马关卡下月起落实指纹扫描安检
马来西亚移民局将从下个月开始，在全马各个出入境关卡全面落实指纹扫描的新安检程序，以防止非法移民、跨国罪犯及恐怖分子入境，或将马来西亚成为转换站。
据马来西亚《新海峡时报》报道，这项以生物特征识别技术(biometrics)进行的指纹扫描程序，将加强现有的关卡保安检查；目前，移民局在关卡检查出入境人士时，只是比对护照照片及在护照上盖章。
移民局总监阿利亚斯指出，有鉴于伪造护照及旅游证件的问题越来越普遍，当局相信新的安检措施能有效缓解问题。“有越来越多外籍人士滥用旅客的身份入境马来西亚；因此，我们有必要采取新措施。”
他指出，去年来马观光的旅客达2440万人次，其中，有3％的人涉及在马来西亚犯罪。
他说，这些外籍罪犯一般上会使用不同的护照重复入境；因此，若当局掌握他们的指纹资料，就能检测到他们是否曾以不同的护照来马。“如果发现有这种情况，我们就有合理的理由怀疑他们来马来西亚的动机，进而禁止他们入境。”
《联合早报》
2011年5月6日星期五
Bangkok may delay call for election
Bangkok may delay call for election
THAILAND could put off announcing its first election since last year's deadly protests by several days to allow the authorities to approve constitutional laws, its Deputy Prime Minister said yesterday.
Mr Suthep Thaugsuban said that the timetable for dissolving the Lower House of Parliament ahead of an anticipated late-June or early-July poll could be altered because three election laws have yet to be finalised.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was widely expected to call the election tomorrow, but his deputy said that the dissolution may be put on hold until after the constitutional court considers the laws next Monday. "The goal is still unchanged. I think that if the date is changed by one or two days, it will make no difference," he told reporters.
Mr Suthep admitted that he was not certain of the precise date of dissolution. "One minister asked the Prime Minister last night at the Cabinet meeting when he will dissolve the House and (was told to watch out for) the announcement on the radio," he said.
The laws have already been adopted by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Thailand's election is expected to be close-fought and comes at a time of heightened political sensitivity for the country, which remains deeply divided a year after opposition rallies by the Red Shirt movement.
The protests sparked the worst political violence in decades, leaving more than 90 people dead in clashes between demonstrators and armed troops in Bangkok. Thailand is also embroiled in a tense border dispute with its neighbour, Cambodia. The conflict, which appears to be calming, has killed 18 people and caused thousands to flee their homes for several days.
--AFP
THAILAND could put off announcing its first election since last year's deadly protests by several days to allow the authorities to approve constitutional laws, its Deputy Prime Minister said yesterday.
Mr Suthep Thaugsuban said that the timetable for dissolving the Lower House of Parliament ahead of an anticipated late-June or early-July poll could be altered because three election laws have yet to be finalised.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was widely expected to call the election tomorrow, but his deputy said that the dissolution may be put on hold until after the constitutional court considers the laws next Monday. "The goal is still unchanged. I think that if the date is changed by one or two days, it will make no difference," he told reporters.
Mr Suthep admitted that he was not certain of the precise date of dissolution. "One minister asked the Prime Minister last night at the Cabinet meeting when he will dissolve the House and (was told to watch out for) the announcement on the radio," he said.
The laws have already been adopted by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Thailand's election is expected to be close-fought and comes at a time of heightened political sensitivity for the country, which remains deeply divided a year after opposition rallies by the Red Shirt movement.
The protests sparked the worst political violence in decades, leaving more than 90 people dead in clashes between demonstrators and armed troops in Bangkok. Thailand is also embroiled in a tense border dispute with its neighbour, Cambodia. The conflict, which appears to be calming, has killed 18 people and caused thousands to flee their homes for several days.
--AFP
2011年5月4日星期三
Four shot dead in Thailand's troubled south
Four shot dead in Thailand's troubled south
YALA, Thailand: Four Muslim villagers were shot dead by suspected militants at a tea shop in Thailand's far south, which has been plagued by a seven-year insurgency, police said on Wednesday.
Up to five attackers dressed in clothing similar to that of government troops arrived on a pick-up truck and opened fire at people sitting at the roadside tea shop in Bannang Sata district of Yala province on Tuesday evening.
The victims included a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy.
13 others were wounded, eight of them critically, police said.
"The motive for the killings is under investigation because I cannot question witnesses as they are practicing funeral rituals," said local police commander Colonel Suwat Wongpaiboon.
More than 4,500 people, both Muslims and Buddhists, have died in nearly daily attacks since shadowy insurgents launched an uprising in Thailand's southernmost region bordering Malaysia in early 2004.
