things within the meaning of the Police Act.
"We will advise Indira to pursue this matter to the Federal Court to bring an end to this ambiguity and conundrum," he added.
Kulasegaran said it was impossible for his client to locate the child, believed to be in Kelantan, without police assistance.
In 2009, the shariah court in Ipoh granted Riduan, who was formerly known as K. Pathmanathan, the custody of his three children, Tevin Darsiny, 17, Karan Dinish, 16, and Prasana Diksa after he unilaterally converted them to Islam.
The following year, the High Court in Ipoh granted Indira full custody of her three children and Riduan was ordered to return Prasana Diksa to Indira.
In July last year, Lee also quashed the conversion of the children and ruled that the certificates of conversion were unconstitutional.
On May 30 this year, Lee cited Riduan for contempt and issued a warrant of arrest against him after he repeatedly failed to hand over Prasana Diksa to Indira.
Indira also obtained a recovery order and warrant of arrest against her ex-husband from the high court to compel the police to locate Riduan.
The failure of the police to act resulted in her filing for a judicial review seeking the mandamus order, as Khalid was insistent that police would take the middle path in cases where disputing parties had obtained separate orders from the civil and shariah courts.
That argument was demolished as it was ruled that only a High Court could dissolve the marriage registered under the civil law, although one spouse had converted to Islam. – December 17, 2014
Izwan's appeal quashed, Deepa keeps custody
The court dismissed the appeal with cost, set at RM10,000.
In an unanimous decision, the three-member panel led by Justice Abdul Aziz Abd Rahman also dismissed Izwan’s appeal against the recovery order issued by the Seremban High Court.
However, the court granted Izwan a three-week stay of execution with regard to the recovery order for him to file an appeal.
The recovery order was issued after Izwan had snatched the couple’s six-year-old son from his ex-wife.
Citing the controversial interfaith custody battle of R Subashini as precedent, Justice Abdul Aziz ruled that the syariah court has no jurisdiction to dissolve a marriage solemnised under civil law.
"The appeal is dismissed, the High Court has the jurisdiction to grant custody," he said.
Deepa and Izwan, whose previous name was N Viran, were married in 2003.
The husband converted to Islam and obtained custody of both children on Sept 19 last year from the Syariah High Court in Seremban.
The children were converted to Islam in April 2013 without the mother’s knowledge.
On April 7, the Seremban High Court awarded custody of the children to Deepa but did not rule on their conversion.
Two days later, Izwan took away the couple's son from Deepa's house in Jelebu.
Following the application of the parents, both the High Court and the Syariah High Court issued recovery orders compelling the police to track down the children.
The police rejected the orders, blaming this on the conflicting decisions of the civil and syariah courts.
Izwan was also represented by Muhammad Faiz Fadzil, Mohd Kamarul Arifin Mohd Wafa, Mohd Tajuddin Abd Razak, Mohd Fasha Musthafa and Mohd Irzan Iswatt Mohd Noor.
Apart from Fahri, Deepa was also represented by Aston Paiva and Joanne Leong.
IGP and AG allowed to intervene
Meanwhile, senior federal counsels Suzana Atan and Shamsul Bolhassan represented the government following both the inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar and attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail allowed to intervene in the case.
Lawyer Goh Siu Lin conducted a watching brief for the Women’s Aid Organisation, Association of Women Lawyers and eight others, while lawyer Andrew Khoo acted on behalf of Bar Council.
Lawyer Philip Koh Tong Ngee represented the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST), holding a watching brief.
In the appeal hearing on the recovery order earlier, Izwan's lawyer Haniff Khatri submitted that his client had taken the boy from his mother to save his faith, as he worried the boy would suffered from “emotional injury”.
This was because, he said, the boy’s non-Muslim mother may not sent him to religious school, and caused the father to worry about his upbringing.
The man has committed an offence for abducting the boy without the mother’s consent, and reports has been lodged against Izwan for his violent behaviour, rebutted Aston.
Indira fails to get IGP to execute court order
The three-member appellate court panel today delivered a 2-1 majority decision in favour of Khalid in his appeal against the mandamus order issued by Ipoh High Court three months ago.
