Ops Cantas khas besar-besaran di Sabah dalam waktu terdekat

Polis akan mengadakan Ops Cantas Khas secara besar-besaran di Sabah dalam waktu terdekat.

Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar berkata ia antara lain bertujuan membanteras kongsi gelap dan individu yang terbabit dengan jenayah berat.

Bagaimanapun, beliau enggan mengulas mengenai tarikh dan lokasi operasi berkenaan.

"Kita tidak mahu membocorkan maklumat yang boleh menjejaskan operasi," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melancarkan Persidangan Teknologi Keselamatan Antarabangsa 2013 di sini hari ini.

Ops Cantas Khas yang bermula 17 Ogos lalu telah menahan 4,806 orang daripada 122,255 orang yang diperiksa sehingga 6 Sept lalu.

Persidangan teknologi keselamatan selama dua hari berakhir esok itu merupakan sebahagian daripada penganjuran Pameran dan Persidangan dan Pameran Kebakaran dan Keselamatan Antarabangsa Asia Tenggara 2013 (IFSEC). - BERNAMA 

Malindo Air offers 10,000 free seats to celebrate Malaysia Day

Malindo Air, Malaysia's hybrid airline, is offering 10,000 free seats one-way in conjunction with Malaysia Day this year.

Malindo Air said the free seats are available for flights departing from Kuala Lumpur to Penang; Kuala Lumpur to Johor Baharu; Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi; Johor Baharu to Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta and Bali.

"Our customers need to pay only airport tax and fees of RM39 one-way to all domestic destinations and RM75 one-way to Jakarta and Bali," it said in a statement today.

Bookings are available from Sept 13-22, 2013, for travel periods from now to Nov 30, 2013.

Malindo Air Chief Executive Officer Chandran Rama Muthy said the airline was proud to play a part in this year's Malaysia Day celebration by contributing 10,000 free seats for its customers to ease their travel for the celebration.

"We are also introducing our new daily flights from Johor Baharu to Kota Kinabalu and vice versa, which will commence from Oct 10," he said in the statement.

He said the frequent flights between Johor Baharu and Kota Kinabalu would provide convenient travel for business and tourism passengers from both Malaysia and Singapore.

Chandran added that passengers are now able to use a wider range of connecting flights, thus saving precious time and travel costs.

For the new flight from Johor Baharu to Kota Kinabalu, Malindo Air is introducing competitive fares, starting from RM99 one-way all-inclusive for economy class and RM499 for business class. - BERNAMA 

Presiden terkacak di dunia!

Siapa kata pemimpin dunia semuanya tua dan hodoh? Lihat sahaja senarai berikut, jejaka tersenarai ini lebih sesuai memegang watak James Bond berbanding menjadi presiden atau perdana menteri sebuah negara!

Tidak percaya? Mari lihat bersama.

Enrique Pena Nieto, Presiden Mexico

Orang bernama Enrique ini memang kacak agaknya. (nota: Enrique Iglesias). Presiden Mexico yang berusia 47 tahun ini kacak seperti pelakon telenovela Mexico. Malangnya, beliau sudah berkahwin baru, kepada Angelica Rivera. Kalau tidak, mungkin kami sudah berpindah ke Mexico dengan harapan menjadi Wanita Pertama Mexico.

Jens Stoltenberg, Presiden Norway

Pemimpin Norway (Pilihan raya sedang berlangsung di Norway, jadi mungkin beliau tidak akan kekal sebagai presiden) ini membuatkan rambut beruban kelihatan seksi. Tetapi itu mungkin manfaat dilahirkan sebagai orang putih, oleh itu nampak lebih kacak beruban.  Harap-harap sesiapa yang menggantikan presiden berusia 54 tahun ini sama kacak seperti beliau.

Sir Anthony Eden, bekas Perdana Menteri UK

‘Old is gold’ kata pepatah Inggeris. Apabila teringat bekas perdana menteri ini, memang benar pepatah tersebut. Sir Anthony melambangkan seorang lelaki bijaksana dan elegan.

Abhisit Vejjajiva,bekas Presiden Siam

Wakil Siam ini memang tiada tokok tandingnya. Wajah belia yang bisa mencairkan hati, alangkah seronoknya jika semua perdana menteri miliki wajah tampan seperti beliau.