The attacks have become more brazen in recent months with a string of car bombs and attacks on military bases or outposts.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
YALA, Thailand: Four Muslim villagers were shot dead by suspected militants at a tea shop in Thailand's far south, which has been plagued by a seven-year insurgency, police said on Wednesday.
Up to five attackers dressed in clothing similar to that of government troops arrived on a pick-up truck and opened fire at people sitting at the roadside tea shop in Bannang Sata district of Yala province on Tuesday evening.
The victims included a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy.
13 others were wounded, eight of them critically, police said.
"The motive for the killings is under investigation because I cannot question witnesses as they are practicing funeral rituals," said local police commander Colonel Suwat Wongpaiboon.
More than 4,500 people, both Muslims and Buddhists, have died in nearly daily attacks since shadowy insurgents launched an uprising in Thailand's southernmost region bordering Malaysia in early 2004.
The attacks have become more brazen in recent months with a string of car bombs and attacks on military bases or outposts.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
2011年5月1日星期日
Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge 泰寮友谊桥
Thai - Lao Friendship Bridge 1(Vientiane - Nongkhai)
泰寮第一友谊桥（永珍 - 廊开）
Fighting eases on Cambodian border
Fighting eases on Thai-Cambodian border
Fighting appeared to subside on Sunday on the Thai-Cambodian border, allowing some evacuees to return home after nine days of heavy clashes which left 16 people dead, officials said.
The two neighbours have been exchanging artillery shells along their disputed jungle frontier in their bloodiest conflict in decades, forcing more than 85,000 civilians to flee on both sides.
There were some minor skirmishes overnight Saturday-Sunday, but the frontline has been quiet since, Cambodian field commander Suos Sothea told AFP by telephone.
As a tentative calm returned to the border area, some of the more than 37,000 Cambodian civilians displaced by the violence were starting to go home.
"Since the situation today is quiet, around 10 to 15 percent of the evacuees have returned home," Nhim Vanda, deputy president of Cambodia's National Committee for Disaster Management, told AFP.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva described the easing of tensions as "a positive sign".
He added: "We will monitor the situation for the next couple days, before allowing people to return home."
The two countries have come under increasing international pressure to stop the violence, but an attempted truce announced on Thursday after local-level military negotiations proved short-lived.
Ties between the neighbours have been strained since the 900-year-old temple Preah Vihear was granted UN World Heritage status in July 2008.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that the 900-year-old temple belonged to Cambodia, but both countries claim ownership of a 4.6-square-kilometre (1.8-square-mile) surrounding area.
On Friday Cambodia said it had asked the World Court to clarify that ruling.
The most recent deadly clashes have been mainly centred around two temple complexes about 150 kilometres (90 miles) west of Preah Vihear.
Seven Thai troops and eight Cambodian soldiers have died since the fighting began on April 22, and Bangkok has said a Thai civilian was also killed.
The border clash came at a sensitive political time for Thailand, with the Abhisit preparing to dissolve the lower house of parliament for elections he has said will be held by early July.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Fighting appeared to subside on Sunday on the Thai-Cambodian border, allowing some evacuees to return home after nine days of heavy clashes which left 16 people dead, officials said.
The two neighbours have been exchanging artillery shells along their disputed jungle frontier in their bloodiest conflict in decades, forcing more than 85,000 civilians to flee on both sides.
There were some minor skirmishes overnight Saturday-Sunday, but the frontline has been quiet since, Cambodian field commander Suos Sothea told AFP by telephone.
As a tentative calm returned to the border area, some of the more than 37,000 Cambodian civilians displaced by the violence were starting to go home.
"Since the situation today is quiet, around 10 to 15 percent of the evacuees have returned home," Nhim Vanda, deputy president of Cambodia's National Committee for Disaster Management, told AFP.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva described the easing of tensions as "a positive sign".
He added: "We will monitor the situation for the next couple days, before allowing people to return home."
The two countries have come under increasing international pressure to stop the violence, but an attempted truce announced on Thursday after local-level military negotiations proved short-lived.
Ties between the neighbours have been strained since the 900-year-old temple Preah Vihear was granted UN World Heritage status in July 2008.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that the 900-year-old temple belonged to Cambodia, but both countries claim ownership of a 4.6-square-kilometre (1.8-square-mile) surrounding area.
On Friday Cambodia said it had asked the World Court to clarify that ruling.
The most recent deadly clashes have been mainly centred around two temple complexes about 150 kilometres (90 miles) west of Preah Vihear.
Seven Thai troops and eight Cambodian soldiers have died since the fighting began on April 22, and Bangkok has said a Thai civilian was also killed.
The border clash came at a sensitive political time for Thailand, with the Abhisit preparing to dissolve the lower house of parliament for elections he has said will be held by early July.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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