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Monday, 29 August 2011

British heroes of Sandakan remembered - #sabah #malaysia

KOTA KINABALU: There was a solemn air at the Kundasang War Memorial as large crowds gathered to remember British prisoners of war (POWs) who fell in the infamous 1945 Sandakan-Ranau death marches.

Unfair of Berjaya to criticise Dr Koh on 1993 project - #malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Corporation was rapped for criticising Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dr Koh Tsu Koon on a decision to scrap its plan to develop Penang Hill in 1993.

Robbers splash acid on woman - #Malaysia

ALOR SETAR: A 53-year-old woman was splashed with acid during a robbery here, leaving her with burns on her face, chest and thighs.

What being independent means to the disabled

JOHARI Jamali has been president of United Voice, the first self-advocacy society in the country for people with learning disabilities, since its formation in 2004.

Friday, 26 August 2011

Handling of specimen was flawed, DNA expert tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: A DNA expert told the High Court in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial that a chemist should not have accepted a mislabelled sample based on “benefit of doubt”.

Dr Brian Leslie McDonald told Anwar’s counsel Ram Karpal Singh, who had asked if it was acceptable for a laboratory to accept a sample based on “benefit of doubt”, that it was not acceptable.

Dr McDonald, a defence witness from Sydney, said that if there was a mistake, it had to be corrected and the exact date identified as well as when the change was made.

He said there was no record during the trial that a correction had been made to the labelling of the samples received by Forensics Department chemist Dr Seah Lay Hong.

“You must get it from the horse’s mouth. It must be changed and documented. This is fundamental laboratory practice,” said Dr McDonald.

On Feb 22, prosecution witness Dr Seah testified that she was aware a sample handed to her was dated June 26 when she knew the swabs were taken from complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan on June 28, 2008.

She had said that when she received the samples on June 30, she had given them the “benefit of doubt” and did not inform the police.

'Do Not Track' Has no Teeth

Not only are internet sites figuring out what you like and what pages you visit, but they also want to know where you are at all times. In 2011 a bill was introduced by US Representative Jackie Speier to stop the behavior of ad trackers but it was never made into a law, so some web browsers took it upon themselves to give users an option, Do Not Track.

Steve Jobs: Edison of Our Times?

Steve Jobs announced yesterday he would be stepping down as CEO of Apple. Immediately, we saw Apple shares tumble, and questions arise as to what the future of Apple will be. We'll reflect on what it is that made Jobs stand out, and what made some call him the Edison of our time. The Atlantic's Derek Thompson discusses.