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Petrol station attendant killed in crash – more photos

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:18 PM PST

KUCHING: A petrol station attendant was killed while his cousin was injured after the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a car at Jalan Batu Kawah early yesterday morning.

Police identified the deceased as 18-year-old Macnykle Osman from Lundu.

The incident took place around 1.40am when the deceased and a male cousin were heading back to the latter's house in Stampin following a night out.

According to witnesses, the accident happened at a traffic light intersection when the motorcycle ridden by Macnykle crashed into the side of a small saloon car, which was making a turn into Jalan Stapok from the opposite direction.

Macnykle died on the spot from serious head injuries while his cousin suffered abrasions to his arms and legs as a result of the collision, while the driver of the car was unhurt.

Traffic police were on hand to investigate the fatal accident, and later sent the victim's body to the Sarawak General Hospital for a post-mortem.

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Youth found dead at Bintulu Esplanade, suspect nabbed

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:15 PM PST

BINTULU: An 18-year-old youth was found dead at Bintulu Esplanade in the wee hours of yesterday, and police arrested the prime suspect, aged 25 years, less than two hours later.

The victim, whose identity remained unknown at press time, was covered with blood and has slash wounds on his neck and injuries to his arm.

According to eye witnesses, the deceased worked at a stall selling fashion accessories at the esplanade, and he was seen seeking help from food stall operators nearby.

Police sprang into action when the alarm was raised at 2.55am, and medical personnel confirmed the victim's death upon arrival at the crime scene.

The suspect, aged 25 years, was picked up at 4.35am and is now under a seven-day remand.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, and the penalty upon conviction is death.

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Police call for surrender of homemade shotguns

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:07 PM PST

KAPIT: Police here are calling on the public to immediately surrender their homemade shotguns or bekakok.

Kapit police chief DSP Entusa Imam warned that anyone found illegally in possession of bekakok would be charged under the Firearms Act 1960.

"Once you surrender the homemade gun to the police, I can assure you that the police would not take any action against you, but once you are caught having in your possession the homemade gun, then you will be in big trouble and the penalty includes eight years' imprisonment," he warned yesterday, when commenting on the shooting at Rumah Sait, Sungai Pulo on Saturday.

He pointed out that it is difficult to identify between real shotguns and the homemade bekakok.

"From a distance they look no different, but under close examination you can distinguish them," he said.

In the shooting incident, a passer-by was shot dead when he tried to stop an argument between a man and his son-in-law.

Meanwhile, Entusa called on the local community not to be scared of the police but to work together with them to fight crime.

"The police are also part and parcel of the community and hence the people should not be scared of the police but on the other hand be as friends of the police who are the custodians of the people as far as security and safety of the community is concerned," he said.

Entusa explained that community policing is an on-going nationwide outreach programme.

"Through this programme, we try to make a difference to reach out to the rural community at longhouses to raise awareness of the police's role in looking into their security and safety.

"There should be no barrier between the police and the people especially towards prevention of crime.

"Normally the community is generally scared of the police. Now we go to the ground so that the people will not have any barrier with the police.

"Through such an approach, it is hoped that the people will willingly come forward to provide information on any suspicious character or criminal activities in their respective areas," he said.

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Soon Koh: Ministry will not rest on its laurels

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:04 PM PST

by Lian Cheng. Posted on December 5, 2013, Thursday

KUCHING: The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will not rest on its laurel despite being commended 'satisfactory' for the management of development projects in the Third Series of the AG Report 2012.

Its minister, Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, expressed contentment over the positive outcome but he assured the public that the ministry would not be complacent.

"I will make sure that we will do even better. Whatever that we have done well, we will enhance it and whatever we have failed, we will rectify it," said the Bawang Assan assemblyman.

He was responding to the AG Report 2012 which deemed the ministry's management of development projects to be satisfactory.

The Report revealed that from 2010 to 2012, local authorities had received development grants amounting to RM334.65 million from the government to implement 1,923 development projects.

Out of the total amount, RM299.30 million or 89.4 per cent had been spent.

The report pointed out that overall, between 2010 and 2012, the local authorities had completed implementing 1,705 projects or 88.7 per cent of the total number while 48 projects are in the process of implementation and 13 projects have yet to be implemented.

However, the report also noted that there was one project abandoned and 156 projects found to be behind schedule.

The report pointed out two weaknesses which included projects implemented not in accordance with the quality and work specifications and lack of thorough planning.

It was recommended that the local authorities should ensure all contractors adhere fully to the contract specifications before certifying their projects or making any payment. The report also suggested that supervision and monitoring to be enhanced to ensure that all projects are complete according to schedule.

The ministry was also advised to come up with thorough planning by taking into consideration the local needs and conditions to ensure that the projects are beneficial to the community.

One the whole, the report deemed the management of development projects under the ministry to be satisfactory.

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Get to know cancer, it may save your life — Dr Asri

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 04:58 PM PST

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Awareness about early detection and prevention of cancer ought to be stepped up as studies have shown that between 30 and 40 per cent of cancers can be prevented

In addition, Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) deputy director Dr Asri Riffin, citing studies, said one third of cancer cases could be treated if they were detected and treated early.

These facts, he added, should be taken seriously because 12 per cent of deaths in government hospitals in Malaysia were due to cancer, making this disease among the five main causes of deaths in the country.  The most common types of cancers detected among Malaysians are breast, lung, colorectal, nose, lymphoma, cervix and prostate cancers.

"It is important for cancers to be detected early so that they can be easily managed," he said at the launching of Percutaneous Cryotherapy Workshop at SGH Heart Centre here yesterday.

Dr Asri, who represented SGH director Dr Abdul Rahim Abdullah at the event, said the main causes of cancer were poor diet, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and excessive exposure to sunlight.

"The society must learn to consume good and healthy food, as well as maintaining a healthy lifestyle."

He lamented that many cancer cases that were referred to hospitals were already at an advanced or late stage.

Urging patients to seek early treatment, he said: "At SGH, we have doctors who are specialist in cancer. For example, the Endovascular and Interventional Radiology Unit is able to conduct palliative chemo-embolisation treatment and curative treatment through hot ablation using radio frequency ablation (RFA) for liver cancer.

"In the future, we will be able to conduct new approaches that are cold ablation using cryotherapy techniques to kill cancer cells."

Meanwhile, Dr Jayson S Brower, an interventional radiology/oncology specialist from Inland Imaging, USA, who conducted the workshop, said cryotherapy, which is an innovative cancer treatment that uses extreme cold temperatures to destroy cancer cells, was growing globally.

"It is all about finding the right tool for the right job, so when you understand what this (cryotherapy) can do for you (doctors) and your patients, and you have the right type of tumour, it is an excellent choice."

Dr Jayson said cryotherapy procedure usually took about an hour from start to finish, and the recovery time would be about three to four hours.

"If you compare that to major surgery for kidney cancer, for instance, it can take several hours, and the patient will be in the hospital for three to four days. In addition, they will usually out of work for two to four weeks."

He said there was literally no tumour that doctors could not treat using cryotherapy, and the success rate of the procedure depended on the tumour size.

"For small sized tumours, the success rate is very close to 100 per cent. For large tumours, the success rate drops off for the initial treatment, but cryotherapy is a type of procedure that can be repeated so you can get your success rate close to 100 per cent."

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Coffee shop operator’s house burgled 3 times this year

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 04:44 PM PST

KUCHING: A coffee shop operator and his family had their Taman BDC house broken into for the third time this year.

The latest incident was discovered around 8am when the operator received a call from a neighbour informing him that the side door of his house appeared to have been forced open, prompting the whole family to rush back.

They reached home to find a television bought only two days earlier and several pieces of clothing missing from the house.

According to the operator, yesterday's break-in was the third this year and the fourth time their house had been targeted by thieves.

The previous two incidents this year occurred in April and August, which saw cash, jewellery and bottles of wine stolen.

The first incident happened a few years ago when thieves broke into their house and stole their four-wheel drive vehicle.

He said each break-in occurred in the early hours of the morning, with the thieves taking advantage of the family leaving their house around 3am everyday to open their coffee shop.

A police report has been lodged.

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