He forgets the food, she the sugar; they divorce

2010/05/11
By Ili Liyana Mokhtar
news@nst.com.my

PUTRAJAYA: The number of young Muslim couples divorcing over trivialities is increasing and this worries the Islamic Development Department (Jakim).

Jakim family development director Ghafani Awang Teh said most of the couples cited "ridiculous" reasons as grounds for their divorce, such as forgetting to buy food and forgetting to add sugar in their spouse's drink.

Ghafani said the couples, some undergoing marriage counselling, told him they wanted a divorce because their partners forgot their birthdays or wedding anniversaries.

"I think it's the affliction of modern times, where everything can be found at the blink of an eye, that young couples see divorce as an easy way out without even wanting to try to work out their problems first," he told the New Straits Times yesterday.

He cited the case of a young woman who wanted a divorce after only three days of marriage as her husband had forgotten to buy the food she had asked for.

A study by Jakim revealed that 40 per cent of divorce cases in the last 10 years among Muslim couples were due to "irreconcilable differences".

Other contributing factors were financial constraints, spouses being irresponsible, polygamy, drug abuse and extra-marital affairs.

The number of divorce cases since 2007 has been increasing by as much as three per cent every year.

A study shows that most married couples went their separate ways after being together for just five years.

"The statistics are pretty worrying. It seems that young couples no longer place importance on the sanctity of the family institution. In the last 10 years, 180,172 divorce cases have been reported."

Ghafani said his officers received an average of five text messages a day from troubled couples, complaining about their spouse's behaviour and others.

"It is really saddening how couples, some of whom have only been married for months or even weeks, want to end their marriages for reasons that are ridiculous and trivial.

"They do not look at marriage seriously and do not know how to treat the relationship and their partners."

Jakim has carried out various activities to strengthen the family institution, including seminars, forums, conferences and workshops.

"Last year, we conducted sessions attended by 19,250 people," he said, adding that the department also published pamphlets and brochures on marriage-related topics for the public.

He said couples facing problems in their marriage could send letters or emails to the family development division.

"They can also arrange for a meeting with any one of our marriage counsellors."

Besides Jakim, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry also views the high number of divorce cases among young Muslim couples seriously.

It said in a statement that from 2006, the ministry, through the Malaysia National Population and Family Development Board had implemented the SMARTSTART pre-marriage course for newly-weds and those who had been married for less than five years.

As of September last year, 243 programmes had been conducted for 8,084 people.

Election 2010 : Hung parliament is a 'numbers game'

 

Analysis By Sean Curran Political correspondent, BBC News

The party leaders will be considering their options carefully

The nation's political leaders have been left trying to figure out their next move after the UK general election resulted in a hung parliament.
This is not the first time a general election has produced a hung parliament.
As the political parties weigh up their options, it is worth remembering that all the precedents - 1910, 1923, 1929 and 1974 - point towards a minority government and not a coalition.
In March 1974 Edward Heath and the Conservatives won the popular vote but ended up with fewer MPs than Labour.
Edward Heath tried and failed to do a deal with the Liberal Party led by Jeremy Thorpe.
Coalitions
Archive documents reveal that the then prime minister was willing to consult Jeremy Thorpe on the contents of the government's legislative programme, the Queen's Speech.
The Liberals could either support Conservative measures without "formal participation in government" or join a coalition with seats in the Cabinet for Jeremy Thorpe and one or two of his colleagues.
The Liberals rejected the deal and Labour went on to form a minority government.
Similar choices now face David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

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The Liberal Democrats could enter into what is known as a "confidence and supply agreement".
This means they would support a minority Conservative government if there was a motion of confidence and make sure it got the money it needed to carry out its policies.
This sort of arrangement has happened in New Zealand.
In return the Lib Dems could expect to have a say about what went into the Queen's Speech.
There could be a much looser arrangement with the Liberal Democrats agreeing to work with the Conservatives on a measure by measure basis.
Or we could be about to see a much rarer thing - a peacetime coalition government with Nick Clegg and other senior Liberal Democrats becoming ministers.
Numbers game
Any one of these options would give David Cameron a clear parliamentary majority.
If the Liberal Democrats walk away from a deal with the Conservatives we know that Gordon Brown and Labour are waiting.
The options could be the same - co-operation short of a coalition or a formal agreement involving Liberal Democrats in the government.
But it is still a numbers game.
Even with Liberal Democrat support Gordon Brown would not have enough votes to command a parliamentary majority.
He would still have to get agreements from other political parties.
If the politicians cannot agree then the most likely outcome is a minority government and another general election.

Sultan Selangor snubs Zaid

By LOURDES CHARLES
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is unlikely to grant PKR leader Zaid Ibrahim an audience.

“At present Sultan Sharafuddin sees no reason to grant Zaid an audience as the latter is not an elected representative in Selangor or a Datuk from Selangor,” a source said.

In that context, there is no reason for the Sultan to grant an audience, the source said.

“So far, the only indication from Zaid is through the newspapers and no formal request has been received and also, according to the newspapers, Zaid only wants to explain and not apologise,” the source said.

Zaid courted controversy when he questioned the Sultan's directive to disallow mosques in Selangor from being used for political purposes.

He drew more flak from various quarters when he posted in his blog (myzaidibrahim.wordpress.com) a claim that the Sultan's order for mosques not to be used as a political stage was the Sultan's personal opinion and was not a decree.

Selangor Islamic Religious Council Chairman Datuk Mohamed Adzib Mohd Isa had said in statement that the directive by Sultan Sharafuddin was a decree.

He referred to Section 12 of the Selangor State Syariah Crime Enactment which stated that an order by the Sultan was a decree and was effective and could be implemented without first being gazetted.

The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) had on Oct 6, last year issued a circular to all mosques in the state about the directive by Sultan Sharafudddin barring the use of mosques for political purposes.

Last year, the Sultan of Selangor had consulted MAIS, JAIS and the state Mufti's office before the circular was distributed.

The circular (MAIS Bil 4/2009) also states that no ceramah is allowed by any unauthorised persons without first obtaining accreditation from MAIS.

The circular also stated that MAIS would not hesitate to enforce the provision of the law against anyone who disobeyed the Sultan's directive

'Saya diliwat tanpa kerelaan'