The mandamus order is to compel the police chief to retrieve the child and arrest the errant husband.
Both justices Abdul Aziz Abd Rahman and Ahmadi Asnawi allowed Khalid's appeal, while Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat dissented.According to judge Tengku Maimun, the High Court did not err in issuing the mandamus order.
In delivering the ruling, the Court of Appeal questioned whether the mandamus order issued by High Court in Ipoh was exercised in a proper manner, since the custody battle of Indira (right) was just a "private and personal right" and the general principle of mandamus order is that it should be issued for public good.
'Not of public importance at large'
"This is private and personal right of one party against the other, and not of public importance at large," Justice Abdul Aziz ruled,
He said a mandamus order cannot be used in a civil dispute to compel the IGP to execute a court order. Therefore, the IGP has the discretion not to execute it.
The court said Indira has not exhausted her avenue to get back her child, as the court bailiffs were available to assist her.
Indira’s
lawyer M Kulasegaran then questioned how the court baliff could help
Indira get their daughter back without the authority to help her.Kulasegaran said Indira had to resort to a mandamus order as she failed to locate her daughter Prasana Diksa.
Prasana was taken away by her Muslim convert father K Pathmanathan @ Mohamad Ridhuan Abdullah since 2009, when she was just 11 months old, after he had converted to Islam. She is now six years old.
Although Ridhuan obtained custody of Prasana and his other two children, the Ipoh Syariah High Court did not issue any order for the police to retrieve the other children.
The two older children are now living with the mother.
On Sept 12, the High Court in Ipoh issued a mandamus order to compel Khalid to arrest Muhammad Ridhuan (left) and return their six-year-old daughter to Indira.Khalid, who claimed he was caught between two equally valid orders issued by the Syariah High Court and civil High Court, appealed against the recovery order.
"Though I expected such judgment, I am very dissapointed," Indira told the media outside the courtroom.
"I don't know what to do. How am I supposed to find my daughter?" the helpless mother, who almost broke into tears, said.
She said she needs police help to retracting her daughter.
Kulasegaran said he would advise Indira to file an appeal with the Federal Court.
'Chinese kids do business, Malay kids shoot birds'
"Chinese
children, even though they are not taught entrepreneurship in school,
they come home and go to their parents' grocery shops to learn."They help their parents in grocery shops, factories, they go to their parents' companies.
"But Malay children are not like that. They shoot birds with a slingshot under the oil palm trees, bathe in waterfalls and drains. When can Malays be entrepreneurs?" he asked.
In view of this, he suggested that the government shorten the teaching time allocated for geography in secondary schools and include a subject called "entrepreneurship".
"Open the world map, show the 200 countries (in the world), done. What else is there to learn in geography?" Ahmad asked during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
However, the Umno information chief said that he has "nothing against geography".
Ahmad said he had put forth his suggestion to Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (left) and the response was positive.He also explained the rationale behind introducing the "entrepreneurship" subject at the secondary school level.
He said that it was an effort to create more entrepreneurs, especially among the bumiputera, and this would help Malaysia become a high-income nation.
"Perhaps only 30 percent of SPM holders pursue tertiary education, 70 percent of SPM holders, hundreds of thousands of them out there have no knowledge of entrepreneurship.
"After SPM, where do they work? Earning wages at factories and companies. They are unable to be independent and become entrepreneurs. This happens every year, we have lost hundreds of thousands in terms of human resource.
"If
they had learned entrepreneurship since Form One until Form Five, they
can set up a company after SPM. It can be small and medium enterprises,
service companies, contractors and so on," Ahmad added.Apart from this, he said learning from the Chinese, who are generally adept in business, is also another method to improve the entrepreneurship in Malaysia.
The deputy minister described the Chinese as "bangsa usahawan" (race of entrepreneurs), Malays as "bangsa makan gaji" (race of wage earners) and Indians as "bangsa professional" (race of professionals).
"Malays and Indians should learn from the Chinese," he said.
Ali Abd Jalil dreams of revolution and a Malaysian republic
Ali Abd Jalil wants what is happening in Iraq and Libya to happen in Malaysia as well, an Islamic revolution
Mike Tan, The Ant Daily
A Malaysia without Sultans is unthinkable for many Malaysians. For activist and Swedish asylum seeker Ali Abd Jalil however, it would be a dream come true.
