Monday, January 17, 2011

RM20mil youth fund to be launched Friday, PM says in video posting

Published: Monday January 17, 2011 MYT 6:31:00 PM
Updated: Monday January 17, 2011 MYT 6:35:58 PM
RM20mil youth fund to be launched Friday, PM says in video posting
By RAHIMY RAHIM

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has posted another video response on his blog to answer questions posted to him by the public.

In the latest video posted over the weekend, this was Najib's reply to a question, "Will there be further development for youth so that we can reach our full potential and so that we can slowly eliminate social problems?" by Danial Fahmi.

"I have announced an allocation of RM20mil for youth development through the 1Malaysia youth fund in the 2011 budget," he said in a video upload on his official website.

Najib said the fund was an idea mooted in a youth lab conducted last year by youths from diverse backgrounds.

"On Jan 21, I will officially launch the fund and announce more details on how Malaysian youths can take advantage of this opportunity," he said.

He said it was an idea to incentivise youths to undertake projects of their choice and projects consistent with the 1Malaysia theme.

Najib had, on Jan 12, invited Malaysians to send him any questions over Twitter and Facebook, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister, in a Twitter posting, also congratulated national hockey goalkeeper S. Kumar for being named Asia's best player and being the first Malaysian to win the award.

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Saturday, January 15, 2011

紅土坎移民局:超越中國女子‧曼絨“找吃”越女大增

紅土坎移民局:超越中國女子‧曼絨“找吃”越女大增

2011-01-15 19:05
這一年來在曼絨卡拉OK工作的女子,大多數是年齡介於20至30歲的越南女子。(圖:星洲日報)
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再迪達利:為了阻止外國女子再入境大馬,移民局採取“黑名單”政策。(圖:星洲日報)

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(霹靂‧怡保15日訊)紅土坎移民局主任再迪達利披露,在人數激增下,這一年來在霹靂州曼絨區“找吃”的年輕越南女子,已超越了中國女子。

他指出,外國女子濫用社交簽證進入大馬,在曼絨縣餐館和夜店“找吃”的情況,難於根絕。

再迪達利向星洲日報披露,目前同時期在曼絨“找吃”的外國女子人數,保守估計多達400名,其中超過半數是越南女子,其餘的大部份是中國女子,也有一些是泰國和寮國女子。

頻密取締無法根絕

他說,外國女子在曼絨“找吃”,在夜店當陪座女郎,甚至進行賣淫活動的現象,早在數年前便已存在;而移民局及警方一向來都不曾停止取締,但在有“需求”下,即使執法當局頻密取締,還是無法根絕這類不法活動。

“執法單位在執法上面對種種問題,例如這些女子遭取締及判刑後,一段日子後還會再來;所以,移民局近期來採取了更嚴厲的行動,就是在鑑定這些女子多次進入大馬,以及如有曾多次被逮捕的記錄,將被列入黑名單,永遠禁止進入大馬。”

他強調,移民局執法官員長期通過監督及依靠公眾投報,不間斷採取執法行動,單在去年就逮捕了510名在曼絨縣涉及濫用簽證工作的外國人,其中大部份是在夜店或“油棕園”餐館找吃的中越女子。

他表示,根據法令,當局有權扣留這些女子14天進行調查,一旦查獲證據,就可在1963年移民法令39(B)條文(抵觸社交簽證法令)下,將她們控上法庭,罪成可被判罰款或監禁。

更年輕大膽
越南女比中國妹受歡迎

再迪達利說,在此之前,大部份在曼絨涉及陪座和賣淫活動的都是中國女子;但這幾年來,中國女子受歡迎的程度,已被更年輕和作風更大膽的越南女子取代。

“前來曼絨進行陪坐和賣淫工作的越南女子都非常年輕,年齡介於20至30歲;而中國女子大部份都是30至50歲,所以這一年來在曼絨夜店,如卡拉OK及酒吧工作的,幾乎100%是越南女子;而中國女子則在油棕園餐館當陪座女郎。”

他說,根據調查,在曼絨夜店“找吃”的越南女子,大部份都會講一些華語;這些女子有些已在大馬工作了一段時間,一些則是由越南同鄉帶過來,在來大馬前,也學習了一此簡單的華語。

“越南女子的顧客對象,是年輕和中年本地男子;中國女子的對象,大部份是本地中年及以上的男子,這些中國女子大部份來自福州,可和本地人用福州話溝通,所以還有市場。”

外國女帶錢回國
夜店生意旺未益大馬

詢及外國女子大量湧入曼絨縣的娛樂場所“找吃”,是否帶動本地的經濟時,再迪達利認為,即使娛樂場所的生意興旺而刺激了經濟,但並沒有讓國家受惠,反之本地客人消費的錢,被這些外國女子帶回她們的國家。

他說,據瞭解,無論是中國女子或越南女子,每月靠陪座或賣淫的收入,平均介於3000至5000令吉,有者更超越這數目,因此只要用這些數額乘於數百人來計算,這些外國女子從本地男子身上賺走的錢,將是一筆可觀的數目。

他說,這些外國女子在本地不會租住酒店,一般上是一群人合租一間住宅,所以支出並不是很多;她們和客人進行性交易的地點,主要是本地區的廉价酒店。

外地遊子將回鄉
新年期間加強取締

再迪達利表示,由於許多在外地工作的曼絨市民,都會在新年時期回鄉過年,因此相信夜店的生意會更加興旺,該局已做好準備,於新年期間加強監督和更頻密展開取締行動。

他呼吁公眾人士,尤其是本地區的婦女向移民局作出投報,包括知道外國女子的住處,也可將這些線索提供給移民局,電話05-6881882。
星洲日報‧2011.01.15

Friday, January 14, 2011

Three foreign siblings nabbed for falsifying documents

Published: Friday January 14, 2011 MYT 8:49:00 PM
Three foreign siblings nabbed for falsifying documents

KUALA LUMPUR: Immigration officers had to use pepper spray to overcome three siblings of foreign nationality who resisted arrest over suspected falsification of passports and visas to the tune of RM100,000 a month during an operation here Thursday night. Kuala Lumpur Immigration Enforcement Division deputy chief Mohamed Yusof Khan Mohamed Hassan said today the two men and a woman, aged between 25 and 35, were picked up after a one-month surveillance. "We are looking for others who were part of the syndicate involved in the forgery," he told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Immigration Office, here. He said the officers seized false passports, applications for the forged visas, disembarkation cards and stamps.

Mohamed Yusof Khan said their modus operandi was to look for foreign nationals desperate for travel documents and charge them as high as RM2,500 per person for the forged ones.

The trio were being remanded for 14 days for investigation under the Immigration Act, he said. Bernama

Thursday, January 13, 2011

橫刀立馬肅黃賭黑 警隊百人調職

更新: January 12, 2011 21:39

橫刀立馬肅黃賭黑
警隊百人調職

獨家報導:梁國俊

(吉隆坡12日訊)全國掃賭、肅娼及反黑組警官警員大調動!

消息告訴《中國報》,全國各地約百名隸屬警方肅賭、反傷風化和私會黨取締組(D7)的警官和警員,將在下月起被調職。

調職杜絕濫權貪污

武吉阿曼警察總部昨天發出這份調職的通知名單,被調職的警官和警員,分別來自各州警察總部和警區總部的肅賭、反傷風化和私會黨取締組。

據知,多州的肅賭、反傷風化和私會黨取締組(D7)主任,也在調職名單內,包括吉隆坡、雪蘭莪、柔佛、彭亨、吉蘭丹和霹靂等。

“另外,有多名華裔警官也名列其中。”

在這份百人調職名單中,警階在助理警監(ASP)或以上的警官佔68人,余者都是警階警長或以下的警員。

據悉,部分警官將被調往普通行動部隊服務。

多名華裔名列其中

消息說,這是警察總長丹斯里依斯邁奧馬欲改善警隊服務其中一項措施。他下令下屬近期內嚴厲展開系列肅賭、反傷風化和取締私會黨等不法活動。

警方消息透露,這次警隊大調動是屬于例常調職行動,因按照慣例,每當一名警員被派往某組任職一段時間,如3至5年后,就會再次調職或擢升。

警方說,如果一名警官在任某職位太久,會容易和當地一些勢力甚至不法集團扯上關係,為了杜絕濫權或貪污事件,適時調職也是警方向來採取的防範措施。

人數佔總人口0.57%
癮君子年花7億買毒

我國癮君子1年需花逾7億令吉購買毒品﹗

武吉阿曼肅毒局總監拿督諾拉錫披露,根據研究報告顯示,我國癮君子每日平均需要花上30令吉70仙購買毒品,而我國共有6萬3496人癮君子,換言之,癮君子1年內就花了逾7億萬令吉購買毒品。

他今日召開記者會時,這么透露。

他說,如果以10萬人口的比例,我國的癮君子已佔0.57%,與美國的0.6%相比,我國還是少美國0.03%。

此外,他說,國內共有14萬7329人涉及毒品活動。

另外,他說,在去年我國共有1548名毒販在特別防範法令下被控,與前年的1324人,增加222人,目前部分癮君子已送往新邦令金、華都亞牙及麻坡戒毒所戒毒。

他也指出,警方去年起獲價值2億7078萬令吉的毒品,比起2009年起獲的3億8925萬令吉毒品,已有下滑趨勢。

他說,去年警方共逮捕15萬7756名涉及販毒人士,與2009年的12萬5620人相比下,被捕者有明顯上升,可見肅毒警方在全年內都不斷打擊販毒活動。

他說,肅毒警方在去年共逮捕涉及觸犯1952年危險毒品法令第39B條文下的1432名外籍人士,與去年的969人相比,共增加48%,也就是499人。

他說,去年在機場涉嫌運毒被捕的外籍人士共有183人,與前年被捕的21人相比下,增加771%也就是122人。

他說,在這122人當中,其中的121人是涉及運送冰毒,另一人則涉及運送可卡因。

Govt mulls PR status for foreign spouses of Malaysians abroad

Published: Thursday January 13, 2011 MYT 4:34:00 PM
Govt mulls PR status for foreign spouses of Malaysians abroad

BOSTON: The Government plans to accord permanent resident (PR) status to foreign spouses of Malaysian citizens who are abroad, to encourage them to return to serve Malaysia.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the effort was among incentives introduced by the Government to ensure Malaysia achieved its goal of becoming a high-income nation by 2020.

He said the Government was more open and flexible now in giving the PR status and the move was not only for those who had professional skill or background, but others, as well.

"They must be qualified and have skills to help in nation-building.

"They must also have 'ingredients' that Malaysia wants," he said, when responding to a question at a dinner hosted by him for Malaysian students and the community here on Wednesday.

Also present were his wife Puan Sri Norainee Abdul Rahman and the Malaysian Consulate-General in New York, Mohd Zamruni Khalid.

Muhyiddin is in the United States for a six-day working visit to Boston and Washington DC.

He said the Government was also flexible in according PR status to foreign professionals so that they could contribute in developing the country.

"Recently, the Government offered PR status to a few top foreign chief executive officers. They were surprised to get an offer from the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak)," he said.

To another question, the deputy prime minister said the government was providing a host of incentives to attract Malaysian professionals abroad to return and serve the country. - Bernama

Thursday, January 6, 2011

中國新興服務專人代堵

更新: January 6, 2011 17:41

中國新興服務專人代堵

(北京6日綜合電)中國大城市道路“堵風”盛行,一種名為“代堵”的新興服務也隨之興起,只要一通電話,“代堵”公司就會立刻派人到現場,一方面替顧客“挨堵”,一方面騎機車送顧客到目的地。據悉,這項服務頗受“堵城”民眾觀迎。

山東濟南一家名為“螞蟻”的代堵公司負責人說,他們接到電話后,一般會在15分鐘內派兩人到達現場,一人騎摩哆送顧客到想去的地方,另一人則替顧客繼續“挨堵”;路通了,再把顧客的車送到指定地點。

該名負責人指出,代堵服務起價400元人民幣(約188令吉),將根據所要送人的數量加價,送人或送車的地方如果超出規定的範圍價格另計。

居民王玉明表示,他日前要到北京洽談重要業務,開車去機場卻被堵在路上,不得已打電話給代堵公司。隨后,代堵公司以最快的速度送他到機場,使他挽回了公司100多萬元經濟損失。