Looking for Nini….

The search of pre-schooler Sharlinie “Nini” Mohd. Nasyar has gone into overdrive-mode, since her abduction from a playground near her home on 9 January 2008. The Petaling Jaya Selatan Police have already searched in over 10, 000 homes in a door-to-door exercise.

The NST has the story:

2008/01/21

More than 10,000 premises checked

By Lee Shi-Ianshiianlee@nst.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Police have visited more than 10,000 houses and buildings in the district since 5-year-old Sharlinie Mohd Na-shar was abducted on Jan 9. It is understood that they have drawn up a list of locations in the district which could have been used as a hideout by Sharlinie’s abductors.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Arjunaidi Mohamed said yesterday: “Searches were conducted at premises in which Sharlinie could have been held captive. In some places, however, we interviewed occupants.

“Some of the premises were chosen using police intelligence while others were subject to follow-up operations after tip-offs.”

It is learnt some of the locations checked were near Sharlinie’s house in Jalan PJS 2/C, Taman Medan. However, police also identified and visited premises beyond this area.

Meanwhile, the remand order on a maid detained for giving false information on Sharlinie’s whereabouts has been extended till tomorrow.

The 27-year-old Indonesian maid was picked up at her employer’s house in Johor Baru on Jan 14 after she sent text messages to Sharlinie’s parents, saying the girl had been abducted out of revenge.

Following her arrest, the woman was taken to Petaling Jaya police headquarters and remanded for three days.

The prank calls by the maid had hampered investigations as police had to follow up on her claims.

However, Arjunaidi said the number of prank calls had fallen and that information received by police was genuine but inaccurate.

On a report where a woman claimed she had spotted Sharlinie in a van along the Cheras highway on Saturday, he said checks showed that the registration number of the van was false.

Meanwhile, Bernama reports that Sharlinie’s father, Mohd Nashar Mat Hussain, is willing to accept the help of psychics in trying to trace the girl.

“I am willing to accept any kind of help to find Linie. If any psychic wants to help, I will give my full co-operation. Maybe this method can help find her,” he said when met at his home yesterday.

Mohd Nashar said various efforts had been made to trace Sharlinie but none had worked so far.

Also present at Mohd Nashar’s house was Shamsul Ghazali Shamsudin, the father of Muhammad Nazrin, more affectionately known as Yin, who went missing while on a shopping trip with his parents at the Sogo shopping complex in Kuala Lumpur on March 31 last year.

“I can understand what the family is going through. In my case, I was fortunate to get Yin back. I urge all Malaysians to give their co-operation to find Sharlinie,” he said.

Please also see 3540 Jalan Sudin on her piece of the same title.

The effort is apparent. Today, this blogger saw a Selangor Police patrol car along the LDP Highway off Damansara Utama, having the famous coloured poster of Nini and the prime suspect, on the rear windscreen, as part of the operations campaign. The same posters were on the glass screen door of the Damansara Utama Police Station, which is about 8 miles north of the operations area.

This morning, 200 General Operations Force personnel were deployed in the door-to-door search around PJ Selatan area. According to Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed, this additional personnel would enhance the Police capabilities operation.

This case has also gained personal attention of Women, Community dan Family Development Minister Dato’ Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan. Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Jeanne Danker visited the family of Maal Hijrah day.

We hope the Petaling Jaya Police, under ACP Arjunaidi have another effort up their sleeves, in case this operation failed. Till then, we are still keeping our fingers crossed, pray to Allah s.w.t. for the early release of the girl to her parents and may Allah s.w.t. give strength and courage to parents Mohd. Nasyar Mat Hussain and Suraya Ahmad, in these trying times.

85% of Royal Commission on Police enhancement being implemented: No need for IPCMC

PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also the Internal Security Minister made a visit to the Royal Malaysian Police Head Quarters in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, for a special closed door briefing and interaction by and with the senior Police Officers.

Accompanying him was Second Minister of Finance Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yaackop, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hassan and Deputy Internal Security Minister Dato’ Johari Baharom. Amongst invited to this briefing were the the news editors.

Amongst the issue raised in this special briefing was the decision for local authorities to install closed-circuit-television (CCTV) for monitoring and reduction of crime, which is lacking in the implementation. This will be raised again in the weekly Cabinet meeting tomorrow.

