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  • Man Shot Dead And Two Others Detained Near Shangri-La Hotel

    Man Shot Dead And Two Others Detained Near Shangri-La Hotel

    A man was shot dead and two others were detained in an incident near the Shangri-La hotel at 4.36 am on Sunday, police said.

    The trio was earlier stopped at a police vehicular checkpoint set up along Ardmore Park, police said in a Facebook post.

    UPDATE TO INCIDENT ALONG ORANGE GROVE ROADPolice confirm that one man was shot dead and two others were detained in an…

    Posted by Singapore Police Force onSaturday, 30 May 2015

    When asked to open the car boot for checks, the driver suddenly accelerated the vehicle towards Anderson Road. Despite warnings to stop, the driver continued to crash through police barricades, endangering the lives of the officers, said police.

    Police opened fire at the vehicle to stop further danger. The vehicle subsequently stopped at the junction of Orange Grove Road and Anderson Road.

    Substances believed to be drugs were found on one of the persons detained.

    Police said they are in control of the situation.

    Orange Grove Road, Anderson Road and Ardmore Park are temporarily closed to facilitate police operations. Members of public are advised to stay away from the area.

    Due to the ongoing Shangri-La Dialogue, security measures including vehicle and person check points have been put in place in the vicinity of the Shangri-La hotel.

     

    Source: www.straitstime.com

  • K Shanmugam: AHPETC’s “Egregious Conduct” Must Be Punished

    K Shanmugam: AHPETC’s “Egregious Conduct” Must Be Punished

    A day after a High Court raised the red flag on the goings-on in Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), Law Minister K Shanmugam followed up with hard-hitting words for the Workers’ Party, which runs the town council.

    The scathing comments Justice Quentin Loh directed at AHPETC confirms his remarks previously that AHPETC’s town councillors had acted in an “unlawful” manner, said Mr Shanmugam, who is also Foreign Minister. He also zeroed in on the fact that the judge had highlighted AHPETC chairman Sylvia Lim’s misleading statements to Parliament about the financial transfers the town council was required to make.

    “I said in February, in Parliament, that the WP MPs’ conduct on AHPETC was unlawful. I said that several times. I choose my words carefully. This judgment confirms what I have said,” said Mr Shanmugam, who was giving his views on the court’s decision at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (May 28). “The judge was scathing about the town councilors and their conduct. He said that the chairman of the WP misled Parliament. It is very serious to lie in Parliament.”
    Today was not the first time Mr Shanmugam has, shorn of parliamentary privilege, described the WP town councillors’ conduct as unlawful. Parliamentary privilege refers to the legal immunity from any action in the courts for words spoken in the course of parliamentary proceedings. The aim is to allow Members to speak freely and frankly without fear of legal consequences.

    In an 80-page judgment released on yesterday, Justice Loh had said that AHPETC’s actions were “at the height of financial irresponsibility”, quoted Mr Shanmugam.

    The judgment underscores the fact that action should be taken over the “egregious conduct” of the AHPETC, he added, highlighting that the judge had said the conduct was “possibly criminal” and that the town council could be sued by residents and the Housing and Development Board.

    Mr Shanmugam said: “If this were to happen to a People’s Action Party town council, what do you think Singaporeans would be asking? If this were to happen to a public company, what do you think the shareholders would be saying? Is conduct like this responsible? Is the Government responsible if it just keeps quiet in the face of a judgment from the Supreme Court that says all these things?”

    The judge also noted that “it is clear there are grave and serious questions” in AHPETC, relating to its books and the validity and property of payments made to related parties.

    Calling for WP’s Secretary-General Low Thia Kiang and other AHPETC town councillors to take action, Mr Shanmugam said: “(They) have to explain what are they going to do to set right the situation? … What are they going to do to answer the ‘grave and serious questions’ that the court says has been raised? This is pretty serious.”

    Mr Shanmugam said MND will consult the Attorney-General’s Chambers on its next steps, but said the Government has a responsibility to pursue further action.

    Reiterating that the judgment concurs with the government’s position that AHPETC’s conduct “was bad … and actionable”, Mr Shanmugam said the judge was of the view that the Town Councils Act empower the HDB and residents, not MND, to seek legal action.

    “That is something the Attorney-General will advise us on, as to whether it is the correct interpretation, and what they should do about it,” he said.

