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RM1.1m for clean water in Kelantan Posted: 15 Mar 2011 01:24 AM PDT RM1.1m for clean water in Kelantan 2010/11/01 By NST team in Gua Musang, Kelantan news@nst.com.my GUA MUSANG: The health ministry has allocated RM1.1 million to the Kelantan state government to implement rural water development projects to ensure people living in rural areas receive clean and adequate water supply. Deputy health minister Datuk Rosnah Abd Shirlin said the projects consist of controlled wells, feed gravity system as well as piped connection from Syarikat Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd (AKSB). "The allocation is channelled to state health department to implement the projects," she said after attending the handing-over of the projects to Sungai Terah residents here. She said to date, Kelantan received 84.7 per cent of clean water supply encompassing 223,115 households. Only 40,212 households have yet to have clean water supplied by the ministry or by AKSB. She expressed hopes that Gua Musang will receive 100 per cent water supply as soon as possible. To ensure the water is safe for consumption, she adviced residents to follow a few simple rules, namely: Boil water before drinking; The wells and feed gravity system need to be chlorinated periodically to kill off bacteria and reduce contamination risk; and Trees or plants near water catchment areas should not be cut down to prevent the water source from drying up. She also said this year, Kelantan has recorded six cholera, 28 typhoid and 2,168 food poisoning cases to date. "These diseases still pose a risk to rural folk," she said. Air your comment on this issue: RM1.1m for clean water in Kelantan Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

MCA praises PM Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PST MCA praises PM 2010/11/15 By Chong Chee Seong MUAR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's achievements since taking over the mantle of the country last April had received praise from MCA. In commending Najib for his hard work, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said Barisan Nasional's victories in the Nov 4 Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections were due to the people's acceptance of Najib's 1Malaysia concept. Dr Chua said the Chinese were pragmatic people who will support the Prime Minister for doing what is good for the country. "MCA is confident the results (of two by-elections) will serve as momentum to regain support of the community for the next general election," he said after opening a RM500,000 building and a hall in the SJKC Chung Hwa 3 last Thursday. The speech was made on Dr Chua's behalf by Johor MCA secretary Tay Puay Chuan, who is also MCA Muar division chief. Dr Chua said Najib's assurance that BN pledges in Galas and Batu Sapi would be fulfilled was a positive step to win the trust and confidence of the people. He said by making continuous changes, BN would become a party that will received strong support. "The victory of the two by-elections is an indication that BN's is ready and will do well in the next general election." Dr Chua also said the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was a clear-cut strategy and a roadmap towards making Malaysia a high-income economy. Earlier, deputy youth and sports minister Datuk Razali Ibrahim, who is also the Muar MP, said investment in education was not measured by ringgit and sen but by quality. Air your comment on this issue: MCA praises PM Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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Malaysia advance after thriller Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT Mahalli Jasuli (left) and Taiwan captain Chen Yu Lin fight for the ball in their match at Taipeh Municipal Stadium yesterday. — Picture by Roslin Mat Tahir TAIPEH: Call it what you will. Whether it was the away blues, the yellow jersey curse or just plain bad luck (three penalties were conceded), there was no disguising the fact that a disaster was averted. There was no celebration at the end of a disjointed performance at the Taipeh Municipal Stadium as Malaysia advanced to the second round of the Asian World Cup qualifying only on the away goals rule after a 3-2 defeat to Taiwan levelled the aggregate score at 4-4. The defeat left a bitter after-taste as the national team succumbed to a side ranked 165th in the world and national coach K. Rajagobal knew the performance left much to be desired. Had it not been for Sharbinee Allawee Ramli saving the second of those penalties, Malaysia could well have suffered an embarrassing exit to a Taiwanese team inspired by 15,000 roaring fans who were given free admission.. "Taiwan started aggressively as they were going for the first goal and after we scored in the eighth minute, we should have played calmly. "That goal should have given us the confidence to play better but we did not play our normal game. And when they scored, it was down to our own mistakes. "More importantly, however, we are through to the second round but we must fix our mistakes and not repeat them," said Rajagobal, who made three changes to the side that won the first leg 2-1 in Bukit Jalil. Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and Abdul Hadi Yahya started together upfront as Mahalli Jasuli came in at right-back while Taiwan handed a debut to Xavier Chen in their only change. Whether Vietnamese referee Vo Minh Tri was justified to give away three penalties to the home team will be debated to no end. Certainly the third spot-kick was doubtful with replays indicating Sharbinee had got his hands to the ball before Taiwan's Chen Po Liang went tumbling over. Later, Vo denied Malaysia a legitimate penalty claim when Ahmad Fakri Saarani was sent spinning in the box. "Never in my career have three penalties been awarded against my team. The third penalty, from where I was, I don't think should have been given. I'm not satisfied with the way we played but we did well in patches when attacking and Fakri should have had a penalty," added Rajagobal. Aidil Zafuan Radzak and Safiq Rahim twice gave Malaysia the lead in the first half but each time Taiwan came back with some enterprising movement to rattle the visitors. Aidil's thundering free-kick in the eighth minute, some 35 metres out which went in off the under-side of the bar, wiped out Taiwan's away goal advantage from the first leg. Any pretension Malaysia had of coasting through the match was swept away by Taiwan's equaliser through Chang Han in the 31st minute. Safiq, however, restored Malaysia's lead in the 40th minute when he curled a free-kick beyond the despairing dive of Lin Po Cheng. But lessons were not learnt as Mahalli conceded possession cheaply and promptly gave away a penalty after clipping Chang Han from behind. Po Liang made it 2-2 from the spot off the hands of Sharbinee Allawee Ramli. Hadi and Amirul had shots saved by Taiwan's replacement goalkeeper Pan Wen Chieh in the 58th minute before Fadhli Shas was adjudged to have pulled Po Liang down four minutes later. Sharbinee rescued Malaysia by saving Po-Liang's penalty but it failed to galvanise the Malaysians as it was then the goalkeeper's turn to be penalised, harshly, as Po Liang took a tumble. This time, Xavier stepped up to score on his debut and Malaysia rode out a few scares, not least when Lo Chih En sent a curling effort that almost found the top corner. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Check out this Czech in future Posted: 03 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT UNKNOWN no more, Petra Kvitova is a Wimbledon champion. The 21-year-old Czech, who has worked her way up the rankings from 34th at the end of last season to No 7 today, beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the women's final on Saturday. And moments after finishing the match with an ace and dropping to her knees in celebration, Kvitova giggled when she saw her name etched in gold on the winner's board inside the All England Club. "I don't know about this still. It's still (an) unbelievable feeling," said Petra, who was playing in her first grand slam final. "Maybe I'll accept it after, I don't know, some days." Petra is the first left-handed woman to win the Wimbledon title since Martina Navratilova in 1990. And it was the nine-time champion that was giving her two thumbs up from her seat in the Royal Box as she was accepting well-wishes from anyone that could get her attention. "She played brave tennis and she deserved to win. She was by far the better player," said Martina, who was born and raised in Czechoslovakia. "It didn't happen overnight, but she's a champion. It's great." Petra is only the third Czech woman to win the title at the All England Club, following Martina and Jana Novotna. Both were in the Royal Box, along with a host of other former champions. And both congratulated her after the match. "I cried after I met them," Petra said. Petra was playing in her first major final, but it was 2004 Wimbledon champion Sharapova that showed nerves. The 24-year-old Russian double-faulted six times, including twice to get broken to 4-2 in the first set. Then, when the ball was in play, Kvitova used a fast-paced and well-placed forehand to keep Maria on the run, finishing with 19 winners. "It was about the serve, for sure, and the return," said Petra, who lost in the semi-finals last year. "I know that she return very well, but I know that I can return her serve also. I knew that she make some double-fault." When the match started, Maria was the clear favourite. Besides winning the title at the All England Club in 2004, she also won the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008 before shoulder surgery in October 2008 slowed her career. She managed to break Petra in the opening game on Centre Court, but was broken right back in the second and then again in the sixth. "She was just more aggressive than I was, hit deeper and