In the press conference afterwards, PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Abdullah announced that 85% of points and suggestion raised by the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operations and Management of the Police Force, enacted to understudy, record complaints and tasked with rectifying weaknesses, improving work procedures and enhancing the processes and public confidence of the Police Forc was being implemented.

The Royal Commission, headed by former Chief Justice Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin and former IGP Tun Mohamed Haniff Omar, was formed after the public outcry against ‘naked-eat-squat–in-Police-lockup’ incidence caught national and international attention, which also saw PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Abdullah sending Home Minister Dato’ Azmi Khalid to China, to apologize of behalf of the people of Malaysia and proven to be futile afterall, as the woman wasn’t a Chinese national, as claimed by DAP MP Theresa Kok.

With this announcement, it is clear that there was no longer need for the IPCMC.

He also said that building owners, especially shopping malls will be required to have CCTV, which also covers the basement carpark area, for the safety of the patrons. In response to this call, IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan said that the CCTVs in these building should be linked to the Police control monitoring centre for enforcement coordination.

*An update, as of 9.00am, Tuesday 9 January 2008

This is what NST reported at 9.00am, Tuesday 9 January 2008:

2008/01/09

PM wants complex, building managements to install CCTVs

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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abullah Ahmad Badawi has urged the managements of buildings and complexes to install closed-circuit television camera systems in their premises.

“Once police decide that more cameras are needed in their buildings, the managements should follow the recommendation,” he said yesterday.

Abdullah said building managements should foot the cost of installing the systems.

“If we want to fight crime we have to be serious about it. We are helping them.

“Why can’t they spend some money in order to increase safety at their premises?
“I see that as very logical. The police will help them,” Abdullah said when told that some buildings might not want to fork out the money.

He said the police would take the appropriate action on building managements which did not follow the advice.

Abdullah said in 2004 the cabinet had decided that more cameras should be installed at public buildings and public places.

He said the Housing and Local Government Ministry had been assigned the task but it appeared to have run into problems.

“That is why we now want the police to decide which are the areas where CCTVs have to be placed and the extent of the coverage.”

The decision to bring back retired or retiring police personnel was aimed at beefing up the police force while efforts were being made to recruit an additional 60,000 personnel by 2010, he said.

However, Abdullah said only cops with good service records and in good shape would be retained or rehired.

“They will be retained on contract on the same salary scale. We are leaving it to the inspector-general to determine the number of personnel and the categories in which they are needed,” he said.

Abdullah said the police could start the rehiring immediately.

On the civilians to be recruited for administrative duties, Abdullah said these were mainly for personnel management, clerical work or in public relations.

He said front desk operations, which included taking down police reports from the public, would continue to be done by police personnel.

“We want to increase the personnel in the police stations whose presence will be seen by the public and who can act quickly on investigations,” he said.

Police personnel released from administrative positions could be utilised for beat or traffic duty.

On police stations, Abdullah said it was not easy to build new stations as it involved identifying new sites and acquiring them.

“The stations have to be in the town centres. So I have instructed that police use shophouses in town areas while new stations are being built.

“I call on developers to build new stations or reserve shoplots in their housing schemes for the police to use as stations.”

 

UMNO Youth questioned slow progress on Nurin Jazlin case

UMNO Youth today questioned the Police on the lackluster progress of the Nurin Jazlin murder case investigations, despite getting assistance from foreign law enforcement agencies’ experts. UMNO Exco in-charge of Public Complaints and Consumer Affairs. Dato’ Subhan Kamal expressed this view today. He urged the Police to explain to the public on the progress of the murder investigations which drew so much attention.

He also added that the Police should not depend on the society to provide them when the necessary information when doing an investigations on a criminal case. Instead, he expected the Police to organise themselves to look for the necessary and mitigating information and not wait until they are offered.

Currently, there is almost 100,000 men and women serving the Police force, in various law enforcement, prevention of crime, public order and safety and internal security capacities, covering a population of 27 million inhabitants over 330,000 sq. km. of territory and thousand of KMs of borders and coastlines. They have been supplied with equipments which include helicopters, patrol vessels and sensitive surveillance and communication apparatus. 

On the other hand, IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan when asked to respond, said the Police was still investigating the case and he felt its in appropriate to discuss the development of the case, especially through media. “I cannot be revealing my investigations to you”, he said when raised by TV3.

