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EPF to increase overseas investments

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is planning to increase its overseas investments to generate higher returns for its members.

Chief executive officer Tan Sri Azlan Zainol said its current investment of RM40.53bil in overseas markets only represented 9.2% of EPF’s overall RM440.52bil investment last year.

“At this juncture, our overseas investment is very small, particularly in terms of exposure to each investment avenue,” he said at the opening of the International Corporate Governance Network Conference hosted by EPF yesterday.

“We are looking to increase our exposure in the international market to diversify our portfolio.”

Being the oldest provident fund in the world, Malaysia’s EPF was ranked as the world’s 19th biggest pension fund in 2009 with assets amounting to US$109bil (RM330bil) then, he said.

With the amount having grown to RM440.52bil, the EPF has a great responsibility to manage and grow members’ savings prudently, he added.

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Teacher moved out while molest probe is under way
By KANG SOON CHEN
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PUTRAJAYA: The disciplinary teacher, who allegedly molested 11 Form Three female students in Ampang, has been transferred out with immediate effect.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said it was best for the teacher to be removed from the school while police investigations were under way.

“Under the ministry’s guidelines, teachers cannot touch any body part of a female student when meting out punishment,” he said after meeting several parties, including Hulu Langat district education officers, Teratai assemblyman Jenice Lee, the affected students and their parents at his office yesterday.

He added that a witness must be present when the punishment was carried out.

In the incident last Friday, the students claimed that they were caned and molested by the teacher.

It was reported that they were caught along with two male classmates in a classroom during the school assembly, and taken to the school’s disciplinary room.

One of the female students said the teacher caned the male students on the buttocks and told them to leave the room before drawing the curtain.

“Before he caned the first female student, he felt her wrist for her pulse and commented that her heartbeat was too fast,” she alleged.

The teacher then related an incident in which a student he had caned fainted because his heart was beating too fast.

“The teacher then proceeded to put his hand on our chests, one-by-one, on the pretext of making sure that our heartbeats were all right before caning us on our palms,” she claimed, adding that she was allegedly touched on the chest more than three times.

It was also alleged that the teacher slipped his hand into their pockets to “check” whether they brought mobile phones to school.

The students later alerted their parents who informed the school authorities. The parents sought Lee’s assistance who helped them lodge a police report.

“We decided to go to the police because the school authorities re­­fused to take action,” Lee claimed.

Dr Wee has instructed the district education office and school authorities to provide counselling to the students, who had been traumatised by the incident.

He added that the affected students were also given the option of transferring to another school if they did not want to continue their studies in the same school.

Dr Wee said the teacher had crossed the line based on the complaints by the students.

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Kakitangan stesen TV mati ditekup bantal
Oleh Safeek Affendy Razali
bhnews@bharian.com.my
2011/02/18

Mayat mangsa ditemui terikat di dalam bilik tidur

KUALA LUMPUR: Pegawai promosi sebuah stesen televisyen swasta ditemui mati dipercayai lemas akibat ditekup dengan bantal di rumah sewanya di sebuah flet di Jalan Api, Sri Sentosa, Jalan Klang Lama di sini, lewat malam kelmarin.

Mayat mangsa ditemui jam 12 tengah malam dalam keadaan hanya memakai seluar dalam dan tertiarap di bilik tidurnya, manakala tangan, kaki dan lehernya diikat dengan wayar telefon. Ketua Polis Daerah Brickfields, Asisten Komisioner Wan Abdul Bari Khalid, berkata rakan mangsa yang pulang selepas kerja jam 12 tengah malam terkejut apabila pintu jeriji rumah dan televisyen terbuka, namun tiada sesiapa yang menontonnya.

Wan Abdul Bari bagaimanapun mengesahkan tiada kesan pecah masuk ke dalam rumah dan tidak menolak kemungkinan mangsa dibunuh oleh orang dikenalinya berdasarkan keadaan rumah itu.

Katanya, pasukan polis yang bergegas ke lokasi kejadian sejurus selepas dimaklumkan oleh rakan serumah mangsa mendapati mangsa mati akibat lemas selepas mukanya ditekup dengan bantal.

“Kita juga percaya terdapat lebih daripada seorang suspek yang melakukan pembunuhan itu berdasarkan pada keadaan mangsa yang ditemui diikat, agak sukar untuk seorang melakukannya,” katanya.
Sehingga kini siasatan lanjut sedang dijalankan bagi mengenal pasti motif pembunuhan.

Selain itu, polis juga sedang meneliti satu laporan polis yang pernah dibuat mangsa bulan lalu kerana diugut supaya mengahwini seorang wanita.

Wan Abdul Bari berkata, kes itu disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan iaitu bunuh.

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Dibelasah suami depan 2 anak
Oleh Shamsul Munir Safini
shamsulmunir@hmetro.com.my


RAWAT...mangsa kini dirawat di wad kecemasan dan dilaporkan stabil.

KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang isteri beranak enam patah pinggang, bengkak di mata kanan dan cedera di dada akibat dibelasah suaminya yang tiba-tiba naik berang selepas mangsa enggan memberi wang, pagi semalam.

Mangsa, Norlela Hussin, 36, dan bekerja sebagai tukang cuci pejabat di sebuah syarikat swasta dipukul dengan besi serta disepak terajang di depan dua anaknya di rumah mereka di Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Gombak Setia, Taman Melati, di sini, kira-kira jam 9.30 pagi.

Suami mangsa yang tidak bekerja dan dipercayai penagih dadah sudah banyak kali memukul mangsa jika tidak diberi wang untuk membeli dadah.

Mangsa yang sudah 17 tahun berkahwin dengan suaminya yang berusia 39 tahun dikurniakan enam anak berusia empat hingga 17 tahun.


Abang mangsa yang datang ke rumah mangsa kira-kira jam 7 malam terkejut apabila mendapati adiknya tidak mampu berdiri dan hanya berbaring di atas lantai serta cedera di seluruh badan.

Berikutan itu, dia meminta izin suami mangsa yang berada di rumah untuk membawanya ke Hospital Selayang untuk rawatan lanjut.

Abang mangsa, Zakaria Hussin, 60-an, berkata, pasangan suami isteri itu pernah bergaduh, tetapi kejadian hari ini (semalam) paling teruk.

“Dalam pergaduhan sebelum ini, adik saya enggan membuat laporan polis kerana terlalu sayangkan suaminya itu tambahan pula memikirkan nasib enam anak mereka sekiranya bercerai.

“Tetapi kali ini, laporan polis akan dibuat,” katanya.


Katanya, adiknya kini dirawat di wad kecemasan dan dilaporkan berada dalam stabil.

Difahamkan, suami mangsa adik seorang penyanyi, pengacara, pelakon dan model yang pernah merakamkan album dan berlakon beberapa drama serta menjadi model syampu jenama terkenal.

Sementara itu, jurucakap polis mengesahkan menerima laporan kejadian itu dan siasatan lanjut dijalankan.

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Budak tiga tahun mati didera
Oleh Azida Shaharuddin dan Sahlina Sahkirin
bhnews@bharian.com.my
2011/01/11


NUR Dania Qistina

Ibu luluh dapat peluk jasad selepas 3 bulan tak bertemu

JOHOR BAHRU: Kerinduan seorang kerani akaun untuk menemui anak perempuannya berusia tiga tahun sejak tiga bulan lalu, luluh apabila hanya dapat memeluk jasad kanak-kanak itu yang meninggal dunia dengan 73 kesan kecederaan di badannya dipercayai akibat didera.
Nur Aquilla Razali, 27, hanya mampu meratap pemergian anak keduanya itu, Nur Dania Qistina Nurafizan, serta pengsan beberapa kali selepas menuntut jenazah kanak-kanak itu di Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) di sini, tengah hari semalam.
Tidak mampu menahan sebak, wanita itu turut pengsan beberapa kali menyebabkan beliau gagal ditemubual sehingga kanak-kanak itu dikebumikan di kampungnya di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Felda Tenggaroh 6, dekat Mersing kira-kira jam 4.30 petang semalam.

Adik Nur Aquilla, Mohd Kamaruzzaman, 25, berkata kakak sulungnya itu merindui Nur Dania serta dua lagi anaknya masing-masing perempuan berusia lima tahun dan lelaki berusia setahun, selepas mereka menetap dengan bapa mereka sejak tiga bulan lalu.

Beliau berkata, kakaknya pernah cuba mencari mangsa dan dua anaknya itu namun menemui jalan buntu apabila dimaklumkan keluarga suaminya mereka tidak tahu di mana kanak-kanak itu berada.

“Namun semalam, abang ipar menghubungi saya dan memaklumkan Nur Dania sudah tiada. Saya sendiri memberitahu Nur Aquilla kejadian menimpa anaknya menyebabkan beliau agak sebak.
“Nur Aquilla sudah lama cari anak beliau, tahu-tahu saja anak keduanya, Nur Dania sudah menjadi arwah,” katanya ketika dihubungi di rumahnya di FELDA Tenggaroh 6, semalam.

Difahamkan, anak lelaki Nur Aquilla turut mendapat rawatan di Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) di sini, berikutan kesan lebam pada muka, belakang telinga dan punggung selain mengidap demam sejak kelmarin.

Ketua Polis Daerah Seri Alam, Superintendan Roslan Zainuddin berkata, berdasarkan laporan yang dibuat di Balai Polis Tiram, bapa mangsa Nurafizan Ludin, 30, menyatakan beliau menerima panggilan daripada isterinya, iaitu ibu tiri Nur Dania, mangsa tidak sedarkan diri selepas lemas dalam baldi di rumah pada kira-kira jam 8.30 pagi kelmarin.

Katanya, bapa mangsa yang bekerja di sebuah kilang di Pasir Gudang kemudian membawa Nur Dania ke hospital sebelum kanak-kanak itu disahkan meninggal dunia oleh doktor di HSI kira-kira sejam kemudian.

Roslan berkata, laporan bedah siasat ke atas mangsa mendapati ada 73 kesan kecederaan di seluruh badannya dan doktor mengesahkan mangsa mati akibat pendarahan dalam paru-parunya dipercayai akibat penderaan fizikal.

“Polis akan menahan bapa dan ibu tiri mangsa dalam masa terdekat dan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan kerana membunuh,” katanya.

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Actor Faizal Yusof dies after fainting

KUALA LUMPUR: Actor Faizal Yusof, star of Malay dramas such as Tiramisu and Manjalara, died at 1.45pm yesterday at Pusat Rawatan Islam (Pusrawi), Jalan Tun Razak here due to heart failure.

When met at the hospital, his elder brother Shaiful Yusof said Faizal, 32, was reported to have fainted at his home in Anjung Villa, Bandar Baru Sentul around 9am before being rushed to the hospital.

The actor, who was a popular feature in local televison shows, leaves behind wife Rosmunira Rashid, 27, who is five months pregnant.

Faizal married Rosmunira last year.

Previously, he was married to popular singer Siti Nordiana and was blessed with a son, three-year-old Mohd Rayyan Nakhaie. — Bernama

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Pelakon Faizal Yusof meninggal dunia
01/01/2011 5:58pm

KUALA LUMPUR 1 Jan (Bernama) — Pelakon, Faizal Yusof meninggal dunia kira-kira 1.45 tengah hari ini di Pusat Rawatan Islam (Pusrawi), Jalan Tun Razak di sini akibat serangan jantung.

Faizal, 32, dikatakan pengsan di rumahnya di Anjung Villa Bandar Baru Sentul di sini kira-kira 9 pagi akibat serangan jantung sebelum dibawa ke hospital untuk mendapatkan rawatan.

Faizal dikenali kerana lakonannya dalam beberapa drama bersiri di televisyen seperti Tiramisu dan Manjalara.

Allahyarham meninggalkan seorang isteri, Rosmunira Rashid, 27, yang sedang mengandung lima bulan.

Allahyarham pernah berkahwin sebelum bercerai dengan penyanyi Siti Nordiana dan dikurniakan seorang anak lelaki, Mohd Rayyan Nakhaie, 2 tahun sembilan bulan. — Bernama

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PETALING JAYA: Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak pada Rabu mengisytiharkan hari Jumaat, 31 Disember 2010, sebagai cuti umum bagi meraikan kejayaan sulung pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan pada kejohanan Piala AFF Suzuki malam tadi.

-BERNAMA

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