Not a day passes without him posting about the topic on his Facebook wall, with a choice selection of profanity and insults directed at royalty and the government. His posts offer an insight into what Ali thinks is an ideal future for Malaysia.
A Dec 13 post, made in response to a lawyer Ahmad Shuaib Ismail, goes like this:
“Ahmad Shuaib Ismail is an Umno lawyer. He is a (*&^%$ing lapdog trained by Umno and the Sultan as a lackey… Staunch a*slicker
Yes, it’s true, more Malaysians support the Republic… we are preparing. Our main target starts in Johor. The Anarchy Regiment Group is centred there. The time will come. Now we are strategising and gaining strength. We will storm the palace and evict the Johor Sultan. All of Johor’s wealth will be given to the rakyat in a fair and equal manner.”
While Ali’s post seems a tad dramatic, it could just be a sarcastic reply to Ahmad’s post, which in all honesty is equally dramatic. Ahmad pleads for the military to be on 24-hour alert because of the threat to destroy the Malay Sultans by the Malaysian republic movement led by “activist Ali Abd Jalil, ‘ketum’-using staunch Pakatan Rakyat supporter, Dapigs chinpeng and deviants in Sweden”.
He then asks people not to forget the Lahat Datu incident and the overthrow Nepalese monarchy by “opposition activists overseas”.
Ali is no stranger to sarcasm, and doesn’t seem to mind pulling a practical joke on his detractors. A joke post he put up on Dec 12 stating that he was picked up by Interpol and would be deported to Malaysia was taken seriously and reported upon by several media outlets.
His detractors wasted no time in celebrating his ‘capture’ only to be taunted by Ali in his following post.
Ali’s other posts exhort readers to overthrow Umno and the Malay Sultans, and repeatedly announce the impending revolution of the Malaysian republic.
While some observers may compare Ali’s fledgling movement with the more successful Arab Spring movements, it would be wise to realise that the countries that experienced a regime change as a result of Arab Spring protests were already republics, albeit ruled with dictators.
More importantly, the Arab Spring managed to instigate change through protests. Ali, however, is more old-school, he advocates revolution by ‘overthrowing the monarchy and government’, a traditional anarchist cry.
That comes as no surprise, because Ali is a self-professed anarchist.
An anarchist, as defined by Dictionary.com, is a person who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed.
Modern anarchism developed with the French Revolution, which saw the abolition of the French monarchy, and the resulting reign of terror. Anarchism was a popular school of thought in Europe during the 19th century as a result of discontentment against European monarchies.
Even today, anarchist groups and organisations are alive and kicking in Europe, although their philosophy has undergone some changes. It is no wonder then that Ali Abd Jalil should have made his way there, his own ‘haj’ if you will, to the heart of anarchism.
Yet, the question remains, will Ali be able to turn his dream into reality? Can he really overthrow the monarchy and turn Malaysia into a republic?
Perhaps we should examine the last two countries that did away with their royalty – Russia and China.
In both countries, the revolutions were led by exiles – Russia had Valdimir Lenin, and China had Sun Yat Sen.
The monarchies in both countries had a bloody end, although the last emperor of China lived out his life as a commoner in Communist China, long after Sun Yat Sen’s successors lost to the communists led by Chairman Mao.
Both new movements highlighted the injustice perpetrated by the monarchy, and also promised – like Ali – a Utopia where justice and fairness would rule and the citizens would reign supreme.
Yet, nearly a century later, both Russia and China have yet to fulfil those promises, and instead have become countries known for totalitarian rule, corruption and have replaced their tsars and emperors for billionaire oligarchs and political princleings. A large percentage of their citizens still suffer in poverty, much as their forefathers did a hundred years before.
Can Ali prove that his grand revolution for a Malaysian republic is any different? Or is he just wrapped up with romantic ideals of a bygone era and advocating ideas that have been proven as failures?
Malaysia definitely needs a lot of improvement, that’s for sure.
But is Ali’s way the ‘right’ way to go?
