Hagel praises Malaysia’s role in regional security

 The United States is increasing its bilateral military training exercises with Malaysia to strengthen regional defence capabilities.

Praising the country’s contribution towards regional security, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said Malaysia was an important partner for the United States in South-East Asia.

“Malaysia has contributed much towards regional security and defence, either on its own or via collaboration with its Asean partners,” said Hagel, after his meeting with Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein at the Pentagon in Washington on Saturday.

It was Hishammuddin’s first visit to the United States as Defence Minister.

The two men discussed a range of international security issues, including Afghanistan, North Korea, and the role of Asean in addressing regional security stability.

The secretary and the minister also talked about improving their defence relationship, including bilateral exercise and training opportunities and exploring defence trade cooperation.

Hishammuddin said bilateral military training and exercise would be increased to strengthen defence collaboration between the two countries, adding that it was important to build confidence in defence capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

The two defence leaders are expected to meet again during an informal US-Asean meeting in Hawaii in April.

Meanwhile, Hishammuddin also held talks with Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, who is a senior member in the US military services committee.

Reed had, in 2002, voted against Resolution 114 to empower then President George Bush to attack Iraq.

Hishammuddin and Reed discussed regional security issues, as well as the impact of economic development on the stability of other nations.

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Petty crime concern for #Malaysian students in #Egypt

Shafikah Sabri, a second-year medical student at Tanta University in Egypt, had her mobile phone stolen twice in a year.

Such petty crime is becoming something of a norm in Tanta, which is 95km from Cairo.

"Many of our Malaysian students have become victims of petty crime in Tanta. We are targeted because they think we are rich and have money.

"There are some students who had to go to hospital because they were injured when those extorting money used knives to threaten them," said Shafikah, who had finished her exams for the year and was on a return flight to Kuala Lumpur from here.

She said Malaysian students in Egypt are much more careful these days when they move about because of the increasing crime rate.

Her friend Shazni Amran, who was on the flight with her, said a year after Egypt had its elections and president Mohamed Morsi came to power, the unemployment rate seemed to have increased.

"People have become more desperate for money. And the police do not seem to function at all," she said.

"Even our students wearing face veils (purdah) are not spared. I know one who got on a tuk-tuk and the usual fare is one or two Egyptian pounds, but the driver insisted on five Egyptian pounds and pulled out a knife when she refused to pay," she said.

Shazni said village heads in Tanta had given a few Malaysian students staying in hotspot crime areas guns to defend themselves.

"So we have two or three Malaysian students carrying guns for safety. They had gone for national service back in Malaysia so they know how to use guns," she said.

Both girl have taken the recent political upheaval in Egypt - Morsi's ouster and rival groups holding streets demonstrations - in their stride.

"When we read news reports back in Malaysia asking to evacuate our students from Egypt, we think 'Ala there is no need, it's still okay here'," said Shafikah.

On June 30, millions took to the streets in Cairo calling for Morsi to be booted out of office.

Three days later, the army, saying that it was "acting on the will of the people", moved in to oust him.

But pro-Morsi supporters are not taking this sitting down. They are holding massive rallies of their own seeking that he be re-instated. There have been clashes but all these are concentrated in a few areas.

Shafikah and Shazni said they suffered an inconvenience as a result of the demonstrations.

One of their exam papers kept getting postponed. They finally got to sit for the exam on Saturday (July 13). The next day, they were on the flight home.

"We are actually supposed to be in London now. We bought flight tickets for July 10.

"We had wanted to go there for a eight-day holiday but because our exams kept getting postponed, we had to change the date of the flight. We had to pay another RM400 to get the date changed. Now we are going to London in October instead," said Shafikah.

The students start their new academic year in September.

On what advice they would give to those who are currently considering whether they should go to Egypt to study, Shakifah said they should go ahead because the lecturers at the universities in Egypt were really good.

"My only advice is that those coming here have to be mentally and physically strong because there are challenges but this is normal.

