July 2012 ~ Malaysians Demand Security

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Trio pose as patients to rob clinic

KUALA LUMPUR: Three men, posing as patients, went to a clinic in Jalan Bangsar here and staged a robbery.

A staff member at the clinic, Nafisah Ismail, 24, said the trio walked into the private clinic at 8.30pm yesterday and asked for dental medicine.

“I told them that this is not a dental clinic and suggested that they visit the correct one,” she said.

“When I looked back at them after a few seconds, one of them was pulling out a parang from a bag.”

All stress isn’t bad. Stress can initiate change, help us focus on the task at hand, and in some cases even save our lives. Yet, when stress builds up, it can result in the opposites— and cause us to spin our wheels, keep us from concentrating, and cause bodily injury and even loss of life.

The first tip in managing stress is to recognize your stressors. The next step is to put each of them in their place. The following stress management tips, based on some old and some new adages, can help you do just that!

Take a Deep Breath and Count to Ten—

Taking a deep breath or two adds oxygen to your system, which almost instantly helps you relax. In addition, taking a moment to step back can help you maintain your composure, which in the long run, is what you need to work rationally through a stressful situation.

Start with “take a deep breath” and…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has encouraged shopping malls and high-rise buildings to train auxiliary police personnel.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Abu Seman Yusop said having auxiliary police present at these buildings would increase the sense of security and reduce the likelihood of criminal activity.

“Currently, KLCC and KL Sentral have auxiliary police while Pavilion has 40 auxiliary police trainees who are expected to graduate by Aug 10,” he told reporters after attending a high-profile policing walkabout at Midvalley Megamall yesterday.

City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh, his deputy Senior Asst Comm Amar Singh and City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ku Chin Wah also attended the walkabout.

Syaleza Jaffar

PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a close relative of a television station employee, who was found hanged from the bedroom fan of her apartment on Saturday.

The case that had been classified as sudden death has now been reclassified as murder.

Syaleza Jafar, 31, was found by her husband hanged from the bedroom fan at their apartment in Damansara Damai.

The post-mortem however, revealed discrepancies on the wounds on her neck and police forensic teams revisited the apartment on Sunday.

Woman who killed herself may be a murder victim

PETALING JAYA: An apparent suicide of a woman took a twist when the post-mortem revealed that she may have been murdered.

The 31-year-old television station employee, Sharizat Jafar, was found by her husband hanging from the bedroom fan at their apartment in Damansara Damai at about 9pm on Saturday.

Her body was sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

PETALING JAYA: Some people may never need to call 999 in their whole lives but in times of need, these are the three numbers that they can rely on for crucial assistance or to save lives.

The situation was true for an IT manager, who wished to be known only as Goh.

He said a 999 call saved the life of his 66-year-old mother in March.

“My mother is a diabetic and on that day, her blood sugar level dropped tremendously for unknown reasons. She was semi-conscious and did not know what was happening,” said the 33-year-old.

Although the hospital was near to his house in SS2 here, Goh could not move her out by himself and decided to call 999 for help.

PETALING JAYA: Call-takers and dispatchers of the 999 emergency line will be trained professionally and certified accordingly to follow the highest standards of handling crisis calls.

Malaysia Emergency Response Services (MERS) 999 is set to emulate the benchmarks of 911, the national emergency number in the United States.

A government-backed body will be set up to ensure that operators at MERS 999 answer emergency calls within 20 seconds, 10 seconds faster than the current response time.

SEREMBAN: The Rakan Cop programme will be beefed up as it is seen as the most effective initiative in reducing crime, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

He said that, for example, police had investigated 1,013 of 1,538 reports lodged by Rakan Cop through short messaging service (SMS) so far this month.

“The police are confident of Rakan Cop’s capability in relaying information and taking immediate action on reports.

“This shows the importance of Rakan Cop’s contribution in combating crime.

“In line with the Government Transformation Programme 2.0 Laboratory (GTP 2.0 Lab), efforts will be taken to improve and strengthen Rakan Cop,” he said during a walkabout in Taman Jasmin, Senawang here yesterday.

Robbers stun security guard with Taser in RM4mil heist

JOHOR BARU: Robbers stunned a security guard with a Taser gun before driving off with a security van containing about RM4mil cash outside a hypermarket here.

The incident occurred at 1pm when the van, with four guards, on a trip to replenish Automated Teller Machines at shopping malls arrived at the hypermarket in Masai.

Sources said that soon after three guards entered the hypermarket to replenish the money, several men knocked on the door to distract the driver.

JOHOR BARU: A furniture factory in Taman Tampoi Indah lost hundreds of thousands of ringgit when it was razed in a fire.

Johor Baru Fire and Rescue Department operations chief Omera Omar said his department was notified of the fire at about 3.30pm yesterday and arrived at the scene some 12 minutes later.

“Heavy traffic and people parking their cars by the road shoulder caused a jam which hampered our operations.

“A total of seven fire-engines with 23 personnel were deployed to the scene,” he said.

LABUAN: A crewman was killed and four others are missing after a fire raged for 18 hours onboard the MV Bunga Alpinia 3 tanker at the Petronas methanol jetty at Pulau Enoe here.

The tanker, MV Bunga Alpinia 3, is believed to have been struck by lightning during a thunderstorm as it was being loaded with methanol at about 2.30am yesterday.

Firemen and personnel from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency were continuing their search for the four who were believed to have jumped off the tanker after the fire triggered multiple explosions.

Man detained for bank arson

JOHOR BARU: A man believed to have a history of mental problems has been detained after a bank in Batu Pahat was set on fire twice.

The 24-year-old was detained at Taman Setia Jaya in Batu Pahat at 6am on July 21.

It was learnt that the suspect set fire to the bank ATM when he could not withdraw his money since the machine does not dispense cash after midnight.

Police said the suspect, who had no previous criminal record, would be remanded until July 30.

Source : TheStar

MALACCA: A female technician found a smartphone wrapped in a piece of cloth inside a toilet cubicle, which secretly recorded toilet users.

The smartphone contained video recordings of several women answering the call of nature.

The gadget was wrapped in such a way to resemble a decorative item.

The 31-year-old technician has lodged a police report, saying that she found the smartphone on July 17 when she went to the restroom in a university here.

She said the smartphone was placed on a sink inside the toilet cubicle. It was positioned towards the toilet seat.

KUALA LUMPUR: Protecting women and children against violence and crime has been included as an objective in the crime reduction initiative, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said.

The Cabinet in its meeting yesterday decided to include the protection of women and children as an agenda under the National Key Results Area (NKRA) for Crime Reduction, said Hishammuddin.

There are seven NKRAs in the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), a government effort to improve its services and better meet the people's needs.

PETALING JAYA: Every little bit helps in fighting crime, said Federal CID Director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin.

He said that members of the public had an obligation to help others in need.

“If members of the public witness a crime in progress, they should assess the situation to see if they could help.

“There are many other ways to help other than apprehending a suspect. You can call the police, administer first aid, or provide descriptions of the suspects and vehicles involved.

Perlis Raja Muda wants only biodegradable items used at his functions

KANGAR: The Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail does not want polystyrene food and drink containers used at his functions.

He expressed hope that government departments and agencies, higher education institutions and schools will also stop using such products which are known to be harmful to the environment.

Speaking at the launch of a health awareness campaign in conjunction with a buka puasa function and Terawih prayers at Istana Arau here on Monday night, the Raja Muda suggested that biodegradable or paper items be used instead.

GEORGE TOWN: Police have nabbed a lorry driver believed to be involved in the snatch theft case which claimed the life of senior citizen Tan Kim Chuan at the Rifle Range flats here early this month.

The suspect, 50, was spotted behaving suspiciously at a nearby cemetery at about 5.30pm on Monday.

The man tried to flee and ran several kilometres before the police caught him.

WASHINGTON: Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small group of people around the world who have been able to overcome the disease.

Despite progress in treating millions of people globally with antiretroviral drugs, experts say a cure is more crucial than ever because the rate of HIV infections is outpacing the world’s ability to medicate people.

“For every person who starts antiretroviral therapy, two new individuals are infected with HIV,” Javier Martinez-Picado of the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute in Spain told the International AIDS Conference in Washington on Tuesday.

Some 34 million people around the world are living with HIV, which has caused around 30 million AIDS-related deaths since the disease first emerged in the 1980s.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Consumers were urged to use their rights to chose wisely by boycotting irresponsible traders who hiked up price following the month of Ramadan on Saturday.

State Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry director Salleh Ma'amor said the government could not take any action against unscrupulous traders now as the ceiling price for controlled items law is only enforced about a week before the Hari Raya festive.

As such, Salleh said the consumers should use their power to chose between traders who are selling at reasonable price and staying away from irresponsible traders.

"This mechanism is more effective than enforcing the law as the traders would eventually being forced to bring down the price rather than losing everything," he said after leading his men to inspect price label display at a bazar Ramadan in Seberang Jaya.

KUALA LUMPUR: As many as 100,000 law enforcers will be available to combat crime under the second phase of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), with the prevention of house break-ins and vehicle thefts as two of the key focus points.

Under the GTP Roadmap 2.0, the Reducing Crime National Key Result Area laboratory has targeted 47,000 police personnel and the rest from other enforcement agencies such as Rela and the Malaysian Civil Defence Department to be deployed whenever needed.

The number of crime hotspots will be increased from four to six, with Kedah and Perak joining Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang, assistant lab leader Asst Supt Fatimah Abdul Hamid said at the GTP Roadmap 2.0 open day yesterday.

Protect Your Children Online

Children present unique security risks when they use a computer, and need advice, guidance, and protection. Talk to your child and let him or her know you can be approached with questions about behaviors or problems encountered on the computer. Teach your child how to safely use the computer and the Internet. There are many web sites available as resources.

By taking some simple steps below, you can reduce security risks to your child:

• Keep your computer in a central and open location in your home and be aware of other computers your child may be using.

• Discuss and set guidelines and rules for computer use with your child. Post these rules by the computer as a reminder.

• Use the Internet with your child. Familiarize yourself with your child's online activities and maintain a dialogue with your child about what applications they are using.

• Implement parental control tools that are provided by some Internet Service Providers and available for purchase as separate software packages.

• Consider using software that allows you to monitor your child's e-mail and Web traffic.

Source : http://msisac.cisecurity.org/daily-tips/

PETALING JAYA: Police should conduct a security audit on shopping malls to verify that the level of services provided is adequate, said the Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management.

Its president H.C. Chan said Malaysian shopping malls generally employed security measures that were “a few times higher than in developed countries”.

He stressed that safety and security remained the association's top priority as it was in their interest to have sustainable patronage.

KANGAR: Perlis Raja Muda Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail does not want polystyrene food and drink containers to be used at his functions anymore, as such items can be hazardous to health.

He also hopes that government departments and agencies, higher learning institutions and schools will also stop using such products.

KUALA LUMPUR: Retail outlets beware. A roll of aluminium foil costing just RM7 can “disable” security scanners, allowing shoplifters to go off undetected.

Starhill Gallery security chief Colin Siow said his staff detected the latest modus operandi after they noticed three shoppers behaving suspiciously at the shopping mall recently.

They noticed two women and a man, who were sitting at a cafe in the mall, exchanging items among themselves, Siow said.

Security at malls still not up to mark

PETALING JAYA: Shopping malls – the scene of several crimes in recent days – can do more to beef up security measures, an expert said.

Security Services Association president Datuk Shaheen Mirza Habib said their managements still had “that apathetic attitude” towards security despite the number of untoward incidents.

“I see this for myself when visiting some shopping malls,” he said.

“The security guards do not patrol all floors of the car park. I think some malls hire the bare minimum number of guards just for show – not for real crime prevention measures,” added the director of one of the biggest security firms in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR: A young female executive became the latest victim of shopping mall attacks after she was abducted in front of Publika, Solaris Dutamas, near here, on Friday.

