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- ‘Ah Teng’ nightmare over
- SJKC schools directed to set up boards of governors
- I know what I am doing, says Soon Koh
- Dalat fire claims a life, three houses
- Man whose house collapsed gets aid
- Teen motorcyclist knocks the daylights out of woman pedestrian
| Posted: 30 May 2014 12:22 PM PDT by Chen Ai Shih reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on May 31, 2014, Saturday Arrests in midnight raid may solve many vehicle thefts, burglaries in the city — Police KUCHING: Police believe that many vehicle theft cases and burglaries here will be solved soon following the arrest of four members of the so-called 'Ah Teng' gang yesterday. Kuching District deputy police chief Superintendent Fauzilan Abdul Aziz said during a raid around 12.06am, two men and a woman were arrested. He said a Proton Perdana reported missing from the KMC Flats last Saturday, electronic gadgets believed to be stolen and tools were found. "We caught three suspects and confiscated a car and some electronic items," he told a press conference here yesterday. Further investigation led to an operation at 3am in Stampin, which resulted in the arrest of another accomplice. Fauzilan said following the arrest, another Proton Perdana reported missing on May 28 from Jalan Stampin was confiscated. "The case is still under investigation. Following these arrests, we believe many theft and break-in cases will be solved. Any (of the) victims can come to identify their items at IPD Kuching," he said. He added that all the suspects tested positive for drugs. Three of them were remanded for four days from yesterday. They are being investigated under Section 379A of the Penal Code, which provides for one to seven years in jail and a fine; as well as for break-ins under Section 457 of the Penal Code. Meanwhile, Fauzilan advised members of the public who will be going back to their villages for Gawai Dayak to inform the police. "If you see any suspicious vehicles, immediately report to us as burglaries and vehicle theft cases always happen during festive seasons," he said.   |
| SJKC schools directed to set up boards of governors Posted: 30 May 2014 12:20 PM PDT by Lim How Pim reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on May 31, 2014, Saturday KUCHING: The Education Ministry has issued a directive to all aided Chinese primary schools (SJKC) to set up their own boards of governors as stipulated under the Education Act 1996 (Act 550). It includes the procedures on setting up the boards and the composition of the boards for the respective school heads to take action. The directive points out that the school head will automatically function as the board secretary which shall be made up of one to three representatives from the alumni, trustees, patrons, parents and education officers, a source told The Borneo Post yesterday. Under Part IV, Chapter 11 of the Education Act 1996 (Act 550), the provision under 'Dissolution of board of governors of government or government-aided educational institution' provides that "the Minister may, after giving the board of governors of a government or government-aided educational institution an opportunity to make representations in accordance with regulations made under this Act, by notice in writing addressed to and served upon the chairman of the board, order that the board be dissolved if he is satisfied that the board has contravened any provisions of this Act or any regulations made under this Act." The source claimed that under the Act and based on the recent directive, every management committee not of a government national-type primary school and a government national primary school, could be dissolved. "On 'Dissolution of board of managers or governors of government educational institution' under the Act, it said every board of management established before the appointed date, shall be dissolved on that date in such manner as the minister may determine, and thereupon, it shall cease to employ and to be the employer of teachers and other employees, and every instrument of management or government pertaining to the educational institution shall cease to have effect. "Upon the dissolution of a board, a person acting as a chairman shall cease to act as such, and all rights, obligations and liabilities relating to any matter shall devolve on the government," the source said. It added that local Chinese primary schools are being managed by their committees of management, led by representatives of major Chinese community-based associations, including the Kuching Hockien Association, Kuching Hakka Community Association, Kuching Hainan Association, Kuching Teochew Association, Kuching Foochow Association, Kuching Chawan Association and Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is feared that once the management of the schools is passed on to the government, the development of Chinese education may be affected. "Since 1945, SJKC in Kuching have been managed by Chinese community associations. Some of the schools are even located on the land belong to those associations. "Some of the schools have received the directive and eventually all of them will get it. I was even told that headmasters and headmistresses had been having meetings with their district education officers to look into the setting up of LPS," the source added. There are 221 aided Chinese primary schools throughout the state and almost all, except small schools, have their own committees of management. |
| I know what I am doing, says Soon Koh Posted: 30 May 2014 12:18 PM PDT SIBU: Former SUPP Sibu branch chairman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh said he knew what he was doing, and it was unfair for SUPP members to speak ill of him. He said he had tried his best to rescue SUPP but all his efforts were in vain. Speaking to reporters at University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS)'s media night held here recently, Wong opined that SUPP members were well versed about what had been going on in the party all these difficult years. "From the very beginning, I tried my best to rescue the party, but despite all my sincere efforts, all were in vain," he lamented. "As such, it was not necessary for any SUPP member to go around blaming me and spreading lies to tarnish my name over the present predicament the party is facing. "I know what I am doing. I am not doing it for my personal interest but for the benefit of the people. Wong, who joined Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) on May 15, said what was important was to ensure political stability and unity among party members here so that together they could do more for the people. On the UCTS project, he said Phase II and Phase III still had some way to go, and that was why the people need to stand solidly behind him so that he could accomplish more for the people of Sibu. On whether Teras will