Law & Paneir

THE Government should cover all angles of the recent Light Rail Transit (LRT) train crash when investigating the root cause of the incident. “In the past, we had some glitches in the rail line but this is the first time we saw a major incident. The authorities must look into the standard operating procedures (SOPs) practiced by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd. “For example, why did they allow a malfunctioning train to be driven on an active rail line, during peak hours at one of the most packed areas like the KLCC?” HELP University Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting and Institute Crime and Criminology senior lecturer R Paneir Selvam told FocusM. On Monday, a manually driven LRT train collided with an automated one in a tunnel near KLCC, leaving 47 seriously hurt and another 166 with light injuries. Prasarana later announced a RM1,000 compensation for affected parties but the public criticised the company for the paltry sum, calling for it be hauled up in court. Transport Mi...

FOUR days ago, the Royal Malaysian Police shot dead five people, suspected of being members of the Filipino terror organisation, Abu Sayyaf, during a gun-fight in Sabah. One of the deceased was the group’s sub-commander, Mabar Binda. According to Sabah police chief Hazani Ghazali, the incident may trigger retaliation of the notorious group, who has been operating in the seas for decades. While Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division (E8) head told in April that the pandemic had indirectly helped to reduce terrorism threats in Malaysia, an academic said the recent incident proved that the notion was wrong. “Even then, I disagreed with the assessment. With COVID-19 and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, terror groups could take advantage of the situation to inspire their supporters and sympathisers to carry out attacks in Malaysia. “The recent rioting in Johor is a disturbing trend. It shows that a small number of young people in Malaysia are dissatisfied with the current pol...

WITH Israel threatening to take out key Hamas leaders across the globe, an academic has urged the Malaysian authorities not to take the matter lightly. “Israel has two intelligence agencies, one is Shin Bet which deals with internal security issues, like our Special Branch. “The other one is Mossad, where they conduct operations outside the country. After World War 2, many Nazi leaders escaped to Europe and Argentina but this agency managed to assassinate or capture some of them to face trials in Israel. “Mossad is that capable. Look at what they did to Iran’s uranium enrichment plan in Natanz,” HELP University Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting and Institute Crime and Criminology senior lecturer R Panier Selvam told FocusM. Two days ago, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said that all national security agencies have stepped up their security measures following Israel’s threat. “The Home Ministry calls on the public to remain calm as the country’s security situation ...

Almost thirty years ago, Dr Mahathir had a dream to make Malaysia as a developed nation by 2020. He named that dream as Vision 2020. Now, we are at the end road about 2020. What, we as the people of this nation had achieved? What are our contributions to make this country great? Regrettably, we always blamed others especially, our leaders for any shortcomings. Then, who actually supported and elected these devious leaders?? We as the citizen and voters of this country, always elected leaders who are corrupted and misuse their powers. Should we have blamed these leaders or ourselves for the failure of this nation? A few days ago in Penang, a family of three young kids stayed in a car for eight months. When the media highlighted this family’s deplorable state then only steps had been taken to remedy the situation. Further, we have seen recently that our graduates are working as garbage collectors in our neighbouring country. There is nothing wrong working in that sector...

An Introduction Since 2017, the Ansar al-Sunna insurgent group which is associated with ISIS evacuated more than 430.000 people from Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique. Last month, these terrorists beheaded more than 50 people in the same province. Some local youth are attracted to this group’s false ideology because of poverty and unemployment issues. Last August, two female suicide bombers killed more than 14 people and at least 70 people were injured in Jolo, Southern Philippines. These attackers, who are widows of slain terrorists, used the improvised explosive devices to kill innocent people and a number of security forces. Further, they were affiliated with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) which is known as Islamic State – East Asia Province. This has suggested that the terrorist attacks are to be led by females and young people. According to the recent American Enterprise Institute (AEI) report on youth and terrorism, terrorist groups like ISIS and al Shabaab designate...

Sabah’s election is just concluded. The people of Sabah elected a new government comprising various parties with a simple majority. The coalition of these parties is so fragile. The Chief Minister post becomes a debatable issue which was settled with adjustment from the leaders of this coalition. In the midst of Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen another melodrama orchestrated by our politicians. As an ordinary citizen of this beloved nation, I am so frustrated with these politicians.  Sabah was governed by a government elected by people. Then, a group politician who aspired to rule this state triggered a crisis. As a result, the legitimately elected government collapsed. This leads to the new state election which elicited the current spike ofCovid-19 cases in Malaysia.  As the leaders of this nation, I just wondered whether these leaders realised their role and what they were supposed to do to safeguard the interest of this nation and its people. By observing the current situati...

In the past six months, I am sitting at home and thinking about my country. Last February we had a new government, which was not elected by the people. The change of government has happened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our leaders are too busy negotiating and securing for their positions. Did they bother about the nation and its people? I am not too sure about that. Their primary focus on securing their positions then looking after the interest of this nation. Now, their attention to Sabah election. Again, they are fighting to secure seats and talk about winning the election. Are they really bothering about this nation and its people? Again, I am not too sure. We elected them as our representatives to fight for our rights, but their focus is about their survival in politics. I am dumbfounded. Every week I have to buy groceries for my small family. Both of us are working. Fortunately, we are able to manage our expenses without any fuss. While I am doing my shopping, I c...