A win for Malaysian PM Muhyiddin as budget is passed by Parliament
Amid swirling controversies about weakening support for this government, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin scored a win with his government s first federal budget - and the biggest in the country s history - being ratified by Parliament.
In all, 111 MPs voted for it compared to 108 who voted against. The Prime Minister has the slimmest parliamentary majority in the country s history. The RM 322.5 billion (S$105 billion) budget will now be sent to the Upper House, the Senate, to be ratified, although that is more of a formality.
Earlier this week, speculation was rife that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim might make another attempt to secure the backing of several government MPs. While in a surprise move, Malaysia s former two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad teamed up with his former rival of 30 years, Umno lawmaker Razaleigh Hamzah, just ahead of the budget vote.
Police conduct crime scene reconstruction of FPI members shooting 14th December 2020
Inspector General Prabowo Argo Yuwono, spokesman of the Indonesian Police, witnesses a crime scene reconstruction process of the shooting of six members of FPI, on Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, on Dec 14, 2020. ANTARA/HO-Polri
During the reconstruction process last night, there were at least 58 reconstruction scenes Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Police (Polri), last night, conducted reconstruction of the six Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) members shooting at four crime locations (TKP) by demonstrating at least 58 scenes since when they attacked police until being shot. During the reconstruction process last night, there were at least 58 reconstruction scenes, Inspector General Prabowo Argo Yuwono, the Indonesian Police’s spokesman, noted here on Monday.
Responsible for many deaths
“He was the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah during the attack,” police spokesman Argo Yuwono said.
Zulkarnaen, who also behind the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta in 2003 that killed 12 people, was “being interrogated” and his residence was being searched, according to Argo.
Washington’s “Rewards for Justice” program had offered a bounty of up to $5 million (€4.3 million) for his capture he was the only Indonesian on the list.
JI was founded in Malaysia in the 1980s by a group of exiled Indonesian militants. The group was involved in ethnic and religious violence on the islands of Sulawesi and Maluku between 1998 and 2002 which left thousands dead.
Indonesian vigilante group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has recruited former members of the disbanded Muslim hardline group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) and conducted army-like training for young recruits.
The revelation came as the police yesterday released more details of what happened during a shoot-out between officers and the bodyguards of FPI leader Rizieq Shihab last week. They recruited the die-hard types from Garut, Sukabumi, Bogor to train in Megamendung to become Laskar (paramilitary troops), according to a senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. This is high militancy and calls for a prompt action, the official added.
FPI runs an Islamic boarding school in Megamendung, West Java province, in the famous Puncak area about 1½ hours drive from the capital Jakarta.
JAKARTA - Indonesian vigilante group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has enticed ex-members of disbanded Muslim hardline group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to join them, and conducted army-like training for young recruits. They recruited the die-hard types from Garut, Sukabumi, Bogor to train in Megamendung to become laskar (paramilitary troops), said a senior government official who spoke on condition of anonymity. This is high militancy and calls for a prompt action.
FPI runs an Islamic boarding school in Megamendung, West Java province, in the cool breeze of the mountains in the famous Puncak area about 1 ½ hours drive from Jakarta. Garut, Sukabumi and Bogor - also in West Java - are among the strongholds of radicalism in Indonesia.