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Police slapped sedition charges on a blogger and an author, setting the stage for sensational trials later in the year.
The two men are Malaysia Today webmaster Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin and businessman and writer Syed Akbar Ali who had allegedly posted seditious remarks on the former’s website. Both pleaded not guilty.
Raja Petra was charged in a sessions court here under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948 with publishing a seditious article titled “Let’s Send the Altantuya Murderers to Hell” in his blog www.malaysia-today.net on April 25. He allegedly committed the offence in his house, No. 5, Jalan BRP 5/5, Bukit Rahman Putra, Sungai Buloh.
The 58-year-old charismatic blogger caused a stir when he refused to take up judge Nurmala Salim’s bail offer of RM5,000, choosing instead to go to Sungai Buloh prison, until the trial fixed for Oct 6-10.
If found guilty, Raja Petra can be jailed a maximum of three years and/or face a fine of up to RM5,000.
Raja Petra was represented by a six lawyers - Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh, K. Balaguru, PKR’s Selayang MP William Leong, J. Chandra, DAP’s Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng and Jeswinderjit Singh.
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The Pikom’s PC Fair 2008 kicked off today in Johor Bahru, Taiping, Kuching, Sandakan and Tawau. Next weekend the much awaited event will be held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Center for folks in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. There also will be in Ipoh, Kuantan, Kepala Batas and Muar. The following weekend the PC Fair will be held in Relau, Bandar Hilir, Sibu, Miri and Seri Mahjung.
Actually the PIKOM’s PC Fair are held three times in a year i.e in April, August and December. You would not want to miss it if you are looking for great bargains of computer products.
Below are the scheduled dates and venues for the first PIKOM’s PC Fair this year;
4 - 6 April 2008
- Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Jalan Abdullah Ibrahim, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor
- Dewan Perbandaran Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
- Level 5, Permata Car Park Building, Jalan Padungan, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak
- Dewan Masyarakat Sandakan, Jalan Leila, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah
- Dewan Masyarakat Tawau, Jalan Bakau, 91000 Tawau, Sabah
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Popular comedy actress Yusni Jaafar died at Selayang Hospital early today. The 63-year-old Yusni, who was admitted to the hospital on Jan 31, breathed last at 2.30am. According to daughter Raja Ema, the comedian died of liver failure.
Yusni’s body was taken to the family home at No. 37, Jalan USJ 3/2, Taman Seafield Jaya, Subang Jaya, for family members, relatives and friends to pay their last respects. The funeral rites were performed at the USJ 15 mosque followed by the burial at the USJ21 Muslim cemetery.
Yusni is remembered for her comedic roles in movies in the 1980s. Among her notable achievements in her movie-acting career was winning the “Best Comedy Actress Award” at the 8th Malaysian Film Festival in 1989.
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The Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF) made its debut 27 years ago and is now the premier event for the Malaysian book industry. Since then, it has been an annual affair, looked forward to by the public and those involved in the local and international book industry year after year.
KLIBF has always attracted publishers from the USA, UK and other European and Arab countries, Australia, China, India and the ASEAN community. It has also become the market place to service librarians of Malaysian universities and colleges. Most will spend their annual budget during this 10 day event.
The KLIBF 2008 will be held as follows;
Date: 4th - 13th April 2008
Mon - Thurs: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm
Fri - Sun & Public holidays: 10.00 am to 10.00 pm
Venue: Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Entrance is free of charge.
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