A Malaysia without Sultans is unthinkable for many Malaysians. For activist and Swedish asylum seeker Ali Abd Jalil however, it would be a dream come true.
Not a day passes without him posting about the topic on his Facebook wall, with a choice selection of profanity and insults directed at royalty and the government. His posts offer an insight into what Ali thinks is an ideal future for Malaysia.
A Dec 13 post, made in response to a lawyer Ahmad Shuaib Ismail, goes like this:
“Ahmad Shuaib Ismail is an Umno lawyer. He is a (*&^%$ing lapdog trained by Umno and the Sultan as a lackey… Staunch a*slicker
Yes, it’s true, more Malaysians support the Republic… we are preparing. Our main target starts in Johor. The Anarchy Regiment Group is centred there. The time will come. Now we are strategising and gaining strength. We will storm the palace and evict the Johor Sultan. All of Johor’s wealth will be given to the rakyat in a fair and equal manner.”
While Ali’s post seems a tad dramatic, it could just be a sarcastic reply to Ahmad’s post, which in all honesty is equally dramatic. Ahmad pleads for the military to be on 24-hour alert because of the threat to destroy the Malay Sultans by the Malaysian republic movement led by “activist Ali Abd Jalil, ‘ketum’-using staunch Pakatan Rakyat supporter, Dapigs chinpeng and deviants in Sweden”.
He then asks people not to forget the Lahat Datu incident and the overthrow Nepalese monarchy by “opposition activists overseas”.
Ali is no stranger to sarcasm, and doesn’t seem to mind pulling a practical joke on his detractors. A joke post he put up on Dec 12 stating that he was picked up by Interpol and would be deported to Malaysia was taken seriously and reported upon by several media outlets.
His detractors wasted no time in celebrating his ‘capture’ only to be taunted by Ali in his following post.
Ali’s other posts exhort readers to overthrow Umno and the Malay Sultans, and repeatedly announce the impending revolution of the Malaysian republic.
While some observers may compare Ali’s fledgling movement with the more successful Arab Spring movements, it would be wise to realise that the countries that experienced a regime change as a result of Arab Spring protests were already republics, albeit ruled with dictators.
More importantly, the Arab Spring managed to instigate change through protests. Ali, however, is more old-school, he advocates revolution by ‘overthrowing the monarchy and government’, a traditional anarchist cry.
That comes as no surprise, because Ali is a self-professed anarchist.
An anarchist, as defined by Dictionary.com, is a person who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed.
Modern anarchism developed with the French Revolution, which saw the abolition of the French monarchy, and the resulting reign of terror. Anarchism was a popular school of thought in Europe during the 19th century as a result of discontentment against European monarchies.
Even today, anarchist groups and organisations are alive and kicking in Europe, although their philosophy has undergone some changes. It is no wonder then that Ali Abd Jalil should have made his way there, his own ‘haj’ if you will, to the heart of anarchism.
Yet, the question remains, will Ali be able to turn his dream into reality? Can he really overthrow the monarchy and turn Malaysia into a republic?
Perhaps we should examine the last two countries that did away with their royalty – Russia and China.
In both countries, the revolutions were led by exiles – Russia had Valdimir Lenin, and China had Sun Yat Sen.
The monarchies in both countries had a bloody end, although the last emperor of China lived out his life as a commoner in Communist China, long after Sun Yat Sen’s successors lost to the communists led by Chairman Mao.
Both new movements highlighted the injustice perpetrated by the monarchy, and also promised – like Ali – a Utopia where justice and fairness would rule and the citizens would reign supreme.
Yet, nearly a century later, both Russia and China have yet to fulfil those promises, and instead have become countries known for totalitarian rule, corruption and have replaced their tsars and emperors for billionaire oligarchs and political princleings. A large percentage of their citizens still suffer in poverty, much as their forefathers did a hundred years before.
Can Ali prove that his grand revolution for a Malaysian republic is any different? Or is he just wrapped up with romantic ideals of a bygone era and advocating ideas that have been proven as failures?
Malaysia definitely needs a lot of improvement, that’s for sure.
But is Ali’s way the ‘right’ way to go?
