Man & His Pet Dog On Road Trip Across US Die In Accident Before Their Final Destination

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On 23 May at around 10.30am, 29-year-old Brazilian influencer Jesse Kozechen and his Golden Retriever Shurastey died in a car crash

The two were travelling from Brazil to Alaska and were two days away from reaching their final destination in his 1978 Volkswagen, before the unfortunate accident.In a release that was shared with PEOPLE, the Oregon state police said that Kozechen tried to pass the line of cars that had slowed down for a turning car ahead. However, his car swerved into the oncoming traffic where he collided with another car.He was declared dead at the scene along with his golden boy.

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The other driver, 62-year-old Eileen Huss, suffered injuries and was brought to the hospital by an ambulance

Alongside Eileen, there was a two-year-old in the car — a Ford Escape — with her.Fortunately, the toddler was not harmed and did not suffer any injuries.The road was closed for more than two hours after the accident occurred.

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The two began their journey in 2017, having travelled across 17 countries in his car, which was set to end in Alaska

It was Kozechen's lifelong dream to make the drive from Brazil all the way to Alaska.Due to the pandemic in 2020, Kozechen's plans were delayed as he was not allowed to cross the Mexican border into the US and had to turn back home to Brazil.According to NDTV, he resumed his journey in January 2022, and crossed the US in February with his dog.He named the trip "Shurastey or Shuaigow" which was a play on "Should I stay or should I go?", reported Mirror.His whole journey with his dog and Volkswagen was documented on his social media.

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There were many posts on his Instagram of him and his loyal friend, expressing his love and gratitude towards the dog for being a faithful companion

One of the captions read, "Between having a thousand friends or a dog.. I would stay with you!"

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In his last Instagram post, Kozechen informed that they were at the final campsite before entering Canada to head to Alaska.The caption read, "One of the last @bluecamping camps in the US. Hey my friends, it's time to enter Canada and finally head to Alaska.""We are camping in the state of Oregon in the middle of nowhere and from here we continue our journey towards the border of Canada. But first, let's visit some guys that I'm a fan of."He ended the caption with, "Now let me prepare my breakfast, dismantle the tent so we can continue our journey."

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May they rest in peace and still be together in the afterlife

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Bangladesh Rescues 400 M'sia-Bound Rohingya Refugees Who Were Starving At Sea For 2 Months

Bangladesh has rescued over 400 Rohingya refugees who were fleeing to Malaysia

According to The Guardian, Bangladesh's coastguard said they found at least 382 "starving" Rohingya refugees floating in a large boat in the country's territorial waters yesterday, 15 April.However, a local newspaper reported that there the ship was packed with nearly 500 Rohingyas.The local authorities came to know about the situation following a tip-off. Spokesman Lieutenant Shah Zia Rahman said the information had led them to launch a three-day search operation and they managed to find the boat off its south-eastern coast on Wednesday night."We have rescued at least 382 Rohingya from a big overcrowded fishing trawler and brought them to a beach near (the coastal town of) Teknaf. They were starving," Rahman said."They were floating for 58 days. And over the last seven days, it was moving in our territorial waters."

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At the beginning of the voyage, the refugees were reportedly heading to Malaysia, but they had to turn back after learning the country had shut its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The journey had killed 32 Rohingyas and their bodies were thrown into the sea. The local authorities did not question them upon reaching Bangladesh's shore due to the COVID-19 fear."We have cordoned off the place where they have landed. We could not question them because of the fear they could be infected with the coronavirus," Rahman said.He added an investigation will be conducted to find out if the refugees came from Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, their homeland where they are a persecuted Muslim minority.The authorities are currently in the midst of finding out the total number of Rohingya refugees arrived yesterday as they are afraid that the actual number could exceed the reported numbers.

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Nearly one million Rohingyas live in squalid camps near Bangladesh's border with Myanmar since the brutal military crackdown began in 2017

Rohingya refugees who were rescued by Bangladesh Coast Guard in Teknaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday.
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AFP reported that many of them have been trying to escape to neighbouring countries, such as Thailand and Malaysia, as jobs and education are lacking in the camps.As of the end of February 2020, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) stated that Malaysia has over 101,010 registered Rohingya asylum seekers.

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This Company Sells Blueberry Cheese Durian Mooncake And Other Unique Durian Combinations

What could be better than the sweet, succulent durian fruit? Durian Mooncakes!

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Duria just launched their Musang King Durian Snowy Skin Mooncake in Malaysia , as well as six other unique durian-infused flavours of mooncake. Durian lovers rejoice!

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It's that time of the year again where we can see mooncakes flying off the shelves - and these mooncakes are sure to impress anyone! Duria's Musang King Snow Skin Mooncake has won the top Durian Mooncake sales record in China for five consecutive years, and we wouldn't be surprised if they're the most popular ones here this year.

Duria mooncakes are filled with 100% durian flesh, so it's like eating durian without the thorns. The flavour is rich and thick. Plus points for being halal certified for our Muslim friends.

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The original durian mooncakes come in a box of six, and retails for RM128. They'd make the perfect present for any durian lover, that is, if you can resist eating them yourself!

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Duria has also created the Pandora Gift Box, with six different durian-combined snow skin mooncake flavours

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The six flavours are Vanillin Durian Snowy Skin Mooncake, Carbon Durian Snowy Skin Mooncake, Mango Durian Snowy Skin Mooncake, Coffee Durian Snowy Skin Mooncake, Blueberry Cheese Snowy Skin Mooncake, and Strawberry Cheese Snowy Skin Mooncake. We bet you drooled just reading that.

While it sounds unconventional, the blueberry cheese and durian flavours complement each other really well. Who knew?

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The Coffee Durian Snow Skin Moon was definitely a winning combo. It's the mooncake version of the tiramisu!

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The Strawberry Cheese Snowy Skin Mooncake was also a crowd pleaser. Imagine the refreshing strawberries with dense durian - yum!

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Want to try these durian mooncakes for yourself or buy them for some loved ones?

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Duria mooncakes are exclusively sold online here.They are also available for self-collection at KL Sentral and 11street.More info: Facebook | Instagram


[VIDEO] "Bini Ku Gangster Real" - Lepak Rumah Rakan Lama Sangat, Isteri Muncul Suruh Balik

Kehidupan selepas berkahwin memang sangat berbeza dengan ketika masih bujang

Iyalah, jika sudah menempuh alam rumah tangga tanggungjawab harus dijalankan sebaik mungkin sebagai suami dan isteri.Kalau dulu kita sering lepak keluar malam bersama rakan-rakan, kini aktiviti itu perlu dibataskan kerana memikirkan isteri dan anak yang berada di rumah.Sama seperti kejadian yang tular di TikTok ini apabila si isteri terpaksa memanggil suaminya balik ke rumah kerana terlalu lama lepak di rumah rakan.

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Lama sangat tunggu suami tak pulang, isteri tiba-tiba muncul depan rumah rakan

Menerusi video tersebut, kelihatan suaminya ketika itu sedang berada di dalam kawasan rumah bersama beberapa orang rakannya.Namun, secara tiba-tiba si isteri muncul di depan pagar rumah tersebut dan bertanya kepada suaminya mahu pulang pukul berapa.Apa yang lebih melucukan, reaksi muka suaminya itu kelihatan seperti terkejut dan terdiam seketika melihat isterinya yang berada di situ.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @lideqifaysza Lepak lama sangat . Bini datang panggil balik . Sampai cari selipar pon tak jumpa  ##fyp ##fyp ##bini ##malaysia  original sound  - Samjidkhan

"Macam mak panggil anak balik dia punya gelabah" - Netizen

Sementara itu, tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata netizen turut terhibur melihat video tersebut dan ada yang berkongsi pengalaman mereka sendiri.Malah, ada juga yang kasihan kepada lelaki berkenaan yang dilihat seperti anak yang dipanggil ibunya untuk balik.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah meraih 38.6K likes, 710 comments dan 2081 shares di TikTok.

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Aduhai, itulah lepak lama sangat rumah member sampai bini kena datang panggil balik rumah :P

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[VIDEO] Game The Detectives Buat Bront Palarae & Fikry Ibrahim Pecah Kepala Selesaikan Kes

Selepas menempa kejayaan dalam musim pertama, siri asli The Bridge kini kembali untuk musim kedua yang ditayangkan di platform penstriman Viu

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Mengisahkan pembunuhan kejam yang berlaku di Malaysia dan Indonesia, musim baru kali ini disulami dengan tema rasuah, dendam dan berlatarbelakangkan dunia gelap yang sinonim di rantau Asia.Diarahkan pengarah, TJ Lee, The Bridge musim kedua ini sudah mula ditayangkan sejak 15 Jun lalu, setiap episod pula akan ditayangkan pada setiap hari Isnin pukul 9 malam dengan 10 episod.

Namun begitu, baru-baru ini team SAYS Seismik sempat menemubual dua pelakon kacak The Bridge Season 2 melalui video call

Pelakon berkenaan ialah Bront Palarae dan Fikry Ibrahim yang turut juga bermain dalam satu game iaitu 'The Detectives'.

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Mereka akan menjadi detektif dalam game tersebut dan harus mengenal pasti lokasi kejadian berdasarkan klu-klu yang akan diberikan.Setiap seorang boleh menanyakan satu soalan pada setiap klu-klu yang diberikan dan jawapan diberikan adalah sama ada ya atau pun tidak.Tonton video penuh temu bual dan game yang dimainkan oleh mereka di bawah:

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Aksi lucu dan telatah mereka ketika bertanyakan soalan ternyata menghiburkan, malah di akhir jawapan yang diberikan juga mengejutkan

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Kalau nak tahu kesudahannya bagaimana dan siapakah yang berjaya meneka lokasi kejadian dengan betul? Jangan lupa tonton video ini sampai habis ok.Dalam pada itu, sekiranya anda terlepas The Bridge Season 1 boleh terus ke www.viu.com untuk tontonan secara percuma. Boleh dapatkan aplikasi Viu di Google Play atau App Store sekarang!

Tonton The Bridge Season 2 pada setiap hari Isnin pukul 9 malam di Viu Malaysia.
Sediakan popcorn okay dan selamat menonton!

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Kuching Man's Car Gets Scratched With A 'Special' Message Because He Parked Badly

A black sedan recently had a messaged scratched on it after its owner allegedly parked badly in Kuching, Sarawak

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Photos circulating on social media showed that the car was obstructing traffic at the exit of an apartment.Although it is unclear where or when the incident took place, Malay Mail reported that it is believed to have taken place recently.

The phrases "I parked like an idiot" and a**hole" were carved into the driver's door and across the car's bonnet

As of yesterday afternoon, 1 July, Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department head Supt Alexson Naga Chabu revealed to Borneo Post Online that no police report was lodged over the incident.

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The photos have brought mixed reactions from the Internet. While several said that the man deserved it...

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... Others commented that the person who vandalised his car was also in the wrong.

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It was not too long ago that another car was painted in red with phrases like "babi" and "park properly" in Kuala Lumpur

In May, an owner brought his damaged white SUV to a car workshop in Taman Wahyu to get it spray painted.Photos of the car went viral on social media, as several netizens found the incident hilarious and agreed with the vandal's actions. According to photos by Mcclubz Facebook page, the car had been parked improperly and obstructed traffic.

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Prior to that, a woman rammed her car into a vehicle that was double-parked in Bangsar and left an unforgettable message for its owner:

                Woman Rams Into Double-Parked Car In Bangsar And Leaves An Unforgettable Note

Stop. Being. Inconsiderate.

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Revealed: Two BBC Journalists Disguised As LSE Students To Get Into North Korea

The BBC apologised on Monday to a leading British university for sending two undercover reporters to accompany an academic trip to North Korea

A controversial BBC Panorama programme which sent an undercover team into North Korea, pretending to be a group of LSE students, has breached a number of editorial guidelines. A report by the corporation's Trust said the BBC failed to ensure the students were aware of the risks involved in the trip.

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The LSE said the students had been told “a journalist” would accompany them, but it had not been made clear the BBC’s aim was to use the visit to secretly record footage for “Panorama”.
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The BBC has subsequently apologised to the university after the publication concluded LSE experienced 'unfair treatment' because it ended up being linked to the controversial investigation.

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The publicly funded BBC joined the trip to North Korea for students and post-graduates of the London School of Economics (LSE) in March last year

Two undercover journalists - including the respected reporter John Sweeney - attached themselves to the group to gain access to the secretive state and film a documentary for Panorama, a current affairs programme. The general secretary of the LSE’s student union accused the BBC at the time of using the students as “human shields”.

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Members of the group from the London School of Economics were put at risk, the Trust concluded
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BBC Panorama reporter John Sweeney pretended to be a student when he went on a trip to North Korea to film a special programme

Panorama reporter John Sweeney spent eight days in North Korea for the programme
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For the programme, North Korea Undercover, reporter John Sweeney spent eight days in the pariah state, joining an organised tour which had been planned by his wife, Tomiko Newson. When the film came to light, it was condemned by senior officials from the university who asked for the programme not to be shown but it was screened as planned in April 2013.

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The LSE and the father of one of the students involved both complained to the BBC. The Trust concluded the BBC "failed to consider a number of important issues and risks, and failed to deal with them appropriately".

The father of one of the students, referred to only as "student x" by the BBC Trust, wrote to director general Tony Hall on 2 April 2013 – shortly after his daughter returned from the trip to North Korea and almost two weeks before the programme was broadcast.

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In the finding released by the BBC Trust it said the complainant "alleged the BBC had failed to obtain informed consent from the students who travelled to North Korea and the risk that Mr X considered had been caused to them and the guides as a result of the BBC's deception".

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The trust added: "Mr X referred to eight fairness and privacy guidelines in his letter. He also attached a letter from student X, asking for footage of her and photos and video taken by her not to be used in the programme, and raising concerns about the possible harm caused to the North Korean guides who accompanied the group."

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The matter was referred up to the executive editor for TV current affairs, Clive Edwards, who told the complainant his daughter would not be used in the film but "said that the deception used to film the programme was justified by the public interest and proportionate".

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However, the father of the student was dissatisfied and wrote again to Hall on 5 April, asking him to "satisfy himself before broadcast of the programme 'that the BBC behaved properly in approving the deception of these LSE students' [and] reiterated that student X had not provided informed consent, because she had not known about various facts including: the fact that three journalists were travelling instead of one, the journalists were television journalists rather than print journalists and that the BBC was involved. Mr X also complained about the risk posed to student X and the other students as a result of the trip".

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Cameras are rarely allowed to record life inside the communist state
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The LSE chairman, Peter Sutherland, also wrote to Hall asking him to shelve the documentary, but the request was rejected. The day before it was broadcast Ceri Thomas, BBC News head of programmes, defended the corporation's actions on Radio 4's The World This Weekend on Sunday, saying the Panorama film was "an important piece of public interest journalism". Thomas added: "The material fact is that [the LSE students on the trip] were made fully aware of what the risks were if this journalist were to be discovered. The only people we deceived were the North Korean government."

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The BBC says it has apologised to the university, but suggested there was a 'public interest' in airing the investigation

'There was a real public interest in making this programme in North Korea but, in the Trust’s view, the BBC failed to ensure that all the young adults Panorama travelled with were sufficiently aware of any potential risks to enable them to give informed consent. This was a serious failing, and the BBC is right to apologise to the complainants,' Alison Hastings, who chairs the Trust’s editorial standards committee, said.

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BBC News said it accepted the Trust's decision and said it had apologised to the LSE and the student - referred to as Student X - whose father had complained. But it said that at the time the programme was being made, it believed they were being treated 'fairly'. In a statement, BBC News said: 'We are pleased that the Trust found that there was a clear and strong public interest in commissioning and broadcasting the programme and that the correct referral procedures and processes were followed by the programme team and senior management.

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'We also accept, however, that aspects of the BBC's handling of the project fell short in a number of areas, with the Trust finding against the BBC on four of its 21 rulings. In particular we have apologised to Student X for the finding by the Trust that insufficient information was given to her ahead of the trip about the involvement of the BBC journalists and the potential risks, which meant that Student X did not have sufficient knowledge on which to give informed consent. We have also apologised to the LSE for the Trust's finding that the programme created the risk of harm to the LSE's reputation.

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A Fact Sheet On How RM2.6 Billion Of 1MDB Fund Was Pumped Into Najib's Personal Accounts

    26 Jan — 07:49 PM

A "satisfied" A-G says "no criminal offence" committed by Najib in relation to RM2.6bil donation

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The Attorney-General’s Chambers has found that no criminal offence was committed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in relation to SRC International and the alleged RM2.6bil donation.Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali said at a press conference Tuesday that he found no evidence to show that the donation was "an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do anything in relation to his capacity as Prime Minister. Based on the evidence from witnesses and supporting documents submitted, I am satisfied that no criminal offence has been committed in the relation to the said donation," said Apandi.

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"MACC in their investigation personally met and recorded statements from witnesses, including the donor which confirm that the donation was given to the PM personally," he said. Furthermore, the A-G said the prime minister returned US$620 million (RM2.03 billion) to the Saudi royal family in August 2013 because the money was not utilised.

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On the two investigation papers on SRC International, Apandi said there were no evidences to prove that Najib had any knowledge nor had he given any approval for the transfer of the monies from the account of SRC International into his personal accounts."Based on the facts and evidences as a whole, I as the Public Prosecutor am satisfied that no criminal offence has been committed by the Prime Minister in relation to the three investigation papers. I will return the relevant investigation papers to MACC today at noon with instructions to close the three papers," he said.

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    03 Sep — 01:54 PM

AG Mohamed Apandi still undecided on the follow-up action on Bank Negara's 1MDB probe

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After receiving Bank Negara Malaysia’s investigation report nearly 20 days ago, the Attorney-General’s Chambers is still undecided on the follow-up action. “We are still studying,” attorney-general (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali told Malaysiakini yesterday.He was asked about how soon follow-up action is expected from the AG’s Chambers.“I am in Penang and not in the office. What is there to brief you (on the status)? I am not briefing anybody. No comment, thank you,” he said.

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Earlier on Aug 14, Bank Negara had submitted their investigation paper on 1MDB to the AG’s Chambers. Its governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz held a press conference on the same day and revealed that it has recommended “appropriate enforcement action”. She, however, declined to disclose any findings of BNM's probe saying she was prohibited by law from doing so.

The Bank Negara governor was also part of a special task force set up to probe 1MDB as well as the RM2.6 billion transferred into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s accounts.However, Mohamed Apandi, who replaced Abdul Gani Patail as attorney-general on July 28, has since disbanded the task force.The unexpected removal of Abdul Gani has ignited allegations that it was an attempt to derail the task force probe, which the government has denied.

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    13 Aug — 01:47 PM

Bank Negara's 1MDB probe finished, says Zeti

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Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz today announced that the central bank has completed its investigation into state-owned 1MDB. She added the investigation papers have been handed to attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali this week.

