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The Sun
15-06-2025
- The Sun
Kg Parit Seberang in Kuala Pilah selected as IGP's MADANI adopted village
KUALA PILAH: A total of RM1 million has been allocated to upgrade Kampung Parit Seberang, which has been selected as the Inspector-General of Police's (IGP) Kampung Angkat MADANI (MADANI Adopted Village). Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that the village was selected by the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK), based on its infrastructure status, which was assessed to be below 50 per cent complete, and in need of special attention. He said that the Kampung Parit Seberang Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) encompasses three villages - Kampung Parit Mainau, Kampung Parit Mungkal and Kampung Parit Istana - covering a total area of 3.3 square kilometres. 'I would like to share that RM1 million has been allocated, through the Ministry of Finance, to support the entire initiative to upgrade the village, not to mention, omak sey oghang sini (my mother is from here),' he said. He added that, beyond narrowing the development gap in basic infrastructure between rural and urban areas, the programme aims to deliver high-quality community services, through collaboration between ministries, departments, agencies, and public universities. He said this at the IGP's MADANI Adopted Village community programme, held in Kampung Parit Seberang, which was also attended by state senior executive councillor, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, here, today. Razarudin said the proposed upgrade projects include improvements to buildings, landscaping and fencing around the Kampung Parit Seberang surau, road repairs and resurfacing, refurbishment of the Kampung Parit Seberang community hall, and the installation of 20 solar-powered street lights throughout the village. He added that the upgrading works are being closely monitored by the Bukit Aman JPJKK and the Kuala Pilah district police headquarters (IPD), with the aim of ensuring that all improvements are implemented with good governance. 'I have high hopes that this government initiative will be put to good use, for the comfort and well-being of the local community,' he said. Meanwhile, Kampung Parit Seberang JPKK chairman Hasnan Abd Malek, 55, expressed his gratitude to the government for selecting the village as the IGP's MADANI Adopted Village. 'This selection is a great advantage in our aim to achieve zero crime. Alhamdulillah, it will bring many benefits to the villagers, especially in terms of security, as there will now be regular police patrols in the village,' he said.
The Sun
15-06-2025
- The Sun
IGP Allocates RM1 Million to Upgrade MADANI Adopted Village
KUALA PILAH: A total of RM1 million has been allocated to upgrade Kampung Parit Seberang, which has been selected as the Inspector-General of Police's (IGP) Kampung Angkat MADANI (MADANI Adopted Village). Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that the village was selected by the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK), based on its infrastructure status, which was assessed to be below 50 per cent complete, and in need of special attention. He said that the Kampung Parit Seberang Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) encompasses three villages - Kampung Parit Mainau, Kampung Parit Mungkal and Kampung Parit Istana - covering a total area of 3.3 square kilometres. 'I would like to share that RM1 million has been allocated, through the Ministry of Finance, to support the entire initiative to upgrade the village, not to mention, omak sey oghang sini (my mother is from here),' he said. He added that, beyond narrowing the development gap in basic infrastructure between rural and urban areas, the programme aims to deliver high-quality community services, through collaboration between ministries, departments, agencies, and public universities. He said this at the IGP's MADANI Adopted Village community programme, held in Kampung Parit Seberang, which was also attended by state senior executive councillor, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, here, today. Razarudin said the proposed upgrade projects include improvements to buildings, landscaping and fencing around the Kampung Parit Seberang surau, road repairs and resurfacing, refurbishment of the Kampung Parit Seberang community hall, and the installation of 20 solar-powered street lights throughout the village. He added that the upgrading works are being closely monitored by the Bukit Aman JPJKK and the Kuala Pilah district police headquarters (IPD), with the aim of ensuring that all improvements are implemented with good governance. 'I have high hopes that this government initiative will be put to good use, for the comfort and well-being of the local community,' he said. Meanwhile, Kampung Parit Seberang JPKK chairman Hasnan Abd Malek, 55, expressed his gratitude to the government for selecting the village as the IGP's MADANI Adopted Village. 'This selection is a great advantage in our aim to achieve zero crime. Alhamdulillah, it will bring many benefits to the villagers, especially in terms of security, as there will now be regular police patrols in the village,' he said.