harder, and got the advantage in the points," said Maria. Maria had not lost a set heading into the final. But she struggled with her serve in the semi-finals, double-faulting 13 times before beating German wild card Sabine Lisicki. Her serve wasn't as bad as that against Petra, but there were other problems with her game. "Maybe I wasn't as ready after the serve as I should have been, and she just got the first good hit," Maria said. "I was always kind of late." -- AP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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Asahi said in talks to buy Permanis Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:49 PM PDT Asahi Group Holdings Ltd, Japan's biggest beermaker by sales volume, is in talks to acquire Permanis Sdn Bhd, PepsiCo Inc's bottler in Malaysia, for about US$200 million, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Asahi is competing with another company to buy Permanis from Kuala Lumpur-based C.I. Holdings, said the person, who declined to be identified as discussions are private. A deal may be concluded within four to six weeks, the person said. Japanese companies have accelerated investments abroad after production and power-supply disruptions following the nation's strongest earthquake on record on March 11, Daiwa Institute of Research said last week. The country's beverage makers are expanding overseas as a shrinking domestic population saps demand for their products. Asahi president Naoki Izumiya said in February the company may spend 400 billion yen (US$5 billion) on acquisitions this year. C.I. Holdings is led by chief executive officer Erwin Selvarajah, who also runs Permanis, and makes taps, toilet bowls and showers in addition to its beverage business. Asahi spokesman Takayuki Tanaka declined to comment. Selvarajah didn't return calls to his office seeking comment. Asahi today said it agreed to buy the mineral-water and juice businesses of closely held P&N Beverages Australia Pty Ltd for A$188 million (US$203 million). The Tokyo-based company is also competing with domestic rival Suntory Holdings Ltd to buy New Zealand's Independent Liquor, the Wall Street Journal reported last month, saying the deal may be valued at US$1.12 billion. Both brewers declined to comment on the report. Sugar Subsidies Increased competition and potential fluctuations in commodity-related costs are among challenges facing C.I. Holdings, the company said in its 2010 annual report. Last year, C.I. Holdings said it renewed its franchise bottling rights with PepsiCo for a 10-year term until June 2020. In January, Permanis and other large beverage companies were told they were no longer eligible to buy subsidized sugar, resulting in a 38 per cent increase in sugar costs, the New Straits Times reported in April. C.I. Holdings reported a 25 percent drop in profit for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31 on higher costs. The company's stock has jumped 20 percent in the past month, trimming losses this year to 11 percent. In 2000 and 2001, Permanis's plant in Bangi, Selangor was voted by PepsiCo as the most efficiently operated Pepsi- affiliated plant in the world, according to the company's website. -- Bloomberg Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Property sector was cut to 'neutral' at RHB Posted: 03 Jul 2011 06:22 PM PDT Malaysia's property sector was cut to "neutral" from "overweight" at RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd, which said the expectation of strong property sales and earnings growth have already been factored into the share price. "Sentiment will turn slightly negative and we expect demand starts to soften possibly next year," Loong Kok Wen, an analyst at RHB, said in a report today. "The timing now is appropriate to be watchful on property stocks as we are now almost two years into the upcycle." -- Bloomberg Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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'Large turnout sign of support' Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT 2011/07/03 By Sulaiman Jaafar news@nst.com.my Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (centre) meeting people from all walks of life during his walkabout at the Pasir Puteh taxi station yesterday. — Picture by Zaman Huri Isa PASIR PUTEH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said there is "a strong wind of change" in Kelantan with the people openly showing their backing for Umno and Barisan Nasional. Najib, who was moved by the large crowd at a gathering in SMK Sri Aman here yesterday, said it was a sign of the people's support not only in Kelantan but also the whole country. "I am surprised by the large crowd here. I did not expect to see so many people. I have been going around meeting people all over the country and this is the best gathering I have been to. "How can it be such a big gathering in a state that is still under opposition rule? This is a clear sign of a wind of change in the state." The prime minister said the large turnout also showed that Umno and BN were still close to the hearts of the people. He said the move by 2,800 Pas members here in quitting the party to join Umno proved that the Kelantan people's confidence in the Pas leadership was waning. Najib said among the Pas members who had joined Umno included Raja Abdullah Raja Mahmud, a relative of Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Mustapa Mohamed estimated the crowd to be more than 20,000. Present were Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, who is also Kelantan MCA chief, Umno vice-president and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin. Najib said the state would undergo numerous changes under BN. "If the people give their support to BN, we will bring many changes to the state. "Pas has been telling lies to the people, but we do not lie. "We will not be able to achieve the status of a developed country under Pas. To become a developed nation, we must have the capabilities and not just talk." Najib also hit out at Pas for changing its struggle from that of an Islamic country to a welfare state because it was submissive to DAP and its leaders. He said as the leader of the ruling party, he would ensure that it did not divert from its principles and struggles to uphold the truth. The prime minister and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, who arrived yesterday morning for a day's visit, had a tight schedule. Upon arrival here, Najib had a meeting with state Umno leaders at the Pasir Puteh Umno division building, followed by a walkabout at the taxi station and market. He also visited the Kampung Pulau Lima mosque and announced a RM500,000 fund for the expansion of the building. Later in the evening, at a meeting with his Facebook friends at a hotel here, Najib said the government did not want any state, including Kelantan, to be left out of the country's transformation programme. He said the government had prepared a clear and systematic plan under the programme to propel the country towards developed status. "It's not a mirage or daydream. We want all states, including Kelantan, to be developed when the time comes," he told about 100 online friends at the meeting. The prime minister said one focus under the programme was human capital, and the state was blessed with it. "However, we do not want to see Kelantan's talent concentrated in the Klang Valley and other growth areas. We want to see more of them finding jobs and using their skills in their own state so that it will become more developed. "The exodus of talent is a big loss to the state and we hope the trend will be reversed in time." Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Cracking down on Bersih Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT PUTRAJAYA: The homeminister has declared Bersih 2.0 an outlawed organisation, amove that drewdefiance fromits chief,Datuk S. Ambiga, and mixed reactions fromvarious quarters. Police,meanwhile, continued their action against those intending to organise illegal rallies on Saturday, detainingmore people, including Sungai Siputmember of parliament DrD. Jeyakumar and five other Parti SosialisMalaysia (PSM)members,who were re-arrested under the Emergency Ordinance shortly after theywere released fromremand in Penang. More people also joined the call for organisers to call off the rallies and for the public not to take part. Chief among these was Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah,who said the rallieswould only bring trouble and not benefit the people. A statement released by the Registrar of Societies said the home minister had invoked his powers under Section 5 of the Societies Act 1966 to declare Bersih an unlawful organisation, making those associated with it liable to jail terms and fines. The banning of the organisation took effect yesterday. Section 5 of the act gives absolute discretion to the home minister to declare a society unlawful "if he deemed it is being used for purposes prejudicial with the interest of the countr y's security, public order or morality". The RoS, which enforces this law, said even though not a registered organisation, Bersih, through its activities, had met the criteria of a structured organisation as defined under Schedule 1 of the act and had been illegally functioning as one. Registrar Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman said office-bearers, including any person managing or assisting in the management of any unlawful society, shall be guilty of an offence and could face, upon conviction, imprisonment of not more than five years or a fine not exceeding RM15,000, or both. He said those who are members of unlawful societies or attend meetings of unlawful societies could also be liable to a maximum jail term of three years or a fine not exceeding RM5,000, or both. Rahman said the law also allowed the authorities to act on those who allowed unlawful societies on their premises. They are liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine of not more than RM10,000, or both. Rahman said in studying the Bersih case, RoS found that the illegal set-up had operated actively and created anxiety and concern among people of all races in the country. RoS also found Bersih to have spread subversive propaganda to influence the people in toppling the government through its activities and the distribution of materials, and this had given the country a negative image. "In fact, this could pose serious threats and throw public peace, security and stability, as well as the countr y's economy and sovereignty, into disarray. "This could also disrupt the harmony of racial relations of the country." Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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Top Australia cop demands veil powers Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:34 PM PDT SYDNEY: One of the most senior policemen in Australia on Sunday said authorities must have clear legal powers to require people to remove face coverings, including veils, if they are do their job properly. The comments by New South Wales state Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione follow the case of Carnita Matthews, who in November 2010 was sentenced to six months jail for falsely accusing police of forcibly trying to remove her burqa. It followed the woman being pulled over for a traffic offence. Her sentence was quashed last month when a magistrate said he could not be 100 per cent sure it was Matthews who made the complaint because officers were not able to see the face of the accuser. Scipione told the Sydney Sunday Telegraph there must be one law for everyone — regardless of their race or religion. "This is not about disrespect; this has got nothing to do with religion," he said. "It wouldn't matter whether it was a full-face motorcycle helmet or a balaclava at the snowfield: People have to do what they're required to (by police). "Whether you're wearing a veil, whether you're wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet, a ski balaclava in the snowfields — if there is a lawful reason, if there is a need for police to actually identify the person, then this should not be in the grey. "It should be something everyone clearly understands." Scipione said he had held talks with senior politicians who had indicated that if there was a loophole, then they would work to close it. "This is not something we can just allow to continue," he said, adding that frontline police officers had to be protected from vindictive complaints, which could ruin careers. "I get absolutely filthy when people want to make complaints that are clearly false," he said. "If you do that, and I catch you, we will charge you." - AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Rescuers rush to reach 40 trapped Chinese miners Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:30 PM PDT BEIJING: A build-up of volatile gas hampered rescue efforts in one Chinese coal mine and high levels of water slowed them in another as emergency crews raced to reach 40 miners trapped Sunday for a second day, officials and state media reports said. The accidents — a cave-in at one mine and a flood at the other — occurred Saturday in two southern provinces after days of heavy rains. At the Heshan mine in Guangxi, rescuers vented explosive gas released from coal seams and pumped out silt-filled water as they tried to reach 19 miners believed to be 1,200 feet (390 meters) underground, the state media reports said. China Central Television interviewed a miner who said he heard a loud explosion before the cave-in, which killed at least three miners. Waters continued to flood into the Niupeng mine in Guizhou, where 21 miners are trapped. Industrial pumps were brought into action but the waters remained high, CCTV said. Heavy demand for coal to fuel China's economy has turned Chinese mines into the world's deadliest, despite constant safety campaigns that have managed to reduce fatal accidents. On Saturday, the State Administration of Work Safety released its latest order for vigilance after accidents at four other mines, a construction site and a port left 26 people dead in the past two weeks. - AP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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PM's Kluang visit: A commentary Posted: 27 Mar 2011 03:59 AM PDT 2011/03/27 By Shahrum Sayuthi news@nst.com.my I WAS quietly amused when my hometown friend Fiona reacted with much enthusiasm when I told her that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was making a stopover at her alma mater, the Chong Hwa High School, during his visit to Kluang on Saturday. She is after all a DAP supporter and had not made it a secret to me who she voted for when she had cast her vote for the first time in the 2008 general election. "Oh my God! That's so great of him!" was what she text messaged me in return before proceeding to relate how when as a student she had, along with others, lined the street leading to her school when then prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad went there in 1987. "That was the last time a prime minister visited our school. I remember it was a very hot day and we were sweating, but we were all so happy that a prime minister visited our school," she added. If Fiona was at the school on Saturday, she may have thought she had been transported back in time to that day. The over 2,000 students, in their all white uniforms, were equally enthusiastic in welcoming Najib. The highlight of Najib's visit to the school was when he mentioned in his speech the government's "landmark decision" to allow Unified Examinations Certificate holders with three credits including passes in Bahasa Malaysia and English, to take part in the special intake for the Chinese language degree course to become Mandarin teachers. The students cheered as he made the announcement. "We (the government) are committed to being fair to everyone and will continue to strive for this. Dreams will not be realised until we are at peace with one another," Najib had said. My colleague Chuah Bee Kim interviewed some of the students and teachers on how they felt about Najib's visit. Seow Yu Sheng, 15, a Form Three student said it was a memorable day as it was the first time he had seen the prime minister in person. "I am happy to see him. Furthermore, he was here today to launch our school's green programme which my teachers have always promoted among us," he said. Another Form Three student, Dana Lim, 15, echoed Seow's sentiment but lamented that Najib's hour-long visit was such a brief one. "My classmates and I nonetheless feel very honoured to have the prime minister at our school," Lim said. Liong Kok Kiong, 32, a geography teacher at the school for the past six years said the announcement made by Najib regarding UEC holders was very uplifting as it was a step towards the success of the 1Malaysia policy. "I also hope that Najib's visit will encourage more English language teachers to join our school as we need more of them here," he said. Later in the night, Najib attended a "dinner with the people" function at down town Kluang which was attended by more than 10,000 people. Such was the overwhelming response given by the crowd when Najib arrived at the function that Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman had to pause several times to compose himself while delivering the welcoming speech. Expressing his pleasure, Najib in his speech, suggested that judging by the crowd's response at the function and during his walk-about in several parts in Kluang earlier in the day, Barisan Nasional may probably recapture the lost ground it suffered during the coalition's disastrous outing in the 2008 general election. He told the crowd how an old Chinese lady gave him a 51-year-old Jalur Gemilang during the walk-about. "I was so touched because she told me that it was a gift for my effort in initiating 1Malaysia," he said to thunderous applause from the crowd. The prime minister probably had in mind that Kluang, with its huge Chinese community, was the DAP's first stronghold in Johor before it was overwhelmed there by BN in the late 1970s. However, in 2008, DAP captured the Mengkibol state seat there when its Ng Lam Hua defeated Gan Ping Shou of MCA by a majority of 1,281 votes. Ng had got 13,538 votes while Gan received 12,257. When Najib announced an allocation of RM105 million for the construction of a dam in Kahang to ensure no recurrence of a water supply problem which hit Kluang during last year's Chinese New Year, I immediately sent a text message to Fiona. After all, she was the one who had pushed for me to initiate extensive news coverage about the problem in the first place. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Gamis students released after statements taken Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:24 AM PDT Gamis students released after statements taken 2010/10/31 By Aidi Amin aidiamin@nst.com.my GUA MUSANG: Police today recorded statements from four university students who were detained for several hours yesterday for allegedly distributing political pamphlets in the Galas state constituency. Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Ismail Omar said the students, aged between 18 - 25 years old were taken to the district police station and released soon after. "We are investigating if the students are from Gua Musang or outsiders," he said after a briefing at the police operations centre here. He said they would also work with the Election Commission and the students' universities during their investigations. The students are from a group, calling themselves Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam SeMalaysia (Gamis) and were allegedly distributing brochures urging the locals to exercise their democratic right to vote. A spokesman yesterday said the group represented students from various universities and had come to Galas to observe the campaign process and also