Umno Man Claims Trial To Three Counts Of Cheating
BATU PAHAT, (Bernama) -- Batu Pahat Umno Economic Bureau chairman Datuk Mohd Sehat Mahmud pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here Monday to three counts of cheating.He was alleged to have cheated two people of a total of RM24,000 purportedly to cancel Tenaga Nasional Berhad's suits against them.The first offence was allegedly committed in April 2006 at Wangsa Supermarket on Jalan Susur Sri Wangsa off Jalan Kluang, the second in June 2006 at No. 40, Jalan Maju, Taman Maju, Batu Pahat, and the third in Nov 2007 at the carpark of Crystal Inn, Batu Pahat.Sehat, 52, from Evergreen Height was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code and if convicted, he would be liable to imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine.Magistrate Norma Ismail fixed Jan 19 next year for trial and set RM15,000 bail on Sehat who was unrepresented.
Petrol Stations, Hypermarkets Told To Reduce Foreign Workers
JOHOR BAHARU, (Bernama) -- The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry wants petrol stations and hypermarkets to reduce the number of foreign workers in their employment so as to lessen the country's dependence on foreign labour.Its minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the jobs at petrol stations and hypermarkets could be done by locals as these jobs were not regarded as dangerous, dirty or difficult."The ministry would like to stress that petrol stations and hypermarkets, which are mostly foreign-owned, should not increase the intake of foreign workers," he said after opening the Ramadan Bazaar 2008 at the Larkin transport terminal and public market, here Sunday.Shahrir said his ministry understood that some of the foreign workers were under contract but the petrol stations and hypermarkets should find ways to end the contracts.He said based on last year's statistics, there were about 7,000 foreign workers hired by petrol stations and another 3,997 by the hypermarkets."I believe our own people can do the jobs, so we don't need the services of foreigners," he added.Meanwhile, Shahrir who is also the member of parliament for Johor Baharu, also hit out at some government-linked companies (GLCs), including Johor Corporation and Uda, for trying to make huge profits by charging traders high rentals for the lots at the Ramadan bazaars."It is not proper for such big companies to take advantage of small traders who are facing a heavier burden now due to the price hike of goods."I don't know about other places, but in Johor Baharu, I have received reports that the rentals for the lots could start from RM15,000 and increase to RM40,000 for each within a few days."He said the GLCs' action was against the government's aim of encouraging people to go into business to increase their income."I am disappointed with this. With such high rentals, surely the traders cannot earn much, while the consumers will have to pay much more for the goods as the traders have to offset the high rentals," he said.
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