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PUTRAJAYA: The government will set up a permanent coroner's court in each state to deal with deaths in custody, starting with Selangor and the Federal Territory.

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PETALING JAYA: The Black 505 rally on June 22 that would take place at Padang Merbok will see rally participants gathering at  various points in Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today slammed the new fiscal policy committee announced yesterday by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to better manage the country’s fiscal sustainability.

PETALING JAYA: The Department of Environment director Halimah Hassan said that a strict ban will be imposed on open burning in Selangor, Malacca and Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Pas leader has reiterated his disagreement for Parti Sosialis Malaysia to join Pakatan Rakyat, but says Pas will be willing to accept PSM into the opposition pact – as long as it is the DAP that gives up its seats (for PSM) during elections.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The family of P. Karuna Nithi, who died in police custody, are demanding for an independent investigation into his death.

KUALA LUMPUR: The  sudden surge of postings, on several blogs and Facebook since last week, over an unconfirmed news report purportedly from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood offering special packages to wed Syrian women have caused a stir among Netizens.

Harian Metro reported today that one of the Facebook posts claimed that the Muslim women, aged between 15 and 20, were ready for marriage for a mere USD40 (RM126) and currently housed somewhere in Cairo.

Also mentioned were the need for the suitor to top-up the travelling fees, costing an additional RM2,000, wedding reception for 200 guests (RM2,000), and RM300 for the qadi and documentation. The total cost of the entire package sums up to about RM4,420.

Photographs of young and beautiful Syrian women were also attached next to the package.

Harian Metro reported that the blogs received mixed reactions from its readers. Most were angered by the idea and opined that such action would tarnish the image of Islam and gave the impression that Muslims are all in favor for polygamy.

Meanwhile, a Facebook page belonging to 'Rakyat Malaysia Bersama Revolusi Syria' denied the existence of such package and called the post as irresponsible. It claimed the post was purposely created by certain group and does not reflect the religion.

In their latest post yesterday, the group said they were puzzled that the matter was being circulated extensively although authenticity of the news is still debatable.

Malaysian Scholars Advisory Bureau (ILMU) chief Fazrin Ahmad Yahya said the issue could started following a documentary titled 'Syria's Sex Slaves' in Jordan on the suffering of Syrian women that had appeared on YouTube recently.

- Harian Metro

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/PakejnikahwanitaSyriamengelirukan/Article/index_html

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines received its 5-star Airline Certification at the SKYTRAX World Airline Awards™ 2013, joining an elite group of airlines for their truly consistent and high quality of product and service.

PETALING JAYA: Airsoft guns are fast gaining popularity in Malaysia, especially among those who enjoy tactical wargames.

PETALING JAYA: MCA's "no government posts" policy applies only to appointments made or offered after the May 5 general election (GE13). Those appointed before that can continue serving until their terms expire.

A TEMPLE medium threatened to use black magic against a couple who illegally transferred RM50,000 from his savings account, China Press reported.