Paper Buruk

KUALA LUMPUR -- A former engineering consultant at a telecommunications company was sentenced to death by the High Court here after being found guilty of killing his ex-wife two years ago. Judge Datuk Azman Abdullah passed the sentence on Mickleson Gerald Wayne, 63, an American citizen after finding the prosecution had succeeded in proving its case beyond any reasonable doubt at the end of the defence case. The accused, represented by counsel K. A. Ramu, was charged with killing Guilda Mickelson, 62, also an American citizen in a hotel room at Lingkaran Syed Putra, Brickfields, here between 5 am and 11.45 am, Nov 26, 2016 under Section 302 of the Penal Code which provides for death by hanging, upon conviction. Judge Azman in his judgment, said the accused during his defence said he was trying to defend himself from an attack by the deceased but his testimony failed to cause reasonable doubt. "The pathologist has testified th...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Former director-general of Malaysia External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid has sued the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Government of Malaysia for denying her the right to counsel when she was held under remand for investigations into alleged abuse of power and misappropriation of government funds for the  14th General Election (GE14). Hasanah filed the originating summons through Messrs Azam Aziz Shaharudinali & Co. on Aug  30, and and named the MACC and the Malaysian government as the respondents. Her lawyer, Datuk Shaharudin Ali, when met after the case management before High Court Judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi today, said that Sept 24 was set for the court to hear the originating summons. Hasanah is seeking a declaration that the notification letter issued by the MACC under Section 28A (8) (9) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) prohibiting the appellant fro...

KUALA LUMPUR -- The Attorney-General (AG) has no hand in the decision not to pursue corruption charges against former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon, but instead, the decision was made by Datuk Mohamad Hanafiah Zakaria, Head of Appellate & Trial Division of Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). Mohamad Hanafiah in a media statement today said that this was clearly stated in the joint press release dated Aug 2, 2018, issued by Solicitor-General Datuk Engku Nor Faizah Engku Atek and Solicitor-General II Datin Paduka Zauyah Be T. Loth Khan, that AG Tommy Thomas had recused himself in all deliberations regarding the case. As such, Mohamad Hanafiah said he was tasked to decide on the representations made by both Lim and Phang as he had not participated in any way with the case earlier. “Accordingly, I was able to consider the matter with a fresh perspective. Having given the said task,...

PUTRAJAYA -- Seorang warga emas dijatuhi hukuman penjara 12 tahun dan diperintahkan supaya disebat dua kali oleh Mahkamah Jenayah Seksual terhadap Kanak-kanak kerana melakukan hubungan seksual dengan memasukkan jarinya ke dalam kemaluan seorang bayi perempuan berumur 11 bulan. Hakim Mohamad Kamil Nizam memerintahkan Hashim Karim supaya menjalani hukuman penjara sejak tarikh dia ditahan pada 22 Ogos tahun ini selepas bekas pemandu lori berusia 68 tahun itu mengaku bersalah melakukan kesalahan itu di sebuah rumah di Shah Alam pada pukul 4 petang, 20 Ogos tahun ini. Dalam rayuannya, Hashim memohon supaya hukuman diringankan atas alasan dia perlu menjaga anak yang masih bersekolah. Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Aimi Syazwani Sarmin meminta mahkamah menjatuhi hukuman berat sebagai pengajaran kepada tertuduh kerana kesalahan...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Menteri Wilayah Khalid Abdul Samad mahu persepsi bahawa Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) sebagai lubuk rasuah bagi kontraktor dalam mendapatkan projek dihentikan segera. Beliau berkata pihaknya tidak akan berkompromi dengan mana-mana kontraktor yang terlibat dengan gejala itu, termasuk budaya menghulur sogokan, suapan serta komisen dan sebaliknya mahu golongan itu mengutamakan profesionalisme dalam menjalankan setiap tanggungjawab. "Sekiranya ada pegawai DBKL meminta rasuah daripada kontraktor sila maklumkan, saya ingin buang persepsi orang awam yang melabelkan DBKL sinonim dengan rasuah," katanya ketika ditemui pada sesi perjumpaan dengan lebih 700 kontraktor utama penyelenggaraan DBKL di Institut Latihan DBKL. Sementara itu, beliau menolak khabar angin yang mengatakan DBKL tidak akan membayar kontraktor yang dianggap sebagai kroni kepada parti pemerintah terdahulu. "Khabar angin itu bertujuan mensabotaj ...