Oleh AMIRUDDIN HARUN, SUWARNI MOKHTAR dan MOHD. RAFIE AZIMI
pengarang@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR 10 Mei – Mohd. Saiful Bukhari Azlan yang mula disoal balas oleh peguam bela Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini memberitahu Mahkamah Tinggi di sini bahawa laporan polis yang dibuatnya menyatakan dia diliwat oleh Ketua Pembangkang itu tanpa kerelaan.
Saksi utama pihak pendakwaan itu yang diminta oleh peguam bela Karpal Singh untuk membacakan laporan polis tersebut menyatakan, antara kandungan laporan itu menyebut bahawa dia telah diliwat oleh majikannya iaitu Anwar.
Laporan itu juga menyatakan dia mengambil tindakan sedemikian untuk mendapatkan keadilan dan pembelaan serta demi keselamatan diri dan keluarga jika perkara itu tersebar di khalayak ramai.
Terdahulu, dalam keterangannya, Mohd. Saiful Bukhari memberitahu, dia memaklumkan kepada seorang pegawai polis, Asisten Komisioner Datuk Mohd. Rodwan Mohd. Yusof yang dia telah diliwat oleh Anwar beberapa kali.
Menurutnya, perkara itu diberitahu semasa dia menemui Mohd. Rodwan (kini Ketua Polis Melaka) di Hotel Melia, Jalan Imbi pada 24 Jun 2008 selepas pegawai polis itu menelefonnya.
Karpal Singh (KS): Untuk tujuan apa (pertemuan)?
Mohd. Saiful Bukhari (MSB): Pada masa itu dia tak kata tujuan apa, dia nak tahu apa masalah yang saya hadapi.
KS: Tak kenal dia sebelum 24 haribulan?
MSB: Tidak.
KS: Jumpa dengan Mohd. Rodwan selepas jumpa Perdana Menteri?
MSB: Ya.
Mohd. Saiful Bukhari berkata demikian pada hari pertama pemeriksaan balas peguam bela terhadap saksi tersebut selepas perbicaraan kes liwat terhadap Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) itu tertangguh sejak tiga bulan lalu.
Dalam keterangannya di hadapan Hakim Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd. Diah, pemuda berusia 25 tahun itu menyatakan, dia tidak pasti bagaimana pegawai polis itu mendapat nombor telefonnya dan siapa yang mengarahkan Mohd. Rodwan menemuinya.
Terdahulu, Mohd. Saiful Bukhari berkata, dia ada menemui Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (ketika itu Timbalan Perdana Menteri) di kediaman beliau di Taman Duta, di sini pada 24 Jun 2008.
Menurutnya, dia berjumpa Najib untuk mengadu kepada pemimpin tersebut tentang masalah yang dihadapinya.
Anak sulung kepada dua beradik itu memberitahu, selepas tarikh tersebut, dia langsung tidak menemui Najib dan dia juga mengakui tidak pernah berjumpa dengan isteri pemimpin berkenaan.
Jelas beliau, apa yang diberitahu kepada Perdana Menteri adalah apa yang terjadi sebelum 26 Jun 2008.
Dalam keterangannya, Mohd. Saiful Bukhari Azlan yang berkemeja biru dan memakai kot warna gelap turut memberitahu, dia mengenali seseorang bernama Mumtaz sejak kecil sebagai rakan keluarganya.
Pada prosiding hari ini juga, tidak sampai setengah jam mahkamah bersidang, Hakim Mohamad Zabidin memutuskan menolak permohonan pihak pembelaan untuk mendapatkan senarai saksi pendakwaan.
Ia adalah ekoran, keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan dan Mahkamah Persekutuan sebelum ini yang memutuskan bahawa tidak menjadi satu keperluan untuk pihak pendakwa membekalkan senarai tersebut memandangkan ia bukan antara dokumen yang termaktub di bawah Seksyen 51A Akta Keterangan.
Hakim tersebut memutuskan demikian selepas Karpal dalam tempoh tidak sampai lima minit mahkamah bermula, membuat bantahan terhadap tindakan pihak pendakwaan tidak membekalkan senarai saksi kepada mereka.
Tindakan tersebut, dakwanya, bukan sahaja disifatkan sebagai taktik untuk menyerang hendap pihak pembelaan tetapi juga satu konspirasi politik.
Peguam Cara Negara II, Datuk Mohd. Yusof Zainal Abiden ketika memaklumkan mengenai keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan dan Mahkamah Persekutuan itu menyatakan, beliau tidak nampak sebarang hubung kait senarai saksi dengan sesi soal balas Mohd. Saiful Bukhari.
Beliau turut menyatakan, melalui keterangan saksi utama itu sendiri, pihak pembelaan seharusnya sudah sedia maklum individu-individu yang akan dipanggil memberi keterangan.

Hung parliament: Its decision time, says Cameron

David Cameron says it is "decision time" for the Lib Dems over which party they will back to govern the UK.

The Tories won the most seats but were short of a majority and have asked for Lib Dem support to form a government.

But on Monday, the Lib Dems opened formal talks with Labour, after Gordon Brown said he would quit as leader.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said talks had reached a "critical and final phase" and his party would "do our bit to create a stable, good government".

Mr Brown's announcement that he would step down as Labour leader by September came after days of talks between the Tories and Lib Dems and, it emerged, secret meetings between the Lib Dems and Labour.

