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<b>Sabah</b> student back early from holidays beaten to death <b>...</b>

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 09:58 AM PST

by Margaret Ringgit reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on January 5, 2014, Sunday

MIRI: A business student at a private university here was found dead in a pool of blood in a rented double-storey house at Jalan Jati 1, Senadin, in an apparent robbery-cum-murder incident.

It is believed that the deceased, who has been identified as Mu Tshun Vui, 19, from Sandakan, Sabah, might have fought with his assailants.

A gas cylinder had gone missing while three rooms (two upstairs and one downstairs) of the house were ransacked by intruders.

The discovery was made by the deceased's housemate around 2pm Saturday, known as Eden Boo, 18, upon his arrival from their semester break yesterday.

There were three Sabahans (including the deceased), one from Johor and another housemate from Bintangor renting the house.

Boo, who had just touched down in Miri from Johor Bahru, after holidaying in his home town, said: "My university mate fetched me up from Miri Airport and sent me back to the house where I'm renting together with four other friends (including the deceased)."

Meanwhile, Boo's other housemates have yet to return from their holiday break as classes will only begin next week (Jan 6).

"He (Mu) had come back early from the semester break two days ahead all of us, that's why he was alone during the incident," added Boo.

According to him, both of them were shocked upon seeing the gate and the main door of the house ajar.

"I went inside the house, and was stunned when I saw Mu's body lying face up in the pool of blood at the end of the staircase leading to the first floor of the room(s)," he added.

They immediately called up the ambulance and police.

Unfortunately, due to serious injuries on his forehead, the deceased was believed to have died at the scene for 24 hours.

The sources added that Mu's mother had made two calls to him – one on Friday around 10pm and another on Saturday around 9am – both calls went unanswered.

According to his friend when met by The Borneo Post at the scene yesterday, Mu was taking a diploma in business.

Meanwhile, Miri police chief ACP Mun Kock Keong, when contacted yesterday, confirmed to have received a report on the incident.

"Police are still investigating the case", he said.

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Trial opens against 30 over terrorism activities, High Court sits in <b>...</b>

Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:03 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: A trial opened yesterday in the High Court, which sat in the Sabah Prisons Department, where three Malaysians and 27 Filipinos are charged mainly with waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and activities related to terrorism in Sabah early last year.

The prosecution's first witness, former deputy director of the Internal Security and Public Order Department (Special Operations Command) Bukit Aman, Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun, told the court he noticed a difference in the number of 'intruders' in Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu, when he entered the village twice on different dates.

"The majority of them were different from the ones I saw the day before. But, they were all wearing the same type of uniform with camouflage prints and they were armed," he said.

Not only was there a drop in the number of intruders, there were new faces compared to the ones he saw and met on his first visit, he added.

Abdul Rashid, who is now the director of the Security and Public Order Division of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) in Lahad Datu, said that on the first day of his visit on Feb 15, he was disguised as a police personnel with the rank of sergeant major.

He said he helped to carry supplies from the police vehicle to the kitchen of an occupied house and, when he conducted a head count, he found that there were 79 armed people, five of them women, in attire that looked like army fatigue.

But on his visit the following day, he counted 63 and the majority of them were not the same people he saw during his first visit, he said.

On his first visit, he said, he noticed three men holding M16 rifles and one man had a .45 pistol at his waist.

During his second visit, he noticed more types of weapons such as a Garand rifle, four Colt G45 pistols, one revolver and a carbine as well as machetes worn on the body of some of the men and on the waist of others. "But one man had two grenade launchers in a webbing belt kit worn on his chest, one launcher on the left side of his chest and the other on the right," he said.

Abdul Rashid said he did not take part in the negotiations between ACP Zulkifli Abd Aziz, who was the deputy chief of Special Branch 1 in Sabah, and leader of the intruders, Datu Agbimuddin Kiram.

He said the purpose of his joining the visit to Kampung Tanduo was to conduct 'ground appreciation' to gather information on the intruders, including evaluating the enemies' strength and the weapons they had. Earlier, the prosecution amended the date of all the charges from Feb 9 to Feb 12 last year.

Of the 30 individuals being jointly tried for various offences in relation to terrorism activities in Sabah between Feb 12 and April 10, twenty-two, including two Malaysian men, are charged with being members of a terrorist group, punishable with life imprisonment and a fine, and waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment upon conviction.

Of the 22, one faces two additional charges of recruiting members of a terrorist group and harbouring persons knowing that they were members of a terrorist group.

Of the remaining eight, five are accused of being members of a terrorist group; one of them, the sole woman of the 30 and a Malaysian citizen, is charged with harbouring persons knowing they were members of a terrorist group, while two are charged with attempting to harbour persons knowing they were members of a terrorist group.

The rest are Filipino nationals.

The hearing, before Justice Stephen Chung, is aided by a prosecuting team of seven led by Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, while a total of 10 counsel appeared for the accused, including a team of six led by peninsular-based lawyer Datuk N Sivananthan for 28 of the individuals.

The hearing continues today. — Bernama

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Hunt for <b>Sabah</b> talents begins - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 02:36 PM PST

KOTA KINABALU: The two-day audition of Sabah Talent Star, Kota Kinabalu selection which was held over the weekend at Palm Square Centre Point drew a huge crowd of onlookers.

Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir launched the event and witnessed 10 finalists auditioning.

"City Hall and the people welcome any event like this to give a suitable platform for the young generation to showcase their talent.

"Auditions like this are very important for our talented youths to channel their creativity and at the same time encourage them to live a healthy lifestyle," he said.

The audition, which was organized by Borneo Events Production, saw Sabahan youths display their talent in solo and group singing, magic performance, modern dance, beat box solo and group, acting, modeling and playing music instruments.

Also present were Borneo Events Production managing director Peter Dicky Lee and the manager of Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the main sponsor for Sabah Talent Star.

Apart from Kota Kinabalu, the audition will continue to hunt for more talents in Kudat (tamu ground) on January 7, Sandakan (Bandar Kim Fung) January 11, Keningau (Keningau Mall) January 25 and 26, Tawau (Eastern Plaza Shopping Centre) February 8 and 9, Lahad Datu (Darvel Bay Plaza) February 15 and 16, and Labuan (Labuan Financial Park) February 22.

The Grand Finale is expected to be held at Palm Square Centre Point on  March 1, where 10 lucky winners will be crowned and awarded cash prizes, trophies and certificates.

The champion for the Grand Finale will receive RM5,000, while the first runner-up will take home RM2,000, second runner-up RM1,000, third runner-up RM600, fourth runner-up RM400, Best Showmanship RM500, Best Costume RM500, Most Popular RM500, Most Creative RM500 and consolation RM100.

Apart from interesting prizes for the Grand Finale, Sabah Talent Star will also provide prizes for seven participants in every audition.

Each winner of the audition selections will be given a trophy and a certificate as well as cash prizes.

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