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Construction worker falling from third storey saved by second floor landing

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:23 PM PST

KUCHING: An elderly construction worker was lucky to sustain only minor injuries after falling from the third storey and landing on the second floor directly below.

The victim, in his 60s, was doing cement work at the partially-completed building at Laksamana Cheng Ho around 10am when he lost his balance and fell. Fortunately for the senior citizen, he landed on the second storey of the structure instead of plummeting all the way to the ground below.

Co-workers rushed him to the Sarawak General Hospital for a precautionary checkup to ensure he did not sustain internal injuries.

In a separate incident, a woman driver escaped unhurt when her car overturned along Rock Road around midnight yesterday.

The 30-something woman was heading back to her house in Petra Jaya after meeting up with friends at a coffee shop in Mile 3 when her car went out of control, skipped over the center divider, and ended up on its side not far from a petrol station.

She managed to crawl out from her badly-damaged vehicle on her own accord and had it towed away for repairs.

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Teenage boys spot crocodile in flood waters

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:22 PM PST

LAWAS: Two teenage boys had a shocking encounter with a crocodile here yesterday morning, in the flood waters near their house while moving their belongings to safer grounds.

Awangku Nazri 18, said initially he and his friend, Awangku Zainal, 18 were unaware of the presence of the crocodile some 50 metres from the back of their house.

"We were moving our belongings about 9am when I suddenly realised that a crocodile estimated to be about 10 feet long and three feet wide was staring at us. On seeing us, the reptile quickly scrambled away to the deeper water in the oil palm estate."

Awangku Zainal, meanwhile, said this was his first encounter with a crocodile in their village and believed that it could be been brought there by the flood waters, and was still lurking around the area.

He was nevertheless glad that they were safe, and hoped the other villagers would take some kind of precaution so as not to be confronted by the reptile.

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Residents claim construction work affecting their homes their homes

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST

KUCHING: Residents of Taman Seng Goon are complaining about on-going construction work in their area as it was affecting their homes.

The construction of a shopping mall's expansion close by had affected several houses in the residential area, leaving some with huge cracks in the floors and walls.

"They started to crack after the expansion work started, and more than 10 houses are affected," DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy) chairman Wong King Wei said when met by reporters yesterday.

He added that the residents did file complaints to the mall but claimed their complaints were left unheeded.

"Therefore, on Monday, we will talk to the management of the shopping mall. If their construction work affects the residents nearby then it is something that they should rectify," he said, adding that it was not a matter of whether or not they could afford the repairs but more of taking responsibility.

Wong mentioned that some of the house owners fixed the problems themselves.

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Businessman’s secretary alerted to international parcel scam

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST

SIBU: A businessman lodged a police report yesterday after suspecting his secretary in Vietnam was cheated in a 'parcel scam'.

Tiong, 57, received a phone call from his secretary surnamed Tang at 10am on Feb 10, telling him a friend in London sent her gifts including cash in a parcel.

The parcel was said to    contain 20,000 pounds sterling, a laptop, flowers, jewelleries, branded perfume, t-shirt and handbag.

Tiong said the parcel was supposed to be sent to Tang in Vietnam but then it was said to have been detained at the Customs in Kuala Lumpur.

He was asked by the unmarried woman (Tang) to help claim the parcel.

Two days later, Tiong phoned an officer of Global Express Delivery to enquire on the parcel but was told to pay US$1,500 after he had asked some questions.

On the same day, he said Tang demanded that he deposit the money to the officer into a given bank account number.

But the complainant did not deposit the money after suspecting something amiss and told his secretary that she was cheated.

He also told her to lodge a police report in Vietnam.

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BN not worried about ‘messy’ Pakatan Rakyat

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:15 PM PST

by Peter Boon, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on February 16, 2014, Sunday

SIBU: Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) intention has never been about people's affairs, but about gaining political power, said state Barisan National (BN) Backbencher Club chairman Abdullah Saidol.

This could be seen in the happenings in Kajang, Selangor, for instance.

"PR won the seat, but the majority of the people in Kajang have never seen their representative," Abdullah, who is also PBB assistant secretary-general, told thesundaypost yesterday.

He was commenting on a media report stating that PR would be having a meeting soon to pick a candidate to contest in Balingian, Mukah, if a by-election was called.

Balingian is helmed by Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. He will be stepping down as chief minister this coming Feb 28, and he has to vacate the seat if he were to be appointed the new Yang di-Pertua Negeri.

Under the election laws, a by-election has to be called if the term of the State Legislative Assembly still has more than two years to run. The current term of the State Legislative Assembly expires on June 20, 2016.

However, under the State Constitution, a by-election may not be necessary if the next state election is called within the next two years, and this can happen because the chief minister has the prerogative to dissolve it earlier.

Abdullah said because of PR's makeup, BN was not worried whether they would be fielding any candidate in Balingian.

"PR is never a united entity. Their situation is haywire, top-bottom and messy inside-out."

Semop assemblyman Abdullah said what was most important, as advised by Taib, was for all state BN representatives to immediately strengthen their base and go the extra mile for the people.

"We may not be able to fulfill all the people's needs immediately, but if we are truly sincere and ever willing to hear people's concerns and actively trying to solve them, then, in the nut-shell, BN Sarawak should have no problem going through the next election, " Abdullah, who is also chief political secretary to the Chief Minister.

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G5 to hear Adenan out before making next move

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 12:15 PM PST

KUCHING: The five senior SPDP members who were sacked from the party two years ago will hear chief minister-designate Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem out before making their next move.

The five are assemblypersons Datuk Peter Nansian (Tasik Biru) Nansian, Datuk Sylvester Entri (Marudi), Rosey Yunus (Bekenu), Paulus Palu Gumbang (Batu Danau) and former Mas Gading MP Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe.

Nansian, who spoke on behalf of the group whose moniker is G5, said yesterday he was happy to note that Adenan, who is scheduled to be sworn in as the state's fifth chief minister this coming Feb 28, had taken the initiative to solve the problem that arose following their sacking from SPDP for gross insubordination.

"We welcome anybody who wants to resolve the party (SPDP)'s crisis … and it is better still to hear from the new chief minister taking the initiative. If he can why not [sic]" Nansian, who is also Assistant Minister of Industrial Development (Industrial Estate Development), said when contacted yesterday.

"We will cross the bridge when the time comes. We will have to wait what he (Adenan) has in mind before we make any decision.

"We leave it to him, and hear his good ideas first [sic]."

Adenan told a press conference on Friday that he had a few ideas that could solve problems involving SPDP and SUPP.

He added that these problems must be resolved before the 11th state election.

The G5 were sacked between Nov 2011 and Jan 2012 for gross insubordination and they have been partyless since then.

Despite being partyless, Nansian, Rosey and Entri still hold the posts of assistant ministers, while Paulus is Miri Port Authority chairman.

Following their sacking, SPDP has only one assemblyman left, in the person of Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom (Pakan). They used to have two, but Meluan assemblyman Wong Judat quit the party in August 2012 to join Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) as its vice president.

SUPP, on the other hand, was split into two factions following allegations of irregularities in the run-up to the party's triennial delegates' conference (TDC) in December 2011.

Last Jan 6, the Registrar of Societies (ROS) issued a show-cause letter to SUPP and gave them 30 days to state why they should not be deregistered. SUPP replied before the deadline, but thus far there has been no word from the ROS.

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