10 Things About Jho Low

Source : The Star Online

1. GREW UP IN PENANG IN A WEALTHY FAMILY

Low's father Larry Low Hock Peng was an executive for an investment holding company called MWE Holdings Bhd.

His grandfather Low Meng Tak built a substantial part of the family fortune in China and Thailand through his entrepreneurship in iron-ore mining and various liquor distilleries.

2. ATTENDED ELITE SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES

Low attended London's Harrow School, during which he was believed to have met former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's stepson Riza Aziz, who was studying at the London School of Economics. He later attended Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

3. MALAYSIAN STUDENT GROUP AT WHARTON SCHOOL

At Wharton School, Low stayed close to his roots by running a Malaysian student group. The New York Times reported that he also met members of prominent Jordanian and Kuwaiti families at the school.

4. HAD CLOSE TIES TO SAUDI ROYALTY

Low's savvy networking and leveraging of friendships forged with members of the royal families from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi while at Wharton was said to have given him close ties to those at the highest levels of power in Malaysia.

He is known to have succeeded in securing an 11th-hour meeting with the Kuwaiti Premier for ex-prime minister Najib, who was returning home after an official visit to France.

5. HELPED TO SET UP 1MDB SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND

Najib entrusted Low with the task of putting together a multi-billion-ringgit sovereign wealth fund, called the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA). Low was said to have been involved only in the initial set-up of TIA, which was later renamed 1MDB.

6. PARTIED WITH PARIS HILTON

Low was photographed partying with socialite Paris Hilton in 2010 and appearing on the red carpet with singer Alicia Keys. He also posed for a photo with Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2013 Paris premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street, produced by a company co-founded by Riza.

7. CO-ORGANISED STAR-STUDDED CONCERT IN PENANG BEFORE 2013 ELECTION

In 2013, Low co-organised a concert in Penang on nomination day, featuring Cantopop stars Leon Lai and Alan Tam, and American rappers Ludacris and Busta Rhymes. Low claimed it was not a political event but organised to promote unity, peace and harmony. Concertgoers could redeem a ticket for a minimum RM1 donation to charity.

8. SOLD LUXURY NEW YORK HOMES TO NAJIB'S STEPSON

Low bought prime real estate in the United States worth $41.5mil (RM167mil) that he later sold to Riza for healthy profits. In 2010 and 2011, Low bought three luxury homes worth $72mil (RM290mil), of which Aziz bought two. Low was said to have made a 40 per cent profit on one of the transactions.

9. IS THE CEO OF PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM JYNWEL CAPITAL

Low is the CEO of Hong Kong-based private equity investment and advisory firm Jynwel Capital, which in 2014 planned to make a US$2.2bil (RM9bil) bid to buy Reebok from Germany company Adidas, together with Abu Dhabi government-affiliated funds.

10. HAD HIS SUPERYACHT, EQUANIMITY, SEIZED IN FEBRUARY

Indonesian police seized the yacht on Feb 28, off resort island Bali as part of a joint operation with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The US Department of Justice had earlier claimed that the Equanimity, valued at $250mil (RM1bil), was among assets purchased by Low using funds siphoned from 1MDB. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network

Lambakan buah durian tidak dieksport kerana langgar piawaian

SUNGAI PETANI - Lembaga Pemasaran Pertanian Persekutuan (FAMA) sentiasa memastikan semua buah-buahan tempatan khususnya durian, mematuhi piawaian ditetapkan, sebelum dieksport ke pasaran luar negara.

Ketua Pengarahnya, Datuk Ahmad Ishak berkata, isu jumlah bekalan durian yang masih banyak di negara ini disebabkan kegagalan mematuhi piawaian eksport, tidak seharusnya timbul memandangkan aspek piawaian bukanlah sesuatu yang boleh dipandang ringan.

"Tahun lalu harga durian mahal disebabkan pengeluaran yang kurang...yang mana kita jangkakan 10 peratus sahaja yang menjadi...berbanding tahun ini, hasil durian banyak, menyebabkan harganya lebih murah di pasaran.

Untuk eksport, kita tetap kena ikut piawaian...ada sistem kawalan dan bukan boleh eksport sembarangan, ada proses-proses tertentu yang perlu dilalui termasuklah mengemukakan sijil bagi membuktikan kualiti durian itu," katanya pada sidang media selepas mengadakan lawatan sempena Program Jom Nikmati Buah-buahan Tempatan di Pusat Operasi FAMA Sungai Petani dekat sini, hari ini.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas mengenai hasil durian yang bertambah sehingga menyebabkan durian yang sebelum ini dijual pada harga yang mahal, turut mengalami kejatuhan harga.

Ahmad berkata, kajian yang dijalankan FAMA menunjukkan berlaku peningkatan tiga kali ganda pengeluaran buah durian pada tahun ini, iaitu daripada 60,000 tan metrik tahun lepas kepada 180,000 tan metrik.

"Pengeluaran hampir serentak di seluruh negara, khususnya di negeri seperti Johor, Pahang, Perak, Kelantan, Melaka dan Kedah.

Bekalan banyak justeru harga durian menjadi lebih berpatutan sebagai perbandingan, purata harga runcit bagi Musang King (D197) pada bulan Julai tahun lalu ialah RM60-80/kilogram (kg) manakala bagi tempoh sama tahun ini, RM30-40/kg...turun separuh harga dan ini masa yang sesuai untuk menikmati durian sama ada yang biasa atau yang lebih baik," katanya.

Kata beliau, isu lambakan buah juga tidak timbul walaupun pengeluaran buah-buahan tempatan pada tahun ini, lebih banyak berbanding tahun lepas.

"Tidak timbul isu lambakan khususnya membabitkan lima jenis buah-buahan tempatan yang utama iaitu durian, rambutan, manggis, dokong dan cempedak, setakat ini tiada aduan namun pihak berkenaan boleh menghubungi FAMA untuk kita bantu jika buah-buahan mereka tidak dapat dijual," katanya.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Ahmad berkata, dianggarkan sebanyak 50 tan metrik buah-buahan ditawarkan di setiap lokasi penganjuran Program Jom Nikmati Buah-buahan Tempatan.

"Setakat ini program ini sudah dijalankan di 56 lokasi di seluruh negara dan ia sambutan amat menggalakkan daripada orang ramai kerana ia bukan sahaja memberi peluang pengusaha untuk menjual serta kepada pengguna untuk membeli pada harga berpatutan," katanya. - Bernama

Cozy Corner, Ampang Park

KUALA LUMPUR: Selepas 39 tahun beroperasi, kedai makan, Cozy Corner yang menjadi antara mercu tanda terkenal di Ampang Park mengumumkan perpindahan mereka ke Ampang Point.

Walaupun jarak di antara Ampang Park dan Ampang Point hanya 3.8 kilometer, ia bakal tersimpan di lipatan sejarah antara lokasi menjamu selera keluarga yang terkenal di negara ini.

Isu pengambilan tanah pusat beli-belah Ampang Park bagi tujuan pembinaan terowong MRT dan laluan pejalan kaki bawah tanah itu menjadi sebab Cozy Corner mengambil keputusan untuk berpindah dan itu mungkin yang terbaik bagi mereka pada waktu ini.

Pemilik kedai makan Cozy Corner, Lim Joo Tan berkata, tapak yang sudah diduduki lebih 39 tahun itu merupakan peninggalan serta warisan kepada generasi baharu keluarganya.

Mengakui sedih, Joo Tan menyifatkan 'hijrah' mereka adalah demi kelangsungan perniagaan dan berjanji memberi kepuasan hidangan sama untuk pelanggan walaupun di lokasi baharu kelak.

"Sedih, tetapi kita seperti 'bawa' Cozy Corner di Ampang Park di Ampang Point. Semuanya sama sahaja, hanya lokasi berbeza," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Restoran Cozy Corner merupakan antara tarikan utama orang ramai ke Ampang Park selain menjadi salah satu simbol kompleks itu.

