Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian marine police have detained 43 Indonesians for attempting to enter the country illegally by boat in the eastern Sabah state on Borneo island, an official news report said Tuesday.
Police detained the immigrants early Tuesday during river patrols, said district marine police chief Husaini Zainal Abidin.
"A check on a boat found that the passengers comprising 14 men, 13 women and eight children had no travel documents," Husaini was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.
He said eight others who did have travel documents were also detained for further questioning.
The 21-year-old boat captain and his two assistants, all believed to be Malaysian, were also detained.
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Oct 27: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reportedly sent Diwali greetings to the Indians living in his country, saying they were an integral part of society and his Government recognised the past and present contributions of the community in nation-building.
In his written message, Ahmad Badawi said that the Indians had always tirelessly worked with and constructively engaged the Government to improve the well-being of the community.
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Oct 25 : The action against the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) should not be construed as a clampdown on Indians or Hinduism by the government, said Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar.
He said the action taken so far against the outlawed movement was simply because of their association with militancy and their extremist views, the NST Online reported.
Bangkok - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a nationwide ban on the sale of three snack products imported from China and Malaysia after they were found to contain excessive levels of melamine, reports said Saturday.
The banned items included Chinese-made Hajuku brand strawberry cream stick biscuits, Chinese-made Koala chocolate cream biscuits and Malaysian-made Julie's peanut cream crackers, all of which contained more than the safety limit of 2.5 milligrams per kilogram, Thai News Agency reported.
FDA secretary general Pipat Yingseri ordered retailers to remove the items from their shelves nationwide.
Melamine is typically used as a bonding agent for particle board, and as a pesticide.
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Oct 25 : The ten supporters of the outlawed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), who were arrested for gathering outside the prime minister''s office on Thursday, face a maximum five years'' imprisonment if convicted under the Societies Act 1966, reports nstonline. com.
Those convicted could also be slapped with a maximum fine of RM15000 under section 48 of the Act.
Yesterday, they were produced before magistrate Nurdiana Mohd Nazir who allowed the police to detain them up till Oct 26 to carry out investigations, added the report.
Earlier, investigating officer ASP Rajali Agong applied to the court for a 14-day remand order to enable police to find out the motives of the assembly and who the organisers were.
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Oct 27: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reportedly sent Diwali greetings to the Indians living in his country, saying they were an integral part of society and his Government recognised the past and present contributions of the community in nation-building.
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Oct 25 : The action against the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) should not be construed as a clampdown on Indians or Hinduism by the government, said Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar.