"People say that 'if you have lived in Egypt, you can live anywhere'," she said.

 

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Stay cautious, #Malaysian students in Egypt told

The Malaysian Embassy in Cairo has advised Malaysian students to be cautious when posting their views on the social network on the situation in Egypt even as the Government prepares plans for evacuation.

Malaysian Embassy in Egypt charge d’affaires Shaiful Anuar Mohammad said there were claims that some groups of international students have been declaring their support for President Mohammed Morsi, who was removed by Egypt’s army, while others were against him.

“These students may be targeted by certain groups. We want to prevent our students from being targeted,” he said when contacted yesterday.

He said there are about 9,100 Malaysians, most of them students, in Egypt.

“So far, we have not received any negative reports from them,” he said.

Shaiful said he had advised students to remain indoors and to postpone any travel within Egypt.

“We have also advised the students to be in constant communication with their families at home to give a true picture of the current situation here (in Egypt),” he said.

In a statement, The Malaysian Embassy in Cairo said it had opened an operations room following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said that all Malaysians in Egypt were reported to be safe.

“Malaysians have been advised to avoid conflict-ridden areas namely Tahrir Square, Rabaa Square in Nasr City and Al-Nahda Square in front of the main campus of Cairo University.

“Those residing in Egypt are also advised to follow the security guidelines issued by the embassy and the local authorities, and to restrict their movements,” he said, urging them to stay in close contact with the embassy.

Anifah added that the Foreign Ministry together with the embassy in Cairo were monitoring developments very closely.

“Embassy officials have been working round the clock to ensure that Malaysians in Egypt are safe,” he said.

In Nilai, Negri Sembilan, Armed Forces chief Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said that an evacuation plan had been drafted for Malaysians in Egypt if the situation in that country worsened.

All Malaysians are advised to keep in touch with the embassy, which can be contacted at (202) 37610013/19/68/73 or Embassy of Malaysia Operations Room at 00-2-02-37610270 or 02-37610013/02-37610068 ext 141.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Cabinet is expected to discuss proposals to ensure the safety of Malaysians in Egypt.

Senior officials from the Education Ministry, Wisma Putra, National Security Council and police met on Wednesday to discuss coordination for a safety plan and came out with three proposals.

A senior official said that one option was to encourage students to return home while another was to evacuate them based on the model of “Ops Piramid” which was used when Egypt was in crisis in 2011.

“The third option was for the Public Service Department and Mara to bring their sponsored students back,” the offcial said.

“We have submitted the proposals for the Cabinet to discuss.”

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Wasteful ways of #Malaysian gluttons

Malaysia is a food heaven – but it is also one giant food dump.

It generates about 15,000 tonnes of food and kitchen waste daily – enough to fill 7.5 football fields or to feed 7.5 million people a day.

This is a hike from 2011, where about 930 tonnes of unconsumed food were thrown away every day. And that was double the 2009 figure.

In Kuala Lumpur alone, the waste comes up to about 3,000 tonnes a day while the Consumers Association of Penang claimed that the island alone generated 355 tonnes of food waste every day.

Of the amount wasted, between 10% and 15% comprised unconsumed and expired food.

At 10-course Chinese dinners for example, 30% of food goes to waste.

There is a silver lining, though. People are opting for fewer courses at Chinese dinners and with hoteliers reporting fewer people wasting food at buffets.

Waste management specialist Dr Theng Lee Chong said that hosts were opting for lesser quantity of food and reducing the number of courses to seven or eight.

“But in the long run, we still need to educate Malaysians on the need to not waste food.

“We should only take what we can consume,” he said.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel had called on Malaysians to make the “right lifestyle choice” and to reduce food waste and losses in line with the campaign of the World Environmental Day today.

With the theme “Think. Eat. Save”. Reduce Your Foodprint – the campaign draws attention to the high volume of perfectly edible produce that never make it from the farm to the fork.