Joo Tan yang sudah berusia 41 tahun sebelum ini menegaskan tidak akan berpindah ke lokasi lain yang pasti menghilangkan identiti premisnya selama ini.

"Saya mahu kekal di sini. Saya pasti pelanggan setia di sini juga berpendapat yang sama," ujarnya sebelum ini.

Bagaimanapun, kata Joo Tan, pelanggan tetap Cozy Corner harus sabar menanti dua bulan sebelum premis baru mereka siap diubah suai.

"Bila sudah siap nanti, kita mahu peminat hidangan ke lokasi baru, jangan risau, di mana sahaja, Cozy Corner tetap seperti dahulu, rasanya tetap sama," jelasnya.

Sumber : http://www.astroawani.com/

Honda Malaysia recalls 49k units of Accord and Odyssey

KUALA LUMPUR: Honda Malaysia has issued a product recall for 49,116 units of the Odyssey (2014-2017 model) and Accord (2013-2016 model) for faults in the makes involving battery sensor failure and a defective door mirror component.

Honda said 20,233 units of the Accord are being recalled due to inaccurate forming on the printed circuit board in the battery sensor during its production process.

"This may cause electrical short circuit of the sensor, and possibilities of smoke coming from the hood or, in the worst case, a fire," it said in a statement issued on Thursday.

Meanwhile, 27,912 units of Accord and 971 units of Odyssey are being recalled for a defective door mirror component.

"The defective door mirror component is due to inconsistent surface treatment of the movable contact area inside the door mirror retracting switch, which may cause the affected door mirror to retract during driving or parking."

Honda said it has sufficient stocks for current replacement requirements for both the battery sensor and defective door mirror component, and requests affected customers to make an appointment with an authorised dealer.

All affected customers will be informed via notification letters, which will include details of the product recall. Any charges related to the product recall will be borne by Honda Malaysia.

"Honda Malaysia strongly encourages all affected customers to replace the defective battery sensor as it may become a fire hazard, and the door mirror component for a safer drive."

Honda customers can check their vehicle recall status either by logging on to www.honda.com.my or www.productrecall.honda.com.my or by calling the Honda Toll Free number 1-800-88-2020.

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/

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'NCIS: Los Angeles' actor Miguel Ferrer dead at 61

(CNN)Miguel Ferrer, a familiar face on the big and small screens, died Thursday following a battle with throat cancer, according to a statement from his current employer CBS. He was 61.

Ferrer, who appeared on CBS's "NCIS: Los Angeles" for seven seasons, was the son of Academy Award and Tony winner José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney.

"Actor Miguel Ferrer passed away peacefully in his home this morning after losing his battle to cancer," CBS said in a statement. "He was surrounded by close family and friends, including his wife Lori, sons Lukas and Rafi, and his brothers and sisters."

Ferrer was also the cousin of actor George Clooney.

Source : CNN

Rio Ferdinand tweet sparks Southeast Asian food fight

JAKARTA: Former England footballer Rio Ferdinand has unwittingly sparked a cross-border food fight after suggesting that a rice dish was Singaporean, to the horror of Indonesians who claim it as their own.

Ferdinand made the food faux pas during a weekend trip to watch the Singapore Grand Prix, when he tweeted a picture of himself holding a plate of the dish next to the comment: “Nasi goreng lunch.. Keeping it local in #Singapore”.

“Nasi goreng”, which literally translates as “fried rice” in Indonesian, generally consists of rice mixed with a sweet sauce and other ingredients such as chilli, vegetables and chicken, and often topped with a fried egg.

But the suggestion that the dish was not Indonesian caused horror in the archipelago, which is one of Singapore’s neighbours, and sparked a flood of angry tweets.

“M8, its Indonesian food, actually. There’s no ‘nasi’ and ‘goreng’ in Singapore,” Agung Prasetyo tweeted at Ferdinand, while others invited the former Manchester United player to their homes to try a dish of real, Indonesian nasi goreng.