The 25-year-old victim was attacked by three men who got out of a white BMW as she parked her Kia Forte, and alighted to go for a snack at 11pm.

She endured a terrifying experience as two of the men, armed with a knife, forced her back into her car and drove her to Templer's Park in Rawang before leaving her there.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Automated Enforcement System (AES) could be catching speeding motorists as soon as next month. AES contractor Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd chief executive office Iftikhar Mahmud said the Road Transport Department (JPJ) wanted the system to be ready before the Ops Sikap is launched for the Hari Raya festive period in mid-August.

“It will start about the time Ops Sikap is launched,” he told reporters at a demonstration by the project's two contractors on how the AES functions.

Copter crash: Body of third victim found

KUCHING: The body of Henry Loh, 42, one of three passengers onboard the ill-fated helicopter that crashed in rural Sarawak on Friday, has been recovered.

Loh's body was sighted just after daybreak Sunday and brought onshore at about 8.30am, according to a local community leader.

"His body was taken to the public health clinic immediately," the community leader told The Star.

Loh was the third and last passenger found dead. His body was found at Pulau Triso, where a helicopter rotor blade was retrieved Saturday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - The heaviest rain storm in six decades to hit the Chinese capital killed at least 10 people and caused widespread chaos, flooding streets and stranding 80,000 people at the city's main airport, state media reported on Sunday.

The storm, which started on Saturday afternoon and continued late into the night, flooded major roads and sent torrents of water tumbling down steps into underpasses.

AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - Deliveries received by the man accused of committing a movie house massacre at a Denver-area premiere of the new "Batman" film suggest months of "calculation and deliberation" leading up to the shooting rampage that killed 12 people, police said on Saturday.

Isaac Pacheco (C) is comforted after leaving a birthday card for his friend Alex Sullivan, who was killed in the Denver-area movie killings, at a memorial site for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 21, 2012. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Three Pakistanis suspected of killing real estate agent and advertising firm owner

PETALING JAYA: The three Pakistanis involved in the murder of real estate agent Tang Yong Ching (left pic) are said to be responsible for the death of another businessman an advertising firm owner.

Police are now investigating if they are also responsible for other murders.

The suspects are said to have murdered 31-year-old Cheng Kok Seng (right pic), who was reported missing on June 20.

He was found dead, clad only in his underwear just like Tang on June 26, also at Ara Damansara.

CID Director Comm Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin confirmed that two of the suspects were in custody and were involved in at least two murders.

Pihak pengurusan pusat membeli-belah disaran supaya segera menaik taraf sistem rakaman kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di premis masing-masing bagi memudahkan polis membuat rujukan sekiranya sesuatu jenayah berlaku di kawasan tersebut. Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Mohmad Salleh berkata, kegagalan CCTV berfungsi sepenuhnya merupakan antara faktor siasatan kes jenayah di pusat membeli-belah tidak dapat diselesaikan segera.

Datuk Mohmad Salleh, "Untuk itu, saya minta pusat beli-belah menaik taraf CCTV mereka kerana daripada kes-kes jenayah sebelum ini ada CCTV tidak berfungsi dengan baik seperti tidak dapat merakam gambar menyebabkan ia tidak dapat diguna apabila diperlukan polis,"

Woman robbed and set on fire in Segamat

A 34-YEAR-OLD woman in Sungai Labis, Segamat, was set on fire by a robber who also grabbed her gold chain worth RM2,000, reported Malaysia Nanban.

Field worker T. Parvathy had riden on a motorcycle to a provision shop in the estate to buy groceries at about 1pm on Monday but when she did not come back after an hour, her husband, V. Sivakumar, tried to contact her on the handphone.

A few hours later, he received a call that Parvathy, a mother of three, had been admitted to the Segamat Hospital with severe burns.

ALOR SETAR: A five-month-old baby boy has been in a coma for nearly a month — caused by bleeding in the head and eyes — allegedly due to abuse.