M’sians join IS due to poor religious education
The militant group misinterpreted Islamic teachings on jihad and an easy route to heaven to draw followers.
FMT
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara was told today that poor religious education led to a handful of Malaysians to leave the country and join the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the militant group misinterpreted Islamic teachings, especially the concept of jihad, the cleansing of sins and an easy route to heaven, to draw followers.
“These people believe that only the IS militant group is capable of establishing an Islamic state in the radical mould,” he said replying to a question by Senator Lim Nget Yoon who asked for reasons why some Malaysians left to join the terrorist group.
Wan Junaidi said their hatred for western countries also encouraged this group to oppose the superpowers who were considered the enemies of Islam.
“This group also claimed that international Islamic organisations have failed to protect Muslim countries who are oppressed. This spurred them to fight for the terrorist group,” he added.
Replying to a supplementary question from Senator Johari Mat, he said a committee at ministry level should be formed to curb the spread of the extreme ideology.
“I feel there is a need for a committee at ministerial level to discuss the matter with the state religious authorities.”
Wan Junaidi said if the ideology was not curbed, more Malaysians would be encouraged to join the religious extremists, thus distorting their faith.
– BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara was told today that poor religious education led to a handful of Malaysians to leave the country and join the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the militant group misinterpreted Islamic teachings, especially the concept of jihad, the cleansing of sins and an easy route to heaven, to draw followers.
“These people believe that only the IS militant group is capable of establishing an Islamic state in the radical mould,” he said replying to a question by Senator Lim Nget Yoon who asked for reasons why some Malaysians left to join the terrorist group.
Wan Junaidi said their hatred for western countries also encouraged this group to oppose the superpowers who were considered the enemies of Islam.
“This group also claimed that international Islamic organisations have failed to protect Muslim countries who are oppressed. This spurred them to fight for the terrorist group,” he added.
Replying to a supplementary question from Senator Johari Mat, he said a committee at ministry level should be formed to curb the spread of the extreme ideology.
“I feel there is a need for a committee at ministerial level to discuss the matter with the state religious authorities.”
Wan Junaidi said if the ideology was not curbed, more Malaysians would be encouraged to join the religious extremists, thus distorting their faith.
– BERNAMA
Jobless man claims trial to sex with 11-year-old
He also stole a mobile phone and RM6 from the victim.
FMT
KUALA LUMPUR: A jobless man claimed trial in the Ampang Sessions Court here today to engaging in carnal intercourse against the order of nature with an 11-year-old girl.
Nik Mohd Zamrie Nik Omar, 36, allegedly committed the offence in a surau near Ampang here, at noon on Dec 3.
The charge, under Section 377c of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
The accused also claimed trial to robbing the victim of a mobile phone and RM6 at the same time and place.
Judge Suraiya Mustafa Kamal did not grant bail and set Jan 27 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Noor Fazlin Ab Zawawi appeared for the prosecution.
Meanwhile, Nik Mohd Zamrie was fined RM2,500 or four months’ jail by magistrate Zulyana Zulkapli after pleading guilty to having an imitation pistol.
He admitted committing the offence in front of Restoran Permai, Kampung Tasek Permai, Ampang near here at 5.30pm on Dec 11.
Deputy public prosecutor Goh Ai Rene appeared for the prosecution while Nik Mohd Zamrie was unrepresented.
– BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: A jobless man claimed trial in the Ampang Sessions Court here today to engaging in carnal intercourse against the order of nature with an 11-year-old girl.
Nik Mohd Zamrie Nik Omar, 36, allegedly committed the offence in a surau near Ampang here, at noon on Dec 3.
The charge, under Section 377c of the Penal Code, carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
The accused also claimed trial to robbing the victim of a mobile phone and RM6 at the same time and place.
Judge Suraiya Mustafa Kamal did not grant bail and set Jan 27 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Noor Fazlin Ab Zawawi appeared for the prosecution.
Meanwhile, Nik Mohd Zamrie was fined RM2,500 or four months’ jail by magistrate Zulyana Zulkapli after pleading guilty to having an imitation pistol.
