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Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Homeless man gets a year's jail for hiding over RM480,000
Marchell Jeff Lee Sin Ket was accused of helping the owner of an investment company hide RM314,790 in cash for the purpose of fraud at a condominium unit in Sentul, between Nov 18 and Dec 12, 2024. PETALING JAYA : A homeless man was sentenced to a year's imprisonment by two sessions courts in Kuala Lumpur today for hiding over RM480,000 in cash belonging to two women last year. Sinar Harian reported that Marchell Jeff Lee Sin Ket, 39, pleaded guilty to two charges read against him before judges Azrul Darus and Hamidah Mat Deril. Azrul sentenced him to a year's imprisonment on the first charge while Hamidah jailed him for eight months on the second. Both courts ordered Lee to serve his sentences concurrently from Thursday onwards. According to the first charge, Lee was accused of helping the owner of an investment company hide RM314,790 in cash for the purpose of fraud at a condominium unit in Sentul, between Nov 18 and Dec 12, 2024. According to the second charge, he was accused of transferring or hiding RM173,000 in cash belonging to a health company accounting executive at another condominium unit in Sentul between Nov 7 and Dec 9, 2024. Both charges were framed under Section 424 of the Penal Code for fraudulent removal or concealment of consideration (property), which provides for up to five years' imprisonment, a fine or both if convicted. The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutors M Saravanan and Raihanah Abd Razak, while Lee was unrepresented.
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Get govt bodies to ditch ‘illegal temple' term, Saravanan tells Anwar
MIC deputy president M Saravanan said the government should not overlook the historical facts surrounding the establishment of Hindu temples in Malaysia. PETALING JAYA : MIC deputy president M Saravanan has asked Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to issue a directive to government agencies and departments to refrain from using the term 'illegal temple'. In a letter to Anwar, the Tapah MP said the government should not overlook the historical facts surrounding the establishment of Hindu temples in Malaysia, many of which received approval from colonial authorities and local administrators. Saravanan said many Hindu temples in Malaysia had existed long before the National Land Code 1965, and that labelling them 'illegal' was offensive to Hindu devotees. 'The majority of temples were established during the British and Japanese colonial periods,' Saravanan said in the letter. 'Historically, early labourers built places of worship at their places of work. Following the fragmentation of estates, these temples came under the supervision of the local communities. 'Previously, these temples were located on the outskirts of towns or in rural areas. However, due to urbanisation, many of these temples now appear to be located within towns. 'In this context, I appeal to the prime minister to instruct government agencies and departments not to use the term 'illegal temple'.' Saravanan's appeal to Anwar was in response to a letter from the Taiping Hospital management stating that it would take the appropriate legal action against an 'illegal' Hindu temple on its premises. Land rights for old Hindu temples became a controversial topic following the public backlash to plans to relocate the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur to make way for the construction of the Madani Mosque. The government later revealed that the 130-year-old temple had agreed to relocate to another plot 50m from its current site, which Anwar called a 'win-win solution'. Last month, Urimai deputy chairman David Marshel called on the government to work with Google to remove the 'illegal temple' label which appears alongside Hindu temples found on Google Maps. Earlier this month, deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said police were investigating the labelling of Hindu temples as illegal on Google Maps and Waze for the abuse of network facilities under the Communications and Multimedia Act. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission previously summoned the administrator of a Facebook group dedicated to finding allegedly illegal temples nationwide.
Malaysiakini
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Matriculation slots: MIC writes to Fadhlina, Nurul Izzah's 'first test'
MIC deputy president M Saravanan has formally written to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek seeking a detailed breakdown of the number of Indian students who applied for and were offered places in this year's matriculation programme. According to a source, this request could serve as the first major 'litmus test' for PKR deputy president hopeful Nurul Izzah Anwar who has publicly committed to championing the rights of the Malaysian Indian community.
Malaysiakini
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Tapah seat provides framework for coalition govt
COMMENT | The Tapah parliamentary constituency presents a prime example of a successful coalition government structure. Having Tapah MP M Saravanan from MIC, Chenderiang assemblyperson Choong Shin Heng from MCA, and Umno's Ayer Kuning assemblyperson Yusri Bakir ensure that the voices and concerns of the Indian, Chinese, Malay and Orang Asli communities within Tapah are directly represented at different levels of government. It has long symbolised unity among the three core BN component parties.
Malaysiakini
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
'Everyone knows': MIC No 2 hints his feeling over 'inaction' on Zamri
MIC deputy president M Saravanan has alluded to simmering resentment within the Indian community over the lack of court charges against controversial Muslim preacher Zamri Vinoth. He said failure to prosecute Zamri, despite nearly 900 police reports after he compared Thaipusam kavadi bearers to drunk or possessed individuals, has unsettled segments of the public. In a veiled remark...
