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Thursday, November 15, 2012

‘Online shopping fraud taints good image of Malaysia, local firms’

15/11/2012:

KUALA LUMPUR: Online shopping fraud is a double-edged sword. It not only involves international syndicates using names of local companies, but also taints Malaysia’s good image.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said, syndicates which victimised foreign companies also affected the credibility and reputation of local companies.

“Syndicates use names of local companies and cheat foreign companies in trade transactions of various goods.

“Their modus operandi is that buyers will not receive the goods sold after payment has been made. This is negative for the image of the company used, as well as that of the country,” he told Bernama here yesterday.

Investigations have indicated that the syndicates used names of local companies but changed details such as address and phone number, said Syed Ismail.

So far, the police have received 49 complaints through e-mail and from Malaysian embassies, in connection with such activities.

Syed Ismail said, between January and September this year, a total of 3,889 cyber crime and online shopping fraud cases were reported.

“Online shopping fraud registered losses of almost RM14.6 million while cyber crimes accumulated a total of RM80.2 million in losses during this period,” he said, adding online shopping fraud usually involved auction transactions.

On Nov 12, a group of African men, using a local surgical glove manufacturing company as front, were detained for fraud involving property.

The syndicate caused several foreign companies, including those from Australia, Greece, Libya and China, to incur losses of about RM1.86 million after they were scammed through business transactions. — Bernama


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/15/online-shopping-fraud-taints-good-image-of-malaysia-local-firms/#ixzz2CJQL8MPg

Saturday, July 14, 2012

38,549 receive IPTA offers for first degree programmes session — DG

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 38,549 candidates obtained places in public institutions of higher learning (IPTAs) to attend first degree programmes for the 2012/2013 academic session.
Higher Education Department director-general Prof Datuk Dr Rujhan Mustafa said the successful candidates, representing a decrease of 1.5 per cent from the previous session, were from 63,467 who had applied.
“Qualified candidates into IPTA were lower due to several factors, including the course of choice or whether they agreed to accept the offer of course out of their selection; lower merit points or did not sit for the Malaysian University English Test,” he told a press conference here yesterday.
He said a total of 25,372 or 65.8 per cent of the female candidates obtained places to IPTAs while 13,177 or 34.2 per cent were male candidates.
He said, of the 38,549 successful candidates, 21,959 (57 per cent) were from the science stream and 16,590 (43 per cent) from arts stream.
The success rate into IPTAs, according to races, showed that 27,455 were Bumiputra; 8,986 (Chinese); 1,384 (Indian) and 724 (other races).
Rujhan said, the policy for intake and selection of students to IPTAs for post-Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)/Matriculation/Equivalent (First Degree) was based on the principle of meritocracy, by applying 90 per cent academic marks and 10 per cent of co-curriculum marks to determine the merit value of each candidate.
According to him, 5,154 outstanding students were offered places in eight competitive courses, namely medicine (875); dentistry (170); pharmacy (295); law (354); chemical engineering (666); mechanical engineering (1,071); electrical and electronic engineering (919); and, accounting (804).
For the academic session, 1,682 national and state athletes, 28 disabled candidates and 22 orang asli were offered places in IPTA, he added.
In this regard, Rujhan said that from this year, IPTAs with research university status were given the autonomy on the management of student intake. They were Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). — Bernama
On the matter, 2,015 candidates from the overall successful candidates will receive two offer letters, one from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), which also holds the apex status (Excellence Focus Programme) or from other research university status IPTAs.
He said, candidates who received the two offers as they applied simultaneously to USM and other research universities, could only chose one.
Rujhan said IPTAs would be issuing official offer letters to successful candidates from July 16, and they have to confirm acceptance in 10 days or before July 22.
Candidates can also check the status of their applications to IPTAs from today, through the websites http://upu.mohe.gov.my, http://www.jpt.utm.my, http://jpt.uum.edu.my, https://jpt.unimas.my, http://jpt.ums.edu.my or hotline 03-8870 6767, Helpline 03-8870 6777, general lines 03-8870 6755/6766 or through Short Messaging Service by typing UPU RESULT (ID no) and SMS to 15888.
They could also go to the Student Intake Management Division, Higher Education Department at the Ministry of Higher Education at Presinct 5 to check, begining today until July 20.
Unsuccessful candidates could appeal in 10 days, after the announcement of the official results through e-rayuan at its website http://upu.mohe.gov.my from today to July 22.
Rujhan said the registration of new students would be on Sept 1 and 2. — Bernama


14.07.2012

Monday, June 18, 2012

Police rescue baby from being sold

            Safe and sound: The mother and her newborn at the Sarawak General Hospital

KUCHING: Swift action by the police here foiled an attempt by a group to sell a baby.

Acting on a tip-off, police roped in the individuals and rescued the baby girl.

ASP Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab led a team to a coffeeshop in MJC Batu Kawah at around 6am yesterday and nabbed a 51-year-old man.

The suspect from Jalan Pisang Barat is believed to be looking for potential buyers at the time. He had an Indonesian passport on him

The team then went to a snooker centre in Jalan Batu Kawah where they found three women and a newborn baby.

The women were aged between 19 and 28.

“We discovered documents related to the baby but none of the women is the mother.

“We questioned them and managed to locate the baby’s mother,” said a police spokesman.

Police then went to a shophouse in Batu Kawah and found the baby’s mother, who is a 27-year-old Indonesian, on the third floor.

The passport found on the man earlier belonged to the mother.

The baby was later brought to the Sarawak General Hospital for check-up and found to be healthy.

The suspects, including the baby’s mother, were questioned before being remanded.

State CID chief SAC Zulkifli Hassan confirmed the case, and he said the male suspect was trying to offload the baby for a sum of RM17,000.

Borneo Post 18/6/2012