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KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement officers from the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) tonight confiscated seven copies of the book, "Allah Liberty & Love - Courage To Reconcille Faith & Freedom" by controversial author, Irshad Manji, as the content is deemed to be contrary to Islamic teachings.

Chief senior assistant director of Jawi's enforcement division, Wan Jaafar Wan Ahmad said the raid, involving eight officers, was conducted at 8.45pm on a bookshop in a well-known shopping complex in Bangsar.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is now more selective in its search for foreign direct investments (FDI) with focus placed on quality investments which will facilitate the country's transition into a high-income economy, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

He said the government was looking for quality FDIs which brought with it high-technology, green and alternative energy technologies, and knowledge intensive industries.

KUALA LUMPUR: The confidentiality of customer information is clearly protected by the Banking and Financial Institution Act 1989 (Bafia), Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said.

She pointed out that it was an offence under the Act for any officer of the bank to disclose any information relating to the account of its customer, and banks have in place control and effective processes to ensure compliance with this secrecy provision.

KUALA TERENGGANU: Mechanic Azhar Yusof, 31, today pleaded not guilty to abusing his girlfriend's son until he went into a coma for two weeks.

He is alleged to have slapped the face and head of Muhammad Danish Aiman Abdullah, two, with intention to kill, in a house in Kampung Tualang, Manir, at 9pm on April 20.

The charge under Section 307 of the Penal Code carries sentence of 10 years' jail and fine and sentence of up to 20 years' jail if the victim is injured.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Abdul Rahim Dahalan, who had participated in the North Pole parachute expedition in 2007, died at his younger brother's house in Kampung Tengah, Kluang, Johor at 5.45pm today.

His younger brother, Ramlan Ibrahim told Bernama that Abdul Rahim, 65, passed away in the presence of family members following to a heart ailment.

Abdul Rahim, who was also known as "Rahim King", had once served as special officer to former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR: An ex-lawyer and a clerk pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to cheating a developer over the sale of a land involving RM280,000.

Ex-lawyer Zainudin Maksom, 40, and clerk G. Naraynen, 56, were jointly charged with cheating Elite Prospective Sdn Bhd director Lim Seng Kok, 54, over the sale of a land worth RM2.3 million in Mukim Damansara, Petaling District.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Rotary Club aims to raise at least RM150,000 through its Cyclothon Malaysia 2012, a charity cycle event scheduled for June 22-July 4, to fund its community projects.

Rotary Club Damansara president and Cyclothon organising chairman Rajendran Periasamy said, the event would be led by experienced cyclist Mark Adams, a British civil engineer, who had lived in Malaysia for 15 years.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 63-year-old woman, who fell in love with 'a general from the United States' in an internet scam, had given him over RM5 million purportedly for investment in assets for the past two years.

City Commercial CID chief ACP Izany Abdul Ghany said she raised the money by selling her bungalow in Bangsar for RM3.5 million and a land for RM1.5 million.

Izany said she also borrowed money from friends and relatives to be remitted to the 'man' who was actually an internet syndicate.

KEPALA BATAS: Former Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shariff Omar today dismissed talk that he will contest on a PAS ticket in the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary constituency in
the next general election.

Mohd Shariff, who is a former MP for Tasek Gelugor, said his loyalty to Umno should not be questioned as he was still the head of the Permatang Haji Hassan Umno Branch.

He said several blogs had spread the rumours because he was on friendly terms with people from both sides of the political divide.

SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan will only sell water to Selangor if there is a surplus in supply, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

He said the state would not sell it if the supply was inadequate to meet the needs of the people in the state.

"We are now at the initial stage of negotiations with National Water Services Commission (SPAN). The commission wanted to buy water from the state to meet the demands in Selangor.