form a Sibu branch or a sub-branch, he said the matter was already at the preparatory stage. On a related matter, Wong said those SUPP members who had pledged to stick with him were in the midst of preparing their resignation letters. "The BN leaders are not talking about this issue openly as we are all in one big BN family, having the same platform of serving the people now and for a long time to come." On the removal of the signboards of SUPP Meradong sub-branch, Engkilo service centre, Rejang Park service centre and Tiong Hua Road service centre, Wong said the service centres were no longer in use and it was thus normal that the signboards be taken down. "I don't see any big deal about this matter. It is unwarranted for anyone to go round and creating a big fuss out from it." SUPP Sibu branch interim chairman Chieng Buong Toon recently lodged a police report over the removal of the signboards, saying the action had saddened him. Chieng said the taking down of the signboards was a big issue, adding that he was never consulted nor was there a meeting over it. Wong said if Chieng was truly sincere to serve the people, then he could start the new SUPP service centre instead of going round tarnishing his (Wong's) name. "It's up to him what he wants to describe me, but I will not get hurt. In fact, lots of people had called me, urging me to take legal action against him for defamation, but I chose not to." On another matter, Wong said preparation for the earth-breaking ceremony of the RM39 million Sibu Indoor Stadium was underway. The stadium, sited at the Sibu Old Airport, is expected to be completed in two years' time. He said the map for the RM25 million Sibu IT Library was also ready and they were looking for a proper site for the building as the original venue was gazetted for the UCTS building project. |
| Dalat fire claims a life, three houses Posted: 30 May 2014 12:12 PM PDT MUKAH: A fire that destroyed three wooden houses at Kampung Seberang Dalat, near here has claimed a life. The victim Kiong Meram, 63, died when he tried to save the family's valuables from his house during the ravaging fire. According to the his sister in-law, Beneng Martin, she could not believe that Kiong had entered the house as she had earlier seen him trying to put off the fire while waiting for the arrival of Fire and Rescue Department. Kiong leaves behind his wife Silip Bartin, 62, two daughters and a son. Silip said the fire that completely destroyed three wooden houses started about 1am. "I only realised the fire after I felt heat inside the house. I was shell shocked to see the fire spreading fast and immediately rushed out with my family members," she said, adding that the fire started from a room near the living room. Another witness, Mihui Jaya said he was awakened by the shout of his children after seeing the fire. Meanwhile, the three families reported their losses at RM30,000, and among the properties destroyed were a motorcycle. According to fire officer ,Rasit Morni, the department received a distress call from members of public at 1.53am and dispatched a fire engine, which arrived 2.21am. He said the narrow road and small wooden bridge leading to the village made it difficult for the fire engine to reach the scene. "We thus had to carry the water pump to the scene to put off the fire," he said, adding that Forensic Department from Sibu was investigating the cause of the fire. |
| Man whose house collapsed gets aid Posted: 30 May 2014 12:11 PM PDT MIRI: Mokhtar Abdullah, whose wooden house on stilts at Tudan Phase II resettlement scheme collapsed on May 20, received aid from the Welfare Department yesterday. Welfare Department Miri assistant director Goh Yong Kiat visited Mokhtar together with Assistant Minister of Communication Datuk Lee Kim Shin. Mokhtar, 59, told his visitors how he was awakened by a loud cracking and banging sound from the back portion of his house. Upon checking, he found the floor of his toilet had collapsed and the roof had crashed down, leaving the foundation of the entire house shaky. "Shocked and fearing for my own safety and that of my wife and two children, I ran into the bedroom to alert and warn them. We quickly ran out of the house for our safety," he said. "We were just helpless watching the house collapse during the cold rainy morning as it was around 3am when we ran out of the house with just the clothes on our backs." The collapsed portion of the house also damaged two motorcycles belonging to his son and his son's friend. Mokhtar, who is a medical assistant attached with the polyclinic here, said he is putting up temporarily with a colleague, while his wife and two children are staying with relatives. "I don't have the means to build a new house as I earn very little and am going to retire next year. We have been living in this house for more than 20 years," he added. He requested Lee help to include him in the hardcore poor housing programme or other similar schemes. |
| Teen motorcyclist knocks the daylights out of woman pedestrian Posted: 30 May 2014 12:10 PM PDT SIBU: A woman was admitted to Sibu Hospital after she was believed to have been knocked down by a motorcycle ridden by a teen Thursday night. The 58-year-old surnamed Ting from Ulu Sungai Merah was walking to a relative's vacant home to help switch on the lights when the accident happened at 7.30pm. She was crossing Ling Kai Cheng Road when a motorcycle allegedly hit her. The bike skidded to 50 metres away while the rider, 18, fell on the roadside. Both the rider and the woman passed out in the incident. When the teen regained consciousness, he found the woman lying motionless. He told police he was unsure if he had hit the pedestrian. The woman suffered a fractured left wrist, head injury and nose bleed. The rider sustained injury on his forehead and grazes on his body. Meanwhile, a man suspected his motorcycle was stolen when he could not find it at Bahagia Road after he was involved in an accident. He fell off the bike and crashed Thursday morning. After he was discharged from hospital at 7.30pm, he returned to the scene to get his bike only to find it missing. Also missing was his wallet containing a few hundred ringgit. He then lodged a police report. In a separate case, a man was taken to the police station for dangerous driving early yesterday morning. The man carrying two passengers with him in his car had blocked a patrolling police vehicle in town at around 1.30am. The driver then created a commotion with the two policemen on patrol. He was taken to the police station for allegedly 'messing up with the policemen. The man was tested positive for alcohol. In another case, three batteries were stolen from a station of Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) in Salim. The theft was uncovered when a worker could not receive rainfall data from the station. |
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