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Article 1: Four-Years-Old Boy burnt to death

IPOH: A four-year-old boy was burned to death when fire destroyed his house in Slim River here Friday.

Firemen found the charred remains of Muhammad Shahrizal Abdullah in the living room of the house in Kampung Lintah Tiong, Slim Village after the blaze was put out.

The remains were sent to the Slim River Hospital.

Slim River Fire and Rescue Department station chief Md Zin Mohd Saaidin said the fire broke out at 2.30pm.

He said the victim was alone in the living room at the time of the fire.

Muhammad Shahrizal's mother, Norlia Zakaria, 51, and his five siblings who were in the kitchen, managed to save themselves. - Bernama

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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/28/nation/20120928203516&sec=nation

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Ipoh, 29 September 2012. A four years old boy named as Muhammad Shahrizal Abdullah was death because the fire destroyed his house in Slim River on Friday. After the blaze was put out, the fireman found the charred remains of the four years old boy in the living room of the house in Kampung Lintah Tiong, Slim Village. Then, the fireman sent the remains to Slim River Hospital. The fire broke out at 2.30pm, said Slim River Fire and Rescue Department station chief Md Zin Mohd Saaidin. At the time of the fire burning, the victim was alone in living room while his mother and his five siblings who were in the kitchen try to save theirself.

Last, the victims were death and the remains were sent to hospital. It's a unlucky news due to a four years old boy was death.So, everyone must be careful and take a good care of oneself if nobody surrounding.

Article 2: Nobody Left Out In Budget 2013

PETALING JAYA: Nobody is left out. Budget 2013 addresses virtually the full spectrum of stakeholders in Malaysia.

The poor will receive the financial assistance and services they deserve, while the middle class are offered some much-needed relief in the form of lower taxes and affordable housing.

There are proposals that will benefit Government employees, servicemen and policemen. Several sectors of big business get investment incentives and tax breaks, and so do the SMEs.

Chunks of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s Budget speech, which he delivered in Parliament yesterday as Finance Minister, were on women and the young and the old.

Others who stand to directly gain from the Budget measures include paddy farmers, individual investors, owners of pre-school and childcare centres, hawkers, Indian students in estates, athletes, entertainers, and school bus operators.

Why, even angels – angel investors, that is – are among recipients of the goodies.

The inclusiveness is an acknowledgement by the Government that everybody has a role to play in securing Malaysia’s prosperity.

“It is proven beyond doubt that the Malaysian economy is centred on the rakyat. It is the outcome of the vision and aspiration of the rakyat. It is a testimony of the hard work of the rakyat,” said Najib in his speech.

“The economy is the contribution of the rakyat in urban and rural areas, professionals as well as blue-collar workers, farmers, labourers, farmers, smallholders, fishermen, teachers, lecturers and artistes. The economy is supported by civil servants and entrepreneurs.”

Therefore, the Budget’s theme is “Prospering the Nation, Enhancing the Well-being of the Rakyat: A Promise Fulfilled”.

Najib said the Budget was designed to improve the rakyat’s quality of life, ensure sustainable economic growth, spend prudently and reduce the fiscal deficit. The overall objective, he added, was to prioritise the well-being of the rakyat.

“The Government will ensure that the rakyat enjoy excellent services and get maximum benefits from the implementation of development projects and programmes,” he said.

The focus is on five areas: boosting investment activity; strengthening education and training; inculcating innovation and increasing productivity; fiscal consolidation and enhancing the public service delivery; and enhancing the well-being of the rakyat.

Many of the Budget’s highlights came under the fifth area of focus. It was also the most anticipated part of the speech.

The Dewan Rakyat livened up, with the lawmakers thumping their tables, as soon as Najib began speaking about measures to improve the rakyat’s well-being.

A notable proposal is the lowering of the individual income tax rates by one percentage point for the chargeable income brackets of up to RM50,000. As a result, 170,000 people will no longer have to pay tax, while the rest of the taxpayers will enjoy some savings.

Another tax measure is a proposed hike in the real property gains tax to curb speculation in real estate, particularly in urban areas.

Najib also announced a RM1.9bil allocation to build 123,000 affordable homes in strategic locations next year.

