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deputy internal security minister says ISA may be used

November 25th, 2007
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Fu: Government may use ISA as a last resort

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KUANTAN: Don't try to be a hero and politicise issues at illegal rallies as stern action will be taken against those who incite ill will and hostility. Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow also warned that the Internal Security Act (ISA) could be invoked if national security was put at stake. But it would be the last resort. He said the Government placed national security and public order above all other concerns. "If a public rally is seen to cause disruption, then the right to public safety overrides that of individuals who take part in the rally. "Priority will be given to maintaining public order," he told reporters after meeting people in the Tanjung Lumpur constituency at Sungai Isap Damai here yesterday. 

Fu was commenting on the gathering planned by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) today. Fu, who is also Kuantan MP, noted that there were those who had their own agenda when backing a public rally. "The impression that they are hoping to paint is that the Government does not give opportunity to people to express their views. "It may be their agenda, especially now as the general election is near," he added. Fu also said there were many channels in the country to express one's view, adding it could even be done by two or three people submitting a memorandum. "You do not need a rally to do that. "One can say that it will be a peaceful rally but how can you guarantee that?" he asked. 

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Court order against hindraf first in history

November 24th, 2007
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Court order first in history
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KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the police have obtained an order from a magistrate's court to prohibit five lawyers and supporters of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) from participating in an illegal gathering tomorrow.

The order was issued on Thursday after police invoked Section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code to issue an order in an urgent case of nuisance.

In the order, the Cheras police district chief was named as appellant, while P. Waytha Moorthy, M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganabatirau, R. Kengadharan and Hindraf supporters were named as respondents.

This order means, that if the gathering goes on, the respondents will not only be held liable for illegal assembly, but they can also be cited for contempt of court. The same goes for all the supporters.

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Illegal gatherings ‘bad for business’

November 24th, 2007
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Illegal gatherings 'bad for business'
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KUALA LUMPUR: Business operators in Jalan Ampang are against the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) gathering tomorrow.

Jefffrey Yeoh and Jamie Lai, 40, both employees of a photoshop in Ampang Park, are both critical of the proposed rally.

"Such a large gathering of people in this area will cause much chaos and disorder. There will be a massive jam.

"They can gather in other public places and parks such as Bukit Jalil where they will not inconvenience anyone," said Lai.

"We are not saying that their action is right or wrong. We just don't agree to the mass gathering. Our ways are different. We cannot follow the West by taking to the streets," said Yeoh.

TC Permata supermarket supervisor Sarizan Razali, 45, shared their sentiments.

"When thousands gather on the streets and the police are present, it makes people uneasy and afraid to go out. Not to mention the horrendous jams that will occur."

He said business dropped by half when disturbances occurred.

"If they want to hand over any petition to the High Commission, they should just go there directly.

"They should not mar the image of the country as Ampang is where many embassies are located and tourists flock to Suria Kuala Lumpur City Centre," he said.

Money changer Samsudeen Nazzar also called for the gathering to be stopped as "it will create chaos in the streets".

"The authorities should prevent it from happening as the crowd could turn unruly."

A restaurant owner in City Square said he was not against the gathering if it was legal.

"They have their rights, that's democracy. We cannot stop them from assembling. Let them voice their claims. Leave them be and after a while they will disperse.

"The crowds might just bring me more customers," he added.

Meanwhile, in a statement released by the British High Commission, its senior adviser (Political and Press Affairs) Abdul Rashid Hussein said it had no involvement whatsoever in planning or organising the event.

The statement said that responsibility for the organisation lay solely with Hindraf and refuted suggestions that the high commission was in any way encouraging people to attend the gathering.

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update on mas e-ticketing system problem

November 23rd, 2007
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After highlighting the e-ticketing system hiccups to MAS on 14th Nov, we waited patiently for their reply. Shamalah got the reply below yesterday afternoon, 8 days after the complaint. Looks like they are upgrading their system.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MAS Internet Booking Customer Support
Date: Nov 22, 2007 3:19 PM
Subject: Problem with MAS e-ticketing system
To: g.shamalah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: customer

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your email.