Sumber

Samsung says its next-gen smartphones will have 64-bit processors too

Apple's iPhone 5S comes with 64-bit processor, so, Samsung is doing the same 'soon', too.




Samsung's mobile business head JK Shin has said that the company's next smartphones will feature a 64-bit CPU, according to the Korea Times. The remarks follows Apple's launch of theiPhone 5s, the first handset with the 64-bit, billion transistor A7 processor and 64-bit OS 7.

Saying that Samsung is aware of Apple's ambitions in China, the exec added that a device with such a chip would come "not in the shortest time," but that "our next smartphones will have 64-bit processing capability."

They could use the ARMv8 64-bit architecture that ARM has been promoting for quite awhile now, since Samsung is a prominent licensee. Does that mean a Galaxy S 5 flagship will become the Korean company's first to use the tech?

Cue the rumors and speculation.

Selena masih menangis kerana Justin!

Percayalah memang sukar melupakan cinta pertama (biarpun ini mungkin cinta keberapa entah untuk Selena Gomez), tidak kisahlah anda orang biasa atau selebriti.

Baru-baru ini penyanyi hangat berusia 21 tahun itu kantoi menangis atas pentas semasa persembahan beliau di Hammersmith Apollo di London.

Selena sedang menyanyikan lagu bertajuk Love Will Remember dan terus sebak. Lagu tersebut difahamkan berkaitan dengan kisah cinta beliau bersama gangster kecil Justin Bieber, namun kami tidak sangka Selena masih memendam rasa.

Tidak mengapalah, Selena, awak itu cantik, tidak perlulah bersedih sangat tentang Justin. Ramai lagi yang menunggu di luar sana.

- MyLaunchpad 

RTM tamatkan perkhidmatan pekerja yang terlibat dalam salah siar logo PDRM

Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) telah menggantung dan menamatkan perkhidmatan individu yang terlibat dalam insiden penyiaran kesilapan logo Polis Diraja Malaysia melalui RTM semalam.

Sambil berkata RTM memandang serius kejadian itu, Ketua Pengarah Penyiaran Datuk Norhyati Ismail berkata laporan polis untuk memulihkan imej Jabatan Penyiaran telah dibuat.

"Ralat dan permohonan maaf telah disiarkan dalam Berita Nasional 12 tengah malam. Surat rasmi memohon maaf kepada Ketua Polis Negara (Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar) juga telah dihantar," katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.

Beliau menjelaskan jawatankuasa tata tertib telah bersidang hari ini untuk meneliti tindakan lanjut yang akan dilaksanakan susulan insiden itu.

Kenyataan dan tindakan segera yang diambil telah dimuat naik dalam laman sosial jabatan berkenaan, tambahnya. - BERNAMA 

How much do you need for your children's education?

In an age where the common degree has become a prerequisite and not so much an advantage, ensuring that you have enough to see your children through a reputable university has inadvertently become one of the most important responsibilities you’ll face as a parent.

Unfortunately, knowing how much to save for your kids’ tertiary education is not an easy question to answer. In fact, it is downright complex in view of the vast differences in costs from degree to degree, university to university, and country to country.

 And even for those who do have a number in mind, there is still the question of when you should start saving, using which savings / investment vehicle.

If you have been wondering about your financial capabilities to finance your kids’ tertiary education, or you have been seeking a workable method to save a sizable study fund for your children; allow iMoney to shed some light on this matter with the latest infographic.





Source: iMoney @Astro Awani

Mitsubishi Attrage – full Malaysian specs and prices

It’s the season of previews, both for upcoming Frankfurt and Malaysian launches. Last Friday we scooped the 2013 Toyota Vios in the flesh during its on-going Vios Spot & Snap Cruisersprogramme, and now we have live photos of the soon-arriving Mitsubishi Attrage, taken at Paradigm Mall over the weekend.

It’s nothing we haven’t seen before, of course, as we’ve already had a spyshot gallery of a Malaysian-spec Attrage last week. In the public preview though, the new 80 PS, 106 Nm 1.2 litre sedan was dressed up in full SE spec, replete with a set of factory bodykit and LED daytime running lights.

Also available at the stand were the new sedan’s full spec sheet and brochure, which you can see in the gallery below. The top spec SE carries a tentative price tag of RM78,000, while the GS, sans the bodykit, DRLs, security window film, leather seats and 2-DIN touchscreen head unit with reverse camera brings it down to RM71,000.





The base CVT variant, the GL, loses out on the keyless entry and push start system, remote trunk release, auto air-con and leather wrapped steering wheel and gear knob, but is more affordable at RM65,000.

As announced earlier, the five-speed manual Attrage GL dips below the RM60,000 mark. Dual airbags, ABS with EBD, 15-inch wheels and foglights are standard across the range, as is a claimed fuel economy of 21 km per litre.

The local B-segment scene sure is heating up this year. Kia threw down the gauntlet first with its RM74-80k Rio hatchback, which was then met head-on by the revitalised RM75k Honda Jazz. Next up will be the facelifted Ford Fiesta’s debut later this month, followed closely by the much-awaited 2013 Toyota Vios sometime in October.

The Mitsubishi Attrage will enter the market last in November, joining the crowded segment already occupied by the Nissan Almera, Honda City, Mitsu’s own Mirage and of course, if you look at prices alone, the new Proton Suprima S. You can read our preview drive report of the Attrage in Thailand to find out if it’s worth waiting for.



Source: Paul Tan

'Jurassic World' coming to theaters in 2015

LOS ANGELES:  The fourth installment in the dinosaur-themed adventure film series will be released in 3D on June 12, 2015 in North American theaters, Universal Pictures has announced.

Previously known simply as "Jurassic Park 4," the next film in the franchise based on Michael Crichton's novels now has a title and an official launch date. As announced by the American media last June, "Jurassic World" will arrive a year later than initially planned.

The fourth installment in the saga will be filmed in 3D by director Colin Trevorrow ("Safety Not Guaranteed"), who is also contributing to the screenplay alongside Derek Connolly. Steven Spielberg, who directed the first two "Jurassic Park" films in 1993 and 1997, will provide his support as a producer on the project.

Details on the plot and cast of "Jurassic World" are still under wraps. - AFP RELAXNEWS 

Hasil tangan anak Malaysia di History Channel

Kuala Lumpur: Produksi animasi tempatan, Two Tones Sdn Bhd mencipta kejayaan tersendiri dalam hasil kerja imej janaan komputer (CGI) apabila karya dokumentari Lost Over France: Malaysia’s Unsung Hero akan ditayangkan menerusi saluran televisyen antarabangsa, History Channel pada 15 September ini.

Pengarah CGI, Amru Najmi Osman berkata, pemilihan produksinya menerusi 3line Media bertanggungjawab menjalankan proses CGI seratus peratus memberi cabaran besar untuk memenuhi standard penerbitan saluran berkenaan.

“Bekerjasama dengan pengarah Reza Zainal, proses melakukan CGI pada teknik penerbangan Typhoon lebih jelas kerana sebelum ini ramai tidak pernah menyaksikan penerbangan secara realiti,” katanya, semalam.

Menurutnya, kapal terbang Typhoon ini pernah digunakan pasukan Tentera Udara Diraja Britain (RAF) ketika berlakunya Perang Dunia Kedua. “Rakaman atau gambar asal Typhoon berperang dengan tentera Nazi memang tiada. Namun, menerusi teknik CGI kita menghasilkan semula situasi itu dari pesawat ini berlepas sehingga berperang di udara,” katanya.

Katanya, teknik CGI yang dipaparkan selama enam minit dalam durasi tayangan keseluruhan 90 minit dokumentari ini memberi cabaran menggambarkan empat pesawat Typhoon.

“Cabaran perlu menggambarkan empat pesawat Typhoon berlepas satu persatu sebelum membuat formasi di udara. Di peringkat awal, saiz model pesawat ini perlu dikaji sebelum dilakar semula dalam bentuk tiga dimensi, diadun warna dan dijadikan animasi bergerak,” katanya.

Seramai enam juruanimasi tempatan terbabit dalam dokumentari ini yang mengambil masa selama enam bulan sejak Februari lalu. Dokumentari ini mengisahkan dua beradik anak tempatan menjadi juruterbang RAF iaitu Henry dan Cyril Tallala dan berdepan Perang Dunia Kedua.


Sumber

Steamy new Miley Cyrus video sets viewing record

Miley Cyrus remained firmly in the US show business spotlight Tuesday after her steamy new video set a viewing record on the Vevo.com website.

"Wrecking Ball," featuring the erstwhile Disney teen idol swinging topless on a wrecking ball, drew 19.3 million views in its first 24 hours online, said Vevo via Twitter.

She handily broke the record previously held by the British boy band One Direction.

Cyrus, 20, with an album due out in October, provoked a national stir last month at the MTV Music Video Awards as she performed a raunchy duet with pop singer Robin Thicke.

"Unacceptable," thundered the conservative Parents Television Council, whose board of advisors includes her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.

Thicke himself featured nude women -- but kept his own clothes on -- in the sexually charged video for his summer hit "Blurred Lines." - AFP

ROS digesa batal pendaftaran 2 pertubuhan haram - OTAI, Sabah ATAP

Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia (ROS) digesa membatalkan pendaftaran Pertubuhan Sabah Atap dan Otai yang disyaki terlibat dengan kegiatan kongsi gelap.

Ketua Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Kongsi Gelap, Judi dan Maksiat (D7) Ibu Pejabat Polis Bukit Aman Datuk Abdul Jalil Hassan memaklumkan, kedua-dua pertubuhan itu kerap terlibat dengan pergaduhan dan pemerasan.

- Astro Awani 

What is it with Korean cars that gives them bad reputation in Malaysia?

I scooped these pics from The Green Mechanics blog. They actually look gorgeous, in my honest opinion.


New Cerato 1.6 D-CVVT



Cerato 1.6 starts at RM102,000 and Cerato 2.0 at RM121,000



Dashboard of the Cerato



New Sorento  2.4L DOHC CVVT (RM161,000)



Kia Optima, K5 starts at RM147,000 pitted against the likes of Toyota Camry and Honda Accord


So what is it that give these cars bad reputation in Malaysia? If you read in the online forums, blogs and public comments - most of them point to negative perception. Is it really so? I don't know.


Source: The Green Mechanics

See how the Moto X is made (video)

Not everyone gets to walk behind the tech industry's velvet ropes. So when Motorola opened the gates to its Fort Worth, Texas facility -- the place where custom Moto X's are made -- we were there to bring you an inside look.

And in the interest of getting you even more intimately acquainted with the Google company's assembled in the USA smartphone production hub, we have something almost as good as being there: a behind-the-scenes video tour.

So, what are you waiting for... an invite? Head past the break to glimpse phase one of this whole new Motorola and see Governor Rick Perry spike an iPhone 5.

Enjoy the video:



Source

British Asian girls 'hidden target of sex abuse gangs'

The sexual abuse of British girls of South Asian origin is going unreported because authorities tend to focus on gangs that target white youngsters, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Although there has been a series of high-profile British court cases in which men of South Asian heritage were convicted of sexually exploiting vulnerable white girls, authorities are failing to spot cases in which men target girls from their own ethnic group, the Muslim Women's Network UK said.

Asian girls are reluctant to report sexual abuse to the police because they fear that they will not be believed or that they will bring dishonour to their families, according to the group, which advises the British government on issues facing Muslim women.

The Muslim Women's Network said it had uncovered 35 cases in which young Asians had been sexually exploited. Most of the victims said their abusers were men from the same ethnic group.

Haleh Afshar, the group's president, said there had been a "deafening silence" on the sexual abuse of young Asian girls.

"In all communities victims of such violence find it difficult to report sexual abuse and seek support. Among Asians and Muslims this is exacerbated by a culture of honour and shame," she wrote in a foreword to the report.

The group was unable to speak directly to the victims but said it had collected evidence from charities who had contact with them, as well as police, healthcare workers and other officials.

Sue Berelowitz, Deputy Children's Commissioner for England, said there was a widespread myth that gangs of Asian men were targeting only white girls, motivated by "hatred and contempt for white females".

In reality, sexual predators target the most accessible victims -- often those from the same ethnic background, she added.

The group admitted that it is difficult to estimate the scale of the abuse, and stressed it was also not clear whether or not Asian girls face greater exploitation than their white schoolmates.

Most of the victims were aged under 16 and two thirds of them were from Pakistani families, the report said.

Some of the girls were plied with drugs or alcohol before being passed around gangs of men, in cases similar to those involving white girls that have hit British headlines in recent months. - AFP

Uproar over sale of genital-shaped key-chains

BINTULU:  The sale of male genital-shaped key-chains at budget shops to children has left parents and teachers hot under the collar.