Muhamad Taufiq Danial Amri Izwan is on a life-support system at the intensive care unit of the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital after undergoing treatment to remove a blood clot in the head.

Speaking to reporters at the hospital, the baby’s mother Rosmira Ramli, 28, from Taman Bagan, Kulim, said she took Muhamad Taufiq Danial to the Kulim Hospital from her 50-year-old babysitter’s home on June 20 after being informed that her son was taken ill.

“When I reached the hospital, a doctor told me that my son was no longer breathing, but they managed to revive him,” she said, adding that Muhamad Taufiq Danial was transferred to the hospital in Alor Setar on the same day.

BATU KAWAN: The police are recruiting 5,000 people to join as constables, inspectors and sergeants in the force, said Internal Security and Public Order director Comm Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid.

“They will replace retired officers as well as those who had died or those whose service were terminated,” he added.

He said Bukit Aman was also looking into the rules for the public to join the Police Volunteer Reserve in terms of physical fitness, qualification and the allowance to be paid.

Trader is latest car park attack victim

PETALING JAYA: A businessman has become the latest victim of a violent robbery at a shopping mall car park here. The victim who only wanted to be known as Lim, 69, said the incident happened after he and his wife closed their shop at 1Utama and gone to his car parked at the lower-ground floor at around 10pm on Monday.

“We were just about to get into our car when a man approached me from the side and tried to grab my briefcase.

Chicago teens charged in fatal beating posted on Facebook

The three Chicago teens who allegedly posted a Facebook video in which they allegedly beat a disabled man and left him with fatal injuries were charged with first-degree murder, according to CBS and the Associated Press.

The suspects, identified as 16-year-old Malik Jones, 17-year-old Nicholas Ayala and 18-year-old Anthony Malcolm, allegedly attacked 62-year-old Delfino Mora in an alley early Tuesday. Mora was found hours later and taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition. He died Wednesday afternoon from blunt force trama, according to report.

IPOH: The 16-year-old student who alleged he was beaten up by 18 schoolmates at a hostel in Kampung Gajah on Saturday had taken money meant to entrap him prior to the incident.

Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Mohd Fakri Che Sulaiman said the 18 boys, who accused the student of theft, had set up a trap to catch him after another student had RM100 stolen.

“The group put RM10 on a table in the dormitory.

“They saw the boy take the money and proceed to buy a burger with it,” Supt Mohd Fakri said Tuesday.

He added that the police had taken statements from all 18 students and the boy on Monday.

The case, he said, is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code.

SOURCE http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/7/17/nation/20120717114751&sec=nation

PETALING JAYA: Dengue cases have spiked by 13% for the first seven months of this year, said the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said from Jan to July 14 this year, there were 12,518 dengue cases as opposed to 11,124 cases during same period last year.

During this time, there were 25 deaths recorded, an increase of six cases as compared to last year's 19.

“We are very concerned over this development,” he said after presenting prizes to schools at the Inter School Anti-Aedes Ranjers prize giving ceremony this morning.

He called on the public to spend 10 minutes once a week to clear their surroundings from being aedes breeding grounds.

Source :

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/7/17/nation/20120717123039&sec=nation

Three Malaysian students escape fire at Iowa apartment

IOWA: Three Malaysian students saved themselves in the nick of time from a fire at the 56-unit South Meadow Apartments in Ames city, Iowa early Sunday.

Mohamad Khairi Zulkarnian, Mohd Aminuddin Hamid and Mohd Khairi Ismail, all 21 and second-year engineering students at Iowa State University, ran out of their apartment unit taking with them only their wallets and mobile phones during the 6am fire.

Fourteen other Malaysian students staying in the apartments were back home on vacation or were on a tour in the United States.

Mohamed Khairi told Bernama by telephone that they were awakened from sleep by loud knocking on their door.

