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Flu closes down UiTM in State rep appeals to

cops for action
Penang for a week
H1N1 figures
(as of 8am yesterday) GEORGE TOWN: An assemblyman
yesterday appealed to the police
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New cases: 44 to act swiftly and nab the conmen
who are on the prowl, cheating
»
Imported cases:
(from Brunei) 3 the public of their hard-earned
savings during the current tight
by Opalyn Mok tries like the Philippines, Indone-
newsdesk@thesundaily.com sia and Singapore, so we have to
take precautionary measures to
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Local transmissions: 41
(including 5 clustered transmission)
economic environment.
Pulau Tikus assemblyman
Koay Teng Hai said he had
GEORGE TOWN: The Universiti Teknologi also ensure that they don’t bring received many complaints
Mara (UiTM) campus in Permatang Pauh in the virus and spread it to local
here was ordered to close for seven days pilgrims,” he added.
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Total no. of cases: 921
(909 (97%) have recovered, 11 (2%) be-
of cheating involving tens of
thousands of ringgit by fake
from yesterday after 10 students contracted In KUALA LUMPUR, only one ing treated in hospital, 4 are receiving companies and individuals
Influenza A(H1N1). person is recovering from Influenza out-patients treatment) who lured them with attractive
Penang Environment, A(H1N1) in the intensive care unit “investment” schemes.
Health, Welfare and Car- (ICU) Speaking at a press confer-
ing Society Committee of the ence to highlight a case of satay
chairman Phee Boon INFLUENZA A(H1N1) HOTLINE Sungai seller who was cheated of RM25,000 by
Poh said about 200 other Buloh Hospital in a Kuala Lumpur-based cooperative, Koay
students were found to » 03-88810200/300 Selangor. said: “I have helped many victims to lodge
have flu symptoms and » 03-88834414/415 Director-Gen- police reports but most of the cases re-
were ordered to be on eral of Health mained unsolved. .”
self-quarantine. Tan Sri Dr Mohd A victim, Yeam Kiah Yong, 39, claimed
“The infected students Ismail Merican he was cheated by a cooperative in
are now being quarantined in the Seberang said in a statement that as of 8am yester- 2007.
Jaya Hospital,” he said, adding that the others day, 44 new cases had been reported over “My friend introduced me to an invest-
were yet to be tested positive for the virus. ment scheme on seaweed cultivation by fice to demand the promised dividends but
the last 24 hours, 41 of which were locally Stevie’s the cooperative. I trusted the company and was told he would receive more dividends
Phee said there are about 5,000 students transmitted cases and three were imported
in the campus and all of them are advised to from Brunei. fist invested. I was promised a return of about last February. When the cooperative did not
quarantine themselves in the hostels or their In SERI ISKANDAR (Perak), State Health, of fury RM4,000 every three months. pay, he lodged a police report.
rented homes so as not to spread the disease. Local Government, Environment, Public “I invested RM25,000 in December Penang Commercial Crime chief ACP
pg 30 2007 and they paid me a dividend of about Roslee Chik promised to investigate the
He said the infected students showed Transportation, Consumer Affairs and non-
RM4,000 in April 2008. After that, they did case thoroughly and to contact the Malay-
symptoms last week but they did not seek Islamic Affairs Committee chairman Datuk
not pay me any more dividends,” he said, sian Cooperative Commission and Bank
medical check-up until many them went to Dr Mah Hang Soon said the 55 students adding he returned to the cooperative of- Negara about this.
the Seberang Jaya Hospital for treatment. of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri
“We are now more worried about those Iskandar who were quarantined yesterday
students who are staying in rented homes in evening for suspected Influenza A(H1N1)
residential areas and hope they will heed our
advice to quarantine themselves for a week,”
were only suffering from an influenza-like
illness (ILI). Whip me as soon as
he said.
He urged the students to immediately
seek medical attention in the Seberang Jaya
He said they were quarantined as a pre-
caution to prevent the spread of the suspected
Influenza A(H1N1) to the 12,000 students and
possible, says model
Hospital if they are down with flu symptoms staff of the campus.
IPOH: A part-time model who was fined in Singapore for the last 15 years after
within these few days. In SINGAPORE, two Singaporeans died
RM5,000 and ordered to be whipped six marrying a local citizen, also expressed
On the St Anne’s Festival in Bukit Mertajam yesterday from H1N1 flu, bringing the death
times by the Syariah High Court after disappointment in herself and resignation
this weekend, Phee said the health department toll in the city-state to three, Bernama reports.
pleading guilty to consuming beer, has ex- to her fate.
has taken precautionary measures to work The latest victims are a 13-year-old boy
pressed repentance and wants the court She said her husband was aware of
with the festival organising committee to who was suffering from epilepsy and a 55-
to expedite the whipping sentence. her desire to undergo the whipping sen-
prevent the flu from spreading to outsiders. year-old man suffering from a motor neuron
Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor, 32, wants tence as soon as possible and respected
“The festival attracts pilgrims from coun- disease.
to get the ordeal over with as soon as her decision. On the RM5,000 fine, she
possible so that she may focus on continu- said she had settled it on Monday.
ing life with her family and two children. “I want to advise youngsters to learn
“I will accept this Earthly punishment, from my experience, to not repeat my