“The campaign encourages us to become more aware of the environmental impact of the food choices we make and empowers us to make informed decisions,” he said.

United Nations undersecretary-general and UN Environmental Programme executive director Achim Steiner said that at least a third of everything that was grown on the planet is lost between the field and the consumer.

“It is an ethical, economic and environmental issue given the enormous waste of energy, water, fertilisers and other inputs as a result of food that is produced but never eaten.

“Each one of us can do something about this and that’s why, through Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Foodprint campaign, we invite people across the world to join us to raise awareness and to take practical action whether in your home, your farm, in the supermarket, in a canteen, a hotel or anywhere else where food is prepared and consumed,” he said in a statement.

Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association president Datuk R. Ramalingam Pillai lamented that food wastage was quite rampant in Malaysia.

He attributed this to the attitude of Malaysians, most of whom he said took food for granted.

“In other parts of the world, there are people going without food and here we are throwing food away,” he added.

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New Cabinet a mix of experience and fresh faces

 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak described his new Cabinet as a delicate balance of experienced hands and fresh blood, with a number of technocrats in the mix.

But the line-up was also based on a simple formula those who delivered were rewarded and those who didn't got nothing.

The biggest beneficiaries were the Sabahans and Sarawakians.

The Prime Minister rewarded the loyalty of voters in the two states handsomely, doubling their number of Cabinet members from six to 12.

They now make up more than a third of the 32-member Cabinet.

Of the eight ministers in the Prime Minister's Department, three are from Sabah and Sarawak, namely Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, Nancy Shukri and Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun.

Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal and Datuk Seri Anifah Aman are joined by a third Sabah Umno minister, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, who holds the newly formed Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government portfolio.

The Indian community, which showed strong support for the ruling coalition, was also amply rewarded.

MIC, which won four parliament seats at the 13th general election to equal its tally prior to the polls, maintained two Cabinet positions.

Party president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment while deputy president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam was made Health Minister.

It also retained two deputy minister posts, with the appointment of Hulu Selangor MP

P. Kamalanathan (Education) and Tapah MP and party vice-president Datuk M. Saravanan (Youth and Sports).

As a bonus, the community received two extra deputy ministers. Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan from PPP was appointed Federal Territories Deputy Minister while Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy became Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.

Heeding the call for a stronger resolve to fight corruption, Najib picked Transparency International Malaysia president Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.

Low has a reputation as an anti-graft campaigner who does not pull his punches in his criticisms.

To tackle crime, Najib placed Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as the new Home Minister in a direct swap with Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein who takes over the Defence portfolio.

The appointment of the no-nonsense Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi just a day after Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar became the new Inspector- General of Police is expected to increase the momentum in the fight against crime.

Women were also represented in the line-up. Nancy Shukri and Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim were appointed as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Women, Family and Community Development Minister respectively. Five others were made deputy ministers.

The biggest losers were MCA and Gerakan. Both got nothing after their dismal showing in the polls.

For the first time since the formation of the Alliance in 1957, the MCA has been left out completely from the Federal Government.

Hishammuddin is acting Minister of Transport, a portfolio traditionally held by MCA.

Gerakan did not get a Cabinet seat for the first time since Barisan was formed in 1974.

Another loser was Selangor Umno which failed to deliver the state.

The sole Selangor Umno Minister, Datuk Seri Noh Omar, was left out of the Cabinet although he retained his Tanjung Karang parliamentary seat.

Selangor Umno's sole representative in the administration is Plantation Industry and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Noriah Kasnon.

While he doesn't have a magic wand to achieve his goals for the country, Najib has put together what looks like a credible and capable team to continue his transformation agenda.

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It’s time to rebrand May 13

The racial riots on May 13, 1969 left a black mark in Malaysian history, but many believe it is time to rebrand the day as a celebration of the country's diversity.

National Unity and Integration Department director-general Datuk Azman Amin Hassan said the riots should be remembered so that such a tragedy is never repeated.

“It was a dark day, but Malaysians of different races, religions and cultural backgrounds should also remember that day by celebrating how far we have come since then,” he said.

Azman Amin added that programmes by the department to celebrate national unity were already in place.

“For example, Unity Week celebrations are being conducted at the state level, the two most recent being in Kuala Lumpur last month and in Pahang just last week.

“The department is waiting for a new minister before initiating plans for Unity Week celebrations at the federal level,” he said. Azman Amin said that students were being engaged through the Rukun Negara Club to raise awareness of the principles of the national ideology, which has a direct bearing on forging unity.

Civil society groups have called for May 13 to be not only a day for Malaysians to reflect on the riots, but also to celebrate the nation's success as a racially harmonious country with a diverse cultural background.

Malaysian Indians Progressive Association secretary-general S. Barathidasan believed that schools should educate students on the incident and how it changed Malaysians for the better.

“It would be good to have celebrations in schools on May 13, where children can come dressed in traditional clothes and participate in traditional games,” he said.

“This will develop harmony among Malaysians while they are still children, eventually teaching them to reject violence and create kinship with their fellow citizens.”

Pusat Komas non-discrimination programme coordinator Lena Hendry said such celebrations would work well as people would come out and reject racism and violence.

“We need to promote May 13 as a day for unity in diversity, and that Malaysians have been and will always be together,” she said.

A number of civil society groups commemorated the day by distributing flowers in Little India and hosting a candlelight vigil near Pudu Sentral.

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#GE13: Youth in George Town beaten unconscious for removing 1Malaysia flag

A 21-year-old youth was beaten up in Jalan Perak here by four unidentified men after he allegedly removed a flag.

Four men armed with wooden sticks bashed him up around 12.30am Monday after witnessing him remove a 1Malaysia flag hung up at the area.

Penang police spokesman (general election) Asst Comm Roslee Chik said the victim sustained serious injuries and received 20 stitches and also a fracture in his face.

He was warded at the Penang Hospital and is still unconscious.

ACP Roslee said the case was being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting.

"We want to advise the public not to fight as we want to ensure that this round of elections is a peaceful one," he added.

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#LahadDatu: It was – and is – Malaysian soil

Malaysian security forces fully secured ground zero at Kampung Tanduo and raised the Malaysian flag there as the guns fell silent after a week of heavy bombardment and sporadic fire fights.

Twenty-two bodies of the Sulu terrorists were brought out yesterday and sent for post-mortem to the Lahad Datu and Tawau hospitals as mopping-up operations continued.

Declaring that the operations for remnant gunmen within Tanduo had ended, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said the focus was now on Kampung Tanjung Batu and Kampung Sungai Bilis.

When asked at the daily Ops Daulat briefing at Felda Sahabat 16 Residence Resort if there was any shooting yesterday, he said: “So far, no.”

Hamza added that the security forces were in the final stages of clearing the gunmen in neighbouring villages from where nearly 2,000 people have fled to stay in community halls in Felda Sahabat.

Although life in Semporna and Lahad Datu is returning to normal, he reminded villagers not to re-enter Tanjung Batu and Sungai Bilis, which are still classified as red zones.

On the bodies sent to the hospitals in Lahad Datu (18 bodies) and Tawau (four), Hamza said he could not comment on a purported statement by a forensic officer that one of the bodies was that of Haji Musa, a general of Sulu group leader Raja Muda Azzimudie Kiram.

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Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail link

Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to build a high-speed rail link between the city state and Kuala lumpur.

The link will cut travelling time between the two destinations to just 90 minutes, from the hours it now takes by rail and road.

The two countries also agreed on a rapid transit system linking Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system with Johor Baru.

Both Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his counterpart Lee Hsien Loong described the speed-link project as a “game changer” .

“This project will change the way we do business, look at each other and interact,” said Najib.

“We hope to meet the 2020 deadline for the project,” he told a joint press conference after the annual leaders retreat here.