We take note on the problems that you encountered whilst using our online booking facility on MAS website. Please be informed that we are in the midst of enhancing the booking engine which will feature new functionality like the one that you mentioned in your e-mail. Meanwhile, please use the MH e-Timetable to identify our day of operation prior doing flight search. Also, if our flight is operating but you still get the error message, that would mean that the flight that you have selected is fully booked.

We thank you for highlighting this matter to us and we assure you that we are constantly open to helpful suggestions and constructive comments from our valued passengers such as yourself. Indeed, it is through such feedback that we are able to continuously improve our products and services.

Sir/Madam, we thank you for taking the time to write in and allowing us this opportunity to reply. Rest assured, we will continue to improve in our customer handling to give our passengers the service they expect and deserve.

Yours sincerely,

Ambia

Online Channel Unit
Malaysia Airlines

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student cheated of result

November 22nd, 2007
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This was sent by a friend who is distressed with the situation faced by the relative. Any advice will be appreciated.

Note: I edited the email for clarity.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:42 PST
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:42 -0800 (PST)
From: xxxxxxxxxxx
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To: Poobalan

I have a close relative studying at KUTPM (currently changed name to : MSU: Management & Science University!!! ). My relative is in his 4th semester and the semester has just started last week. Last week, he came to collect his result for the previous semester. Surprisingly he FAILED one of his basic subject. He is a good student and have never scored anything lesser than B so far. But this time, there was something really fishy about his result.

For the failed subject, he actually did well in his mid-term exam and his assignments ,while the final exam only carries 40% of the total contribution. So now matter how we look at it, it is not making sense at all. So he was asked to fill up form for RECHECK and was charged RM80 for that!

The issue here is, he was not told clearly when this recheck result shall be out. According to the officers, it will take AT LEAST 3 weeks!!! And based on my relative’s seniors experience, the recheck result will be only out at the end of the semester and there will be no changes even though if there was a mistake. They say “duit recheck macam masuk tabung”!! I have seen a few students who are proof of this issue as this happened to them and they were victimised for the mistake the college did!

One case was, the lecturer for a particular subject gave a support letter stating that the student got B for the subject which stated FAILED in her result slip. Yet the college refused to change and force her to retake the examt!!!!)

Until the result is out, my relative is NOT allowed to take one of the subject offered for this semester, as the subject that was stated failed is a prerequisition subject for this current semester subject.

On top of that, till the results of the recheck are out, he was asked to attend the class for the subject he failed. So now he is depressed. He called up his lecturer for the subject he failed (the lecturer is no longer working in that college) and she said she gave everyone good grades as all did well.

He met his Mentor (lecturer assigned to help student) to assist him further, but he was insisted to just repeat the subject and not hope for any changes. He wanted to meet the dean and appeal but he was NOT allowed to meet the faculty dean at all till his recheck result is out and only if no changes in the result.

I really dont understand wht kind of lousy system this college is having. Students were not at all given the status of their continous assessments’ marks and everything is kept as secret. I am a local university graduate. I dont remember anyone stopping us from seeing the faculty dean if there is any problem. And we were always given the status of our continuous assessment marks throughout our semester.

But over here, I DON’T understand their system. My relative is just another victim of their sabotage!!! He is so distressed about all this. Now looks like he need to retake the subject again, and pay another RM900 for tht!!! He is already struggling with the little money that he is getting in the name of loan. Every single cent counts for students like him.

I thought this is a great college, but now I really think there is alot of fishy things going on. Their website serve no purpose. There is no contact or email to contact the right person to assist on this matter.

They keep dragging the RECHECK result. My relative can’t appeal to dean till the result come out. Even appealing to dean doesn’t mean that he could get his actual result!! The mentor promised to get the recheck result out fast but nothing been done as said!!!

So, wht is the status of my relative and other students who are going through the same fate like him at that college, especially Indians, as according to my relative many indians are being victimised to balance their so called ‘statistics’ !! Why he has to pay his money for the subject he did NOT actually fail. Why he has to pay for their mistake. I want to see some transparency in their system. If they said he failed, then prove it!

Please Help.

More students are suffering because of their lousy system. It has to be more transparent.

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22 nov 2007

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