Australia starts A(H1N1) vaccine let Allah decide my punishment in the

hereafter ... for now the court has yet to
mistake and cause shame to yourself and
family,” she said.

trial as world toll leaps tell me when the sentence will be carried
out, so I would like to ask them to hasten
Her father Shukarnor Mutalib, 60, said
the punishment by the court adhered to
it. the Islamic laws of the country for Mus-
SYDNEY: Australia “I truly respect the court’s decision ... I lims who consume alcohol.
on Wednesday began admit that it’s my offence and not that of He said his daughter was given adequate
human trials for a others, it’s not the offence of my parents, care and religious lessons and the incident
The first human trials of a vaccine to combat H1N1 influenza are to begin not the offence of my other family mem- had taught her a very useful lesson.
A(H1N1) flu vaccine,
lending new urgency
in Australia, as deaths and infections from the virus mount worldwide bers,” a teary Kartika Sari Dewi said when Yesterday, her lawyer Mohd Zuki Che
to global efforts to met here yesterday. Muhamad Ghani had said she would not
Countries with confirmed Countries with deaths Number Kartika Sari Dewi, who has been living be appealing the sentence. – Bernama
curb the pandemic cases of influenza A(H1N1) among confirmed cases of deaths
after the death toll
worldwide leapt past
700.
Canada
UK
Global death toll: 822(at July 21)
M’sia to consider migrating to IPv6
45
As the trials 29 KUALA LUMPUR: In view of the rising the government’s commitment and rec-
started, Thailand’s demand for internet address space, Ma- ognition of the important role played by
death toll reached 44 laysia is considering a move to migrate advanced communications infrastructure
to overtake Australia Spain its internet network to Internet Protocol to support the development of R&D activi-
as the biggest in the 4 Thailand version 6 (IPv6) from the current version ties in the country,” he said when opening
U.S.
Asia-Pacific region. In 25 4 (IPv4). the 28th Asia Pacific Advanced Network
21 Central
Latin America, Chile’s Information, Communications and (Apan) meeting yesterday.
toll jumped from 40 263 America Other Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph According to the American Registry
to 68. Southeast Salang Gandum said in 2004, a National of Internet Numbers, the remaining IPv4
The human trials Egypt Asia IPv6 Council was set up to study, among addresses are scheduled for depletion in
in Australia’s Royal 6 others, implications in establishing the two years. Countries are only now slowly
Mexico 1
Adelaide Hospital IPv6 network in terms of policy, regula- moving to the IPv6 platform, which of-
165 tory environment, investments, timelines, fers vastly more IP addresses along with
involve some 240
adults and 400 chil- 128 Argentina manpower requirements and infrastruc- built-in security and enhanced support for
36 10 ture deployment. peer-to-peer and video streaming applica-
dren. 40 49
“As soon as I have Chile Other South America Australia New Zealand “These initiatives are testimony of tions. – Bernama
confirmation that the Sources: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, wire agencies © GRAPHIC NEWS
vaccine is safe and SIS appeal to be heard on Aug 25
effective, I will ensure deadly form in a reprise of the Spanish and Asian KUALA LUMPUR: An application by The case before Judicial Commisioner
it can be rolled out to the community,” Health Minister influenza pandemics of 1918 and 1958. Sisters in Islam (SIS) for leave to apply for Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof is an applica-
Nicola Roxon said. CSL spokeswoman Rachel David said many people a judicial review to lift a Home Ministry tion by SIS for leave to apply for a judicial
Australia has pre-ordered 21 million shots of had volunteered for the vaccine trial because they ban on a book it published will be heard review to lift a ban on the book titled
vaccine from CSL Biotherapies, enough to cover its wanted to avoid catching the disease. on Aug 25. Muslim Women and the Challenges of
whole population, after being badly hit by A(H1N1) “We’re talking about kids aged between six months The case, orginally fixed for hearing Islamic Extremism, Building Bridges
with more than 14,000 cases and 38 deaths linked and nine years and it involves two injections and two yesterday, was postponed as the court Between Southeast Asia and the Middle
to the disease. blood tests, so four needles to monitor the results,” was told by senior federal counsel Maisa- East, which is alleged to have caused
Scientists fear the virus could mutate to a more she told public broadcaster ABC. – AFP rah Juhari that the representative from suspicion and public anxiety.
the Attorney-General’s Chambers was The ministry banned the book a year
engaged at another hearing at the High ago on the basis that the book was preju-
Court in Ipoh. dicial to public order.