    AHPETC could not be reached for comment today.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • High Court Turns Down MND Request For Independent Accountants At WP-Run AHPETC

    High Court Turns Down MND Request For Independent Accountants At WP-Run AHPETC

    The High Court will not appoint independent accountants to oversee government grants to the Workers’ Party (WP)-run town council.

    Justice Quentin Loh said that the Ministry of National Development (MND) has not established legal bases for its court application to appoint the accountants.

    Despite the “grave and serious questions” raised over the state of accounts at Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), the judge wrote that “when the Town Councils are set up, the whole idea is to rest the responsibility of the management of the funds as well as the estate with the Town Council.”

    The Court therefore will not appoint independent accountants to oversee payments made by AHPETC.

    MND had wanted independent accountants to sign off on AHPETC payments over $20,000 before it released several million in government grants to the town council.

    But in his grounds of decision, released on Wednesday, Justice Loh said that it is a “travesty for AHPETC to have ignored their duties and obligations imposed on them by the Town Councils Act and Town Council Financial Rules.”

    “They owe a duty and a heavy responsibility to their constituents to run AHPETC properly and it is incumbent on them to put their house and finances in order.”

    “If AHPETC was a managing corporation … I have no doubt that AHPETC or its officers will be exposed to to the possibility of civil liability or, in an extreme scenario, criminal liability,” he added.

    Justice Loh said that his decision should not stop the Housing Board or AHPETC residents from bringing legal action against AHPETC for the lapses.

    In a two-day court hearing earlier this month, the MND said that questions remain over the cash flow position and accounting practices of AHPETC, which recently missed two sinking fund payments.

    AHPETC said that it did not make those payments as it needed the funds to keep daily operations going.

    MND has withheld two years of grants to AHPETC – a total of about $15 million – as it said it has no guarantee that those funds would be used properly.

    On March 20, MND applied to the court to appoint independent accountants to AHPETC to safeguard government grants.

    Earlier this year, serious accounting and governance lapses were discovered at AHPETC by the Auditor-General’s Office.

    Commenting in the judgment on Wednesday night, AHPETC chairman Sylvia Lim, who is also WP chairman and an MP of Aljunied GRC, said: “We respect the court’s decision and will be studying the judgment in detail.

    “In the meantime, we remain focused on filing our audited accounts for FY 13/14 and FY 14/15, and on continuing to improve our financial processes.”

    Separately, the ministry noted in a statement that the Court agreed with its concerns about AHPETC.

    A spokesman, citing the judgment, said: “The Court said there were ‘grave and serious questions’ that have been raised regarding the state of AHPETC’s accounts and the validity and propriety of payments previously made by AHPETC to related parties (amounting to $25.9 million), and that ‘there have also been numerous breaches of the provisions’ of the Town Councils Act and Town Councils Financial Rules. The Court added that the TC’s conduct was the height of financial irresponsibility.”

    She added: “The judge also stated that if AHPETC was a managing corporation subject to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, he would have no doubt that AHPETC or its officers will be exposed to the “possibility of civil liability… or, in an extreme scenario, criminal liability”.

    “The Court added that it was a travesty for AHPETC to have ignored their duties and obligations. And that the TC was to be blamed for not accepting MND’s offer to release the grant.

    “The Court said that HDB and residents could have brought the action, but not MND itself. The Court has also noted that MND can require the TC to appoint Independent Accountants (as a condition for release of grants), without having to get a court order.”

    The spokesman added that MND will carefully study the judgment, and consider what its next steps should be.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • HK’s Umbrella Revolution Student Leader Joshua Wong Deported From Malaysia

    HK’s Umbrella Revolution Student Leader Joshua Wong Deported From Malaysia

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was detained by Malaysia’s Immigration officers and subsequently deported shortly after landing at the Penang International Airport today, sources confirmed.

    Richard Chin, a member of the committee in charge of organising a series of talks Wong was scheduled to speak at, confirmed that he was detained and sent back to Hong Kong, but did not disclose any additional information.

    “It’s true,” he said in a brief phone interview with Malay Mail Online, when asked if Wong was detained by immigration and sent home.

    Wong was the face of the “yellow umbrella” revolution in Hong Kong which occupied some of Hong Kong’s busiest streets for 79 days as a means of civil disobedience, calling for electoral reforms.