Himpunan Oren yang diadakan pada 14 Julai lalu bolehlah dianggap sebagai titik noktah perjuangan Persatuan Anak-anak Peneroka (ANAK). Dengan kehadiran hanya 10% dari jumlah sasaran 20,000 menunjukkan yang sokongan terhadap ANAK benar-benar di tahap kronik.

Penganut-penganut PAS sendiri menyambut dingin Himpunan tersebut walaupun telah menerima arahan rasmi dari PAS Pusat untuk turun meramaikannya. Ini bermakna dalam 2,000 orang yang hadir, mungkin separuhnya adalah orang-orang PAS tegar yang sekadar ingin meramaikan majlis dan bukannya anak-anak peneroka.

Justeru, terbuktilah bahawa perjuangan ANAK adalah perjuangan syok sendiri Mazlan Aliman dan tidak langsung mewakili suara dan pendapat peneroka secara keseluruhan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is looking to become a regional leader in food safety with the establishment of a Centre for Food Safety and an International Food Safety Training Laboratory in the country.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said Monday the ministry would be setting up the centre in Salak Tinggi, Selangor, and construction would start next year.

"The Centre of Food Safety is set up to assist the Health Ministry in the scientific input needed to conduct science-based decision making," he said, adding that the centre's contributions would also enhance consumer confidence domestically as well as internationally.

Pada Perhimpunan BERSIH 3.0 yang lepas, pihak pembangkang hanya berjaya mendapatkan sekitar 25,000 peserta iaitu jauh tersasar dari jumlah sasaran seramai 500,000 orang. Mungkin kerana tidak puas hati, dan ingin ‘test power’ memandangkan Pilihanraya semakin hampir maka satu lagi percubaan untuk menggerakkan seramai mungkin penyokong mereka melalui demonstrasi, diadakan pada siang tadi. Kali ini, dengan memakai nama Himpunan Oren pula yang bertujuan kononnya untuk ‘menyelamatkan Felda’.

Menurut mereka, para peserta adalah terdiri dari anak-anak Felda tetapi kita mendapat tahu bahawa ada pekeliling yang dikeluarkan oleh PAS untuk mengerahkan ahli-ahli mereka turun beramai-ramai menyertainya. Perlu diingatkan bahawa tiada pula pekeliling yang sama dikeluarkan oleh DAP, bukan hanya kerana DAP tidak cukup bodoh untuk menyertai balaci mereka di dalam PAS untuk berbuat sesuatu yang sia-sia, tetapi juga kerana DAP tidak berminat dengan isu ini memandangkan Felda adalah isu orang Melayu.

PUTRAJAYA: The police are working on a new module to train security guards to tackle the perceived crime wave in shopping malls and carparks, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

He said the police are expected to finalise the training module “as soon as possible” so as to better prepare the 25,000-odd security personnel currently employed by some 330 shopping malls nationwide.

“It is not an issue of whether the crime rate is higher or not. What is important is that the public feels safe,” he said at a press conference after a meeting at his office to set new targets for the second leg of the National Key Results Area (NKRA) for crime.

Source : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/7/16/nation/20120716142618&sec=nation

Iran issues new oil blockade warning

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran could prevent even "a single drop of oil" passing through the Strait of Hormuz if its security is threatened, a naval chief said on Saturday, as tensions simmer over Tehran's nuclear programme.

Tehran will increase its military presence in international waters, said Ali Fadavi, naval commander in Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

"If they (the U.S.) do not obey international laws and the IRGC's warnings, it will have very bad consequences for them," Fadavi said, according to Iran's Fars News Agency.

"The IRGC's naval forces have had the ability since the (Iran-Iraq) war to completely control the Strait of Hormuz and not allow even a single drop of oil to pass through."

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi security forces shot and killed a man who was among a group that opened fire and hurled a fire-bomb at a police station in the oil-rich Eastern province, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Saturday.

The agency also quoted an Interior Ministry spokesman as saying that four members of the security forces were wounded in a separate attack by masked gunmen on motor-bikes who fired at two patrols in the village of Sehat, also in Eastern Province, early on Saturday.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Africa faces a serious threat from al Qaeda and its allies trying to set up a sanctuary in northern Mali, African leaders said on Saturday as they pondered political and military strategies aimed at reuniting the divided West African state.

