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• Although the full report on the Batang Kali landslide tragedy is ready, it has yet to be made public as it needs input from the Selangor state government, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
• “We’re still waiting for the state government. It just formed a new government, let’s wait."
• “After that, we will bring this matter to the Cabinet. It will be done as soon as possible,” he told reporters
• The preliminary report of the deadly incident that took place last December was presented to the Cabinet in January by the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
• The landslide at the Father’s Organic Farm in Jalan Genting, Batang Kali claimed the lives of 18 adults and 13 children, while 61 others survived.

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• Some said the idea to close the road from 6pm to midnight during weekends was brilliant, while others criticised it as an unwise move and badly affected the livelihoods of street traders and shopping complexes in Bandar Hilir.
• Shah Beach Resort’s general manager Dennis Samford described the move as clever. “I walked around the vehicle-free zone on Saturday and found it very fascinating, similar to tourist streets in Europe,” he said when interviewed.
• Ng Choo Wan, 47, said he drove from Kuala Lumpur for a short holiday but was stuck in a jam getting to the Jonker Walk night market on Saturday due to the road closures.
• “Customers find it troublesome to get to our night market at Dataran Pahlawan. The move to close the streets was a bad decision and we had never agreed to it since day one,” said one 42-year-old night market trader.
• Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong said he received complaints from ehailing service providers who were unable to meet the demands of their customers due to the closure.

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• Malaysiakini reported that the officials raided the store at Wisma Central here at 4pm yesterday, and confiscated two books: Marx Sang Pendidik Revolusioner, a Malay translation of Karl Marx: The Revolutionary as Educator by Robin Smalls, and Benz's own book Koleksi Puisi Masturbasi. None of them are on the banned books list.
• Benz was reported saying authorities took one copy of each of the two titles, citing the Printing Press and Publications Act 1984.

Elmina plane crash: At least 10 dead, including road users, say cops

• A light aircraft has crashed near the Elmina township in Shah Alam.
• It is believed that several people, including a motorcyclist, were killed in the crash.
• The plane is believed to be a Beechcraft Premier I, a light business jet aircraft, which was on its way from Langkawi to the Subang airport when it crashed outside the township.

Edit: Latest report of the incident

Elmina plane crash: Six passengers, two crew were on board, says CAAM

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• A total of six passengers and two flight crew members were on board the light aircraft which crashed near the Elmina Township in Selangor, says the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
• The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) confirms that a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) registration number N28JV had crashed near Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor,” he said in a statement on Thursday (Aug 17).
• "The first contact made by the aircraft with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was at 2.47pm and landing clearance was given at 2.48pm at 2.51pm, the Subang Air Traffic Control Tower observed smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft,' he said in a statement.

Cops: 10 dead after private jet crashes in Shah Alam’s Bandar Elmina

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• Police have confirmed that 10 people have been killed in a private jet crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam
• It is understood that this number involves eight passengers in the plane and another two motorists on the ground.

Elmina private jet crash: Witness hears loud explosion, sees victim on the ground

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• “I heard a loud explosion and as soon as I reached the site, I saw a person in flames, on the ground,” said an eyewitness of the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) plane crash

Pahang Speaker announces death of Pelangai assemblyman in Elmina private jet crash

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• Pelangai assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Harun is one of the victims killed in the Elmina private jet crash that occurred in Shah Alam this afternoon.

Elmina plane crash: Private jet veered off its path, authorities looking for black box, says Anthony Loke

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• “Early indications show that the private jet had veered off its flight path and banked to the right,” Loke told reporters during a press conference at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport here today.
• “Investigations are ongoing, and the priority is to look for the jet’s black box so we can find out what happened.
• The names of the flight crew, as disclosed during the press conference by Loke, are pilots Shahrul Kamal Roslan and Heikal Aras Abdul Azim.
• As for the private jet’s passengers, they were listed in the passenger manifest as Kharil Azwan Jamaludin, Shaharul Amir Omar, Mohamad Mohamed Muaidi, Datuk Seri Johari Harun, Muhammad Taufiq Mohd Zaki and Idris Abdol Talib @ Ramali.

RIP to all the victims of the crash.

Bodies of Elmina air crash victims taken to HTAR

• The bodies of the 10 people killed in the plane crash on the Guthrie Highway in Shah Alam yesterday have been taken to the Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) Forensic Department here.
• Family members of the victims who gathered at the hospital were only allowed to wait on the road leading to the Forensic Department unit and could not watch the bodies being unloaded from the vehicles.
• It is learnt that the post-mortems would begin at 8am.