There have a been a lot of talk about how some cases have been investigated and prepared to be charged in court and in some, they were freed because of investigations and procedural failures. Infact, in Nurin Jazlin’s case, Attorney General Tan Sri Gani Patail will be furnished on the reason why the suspects were freed. Presently, media recorded some of cases still unsolved. This dissatisfaction on the Police force’s productivity and efficiency was also expressed by a long time former IGP Tun Mohamed Haniff Omar four months ago.

Tun Dr. Mahathir happy with LIMA

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was happy with the progress and direction of LIMA, after 16 years and ninth series. His vision has now shown termendous results.

December 05, 2007 15:58 PM

Mahathir Delighted Over LIMA’s Progress

LANGKAWI, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed delight over the progress shown by the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) 2007 exhibition, saying that it has become increasingly popular among those in the maritime and aerospace industries. The former prime minister said that the ninth edition of Lima currently underway here had provided more exhibition space to cater to an increase in the number of local and foreign participants. “Lima is progressing well…it seems that Lima has become a permanent biennial event for Malaysia and proven to be popular too,” he told reporters after visiting the exhibition here Wednesday. Lima 2007 kicked off yesterday with the participation of 450 well-known defence companies from about 20 countries. Its aerospace segment is being held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIEC) while the maritime portion takes place at the Awana Porto Malai. Dr Mahathir, who mooted the idea of organising Lima which was held for the first time on the resort island in 1991, said the event had spurred economic activities in Langkawi to the extent that all hotel rooms had been fully booked for the week. “Some of the hoteliers want Lima to be organised every week as it brings them good business,” he said in jest. Earlier, Dr Mahathir and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali were greeted by the country’s first astronaut Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha when visiting the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry’s booth at the MIEC. The trio became the centre of attention as many visitors whipped out their cameras to capture the moment. – BERNAMA

Its time for LIMA, again

The 9^th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA ‘07) Exhibition was officiated by the Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday. This year, LIMA ‘07 will see the participation of 450 corporations and agencies of various international origin, 80 aircrafts, 32 combatant vessels and 39 other ships present.

Bernama.com has the story:

December 04, 2007 10:54 AM

9th Edition Of LIMA Begins     LANGKAWI, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The Ninth Edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2007 Exhibition began in this tourist island Tuesday, with a spectacular airshow at the Langkawi International Airport.The airshow saw Royal British Air Force’s Red Arrows performing dare-devil stunts, “Suryakiran” aerobatic team from the Indian airforce and Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter jets displaying aerial manoeuvres and formations. The displays were witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, foreign and local dignitaries. Abdullah and Najib will witness signings of several sale and purchase agreements for maritime and aerospace apparatus today apart from witnessing the delivery of six Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters to the Malaysian government. This year’s LIMA has attracted the participation of 450 defence industry companies from 20 countries to showcase their products and latest aerospace and maritime technologies. The five-day LIMA is divided into two segments, with the aerospace component at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Padang Matsirat, and the Maritime segment at Awana Porto Malai. Eighty aircraft and 71 ships, including 32 navy and coast guard patrol vessels, are taking part in the exhibitions restricted to only trade delegations and visitors from today till Thursday. The exhibitions will be opened to the public on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 5.30pm. LIMA ends on Saturday. – BERNAMA

The newly delivered six Russian built Su30MKM superior multirole fighters made their first public presence in a static display and officially dedicated by the Prime Minister.

The usual aerial shows, pomp and pageantry left almost all participants and visitors, mermerised. TUDM’s own Su30MKMs, F/A18Ds and Mig29Ns stole everyone’s attention, on top of the participation of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows.

Several new deals and acquisition announcements would be expected in this LIMA. Malaysia Airlines signed a deal with European aircraft manufacturing corporation EADS for 20 ATR 72-500 aircrafts.

Malaysia Airlines acquires 20 ATR 72-500s for Firefly and MASwings

EADS N.V.

Langkawi, 04 December 2007

Signature of the contract and the MoU: Stéphane Mayer, ATR Chief Executive Officer and YM Tengku Azmil Zahruddin, Executive Director and Chief Finance Officer of Malaysia Airlines.

Signature of the contract and the MoU: Stéphane Mayer, ATR Chief Executive Officer and YM Tengku Azmil Zahruddin, Executive Director and Chief Finance Officer of Malaysia Airlines.

The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) had some crucial assets on the priority need and wanted list. That include multirole support ships, the S61 Nuri utility helicopter replacement program, maritime patrol/anti submarine warfare ships, new generation frigates, army air corp attack/gunship/anti tank helicopters and C 130 multirole utility proverbial workhorse program.

December 04, 2007 19:27 PM

Three Multi-role Support Ships For Malaysian Armed Forces     LANGKAWI, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The Malaysian armed forces will have three multi-role support ships (MSS) as one of its top priorities under the 9th Malaysia Plan (9MP).Armed forces chief Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal Wahid said the vessels were expected to be acquired by the end of the 9MP or early 10th Malaysia Plan. He was speaking to reporters after visiting the largest Korean vessel, Dok Do LPH-6111, at the Maritime Section of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA 2007) Exhibition here today. In response to the requirement of the Malaysian armed forces, Spain-based Navantia SA and its local partner Konsortium MSS Warisan Sdn Bhd (KMW), a 100 per cent Bumiputera company, are building a strong team in order to maximise the participation of the Malaysian defence industry in the project. KMW’s role in the project will be as the overall programme coordinator and will provide all the services to support the project teams in Spain and Malaysia. These include the purchase of all equipment and materials from the domestic market, as well as providing logistic support. Meanwhile, Navantia area director (Commercial Division) Jorge Garcia-Monedero said the proposed ships were based on the SNS L52 Castilla, a NATO flagship for national and multinational amphibious operational forces, and customised according to the Malaysian armed forces’ requirement. The MSS’ main mission, among others, would be transport and logistic support to troops in domestic and international missions, medical and evacuation of casualties, disaster relief, refugee evacuation, hospital ship, diplomatic liaison and protection of natural environment, he said. – BERNAMA

HM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong Tuanku Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah graced the exhibition today. He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Dato’ Seri Mohamed Najib Tun Razak, Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Air Force Chief Jen Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin.

December 05, 2007 11:30 AM

Yang Dipertuan Agong And Raja Permaisuri Agong Visit LIMA     LANGKAWI, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Yang Dipertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah arrived here today for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (Lima 2007).They were received upon arrival at the Langkawi International Airport by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Accompanied by Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Air Force Chief Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin, they also witnessed an air display by Lima participating nations. Tomorrow Tuanku Nur Zahirah is expected to launch the new Royal Malaysian Navy patrol boat at the maritime segment of the exhibition at Awana Porto Malai. – BERNAMA

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, 82, who recently recovered from a second multiple coronary by-pass surgery done in early September, also made LIMA ‘07 as his first formal appearance. He was the primary initiator and strong advocate of LIMA, since its first inception in 1991.

When he was the Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad strongly believed that Malaysians should envoke into having high technology capabilities. His administration encouraged the expansion of local aerospace, defence and defence peripheral industries. Therefore, LIMA was created to galvanise all the international attention and participation, thus let the local players benefit from the week long various trade fair related activities.

KD Sri Perak will be launched tomorrow

Tomorrow, HRH Sultan Azlan Muhibuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah, the Paduka Seri Sultan of Perak will launch TLDM’s Kedah Class New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV) KD Sri Perak at TLDM Naval Base in Lumut Perak. HRH Tuanku Bainun Mohd. Ali, the Sultanah of Perak will grace the ship with the concotion of ‘air yassin’ and there will be ‘adat menepung tawar’.

The Kedah Class F 173 KD Sri Perak is a 1650 ton Meko 100 Class NGPV, third in its class after KD Sri Kedah and KD Sri Pahang. It is fitted with a rapid fire 76mm Oto Melara main gun and 30mm Oerlikon secondary gun. It is also provided-for-but-not-with an anti ship and aircraft missile system, for future operations. The vessel is manned by 78 crew and has the capacity to carry a helicopter. This is the first vessel in this class which was completely built by PSC Naval Dockyards Sdn. Bhd., now under LTAT. The first two were built by Blohm & Voss and HDW in Germany, and then completed at the PSC Naval Dockyards facility in Lumut, Perak. The first one was F 171 KD Sri Kedah, which was launched in Lumut 21 March 2003. F 172 KD Sri Pahang was launched 2 October 2003.

This the second ship in TLDM named as “KD Sri Perak“. The first one was a Vosper Class PC, which sank of the coast of Pulau Tambilan in the South China Sea on 8 January 1984 in rough weather. She was under the command of Lt. M. Chandran. Three crew are still missing till present day. The 26 remaining crew were drifting in rough seas for 72 hours before they were rescued. She was on a mission from Woodlands Naval Base to Labuan along with KD Hang Tuah and KD Sri Terengganu.

