Friday May 4, 2007
Dealers told to lay off stolen goods
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DEALERS of Metal and Second-Hand Goods in Selangor have been warned not to buy stolen goods. They must be responsible for the goods that they had purchased. If they are found to be in possession of stolen goods, their trading licences will be revoked immediately, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Petaling Jaya police chief Abdul Mansur said traders must follow strictly the requirements of the Second-Hand Goods Act 1946.
He said police had received numerous complaints from the public regarding theft of metal items in their housing estates and also from big companies like Telekom, Indah Water and Tenaga Nasional.
He called on dealers to lodge police reports if they had information of anyone wanting to sell stolen goods and hoped that the dealers would cooperate with the police.
The paper also reported that automatic voter registration would only be suitable for Malaysia when the related mechanism and infrastructure to facilitate polling in the country is on par with that of developed countries.
University Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) head of political and government studies Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat said Malaysia was not ready for the system yet and a study had to be conducted first to determine its feasibility despite the improvements made by the Election Commission (EC).
He said that online voting through the Internet was not a good idea since many areas in the country did not have Internet access and the necessary facilities.
Dr Mersat was referring to the recent call by Deputy Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who called for compulsory voter registration after EC chairman Tan Sri Rashid Abdul Rahman said that about 4.9 million eligible Malaysians had yet to register as voters.
Petaling Jaya police chief Abdul Mansur said traders must follow strictly the requirements of the Second-Hand Goods Act 1946.
He said police had received numerous complaints from the public regarding theft of metal items in their housing estates and also from big companies like Telekom, Indah Water and Tenaga Nasional.
He called on dealers to lodge police reports if they had information of anyone wanting to sell stolen goods and hoped that the dealers would cooperate with the police.
The paper also reported that automatic voter registration would only be suitable for Malaysia when the related mechanism and infrastructure to facilitate polling in the country is on par with that of developed countries.
University Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) head of political and government studies Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat said Malaysia was not ready for the system yet and a study had to be conducted first to determine its feasibility despite the improvements made by the Election Commission (EC).
He said that online voting through the Internet was not a good idea since many areas in the country did not have Internet access and the necessary facilities.
Dr Mersat was referring to the recent call by Deputy Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who called for compulsory voter registration after EC chairman Tan Sri Rashid Abdul Rahman said that about 4.9 million eligible Malaysians had yet to register as voters.
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