This angry reaction was met with irritation in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia, with netizens claiming that fried rice is found in many countries in the region, not solely Indonesia.

There was particular annoyance in Singapore, with some suggesting that Indonesians’ defiant defence of a rice dish was a stark contrast to its refusal to accept the blame for forest fires on its territory that blanket the city-state with haze every year.

“Ohhhh nasi goreng can claim but haze cannot,” said Twitter user @HarisBRosli.

On Monday, Ferdinand attempted to calm the bickering unleashed by his remark, commenting on Twitter: “Was there really uproar with my Nasi goreng tweet??!! Relax guys...’local’ in SE Asia”.

More news at : The Star Online

Indonesian professor killed by student over thesis bicker

JAKARTA: A college student in Jakarta, Indonesia, is under police custody after killing his professor on May 2, over a squabble with his thesis.

A report by Kompas said faculty members and students of the North Sumatra Muhammadiyah University (UMSU), were startled upon hearing the screams of their 57-year-old lecturer, Dr. Hj Noreen Lubis, inside Building B of the campus.

University officials told authorities that the student, identified as Rormardo Sah Siregar, 21, was seen earlier having a conversation with his teacher about his thesis.

The discussion soon turned into a heated argument, prompting Lubis to storm out of the classroom and head for the bathroom.

Apparently peeved and angry, Siregar waited for Lubis outside the door and slashed her neck with a knife as she was about to come out, the report said.

Source : The Star Online

Anak Terengganu pertama masuk Oxford

KUALA TERENGGANU 28 Dis. - Mohd. Firdaus Samsudin @ Mustapha, 27, anak Terengganu pertama yang ditawarkan tempat di salah sebuah universiti paling berprestij di dunia, Universiti Oxford, kini bergelar Doktor selepas menamatkan pengajian di peringkat doktor falsafah (PhD) dalam jurusan Biokimia.

Beliau yang berasal dari Kampung Kemat, Hulu Terengganu bakal memulakan tugas sebagai Felo Penyelidik Kimia di University of Southampton, United Kingdom pada 1 Februari tahun hadapan.

Penerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) peringkat kebangsaan pada 2005 itu dijangka menjalankan penyelidikan bagi menghasilkan ubat-ubatan baharu bagi menangani jangkitan bakteria Psuedomonas yang biasanya berlaku dalam kalangan mereka yang berada di hospital dan mempunyai sistem imunisasi lemah.

“Saya ditawarkan pekerjaan di sana (University of Southampton) dan dalam masa sama akan men­yertai kumpulan penyelidik lain untuk menghasilkan antibiotik khusus yang pertama seumpamanya di dunia bagi menghalang jangkitan kuman di hospital.

“Dengan pengalaman yang diperoleh kelak, insya-Allah akan diaplikasikan untuk berkhidmat di Terengganu pada masa hadapan. Kejayaan saya adalah untuk semua dan saya akan terus menjaga nama baik keluarga, rakyat Terengganu dan Malaysia,” katanya.

Sumber : Utusan Online

50 stranded in Langkawi after ferry tickets sell out

LANGKAWI: About 50 Malaysian and foreign tourists were stranded when ferry tickets back to the mainland were sold out on Saturday.

Many of them would have had to spend the night along the five-foot ways of the closed Jetty Point Complex if not for a group of Good Samaritans who arrived at 11pm and offered them hotel rooms.

Kuah assemblyman Nor Saidi Nanyan, who organised the aid, said ferry tickets to Kuala Kedah and Kuala Perlis on the mainland were sold out since 10am on Saturday.

“I think nearly a thousand tourists were caught off-guard. These 50 were stuck at the ferry complex as they had checked out of their hotels and handed in their rented cars.

“They bought ferry tickets for the next day and remained at the Jetty Point Complex,” he said.

Nor Saidi called several hotel managers and they were gracious enough to provide free rooms.

“We gave priority to children and senior citizens. We also provided meals,” he said, adding that suitable places for all the stranded tourists were arranged by 2am yesterday.

Source : The Star Online

Secret Recipe: Halal Issue?

PETALING JAYA: Restaurant chain Secret Recipe’s halal certificate has been revoked, the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) confirmed.

The department, however, clarified that the withdrawal was not due to “haram ingredients” but over issues of cleanliness.

It added that the certificate had been revoked on May 7.

“We had to revoke the halal certificate because there has been a violation to the Malaysia Halal Certification Procedures Manual that involves serious cleanliness issues.

“The revocation, however, has nothing to do with haram ingredients in the processing of products,” said Jakim’s Halal Hub director Hakimah Mohd Yusoff.

She said Jakim had summoned the company over the offences.

“They h.ave promised to take immediate action on this matter,” she said, adding that the company could apply for a halal certificate once the requirements are met.

“Jakim will reassess their application according to Malaysia Standard 1500:2009 and the Malaysia Halal Certification Procedures Manual,” she said.

Social media was abuzz since Monday when a screengrab of Jakim’s confirmation on Twitter that Secret Recipe’s halal certificate had been revoked went viral.

For more information, consumers are advised to call Jakim’s Halal Hub at 03-88925000/5001 and 03-88925048 (Public Relations Officer) or refer to our Halal Malaysia Directory at www.halal.gov.my

Source : The Star Online

Saya tidak akan muncul lagi dalam program televisyen – Ustaz Kazim

LARUT 19 Mac – Pendakwah terkenal, Datuk Mohd. Kazim Elias hari ini mengumumkan bahawa beliau menarik diri daripada menyertai sebarang program ceramah yang bersiaran di televisyen.

Bagaimanapun katanya, beliau akan tetap muncul mengadakan ceramah seperti biasa di luar te­levisyen termasuk bagi rancangan Kalau Dah Jodoh kerana masih terikat kontrak bersama Astro.

Pengumuman itu dibuat melalui Forum Perdana Hal Ehwal Islam di Padang Astaka, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Kamaruddin Batu Kurau di sini yang juga disiarkan secara langsung di saluran TV1, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)

Menurut Mohd. Kazim, punca beliau menarik diri adalah kerana berasa kecewa apabila ada pihak mengatakannya berdakwah untuk mencari duit sedangkan beliau melakukan tugas tersebut untuk membiayai Pusat Pengajian Al-Barakah di Manjoi.

Beliau juga kecewa kerana dituduh meletakkan bayaran untuk setiap ceramah sedangkan bayaran itu terpulang kepada penganjur.

“Saya kecewa apabila ada yang mengatakan saya penglipur lara sedangkan saya berceramah meninggalkan keluarga, isteri dan anak-anak untuk berdakwah tiba-tiba dituduh sebagai penglipur lara. Jadi saya kecewa.

“Saya juga mungkin terlalu over berceramah di televisyen. Setiap saluran ada saya. Jadi saya rasa saya kena bagi peluang kepada penceramah dan ustaz lain untuk mengambil tempat saya.

“Saya akan berceramah di luar televisyen dan tidak mahu menonjol seperti dulu,” ujarnya.

Turut diundang sebagai panel dalam program yang dipengerusikan Prof. Dr. Redhuan Tee Abdullah itu ialah Mufti Perlis, Prof. Madya Datuk Dr. Mohd. Asri Zainul Abidin dan Datuk Mohd. Naj­muddin Elias.

Minggu lalu, Mufti Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria menegur Mohd. Kazim atau lebih dikenali sebagai Ustaz Kazim kerana menggunakan pendekatan jenaka dalam ceramah yang disifatkan sebagai ‘penglipur lara’.

Sebelum itu, Mohd. Kazim juga diselubungi isu penyebaran surat dari Jabatan Mufti Perlis yang tidak bersetuju dengan pemilihan pendakwah terkenal itu untuk menjadi panel satu forum dengan alasan beliau membacakan riwa­yat-riwayat palsu.

Terdahulu, Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir secara peribadi meminta Mohd. Kazim agar tidak berhenti daripada berceramah.