'Crunch time'
Labour and the Tories are both trying to woo the Lib Dems with promises on electoral reform.
BBC political editor Nick Robinson said while many senior Lib Dems had close links to Labour, Mr Clegg would have to weigh up whether a deal with that party - which would still not have enough seats to command an overall majority - could deliver strong and stable government.

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He said it would also depend on the extent of opposition to any deal within the Labour Party - with former cabinet ministers David Blunkett and John Reid already warning it could be very damaging for the party.
Labour say if the Lib Dems back them they will put the Alternative Vote system into law and then hold a referendum asking voters if they want a proportional representation voting system - a key issue for the Lib Dems.
But Mr Blunkett told the BBC any deal with Labour would be "a coalition of the defeated" and said the developments showed why full proportional representation was a bad idea.
"I think we can wear AV... What we can't have is this shambles every time we have an election. "
'Reasonable offer'
Under AV, voters rank candidates in a constituency. If no-one gets 50% of votes the candidate finishing last gets eliminated and their second preferences are awarded to the remaining candidates. This continues until one candidates passes the 50% mark.
The Conservatives upped their offer on Monday evening to the Lib Dems to a promise of a referendum on changing the voting system from existing first past the post system to AV.
Speaking on Tuesday morning Mr Cameron said his overriding concern since Friday was for "strong, stable government that is in the national interest" and his party had made a "very reasonable" offer to the Lib Dems to deliver it.

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He said his MPs had put aside party interest in favour of the national interest - after they approved a referendum on the voting system, a reform the Conservatives have always opposed.
Mr Cameron said: "It's now, I believe, decision time, decision time for the Liberal Democrats and I hope they will make the right decision to give this country the strong, stable government that it badly needs and badly needs quickly."
But former Conservative cabinet minister Sir Malcolm Rifkind told the BBC he was "very angry" about what had happened. He said he had believed Mr Clegg was "acting in a very honourable way" before learning his team had been secretly meeting Labour.
Leaving his home on Tuesday morning, Labour cabinet minister Ed Balls - one of the people widely expected to run for the Labour leadership - told reporters: "It's an important day. But we will take the time we need to take to make sure we get this right."
'Protect manifesto'
He said Labour negotiators had met the Lib Dem team last night and decided they would resume talks on Tuesday. He said there were "areas of agreement" but also "some difficult issues".
He said Labour's aim was to "make sure we protect our manifesto" but also see if they could reach an agreement to form a stable government.
Meanwhile David Miliband refused to be drawn on the progress of talks between the Lib Dems and Labour - but appeared to confirm he would stand to succeed Mr Brown as Labour leader, saying: "I'm certainly not going to be saying anything more - and none of the candidates are going to be saying anything more."
Influential Labour backbencher Jon Cruddas put out a statement calling for the entire party and the trade unions to be consulted about any deal between Labour and the Lib Dems.
BBC News Channel chief political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg said it suggested he was considering himself as a candidate for the Labour leadership.
'Rainbow coalition'
Labour's ruling national executive committee is set to meet on Tuesday to discuss the prospect of a coalition and the time it will take to replace Mr Brown.
Two senior Lib Dem figures - Simon Hughes and Lord Ashdown - told the BBC earlier they did not back a so-called "rainbow coalition" with the Lib Dems and Labour which would also involve the Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties.

Nick Clegg: Talks in critical and final phase

Instead they believed a Lib Dem-Labour coalition could rule as a minority government, in the belief that the SNP would never vote with the Conservatives. They would seek support from the nationalists and the Green MP on crucial votes.
And Labour's election co-ordinator Douglas Alexander told BBC Radio Scotland he "cannot envisage" the SNP being involved in any coalition agreement which his party might agree with the Liberal Democrats. He said they had not been in touch with the SNP because there were "fundamental differences" between the parties.
The Tories secured 306 of the 649 constituencies contested on 6 May. It leaves the party short of the 326 MPs needed for an outright majority, with the Thirsk and Malton seat - where the election was postponed after the death of a candidate - still to vote.
Labour finished with 258 MPs, down 91, the Lib Dems 57, down five, and other parties 28.
If Labour and the Lib Dems joined forces, they would still not have an overall majority.
With the support of the Northern Irish SDLP, one Alliance MP, and nationalists from Scotland and Wales they would reach 328, rising to 338 if the DUP, the independent unionist and the new Green MP joined them.

Sultan back at Istana

2010/05/10
By Sulaiman Jaafar and Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah

KOTA BARU: Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra has returned to Istana Mahkota here after being discharged from Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM), where he had been warded for five days.

Sultan Ismail Petra’s entourage leaving Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital yesterday for Istana Mahkota in Kota Baru. — NST picture by Fathil Asri

Sultan Ismail Petra, who was in a wheelchair, left the hospital at 5pm in a white Toyota Alphard accompanied by the Raja Perempuan, Tengku Anis Abdul Hamid, and their daughter, Tengku Amalin A'isyah Putri.

Their vehicle was escorted by several police cars and an ambulance.

State deputy police chief Datuk Amir Hamzah Ibrahim said at the hospital that he received an instruction from the palace to facilitate the return of the sultan to Istana Mahkota at 4pm.

"The sultan reached the istana safely about 5.10pm. He is in good health," he said.

Several members of the royal family have claimed that the sultan was held at the hospital without his consent.

In an unprecedented move, his lawyers filed a habeas corpus writ on Friday to allow him to seek treatment in a hospital of his choice.

The Special Court is scheduled to hear the application today.

Royal Household Comptroller Datuk Abdul Halim Hamad said the regent gave his consent for the sultan to return home after his condition had stabilised.

"The regent felt that there was no reason for the sultan to stay at HUSM any longer as his health and security had been seen to," he said.

A panel of specialists checked on the sultan's health on Friday and Saturday.

Matter of survival for Bumiputra entrepreneurs

2010/05/10

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Resolutions from a Malay economic convention, which ended yesterday, would be presented to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as input for the New Economic Model (NEM).

Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said resolutions from the two-day convention were reflections on the issues concerning the Malays' economic survival.

He said the resolutions demanded an immediate attention and reaction from Umno and the government to create a holistic business ecosystem for Malay entrepreneurs.

"The resolutions will also be tabled at the next Umno Supreme Council meeting so that we could better understand the pulse of the rakyat on the ground," he said after closing the convention organised by the state Umno liaison committee.

Zahid, who is also the Penang Umno chief, said they would also propose that all federal agencies set up to look after the interest of the Bumiputeras in Penang be placed under the state Umno liaison committee, via a newly formed Penang Bumiputera Asset Foundation (YABPP).

Among the agencies involved in looking after the welfare of the Bumiputera are Yayasan Bumiputera Pulau Pinang, Jawatankuasa Pemandu Bumiputera Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (JKP) and the Yayasan Pembangunan Bumiputera Pulau Pinang.

He said YABPP would not take over the management of existing foundations but work towards streamlining their operations and avoiding an overlapping of duties.

Among the foundations' roles are to look into ways to improving the property ownership rate among Malays in the state, which has fallen drastically in recent years.

"We will find solutions to build more affordable housing and business premises for Malays in Penang and realising the potential of existing lands to spur economic activities."

Zahid said the state Umno would also set up an ad hoc committee to assume an advisory role over issues concerning the Malays in Penang.

More than 400 participants from all Umno divisions in the state took part in the convention.

Parents under fire for allowing kids to drive without licence

2010/05/10
By Chuah Bee Kim

JOHOR BARU: The number of fatal accidents involving unlicensed teenage drivers is rising, according to an analysis compiled by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research.

Of the 6,500 fatal road accidents involving cars and motorcycles in 2008, 41 per cent were unlicensed drivers between the ages of 15 and 25. Last year, 16- and 17-year-olds made up 67 per cent of unlicensed drivers who died in car crashes.

The figures shocked Road Safety Department director-general Datuk Suret Singh.

He said his department was working with other government agencies to enforce laws on motorists, especially youth.