One of the surviving crew of the original KD Sri Perak is Kept. Abd. Rahman Ayob, TLDM. He is now the Director or Submarine Nucleus Project Team in TLDM HQ, MINDEF and would be attending the launching tomorrow. The Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak, who is also the Defense Minister and Chief of Navy Laksmana Tan Sri Ramlan Mohamed Ali, TLDM, would also be present at the ceremony.

US War Leaders Implicated In Putin Assassination Attempt

October 27, 2007

US War Leaders Implicated In Putin Assassination Attempt

Sorcha Faal

Kremlin reports are stating today that the United States War Leaders are in a ‘state of panic’ over the unraveling of their abortive attempt to attack Iran with a nuclear missile launched from the Middle Eastern Nation of Qatar during the visit of President Putin.

The Americans plan, according to these reports, was for the Russian President to be killed during the nuclear missile strike on Iran, throwing the Kremlin ‘off guard’ and unable to respond to the combined US-Israeli assault upon the Iranian Nation.

The chilling details of these reports, however, state that immediately prior to President Putin’s October 16^th visit to Iran the Kremlin was informed by high ranking US Military Officers of the intended nuclear strike against Iran, and assassination plan of Putin himself, whereupon Putin ordered Russia’s Nuclear Forces to respond with an ‘immediate’ counter-strike against American Military targets in the Middle East if the attack was launched.

On October 16^th, almost immediately after Putin had arrived in Iran, American Military Forces in Qatar launched a nuclear-armed missile towards the Iranian capital city of Tehran, but which, ‘almost immediately’ after the launch, was destroyed in flight and ‘explained away’ by the US Military as an ‘inadvertent and mysterious’ launch of a Patriot Missile.

According to the US Army spokeswoman, Lt. Col. Holly Silkman, and as reported by the Washington Post News Service, the Patriot Missile launch was “… unexplained and accidental launch, it is under investigation.”

Russian Military Intelligence reports are stating that after the aborted US nuclear missile launch against Iran, the 3-person crew of the Patriot Missile Battery in Qatar were ‘moved’ to the giant US Naval Support Activity base in Bahrain, and which after their ‘interrogation’ 2 of the US Soldiers, Genesia Mattril Gresham and Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho, were immediately killed and the third US Soldier involved, Clarence Jackson, was shot through the brain and was not expected to survive.

[US Military reports, however, on the deaths of the Patriot Missile Crew, state that Clarence Jackson shot his fellow soldiers before turning his weapon on himself.]

These reports go on to state that after US Military investigators determined that the nuclear material used in the aborted strike against Iran came from one of their own Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarines it was ordered back to its port in San Diego whereupon its commander was placed under arrest with several members of his crew also being charged.

US reports on this incident, and as we can read as reported by the CNN News Service, state: “The commander of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton has been relieved of his command amid an inquiry into misconduct by crew members, the U.S. Navy said Friday. Cmdr. Michael B. Portland lost his post “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said in a statement. Cmdr. William J. Houston will replace Portland.

The crew neither maintained inspection records nor conducted the required inspection of chemical levels associated with the cooling system of the ship’s nuclear reactor, Navy officials said. The crew then went back and falsified existing records to make it appear the work had been done. “There is not, and never was, any danger to the crew or the public,” the Navy said.

Portland’s demotion brings to 10 the number of people relieved of duty on the submarine in the wake of the misconduct probe.”

This latest attempt by America’s War Leaders to launch a nuclear strike against Iran is eerily reminiscent of the incidents we had previously reported on in our September 20^th report titled “American Spy Satellite Downed In Peru As US Nuclear Attack On Iran Thwarted“, and wherein we had stated:

“This can be further evidenced by this past few weeks unprecedented announcement by the United States Air Force that 6 nuclear armed cruise missiles were removed, without authorization, from their secure holding facility, located in North Dakota at the Minot Air Force Base, and flown to Barksdale Air Force Base, located in Louisiana, where they were left ‘unattended’ for ‘nearly 10 hours’.”

So concerned has Putin become with the dangerous actions of the American War Leaders towards the Middle East that yesterday he labeled them ‘Madmen’, and further stated that the action of the US against Russia are nearing our World towards a crisis point not known since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Americas War Leaders, though, appear undaunted in their continued effort to engage the World in Total War, even to the suffering of their own people as oil continues its rapid climb to $100 a barrel and the US dollar continues its apocalyptic collapse.

© October 27, 2007 EU and US all rights reserved.

Immediate RM 150 million additional budget for the Police Force

The Police Force will get an immediate budget approval of RM 150 million to buy additional equipment. This was something which the Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also the Minister of Internal Security announced today, in Changloon, North Kedah after the wake of few policemen being killed by perpetrators whilst on duty, this past week.

Bernama.com has the report:

 

October 28, 2007 14:15 PM

 

PM Okays RM150 Mil To Buy Additional Equipment For Police Force   CHANGLUN, Oct 28 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has approved RM150 million to buy additional equipment for the Royal Malaysia Police. Abdullah, who is also Internal Security Minister, said he approved the allocation recently. “I okayed the RM150 million allocation to purchase additional equipment needed by the police. However, I’m unable to give details of the requests for additional equipment made by the police,” he told reporters after visiting Sime Darby’s corn plantation under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) which encompasses Perlis, Kedah, Penang and north Perak. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan had made a request to buy 2,000 more bullet-proof vests following the killing of two policemen by suspecred drug dealers during a raid in Sungai Buloh on Thursday night. Musa had said there was an allocation to buy 2,000 vests this year and 1,800 more by early next year. The prime minister said the police logistics department has been asked to study the types of vests needed. It was reported that none of the policemen who mounted the raid on a house at Taman Suria in Desa Aman, Sungai Buloh, wore bullet-proof vests. On another matter, Abdullah ordered the authorities managing agriculture projects to use quality seeds that could produce high yield and value-added agriculture produce. He said agriculture produce considered to be cheap could fetch high prices if they had added value. The prime minister said agriculture projects carried out on commercial scale must produce quality produce to give encouragement to farmers and agriculture entrepreneurs. “In the absence of added value, farmers will be easily put off to continue with agriculture farming because the returns are low,” he said. On Sime Darby’s sweet corn project, Abdullah said it had good potential to be marketed commercially. The prime minister also urged food manufacturing factories to diversify their products for higher returns. Earlier, Sime Plantation Sdn Bhd Managing Director Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid said the sweet corn project has started to produce yield, with more than 100,000 pieces of maize harvested. He said 600 farmers were currently undergoing training in agro-farming at the 80-hectare estate. – BERNAMA

Prime Minister Abdullah announced this to the press after visiting a Sime Darby corn plantation in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) this afternoon.

There has been an outcry by the media and public why the Police Force were not equipped with bullet proof or Kevlar vests, whilst on duty. IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan explained two days ago that due to various limitations, only the special action unit (UTK) are issued the vests when doing special operations. Currently, the Police Force are being supplied with 2,000 vests for its 90,000 odd personnel.

Bullet proof vests are not the only shortages in the Police Force. The Police Force also required more vehicles, better communication tools and of course, better firearms. Some of the firearms still in use are over twenty years old Smith & Wesson .38 revolvers.

Recently, it was reported that the Police x ray machine at Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint has been broken since two years ago and never fixed. There are possibilities that firearms, especially hand guns are smuggled into the country from these borders.

With these new acquisitions, the Police Force are hoped to serve the public better, in crime prevention activities.

The man hunt is on for cop killers

The Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Dato’ Musa Hj Hassan said that all resources will be deployed to hunt down and book the cop killers on Thursday anti drug operation near Sungai Buloh which saw three Policemen gunned down. The furious Police Boss said this today to the press, during the launch of Community Day with Police at Sungai Besi.

The Star has the story on this:

 

 Saturday October 27, 2007

Musa orders thorough probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Get the cop killers – that was Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan’s order to his men following the killing of two detectives who were gunned down during a drug bust in Sungai Buloh on Thursday night.

A furious Musa also wants his men to use all resources available to bring to book the trigger-happy gunmen who also shot and wounded two police Inspectors during the incident at Kampung Desa Aman.

“My priority now is to catch these cop killers.

“A massive hunt is on to identify and get them,” he said after the launching of the Community Day With Police 2007 by Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s department at the Sungei Besi police station here yesterday.

L/Kpl K. Jayabalan from the Gombak police headquarters died at the scene while detective L/Kpl M. Alagesan from the city police headquarters died at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

The injured were C/Insp Helmi Zakaria from the Gombak Narcotics division and C/Insp R. Rajkumaran who both had 9mm bullets removed from their bodies at the Kuala Lumpur hospital. Their conditions were listed as stable.

