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- Elderly pedestrian killed while crossing road
- Two foreign students attacked at nightspot
- Family of five safe after near-collision with speeding vehicle
| Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:41 PM PST Human Resources Ministry to look into suggestion on minimum wage tripartite committees KUCHING: Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot said yesterday a cabinet paper on the suggestion to set up tripartite committees to keep tabs on the minimum wage implementation within all the 72 Manpower offices nationwide, can only be prepared upon the agreement of his ministry and National Wages Consultative Council. He said the all ministry's agencies, including the Industrial Relations Department (JPPM), had been asked to be prepared for the impact of the minimum wage implementation, which would be fully enforced by January 1 2014, especially during the first quarter of next year. "The suggestion by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) to set up a committee, comprising government officers, employers and worker representatives, is a good one because being a big country, it is better to have smaller committees which tackle cases step by step. "But I have to bring it up first," he told Bernama after officiating at the JPPM directors conference here. On Friday MTUC vice-president, A Balasubramaniam had said that such a committee could be effective as it could deal with the situation at the local level and solve any problem that might arise besides doubling up as a one-stop centre to solve grievances of both local and migrant workers. Riot said his ministry, which had already received a number of complaints from employers who would not be able to pay the minimum wage of RM900 per month in the Peninsula and RM800 per month in Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan, would review its implementation after studying its impact on all sectors across the board. However he was confident of the implementation's positive outcome that was part of the government's economic transformation programme to generate a high income economy by 2020. Earlier he said lauded the department in Sarawak for its efficiency and role in maintaining industrial harmony to come up with a win-win stituation that saw 876 workers being retrenched by Sanmina Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd here a few months ago being paid a total sum of RM2.8 million in compensation by the management. He said the impact of the global economic crisis had forced some big multinational companies to take drastic measures by closing down their business in the country in order to reduce their operating costs. Currently Malaysia registered a workforce of about 14 million, with nearly 800 trade unions, including 1.1 million workers in Sarawak, he said. — Bernama  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names.  |
| Chan, Wee deny link to formation of new party Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:40 PM PST by Irene C & Jacob Achoi, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on December 15, 2013, Sunday KUCHING: Mayor of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Datuk James Chan, and Kuching City North Commission (DBKU) member Datuk Wee Hong Seng have vehemently denied any involvement in the formation of a new political party. Both said the report of their link to a new party being formed to replace SUPP was mere speculation when met at the Civil Service Day exhibition here. Chan pointed out that "formation of party' was not in his dictionary, and not "…in my scope of responsibility". Wee on the other hand pointed out that he had been looking around the city in carrying out his duty as a member of DBKU but there was no political agenda in my actions. Both of them were responding to allegations that they were linked with the formation of a new political party, to replace Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) in the event that it was deregistered. The report also stated that the state's oldest party is likely to receive a show-cause letter from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) within this month, requiring it to explain alleged branch election irregularities which occurred before the party's Triennial Delegates Conference (TDC) in Dec 2011. Chan went on to say that he was puzzled why his name was mentioned in the report. "I don't even know until I read the paper this morning and someone inform me….I am quite honoured to have my name there (in the report), but it's not true." said Chan. "As mayor I just do my job… what is more important is to serve the people," he stressed. Wee also reiterated that the report was just a speculation and refused to comment further on it. "Let the speculation cool down and I think whatever it is, let it stop here," he said. The report yesterday, among other things quoted a concerned political observer disclosing that the new party had already been approved by ROS and that it was just a matter of time before it was announced. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
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| Elderly pedestrian killed while crossing road Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:36 PM PST by Gary Adit, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on December 15, 2013, Sunday KUCHING: An elderly pedestrian was killed after he was knocked down by a van while crossing Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub from Kubah Ria in Petra Jaya yesterday. The deceased was identified as 67-year-old Leman Awi from Tabuan Foochow. The incident happened around 11am shortly after Leman, who was still in his guard uniform, had visited Kubah Ria to purchase fresh meat, fruits and vegetables to bring home to his family. He is believed to be making his way towards a bus stand located across the busy Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub when he was struck by a passing van and killed on the spot. Police personnel were on hand to control the flow of traffic which was reduced to a crawl following the accident. The body of the deceased was later sent to Sarawak General Hospital where family members and relatives were waiting to claim it for burial. << Previous Entry - Next Entry >> To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Two foreign students attacked at nightspot Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:35 PM PST KUCHING: Two foreign male students were left with cuts to the head and body when they were attacked by knife-wielding men outside an entertainment outlet at Ban Hock Road early yesterday. The victims, in their 20s, were said to be patronising the outlet with two female foreign students around 2am when a group of local customers started harassing the women, prompting them to tick off the latter. When the situation became somewhat tense, the students decided to leave the premises but were then set upon by five men from the group, who attacked them with knives and glass bottles. The two female students were not harmed during the incident. Several Good Samaritans quickly intervened and prevented the situation from deteriorating before driving the bloodied victims, said to be an Australian and a Dane, away from the scene. The former was later treated at a private medical centre while the latter was sent to the Sarawak General Hospital. A police report over the attack has been lodged and the case is under investigation. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Family of five safe after near-collision with speeding vehicle Posted: 14 Dec 2013 02:35 PM PST MIRI: It was a narrow escape for a family of five when their 4WD heading towards Batu Niah from here crashed by the roadside after the driver was forced to avoid an on-coming vehicle from the opposite direction on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 6pm at Km30 along Miri-Bintulu road. According to eye-witnesses, the 4WD driver was forced to veer the vehicle off the road to avoid a head-on-collision with a speeding vehicle. "The vehicle was driven in high speed and had taken the 4WD's lane," said eye-witnesses. Luckily, all the passengers of the 4WD, including the driver and two young children aged seven and nine, were safe. All the casualties with minor injuries were taken to Miri Hospital for medical treatment. Meanwhile, in a separate accident in Kuala Baram on the same evening (see pic) , a lorry carrying several shipyard workers crashed by the roadside after it was involved in a collision with another vehicle. No serious injuries were reported in the incident. The lorry was heading towards the town area before it crashed with a car coming from the opposite direction. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
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