“We have to be more strict in enforcing the laws if we want to save lives.

“We even have to issue traffic summons to schoolchildren who break traffic regulations,” he said here yesterday after leading an enforcement operation against errant vehicle equipment premises.

Suret said it was “misplaced love” on the part of parents if they thought buying a vehicle for their children who did not have a driving licence was a sign of love.

“Parents just put the lives of their children in danger by doing so.”

The NST reported last week on how easy it was to obtain lesen express.

A learner driver just sits the theory and practical tests but does not have to pass them.


The enforcement divisions of several government agencies will team up for a month-long covert operation to wipe out lesen express at driving schools.

Suret also urged back seat passengers to “belt up” or face a RM300 fine.

“According to statistics up to March, only 20 per cent of back seat passengers use seatbelts. We plan to increase this to 50 per cent by the end of the year.”

On the department’s operation led by him here since Saturday night, Suret said he was satisfied as most shops were selling only Sirim-approved helmets.

However, the number of shops selling banned re-grooved tyres made up two-thirds of tyre shops in Johor.

“A shop owner even argued with me that it had been reported in newspapers that re-grooved tyres that have approved permits can be sold, which is not true.

“Bald tyres contribute to road accidents, particularly on a rainy day. During rainy seasons, accidents increase by 20 per cent due to skidding caused by re-grooved tyres, faulty brakes, following vehicles too closely and speeding.”

He said the department would assign enforcement officers to seize and destroy re-grooved tyres and equipment used to make them.

Errant tyre shop owners would also face a stiff fine.

His call to abolish snow tyres last year resulted in a near-zero usage of the tyres, which are not suitable for the country’s hot climate.

'Boleh tembak jika diserang penjenayah'

KUALA LUMPUR 9 Mei - Anggota polis hanya boleh melepaskan tembakan jika diserang penjenayah ataupun ketika cuba menangkap suspek kes jenayah berat yang melibatkan kesalahan boleh dihukum mati seperti mengedar dadah.
Presiden Persatuan Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Polis Bersara Malaysia (Respa), Mohd. Jamil Mohd. Hassan menjelaskan, bagi bukan jenayah berat, anggota polis cuma boleh menggunakan kekerasan yang munasabah tetapi tidak sampai membawa maut bagi menangkap suspek.
"Saya tidak mahu menyebelahi mana-mana pihak dalam kejadian terbaru di Negeri Sembilan semalam tetapi ingin menegaskan anggota polis tidak boleh melepaskan tembakan kecuali diserang atau mengejar suspek jenayah berat yang melibatkan kesalahan dihukum mati.
"Jika mengikut perintah sedia ada, tembakan ke udara juga tidak dibenarkan tetapi ada juga anggota polis yang buat. Kita tidak tahu di mana peluru itu akan turun dan ini boleh membahayakan sesiapa sahaja yang berhampiran," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Beliau turut mengingatkan semua anggota polis supaya menilai situasi sebaiknya sebelum menggunakan senjata api kerana setiap butir peluru itu 'berhantu' dan akan mencari mangsanya selepas tembakan dilepaskan.
Mohd. Jamil berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kejadian Mohd. Azizi Aziz, 17, yang ditembak polis di Jalan Seremban-Jelebu awal pagi semalam setelah enggan memberhentikan motosikal yang ditungganginya.
Kes itu berlaku kurang dua minggu selepas Aminulrasyid Amzah,15, maut ditembak polis ketika cuba melarikan diri daripada ditahan di Seksyen 11, Shah Alam pada 26 April lalu.
Dalam pada itu, Presiden Persatuan Bekas Polis Malaysia (PBPM), Shafie Bakri menegaskan, garis panduan melepaskan tembakan sudah ada melalui perintah tetap Ketua Polis Daerah, Negeri dan Ketua Polis Negara.
Beliau mengaitkan kejadian terbaru itu dengan faktor kelemahan manusia iaitu anggota yang terlibat dilihat masih terlalu muda dan mungkin telah bertindak terburu-buru dalam keadaan cemas.
"Setiap anggota polis perlu tahu prosedur melepaskan tembakan mengikut justifikasi mempertahan diri atau mengejar suspek tertentu.
"Jika mengejar suspek seperti pengedar dadah mereka boleh melepaskan tembakan tetapi bukan terus tembak, mungkin tembakan amaran dahulu," ujarnya.
Tegasnya, tembakan amaran juga bukan satu kebiasaan dan tidak boleh dilepaskan secara membuta-tuli memandangkan tindakan itu cuma sebagai peringatan terhadap penjenayah yang cuba mengancam polis.
Beliau turut mencadangkan supaya amalan perbarisan dan taklimat (roll-call) dibuat secara berkala bagi menerapkan garis panduan operasi dan tindakan polis di samping membolehkan ketua dan penyelia memantau disiplin anggota mereka.
"Mungkin kerana semakin sibuk dengan tugas, perkara asas kadangkala terlepas pandang. Senjata api itu sensitif dan penggunaannya perlu mengikut garis panduan tertentu.
"Perbarisan anggota membolehkan ketua dan penyelia menyampaikan arahan terkini dan memberi peringatan tentang arahan sedia ada terutamanya melibatkan senjata api dan peringatan tentang rasuah.
"Oleh itu, ketua dan penyelia perlu menguatkuasakan perbarisan harian, mingguan atau bulanan dengan tegas bagi membolehkan arahan dan disiplin anggota dipantau dengan rapi," jelasnya.

Krisis Istana Kelantan perlu diselesaikan ikut undang-undang

KUALA LUMPUR 9 Mei - Masalah dalaman Istana Kelantan yang menjadi perhatian umum mesti diselesaikan segera bagi mengelak pelbagai persepsi rakyat terhadap perkara itu.
Presiden Persatuan Peguam Syarie Malaysia (Pgsm) Mohamad Isa Abd. Ralip berpendapat, kemelut keluarga diraja Kelantan yang telah berlarutan sejak sekian lama hanya boleh diselesaikan oleh anggota keluarga diraja tersebut.
"Krisis dalaman di kalangan anggota keluarga Sultan Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra itu ada kaitan dengan undang-undang tubuh negeri Kelantan di bawah perkara takhta dan pewarisan," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Ujar beliau, di bawah undang-undang tubuh itu jika sultan gering dan menerima rawatan di luar negeri lebih daripada sebulan, Majlis Perajaan Negeri (MPN) boleh melantik Pemangku Raja.
Beliau menambah, oleh kerana MPN telah melantik Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra sebagai Pemangku Raja tahun lalu maka krisis keluarga itu sepatutnya boleh diselesaikan.
Sementara itu,Pensyarah Kuliah Undang-Undang Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Dr. Shamrahayu A. Aziz berpendapat, krisis Istana Kelantan melibatkan banyak undang-undang tetapi perkara asasnya membabitkan takhta Sultan Kelantan.
"MPN mempunyai kuasa untuk menentukan siapa akan menjadi Sultan Kelantan memandangkan Tuanku Ismail Petra telah gering hampir setahun," ujarnya.
Menurutnya, perkara-perkara tersebut terdapat dalam Perlembagaan Negeri Kelantan.
Berhubung pemeriksaan yang dilakukan 10 anggota panel perubatan ke atas Sultan Kelantan yang dipertikaikan doktor peribadi baginda, Dr. Amir Ramli, Shamrahayu berkata, sepatutnya perkara itu boleh dirundingkan dengan keluarga Tuanku Ismail Petra.
"Kenyataan yang dibuat Dr. Amir selaku pakar perubatan kepada sultan itu tidak adil kerana ia akan merumitkan kemelut yang dihadapi Istana Kelantan itu.
"Menerima keputusan daripada panel 10 doktor itu akan membantu menyelesaikan masalah keluarga diraja itu," tambahnya.