The two mass “people mover” projects are part of multi-billion ringgit business deals between the two countries.

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Voters will no longer use pencils to mark ballot papers during general election

For the first time in Malaysian electoral history, voters will be using ballpoint pens instead of pencils to mark the ballot papers.

Election Commission deputy chairman Datuk Wira Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said this was part of the initiative to improve the electoral process and remove unnecessary doubts.

“Critics had in the past claimed that pencil marks could be erased.

“Now that we will be using pen, no one can make such wild allegations any more,” he said.

Wan Ahmad said there would be 25,000 voting streams, each with two ballot boxes where pens would be provided.

The EC had bought about 50,000 extra pens in case some of them ran out of ink or became faulty.

Other measures taken to improve the electoral process include using indelible ink to prevent multiple voting, according media personnel postal voter status, allowing physically challenged individuals to be accompanied by a person trusted by them to cast their vote, doing away with objection on nomination day and disallowing candidates to pull out.

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Teen sisters fail to come home

Have you seen them ?

Two teenage sisters have been missing for more than four days and their anguished parents are worried that they may have been abducted.

Chen Poh Choo, 15, and her sister Poh Fong, 13, were last seen by their mother Lee Lay Ching at noon on Wednesday before they walked to school from their home in Pandamaran Jaya.

However, teachers later told the parents that the girls, in Form Two and Remove Class respectively, never made it to class.

“I was worried because they usually get home by 7pm. When my husband got home at about 8pm, we went searching around the school and also looked up their friends,” said housewife Lee, 35.

She said the girls usually walked to their school, SM Pandamaran Jaya, which is only 10 minutes away.

Lee and her husband Chen Fook Chai lodged a police report at 12.30am on Thursday after failing to locate the girls.

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Cops seek 14 for taking kids to Jan 12 rally

Police are looking for 14 people who are believed to have brought children to the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat or KL112 rally here on Jan 12.

City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh said pictures of those involved have been uploaded on the official City police Facebook page.

The 14 are believed to have violated conditions under the Peaceful Assembly Act and are liable to a fine of RM20,000 or 10 years in prison or both if found guilty.

"We are urging them to come forward as soon as possible to facilitate investigations," DCP Mohmad said.

He added that police were not setting a deadline on the matter but urged for cooperation from those involved.

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Najib: Government to hasten effort to make changes to pro-women legislation

Pro-women legislation is to be given due attention and there will not be a repeat of waiting at least seven years for a Bill to be passed, as what happened with the Domestic Violence Act.

“I guarantee you, for something good, it will not take seven years,” Datuk Seri Najib Razak said at the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) golden jubilee celebrations here yesterday.

The Prime Minister assured that the Government would hasten effort to make changes to legislation, regulations, practices and thinking that obstructed the progress of women.

Najib, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, invited NCWO to come up with a working paper on advancing the cause of women.

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HELP FIND A 6 YEARS OLD CHILD

Let's do our part to help find six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong, who has been missing since Wednesday (Jan 16). Print this poster and stick it up to help with the efforts to find the boy, who was last seen at Jalan Putra Mahkota 7/6c in Putra Heights

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More to do to make Malaysia a better place to retire

Malaysia will continue improving its tourism products after gaining worldwide recognition as an ideal place to retire in, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

“I am very proud that the world is recognising our country as an ideal place for retirement.

“However, there is still room for improvement to make Malaysia an even more comfortable place for retirees,” she said, adding that this included transportation.

“Efforts under the National Key Result Area (NKRA) have been yielding results in terms of better public transport. But there is still much more we can do,” said Dr Ng.

Malaysia was recently ranked third on travel web-magazine Internationalliving.com's list of “World's Top Retirement Havens in 2013”.

The list was compiled based on several factors affecting retirees, such as special benefits and infrastructure, medical and health facilities and cost of living.

Ecuador came out tops and Panama second.