The Government intends to spend RM591mil in 2013 on several measures to reduce the crime rate, such as setting up a police unit for motorcycle patrols to watch over housing areas, and installing about 500 CCTV cameras in 25 urban areas to deter street crimes.

To boost investment activity, the first focus of Budget 2013, key initiatives include promoting domestic investment, intensifying SMEs, turning Malaysia into a global integrated trading hub for oil and gas, enhancing agricultural activity, stimulating the capital and financial markets, and developing bumiputra entrepreneurs.

A major element of the Government’s plans for fiscal consolidation and to upgrade public service delivery is proposed improvements in the Malaysian Armed Forces service scheme.

On Malaysia’s economic performance and prospects, Najib said growth this year was expected to be between 4.5% and 5%.

“In 2013, based on the prospects of an improved global economy, the Malaysian economy is forecast to expand strongly between 4.5% and 5.5%,” he added.

The Budget will allocate RM252bil for development projects, programmes and measures. Of this, RM202bil is operating expenditure, while the rest is development expenditure.

The Federal Government’s revenue collection next year is estimated at RM209bil. Given these estimates, the fiscal deficit is expected to fall to 4% of gross domestic product in 2013 from 4.5% in 2012.

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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=budget&file=/2012/9/29/budget/12102391

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Petaling Jaya, 28 September 2012. The middle class are offered some lower taxes and affordable housing and poor will receive the financial assistance and service ,said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. So, nobody left out in budget 2013. The purpose of Datuk Seri Najib for this progress because of he wanted to improve the citizen's quality of life, ensure the citizen maintain the gowth of economic.

In short, the purpose of Prime Minister to carry this progress in order to ensure the citizen are equal and nobody left out in budget.

Article 3: Public now can track progress on complaints online 

KUALA LUMPUR: Complainants in Selangor can check the progress of investigations online without going to police stations, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala.

He said complainants just needed the report number to monitor the progress of investigations, including whether anyone was arrested or charged in connection with their complaint.

“We are probably the only country doing this and we are also working closely with other enforcement agencies from New York and Hong Kong to improve our policing,” said Jala when responding to concerns raised on the crime rate by Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee during a question-and-answer session at the International Malaysia Law Conference 2012 here yesterday.

Jala, who is also Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) chief executive officer, said the counter rating system, which was a pilot project launched on Oct 25 last year at Selangor police stations, also provided room for feedback on the services by just pressing buttons on a special machine at the stations or by sending SMSes.

“This puts the station and the officers concerned under the microscope to evaluate the services provided to the public,” Jala said, according to Bernama.

He disclosed that of 49,000 people who responded, 87.1% had said that they were very satisfied with the services rendered.

He told the conference that a similar system had been installed at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the Selangor Immigration Department, the National Registration Department and Putrajaya Corp.

At another session, blogger-cum-lawyer Azhar Azizan, better known as Art Harun, said the media was not a threat to national security but rather a community network.

Social media he said, to a certain extent, was good at publicising and making things more visible.

“Actual activism must be supported by an underlining organisation. It requires a leader and working committee,” he said.

Women's rights and HIV/AIDS activist Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir said that how a person used social media was important in deciding whether it generated opinions or otherwise.

“How you conduct yourself is as important as your cause. If you want to be an opinion-maker, you have to develop your personality,” she said.

She noted that it was important to create space online for discussions but said users should not pay heed to “rude and bad culture” both in the online and real worlds.

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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/28/nation/12093965&sec=nation

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Kuala Lumpur, 28 September 2012. Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala said complaints in Selangor can check the progress of investigation online without going to Police Station. Complaints by citizen who was arrested or charged in connection with the citizen's complaints, Datuk Seri Idris Jala said complaints just needed the report number in order to update with the progress of investigation. Besides that, he said that we are the only country doing this convenient and our country also worked closely with another country which is New York and Hong Kong. Most of the citizen is agreed with the progress of complaints online.

At another session, blogger-cum-lawyer Azhar Azizan said that the published of news article through media is a community network in society. Therefore, the citizen used social media was important to everyone when making a decision. Through social media, the citizen can provide the opinions, said by women's rights and HIV/AIDS activist Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir.

In short, public now can track progress on complaints online is a good way to everyone. The citizen does not need drive purposely to Police Station in order to update with their progress of investigations. This progress on complaints online brings convenient to everyone.