The Advertiser
09-05-2025
- The Advertiser
'Unimaginable grief' as army chopper crash inquiry ends
The heartbreaking impact of a fatal army helicopter crash has been revealed as a mammoth inquiry into the tragedy finally finished. Family members of four air crew killed in the 2023 incident broke down before consoling each other in Brisbane on Friday after describing their "unimaginable grief". One family spoke of losing faith in the Australian Defence Force over the incident while tears flowed as a victim's wife described her husband's death as "preventable". The emotional scenes capped the inquiry, launched after Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph "Phillip" Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs died when their MRH-90 Taipan crashed off Queensland's coast in July 2023. The curtain was drawn on the probe before former judge Margaret McMurdo on Friday after nine hearings and dozens of witnesses spanning more than a year. The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Inquiry was formed in October 2023, tasked with examining the cause of the crash and whether the action or inaction of army personnel or others contributed. Over the hearings concerns were raised by army personnel about the helicopter, severe fatigue and high workload for pilots and night-vision technology. Statements from the air crew's families were heard on Friday, with Capt Lyon's wife Caitland breaking down over the "unbearable" evidence and describing her husband's death as "preventable". But she said her husband would have wanted the truth behind the helicopter crash to be known. "He would have fought for it, not just for himself, but for anyone in his position," she sobbed. She recalled her husband warning "someone would die" after being unhappy with the response to an incident in March 2023 when an MRH-90 Taipan suffered an engine failure, causing it to ditch into the sea. Months later Capt Lyon was killed with the three other colleagues when their Taipan crashed during the Exercise Talisman Sabre training exercise. Ms Lyon said her husband trusted the defence force to keep him safe and equipment had been properly tested and selected. "He gave everything. Even his life," she said. Capt Lyon's mother Sue said she had lost faith in the defence force. "Daniel's life cannot be returned to us, but we owe it to his memory and to others who served on July 28, 2023, (that this) never happens again," she said. Lt Nugent's family said he was exactly where he wanted to be before it ended in tragedy. "He was 24 with the world ahead of him ... he was doing what he loved," a family statement read. "We will never get to see where life would have taken him or share in his joys." Corp Naggs' partner Sarah Loft's voice cracked as she addressed the inquiry. "It's been 652 days and I'm still unable to watch Friends or Modern Family, to move Alex's toothbrush from where he left it, or to accept that he's not coming home," she said. "Dan, Max, Phil and Alex deserved better." Parents Wayne and Dianne Laycock said they could still remember the day two people in khaki uniforms and shiny boots knocked on their door. "We knew we had lost Phillip on that day," their statement read. "Hardly a day goes by when we don't wake up in the morning (or) we go to bed at night without memories of Phillip and tears in our eyes." The air crew's families urged the defence force to implement the inquiry's recommendations to prevent another tragedy occurring. Ms McMurdo will hand down her findings at an undetermined date. Lifeline 13 11 14 Open Arms 1800 011 046 The heartbreaking impact of a fatal army helicopter crash has been revealed as a mammoth inquiry into the tragedy finally finished. Family members of four air crew killed in the 2023 incident broke down before consoling each other in Brisbane on Friday after describing their "unimaginable grief". One family spoke of losing faith in the Australian Defence Force over the incident while tears flowed as a victim's wife described her husband's death as "preventable". The emotional scenes capped the inquiry, launched after Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph "Phillip" Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs died when their MRH-90 Taipan crashed off Queensland's coast in July 2023. The curtain was drawn on the probe before former judge Margaret McMurdo on Friday after nine hearings and dozens of witnesses spanning more than a year. The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Inquiry was formed in October 2023, tasked with examining the cause of the crash and whether the action or inaction of army personnel or others contributed. Over the hearings concerns were raised by army personnel about the helicopter, severe fatigue and high workload for pilots and night-vision technology. Statements from the air crew's families were heard on Friday, with Capt Lyon's wife Caitland breaking down over the "unbearable" evidence and describing her husband's death as "preventable". But she said her husband would have wanted the truth behind the helicopter crash to be known. "He would have fought for it, not just for himself, but for anyone in his position," she sobbed. She recalled her husband warning "someone would die" after being unhappy with the response to an incident in March 2023 when an MRH-90 Taipan suffered an engine failure, causing it to ditch into the sea. Months later Capt Lyon was killed with the three other colleagues when their Taipan crashed during the Exercise Talisman Sabre training exercise. Ms Lyon said her husband trusted the defence force to keep him safe and equipment had been properly tested and selected. "He gave everything. Even his life," she said. Capt Lyon's mother Sue said she had lost faith in the defence force. "Daniel's life cannot be returned to us, but we owe it to his memory and to others who served on July 28, 2023, (that this) never happens again," she said. Lt Nugent's family said he was exactly where he wanted to be before it ended in tragedy. "He was 24 with the world ahead of him ... he was doing what he loved," a family statement read. "We will never get to see where life would have taken him or share in his joys." Corp Naggs' partner Sarah Loft's voice cracked as she addressed the inquiry. "It's been 652 days and I'm still unable to watch Friends or Modern Family, to move Alex's toothbrush from where he left it, or to accept that he's not coming home," she said. "Dan, Max, Phil and Alex deserved better." Parents Wayne and Dianne Laycock said they could still remember the day two people in khaki uniforms and shiny boots knocked on their door. "We knew we had lost Phillip on that day," their statement read. "Hardly a day goes by when we don't wake up in the morning (or) we go to bed at night without memories of Phillip and tears in our eyes." The air crew's families urged the defence force to implement the inquiry's recommendations to prevent another tragedy occurring. Ms McMurdo will hand down her findings at an undetermined date. Lifeline 13 11 14 Open Arms 1800 011 046 The heartbreaking impact of a fatal army helicopter crash has been revealed as a mammoth inquiry into the tragedy finally finished. Family members of four air crew killed in the 2023 incident broke down before consoling each other in Brisbane on Friday after describing their "unimaginable grief". One family spoke of losing faith in the Australian Defence Force over the incident while tears flowed as a victim's wife described her husband's death as "preventable". The emotional scenes capped the inquiry, launched after Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph "Phillip" Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs died when their MRH-90 Taipan crashed off Queensland's coast in July 2023. The curtain was drawn on the probe before former judge Margaret McMurdo on Friday after nine hearings and dozens of witnesses spanning more than a year. The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Inquiry was formed in October 2023, tasked with examining the cause of the crash and whether the action or inaction of army personnel or others contributed. Over the hearings concerns were raised by army personnel about the helicopter, severe fatigue and high workload for pilots and night-vision technology. Statements from the air crew's families were heard on Friday, with Capt Lyon's wife Caitland breaking down over the "unbearable" evidence and describing her husband's death as "preventable". But she said her husband would have wanted the truth behind the helicopter crash to be known. "He would have fought for it, not just for himself, but for anyone in his position," she sobbed. She recalled her husband warning "someone would die" after being unhappy with the response to an incident in March 2023 when an MRH-90 Taipan suffered an engine failure, causing it to ditch into the sea. Months later Capt Lyon was killed with the three other colleagues when their Taipan crashed during the Exercise Talisman Sabre training exercise. Ms Lyon said her husband trusted the defence force to keep him safe and equipment had been properly tested and selected. "He gave everything. Even his life," she said. Capt Lyon's mother Sue said she had lost faith in the defence force. "Daniel's life cannot be returned to us, but we owe it to his memory and to others who served on July 28, 2023, (that this) never happens again," she said. Lt Nugent's family said he was exactly where he wanted to be before it ended in tragedy. "He was 24 with the world ahead of him ... he was doing what he loved," a family statement read. "We will never get to see where life would have taken him or share in his joys." Corp Naggs' partner Sarah Loft's voice cracked as she addressed the inquiry. "It's been 652 days and I'm still unable to watch Friends or Modern Family, to move Alex's toothbrush from where he left it, or to accept that he's not coming home," she said. "Dan, Max, Phil and Alex deserved better." Parents Wayne and Dianne Laycock said they could still remember the day two people in khaki uniforms and shiny boots knocked on their door. "We knew we had lost Phillip on that day," their statement read. "Hardly a day goes by when we don't wake up in the morning (or) we go to bed at night without memories of Phillip and tears in our eyes." The air crew's families urged the defence force to implement the inquiry's recommendations to prevent another tragedy occurring. Ms McMurdo will hand down her findings at an undetermined date. Lifeline 13 11 14 Open Arms 1800 011 046 The heartbreaking impact of a fatal army helicopter crash has been revealed as a mammoth inquiry into the tragedy finally finished. Family members of four air crew killed in the 2023 incident broke down before consoling each other in Brisbane on Friday after describing their "unimaginable grief". One family spoke of losing faith in the Australian Defence Force over the incident while tears flowed as a victim's wife described her husband's death as "preventable". The emotional scenes capped the inquiry, launched after Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph "Phillip" Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs died when their MRH-90 Taipan crashed off Queensland's coast in July 2023. The curtain was drawn on the probe before former judge Margaret McMurdo on Friday after nine hearings and dozens of witnesses spanning more than a year. The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Inquiry was formed in October 2023, tasked with examining the cause of the crash and whether the action or inaction of army personnel or others contributed. Over the hearings concerns were raised by army personnel about the helicopter, severe fatigue and high workload