Elmina air crash: Victims’ next-of-kin gather at South Klang district IPD

• A sombre atmosphere pervaded the South Klang district police headquarters (IPD) late last night as the next-of-kin of victims of the Beechcraft 390 (Premier 1) plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam gathered at its compound.
• The South Klang District IPD is the location for the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test process on the victims’ next-of-kin to identify the 10 individuals who were killed in the incident
• The wife of Pahang state executive council member Datuk Seri Johari Harun, Datin Seri Maziah Samsudin was among those seen arriving with family members before being escorted to a room at the IPD Criminal Investigation Department to perform the procedure.
• It is learnt that as of 12 midnight, only one victim’s next-of kin has not turned up for the procedure.

Elmina crash: IGP says search operation at location 95pc completed

• The search operation at the location of the plane crash on the Guthrie Highway near Elmina Town here yesterday is 95 per cent completed.
• “We have found 15 human remains of 10 bodies and recovered, from these human remains, about 21 personal items like watches, money and bags,” he told a press conference at the scene of the crash today.
• “To clear the road, we have the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) from PDRM, as well as the assistance from the Fire and Rescue Department, the Civil Defence Force and the General Operations Force,” he said.
• When asked about the plane's black box, Razarudin confirmed that a cockpit voice recording was found at about 10 pm yesterday and would be analysed by BSKU.
• Meanwhile, he said following an investigation, it was found that the driver of the car involved in the tragedy had cancelled a booking by a customer a 2pm, which is before the incident.
• “The car driver 'rejected' the passenger at 2pm. We suspect the driver is alone, but we will know whether there were others after the DNA test,”

Elmina air crash: Processing of victims’ remains in progress

• The management of the bodies of the victims is now being carried out to enable the next of kin to claim the remains by the respective family members.
• Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the process involving the identification of DNA tests from the human remains is expected to be completed as early as Monday and a total of 22 relatives have provided DNA samples to match.
• Anwar expressed the government’s readiness to provide the assistance needed by the victims’ families to ease the their burden, especially those who do not have permanent employment.
• Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the ill-fated plane had been sent to the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) early this morning for analysis.
• Former Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chairman Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman in an interview on Bernama Radio said the CVR investigation is expected to take a week if there is no internal damage to the aircraft’s black box.
• Exits and entrances to the Elmina Interchange in both directions of GCE which were closed following the crash yesterday, have been reopened to highway users since 3.40pm.
• However, one of the two lanes of the road from Elmina West to Rawang is still closed for the authorities to carry out investigations at the scene.

Cops say American aviation experts to assist locals with Elmina crash investigations

• A group of American aviation experts are reportedly here to assist local authorities in its investigations into Thursday's private jet crash that killed 10 people including everyone on board the plane, the police said.
• “They are expected to examine the wreckage, which is by the road shoulder along Persiaran Elmina on Monday. Until then we will station personnel at the scene to conduct 24-hour surveillance to ensure it remains undisturbed,” he told The Star.

Elmina plane crash: Initial report to be prepared in 30 days, witnesses urged to come forward, says Transport Ministry

• According to the Ministry of Transport (MoT), the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) team has initiated a technical investigation based on Annex 13 ― Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO Annex 13).
• “The main purpose of the investigation is to determine the cause of the accident in order to save lives and prevent similar incidents in the future,” the ministry said in a statement today. MoT said it is not the purpose of the investigation to apportion blame or liability.
• As such, the ministry urged members of the public or any party with relevant video recordings or photographs of the incident to come forward and submit them to the BSKU to help in the investigation.

Elmina plane crash: Police record statements from three owners of dashcams

• Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police were investigating the case as sudden death.
• “However, for the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU), the investigation of the incident will be carried out from the aspect of the crash.

Elmina air crash: Wait is over for family members, all remains identified, laid to rest

• Three days after the incident that shocked the nation occurred, the identification process and DNA tests were completed one day earlier than the initial estimation.
• According to Selangor Police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan a total of 300 samples of body parts were sent to the Chemistry Department for DNA matching involving 30 pathologists and forensic officers.
• He also confirmed that there were no other victims involved in the crash.
• The victims were identified as the pilot Shahrul Kamal Roslan, 41, and co-pilot Heikal Aras Abdul Azim, 45 as well as the six passengers namely Datuk Seri Johari Harun, 53, who was the Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman, Muhammad Taufik Mohd Zaki, 37, Khairil Azwan Jamaludin, 43, Shaharul Amir Omar, 49, Mohammad Naim Fawwas Mohamed Muaidi, 35, and Idris Abdul Talib @ Ramali, 41.
• Two road users who were passing the area including Muhammad Hafiz and Sharipudin Shaari, 51, an e-hailing driver were also killed.