    At a press conference later this afternoon, Chin explained that Wong had arrived in Penang at 11.55pm but was stopped and told at the immigration counter that he would be deported.

    “The authorities only told him that the government gave orders for him to be deported back to Hong Kong,” Chin said during the media conference at the airport.

    Chin also played a recorded telephone conversation between him and Wong that purportedly transpired as the latter was being escorted to Dragon Air flight KA 634 that departed at 12.55pm.

    In the brief two-minute conversation, Wong can be heard saying that he was being escorted to the flight by several immigration officers.

    “They told me I have to go back, they are dragging me along,” Wong said in the phone call before pausing to yell “don’t use violence, I’m talking to my friend here.”

    “What can I do now? They are quite firm about getting me on the flight back,” he then added.

    Chin then advised him to do as the authorities said for his own safety and that they will keep in contact.

    Chin, who is a member of the organising committee of the forum titled “Uprising of Youth and New Social Activism in Singapore and Hong Kong”, said Wong, together with another youth activist Han Hui Hui, from Singapore were supposed to speak about peaceful activism at the forum here tonight.

    The forum will be held at 8pm at Auditorium A in Komtar today and will also be held in Ipoh tomorrow, in Johor Bahru on Thursday and in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

     

    Source: www.themalaymailonline.com

  • JAKIM – Sijil Halal Secret Recipe Di Malaysia Ditarik Balik

    JAKIM – Sijil Halal Secret Recipe Di Malaysia Ditarik Balik

    KENYATAAN MEDIA

    ISU PENARIKAN SIJIL PENGESAHAN HALAL MALAYSIA BAGI SYARIKAT SECRET RECIPE MANUFACTURING SDN. BHD.

    Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) melalui Bahagian Hab Halal ingin memberi penjelasan berhubung isu penarikan balik Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia bagi syarikat Secret Recipe Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. berikutan kenyataan mengenainya yang disebarkan secara meluas di laman-laman sosial.

    Penarikan Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia bagi syarikat tersebut adalah disebabkan telah berlaku perlanggaran terhadap Manual Prosedur Pensijilan Halal Malaysia yang melibatkan kesalahan-kesalahan kebersihan dan GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) yang serius. Penarikan ini walau bagaimanapun adalah TIDAK disebabkan kesalahan penggunaan bahan haram dalam pemprosesan produk.

    Bahagian Hab Halal telah memanggil syarikat terlibat dan syarikat berkenaan telah berjanji akan melakukan tindakan segera berhubung kesalahan yang dilakukan sehingga mengakibatkan Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia mereka ditarik balik.

    Penarikan Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia adalah berkuatkuasa pada 7 Mei 2015. Walau bagaimanapun, penarikan sijil halal tersebut tidaklah menghalang syarikat berkenaan untuk memohon semula Sijil Halal setelah tindakan pembetulan telah dibuat dan mematuhi piawaian pensijilan halal Malaysia. JAKIM akan membuat penilaian semula terhadap permohonan tersebut berdasarkan pemeriksaan dan pematuhan ke atas Malaysia Standard 1500:2009 dan Manual Prosedur Pensijilan Halal Malaysia 2014.

    JAKIM amat memandang serius perkara ini dan mengingatkan kepada setiap pemegang Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia agar sentiasa mematuhi piawaian pensijilan halal Malaysia dari masa ke masa. Tindakan juga akan diambil tanpa kompromi kepada mana-mana pihak yang melakukan pelanggaran terhadap pematuhan piawaian pensijilan halal setelah memiliki Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia.
    JAKIM juga ingin menasihatkan pengguna agar tidak membuat andaian pelbagai dan menyebarkan isu ini secara salah. Sebarang maklumat lanjut, pengguna boleh berhubung terus dengan Bahagian Hab Halal Jakim di talian 03-8892 5000 / 5001 (talian utama) dan 03-8892 5048 (Pegawai Perhubungan Awam) dan semakan status halal juga boleh disemak melalui Direktori Halal Malaysia di www.halal.gov.my.

    Sekian dimaklumkan, terima kasih.

    HAJAH HAKIMAH BINTI MOHD YUSOFF
    Pengarah,
    Bahagian Hab Halal, Jakim
    26 Mei 2015

     

    Source: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim)