MageP’s Lab

Ugly Note: Four separate cases in a week, two death and one coma.

13 Feb – A 17-year-old student from Guizhou, was found, naked and dead, in a ditch in Kampung Kanchung Tengah, Banting.

15 Feb – A 56-year-old woman, believed to be a victim of a snatch thief or hit-and-run accident in Penang, remain coma in [...]

It’s still very fresh in my mind that back then in November 2004, Canadian new portal (subscription needed) reported that Mirzan Mahathir’s home in West Vancouver, Canada was targetted for a broke in worth $600,000. Quote:
Among the stolen items were two Fendi sable fur coats, worth more than $100,000 each, two $30,000 Rolex watches and [...]

On Wednesday, Home Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid talked to reporters at his office after attending the Cabinet meeting. He said unoccupied low-cost houses and buildings would be used to house illegal workers detained after the Feb 28 amnesty deadline.Quote:

“To address security concerns, we will fence up these premises to safeguard the interest of the public.” [...]

It sounds like love affairs, never ending one.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Admad Badawi announced at Pakistan that Malaysia is going to bring in Pakistani workers to meet the country’s manpower needs.

Only a few days ago, it happened that Feb 28 had been set as D-Day for the remaining illegal immigrants in Malaysia.

And now, [...]

The Scenario: A soldier lost his wife and unborn twin boys due to an impatient driver and uncaring Malaysian, The Star reports today.

The mishap happened when the soldier stop his motorcycle when traffic lights turned red at the junction. A Perodua Kembara behind him moved before the lights turned green, hit his motorcycle’s rear end [...]

The Star reported that two people, one from Klang and another from Ipoh are the latest casualties of dengue.

V. Sivasubramaniam from Klang, became ill last week and was admitted to hospital on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital on Sunday while another victim from Ipoh died at the Ipoh Hospital [...]

Remaining illegal immigrants must leave by Feb 28 or the Government will arrest, charge and deport starting from March 1, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday after bilateral meeting with Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

First, it’s a week. Now, it’s another extra week.

I can’t agree more with Wong Chun Wai [...]

Home Affairs Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid said Malaysia will introduce the new biometric system and scrap the amnestry programmes, as it’s not helping in reducing the numbers of illegal arrival. Quote:
“We are reviewing the system now … completely a new system that we will implement. I don’t think there is a need to have any [...]

Days by days, I’m getting more furious and uncomfortable on the latest development of illegal immigrants crackdown throughout Malaysia.

Picked this up from Wong Chun Wai’s column yesterday:

There are an estimated 1.2 million legal foreign workers while authorities believe there are another 800,000 illegal immigrants, half of whom were supposed to have left under the [...]

Immigration Director of Enforcement Datuk Ishak Mohamed said on Sunday that illegal immigrants nabbed during the ongoing “Ops Nasihat” operations are given a week to leave the country. Quote:
“If they ignored the advice, the Immigration Department would deport them if they were caught again, and they would be banned permanently from coming to [...]