The items - in red, yellow and black colours based on the individual's preference - are selling like hot cakes at RM1.20 each.

One of the budget shops selling the key-chains is located near a primary school.

A Bernama survey on budget shops here has revealed that such key-chains were openly displayed near cashier counters.

An irate father of five wants to know how the product found its way to the open market and questioned the moral sensitivities of the shopowners.

"Whatever the reason, the shopowners must have a sense of moral responsibility.

Selling such product is not suitable at all, especially where children are involved.

"The relevant authorities like the domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism ministry should investigate how the product could find its way here and take the necessary action," Awangku Jeffryhudin Has, 39, told Bernama here today.

Sharing similar sentiments, Jaffry Ibrahim urged the authorities to seize the key-chains and ban them from being sold at open markets.

"I am quite worried it will lead to other things such as influx of similar products for easy availability in open markets.

"Let's not make a joke out of genitals, such issues are sensitive," said the 50-year-old father of three.

Sarawak Teachers Union president Jisin Nyud said the sale of the product must be withdrawn immediately.

- BERNAMA 

Kanak-kanak 2 tahun maut dirempuh kereta bapa

Seorang kanak-kanak lelaki berusia dua tahun maut dirempuh kereta bapanya berikutan tindakan abangnya yang berusia empat tahun bermain-main di dalam kereta berkenaan dalam kejadian di Taman Kerian dekat Parit Buntar semalam.
 
Bapa mangsa, Mohd Ali Hussin, 53, berkata Mohd Adam, 2, meninggal dunia akibat cedera parah di kepala setelah kereta itu mengundur dan merempuh anaknya itu.
 
Dalam kejadian 12.30 tengah hari itu, Mohd Ali berkata beliau berada di dalam rumah untuk mengambil barang selepas pulang daripada menghantar isterinya yang berniaga di Alor Pongsu, Bagan Serai.
 
"Saya menyedari kejadian itu apabila terdengar bunyi bising di luar rumah dan bergegas keluar dan mendapati anak saya Aiman Yasin cuba menghidupkan enjin kereta," katanya.
 
Menurutnya, beliau cuba menahan anaknya itu daripada menghidupkan enjin, namun gagal lalu mengakibatkan kereta mengundur dan melanggar Mohd Adam yang berada di belakang kereta.
 
"Saya tidak menyangka kereta itu mengundur dan percaya Aiman Yasin telah memasukkan gear mengundur secara tidak sengaja ketika sedang bermain," katanya.
 
Beliau berkata Mohd Adam cedera parah akibat tersepit antara kereta dan dinding rumah.
 
Mayat mangsa dibawa ke Hospital Parit Buntar untuk bedah siasat.
 
Ketua Polis Daerah Kerian, Supt Mat Fauzi Nayan mengesahkan kejadian itu. - BERNAMA 

Google+ brings Snapseed-powered photo editing tools to desktop Chrome

Google added Snapseed photo editing to its Google+ apps on Android and iOS back in March, and now it's bringing them to the desktop. The new tools include Auto Enhance, selective adjust editing, and filters, all powered by the Chrome browser's Native Client tech.

Not familiar with how that works? Google brought Native Client to Chrome back in 2011, and it allows developers to port code written in languages like C and C++ so it runs in the browser. Vic Gundotra said on Google+ that this is the Snapseed app built for Chrome, so we'll see if more mobile apps and features follow it over.

If you're not using Chrome you'll have to live with basic crop and rotate editing tools on Google+, but even those have been shifted around to make them easier to find.

Once the new options are available on your account (as usual, they're rolling out slowly over the next few weeks) all you'll need to do is select one of your photos in Chrome and hit "edit" to see them. Until then, check out the video demo embedded after the break.

Pestabola Merdeka: Malaysia kalahkan Thailand 3-0

Bolasepak Pestabola Merdeka 2013 menyaksikan skuad Harimau Muda A, meneruskan rentak kemenangan dalam saingan kali ini, apabila membelasah Thailand 3-0 dalam aksi terakhir peringkat kumpulan.

Kemenangan membolehkan  barisan muda negara ini, berdepan Myanmar di pentas akhir Sabtu ini.

Myanmar mara selepas menewaskan Singapura 2-0 dalam satu lagi perlawanan malam tadi.

