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10 years’ jail, 5 strokes of the rotan for raping minor

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:52 PM PDT

by Chen Ai Shih, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on April 15, 2014, Tuesday

KUCHING: A married man who faced five charges of raping an underage girl, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and five strokes of the rotan for three of the charges at the court yesterday.

On March 26, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and five whippings after he pleaded guilty to the other two charges.

Khairuddin Mohd Ali from Simunjan, 32, was accused of raping his girlfriend from Feb 25 to March 1 this year. On March 26, he pleaded guilty to raping the teenager on Feb 28 and March 1.

The girl's father had lodged a police report that his daughter went missing after going to a friend's house to study on Feb 25. He was later informed that his young daughter was seen in Matang on March 3, where he found his daughter at a construction site.

Police arrested the accused the next day.

The girl was sent to hospital for a check-up and her private part was found hurt.

The accused was her boyfriend, whom she knew for about a year. It was said that they first had sexual intercourse between 7pm and 12am at the accused's house on Feb 25.

Khairuddin was convicted under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code.

As all the sentences are to run concurrently, his total punishment is 10 years' jail and 10 whippings.

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School robbed four times, two gambling dens raided

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:51 PM PDT

SIBU: A secondary school in town is said to have lost properties in the sum of RM30,000 in four break-ins over the past four months.

In the latest theft yesterday, a set of amplifier worth over RM10,000 was stolen from the school hall.

There was no sign of forced entry at the entrances to the hall.

The security guard took leave of absence on Sunday night and his duty was taken over by his wife, son and daughter-in-law.

A police report was lodged by a 70-something man who had recommended the security guard to work at the school .

In January, an electronic organ worth RM13,000 was stolen from the school.

A grass cutter was missing in February and another one in March.

The two cutters were said to be worth over RM4,000.

Meanwhile, 34 persons were arrested and 46 computers seized when the police raided two cyber gambling dens yesterday around 4.30pm.

In the first raid in Central Road, the police detained 22 persons and seized 26 computers.

They nabbed 12 persons and took away 20 computers in the second raid in Taman Indah.

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Motorcyclist hurt in road crash

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:50 PM PDT

Posted on April 15, 2014, Tuesday

MIRI: A motorcyclist was hurt when he rammed into a tree trunk lying in the middle of a yet-to-be-open Taman Tunku Road on Sunday.

It was understood that the accident happened at about 11pm as the male victim was on his way to the city centre.

He sustained injuries on his body and forehead.

An ambulance from Miri Hospital later took him to the hospital.

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Two brothers, repair shop robbed Sunday night

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:49 PM PDT

KUCHING: Two brothers staying together in a house at Taman Hin Yu, Mile 4, Jalan Penrissen were robbed by two men at knife-point after their house was broken into on Sunday night.

According to sources, the thieves were believed to have entered the house through the front gate, forced open the aluminium sliding door before making their way into the house after cutting the grill.

At that time, the brothers aged 46 and 67 were the only ones in the house and they were sleeping in separate rooms in the double storey semi-detached house.

The younger brother, who woke up after hearing an unusual sound went out of his room to check.

When he switched on the light, he saw his brother coming out from his room as well and knew that he, too, was also awoken by the same noise.

Suspecting something amiss, the younger brother grabbed a wooden club and when the two went about to check on the house, they bumped into the two strangers.

The thieves who saw one of the brothers armed with the wooden club rushed down to the kitchen and grabbed a knife and a chopper before running up to the second level.

The victims, who were being threatened, put up a struggle causing the younger brother to sustain injuries on his head believed to be hit with a sharp object while the elder brother being pinned to the floor.

Both of them were told to keep silent while they (the thieves) ransacked the house and later fled with a few hundred ringgit.

The victims immediately headed to the police station and lodged a police report.

Police are investigating the case.

In another incident, a car air-condition repairing shop was broken into.

The theft was discovered by the shop owner yesterday morning around 8am.

The thieves were believed to have gained entry through the back door.

Initial investigations showed that an air compressor, engine oils and spanners missing.

The owner lodged a police report.

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Police nab two suspected thieves

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:48 PM PDT

MIRI: Two men were nabbed by police on Monday for their suspected involvement in stealing motorcycles.

The suspects were apprehended somewhere in Tudan around 2pm following a public tip-off.

Police seized from the suspects a motorcycle, believed to be stolen and a knife believed to have been used as an stealing tool.

Both suspects, in their 20's, were brought to Miri Central Police station (CPS) to facilitate further investigation.

According to sources, the seized motorcycle was reported missing about a week ago.

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Joint forces to meet SCORE market for skilled workers

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:47 PM PDT

by Jeremy Veno, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on April 15, 2014, Tuesday

KUCHING: Sarawak Foundation is working with the Work Force Development Unit of the Chief Minister's Office to address the projected shortfall of workers at the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).

It is estimated that SCORE would need about 6,250 professionals and skilled workers by 2020, but the state can only produce 3,150 workers based on current capacity.

"I strongly believe one of the critical components for the successful industrial development of Sarawak, particularly in SCORE, is adequate and timely support of highly skilled and technically competent workforce that is able to meet the needs of the industry," said Assistant Minister for Industrial Development (Investment and Promotion) Datuk Julaihi Narawi yesterday.

Opening the third workshop on Developing a Curriculum for Technical Education and Training (Dacum) at Pullman Hotel, he stressed it was therefore necessary for the state government to boost training capacity.

Citing a study by Dato Prof Lance Twomey in 2012, Julaihi said graduates from many skills training institutions lack the skills and competencies required in the marketplace.

"I believe that with the series of Dacum workshops that had been organised and planned, the issue on the relevance of curriculum can be addressed properly."

Organised by Yayasan Sarawak and the Work Force Development Unit, the three-day workshop is participated by representatives from 16 companies and 20 institutions in the state.

Themed 'Instructional Systems Design' for the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), the workshop is geared at enhancing the quality of existing curriculum in the Electrical and Electronic Instrumentation programmes and to identify new areas of value-added components.

The workshop would also explore occupational profile matching between industry and technical institutions as well as to strengthen Private-Public Partnership initiatives.

Meanwhile, Julaihi, who is also Sebuyau assemblyman and Assistant Minister for Rural Development, said SCORE was now the key driver for the state's industrial push.

Sarawak, he added, was able to produce 20,000 MW of electricity mainly through renewable means such as hydropower at a relatively low cost. The availability of this energy source has attracted energy intensive industries to set up operations in the state.

As of March this year, a total of 18 projects have been approved, of which Samalaju has 14, Tanjung Manis (two), Kidurong (one), Mukah (one).

"These projects involve a total investment of RM29.43 billion and have the capacity to generate 16,000 job opportunities.

"Out of the 14 projects in Samalaju, eight projects with total investment of RM15.7 billion and with a capacity to generate 7,100 jobs are either already operating or in various stages of construction."

He said two projects in Mukah and Tanjung Manis were already operational, with employment strength of 900 people.

"Fifty per cent of the jobs in all the 18 projects are technical in nature, and requires skilled and semi-skilled workers."

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between four parties – Plus Sustain Sdn Bhd, Centre of Technical Excellence, Pusat Latihan Proaktif and Cahaya Educational and Training Academy – during the opening ceremony.

Yayasan Sarawak deputy chairman Datu Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Yayasan Sarawak director Datu Abu Bakar Marzuki and Workforce Development Unit in the Chief Minister's Office director Dr Abdul Rahman Deen were among those present.

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