Zambry dalam sidang akhbar selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat mingguan exco kerajaan ne­geri berkata, sumbangan Mohd. Kazim masih diperlukan kerana kaedah dakwah yang disampaikannya menarik minat pelbagai lapisan usia dan kaum.

“Saya berharap isu melibatkan Mohd. Kazim tidak dijadikan polemik, jangan diperbesar-besarkan lagi tetapi diselesaikan dengan cara baik.

“Mohd. Kazim tidak perlu bersara. Jangan ambil keputusan berhenti (berceramah), saya yakin beliau sebagai orang yang ikhlas dalam kerjanya akan terus memberikan khidmat ini kepada masyarakat,” katanya.

Sumber : Utusan Malaysia Online

Fares increased for taxi, train and express bus services

KUALA LUMPUR: Be prepared to pay more for your public transport. The increase in taxi fares takes immediate effect while train and express bus charges will be raised on May 1 and May 15 respectively.

Budget taxis in the Klang Valley and Johor Baru will charge 25 sen per 200m and 25 sen per 36 seconds although the flagfall will remain at RM3 for the first kilometre.

This is a sizable increase as each budget taxi will get RM1.25 per km (from RM0.87 per km, up by 44%) and 42.67 sen per minute (from 28 sen per minute, up by 49%).

For example, a budget taxi that is stuck in traffic for an hour will take in RM25 (RM30 for those in Penang) from time-based charges alone, up from RM16.80 previously. This is likely to make taxi drivers more willing to face congestions.

Express buses will charge 2.1 sen more (or 22.5%) per km, setting the new fare at 11.4 sen per km.

Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said taxi and express bus operators were facing rising costs, adding that the last fare review for both was in 2009.

“We took into account the needs of the operators and the public (in coming up with these new fares),” he told reporters at SPAD headquarters here.

Teksi 1Malaysia (TEKS1M) cabs – consisting exclusively of the brown Proton Exora – are the only taxis to have the flagfall rate raised from RM3 to RM4.

The hike in taxi fares does not cover airport limos and executive taxis (typically blue in colour), and is limited to Peninsular Malaysia.

According to SPAD, taxi fares would be reviewed each year based on operating cost changes.

Although the increase in fares took immediate effect, taxis could only charge the new rates after the meter had been recalibrated.

SPAD chief executive Mohd Nur Ismal Mohd Kamal said it would take one to two months for all taxis to use this new setting.

“There’s a panel of service providers they can go to. We have asked them to increase (operating) capacitym,” he said.

SPAD said that senior citizens, the disabled and children below 12 years old would continue to enjoy the 25% discount on express bus fares.

On train fares, Syed Hamid said SPAD had given its approval to KTM Bhd and Prasarana Malaysia Bhd to set new rates covering LRT, KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity and KL Monorail.

According to SPAD, the Ampang and Kelana Jaya LRT Line fares have not been reviewed for the past 19 and 17 years respectively. Monorail, KTM Komuter and KTM Intercity fares have remained the same for 12, 12 and 25 years respectively.

Mohd Nur said the fares of stage buses would not be increased now or in the near future.

“This is because low-income earners rely on stage buses for transport, and they cannot afford to pay more,” he said.

He added that the Government would cover stage bus costs.

Source : The Star Online

Line Clear cleared out by council

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) raided the island’s popular Line Clear nasi kandar outlet, which has been embroiled in an ownership tussle since last year.

Enforcement officers seized and carted away tables and chairs during the 4am operation yesterday.

However, outlet operator Abdul Hamid Seeni Pakir, 60, stayed defiant and continued the business with the remaining tables and chairs.

“The high-handed action of the council is uncalled for as we are still negotiating who should operate the restaurant. MPPP has no right to determine who runs it,” he said.

Abdul Hamid described the council’s action as “totally inconsiderate” and said no prior notice was given.

“Only a few workers were present and although one of them pleaded for time to contact me, the officers went ahead and loaded the tables and chairs onto a truck.”

About 40 enforcement officers from the MPPP Licensing and Public Health Department were involved in the operation off Penang Road.