Pengendali skuad bawah 23 tahun kebangsaan, Ong Kim Swee mengotakan janjinya untuk memburu kemenangan, meskipun merehatkan beberapa tonggak utama daripada kesebelasan utama.

Junior Eldstal dan Nazmi Faiz Mansor antara tonggak utama yang berada di bangku pemain simpanan.

Barisan pelapis negara hanya memerlukan 11 minit, untuk memecah kebuntuan jaringan, menerusi rembatan Nasir Basharudin dari luar kotak penalti.

Jaringan awal itu, menyuntik moral pemain negara untuk terus mendominasi perlawanan di babak pertama.

Pemain kelahiran Sabah, Rozaimi Abdul Rahman kemudian melebarkan jurang gol pada minit ke-27, hasil umpanan cantik S Sivanesan.

Masuk babak kedua, Kim Swee mengeluarkan tonggak pertahanan, Fadhli Shas dan memasukkan pertahanan Kelantan, Nik Mohd Shahrul Azim.

Thailand mula menjelmakan aksi lebih agresif pada permulaan babak kedua, tetapi tetap sukar menewaskan benteng negara, biarpun tanpa kelibat Fadhli.

Malaysia kemudian terus menggandakan jurang gol pada minit ke-80, apabila Rozaimi  berjaya melepasi kawalan benteng lawan sebelum menerjah gawang untuk jaringan keduanya.

Kedudukan 3-0 kekal sehingga wisel penamat.

- Astro Awani 

13 penumpang cedera dalam kemalangan empat kenderaan di Lebuhraya Karak

Sebanyak 13  mangsa cedera dalam nahas membabitkan dua buah bas, satu treler dan sebuah kereta di Km31.5, Lebuhraya Karak, dekat sini, hari ini.

Penolong Pengarah Operasi Bomba, Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Kuala Lumpur Azizan Ismail berkata pihaknya menerima panggilan pada 3.49 petang dan tiba di tempat kejadian setengah jam kemudian.

Katanya, kemalangan membabitkan empat kenderaan itu dari arah Karak menuju ke ibu negara dipercayai berpunca daripada kegagalan pemandu sebuah bas pelancong mengawal kenderaannya lalu merempuh sebuah bas ekspres dan kereta Toyota Vios yang kemudiannya melanggar treler di hadapannya.

"Saya percaya kemalangan berpunca disebabkan ada kenderaan yang dibawa laju dan perlahan, namun kami akan menyiasat kemalangan itu bagi mengenal pasti punca sebenar," katanya kepada pemberita di lokasi kejadian.

Azizan berkata 13 mangsa yang terdiri daripada 11 penumpang bas dan dua daripada kereta Vios itu dihantar ke Hospital Kuala Lumpur dan Hospital Selayang untuk menerima rawatan.

Beliau berkata kesemua mangsa berusia lingkungan 20 hingga 50 tahun.

"Laporan awal mendapati bas pelancong membawa 13 penumpang (dan seorang pemandu), manakala bas ekspres Temerloh-Kuala Lumpur membawa 25 orang termasuk pemandu.

"Pemandu dua bas berkenaan hanya mengalami luka ringan manakala pemandu treler tidak mengalami sebarang kecederaan," katanya.

Beliau berkata tiga jentera bomba dikejarkan ke tempat kejadian dengan kekuatan 30 pegawai dan anggota, masing-masing dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Kuala Lumpur, Selayang dan Bentong.

Sementara itu, pemandu treler Aris Embong , 53, berkata ketika kejadian itu dia memandu perlahan dan berada di hadapan kereta Toyota Vios.

"Sebelum kejadian saya nampak sebuah bas bergerak laju lalu melanggar sebuah bas yang berada di hadapannya...kemudian bas kedua (yang dilangggar) itu melanggar treler yang saya bawa," katanya kepada pemberita di lokasi kejadian.

- BERNAMA 

13 penumpang cedera dalam kemalangan di Lebuhraya Karak

Sebanyak 13 mangsa cedera dalam nahas membabitkan dua buah bas, satu treler dan sebuah kereta di Km31.5, Lebuhraya Karak, dekat sini, hari ini. Penolong Pengarah Operasi Bomba, Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Kuala Lumpur Azizan Ismail berkata pihaknya menerima panggilan pada 3.49 petang dan tiba di tempat kejadian setengah jam kemudian.

Katanya, kemalangan membabitkan empat kenderaan itu dari arah Karak menuju ke ibu negara dipercayai berpunca daripada kegagalan pemandu sebuah bas pelancong mengawal kenderaannya lalu merempuh sebuah bas ekspres dan kereta Toyota Vios yang kemudiannya melanggar treler di hadapannya.

"Saya percaya kemalangan berpunca disebabkan ada kenderaan yang dibawa laju dan perlahan, namun kami akan menyiasat kemalangan itu bagi mengenal pasti punca sebenar," katanya kepada pemberita di lokasi kejadian. Azizan berkata 13 mangsa yang terdiri daripada 11 penumpang bas dan dua daripada kereta Vios itu dihantar ke Hospital Kuala Lumpur dan Hospital Selayang untuk menerima rawatan.

Beliau berkata kesemua mangsa berusia lingkungan 20 hingga 50 tahun. "Laporan awal mendapati bas pelancong membawa 13 penumpang (dan seorang pemandu), manakala bas ekspres Temerloh-Kuala Lumpur membawa 25 orang termasuk pemandu.

"Pemandu dua bas berkenaan hanya mengalami luka ringan manakala pemandu treler tidak mengalami sebarang kecederaan," katanya. Beliau berkata tiga jentera bomba dikejarkan ke tempat kejadian dengan kekuatan 30 pegawai dan anggota, masing-masing dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Kuala Lumpur, Selayang dan Bentong.

Sementara itu, pemandu treler Aris Embong , 53, berkata ketika kejadian itu dia memandu perlahan dan berada di hadapan kereta Toyota Vios.

"Sebelum kejadian saya nampak sebuah bas bergerak laju lalu melanggar sebuah bas yang berada di hadapannya...kemudian bas kedua (yang dilangggar) itu melanggar treler yang saya bawa," katanya kepada pemberita di lokasi kejadian.


- BERNAMA

90% mangsa rogol dan cabul diserang individu dikenali

Sebanyak 90 peratus daripada remaja dan wanita yang dirogol dan dicabul kehormatan, dilakukan oleh orang yang dikenali dan sebanyak 60 peratus mangsa juga tidak melaporkan kejadian itu.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Close Personal Protection Training & Services (CPPTS) Sdn Bhd Mahathir Manan berkata mangsa tidak melaporkan kejadian kerana campur tangan keluarga selain malu dan tidak mahu maruah keluarga tercalar.

Menurutnya, dapatan itu adalah hasil analisis CPPTS, sebuah syarikat latihan dan rundingan terhadap isu berkenaan.

Pemangsa yang dikenali itu termasuk anggota keluarga terdekat seperti bapa, abang kandung, abang ipar dan teman lelaki, katanya kepada pemberita selepas program 'Women Response Technique' untuk pengamal media di sini, Khamis.

Mahathir yang pernah berkhidmat dengan Polis Diraja Malaysia berkata justeru itu, satu saluran perlu diwujudkan untuk memudahkan mangsa mengadu kejadian sebelum mereka mengambil inisiatif sendiri untuk membuat laporan polis.

"Walaupun sebenarnya kita tidak ada apa-apa kepentingan dengan mangsa yang berusia 13 hingga 22 tahun tetapi satu saluran perlu diwujudkan untuk mengurangkan kesan dan trauma yang dialami mereka sebelum perkara menjadi buruk.

"Saluran ini penting untuk mengumpul mangsa-mangsa rogol sebagai satu motivasi untuk mereka meneruskan kehidupan," katanya.

Program 'Women Response Technique' merupakan satu sistem yang direka untuk menyediakan teknik asas mempertahankan diri kepada golongan remaja dan wanita dalam menangani pelbagai situasi contohnya semasa dirogol.

Sepanjang program itu diwujudkan, kira-kira 3,000 peserta mengikutinya dan difahamkan 10 peratus daripadanya menyatakan kejayaan menggunakan teknik yang telah dipelajari.

CPPTS, ialah syarikat yang memberi khidmat latihan efektif dan profesional di samping pendekatan metodologi untuk memberi pendedahan dan pengetahuan asas sehingga ke peringkat lanjutan menerusi teknik-teknik latihan terkini, komprehensif dan praktikal.

- BERNAMA