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- Police raid Suara Keadilan office
- PI Bala passes away
- ‘Where did the Sultan get money from?’
- Pakatan will shut down Lynas, says Fuziah
- Himpunan Hijau divided over Wong Tack’s polls debut
| Police raid Suara Keadilan office Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:14 PM PDT The raid is said to be in connection with Tian Chua's twitter message last week alleging that the Lahad Datu intrusion was staged by Umno. Alyaa Azhar and Priscilla Prasena, FMT Suara Keadilan, the official mouthpiece of PKR, was raided this morning by a group of six policemen. The web portal reported that six policemen raided its office, checking computers at about 10.15 this morning. "They [the police] are an investigating team from Johor Baru," the website said, adding that the raid was in connection with Tian Chua's statement on Lahad Datu which was uploaded by Keadilan Daily on March 1. Yesterday, the PKR vice-president was charged with sedition at the Sessions Court for allegedly attributing the bloodbath in Lahad Datu to an Umno conspiracy. Deputy Public Prosecutor Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim claimed in court that Tian Chua committed the offence when he labelled the Lahad Datu intrusion as an Umno conspiracy, adding that the incident had raised questions and doubts on Umno's "shadow play" (wayang mainan). Tian Chua was also charged with describing the Sulu gunmen's incursion as a government plot to frighten the people and for alleging that Umno was trying to divert people's attention from the issuance of identification cards to foreigners in Sabah. Some of the remarks were published in a Keadilan Daily article titled "Insiden Tembak-Menembak Konspirasi Umno" dated March 3. The web portal also said several Suara Keadilan staff were on duty at the second floor of the building in Jalan Metro Pudu, Cheras, when the police came knocking. "They notified the staff that they were there to confiscate computers which were used to upload the Batu MP's statement. They also showed a warrant allowing them to search the premises," the portal said. Written notes However, lawyer Latheefa Koya, who was contacted by the portal staff, told them to tell the police to deal with her. "After contacting Latheefa, the policemen then said they wanted written notes of Keadilan Daily reporter Aisha Geoffrey, who was called twice previously to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters to give her statement. "However, Aisha was on leave today. The police then left without taking anything after half-an-hour and told the staff that they will wait for Aisha to return to work," the portal said.
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| Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:24 PM PDT Private investigator P Balasubramaniam, who rocked the nation which his statutory declarations on the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, has passed away. (FMT) - Private investigator P Balasubramaniam, who rocked the nation which his statutory declarations on the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, has passed away. When contacted, both PKR vice-president N Surendran and Subang MP R Sivarasa confirmed this. Sivarasa said, via Twitter, that Balasubramaniam passed away in a clinic in Rawang which he went to after suffering from breathing difficulties. "He was scheduled for a bypass surgery in about three weeks. Pending medication and treatment, Balasubramaniam had a follow-up with his doctors this morning in SJMC and looked fine. Unfortunately, he had breathing difficulties at about 1.30pm," he wrote. Balasubramaniam's friend, M Sadasivam, 57, also confirmed to FMT that the former went for a check up at Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) this morning. "They found that he was doing fine and sent him home. Once home, he had lunch and took his medication. Right after that, he was on the couch watching TV when suddenly he complained of chest pain and was short of breath," he said. Sadasivam said that Balasubramaniam's wife first refused a post mortem and took the body home from the Sungai Buloh Hospital. Sivarasa later advised the wife that it was best to take the body back to the hospital for a post mortem. Balasubramaniam's remains have been taken to the hospital again for a post-mortem. It is not certain when his funeral would be held. Black magic? Balasubramaniam suffered heart problems on March 5 and was admitted to the SJMC. He was discharged on March 12. In his first statutory declaration, he had implicated Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor in the murder of Altantuya. He then retracted his allegation in a second SD, following which he left the country. Upon his return recently, Balasubramaniam swore on the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita that the contents of his first SD was true. Only on Tuesday, Bala told FMT that he would rest for at least a month following his mild heart attack last week, putting the breaks on the opposition's plans for his nationwide ceramah before the 13th general election.
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| ‘Where did the Sultan get money from?’ Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:20 PM PDT The former premier says that "some people" would think an invasion would be beneficial to them. Anisah Shukry, FMT How did a poor man like the Sultan of Sulu amass enough money to mount an armed incursion into a foreign country? Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad posed this question today when asked to respond to claims of a third party's possible involvement in the Royal Sulu Army's attacks on Sabah. "The question is this: all operations cost money. If you are completely bankrupt I don't think you can mount an invasion. So where does the money come from?" he asked. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had previously said in an interview that Philipine president Benigno Aquino had informed him that the people behind the Lahad Datu attacks were quite poor. "They certainly don't have the means to launch such an operation against Malaysia and, therefore, he thinks they are funded from somewhere," Najib had said on the "Conversation with the PM" programme aired on TV3. Mahathir suggested today that "some people" would think an invasion would somehow benefit them, although he stopped short of naming them. "This is a question I personally want to ask and I think the police want to know where the money has come from," he added.
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| Pakatan will shut down Lynas, says Fuziah Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:44 PM PDT The Kuantan MP said that the rare earth plant should be allowed to operate in Malaysia even if there is small chance it is safe. G Vinod, FMT PKR vice president Fuziah Salleh said today that Pakatan Rakyat would shut down Lynas (M) Sdn Bhd if it wins federal power in the general election. She also said that Pakatan's recently launched manifesto was crystal clear about it and reiterated that Lynas should not be allowed to operate in Gebeng or anywhere else in Malaysia. "Even if there is a slight chance that Lynas is safe, it still shouldn't be there.The plant was built on peat soil, with the underground water flowing less than a metre deep from the surface. "In addition, the plant is built too near to the residents, river and the sea," said Fuziah On Tuesday, PKR supremo, Anwar Ibrahim told the Sydney Morning Herald that Lynas would be allowed to operate if it is found safe. Fuziah, who is also Kuantan MP, said that she would remain firm to her conviction as she was one of the earliest elected leader to oppose Lynas in the Parliament since 2008. She also said that the right place for Lynas to operate would be in the middle of the Australian desert. "That is where the toxic radioactive waste can be returned to its place of origin, which is in Mount Weld in Western Australia," said Fuziah.
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| Himpunan Hijau divided over Wong Tack’s polls debut Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:26 PM PDT
Kong See Hoh, The Sun Daily Himpunan Hijau is divided over its chairman Wong Tack's (pix) decision to contest in the 13th general election (GE13), with naysayers asking him to quit his post and threatening to leave the environmental group. According to an Oriental Daily News report today, Himpunan Hijau steering committee member Clement Chin said some of the panel members were against Wong contesting in the elections but did not have the courage to speak up. Instead, they have chosen to stay away from the committee meetings where Wong received endorsement to contest, he said. Chin pointed out that 70% of the 10 central steering committee members who gave Wong the thumbs-up are either DAP or Parti Keadilan Rakyat members. He said the endorsement by the 10 does not reflect the wishes of the majority of the steering committee members. He told the daily he and other naysayers are considering quitting Himpunan Hijau or launching a protest to keep the group non-partisan. On Tuesday, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng announced that Wong will be contesting the Bentong parliamentary seat under the party's ticket. Bentong is held by MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, who is also health minister. Stressing that Himpunan Hijau can work with political parties but not for them, Chin said Wong should resign from his post. He urged Himpunan Hijau to re-elect a new chief, saying the environment group should remain independent and non-partisan. Suaram director Dr Kua Kia Soong, who left a civil rights group to join DAP in the 90s, also felt Wong should resign from his post as he cannot represent Himpunan Hijau in the race for the Bentong seat, and should contest in his personal capacity. Meanwhile, political analyst Datuk Cheah See Kian said Wong should make it clear whether he is contesting in his personal capacity, for Himpunan Hijau or DAP. On Wong's chances, he said it remains to be seen if he can create an upset in a "mixed" constituency where bumiputras, who are known to be less enthusiastic than Chinese about green issues, account for more than 40% of the electorate.
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