explain to the people certain national issues, including the 2011 budget and how it effects them. Higher Education Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the detention of the students should not be politicised as they were merely detained for not possessing a valid permit to distribute the pamphlets. "The students were not aligned to any political party and were merely there to urge the people to come out and vote. They are acting on their own and nothing to do with their respective universities. "However, I would like to advise these students to go home and concentrate on their studies instead," he said when contacted. On another issue, Ismail also said the police had to date received four reports on minor incidents involving the parties contesting the by-election here. "I urge all parties to adhere to the laws and prevent any untoward incidents," he added. Air your comment on this issue: Gamis students released after statements taken Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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Rajagobal facing strikeforce headache Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:43 AM PDT National striker Norshahrul Idlan Talaha is still recuperating from injury. TAIPEH: Taiwan will be fielding Belgium-based midfielder Xavier Chen in today's Asian World Cup qualifying first round second leg but his inclusion has not sent the Malaysian camp running for cover. National coach K. Rajagobal has enough on his plate to worry about with injuries to strikers Safee Sali and Norshahrul Idlan Talaha a bigger concern. With Ahmad Fakri Saarani and Abdul Hadi Yahya having just returned from injury themselves, Rajagobal said he has yet to make up his mind on which pair will be lining up today. Norshahrul, however, gave the team a boost when he resumed training on Friday but Pelita Jaya's Safee is definitely out after being reduced to watching his teammates train from the sidelines. "Safee is out but I have not made a decision on who to play. I'll have to see the situation with the players and the tactics we will use before deciding on who should start. "My main concern is the strikeforce but we have played without Safee before and still won. So it is not just about one player," said Rajagobal before yesterday evening's official practice session at the Taipeh Municipal Stadium. Taiwan coach Lo Chih-Tsung confirmed KV Mechelen's Chen will start today as Taiwan look for the 1-0 win that will deliver the knockout blow to Malaysia, who won the first leg 2-1, and advance on the away goals rule. Rajagobal, however, does not think it will come to that. "In the first leg, we did not have penetration on the right flank and the right-back Helmi (Remeli) was nervous playing his first competitive international match. "I had to replace him but the team had also not got into their rhythm yet after not playing competitively since the AFF Cup. "It will take one or two matches to get the tempo back. Had we converted our chances in the first leg, we would have already been through," said Rajagobal. Young Tigers A's Mahalli Jasuli looks likely to take the right-back spot while the right midfield position is a toss up between S. Chanturu, Ashaari Samsudin and Amirulhadi Zainal. Baddrol Bakhtiar and Abdul Hadi Yahya could start upfront while the rest of the side virtually picks itself from defenders Aidil Abdul Radzak, Fadhli Shas and Asraruddin Putra Omar, midfielders Amar Rohidan, Safiq Rahim and S. Kunanlan and goalkeeper Sharbinee Allawee Ramli. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Stoner on pole in Mugello Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT MUGELLO (Italy): Australian Casey Stoner will start on pole for today's Italian MotoGP after lowering the track record in qualifying at the Mugello circuit yesterday. The Honda rider posted a time of 1min 48.034sec to bag his fifth pole of 2011. The 2007 world champion, winner of four of the seven races this season, is joined on the front row by last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix winner Ben Spies and Marco Simoncelli. Stoner coasted to pole half a second in front of Yamaha's American star Spies on his ninth timed lap. His time bettered the previous lap record of 1:48.080 set three hours earlier in practice by Spanish defending champion Jorge Lorenzo. "We made one change on the bike from this morning and it worked out really well," said Stoner. Italian motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi was one rider affected by the wet conditions as he nursed his Ducati into 12th place, almost two seconds slower than Stoner who leads the overall standings on 136 points. Lorenzo, 28 points behind in second, will start on the second row after qualifying in fifth. Spain's Marc Marquez, on a Suter, took pole for the Moto2 race with Derbi's French rider Johann Zarco out in front in the 125cc category. -- AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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