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Last Updated: 6:14pm, Jun 18, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): Time's up for Lynas, said Himpunan Hijau chairman Wong Tack, announcing that a civil movement this Sunday plans to shut down the controversial rare earth plant for good.

"We have given Lynas six months to shut down and get out of Malaysia. This time the people will not compromise anymore," he said.

The organisation is expected to be joined by representatives from opposition parties, civil society and other environmental NGOs.

Wong Tack calls for Malaysians to gather outside the gates of the Lynas plant at Gebeng, Kuantan and block the plant's access roads, in the hope that logistical blockage will stall the daily operations.

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Himpunan Hijau: Shut down Lynas on June 22

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): YTL Power International Bhd said it is withdrawing from participating in the RM3 billion power plant project in Johor (Project 4A) to “dispel any misgivings over the government’s commitment to transparency and good governance”.

In a media statement, the company said: “In view of the misconception over the project, YTL Power has decided not to participate in the project under the present arrangement.”

The statement was issued after mounting criticism on the way the contract was awarded by the Energy Commission (EC) to a consortium, in which YTL Power is a member, through direct negotiation instead of competitive bidding.

Recently, YTL Corp Bhd Managing Director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh came under fire after he said Malaysia needed to do away with “crony capitalism”, although he was widely seen as a crony of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.


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#Update* YTL Power backs out of RM3b power project “to dispel misgivings”

Last Updated: 6:06pm, Jun 11, 2014

GEORGE TOWN (June 11): Penang's state executive councillor for Islamic Affairs, Datuk Abdul Malik Abul Kassim, today apologises for the "insensitive" manner in which the state Islamic authorities took away the body of alleged Muslim convert Teoh Cheng Cheng recently.

"As the executive councillor and on behalf of the Penang Islamic Affairs Department, I apologise to the family of the deceased, on the incident that occurred on June 9," he said after having offered condolences to the family following a state executive council meeting today.

He admitted the action of the JAIPP officer who led the operation lacked sensitivity towards the cultural practice, religion and feelings of Teoh's 64-year-old mother Tan Mah Suan and the rest of the family in their moment of grief.

Teoh, 38, had died in her apartment at the McCallum Street Ghaut area on June 7.

He said the officer should have taken into account the family's feelings and gotten the views of relevant parties suchg as the department's director, its enforcement division, the state Mufti and the district religious officer before taking action.

"This is the considerate practice observed by JAIPP while handling such cases before this," he said, reading from a prepared statement.

Malik also expressed regret that as the executive councillor, he only found out about the incident from reporters about 5pm,  after it had occurred earlier in the afternoon. Malik was then in a meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

"Even more regretful is that the relevant JAIPP officers whom I contacted did not know about the case clearly," he added.

"I promise and will ensure that such an incident does not happen again."

He added that the officer when queried about the matter said he was pressured by time and the police had insisted that he act on the matter immediately.

The department had received a call from an unidentified person about Teoh's supposed Muslim status at about 12.30pm.

"Pressure of time is not an excuse for not consulting his peers, seniors and for not consulting me," Malik said when asked to elaborate the matter.

He explained that the officer in charge of conversions had then looked up Teoh's name and found the document relating to her conversion. This document was later shown to her family, in the presence of the police, who then allowed her body to be taken away, thereby stopping the funeral.

Malik said in previous cases, the department had always exercise tact, sensitivity and professionalism when dealing with the family to reach an acceptable conclusion.

"The officer explained to me and apologised... But his good intention was spoiled by his action," Malik said, adding that the state is ready to extend compassionate aid to the family.

The state executive council had earlier in its meeting expressed sadness and disappointment over the way the matter was handled.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was present, said it has embarrassed the state government and brought negative impact on a multi-racial society in which people have mutual respect for each other.

He added that the family has the right to seek compensation according to the law.

"We must respect the decision of the court," he said.

Meanwhile, Teoh's family is expected to arrive at the Penang High Court later this afternoon to file for a legal case against JAIPP.

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#Update* Exco apologises to Cheng Cheng's family over 'insentitive' JAIPP action

Last Updated: 3:38pm, Jun 11, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar's suggestion to keep children caught in custody battle following conversion of their parents at child care centres was "wrong and unacceptable", according to Ipoh Barat MP, M Kulasegaran.

He said as an enforcer of law, IGP should not overstep his boundaries in superceding the decisions made by the judiciary.

Kulasegaran is one of the lawyers for kindergarten teacher M Indira Gandhi currently embroiled in a custody battle with her estranged husband, Muslim convert Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah.

"The IGP is a law enforcer within the meaning of law. He cannot and should not question the Court's process," said Kulasegaran.

Yesterday, the IGP said that he will not enforce the respective court rulings but rather to ensure fairness, the children in the custody battles will be placed in child care centres so both parents could visit them.

IGP said following the differing judgements meted out by the Syariah and the civil courts on child custody in the case where one parent had converted to Islam.

Kulasegaran went on that IGP should seek Attorney-General's advise on how to move forward as it was not his place to make the call over the legal battle.

"If he is unsure of what to do, he should get legal advice from the AG. For the IGP to suggest that the children to be kept in welfare home will not only be laughable, it is also beyond the duties and obligation of a law officer," he told reporters here today.


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Kula: IGP not acting like law enforcer in custody battle case

Last Updated: 2:46pm, May 21, 2014

GEORGE TOWN (May 21): About a dozen people gatecrashed into the Penang state assembly today demanding explanation from RSN Rayer (DAP-Seri Delima) who yesterday riled up the opposition Barisan Nasional backbenchers by calling 'Umno celaka' (Damn Umno).


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Uproar in Penang state assembly as mob enters hall

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Malaysia’s April 2014 palm oil stocks rose 4.6% month-on-month to 1.766 million tonnes, from March’s 1.688 million tonnes as output rose and exports slowed.

The total stocks level of the commodity was higher than market expectations.

While production rose 3.9% to 1.556 million tonnes from March’s 1.497 million tonnes, exports climbed only 1.18% to 1.260 million tonnes from March’s 1.245m tonnes.

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#Update* Malaysia’s April palm oil stocks, output higher than expected; exports lower than forecast

Last Updated: 5:07pm, Apr 30, 2014

PETALING JAYA (April 30): DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng today slammed PKR's Tian Chua for claiming that Pakatan Rakyat, including DAP had agreed to PAS's plan to implement hudud.

Calling Tian Chua a liar, he said it was wrong and unethical for the PKR vice president to claim that DAP had agreed to the implementation of hudud only in Kelantan and Terengganu but not other states.    

"DAP considers it irresponsible, wrong and unethical for Tian Chua to drag the party into adopting his stand of supporting PAS in implementing hudud within both states.

Following Tian Chua's statement, Guan Eng said he had personally spoken to Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the matter and conveyed DAP top leaderships' anger "at the lies spread by Tian Chua".

He said Anwar reaffirmed DAP's stance on hudud.


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Guan Eng: Tian Chua spreading lies

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(Nov 8): Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay US$3.4 billion for gas-fired generators for data centrers, the FT reported, in what it described as the largest known single purchase of power-generation equipment by an AI lab.

Anthropic buys power for AI data centres in US$3.4 bil deal, FT says

MELAKA (Nov 8): Cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the 16th Melaka state election does not guarantee a full transfer of votes between their supporters, despite the apparent advantage of such an arrangement on paper.

Adly: BN-PN cooperation does not guarantee full transfer of votes

MOSCOW/BENGALURU (Nov 8): The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply and is again using backup generators for reactor cooling, the plant's management and the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant relying on generators again after losing external power supply

SHAH ALAM (Nov 8): No evacuations have been carried out in Taman Sri Muda, Section 25 here following flash floods triggered by heavy rain on Sunday afternoon, which were also captured in videos circulating on social media.

Taman Sri Muda hit by flash floods, no evacuations reported

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(Nov 8):&nbsp;The European Union and the UK are in the final stages of a deal to link their emissions markets, a move that would boost liquidity and eventually save companies millions of euros in carbon border taxes.

EU close to deal to link UK carbon market after Brexit split

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