The leaders meeting at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa are seeking to resolve messy aftermaths of military coups this year in Mali and Guinea-Bissau which have put blots on the continent's democratic credentials after advances in stability and governance in recent years.

BAHAYA BER 'FACEBOOK ' DAN 'TWITTER' KETIKA MEMANDU

PETALING JAYA: Pihak berkuasa lalu lintas memberi amaran terhadap trend berbahaya di kalangan pemandu Malaysia yang menggunakan facebook, twitter atau memuat naik gambar semasa memandu.

Bercakap menggunakan telefon bimbit atau menghantar khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) adalah perkara biasa namun ramai pegguna jalan raya kini mengambil satu lagi tindakan yang boleh membahayakan nyawa mereka serta pengguna jalan raya lain dengan mengakses kepada rangkaian sosial semasa memandu.

Pihak polis dan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) mengeluarkan sebanyak 100,143 saman kepada pemandu Malaysia yang ditahan kerana menggunakan telefon bimbit tahun lalu.

Sehingga 21 Jun tahun ini, polis telah mengeluarkan 44,688 saman manakala 3,501 dikeluarkan oleh JPJ dalam tempoh lima bulan pertama tahun ini.

Hampir 20 peratus daripada kesalahan tersebut dilakukan di Selangor.

Timbalan Ketua Trafik Persekutuan, Mohd Fuad Abd Latiff, memberi amaran bahawa sebarang bentuk penggunaan telefon bimbit semasa memandu adalah suatu kesalahan.

"Pengemaskinian akaun facebook dan twitter ketika di jalan raya adalah satu trend baru oleh para pemandu, terutamanya tentang keadaan trafik.

'BUTANG panik' tanpa wayar dipasang di tempat letak kereta pusat membeli-belah sebagai langkah membanteras jenayah dan melindungi pengguna di tempat letak kereta- Foto MStar

PETALING JAYA: 'Butang panik' tanpa wayar dipasang di tempat letak kereta pusat membeli-belah popular sebagai langkah membanteras jenayah dan melindungi pengguna di kawasan tempat letak kereta.

Butang panik berkenaan akan memberi amaran kepada anggota keselamatan dan polis dalam masa 10 saat untuk mengambil tindak balas segera sekiranya sesuatu kejadian yang tidak diingini berlaku.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Sunway Mall, H.C Chan berkata, ciri tersebut bertujuan sebagai langkah keselamatan tambahan untuk membantu melindungi pelanggan daripada kejadian ragut yang dilaporkan banyak berlaku di tempat letak kereta pusat membeli-belah.

"Setakat ini kita telah memasang 200 butang panik ini di seluruh tempat letak kereta yang dikenali sebagai sistem i-amaran. Ia boleh ditekan semasa kecemasan.

"Sistem ini direka untuk memberi amaran kepada pegawai keselamatan dalam masa 10 saat dan minta mereka bertindak dengan pantas," katanya.

Tindakan pembangkang yang gemar menyerang BN dengan fitnah bolehlah diumpamakan seperti menembak dengan peluru kapur. Ini kerana, ia mungkin sakit tetapi tidak membawa kematian. Lama kelamaan, peluru pun habis dan sakit pun tidak dirasai lagi.

Begitulah yang terjadi di Felda. Setelah berhempas pulas memburukkan BN dengan berbagai fitnah kini apa yang berlaku ialah pembangkang pun sudah letih, peneroka pun sudah muak dan BN kekal teguh bergaya dari segi sokongan di Felda-Felda.

Lalu, dengan beberapa peluru mengenai kaki sendiri, pembangkang kini melompat-lompat tanpa tujuan.

Mana tidaknya kerana mengikut analisis, sokongan peneroka Felda terhadap BN selepas penyenaraian semakin meningkat iaitu sehingga 85% walaupun beberapa pihak meramalkan sebaliknya.

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