M'sian on death row: No response from S'pore
Published: Aug 12, 2010 12:13 PM | Updated: Aug 12, 2010 12:15 PM
Singapore had yet to respond to the letter of clemency handed over by Foreign Minister Anifah Aman to his Singapore counterpart George Yeo on July 20 in Hanoi with respect to the death sentence passed on Malaysian Yong Vui Kong found guilty of drug trafficking in the republic.
Singapore had yet to respond to the letter of clemency handed over by Foreign Minister Anifah Aman to his Singapore counterpart George Yeo on July 20 in Hanoi with respect to the death sentence passed on Malaysian Yong Vui Kong found guilty of drug trafficking in the republic.
"We respect the law of another country and we cannot interfere in the law of the country. We can only try to seek clemency. Whether the clemency is granted or otherwise, it depends very much on the government of Singapore," said Deputy Foreign Minister Richard Riot Jaem.
Yong, 22, was found guilty on Jan 7 last year of trafficking in 47 grammes of diamorphine. His petition for clemency was rejected by the president of Singapore on Dec 1 last year.
M’sia donates US$1 mil to Pakistan
Meanwhile, Malaysia today gave a US$1 million (RM3.18 million) donation to Pakistan to help the country handle its worst floods in 80 years which have killed 1,600 people and displaced more than 15 million.
Riot handed over a cheque for the amount to Charge d'Affaires Ad Interim of the Pakistan High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Imtiaz A Kazi, at Wisma Putra in Putrajaya.
Riot said Malaysia was concerned about the plight of the people of Pakistan who had to face the most devastating floods in the country's history.
He also said the ministry had launched a disaster fund to enable Malaysians to donate to the flood victims in Pakistan.
Donations could be channelled to the fund through cheques in the name of "Tabung Bencana Kementerian Luar Negeri", he said.
"I hereby appeal to members of the public, corporate figures, corporations and individuals to come forward to assist our brothers and sisters in Pakistan," he said.
- Bernama
"We respect the law of another country and we cannot interfere in the law of the country. We can only try to seek clemency. Whether the clemency is granted or otherwise, it depends very much on the government of Singapore," said Deputy Foreign Minister Richard Riot Jaem.Yong, 22, was found guilty on Jan 7 last year of trafficking in 47 grammes of diamorphine. His petition for clemency was rejected by the president of Singapore on Dec 1 last year.
M’sia donates US$1 mil to Pakistan
Meanwhile, Malaysia today gave a US$1 million (RM3.18 million) donation to Pakistan to help the country handle its worst floods in 80 years which have killed 1,600 people and displaced more than 15 million.
Riot handed over a cheque for the amount to Charge d'Affaires Ad Interim of the Pakistan High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Imtiaz A Kazi, at Wisma Putra in Putrajaya.
Riot said Malaysia was concerned about the plight of the people of Pakistan who had to face the most devastating floods in the country's history.
He also said the ministry had launched a disaster fund to enable Malaysians to donate to the flood victims in Pakistan.
Donations could be channelled to the fund through cheques in the name of "Tabung Bencana Kementerian Luar Negeri", he said.
"I hereby appeal to members of the public, corporate figures, corporations and individuals to come forward to assist our brothers and sisters in Pakistan," he said.
- Bernama
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