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This was her first public appearance in weeks after she and other heads of enforcement agencies came under scrutiny over the probe.The probe was controversial as it also involved the transfer of RM2.6 billion into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's personal bank accounts.Since then, Abdul Gani Patail was replaced as attorney-general.His successor went on to disband the special task force, comprising the police, Bank Negara, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Attorney-General's Chambers.The MACC and Bank Negara have since proceeded with their respective investigations. However, MACC investigators were arrested and quizzed by the police while Zeti also faced various allegations.

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BNM Governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the central bank has already submitted its findings to Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, along with recommendations for "appropriate enforcement action"."It (investigations) was completed this week, and we submitted (the investigation papers) this week," Zeti said at a news conference here.

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    01 Aug — 03:34 PM

Former MACC adviser and AGC officer remanded over 1MDB probe for one day

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The ex-Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) adviser and the Attorney-General’s Chambers officer, who were arrested by police have been remanded for a day.The duo are being investigated under Section 124 of the Penal Code for activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy.

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Lawyers for both suspects said they would be released on Saturday after police record their statements over matters related to the ongoing 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) investigation.Both were tight-lipped over why their clients were picked up and the nature of the alleged offences. "I think we need to let the police finish the investigation before we say anything further. They have to complete the investigation," said one of the arrested person’s lawyer S. Prakash.Despite the presence of lawyers and Magistrates at the PJ police headquarters, the police refused to comment on the latest arrests to the press. When contacted, Inspector-General of Police refused to confirm nor deny the arrest of the duo. Both were arrested on Friday night.

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    25 Jul — 03:23 PM

Fourth suspect remanded in 1MDB probe, while court allows bail for another

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The managing director of a construction firm has been remanded for four days today (July 25) to aid in a probe on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) controversy, making him the fourth to be detained by the authorities so far.The 48-year-old “Datuk” was nabbed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday evening and will be assisting in investigations under Section 17 (a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, a source close to the investigation told Malay Mail Online.

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The 48-year-old is the managing director of a construction and development company, said to be from the same company as Jerome Lee, who had been remanded earlier in connection with 1MDB investigations.Lee was remanded on Tuesday and on an RM100,000 bail yesterday. Information online showed that 39-year-old is group executive director of construction firm Putrajaya Perdana Berhad, and it is learnt he had been previously employed as an investment director with 1MDB.

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The authorities also released today a 54-year-old man — believed to be the managing director of Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd — on RM100,000 (S$36,000) bail with two sureties. The man was the second suspect nabbed by the mutli-agency special taskforce formed to probe 1MDB.Aside from the managing director of Ihsan Perdana, which manages 1MDB’s corporate social responsiblity programmes, the taskforce also detained two men aged 28 and 39 who are believed to be linked to SRC International.

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    24 Jul — 11:20 AM

As third person remanded in connection with 1MDB probe, another freed on RM100K bail

A third individual has been remanded to assist investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), this time a 28-year-old trading company owner. Putrajaya Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Ab Rahman allowed the suspect to be remanded for four days.The suspect was arrested at the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here at 10.45pm Thursday. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairi said the individual is investigated under Section 16(a) of the MACC Act over suspicion of receiving bribes.

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The director of a construction firm (left) who was arrested to aid in the 1MDB probe was released on bail today.
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A top company director has been freed on a RM100,000 bail today, four days after he was the first person arrested and remanded in the ongoing investigations linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd and its one-time subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd. The Putrajaya magistrate's court released Jerome Lee (pic) on bail with two guarantors.

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The man, said to be a former 1MDB employee, was arrested on Monday at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before his flight to Taiwan. He was subsequently remanded for four days until today.On Wednesday, a second man nabbed for the 1MDB probe was remanded for five days for an investigation under the same Section 17.The MACC confirmed that the 54-year-old man ― believed to be the managing director of Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd, the company responsible for 1MDB’s corporate social responsibility programmes ― was nabbed the day before.

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    22 Jul — 02:52 PM

As second person from 1MDB-linked firm remanded, 1MDB says previously arrested man not an employee

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Datuk Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman of Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd was remanded today over investigations into debt-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).He was picked up yesterday afternoon at The Curve shopping mall in Mutiara Damansara, and was brought to the headquarters of the anti-graft authority for questioning, where he was arrested.He was brought to the magistrate's court in Putrajaya today where police obtained a five-day remand order.

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Previous news reports had named Ihsan Perdana’s managing director as Dr Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman, who earlier this month denied transferring money to Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts.

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Yesterday, MACC obtained a four-day remand order to detain a director of a construction and development company, also to assist investigations relating to financial irregularities in 1MDB.The man had been arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Monday as he was about to leave the country. He was believed to have previously held a position in 1MDB but had since left the state investment arm

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The director arrested by the special task force investigating 1Malaysia Develop-ment Berhad (1MDB) funds is not an employee of the company.“1MDB notes media reports regarding an individual remanded by the magistrate’s court in connection with ongoing investigations by the task force. No 1MDB employee is under remand,” said the company in a statement yesterday, where it also emphasised that it will cooperate with relevant authorities.It is believed the task force sought the director, who was once associated with SRC International Sdn Bhd, to assist in investigations.

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    21 Jul — 03:04 PM

Special taskforce arrests director linked to SRC International at KLIA over 1MDB probe

The government’s multi-agency special taskforce investigating debt-ridden 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has arrested a 39-year-old man said to be a board member of a company linked to SRC International, to aid in its probe, sources said today (July 21).

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It is believed that the man was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday. Malaysiakini understands that the director is currently involved in a major property and development company.

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Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is representing the arrested director.
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The director’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said his client has been remanded for four days over "national interest.""They asked for seven days but the magistrate allowed for four days only," he added.

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The man is being detained to aid in a graft probe under Section 17 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, Malay Mail Online was told. Section 17 covers the giving or acceptance of bribes.

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    13 Jul — 08:18 AM

Millions from Najib's AmBank account went to BN parties at GE13, claims CAGM

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The millions of ringgit in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's Ambank private accounts were channelled to Barisan Nasional component parties in the run-up to the 13th general election two years ago, claimed a non-governmental organisation.However, the Citizens For Accountable Governance Malaysia (CAGM) blamed, what it termed as "system of greasing" the ruling coalition partners and election machineries, on former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who had become Najib's staunchest critic over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

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"CAGM can confirm, based on court documents in our hands, that millions from Najib’s Ambank accounts were actually used to ‘back up’ Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in the run-up to the 2013 general elections," CAGM chairman Md Zainal Abidin said in a statement today, offering an explanation as to why so much money had been pumped into Najib’s private Ambank accounts.

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Besides the 13 BN component parties which he claimed were allocated an average of RM30 million to RM50 million each, he said funds were channelled to more than a dozen BN-friendly parties and NGOs, which received between RM1 million and RM8 million each."This system of ‘greasing’ the component parties and election machineries (in some cases, mercenaries) were actually put in place by Dr Mahathir and that has allowed BN to remain in power until now.So, in essence, Najib was ‘paying’ to a system that was put in motion by Mahathir to ensure the results are in favour of BN. The harder a victory in the elections appear to be, the more money it requires to secure a win and the 2013 general election was a very high-risk affair for BN after all," he said.

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    12 Jul — 11:44 AM

Najib and Rosmah duty-bound to declare their assets urgently, says anti-graft watchdog

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor are duty-bound to publicly declare their assets urgently, said an anti-graft watchdog said today, in the light of another revelation that RM2 million was deposited into Rosmah’s private bank account.

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“This is one of the last avenues left for Najib to restore credibility and waning public trust,” said NGO C4’s executive director Cynthia Gabriel.“Instead of preaching integrity of public servants or quoting religious edicts to salvage his dilapidating image, it is imperative that Najib, Rosmah and family members declare their assets publicly, and make known their banking details which have now come under  serious scrutiny. Instead of crying political sabotage by his opponents to deflect from burning questions surrounding his personal and official credibility, Najib must take the opportunity to prove his innocence, if there is any left, by showing Malaysians a list of assets both monetary and non-monetary,” said Gabriel in a statement today.

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Gabriel said in light of the expose, Malaysia would further tumble on “how much else had been misappropriated”.“Malaysia cannot be competitive globally nor can the country hope to be a major, successful international player in economy and finance when for the first time in history, a sitting prime minister is accused of serious embezzlement and corruption,” she said.

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    11 Jul — 12:26 PM

As taskforce investigates her bank accounts, Rosmah denies Affin Bank funds from 1MDB

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Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has issued a strong denial to allegations that RM2mil of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds were deposited into a bank account belonging to her.Rosmah, wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, said in a statement via her lawyer on Friday that accusations by Sarawak Report that funds from 1MDB were channeled to her account were “serious, malicious, baseless and unsubstantiated”.Rosmah clarified that the bank account under Affin Bank Berhad was in fact a personal account that was opened in 1984, while she was employed at Island & Peninsular Sdn Bhd.It was a matter of convenience as her workplace was situated in the same building as Perwira Habib Bank Bhd (now Affin Bank), said the statement by Noorhajran Mohd Noor Advocates and Solicitors.“My client has not committed any criminal offence or misappropriation of funds and strongly denies any links to the funds being from 1MDB. The report is deemed to be indecent, menacing, false and is intended to annoy or harass my client,” the statement said.

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The special task force on the trail of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds is investigating the bank account of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. In a joint statement, the task force said they were looking into the Prime Minister's wife's account as one aspect of their investigations.The account has been highlighted in the media, which alleged that various sums totalling RM2 million (S$712,000) was banked into an account with Affin Bank bearing her name between Feb 10 and April 23 this year by a man identified as Roslan Sohari."The special task force takes any media exposure made regarding 1MDB seriously. We will carry out the investigation and record statements from all relevant parties. The task force already knew about the account belonging to the Prime Minister's wife even before it was exposed in the media."The special task force stresses that any investigations related to 1MDB is conducted transparently, independently and professionally. The task force hopes that all parties will not question the integrity of the National Bank, Royal Malaysian Police and the MACC in carrying out their duties in the investigation," it said.

