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Ambiga fails to challenge refusal notice to enter Sarawak

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:51 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.O chairman Datuk S.Ambiga today failed to challenge a notice refusing her entry into Sarawak during the last state election.

High Court Judge Datuk Rohana Yusuf dismissed in chambers Ambiga's leave application for judicial review over the notice.

On May 23, Ambiga filed the application naming the director-general of the Malaysian Immigration Department, Immigration Director of Sarawak and Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud as respondents.

Counsel Tommy Thomas and James Khong represented Ambiga and Senior Federal Counsel Datin Azizah Nawawi acted for the D-G of the Malaysian Immigration Department.

Azizah told the media that the judge refused to grant Ambiga's application on the basis that the Malaysian Immigration D-G had nothing to do with the refusal notice made by the Immigration Director of Sarawak, who acted at the direction of state authority, the Sarawak state secretary.

Azizah said the judge held that the Chief Minister was not a proper party to be named in the application and the cause of action should be filed in Sarawak as the Immigration Director of Sarawak resides there.

Ambiga said that she is considering appealing the ruling.

In the judicial review application, Ambiga sought to quash the notice of refusal of entry dated April 15 issued by the Sarawak Immigration director.

Ambiga also asked for an order from the High Court to compel the respondents to allow her to enter Sarawak. She sought damages and costs and further relief deemed fit by the court. Ambiga was barred from entering Sarawak during the 10-day election campaign when she arrived at Kuching Airport from Kuala Lumpur on April 15.

She said that she was informed at the at the Immigration Department Counter she was informed that she will not be issued with a pass to enter Sarawak. She left Sarawak on the next available flight for Kuala Lumpur. -- BERNAMA

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Malaysia trade surplus hits RM7.6b in June

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:32 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a trade surplus of RM7.60 billion in June, making it the 164th consecutive month of trade surplus since November 1997, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

Exports increased 8.6 per cent to RM57.35 billion during the month under review from RM52.83 billion recorded in June last year, he said in a statement today.

Imports rose 6.3 per cent to RM49.75 billion in June against RM46.61 billion registered a year ago.

Total trade amounted to RM107.11 billion, up 7.5 per cent from a year ago, against RM99.07 billion registered in the same month last year.

On a month-on-month basis, exports in June 2011 increased 4.1 per cent, imports expanded 6.8 per cent and total trade increased 5.3 per cent.

For the second quarter of the year, total trade grew 4.1 per cent to RM313.39 billion compared with the first quarter.

Total exports registered an increase of 2.3 per cent to RM170.24 billion while imports rose 6.4 per cent to RM143.15 billion against the first quarter.

Cumulative trade between January and June increased 7.9 per cent to RM614.35 billion attributed to a 6.6 per cent growth in exports of RM336.60 billion and a 9.6 per cent expansion in imports of RM277.74 billion.

Major export products which contributed to higher offtake in June were electrical and electronics (RM19.63 billion), palm oil (RM5.96 billion), billion), liquefied natural gas (RM3.74 billion), chemical and chemical products (RM3.64 billion), refined petroleum products (RM3.06 billion), crude petroleum (RM3.06 billion), manufactures of metals (RM1.82 billion), machinery, appliances and parts (RM1.76 billion), rubber products (RM1.52 billion), optical and scientific equipment (RM1.50 billion) and others products (RM11.94 billion).

Singapore, China, Japan, the United States of America and Thailand were the top five export destinations, accounting for 50.3 per cent of Malaysia's total exports in June 2011.

Exports to Asean were valued at RM14.67 billion, accounting for 25.6 per cent of Malaysia's total exports, in June 2011.

Meanwhile, among the main import items in June were electrical and electronics valued at RM14.82 billion, chemical and chemical products (RM4.46 billion), refined petroleum products (RM4.03 billion), machinery, appliances and parts (RM3.7 billion), transport equipment (RM3.18 billion) and manufactures of metal (RM2.73 billion).

Singapore, China, Japan, the United States of America and Indonesia accounted for the main sources of import during the month in review.

Total imports from Asean amounted to RM14.49 billion or 29.1 per cent of Malaysia's total imports in June. -- BERNAMA

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