He admitted committing the offence in front of Restoran Permai, Kampung Tasek Permai, Ampang near here at 5.30pm on Dec 11.
Deputy public prosecutor Goh Ai Rene appeared for the prosecution while Nik Mohd Zamrie was unrepresented.
– BERNAMA
Tourism Minister flays Perkasa on Najib’s trips
Nazri Abdul Aziz warns the Malay NGO in the fringe – “they should take a good look at themselves in the mirror” -- that it’s not qualified to advise the Prime Minister on anything.
FMT
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has reminded Perkasa President Ibrahim Ali that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s overseas trips have nothing to do with him or the ragtag organisation that he runs.
He questioned the basis on which the Perkasa Chief advised the Prime Minister to cut down on his overseas trips.
“I want to ask! Who is he (Ibrahim Ali) to give such advice to the PM?” asked Nazri on the sidelines of a function on Wednesday at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur.
Najib, pointed out Nazri, has long been in politics and government and knows what he’s doing. “He knows what not to do,” added the Tourism and Culture Minister. “He’s not going overseas for endless holidays and fun but is working on behalf of the people.”
He advised Perkasa to look at itself and realize what it has since degenerated into over the years.
“They should look at themselves. They are not qualified to advise the PM on anything,” said Nazri, implying that any advice from the Malay NGO in the fringe would be a disaster if accepted. “These Perkasa leaders envy Najib making overseas trips.”
“They should take a good look at themselves in the mirror before going around advising the PM, who has long been in public office, and making a fool of themselves. If they don’t have a mirror, I can give them one.”
Ibrahim, while addressing the Perkasa General Assembly on Sunday, warned Najib that he risked losing votes and the PM’s post if he continued spending more time overseas than in the country. He advised Najib to cut down on his trips abroad and focus on managing the economy.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has reminded Perkasa President Ibrahim Ali that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s overseas trips have nothing to do with him or the ragtag organisation that he runs.
He questioned the basis on which the Perkasa Chief advised the Prime Minister to cut down on his overseas trips.
“I want to ask! Who is he (Ibrahim Ali) to give such advice to the PM?” asked Nazri on the sidelines of a function on Wednesday at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur.
Najib, pointed out Nazri, has long been in politics and government and knows what he’s doing. “He knows what not to do,” added the Tourism and Culture Minister. “He’s not going overseas for endless holidays and fun but is working on behalf of the people.”
He advised Perkasa to look at itself and realize what it has since degenerated into over the years.
“They should look at themselves. They are not qualified to advise the PM on anything,” said Nazri, implying that any advice from the Malay NGO in the fringe would be a disaster if accepted. “These Perkasa leaders envy Najib making overseas trips.”
“They should take a good look at themselves in the mirror before going around advising the PM, who has long been in public office, and making a fool of themselves. If they don’t have a mirror, I can give them one.”
Ibrahim, while addressing the Perkasa General Assembly on Sunday, warned Najib that he risked losing votes and the PM’s post if he continued spending more time overseas than in the country. He advised Najib to cut down on his trips abroad and focus on managing the economy.
Endorse call on Police to end the year of police harassment of Christians by apologizing and returning the 31 hymn books so that Christmas this year could mark a new beginning for all Malaysians regardless of faith for inter-religious tolerance, understanding and harmony in Malaysia
All Malaysians of goodwill will endorse the call by the former Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan on the authorities to stop harassing Christians.
The police and other enforcement officers must be educated on the 10-point agreement so that they become exemplars in promoting inter-racial and inter-religious tolerance, understanding and harmony instead of being the vanguard of insensitivity and disrespect for the diverse religions and cultures in Malaysia.
Why has Malaysia, which until recent years have been an oasis in the world for inter-religious tolerance, understanding and harmony, become an outpost for extremism, intolerance, immoderation, hatred and bigotry both on matters of race and religion?
Christmas is only a week away.
I call on the Police to end the year of police harassment of Christians by apologizing and returning the 31 hymn books to Catholic priest Cyril Mannayagam of Church of St. Andrew in Muar as they were meant for his Orang Asli parishioners so that Christmas this year could mark a new beginning for all Malaysians regardless of faith for inter-religious tolerance, understanding and harmony in Malaysia.
The Police doubly owed such an apology as they havd acted high-handedly and unlawfully in acting under Section 298A of the Penal Code which had already been struck out by the highest court in the land in 1988 as being “unconstitutional”.
Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Wan Jaafar doth protest too much when he said that the police and his ministry were not seeking “publicity”, in response to my query as to why the Home Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, had been strangely quiet on the issue for the past 10 days, when they would shoot off instant comments on matters under their purview.
What is more important is whether Junaidi will get the IGP to apologise and return the 31 hymn books before Christmas!
New group Lawa to empower women and fight violence
The Sun Daily
by Arlyn Aveline
by Arlyn Aveline
KUALA
LUMPUR: Women not empowered with knowledge of legal rights has been
identified as one of the main causes of them becoming victims of
violence.
To
help them, a Legal Aid and Women's Advisory Centre or better known as
Lawa was launched today with 10 women lawyers volunteering their legal
services and assistance.
Lawa,
a brainchild of Rosmah herself, was set up under the auspices by MCA as
the first one-stop centre by a political party in Malaysia, providing
services such as counselling and legal services for women regardless of
their races.
Besides
the lawyers, several legal experts assisted by 410 coordinators and 50
volunteers, all majoring in law from local universities will give legal
assistance to abused and battered women.
Prime
Minister's wife, Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor who launched the
centre hopes this will not only give hope for women who want justice
seen but also provide guidance for women on legal matters.
Accordance to police statistics, an average of 3,000 cases of violence against women were recorded every year.
Rosmah said she hoped there will more such centres established in each state to render legal services to affected women.
"I urge women who are victims of abuse and violence to come forward and seek legal assistance," she said.
To
provide legal assistance according to Syariah and civil laws, the
centre will collaborate or work together with the police legal Aid
Department, Prime Ministry Department, Bar Council, Health Ministry,
Ministry of Women, Family and Community department and Malaysia
Counselling Association.
Meanwhile,
MCA national wanita chief Datuk Heng Seai Kie said, the idea to form
the centre came from Rosmah who mooted the idea last year.
She said they hoped to set up 205 Lawa branches nationwide with 13 of them at state level and 192 at divisional level.
Machang, Kuala Krai Also Hit By Floods
KOTA BAHARU, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in Kelantan has worsened with the districts of Kuala Krai and Machang now also hit by floods.
According to the state government's flood portal, the number of flood evacuees rose to 2,084 people tonight as compared to 1,295 people this afternoon.
Twenty-nine flood relief centres have been activated to shelter the victims.
In Kuala Krai, 92 victims are being sheltered at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Telekong while in Machang, 39 evacuees were sent to three shelters, Madrasah Sungai Mas, SK Pangkal Meleret and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Pei Hwa.
Jeli also saw a rise in evacuees to 927 victims who are being sheltered at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Ayer Lanas, SK Jeli 1, SK Legeh, Madrasah Desa Rabana, SK Kalai, SK Kuala Balah and Masjid Gemang.
It was the same situation in Tanah Merah, with the number of victims rising to 716 people who have ben placed in 15 evacuation centres namely Madrasah Kampung Renat, Dewan Desa Taqwa, SK Kulim, Madrasah Kampung Kulim, Madrasah Bendang Besar, Madrasah Kampung Banggol Yek, Balai Raya Kampung Padang Kijang, SK Bukit Panau, Sk Sri Kelewek, SK Alor Pasir, Sekolah Arab Kuala Kajang, SK Sri Suria 1, Madrasah Manal 3, SK Lawang dan Balai Raya Bukit Kechik.
Meanwhile, in Pasir Puteh, a total of 226 evacuees are still being housed SK Wakaf Raja, SK Changgai and Dewan SMK Kamil while in Pasir Mas, 84 people still remain Madrasah Haji Daud.
As at 9pm, the water level of Sungai Golok in Jenob, Tanah Merah at 24.90 metres (danger level 23.50 metres ) while Rantau Panjang it was 10.08 metres (danger level nine metres).
As for roads, KM8.0 Jalan Machang-Pangkal Meleret, KM 7.0 Jalan Kampung Pek-Paloh Rawa, Jalan Pangkal Gong-Kemubu, KM 42.0 Jalan Lama Machang-Kuala Krai and Jalan Machang-Kota Baharu are closed.
In Kuala Krai, KM4 Jalan Sungai Durian and Jalan Bukit Sireh are closed while in Pasir Mas, KM12 Jalan Rantau Panjang-Panglima Bayu is not passable.
So too KM12 Jalan Chiku-Aring, Gua Musang, KM31 Jalan Kota Baharu-Kuala Terengganu in Pasir Puteh and Jalan Jeli-Dabong in Kampung Reka, Jeli.
The flood situation in Terengganu has also taken a turn for the worse with 1,145 flood victims from 32 familes now at 17 shelters, according the National Security Council's portal for the state.
Dungun is the worst hit with 560 victims from 170 families at four shelters followed by Kemaman which has 419 victims from 110 families in nine relief centres.
In Besut, 148 victims from 36 families are seeking shelter at Masjid Keruak Surau Kampung Bukit Mali and Masjid Kampung La.
In the state capital Kuala Terengganu, 18 victims from four families are at Dewan Seri Kandi Kuala Terengganu.
According to the state government's flood portal, the number of flood evacuees rose to 2,084 people tonight as compared to 1,295 people this afternoon.
Twenty-nine flood relief centres have been activated to shelter the victims.
In Kuala Krai, 92 victims are being sheltered at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Telekong while in Machang, 39 evacuees were sent to three shelters, Madrasah Sungai Mas, SK Pangkal Meleret and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Pei Hwa.
Jeli also saw a rise in evacuees to 927 victims who are being sheltered at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Ayer Lanas, SK Jeli 1, SK Legeh, Madrasah Desa Rabana, SK Kalai, SK Kuala Balah and Masjid Gemang.
It was the same situation in Tanah Merah, with the number of victims rising to 716 people who have ben placed in 15 evacuation centres namely Madrasah Kampung Renat, Dewan Desa Taqwa, SK Kulim, Madrasah Kampung Kulim, Madrasah Bendang Besar, Madrasah Kampung Banggol Yek, Balai Raya Kampung Padang Kijang, SK Bukit Panau, Sk Sri Kelewek, SK Alor Pasir, Sekolah Arab Kuala Kajang, SK Sri Suria 1, Madrasah Manal 3, SK Lawang dan Balai Raya Bukit Kechik.
Meanwhile, in Pasir Puteh, a total of 226 evacuees are still being housed SK Wakaf Raja, SK Changgai and Dewan SMK Kamil while in Pasir Mas, 84 people still remain Madrasah Haji Daud.
As at 9pm, the water level of Sungai Golok in Jenob, Tanah Merah at 24.90 metres (danger level 23.50 metres ) while Rantau Panjang it was 10.08 metres (danger level nine metres).
As for roads, KM8.0 Jalan Machang-Pangkal Meleret, KM 7.0 Jalan Kampung Pek-Paloh Rawa, Jalan Pangkal Gong-Kemubu, KM 42.0 Jalan Lama Machang-Kuala Krai and Jalan Machang-Kota Baharu are closed.
In Kuala Krai, KM4 Jalan Sungai Durian and Jalan Bukit Sireh are closed while in Pasir Mas, KM12 Jalan Rantau Panjang-Panglima Bayu is not passable.
So too KM12 Jalan Chiku-Aring, Gua Musang, KM31 Jalan Kota Baharu-Kuala Terengganu in Pasir Puteh and Jalan Jeli-Dabong in Kampung Reka, Jeli.
The flood situation in Terengganu has also taken a turn for the worse with 1,145 flood victims from 32 familes now at 17 shelters, according the National Security Council's portal for the state.
Dungun is the worst hit with 560 victims from 170 families at four shelters followed by Kemaman which has 419 victims from 110 families in nine relief centres.
In Besut, 148 victims from 36 families are seeking shelter at Masjid Keruak Surau Kampung Bukit Mali and Masjid Kampung La.
In the state capital Kuala Terengganu, 18 victims from four families are at Dewan Seri Kandi Kuala Terengganu.
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