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    10 Jul — 03:35 PM

PAC to call Jho Low over debt-laden 1MDB probe

Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho.
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Businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, will be summoned to face the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over probe into 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) funds. PAC chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said Jho Low was special adviser to the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA), which was set up in 2009, before it was taken over by the Federal Government also in the same year.

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Nur Jazlan said the committee made the decision to call Low after hearing more from the auditor-general today about investments made by 1MDB, including its deal with PetroSaudi International."As a result, we made the decision to call Low Taek Jho in his capacity as special adviser to TIA's chairman of the advisory board in 2009 which has been confirmed in the audit report, where TIA was taken over by the federal government that same year," he said.When asked why Low, also known as Jho Low, was being called, Nur Jazlan said: "We just want to call him to verify some issues."

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"It's up to him," said Nur Jazlan when asked if Jho Low, who is believed to be overseas, could refuse to attend. Nur Jazlan said PAC did not want to reach the stage where it had to compel him to come.PAC will also recall auditors from Deloitte Malaysia, KPMG as well as Ernst & Young to answers further question which had surfaced after the tabling of the A-G's report.

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    10 Jul — 10:57 AM

Taskforce says Najib's bank accounts closed long before WSJ reported it linked to 1MDB fund

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks at a presentation for government interns at the Prime Minster's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, 8 July 2015
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Najib Razak's bank accounts at AmBank Islamic had already been closed before The Wall Street Journal reported alleged transfers of billions of ringgit to his accounts last week, the special government task force probing the allegation said, confirming that the prime minister had two accounts there.A statement by the task force today said the two accounts had been closed on August 30, 2013, and March 9 this year.

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However, the special task force, set up to probe the alleged transfer of funds, said that all relevant documents related to the AmBank Islamic accounts have been received.“The Attorney-General emphasised that all investigation documents received by the Attorney-General are provided by the special task force. Therefore, there is no issue of the Attorney-General using documents published in the Wall Street Journal or elsewhere,” said the task force in a statement on Thursday.

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The dates of the closures of Mr Najib’s accounts were close to the dates of the alleged fund transfers.The WSJ had claimed that US$681 million originating from Tanore Finance, a company in the British Virgin Islands, was deposited into Mr Najib’s accounts in two transactions on March 21 and 25 in 2013, ahead of the general elections in May that year.Another sum of US$11.1 million originating from Finance Ministry-owned SRC International was reportedly moved in two tranches between December last year and February this year.

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Following its announcement, sources told The Malaysian Insider three of the frozen accounts belonged to Najib, another to SRC International and one to Ihsan Perdana, a local company that was part of the RM42 million money flow.Reporting on news of the freeze, the WSJ said the ones that had been frozen were different from the accounts it had reported on. The WSJ also uploaded documents it used in its report which showed instructions for telegraphic transfers and charts showing the money trail.

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    09 Jul — 11:18 AM

Attorney-General says won't hesitate to prosecute whoever leaked 1MDB docs to WSJ

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Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has ordered a full probe into who leaked bank documents relating to 1MDB to the Wall Street Journal. He said in a statement on Wednesday that the documents were subject matter of an ongoing investigation.

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“The Attorney General also expressed his concern at the insinuations and allegations that have been made linking him to certain political agenda. He stressed that the whole purpose of establishing an inter-agency Special Task Force to investigate the matter was to ensure that there could be no abuse of the investigation mechanism,” the statement said.

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Abdul Gani stressed that the whole purpose of setting up an inter-agency special task force to investigate the matter was to ensure there could be no abuse of the investigation mechanism.“I will not hesitate to prosecute any person found to have leaked confidential investigation related information as it is a criminal offence under section 133 of the Financial Services Act 2013, and Section 145 of the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013.“For any person who has access to any document or information relating to the affairs or account of any customer of a financial institution, including the financial institution or any person who is or has been a director, officer or agent of the financial institution, to disclose to another person any document or information relating to the affairs or account of any customer of the financial institution,” he said.

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    08 Jul — 03:22 PM

1MDB confirms documents seized and office raided

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1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has confirmed that its office here is being raided by a special taskforce investigating the firm and documents have also been confiscated by the investigators.

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1MDB has released a statement saying:We can confirm that a number of officials from the Task Force, conducting an enquiry into 1MDB, visited our offices today. They were provided with a number of documents and materials to aid with the investigations currently taking place. 1MDB is extending its full cooperation to the Task Force and all lawful authorities. We reaffirm our previously stated position that if any wrongdoing is found, then action must be taken by the lawful authorities, as per due process and the laws of our country.

1MDB extending full cooperation to Task Force.... http://t.co/0Ek4RusW9f— 1MDB (@1MDB) July 8, 2015

    08 Jul — 04:12 PM

8 July, 1.19pm: 1MDB office raided by cops

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The police are raiding the office of 1MDB at Menara IMC, Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur. The raids began at around 11.30am on Wednesday and are still ongoing. Journalists were not allowed access to the office but was informed by a receptionist that the police and 1MDB gave instructions not to allow anyone to their office, located on level 8."Even the despatch people are not allowed in as they don't want to be disturbed," said the receptionist.Spotted outside were four police patrol cars and two vans."There were two vans and about four police Proton Preves outside the building. My colleague went to the eight floor and he saw guards in a black jacket who were clearing off people from the floor," said an eyewitness, adding that the colleague was "quite certain" that the men in jackets were not building guards."The men in jackets were making sure that no one else was there. But the floor was packed full of people, supposedly police," the eyewitness added.

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    08 Jul — 04:12 PM

8 July, 12.21pm: IGP says WSJ to be investigated over leaked 1MDB banking documents

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Police will investigate The Wall Street Journal over leaked banking documents pertaining to the report that alleged RM2.6 billion of 1MDB-linked funds were transferred into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s personal bank accounts.Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said WSJ will be investigated under Section 4 of the Computer Crimes Act for unauthorised access with intent to commit further offence."We will investigate The Wall Street Journal," he said adding that police will also question bank officers who might be involved. "If we let anyone leak an individual's or company's banking information this could threaten the country's economy and amount to economic sabotage," he added.As such he said the case will also be investigated under the Penal Code and Security Offences (Special Measure) Act for economic sabotage.

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    08 Jul — 12:21 PM

Meanwhile, Dr Mahathir  has called on Najib to show public proof that his assets are legal

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Speaking to the BBC's Jennifer Pak, Mr Mahathir accused the prime minister of having what he called a lavish lifestyle, which has been closely scrutinised in the local press. Prime Minister Najib has previously issued a statement on social media site Facebook saying that the various allegations made against him are "unsubstantiated" and "outrageous".

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"When people charge him with something, he says it is a plot. Nonsense, it's not true. Prove that it is not true. It is very easy for him to prove it is not true. He has these bank accounts, all he has to do is say: 'you examine my accounts, you look at it'," Mahathir said in an interview with UK-based BBC that was aired this morning.This is the first time Mahathir publicly weighed into Najib's position after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported last Friday that US$700 million of 1MDB's funds was deposited into Najib's private bank accounts with Ambank.Mahathir also denied that he was working with the foreign media to make allegations against Najib. "All this about the money that had been borrowed and all these shenanigans that followed - is something that I read in the foreign press and I confirmed by asking local people."I did not work with the foreign press," he said in the interview.Mahathir also addressed accusations that he was out to oust Najib for not following his wishes, stating that the prime minister had made some promises to him but that they were "minor things"

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    08 Jul — 12:21 PM

7 July: WSJ discloses documents showing alleged transfers of RM2.6B to Najib's bank accounts

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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has uploaded documents which allegedly detail how nearly US$700 million ended up in Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's personal bank account.According to the WSJ, the documents were sourced from "Malaysian government investigation". Some details, such as the last five digits of the AmIslamic Bank Bhd account, have been redacted.

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The documents showing alleged transfers of almost $700 million to Najib’s bank accounts  http://t.co/0cfxTOBsWf pic.twitter.com/ff4PWnuQIO— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 7, 2015

You can view the documents here.

    07 Jul — 05:37 PM

RM2.6B for PM probe: Special taskforce freezes 6 bank accounts

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A special taskforce probing the alleged misappropriation of 1MDB's funds has announced it has frozen six bank accounts related to the case."The order to freeze the six bank accounts belonging to those believed to be involved in this case was issued on July 6, 2015," said the taskforce in a joint-statement today.The statement was signed by Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail (photo), Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Abu Kassim Mohamed.

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    07 Jul — 05:37 PM

The joint-statement, however, made no mention whether the frozen accounts belonged to Najib

However, the title of the statement was specific to Najib as it read: "About the special taskforce investigation into claims that funds were channeled to the prime minister's accounts".Furthermore, the special taskforce said it had obtained documents from two banks which it did not name. "The special taskforce had taken documents relating to 17 accounts from two banks to facilitate investigation," it said. The special taskforce added it also took documents relating to the non-compliance of Bank Negara rules by the said banks.

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    07 Jul — 03:04 PM

6 July: PM Najib is expected to sue the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday

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According to sources close to the prime minister, he will be filing the suit through his lawyers in Kuala Lumpur.

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“In reference to the wild allegations against me, apparently I have stolen US$700mil (RM2.67 billion) from 1MDB and put it my personal account. I have referred this to my lawyers and they will advise what action, including under the law, that I can take in and outside the country,” Najib said.

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    06 Jul — 03:44 PM

Speaking at a press conference during a buka puasa event in Semenyih, the prime minister expressed his disappointment over those who are trying to twist the public's perception but assures the people that he will not let such matters affect the ruling government

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“In the past one or two days, they have come up with all sorts of stories. I have become a victim of their relentless attacks lately, that I supposedly stole a huge amount of money and placed it into my personal accounts,” he was quoted as saying."I am thankful, there are some who say they don’t believe the news, including (PAS spiritual leader) Datuk Haron Din on his Twitter. He said it didn’t make sense for me to do something like that."

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"Even if I wanted to steal, surely I would not have kept the money in a Malaysian account. As the Prime Minister, I will never betray the Malaysian public," he said at a breaking of fast with residents here.

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Najib added that he was adamant not to let “external parties” affect Putrajaya which was the reasoning for his consulting his lawyers whether or not to take legal action both locally and outside Malaysia.“We cannot allow external parties threaten to bring down Umno and Barisan Nasional in Malaysia," he said.

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    06 Jul — 03:44 PM

The opposition has called for Najib to go on leave amidst concerns that the investigation will be compromised if he remains in power.
Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz begs to differ, saying that there is no need for Najib to do so as there is no definite proof of wrongdoing. The former law minister also said that he will advise Najib not to sue Wall Street Journal for fear of being "selective".

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The tourism and culture minister also said the opposition's fears that the investigations would be compromised if Najib was still in power, were unfounded. “Why should he go on leave? He did not commit any offence. You only go on leave if you have been charged. If this is the case, any time there is an allegation, every leader will have to go on leave,” Nazri told The Malaysian Insider.

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He said the prime minister was “too busy running the country” to want to interfere in the investigation.Nazri also rejected suggestions that Najib should sue the Wall Street Journal which reported on Thursday that US$700 million had been channelled into two AmBank accounts bearing Najib’s name.

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“No necessity for the prime minister to take action. If he takes action he must sue all those papers which have written this false allegation. Not just WSJ. He has to sue everybody. He will be accused of being selective if he just sued WSJ," Nazri said.

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“The Prime Minister must be consistent. You must be consistent… You must sue all the parties. I am going to urge him not to. I will inform him as soon as possible,” Nazri said.

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    06 Jul — 03:40 PM

5 July: Special taskforce uncovers documents related to allegations that 1MDB fund was pumped into Najib's accounts

Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.
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Malaysia’s attorney general said an official investigation into a troubled state investment fund has uncovered documents related to allegations that money was transferred into the personal bank accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak.A task force comprising the central bank, the national police and the nation’s anticorruption agency uncovered the documents during a probe of 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB, Abdul Gani Patail, the attorney general, said Saturday.

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Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the taskforce comprising officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Bank Negara and the police was going through documents taken from the premises of SRC International Sdn Bhd, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd and Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd.The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had named the three companies in its report on July 2, claiming that US$700mil (RM2.6bil) was funnelled into what it believed to be Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s bank accounts.

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“I confirm that I have received documents from the special task force related to 1MDB, including documents related to the allegations of channeling of funds to accounts owned by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak,” Mr. Abdul Gani said.

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“After reviewing and analysing the documents retrieved during the raids, I have adviced the taskforce on the next course of action,” Abdul Gani said in a statement yesterday.The taskforce moved into action barely 24 hours after the WSJ report. The Attorney-General said the investigations would be focused on all aspects raised.“With the participation of various agencies, I am confident of professional and in-depth investigations. I hope all parties will extend their cooperation to enable the special taskforce to proceed with the investigation without issuing statements that can confuse the public,” he added.

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Prime Minister Najib Razak, arriving here at Saujana Menteri Besar the southern state of Johor on Friday, has said the allegations are an attempt by his political adversaries to smear his name.
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    06 Jul — 10:49 AM

3 July: On 2 July, the Wall Street Journal and Sarawak Report revealed in separate reports that investigations into 1MDB, which has been debt-laden and marred with controversy, have allegedly uncovered billions of ringgit funnelled into the personal accounts of PM Najib

Najib while addressing delegates of the ruling party UMNO last month.
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Below, we're listing down the facts from the reports you should know.

    03 Jul — 02:49 PM

1. The Wall Street Journal and Sarawak Report both are quoting from documents from the 1MDB investigation that is being carried out by the Malaysian government. The documents, not seen by SAYS, show that USD700 (RM2.6 billion) was moved among government agencies, banks and entities linked to 1MDB and finally ending up in Najib's personal accounts in five separate deposits.

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    03 Jul — 02:50 PM

From WSJ:

The investigation documents mark the first time Mr. Najib has been directly connected to the probes into state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB. Najib, who founded 1MDB and heads its board of advisors, has been under growing political pressure over the fund, which amassed $11 billion in debt it is struggling to repay.Documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal include bank transfer forms and flow charts put together by government investigators that reflect their understanding of the path of the cash. The original source of the money is unclear and the government investigation doesn’t detail what happened to the money that went into Mr. Najib’s personal accounts.Najib has previously denied wrongdoing in relation to 1MDB and has urged critics to wait for the conclusion of four official investigations that are ongoing into 1MDB’s activities. Investigators have identified five separate deposits into Mr. Najib’s accounts that came from two sources, according to the documents viewed by the Journal.

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    03 Jul — 02:50 PM

From Sarawak Report:

These personal accounts were held clearly under the name of “Dato’Sri Mohd Najib Bin Hj Abd Razak” at AmPrivate Banking in Kuala Lumpur.Even more sensationally, a total of US$681,999,976 (RM2.6 billion) was separately wire transferred from the Singapore branch of the Swiss Falcon private bank owned by the Abu Dhabi fund Aabar into the Prime Minister’s private AmBank account in Kuala Lumpur, on March 2013, just in advance of the calling of the General Election.Aabar has been connected to numerous financial transactions involving 1MDB.

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    03 Jul — 06:15 PM

2. The Auditor-General, which has been ordered by the government to verify 1MDB's accounts in March, declined to comment on the WSJ report. It, however, said that it has completed an interim report and will submit it on 9 July 2015 to a parliamentary committee that is also probing 1MDB, according to this Bloomberg Business report.

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    03 Jul — 06:25 PM

3. Previously on 18 June, the WSJ had reported about how 1MDB had been used to indirectly help PM Najib's 2013 election campaign

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    03 Jul — 06:30 PM

According to the Journal:

The fund appeared to overpay for a power plant from a Malaysian company. The company then donated money to a Najib-linked charity that made donations, including to local schools, which Mr. Najib was able to tout as he campaigned.

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    03 Jul — 06:44 PM

4. Another RM42 million had been transferred from SRC International, a company linked to 1MDB which is now under the Finance Ministry, into Najib's three private accounts at AmPrivate Banking in KL as recently as five months ago. According to the documents in the investigation, SRC International Director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil had power of attorney over Najib's bank accounts.

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    03 Jul — 06:44 PM

From WSJ:

The government probe documents detail how investigators believe SRC International transferred 40 million ringgit on Dec. 24 last year to a wholly owned subsidiary. This company on the same day wired the money to Ihsan Perdana, according to the documents. Two days after receiving the money, Ihsan Perdana wired 27 million ringgit and five million ringgit in two separate transfers to two different bank accounts owned by Mr. Najib, the government documents show.In February, 10 million ringgit entered the prime minister’s account, also from SRC International via Ihsan Perdana, the documents show.The remittance documents don’t name Mr. Najib as the beneficiary but detail account numbers at a branch of AmIslamic Bank Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur. Two flow charts from the government investigation name the owner of these accounts as “Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Hj Abd Razak,” the prime minister’s official name. A spokesman for AmIslamic Bank declined to comment.

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    03 Jul — 07:03 PM

5. In response, 1MDB has labeled both the reports as "highly irresponsible" and a deliberate attempt to undermine the company

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    03 Jul — 06:55 PM

From Bloomberg Business:

1Malaysia Development Bhd. denied it had funneled funds into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts, rejecting reports saying investigators believed they had found such a money trail.“1MDB wishes to make clear that the company has never provided any funds to the prime minister,” it said in an e-mailed statement. “To suggest otherwise, as some media outlets have done, is highly irresponsible and a deliberate attempt to undermine the company.”

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    03 Jul — 07:10 PM

6. Meanwhile, the PMO has described the revelation in the WSJ as a continuation of the "political sabotage" against Najib, saying that despite his successful stewardship of Malaysia's economy against global headwinds, there have been concerted efforts by certain individuals to undermine confidence in the economy, tarnish the government, and remove a democratically-elected prime minister.

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    03 Jul — 07:10 PM

From Malaysiakini:

"These latest claims, attributed to unnamed investigators as a basis to attack the prime minister, are a continuation of this political sabotage. It has been reported that criminal leaking of documents, doctoring and extortion have taken place to mislead the media and public," it added."So it is incumbent on responsible members of the media not to accept documents as genuine unless verified by the appropriate authorities. Regarding the allegations themselves, it must be noted that 1MDB has already stated that the company never provided funds to the prime minister," it said.

        malaysiakini.com

    03 Jul — 07:51 PM

7. Following the reports and responses from 1MDB and Najib, PAS has called for Najib and his wife Rosmah to declare their assets

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    03 Jul — 07:51 PM

From The Malaysian Insider:

Its deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said that denial and statements from the police, Najib, or even 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) could no longer arrest the negative perception of Najib's image."The banks named in this declaration should bear witness to the declared accounts so that it appears credible," Tuan Ibrahim said. "Such a move will be much more effective to deal with the accusations made this time around.""PAS also suggests that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing of 1MDB bosses be expedited," Tuan Ibrahim said.He warned Putrajaya not to make matters worse with "suspicious" moves, referring to Putrajaya's warning issued to The Edge over its 1MDB reportage, and the decision not to make public the interim report on 1MDB by the auditor-general."There is a stark difference in how government agencies deal with the accusations against 1MDB, and the people who make the accusations," he said.

        themalaysianinsider.com

    03 Jul — 08:03 PM

8. Meanwhile, Malaysia's anticorruption agency will look into the WSJ report. "We will look into the matter," said Rohaizad Yaakob, a spokesman for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. "If there's any corruption at all, we will investigate," the WSJ reported.

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    03 Jul — 08:03 PM

After the Wall Street Journal report was published, the Malaysian ringgit fell to a fresh 10-year low against the U.S. dollar on 3rd July

The ringgit fell to 3.7840 to the Dollar, while the benchmark KLCI index was down 0.5%. Global investors, who own about half of Malaysian government bonds, are increasingly worried the government might have to cover 1MDB's debt. The fund at times has had to reschedule debt repayments. Investors in recent months have sold off short-term Malaysian government bonds.News of the government probe into 1MDB and the transfers to Mr. Najib's personal accounts "keeps people cautious," said Ashley Perrot, head of pan-Asia fixed income at UBS Global Asset Management. "The ringgit today is very much the weakest currency in Asia."

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"Rumah Ke Zoo" - Individu Kongsi Bela Pelbagai Haiwan Reptilia Di Rumah Ini Jadi Perhatian

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Rumah adalah tempat di mana kita banyak luang waktu dan tempat berteduh kita

Susah juga kalau tiada rumah zaman sekarang, tambahan lagi dengan harga rumah yang semakin tinggi. Sewa pun sudah cukup memadai. Sudah pasti kita mahukan rumah kita nampak cantik, betul tak? Macam-macam dekorasi mahu diletak.Tetapi, berbeza pula dengan video yang tular ini apabila seorang individu berkongsi keadaan di halaman rumahnya telah mendapat perhatian ramai.Lihat video itu di bawah:

Halaman kawasan rumah banyak haiwan reptilia

Menerusi video tersebut, kelihatan seorang individu berkongsi haiwan peliharaannya di kawasan rumah.Apa yang lebih menarik perhatian adalah dapat dilihat pelbagai haiwan reptilia seperti buaya, biawak dan sebagainya.Dia juga berkongsi cara memberi makan kepada haiwan-haiwan berkenaan setiap seekor dalam video tersebut.

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"Kesian pula tengok binatang-binatang dalam tempat sempit" - Netizen

Sementara itu, tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata netizen turut memberikan pelbagai reaksi mereka selepas melihat video tersebut.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah meraih 1M views, 2,641 retweets dan 4,158 likes di Twitter.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen daripada netizen di Twitter:

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Kita pula yang takut tengok, lagi-lagi buaya tu :/

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Five Restaurants In PJ Have Been Shut Down Since The Raj's Banana Leaf Incident

Last week, popular Bangsar eatery Raj's Banana Leaf was shut down by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) after a video surfaced of its employees washing dishes in puddle water

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"I assure you that Raj's Banana Leaf consistently passes the health inspections conducted regularly," read the statement released by Raj's Banana Leaf's management on 29 May.

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The viral video sparked controversy among netizens on social media, who demanded that the same actions be taken on other restaurants that violate health regulations.

Following the closure of Raj's Banana Leaf, three other eateries located along the same row in Seksyen 5 Petaling Jaya were closed down by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) on Tuesday, 5 June

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Restoran Gasing, Sri Paandi restaurant, and Raju's restaurant along Jalan Chantek 5/13 were shut down following a morning raid by MBPJ health officers on Tuesday, 5 June, The Star reported.The two banana leaf restaurants and the Chinese kopitiam were ordered to close operations due to their dirty premises and unhygienic practices, after officers found rat droppings and cockroaches inside cupboards, on the floor, and even in one of the eatery's refrigerators.

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Other violations discovered were the absence of a grease trap, using the back lane to cook and wash dishes, and dumping waste water into the drain.According to The Star, MBPJ councillor Sean Oon revealed that, "A total of 12 compounds were issued today and the restaurants will remain closed until the restaurant owners address all the violations and after MBPJ is satisfied with the cleanliness of the place."

Yesterday, 6 June, two other restaurants were also ordered by MBPJ to close shop

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According to The Star, Face to Face Noodle House and S One One restaurant were fined for having dirty kitchens and rat droppings.Other health violations include broken tiles in one of the restaurant's kitchens, posing a health hazard as bacteria and fungus could grow in the cracks, and storing food improperly.

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The Star reported that the restaurants will be closed until they pass MBPJ's cleanliness criteria.

Watch the full video of the incident at Raj's Banana Leaf here:

Read more of what Raj's Banana Leaf's management had to say following the controversy here:

                Raj's Banana Leaf In Bangsar Shuts Down After Workers Caught Washing Dishes In Puddle

The restaurant's management claimed that the "unfortunate incident" has never happened before.

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"Apa Yang Sudah Jadi" - Tular Video Dikatakan Suasana Pantai Cenang Semakin Lengang

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Jika dilihat sekarang, suasana Pantai Cenang pada hujung minggu tidak lagi semeriah dahulu

Aktiviti bercuti bersama keluarga pada musim cuti atau hujung minggu merupakan salah satu perkara yang menjadi kebiasaan bagi rakyat di negara ini. Di Malaysia, pelbagai lokasi menarik yang menjadi tarikan pelancong sama ada dalam dan luar negara.Baru-baru ini, tular sebuah video di laman sosial TikTok berkaitan suasana Pantai Cenang yang tidak semeriah seperti biasa walaupun pada hujung minggu.Lebih menjadi perhatian, gerai-gerai di tepi jalan yang menjual barangan kraf tangan dan makanan kelihatan suram dan kurang kehadiran pengunjung.

  @khair.review Pantai Cenang dh jadi Pantai Lengang? #fyp #Langkawi #PantaiCenang  original sound  - Khair Aljufri

Rakyat Malaysia lebih memilih untuk bercuti di Thailand kerana kos lebih murah

Menerusi video yang telah dimuatnaik oleh @khair.review di TikTok, suasana 'suram' yang berlaku di Pantai Cenang tersebut adalah berpunca daripada rakyat Malaysia sendiri yang memilih untuk bercuti di Thailand.Perbelanjaan dan kos percutian di sana jauh lebih murah dan menarik jika ingin dibandingkan dengan tempat tarikan pelancong di Malaysia.Tambahan pula, kos dan harga barangan di negara ini lebih merisaukan kerana berlakunya inflasi baru-baru ini. Perkara ini mampu memberi impak yang besar dalam industri pelancongan.

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"Flight mahal. Hotel mahal. Semua mahal. Tak boleh buat apa" - Netizen

Tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata netizen turut berkongsi luahan berkaitan harga yang semakin 'cekik darah' dan tidak berbaloi.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah meraih 370.4K views, 8870 likes dan 3719 comments di TikTok.Berikut di bawah merupakan antara komen dan luahan kecewa daripada warganet di TikTok:

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Semua benda nak naik harga, duduk rumah je la macam ni :')

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Malaysians Are Earning RM2,000 A Week As Illegal Workers In South Korea

Illegal Malaysian workers are reportedly earning around RM2,000 per week in South Korea

A Malaysian illegal worker at a farm in South Korea.
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A recent report by Mingguan Malaysia revealed that unscrupulous agents would usually recruit locals via social media channels, especially Facebook. The jobs would mostly be in the farming, manufacturing, and service industries in South Korea. The Sunday edition of Malay daily, Utusan Malaysia, said that the number of such agents have increased, with some even posting videos describing the lucrative pay packages and perks of working in South Korea.

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An anonymous source told Mingguan Malaysia that the agents would usually charge each person around RM3,000 to RM4,000 to be smuggled into South Korea

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The workers, some as young as 16, would be transported in groups of 20 to areas away from the capital city of Seoul and the eyes of authorities like Hanam-si, Suwon, and Mugeok. Mingguan Malaysia's source has identified two agents in Malaysia who are currently actively smuggling at least two groups of Malaysians into South Korea every month. One is said to be operated by two siblings, while the other is run by parent-and-child duo. Two main groups of Malaysians who fall prey to this employment scam are usually those who have never travelled overseas before, thus unaware of working visa requirements, and the ones who have been blacklisted after working illegally in the farms in Australia.

Once there, the workers are most often left in vulnerable conditions, unprotected by the law and exploited by their employers

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The source explained that employers would withhold part of the workers' salary as a deposit to ensure that they do not run way. The amount would only be returned after the workers complete the agreed term of employment. "There have also been cases where the employers would report their own workers to the immigration department to avoid paying their salaries. "As illegal workers, they are not protected by the labour laws and the employers will always be at an advantage. Agents do not bother with these workers after they transport them," the source added. It was reported that the Korean authorities are now aware of this growing problem and have tightened the security systems in the country.


Malaysian Men Made A Pact To Stay Single Forever Because Of High Cost Of Marriage

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A group of Malaysian men have made a pact to never get married because they say the cost of wedding ceremonies and bride dowries are too high

According to Utusan Malaysia, the group consists of about 50 men, all of whom are committed to singlehood.They formed a pack and called themselves the "Old Bachelors Association".The oldest member is 79 years old, while the younger members are in their 40s.

They often spend time together at a pier by the Perak River in Teluk Intan, Perak

In conjunction with Independence Day, the group of bachelors brought the Jalur Gemilang to decorate the pier.

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Speaking to Utusan Malaysia, a 63-year-old member, who only wishes to be known as Liong, said that it is not because he does not want to get married, but because he cannot afford the high cost of weddings, which includes bride dowries.About 10 years ago, Liong said the cost of bride dowries could go up to RM50,000."That was sent 10 years ago. Now, if you want to get married and you don't have RM300,000, who would want to (marry you)? I can't save that much money, not to mention, with my normal job," he lamented."That's why it's better for me to be celibate until I'm old.""I can do anything I want. I can get together with friends, chat with them until the morning, and no one will stop me."

Meanwhile, another man, 79-year-old Lee Tiong Lai, admitted that he once planned to get married but had to give it up because the wedding cost was too high

He said he once had a girlfriend but the woman's family asked for RM250,000 worth of wedding gifts."I only grow vegetables, how can I earn that much money," he sighed.Lee related that he sometimes feels empty and disappointed when he sees friends his age who are married and have families.He said he had to put those feelings behind him, but admitted that he had never regretted not marrying the love of his life."Not married, no problem. After all, it's not easy to take care of children if there is no money. Now, if you don't have RM250,000, you can't get married.""How can I pay for a wedding hall and catering, as well as buy a car and a house for my wife? It's better for me to be single."


"Student Sekarang Dah Tak Sama Macam Student Dulu"

Bergelar seorang pendidik bukan sahaja memerlukan ilmu dan pengetahuan yang tinggi, tetapi juga sifat sabar dan tenang dalam menghadapi pelbagai dugaan

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Setiap tahun ada sahaja pengambilan pelajar-pelajar baru untuk melanjutkan pengajian di universiti. Sudah pasti, pelajar-pelajar ini datang dari bermacam latar belakang serta bermacam ragam.Memandang semester di universiti pun baru sahaja bermula, perkongsian pengalaman daripada seorang pensyarah berkenaan perbezaan pelajar dahulu dan sekarang ini nampaknya sangat releven.Baca perkongsian penuh beliau di bawah:

Bezanya waktu kita menjadi pelajar berbanding dengan pelajar sekarang:
SITUASI 1 - WhatsApp

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DULU: Kita tak ada whatsapp. Hanya ada mesej, jadi mesej bila perlu sahaja. Dalam kelas bila pensyarah bercakap kita peka, pergi library cari maklumat sampai lebam sebab  takut nak mesej pensyarah.SEKARANG: *Semua benda pelajar nak tanya. Kuiz chapter berapa, pukul berapa, soalan senang atau susah, pakai baju apa, internet tak ada macam mana nak buat. Kadang-kadang tengah malam pun hantar Whatsapp. Tapi tak apa, sudah menjadi tanggungjawab. Sabar saja lah. Esok pensyarah masuk kelas masih mengajar seperti biasa.

SITUASI 2 - Kelas Cancel

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DULU: Kalau ada kelas atau tak, kita tetap pergi walaupun naik bas dalam cuaca hujan. Bila sampai kelas, pensyarah kata kelas cancel sebab ada meeting. Kita seronok dan terus pergi breakfast dengan kawan.SEKARANG : Pelajar mengamuk kalau mereka datang tapi pensyarah cancel kelas sebab ada meeting. "Apa lah, aku bersungguh lari tadi. Dahlah hujan, lain kali beritahu kelas tak ada, menyusahkan betul. Sikit-sikit meeting." Oh salah pensyarah. Esok masuk kelas pensyarah mengajar seperti biasa sebab dah menjadi tanggungjawab.

SITUASI 3 - Teguran

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DULU: Bila pensyarah tegur kesalahan, kita diam dalam hati sedih. Pergi jumpa pensyarah minta maaf sebab dah buat salah. Takut gagal sebab ilmu tak berkat.SEKARANG: Seorang pensyarah tegur 30 orang pelajar, 30 pelajar sentap dengan seorang pensyarah. Pelajar buat perangai tak tahu, konon nak balas gara-gara sentap dengan pensyarah. Tapi bila pensyarah terasa hati dengan beratus perangai pelajar dalam kelas setiap hari, mereka masih boleh masuk kelas macam biasa berkongsi ilmu. Sebab tanggungjawab.

SITUASI 4 - Luahan Perasaan

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DULU: Bila kita terasa hati dengan pensyarah, kita luahkan sesama kawan sahaja. Masih datang kelas sebab tanggungjawab dan masih bercakap dengan pensyarah sebab tak nak pensyarah terasa hati.SEKARANG: Waktu pensyarah bercakap kat depan, pelajar sibuk meng-update status Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp. Nak beritahu satu dunia yang kau tak puas hati dengan pensyarah. "Potpet potpet je kerja puan ni." "Kadang-kadang kesian tengok puan ni, semua tak suka dia." "Pensyarah bajet bagus, macam dia je betul." "Ada aku kesah?" "F*** off la." Pensyarah boleh tahu, kalau tak tahu pun pensyarah lain beritahu. Pensyarah sedih tapi nak buat macam mana doa sajalah yang baik-baik.

Jika pensyarah tak mampu nak tegur, biarlah pengalaman dan masa yang mengajar mereka. Esok masuk kelas pensyarah senyum, mengajar seperti biasa.

Doa pendidik sentiasa untuk pelajar. Kalau ikutkan hati, hari-hari nak merungut dan sebut satu-satu perangai pelajar kat Facebook tapi kita fikir tak baik memalukan pelajar. Sabar sajalah.Kredit: Iza Ahmad

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#GE15: Ismail Sabri Secures His Chance To Become PM After Winning Bera

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has officially won the Bera parliamentary seat, securing his chances to become the prime minister should his coalition win

According to New Straits Times, Ismail Sabri retains the constituency seat in Pahang for a fifth term.He received 31,762 votes (53.3%) in the 15th General Election (GE15), beating Pakatan Harapan's (PH) Abas Awang and Perikatan Nasional's (PN) Aswami Harun with a 16,695 majority.Abas received 15,067 votes (25.3%), while Aswami garnered 12,719 votes (21.4%).In GE14, Ismail Sabri only managed to secure a 2,311 majority.The 62-year-old UMNO vice president is Barisan Nasional's (BN) prime ministerial candidate.

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Hanya Perlu Bayar RM883, Lelaki Ini Jimat RM5,415 Beli iPhone 14 Pro Max Guna Grab Points

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Jika dulu kita sering memotong akhbar untuk mendapatkan kupon atau mata ganjaran. Kini, orang ramai boleh mendapat penjimatan daripada mata ganjaran digital.

Tular baru-baru ini, dalam sebuah Facebook komuniti tempatan untuk pengguna iPhone, Ng berkongsi screenshot dia menukar 893,590 mata dengan RM5,415.70 dalam pembelian kredit di kedai dalam talian Machines dengan hanya membayar menggunakan GrabPay.Malah, dia membuktikan bahawa anda boleh menjimatkan sehingga RM5,000 dengan hanya rajin mengumpul mata ganjaran dengan GrabPay Wallet. Dia kini mampu membeli iPhone 14 Pro Max bernilai RM6,299 dengan hanya membayar RM883.30 sahaja.Lihat posting itu di bawah:

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Berkongsi bahawa dia membelanjakan RM10,000 dengan GrabPay setiap bulan

Menerusi posting tersebut, dia menulis "Mata GrabPay (saya) masih sedikit untuk ditukar dengan iPhone 14 Pro Max percuma. (Saya perlu) terus bekerja keras."Bercakap kepada SAYS, dia juga berkongsi helah untuk mendapatkan lebih banyak mata dengan menambah nilai Dompet GrabPay dengan kad kredit Maybank, yang memberikan lima kali ganda mata, dan memilih untuk membayar dengan GrabPay untuk tiga kali ganda mata ganjaran.Dia mendakwa kaedah itu akan memperoleh 6.5 kali lebih banyak mata Grab. Apabila ditanya untuk menjelaskan kad kredit Maybank yang digunakannya untuk menambah nilai Dompet GrabPay, dia menunjukkan gambar Platinum Mastercard Grab Maybank.Di Maybank2u, kad kredit itu dikatakan memberi ganjaran kepada pengguna dengan "5x GrabRewards" untuk setiap RM1 transaksi yang dibelanjakan untuk Grab, dan "2x GrabRewards" untuk setiap RM1 transaksi yang dibelanjakan di luar negara, rentas sempadan dan e-dagang.Malah, dia juga cuba mengelakkan godaan untuk menggunakan mata itu untuk sepanjang tahun.“RM10,000 dibelanjakan untuk seisi keluarga, bukan untuk diri saya sahaja,”"GrabPay mempunyai had perbelanjaan sebanyak RM10,000 dalam sebulan." katanya

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"I'm going to start saving points. (iPhone) 15 next year, (the points) will take care of it" - Warganet

Dalam pada itu, tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati warganet turut terkejut melihat mata yang dikumpulkan oleh lelaki tersebut dan memberikan reaksi masing-masing.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, posting itu telah meraih 2.3K likes, 1.9K comments dan 2.7K shares di Facebook.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen dariapda warganet di Facebook:

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Wow bestnya, banyak betul dia dapat jimat :D

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[PHOTOS] This Old Steam Train In Malaysia Has Been In Use For Over 100 Years

Running through Malaysia's rubber plantations, paddy fields, and several towns is an old steam train that has been in operation for the past 100 years

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Back in 1914, the British built the North Borneo Railway, a steam locomotive, that has been carrying passengers through Sabah's scenic landscape to this day.The Sabah State Railway Department and Sutera Harbour Resort have jointly operated the train line since 2000.

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The North Borneo Railway has since been taking passengers on a scenic 38.5km tour between Kota Kinabalu and Papar, an agricultural town in Sabah

The steam locomotive makes several stops where passengers can visit the local market, among other landmarks.

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During the four-hour journey, passengers are served meals by stewards dressed in British colonial attire

At the start of the train ride from Tanjung Aru Station, they will get a continental breakfast and a 'tiffin-style' lunch will be served before the journey ends.

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Tiffin carriers were a convenient way to carry meals in the olden days.
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The train has five colonial-style carriages, which can accommodate up to 80 passengers

Each carriage comes with its own modern unisex washroom. Windows are open throughout the ride, in addition to high-powered fans within the carriages to give you the full experience.

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The steam train runs every Wednesday and Saturday all year round

Each ticket costs RM358.50 per adult or child (ages four and above). Children below three years old get to ride for free!Unfortunately, the train is not in operation for now. However, Sutera Harbour informed SAYS that it will hopefully be running again after September 2020.You can find out more here.

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Instead of planes and cars, taking a train can be a unique experience:

                This Luxury Train Ride Takes You On A Scenic Tour Of Southeast Asia Just Like In Europe

It's like a mobile five-star hotel.

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                Take This Budget-Friendly Sleeper Train From M'sia To Bangkok For The Ultimate Road Trip

The seats convert into cosy beds!

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Malaysia is full of hidden gems, such as these locations:

                There's A Farm In Cameron Highlands That Lets You Feed Fluffy Sheep For Less Than RM8

The 'floofs' came here all the way from Australia.

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                This Untouched Sarawakian Jungle Paradise Looks Like A Scene Out Of 'Jurassic World'

There are four waterfalls too!

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                This Stunning Island Is Right Here In Malaysia And It's Only A RM20 Ferry Ride Away

There is also a couple's swing and a stairway to heaven.

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Pfizer & AZ Recipients Can Now Take Booster Shots 3 Months After 2nd Dose

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Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine recipients are now encouraged to take their booster shots three months after they have completed their primary vaccination

In a press conference today, 28 December, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the interval has been shortened from the ministry's initial six months recommendation.He said the new recommendation is made based on data and guidelines made by health experts in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia."There has been strong evidence that COVID-19 boosters may increase protection against infections by the Omicron variant. An early study involving 21 million booster doses in the United Kingdom showed convincing data," he announced.

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With the new recommendation, booster doses for all vaccine types available in Malaysia is now standardised to a three-month interval after an individual's second dose

Besides Pfizer and AstraZeneca, Sinovac recipients have already been recommended to take their booster doses three months after their primary vaccination.According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), the appointments will be rolled out according to deescalating age and risk factors.Priority will still be given to high-risk groups such as:- Frontliners- Adults aged 40 and above- Adults aged 18 and above with comorbidities- Staff and residents of care facilities- Individuals travelling abroad- Pregnant mothers

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Besides that, Khairy said the travel ban to eight South African countries has been lifted

He cited that the Omicron variant has already spread worldwide and it would "make no sense" to continue the travel ban to these specific countries.However, he said the countries — including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi — will remain on Malaysia's list of high-risk nations alongside the UK, the US, and Australia, with travellers from those countries subject to additional restrictions upon arrival.

Here are some other quick facts about the COVID-19 booster shots:

                8 Things You Need To Know Before Getting Your COVID-19 Booster Shot

To put to rest some worries.

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7 Sturdy Phone Case Brands To Get Online If Your Phone Always Jatuh

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1. Ringke | RM50 - RM80

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Ringke aims to elevate smartphone protection by combining high grade protection with aesthetically-pleasing designs that amplify how good a phone can still look, even with a case. The brand is also highly accessible, spanning across many different countries around the globe.Aside from phones, the company also provides protective cases for smartwatches and earphone cases. Most popular protective case: Ringke Onyx and Ringke FusionYou can check out their products on their official website, Shopee and Lazada.

2. Spigen | RM50 - RM240

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Initially launched in 2008, Spigen brings simple solutions and empowering technology to their phone cases. Since then, they have created over 550 prototypes and served millions of customers globally. They also provide screen protectors, iPad casings, and earphones. Most popular protective cases: Spigen Liquid Crystal and Spigen Ultra Hybrid Zero OneYou can check out their stuff on Shopee and Lazada.

3. Otterbox | RM100 - RM300

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Otterbox dedicates their cases to all the klutzy, spontaneous, and chaotic individuals who have broken a device in their lifetime. :P Their cases are often bulkier and more on the pricier side of things, but it's not without reason. Otterbox cases offer multi-layer protection. Some even come with anti-microbial coating for an added layer of germ protection. Most popular protective cases: Otterbox Symmetry series and Otterbox Defender seriesYou can get Otterbox cases on Zalora.

4. Catalyst | RM99 - RM189

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Catalyst is a global phone case solutions brand that has garnered an extensive list of awards, patents, recommendations, and glowing customer reviews. Some of their cases are also waterproof, and offer sublime drop protection that are intricately designed to withstand a wide range of environments. Most popular protective case: Catalyst Vibe and Catalyst CruxYou can check out their products on Shopee and Lazada.

5. elago | RM60 - RM100

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With a mission to create durable and classic tech accessories to any lifestyle, elago was formed in 2002. elago creates a wide range of simple yet sophisticated phone cases that are both useful and awesome, imbued with some elements of pop culture too!Most popular protective cases: elago Liquid Silicone and elago GlideYou can check out their products on Shopee and Lazada.

6. Urban Armor Gear | RM100 - RM350

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Urban Armor Gear is another premium phone case brand that offers reliable protection through their rugged protective cases. For example, their Monarch iPhone case is equipped with a five-layer premium protection and a shock resistant core to withstand even the hardest drops. Most popular protective cases: Monarch and CivilianYou can check out their products on Shopee and Lazada.

7. X.One | RM49 - RM100

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X.One originally manufactures premium shock absorption screen protectors for mobile phones and tablets, but has since expanded to other phone accessories such as charging cables and phone casings. The smartphone brand offers cases for a range of Android devices such as Samsung, Xiaomi, realme, Oppo, OnePlus, Google, and VIVO as well as Apple devices too. Most popular protective cases: X.One Shock Dominator and X.One Drop Guard ProYou can check out their products on Shopee.


[VIDEO] Man In Sabah Gets Trapped Inside Bank After Withdrawing Money At 7pm

A video of a man getting trapped inside a bank in Sabah recently went viral on TikTok

On Friday, 18 June, TikTok user @hafifhiqal posted a clip along with a caption that read, "Friend got trapped in a bank, good thing there's a sensor there."

The video garnered over 93,700 likes and 2,248 comments.

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In the video, a man can be seen trying to exit the bank while the shutters roll down in front of him

According to Hafif's comments under the clip, he said that the incident happened at 7pm as banks in Sabah are forced to end daily operations early due to the Movement Control Order (MCO).In the TikTok, the man can be seen having just withdrawn some money only to find that the doors have been locked when he was about to leave.He repeatedly pressed a button beside the door, in an attempt to get out.However, the shutters continued to roll down and he just stayed inside.

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In another comment, Hafif said that his friend managed to escape about five minutes later.He wrote, "So a lot of people want to know how he got out of there. After five minutes, the doors automatically opened. I think because there was closed-circuit television (CCTV) inside. So everything's okay."

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A few netizens commented that they have been in the same situation before

"I've had that happen to me. At 12am the bank will be locked automatically. Near the door, there's a switch. Just press that and the lock will be opened," one person commented.

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Another person said, "I've had that happen to me in Maybank at Sandakan, Sabah. At that time it was 12am and the virus wasn't around yet. I panicked even though there was air conditioning. Scared of what else."

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"Hahahaha it happened to me before. I cried a bit that time. It's funny when I look back. It was also BSN (Bank Simpanan Nasional) at the time when it happened," another user wrote.

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Watch the full video here:

  @hafifhiqal mamber teperngkap di bank nsip lah ad sebsor tu haah #fyp  bunyi asal -  -


BMW Driver Involved In Hit-And-Run On North-South Expressway Turns Himself In

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A BMW driver, who fled after being involved in a severe car crash that landed a baby in an intensive care unit (ICU) on Monday, 11 July, has turned himself in

According to New Straits Times, the accident involving a BMW and Proton Inspira occurred at KM385.6 of the North-South Expressway near Tanjung Malim, Perak, when the BMW suddenly switched from the middle lane to the right-most lane, in front of the Proton.Muallim district police chief Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said that the Proton driver tried to avoid the other car but lost control and hit the right side of the BMW's rear before crashing into the road divider.Sinar Harian reported that the BMW driver fled the scene following the crash.

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The 30-year-old Inspira driver injured his hand, while his 30-year-old wife injured her left ankle as a result of the crash.
The couple's four-month-old baby, however, is in dire condition.

Due to the impact of the crash, the baby boy was thrown into the middle of the road, resulting in a fractured femur and hip, and bleeding on his head, reported New Straits Times.Another male passenger escaped unhurt. The victims were taken to Slim River Hospital while the baby was sent to Raja Permaisuri Hospital, where he will reportedly receive surgery to correct his femur and pelvic bones.The mother had pleaded with members of the public to turn in any footage of the incident as there were conflicting accounts."Please share (the footage) with me. The driver has accused my husband of crashing into his car instead," she wrote in an Instagram story, which has been widely shared on other platforms.

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On Tuesday, 12 July, Hasni said that the BMW driver came forward and lodged a report at the Gombak police headquarters at 3.17pm

"He also went to the Muallim police district headquarters at 10pm and had his statement recorded," reported New Straits Times.He also added that both vehicles were detained for inspection and chemical tests by the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre in order to determine the 'point of impact' of the accident.The incident is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for careless and inconsiderate driving.

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