In a statement issued later, the council said the restaurant was not allowed to continue its business as the current operators did not have a licence for this year.

More news : The Star Online

Warga asing kuasai bisnes rakyat Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 20 tahun lalu pekerja asing datang ke negara ini untuk mencari nafkah daripada kemajuan pesat Malaysia, namun keadaan sudah berubah, dengan kebanyakan mereka sudah menjadi majikan dengan mengambil alih perniagaan rakyat tempatan.

Bermula daripada perniagaan pasar dan gerai, sedikit demi sedikit mereka kini sudah mula menguasai perniagaan rakyat Malaysia dalam pelbagai sektor lain, termasuk telekomunikasi, komputer, tekstil, kedai runcit dan pakaian.

Pekerja asing ini juga kini menjadi kontraktor binaan, tukang rumah, mengendalikan syarikat perkhidmatan sendiri seperti pembaikan elektrik, pendingin hawa dan tukang paip

ANTARA ALASAN YANG DIBERI:

1. Pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) hanya bertanggungjawab terhadap lesen yang dikeluarkan pada perniagaan kecil-kecilan seperti penjaja dan gerai

2. Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) tidak mempunyai penguatkuasa untuk melakukannya

3. Jabatan Imigresen hanya bertanggungjawab memeriksa, menahan dan mengambil tindakan terhadap terhadap pendatang tanpa izin, mereka yang menyalahgunakan premit pekerjaan atau tinggal lebih masa.

So, takde sapa ler yang ada kuasa nak membanteras isu peniaga warga asing yang dah bersepah ni...emmm 

Sumber : Berita Harian

TNB suspends operations

TNB suspends operations of 1,600 sub-stations in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has suspended the operations of 1,606 sub-stations throughout Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu in view of the severe floods in the state.

Its Kelantan general manager, Md Yuslan Md Yusof, said that up to 6pm today, the operations of 232 sub-stations in Gua Musang, 215 in Kuala Krai, 24 in Tanah Merah, 19 in Jeli, 12 in Machang, five in Tumpat and three in Kota Baru had been suspended.

TNB senior general manager (Corporate and Communications) Datuk Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin said the move was to avoid short-circuit which can affect 70,284 consumers.

Kelantan has the most number of consumers affected with (42,688) when the operations of 1,150 sub-stations are suspended in Kuala Krai, Gua Musang, Jeli, Machang, Tanah Merah, Kota Baru and Tumpat.

"In Terengganu, the operations of 138 sub-stations were suspended in Kemaman, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah and Dungun, involving 8,105 consumers while in Pahang, 5,878 consumers will be affected as 18 sub-stations are suspended," he said in a statement, Thursday.

He said TNB would continue to monitor the situation.

The floods in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang continued to worsen. - Bernama

Source : The Star Online

Bertabahlah :(

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Abbott: Sydney cafe gunman mentally unstable

SYDNEY: An Iranian-born gunman who took hostages in a Sydney cafe was infatuated with extremism and mentally unstable, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday, calling the siege a “brush with terrorism”.

“He had a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability,” Abbott said. “As the siege unfolded ... he sought to cloak his actions with the symbolism of the ISIL death cult.”

The 50-year-old, widely named in the media as Man Haron Monis, took 17 people hostage at the Lindt cafe in central Sydney on Monday.

He was killed when police in SWAT-style gear stormed the eatery early Tuesday. Two hostages also died.

Abbott said he was well known to Australian authorities.

“We know that he sent offensive letters to the families of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan and was found guilty of offences related to this,” he said.

“We also know that he posted graphic extremist material online. Tragically, there are people in our community ready to engage in politically motivated violence.”

Abbott praised police for the way they acted, saying Australians “should be reassured by the way our law enforcement and security agencies responded to this brush with terrorism”.

“Plainly, there are lessons to be learned and we will thoroughly examine this incident to decide what lessons can be learned,” he said, adding that “it will take time to clarify exactly what happened in Martin Place and why”. – AFP