The World Poetry Day on 21 March celebrates the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind. While many consider art and math to be two disconnected concepts, the University of Luxembourg excels in interdisciplinarity and sometimes its researchers find unconventional ways of bringing ideas together.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The situation was quieter than usual in the capital and other major cities in the country on the third day of the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO).
A Bernama survey of major roads in the capital, among them Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tun Razak, found them to be less congested while checks on housing estates nearby also showed that residents were adhering to the MCO and staying put at home.
Although most shops were closed, a self-service laundrette continued to operate despite not being allowed to do so.
Police and other enforcement officers were also seen doing their rounds in the Wangsa Maju and Ampang Jaya areas in Selangor, with crowd movement reported to be very minimal.
Sundry shopkeeper Abdul Halim Zakaria, 60, said he only conducted delivery services while restaurant owner Idris Abdul Malek, 51, said he was only selling packed food for takeaways as allowed under the MCO.
The situation was similar elsewhere in the country, with Johor Police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay saying “most people are obeying the MCO, though there are a few who still gather at eateries”.
In Malacca, State Security and Crime Prevention Department chief ACP Beh Eng Lai said police set up 24-hour road blocks at three main roads in central Malacca as well as three more in Jasin and one in Alor Gajah.
“The road blocks have had an impact although there are still some who are stubborn and continue to give excuses for being on the road,” he said.
Kota Star District Police chief ACP Mohd Rozi Jidin, meanwhile, said police decided to close certain roads here as many still did not heed the MCO.
“We had no choice but to close 15 roads in the district. We first closed the roads from 9am to 1pm. The roads were then reopened for a while before being closed again and we will keep changing the road closure times,” he said. — Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: The hearing of former police commando Azilah Hadri’s (pix) review application to set aside his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu in the Federal Court remains as scheduled on April 20.
Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s application to intervene in Azilah’s review application is also fixed for hearing on the same day, according to the court document relating to the case sighted by Bernama.
According to document, the Attorney-General’s Chambers were required to submit their respective affidavits in reply to the review application and to Najib’s intervener application by March 26, and Azilah must file his respective affidavit-in-reply by April 10 for both applications.
Parties in the case were also required to submit their respective written submissions before April 6.
During case management on Tuesday, lawyer J. Kuldeep Kumar for Azilah told media that his client is objecting to Najib intervening in his review application.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Azmi Mashud, who appeared for the prosecution and who also attended the case management, meanwhile had said his instruction was to object to Najib’s intervener application and also oppose to Azilah’s review application.
Azilah who is currently on death row at Kajang Prison, filed his review application on Dec 5, last year together with his 32-paged statutory declaration which he claimed that the order to kill Altantuya had come from the former prime minister (Najib) who was deputy prime minister then.
Azilah, 43, is seeking to set aside his conviction and death sentence imposed by the Federal Court on Jan 13, 2015 and an order for a retrial.
In December, last year, lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the media that his client, Najib had totally denied everything that had been alleged by Azilah.
Azilah and Sirul Azhar Umar , 47, were convicted and sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court in 2009 for Altantuya’s murder at Mukim Bukit Raja in Shah Alam between 10 pm on Oct 19 and 1 am the following day in 2006.
They were however discharged and acquitted by the Court of Appeal in 2013 which allowed their appeal to set aside their conviction and death sentence.
In 2015, the Federal Court overturned the acquittal of the two police commandos and restored the High Court decision to find them guilty for the offence. — Bernama
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PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s first Covid-19 patient, a 58-year-old man from Tawau who had been admitted to Hospital Tawau after attending the Seri Petaling mosque tabligh gathering, has died today.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed this in a Facebook post, saying the man had died at 6.27pm today.
He said the man, who is case 152, is a Malaysian who was admitted to Hospital Tawau on March 9 after experiencing Severe Acute Respiratory Infection symptions.
“He was given the assistance using the ventilator and was admitted into intensive care unit on the same day. His health deteriorated day by day and he was confirmed dead on March 20, 6.27pm,“ he said, while expressing his condolences to his immediate family.
This makes the death toll rise to 3 cases, after a 60-year-old pastor from Sarawak and a 34-year-old man from Johor had died due to Covid-19 infections. The 34-year-old man had also attended the same tabligh gathering.
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MALACCA: The Transfusion Medicine Department of the Malacca hospital is urging members of the public to donate blood, to ensure sufficient daily supply, especially with Ramadan approaching next month.
In a statement on its Facebook page, the department said on average 80 to 90 blood bags are needed every day, and due to the Covid-19 outbreak, many of its blood donation campaigns had to be cancelled.
“Although we are dealing with a pandemic currently, there are patients in the hospital who need blood transfusion every day for their survival.
“Therefore, we called out healthy and non-risky individuals, to come to the Malacca hospital blood bank to donate blood, since in this situation, transfusions can only be done there,” according to the statement.
The Transfusion Medicine Department is now also open during lunch break on Mondays to Thursdays (1-2pm), and Fridays (12.15-2.45pm), effective yesterday.
Operation time has also been extended which are Mondays to Fridays (8am to 9pm) and Saturdays and Sundays (11am to 4pm).
For further information, members of the public can refer to the department’s official Facebook page ‘melakabloodbank’ or call 06-2892873/2871. – Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR: Police may resort to sterner action to enforce the ongoing movement control order (MCO) if more people refuse to adhere to it.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said today that he expects Malaysians to observe the order and play their role in containing the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said police are currently taking the softer approach of advising and warning the public who fail to obey the MCO.
However, Abdul Hamid said if the situation warrants it, police will opt for more drastic action such as carrying out arrests.
He said currently only 60% of the people appear to be observing the MCO and he was hopeful the number would grow by the day.
The top cop said more than 8,600 police personnel have been deployed and over 500 road blocks are mounted daily across the country to monitor the movements of the public.
Abdul Hamid who spoke to the media after a surprise visit to a roadblock in Kampung Pandan here, and urged the public to extend their cooperation to the police and remain indoors in adherence to the MCO.
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PETALING JAYA: In the spirit of helping people, Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar (pix) is offering free delivery services to help the aged and those in need.
The free delivery of essential items, food and medicine during the 14-day Movement Control Order runs from 6pm to 10pm.
The service will be available in the Setiawangsa area (Kuala Lumpur), Balik Pulau (Penang) and in her constituency, Permatang Pauh.
“The response has been encouraging and they been receiving numerous calls, especially from those requesting for face masks,” Nurul said.
“The team takes between five and 15 minutes to deliver the items. The teams are stationed at various state assembly constituencies and are manned by our members and volunteers.”
She added that other PKR MPs are also providing such a service in their constituency.
The assistance programme is led by Penang PKR youth chief, Fahmi Zainol and each area has three to five personnel.
“I decided on this initiative to assist the aged, less abled and those dependent on welfare aid as many of them were unable to cope with such a crisis.
“Many are in urgent need of assistance and support. As a time like this, we need to work together at all levels to ensure everyone is taken care of,“ Nurul said.
She added that she was also receiving help from others, including welfare-based non-governmental organisations to make the make the programme a success.
She added that they are also making deliveries to hospitals and police stations.
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