SHAH ALAM -- A former Selangor state assemblywoman from PAS is in remand for two days until tomorrow for abuse of government fund, amounting RM50,000. The remand order was issued today by Magistrate Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin following an application from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) . The 56-year-old woman, who will be investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act, was in handcuffs and clad in the MACC’s orange lock-up uniform when she arrived at the Shah Alam Court Complex at 10.40 am Tuesday. She was arrested by MACC yesterday when she turned up at its office to give her statement. The offence was allegedly committed between 2015 and this year.  According to a MACC source, the woman was believed to have appointed a company belonging to her son as a supplier for a state constituency service centre’s community programme, Bernama reported. Meanwhile, the former assemblywoman’s lawyer, Ahmad Amzar Ahmad A...

SHAH ALAM -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali is leaving it to delegates to determine whether he should continue leading the party by looking at his track record serving the party for almost 20 years. Mohamed Azmin, who is defending his post in the upcoming party elections, said he believed in the wisdom of the delegates who would vote for a leader whom they felt could strengthen unity and take inclusive approach to reform the party. "I am here to retain my current position and have been in the party for 20 years..and they (delegates) know me.. they have seen my track record. I leave my report card for them to evaluate if they decide I should stay and lead the party,"  he told reporters on the sidelines of the Selangor state assembly sitting, Bernama reported. Mohamed Azmin, who is Economic Affairs Minister and Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman, will be going up against Rafizi Ramli for the PKR depu...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Prime Minister  Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Monday also expressed shock over  the acquittal of former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan from corruption charges. The charges were related to alleged conversion of land status and purchase of a  bungalow at below market value. The Penang High Court on Monday acquitted both Lim and co-accused Phang Li Koon of corruption charges in connection to the land conversion and bungalow purchase after the prosecution dropped the charges and sought an order for both accused to be discharged but not amounting to an acquittal. However, lawyer Ramkarpal Singh representing Lim and counsel Datuk V.Sithambaram acting on behalf of Phang requested for their clients to be discharged and acquitted of the charges, Bernama reported. When asked about a statement by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission expressing shock over the decision,  Dr Mahathir said: “They have a right to be shock...

KUALA LUMPUR -- A clerk, her three family members and five friends, were charged at three courts in Ampang on Monday with multiple counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) and fraudulently assisting in the removal of money belonging to a security company totalling over RM6.5 million. All the accused, however, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them before Session Court Judge Suzana Hussin, Magistrate Mohamad Firdaus Sadina Ali and Magistrate Haslinda A.Raof, respectively. In the Sessions Court, V. Lavanyah, 26, who is a clerk at the security company, was charged with four counts of CBT involving a total of  RM3,566,682 belonging to the company, Golden Eagle Security Services Sdn Bhd. She was alleged to have committed the offence at the company’s premises at ​​​​​​​Taman Pandan Perdana here between Aug 7, 2015, and Dec 19, 2015, and was charged under Section 408 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail term of 14 yea...

KUALA LUMPUR – Obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country have reached a worrying level and on the rise, the Dewan Negara was told, Monday. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad  said the Health and Morbidity  Survey conducted by the ministry found that one out of two Malaysians were overweight or obese. “The survey also found 17.5 per cent suffered from diabetes, 30.3 per cent had hypertension and 47.7 per cent had high cholesterol levels,” he said  when replying to a question from Senator Datuk Lee Tian Sing on the obesity problem in the country. Dr Dzulkefly said the main factors for obesity were unbalanced nutrition, not burning enough calories daily, mother’s nutrition intake during pregnancy, breast feeding practices and children’s dietary habits which were influenced by the  parents and peers, Bernama reported. “The strategy to tackle obesity has  already been started comprehensively, as early as infancy and on to...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Dakwaan kononnya kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (PH) tidak akan mempertahankan Institusi Raja adalah satu pembohongan dibuat pembangkang, kata Menteri Wilayah Abdul Khalid Samad. Beliau yang juga Anggota Parlimen Shah Alam berkata kerajaan tidak sesekali akan bertindak demikian dan menurutnya dakwaan pembangkang itu hanyalah tuduhan bagi meraih sokongan rakyat. "Saya difahamkan pada 1 Sept lepas ada satu program politik di Perak yang mahu membela nasib Melayu dan Islam. Mereka tuduh kerajaan PH ingin jatuhkan dan hapuskan Sistem Raja Berperlembagaan serta jadikan Malaysia sebuah republik. “Saya tegaskan ia pembohongan untuk melagakan rakyat. Pembangkang terdesak dan tiada isu, hanya gunakan isu kaum dan agama. Saya nak ingatkan rakyat khususnya orang Melayu supaya tidak tertipu dengan mainan politik seperti ini," katanya dalam sidang media di Menara DBKL. Khalid kemudiannya merasmikan acara pelancaran dan penyerahan 5,0...