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App for Malaysian students get adjusted in Melbourne

A young Malaysian broadcast journalist has created an iPhone and iPad app to help newly-arrived Malaysian students make a smooth transition to life here.

The "Malaysia in Melbourne" app created by Juliet John, among others highlighted the services and events held at the Malaysian Consulate and information on affordable restaurants and shops that sell Malaysian groceries, including halal eateries and outlets.

It would be launched next March for free.

John, who holds a Masters degree in Global Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of South Australia, is the head of public relations at MELVIA, an app and game development studio here.

She said many Malaysian students felt lost after arriving here, and hoped her iPhone and iPad app could help them to get adjusted well in Australia.

"Many don't get to experience the Australian way of life because they are young, shy and timid to venture out with Australian friends.

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Malaysia to play bigger role in humanitarian aid for Asean

Malaysia will have a more prominent role as a humanitarian aid centre in Asean once the Asean Disaster Emergency Stockpile Centre at the Royal Malaysian Airforce (RMAF) base in Subang becomes fully operational in February next year.

The executive director of the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre), Said Faisal, said Malaysia was chosen as the hub for humanitarian aid logistics based on the country’s geographical location.

It functions as a centre for the collection and gathering of aid for countries hit by disasters.

Said said the setting up of the centre was proof of the continuous efforts by Asean to enhance efficiency in the handling of humanitarian aid, and ability to react quickly to any natural disasters in the region.

“This centre not only serves as a centre for gathering of humanitarian aid items, but the RMAF has also agreed to allow the use of its Charlie for the purpose,” he said recently.

Prior to the setting up of the centre, Said said, the AHA Centre had to limit collection of humanitarian aid as it did not have a proper place to keep them.

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2012 Corruption Perceptions Index: Malaysia Up 6 Spots From Last Year

THE National Key Result Areas’ (NKRA) anti-graft initiatives have made an impact, with Malaysia improving its standing in the 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) when it shot six spots up to 54th position from last year’s 60.

It was a marked improvement from 2011 when the country fell four places down from 2010’s 56th position.

In releasing the index figures yesterday, Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) revealed that out of the 176 countries involved in the CPI survey last year, Malaysia also ranked third among Asean countries, ahead of Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia.

The three countries ranked 88th, 105th and 118th respectively.

Singapore, which was placed third in the world, was the top anti-graft performer in Asean, followed by Brunei at 46.

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Obey speed limits

IT is rather surprising if you compare the statement by Road Transport Department (JPJ) deputy director-general Datuk Ismail Ahmad on Oct 5 that there are adequate signs to warn motorists of the Automated Enforcement System (AES) cameras at 14 locations nationwide with the current situation that those caught without warning must still pay.

I disagree that those caught without warning must still pay since the Road Transport (Camera-Recorded Offences) Rules 2012 was clearly amended to make it compulsory for signs to be erected to warn motorists of cameras to detect speeding and at traffic lights.

Cameras are installed to be able to zoom in on the faces of the drivers who commit traffic offences as evidence that they were the ones behind the wheel at the time the offence was committed.

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Malaysia not a centre for terrorist recruitment

Malaysia is a transit point for terrorists, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

However, he stressed that the country is not a recruitment ground or a target for international terrorists groups.

“I want to assure Malaysians that the country is not a target at the moment,” Hishammuddin said after chairing a crime prevention meeting in Parliament yesterday.

He also dismissed fears that the country had become a recruitment ground for terrorists.

“I can confirm that this is not the case,” he said, adding that the two Malaysians detained in Beirut for alleged links to al-Qeada were not part of a terrorist cell here.

“The threat of global terrorism is a real threat and is not unique and limited to Malaysia and the arrest of the Malaysians clearly shows this,” he added.

Malaysians Muhamad Razin Sharhan Mustafa Kamal, 21, and Razif Mohd Ariff, 30, are being charged in a military court for allegedly being involved in terrorist activities.

Meanwhile, the Higher Education Ministry acknowledged that students are vulnerable to being recruited by terrorists.

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