I was the Toastmaster for today’s Taman Indrahana Toastmasters meeting. It has been quite some time since I undertook this role and I approached this evening with some dread. But once I stood behind the lectern, I forgot my nervousness and even managed to erase any uneasiness that might still be lingering. I had succeeded in ensuring that the meeting was bursting with intense energy that infected all those who came. The bountiful infusions of illimitable enthusiasm were self-evident and by the time, I introduced the General Evaluator to take control of the meeting, I was drained. Still, it was a great meeting that delivered good speeches and evaluations. I was particularly happy with Undarmaa Gansukh who as a first-time Table Topics Master did a terrific job and of course, Teoh Lee Lian who served a splendid speech that earned her a Toastmasters ribbon. I give this meeting a score of an 8 over a 10 because it was prodigiously satisfying.
Customs assistant director Ahmad Sarbaini had wanted to leave the MACC office but for some bizarre reason, he decided not to use the door. Instead, he chose to creep out of the window, then lost his balance and fell nine meters to his death. At least that was what coroner Aizatul Akmal Maharani wanted Malaysians to believe – according to The Malaysian Insider yesterday.
In his verdict, he had ruled out suicide but had also rejected elements of foul play, saying only that one MACC officer – assistant superintendent Kamal Awang Besar – was negligent for abandoning the Customs man who was a witness in a high-profile raid on the department in March this year. So Malaysians please stop wagging your finger at MACC as if the latter contributed to Ahmad’s death. Just like Teoh Beng Hock, he too encountered an accident! Very unfortunate but well, people do fall from buildings and die!
The Sun newspaper this morning carried this story on their front page and even mentioned that the coroner believed Ahmad Sarbaini had climbed out of the window to escape! According to the brilliant mind of the said coroner, “…forensic experts had found no signs of a struggle” (page 1, lines 22-24). Of course, the word “expert” is used loosely because this is Malaysia after all. But clearly, MACC is not taking responsibility for Ahmad Sarbaini’s death. Yet another MACC tragicomedy!
Customs assistant director Ahmad Sarbaini had wanted to leave the MACC office but for some bizarre reason, he decided not to use the door. Instead, he chose to creep out of the window, then lost his balance and fell nine meters to his death. At least that was what coroner Aizatul Akmal Maharani wanted Malaysians to believe – according to The Malaysian Insider yesterday.
In his verdict, he had ruled out suicide but had also rejected elements of foul play, saying only that one MACC officer – assistant superintendent Kamal Awang Besar – was negligent for abandoning the Customs man who was a witness in a high-profile raid on the department in March this year. So Malaysians please stop wagging your finger at MACC as if the latter contributed to Ahmad’s death. Just like Teoh Beng Hock, he too encountered an accident! Very unfortunate but well, people do fall from buildings and die!
The Sun newspaper this morning carried this story on their front page and even mentioned that the coroner believed Ahmad Sarbaini had climbed out of the window to escape! According to the brilliant mind of the said coroner, “…forensic experts had found no signs of a struggle” (page 1, lines 22-24). Of course, the word “expert” is used loosely because this is Malaysia after all. But clearly, MACC is not taking responsibility for Ahmad Sarbaini’s death. Yet another MACC tragicomedy!
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