Elmina air crash: Anthony Loke says cockpit voice recorder sent to Singapore for analysis

• He said the Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) faced difficulties in retrieving data from the charred CVR, whose memory puck was still intact.
• “Since we do not have the equipment to retrieve the data, the memory puck was sent to Singapore yesterday,” he said, adding that the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Singapore would help to retrieve the data.
• “We do not know how long (it would take) but we are doing our best to get the recording. We will make an announcement once it is available. We want to do it fast but there are technical issues to overcome,” he said, adding that AAIB head Tan Chee Kee has gone to Singapore to get the data.
• Loke said a report on the preliminary investigation into the crash, prepared by AAIB with the help of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), would be released within a month.
• “NTSB representatives were asked to assist in the probe because the aircraft was registered in the US,” he said.

Police: 10 US aviation experts at Elmina air crash site to search for clues

• Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said they are expected to be in the country for a period of seven to 10 days to help in the plane crash investigation.

Elmina air crash: Op to remove wreckage, debris of aircraft completed, say police

• Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the crash site will be cleared tonight.
• When contacted by Bernama, he said all police controls at the site will also be ceased.
• In addition, the road involved will be cleared but the route still remains closed, while police have removed the yellow tape installed at the location.

Anthony Loke: Voice recorder from Elmina private jet air crash will be sent to Florida for analysis

• “We’ve decided to send the CVR to a lab in Florida which is the lab of the manufacturer of the CVR so they can attempt to extract the information from it.
• “Our team in Singapore told us they’re unable to retrieve the voice recordings hence to not waste time we’re sending it there for a faster response,” Loke said during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
• “For now the memory card in the CVR is intact though the entire unit is badly damaged,” he added.

Interactive piece. Pretty cool. (The Star btw introduced some dumbass jscript -I think - to disable ppl highlighting and copying their text. For reasons of.... Tak nak orang promote their journalism? IDK)

Speaking in fluent Malay and throwing in a few English terms, the confident Ardi is among the few older members in the Men-raq team, most of whom are in their 20s.

The team leaders recently won the IUCN WCPA International Ranger Award 2023, the first time that a Malaysian team has won.

The award, which is in its third year running, is held in conjunction with World Ranger Day on July 31. This year, there were 114 nominations from 52 countries. The Menraq received the US$10,000 (RM45,495) award for exemplary achievement in community-led conservation of tigers.

The team’s win, which was announced during an online ceremony on July 26, earned praise from the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, who extended his congratulations and deepest appreciation to every member of the patrol unit.

The award, hosted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) specialist group, recognises the remarkable work of rangers in protected areas around the world.

The Jahai people, explains Ardi, has lived in Royal Belum for generations.

“And I believe that we should be responsible for the well-being of this forest. No one else should be on the Menraq team but us,” he says.

Ardi hopes that his children as well as those of his community members will carry on the work in the future.

“It is our hope that our children would want to carry the same responsibility as their fathers. Being able to protect this forest is what is in our blood and we are proud of what we are doing,” he says.

cross-posted from: https://monyet.cc/post/305377

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• The state Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister said Sarawak had already recorded 2.27 million visitors from January to July this year, a huge increase compared with 703,891 in the same period last year.
• "By December, looking at the rate of events and activities that are happening, we can reach four million arrivals," he told reporters after launching the What About Kuching (WAK) Festival's call for proposals here on Tuesday (Aug 15).
• Abdul Karim said events such as the WAK Festival, slated to take place throughout October, would help bring in more visitors.
• He said the festival had grown from a small event in 2017 to having 181 events with 59 collaborators under its umbrella last year.
• "This is a home-grown event that provides an avenue for our youths to showcase their talents in theatre, dance and other fields.

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• Earlier, an international news portal reported the Malaysia Airlines flight en route to Kuala Lumpur from Sydney has been turned around due to a mid-air “emergency incident”.
• Videos posted on X (Twitter) by individuals claimed to be onboard flight MH122 showed crew members trying to calm a man down after he began shouting at other passengers.

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https://lemmy.world/post/2983512

Malaysia, which is predominantly Muslim, already criminalizes same-sex relationships, with punishments ranging from caning to 20 years in prison.

The ban also covers boxes, wrappers and accessories linked to the watches.

The Home Ministry says the ban was enacted under Section 7 of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.