Day: May 13, 2022

KUALA KANGSAR, May 13 (Bernama) — The bodies of three students killed in a fiery crash on the North South Expressway here early yesterday were taken to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Mosque at Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS) for prayers tonight after the process of identifying them was completed.

The remains of Muhammad Nasrun Aidol Munir Akbar, 22, Muhammad Nabil Haikal Muhammad Fariz, 19, and Iqbal Hasnun Halimi, 23, were received by hundreds of students and congregants at the mosque at 11.45 pm.

A pall of gloom fell on the compound of the mosque as people gathered there to pay their last respects.

The body of Muhammad Nasrun, who was an Islamic Studies bachelor degree student, would be taken to Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor while that of Muhammad Nabil Haikal, a diploma of business administration student, would be taken to Mantin, Negeri Sembilan for burial after Subuh.

The remains of Iqbal Hasnun, also an Islamic Studies degree student, would be taken to Senai, Johor for burial.

Taiping Hospital director Dr Hajah Narimah Yusof, in a statement, said the identities of the three victims were confirmed via post-mortems and forensic odontology examinations.

“The post-mortems conducted by the Taiping Hospital Forensic Medicine Department team and the Kuala Lumpur Hospital Forensic Odontology Unit took less than 24 hours to identify the three victims,” she said.

Last night (Thursday), the bodies of two other USAS students killed in the accident were identified by family members via post-mortems at the Kuala Kangsar Hospital.

They were Ahmad Naim Najmi Ahmad Hafizan, 21, and Ahmad Akmal Ahmad Mokhlis, 20.

The five students were travelling in a Honda City when their car burst into flame after being involved in a collision with two trailers at KM245.2 of the northbound side of the expressway at 12.50 am.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) — The proposed postponement of UMNO election is highly relevant for the party to ensure victory in the 15th General Election (GE15).

Senior lecturer of Politics and International Relations from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Prof Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani said the motion to postpone the party polls, which will be brought forth with the hope to be approved at the party’s Special Assembly this Sunday, is aimed at avoiding chaos in the party which could affect its preparations for the GE15.

“UMNO cannot afford another split. They have to stay united. A split can further weaken the party.

“It is hoped that UMNO can solve their polemics. It should be focusing on the GE15, not the party polls. Hopefully, there will be a positive impact from the Special Assembly,” he said on Bernama TV’s Ruang Bicara Bahas programme tonight, which discussed on UMNO Special Assembly and political transformation.

Other panellists were the fellow at the Institution of Malay Rulers Chair, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Mujibu Abdul Muis and lecturer of political sociology from the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian.

However, Mohd Azizuddin also did not rule out the possibility that the proposed postponement of the party polls would create a new polemic in UMNO.

“If the motion (for the postponement) were passed, there is a risk that dissatisfied parties will bring the motion to court as happened in the 1987 party election which ended with UMNO being declared illegal,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sivamurugan said if UMNO were able to ensure that all legal procedures were being adhered to, it would be quite difficult for the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to reject the party’s application to amend its constitution to postpone the party election.

“In a situation like this, ROS has to really look into details so that any shortcomings can be discussed wisely without any political interference…because we know in getting the motion to be approved, there will be certain quarters who will try to go beyond the rules and regulations. Some would even reject the postponement of the election.

“In this context, the ROS must defend their integrity and at the same time, other agencies must also play a role in providing check and balance to all the decisions made by the party,” he said.

His sentiment was shared by Mujibu who also did not rule out the possibility of sabotage from certain groups who did not agree to postpone the party election.

“We have seen the seeds of disunity in UMNO, especially after the last election which had witnessed how the contest for posts split party members into certain groups,” he said.

He said if the party constitution was not amended, UMNO will have to hold its election by the end of this year as the last party election was held in 2018.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency