1) Tan Boon Hwa, a witness in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest, will provide a DNA sample within two days according to his lawyer Gobind Singh Deo.
2) Reports that Tan and another witness Lee Wye Wing were unwilling to provide DNA samples are incorrect, as they are willing to cooperate fully.
3) Doctors in Malaysia who do not follow government guidelines for treating H1N1 cases could face disciplinary action from the Health Ministry.
Choi Chun Lam v. Donald Kelchner, Superintendent The District Attorney of The County of Lancaster The Attorney General of The State of Pennsylvania, 304 F.3d 256, 3rd Cir. (2002)
1) Tan Boon Hwa, a witness in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest, will provide a DNA sample within two days according to his lawyer Gobind Singh Deo.
2) Reports that Tan and another witness Lee Wye Wing were unwilling to provide DNA samples are incorrect, as they are willing to cooperate fully.
3) Doctors in Malaysia who do not follow government guidelines for treating H1N1 cases could face disciplinary action from the Health Ministry.
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TheSun 2009-07-31 Page06 Boon Hwa to Give Dna Sample in Two Days
1) Tan Boon Hwa, a witness in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest, will provide a DNA sample within two days according to his lawyer Gobind Singh Deo.
2) Reports that Tan and another witness Lee Wye Wing were unwilling to provide DNA samples are incorrect, as they are willing to cooperate fully.
3) Doctors in Malaysia who do not follow government guidelines for treating H1N1 cases could face disciplinary action from the Health Ministry.
1) Tan Boon Hwa, a witness in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest, will provide a DNA sample within two days according to his lawyer Gobind Singh Deo.
2) Reports that Tan and another witness Lee Wye Wing were unwilling to provide DNA samples are incorrect, as they are willing to cooperate fully.
3) Doctors in Malaysia who do not follow government guidelines for treating H1N1 cases could face disciplinary action from the Health Ministry.
sample in two days by Giam Say Khoon in court, he had informed the coroner, TEOH BENG HOCK newsdesk@thesundaily.com Azmil Muntapha Abas, that the two inquest Ayub men who were not named in court (centre) PETALING JAYA: Kajang municipal had not, in fact, refused to give their shows councillor Tan Boon Hwa, who is one DNA samples when requested. their DNA samples, this is a non-issue the seized of two men who failed to provide their “What had actually happened was to me and we are prepared to go to Eramin DNA samples for the Teoh Beng Hock I received phone calls from Boon Hwa the police station and signed the form 5 pills at inquest on Wednesday, will do so and my colleague Lim Lip Eng and any time.” a press within two days, his lawyer Gobind was told that a police officer known Teoh, who was an aide to Selangor conference Singh Deo said. as ‘ASP Yong’ wanted to speak to me. executive councillor Ean Yong Hian yesterday. In a press conference yesterday at I tried to call ‘Yong’ but failed to reach Wah, was found dead on July 16 the DAP headquarters, Gobind, who him. at the fifth level of Plaza Masalam, is also acting for Teoh’s family in the Gobind, who is also Puchong MP, which houses the Selangor office of inquest, reiterated that both Tan and Lee Wye Wing, another witness in the said he advised Tan not to go to the police station the next day as he had the MACC on the 14th floor. He had been questioned as witness UK govt ‘Datuk’ among inquest who also yet to provide his DNA sample, are willing to cooperate fully with the authorities to uncover to attend the inquest as a summoned witness. Asked how soon Tan will be over allegations of misappropriation of state funds. Both Tan and Lee are also witnesses in the MACC investiga- warns 13 detained in against the truth behind the political assist- ant’s death. brought to the police station for his DNA sample to be collected, Gobind tions. The inquest into Teoh’s death has release of RM20m drug haul Gobind said newspaper reports said it would be done once he got in been postponed to Aug 5 following ‘torture’ GEORGE TOWN: Police seized a total of one million psy- that said the inquest was delayed touch with the investigating officer. As an application by Gobind for time to document chotropic pills worth about RM20 million and arrested 13 due to the unwillingness of the two for Lee, Gobind said he is currently study the documents – including the people, including a “Datuk”, in Sungai Dua here on Tuesday witnesses to cooperate with the police overseas and will give his sample post-mortem, forensic, toxicology, pg 11 night in the biggest drug haul in the state this year. by providing their DNA sample are once he returns home. chemist and DNA reports – which Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics officers from Bukit therefore incorrect. “Although we did not receive any were handed over by the government Aman and the state police contingent, who had been He said when the matter came up consent form for the witnesses to give on Wednesday morning. operating undercover for the last five months, raided a warehouse in the area at about 11.30pm. Police arrested five men, including a businessman with H1N1 figures the “Datuk” title, who were in the midst of moving the
Docs to be hauled up for not
(as of 8am yesterday) Eramin 5 pills into a luxury car. » New cases: 36 Eight other individuals – six men and two women – were arrested later at several other locations in the state.
following H1N1 guidelines
Penang police chief Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said yes- » Imported cases: 0 terday seven of the 13 detainees are being investigated under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug » Local transmissions: 36 trafficking while the other six are being investigated under section 3(1) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive by Husna Yusof newsdesk@thesundaily.com existing cluster and » Total no. of cases:1,302 Measures) Act 1985. INFLUENZA A(H1N1) HOTLINE another PUTRAJAYA: Doctors who fail to adhere to government guidelines on treating suspected » 03-88810200/300 » 03-88834414/415 sporadic case. All of 300 stranded as outage influenza A(H1N1) cases will be hauled up by the Health Ministry for an explanation. them were local transmission, involving Malaysians. halts Penang Hill rail service Stressing it was not a punitive action, Ismail said this when asked about the ac- Altogether, there were 1,302 accumu- by Bernard Cheah Health director-general Tan Sri Ismail Meri- tion to be taken against doctors who failed lated cases of H1N1 including four deaths, newsdesk@thesundaily.com can said yesterday a team from the disease to adhere to the guidelines on examining Ismail said in a statement. control division will be sent out to interview those suspected of being infected with influ- The latest institution to be closed down GEORGE TOWN: Power outage halted the Penang Hill the particular doctors to find out what actu- enza A (H1N1) as stipulated by the Meeting was the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris funicular railway service yesterday evening, leaving some ally transpired. of the Technical Committee on the Influenza in Tanjung Malim, Perak involving 15,000 300 tourists stranded on the hill for some time. “We will send our team to interview the A (H1N1) on Wednesday. students and staff – 435 of them had influ- Hill authorities despatched six jeeps and two buses to doctors in case this happens – just to find The guidelines which, among other things, enza-like illness and four were confirmed ferry the tourists from the hilltop. out more, not to punish them or whatever, stated that all severe cases of pneumonia positive for H1N1. The disruption, which occurred at about 5.30pm, is believed (but) try to understand why they were not for which a throat swab was required to be It was closed from yesterday until Aug to have been caused by power failure at the top station. adhering to the guidelines,” he said. taken for influenza A (H1N1) tests and anti- 5. Political secretary to the chief minister, Ng Wei Aik, Ismail cited the case of the first H1N1 viral treatment given, were issued because The other clusters were in SM Khir Johari, rushed to the scene to oversee the operation in bringing death where a 30-year-old Indonesian stu- there were doctors who failed to detect the Beranang and SM Teknik, Sepang – both hav- stranded visitors down. No one was injured. dent in Kuala Lumpur died on July 21 after he ailment in the four fatal cases of Influenza A ing four positive H1N1 cases each – Sekolah Some tourists who were stuck in the carriages walked fainted at a private medical centre in Kam- (H1N1) recorded earlier. Seri Cahaya, Shah Alam and SK Serendah down while others were escorted down under the supervi- pung Baru while waiting for his medication. Asked if the doctors in the previous four – both having five positive H1N1 cases sion of the railway’s workers. “I want to ask the doctor if he examined H1N1-related death cases will be called up, each. Speaking to reporters at the site, Ng said all the visitors the patient. If so, why is it not recorded in Ismail said they were waiting for further All four schools were closed down from had been brought down safely by 8pm. the OPD (outpatient department) card? How developments. Wednesday until Aug 4. TNB officials were called in to fix the fault at the top can a patient collapse just like that?” he said Meanwhile, Malaysia recorded 36 new Another school was SM Sri Jengka, Maran station. Ng said he hoped repairs would be completed after opening the National Clinical Immunol- influenza A (H1N1) cases yesterday – 32 with five positive H1N1 cases, and which has by this morning for the railway service to be operational ogy Symposium 2009 here. from seven new clusters, three from an been closed from Wednesday until Aug 5. again.
Choi Chun Lam v. Donald Kelchner, Superintendent The District Attorney of The County of Lancaster The Attorney General of The State of Pennsylvania, 304 F.3d 256, 3rd Cir. (2002)