Musa also ordered thorough investigations into what actually happened, including finding out if the officers and men involved in the operation were part of a task force.

He also wants answers as to how the operation was carried out and who the task force commander was.

“When we form a task force, officers and personnel from various departments will be roped in to assist in the investigations and operations.

“It is not unusual for officers and men from different departments to be involved,” he added.

To a question, the IGP said he would be requesting an allocation from the Government to buy more bullet-proof vests for his men to be worn during special operations and patrols.

He said the number of vests they had now was only enough for the personnel of the Special Operations Force and serious crimes division.

“At the moment, the vests are used by those who are in the special task force (UTK) because they are more likely to be involved in dangerous operations.

“I want to buy more bullet-proof vests for policemen who carry out general duties including those in patrol cars and those who carry out operations in the CID, narcotics and commercial crime divisions,” he added.

On the activities of the drug syndicate that was raided, Musa said his officers were trying to identify who they were and how many people were involved in the syndicate.

It is learnt that police found several packets containing “ice” or syabu and suspect that the double-storey terrace house was being used as the distribution centre.

A car found parked in the porch of the house is believed to have been reported stolen. Police have dusted the car for fingerprints.

In KOTA BARU, IAN MCINTYRE reports that Kelantan police have tightened checks at the three main border crossings in the state following the shootout in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

Latest information and photo profiles of suspects have been distributed to the border areas and police outposts, state CPO Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said.

He said the General Operations Force (PGA) personnel have also been notified since they conducted several roadblock checks around the border.

“If they come, we will be ready for them. We have been informed they are armed and dangerous,” he added.

Three cops shot dead in shootout

Three Policemen were shot dead and another officer injured in a shoot out during a crime prevention raid. The narcotics team approached a house in Petaling Jaya following a drug related tip-off but were fired upon by a group of men.

The Star has the story:

Friday October 26, 2007

Drug ambush goes awry

By RASHITHA A. HAMID

PETALING JAYA: Three policemen were shot dead while one is in critical condition after a shootout at a double-storey terrace house in Kampung Desa Aman here on Thursday night.

L/Kpl K. Jayabalan from Gombak police headquarters died at the scene while detective M. Alagesan from the city police headquarters and L/Kpl R. Rajakumaran from the Commercial Crime department died at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

The injured policeman is C/Insp Helmi Zakaria from the Gombak Narcotics division. He is at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

The shooting Thursday night was the third in the last three days in which policemen were shot while on duty.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the policemen had gone to the house to investigate after receiving a drug-related tip-off.

When they reached the scene, several men in two cars arrived outside the house and fired at the policemen in the 7pm incident.

The suspects escaped. The police are now trying to find out the identity of the people staying in the house.

“They are very dangerous as they are armed,” he said when met at the scene.

“We have informed the police contingent about the incident and told them the cars used by the suspect,” he said.

It is also learnt that the house has been use as a drug laboratory by the suspects.

Meanwhile, a witness to the incident said he saw the policemen reaching the scene in a Honda CR-V.

He said a few shots rang out shortly after.

The man said he ran out to help when one of the policemen shouted for help.

The crimes are getting more complicated and the criminals are more organised, sophisticated and brutal. The Police Force actually need more men and women, much better equipments and more improved work process, on top of the already complicated regime to serve the needs of the Malaysian public, as is.

Look how much major cities, especially Klang Valley, is dependent on the Police Force to assist the traffic control, every single work day morning and evening, rain or shine, without exception or exclusion.

It is imperative that the Police Force be appreciated for the work hazards under the ever adverse conditions and circumstances that they have to go through to ensure our security of blanket is preserved, without the Malaysian public compound their responsibilities with unnecessary petty issues.

It is easy and convenient to blame the Police for any “perceived” failures in them carrying out their duties. Have we ever really thought through how we would carry out those duties that we conveniently mock ourselves, given all the limitations at hand and still deliver was is expected by the Malaysian public, without exception or excuse?

There is a Malay saying to explain this, “Berat bahu memandang, lagi berat bahu memikul“. In times like this, the sacrifice of former IGP Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim, former Perak CPO Tan Sri C T Khoo, Dect. Corporal Saghadevan of Kampung Sauk incident and Sergeant Jamil Md. Shah and the men and women of Bukit Kepong Police Station in 1950, will always be remembered and appreciated, so that the rest of us can sleep soundly, every night.