for pilots and night-vision technology. Statements from the air crew's families were heard on Friday, with Capt Lyon's wife Caitland breaking down over the "unbearable" evidence and describing her husband's death as "preventable". But she said her husband would have wanted the truth behind the helicopter crash to be known. "He would have fought for it, not just for himself, but for anyone in his position," she sobbed. She recalled her husband warning "someone would die" after being unhappy with the response to an incident in March 2023 when an MRH-90 Taipan suffered an engine failure, causing it to ditch into the sea. Months later Capt Lyon was killed with the three other colleagues when their Taipan crashed during the Exercise Talisman Sabre training exercise. Ms Lyon said her husband trusted the defence force to keep him safe and equipment had been properly tested and selected. "He gave everything. Even his life," she said. Capt Lyon's mother Sue said she had lost faith in the defence force. "Daniel's life cannot be returned to us, but we owe it to his memory and to others who served on July 28, 2023, (that this) never happens again," she said. Lt Nugent's family said he was exactly where he wanted to be before it ended in tragedy. "He was 24 with the world ahead of him ... he was doing what he loved," a family statement read. "We will never get to see where life would have taken him or share in his joys." Corp Naggs' partner Sarah Loft's voice cracked as she addressed the inquiry. "It's been 652 days and I'm still unable to watch Friends or Modern Family, to move Alex's toothbrush from where he left it, or to accept that he's not coming home," she said. "Dan, Max, Phil and Alex deserved better." Parents Wayne and Dianne Laycock said they could still remember the day two people in khaki uniforms and shiny boots knocked on their door. "We knew we had lost Phillip on that day," their statement read. "Hardly a day goes by when we don't wake up in the morning (or) we go to bed at night without memories of Phillip and tears in our eyes." The air crew's families urged the defence force to implement the inquiry's recommendations to prevent another tragedy occurring. Ms McMurdo will hand down her findings at an undetermined date. Lifeline 13 11 14 Open Arms 1800 011 046
Perth Now
09-05-2025
- Perth Now
'Unimaginable grief' as army chopper crash inquiry ends
The heartbreaking impact of a fatal army helicopter crash has been revealed as a mammoth inquiry into the tragedy finally finished. Family members of four air crew killed in the 2023 incident broke down before consoling each other in Brisbane on Friday after describing their "unimaginable grief". One family spoke of losing faith in the Australian Defence Force over the incident while tears flowed as a victim's wife described her husband's death as "preventable". The emotional scenes capped the inquiry, launched after Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph "Phillip" Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs died when their MRH-90 Taipan crashed off Queensland's coast in July 2023. The curtain was drawn on the probe before former judge Margaret McMurdo on Friday after nine hearings and dozens of witnesses spanning more than a year. The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Inquiry was formed in October 2023, tasked with examining the cause of the crash and whether the action or inaction of army personnel or others contributed. Over the hearings concerns were raised by army personnel about the helicopter, severe fatigue and high workload for pilots and night-vision technology. Statements from the air crew's families were heard on Friday, with Capt Lyon's wife Caitland breaking down over the "unbearable" evidence and describing her husband's death as "preventable". But she said her husband would have wanted the truth behind the helicopter crash to be known. "He would have fought for it, not just for himself, but for anyone in his position," she sobbed. She recalled her husband warning "someone would die" after being unhappy with the response to an incident in March 2023 when an MRH-90 Taipan suffered an engine failure, causing it to ditch into the sea. Months later Capt Lyon was killed with the three other colleagues when their Taipan crashed during the Exercise Talisman Sabre training exercise. Ms Lyon said her husband trusted the defence force to keep him safe and equipment had been properly tested and selected. "He gave everything. Even his life," she said. Capt Lyon's mother Sue said she had lost faith in the defence force. "Daniel's life cannot be returned to us, but we owe it to his memory and to others who served on July 28, 2023, (that this) never happens again," she said. Lt Nugent's family said he was exactly where he wanted to be before it ended in tragedy. "He was 24 with the world ahead of him ... he was doing what he loved," a family statement read. "We will never get to see where life would have taken him or share in his joys." Corp Naggs' partner Sarah Loft's voice cracked as she addressed the inquiry. "It's been 652 days and I'm still unable to watch Friends or Modern Family, to move Alex's toothbrush from where he left it, or to accept that he's not coming home," she said. "Dan, Max, Phil and Alex deserved better." Parents Wayne and Dianne Laycock said they could still remember the day two people in khaki uniforms and shiny boots knocked on their door. "We knew we had lost Phillip on that day," their statement read. "Hardly a day goes by when we don't wake up in the morning (or) we go to bed at night without memories of Phillip and tears in our eyes." The air crew's families urged the defence force to implement the inquiry's recommendations to prevent another tragedy occurring. Ms McMurdo will hand down her findings at an undetermined date. Lifeline 13 11 14 Open Arms 1800 011 046
