“Any CCTV camera placed in a room will be intruding on the privacy of the hotel guest and is a violation of an individual’s privacy,” he said.
“CCTVs are allowed only in public areas like the lobby and corridors.”
The team, comprising six men and a woman, arrived at The Katerina Hotel at about 3.35pm in two vehicles.
It is learnt deputy CID director (II) Senior Asst Comm (I) Shatar Abdul Jalil headed the team.
The purpose of the visit was to determine how and where the spy cameras were planted to record the sexual act.
A source familiar with the investigation said police have also recorded statements from relevant people including the management and staff of the hotel.
Johor police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Husin Ismail confirmed the team’s visit.
Meanwhile, the operator of a boutique in a supermarket here, who is believed to be the woman who was also featured in the sex DVD, could not be located.
Reporters who turned up at her shop found it was closed and checks with neighbouring shopkeepers revealed the boutique had been closed for several days.
A Chinese daily reporter even tried to look for her at a housing scheme in Batu Pahat but found her house locked and vacated since news of the sex DVD broke out.
In Muar, police operations to locate the sex DVDs sold in outlets here since Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Muar OCPD Asst Comm Mohammad Nasir Ramli said they would continue with their operations to ensure the sex DVDs are not sold to the public.
“I urge those who have received copies of the DVDs to surrender them to us and lodge a police report. Those with information pertaining to the case can also assist us in the investigation.”
District Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs’ enforcement unit chief Arifin Baharin said raids at night markets in several areas also failed to uncover the sex DVDs.
In Penang, police have detected a video sex clip, featuring Chua, in the state.
It is believed that the edited 28min 55sec clip has already made its way into thousands of handphones here.
OCPD Asst Comm Azam Abd Hamid said telecommunication shop owners had been advised not to download the clip for their customers.
“Anyone caught selling the sex DVD or having the clip on their handphones can be charged with possession of pornographic materials under Section 292 of the Penal Code,” he said.
GENTING Highlands Resort was honoured with the prestigious International Travel Award – The 2007 World Travel Award at the resort hall of Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa, on the island of Providenciales during the 14th Annual World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony.
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Congratulations: Alan Teo (left) receiving the award from chairman and founder of World Travel Awards Graham Cooke. |
“Resorts World Bhd is honoured with the award we received tonight. We have always strived to provide the best products and services to our valued customers and to be recognised tonight by our fellows peers, the who’s who of the travel and tourism industry is definitely a big plus to us.” said Resorts World Bhd executive vice president Alan Teo who received the award on the organisation’s behalf.
The World Travel Awards were conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world’s travel and tourism industry. Travel professionals and discerning travellers had come to regard the over 1,000 trophies awarded by the World Travel Awards in different categories as a good endorsement.
Over the years, Resorts World Bhd has carved its name as one of Asia’s leading integrated entertainment, leisure and hospitality operator.
THE much anticipated 26km KL-Putrajaya Highway that offers road users a shorter and more direct route to the federal administrative capital Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and the KL International Airport (KLIA) is now open to road users and is easily accessible from the city centre.
If prior to this, travelling from KL to these destinations used to take more than an hour, the highway has shortened the trips to a mere 20 minutes to Putrajaya and Cyberjaya and 30 minutes to KLIA at Sepang.
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Road users entering the highway from the Kampung Pandan Interchange will find their travelling time cut to more than half compared with travelling on the existing route, which takes twice as long to reach the same destinations.
According to Konsortium Lapangan Terjaya Sdn Bhd senior manager (corporate communications), Tihana Yon, the expansion of the KL-Putrajaya highway to the existing major highways would in turn stimulate further commercial and residential developments in the southern corridor of the Klang Valley.
Yon said road users could access the highway from five interchanges – Kampung Pandan, Salak South, Kuchai Lama, Bukit Jalil and the Putrajaya Link.
The Kampung Pandan Interchange provides easy access from areas within the Golden Triangle and the main roads such as Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Taman Maluri, Pandan Jaya and Kampung Pandan.
The Salak South Interchange provides road users a direct link from Damansara, Bangsar, Jalan Duta and Jalan Kuching.
The Kuchai Lama Interchange has two entry ramps, the first ramp channels traffic from Kerinchi, Mid Valley Megamall, Bangsar, Bandar Tun Razak, and Taman Connaught while the second ramp allows traffic from Jalan Kelang Lama, Kuchai Lama and Taman Desa.
The Bukit Jalil Interchange built over the Kesas Highway provides a lifeline as it assists in the easing of congestion in the city centre and the surrounding areas to Sungei Besi, Kajang, the KL-Seremban Highway, Sri Petaling and Bangi.
And from the opposite direction, road users would find the traffic in Klang, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Sunway, Gombak, Ampang and Cheras leading to KL, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and KLIA much breezier.
The Putrajaya Link however integrates with the North South Expressway Central Link (ELITE Highway) and enables road users to reach KLIA within 10 minutes.
The highway is installed with several safety features and the advanced traffic monitoring systems such as emergency telephone, CCTV and electronic messaging which are routed to the highway’s Control Centre (CC).
“This enables CC to assist patrol vehicles in attending to emergencies on the highway,’’ added Yon.
In addition, she said, the KL-Putrajaya Highway provides a link between the MRR1 and MRR2 and other highways such as Besraya, KL-Seremban, NPE and Kesas, thus relieving traffic congestion along these routes
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Malaysia Airports Bhd planned to use the terminal for boarding and arrivals by Jan 9 before making it fully operational for check-in.
“Once the new terminal is ready, the old terminal will be closed for upgrading,” Chan told reporters during a working visit here yesterday.
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Personal inspection: Chan (second from right) checking on the construction progress of the new airport terminal in Kota Kinabalu yesterday. Accompanying him are Sabah MCA chief Datuk Edward Khoo (right) and other VIPs. |
“We thank the public for bearing with the inconvenience. It is not easy carrying out major upgrading works on an airport that is operational,” Chan said, adding that KKIA is the second busiest airport in the country after KLIA.
The minister said that once completed, the upgraded airport would have state-of-the-art facilities to meet Sabah’s needs.
“Overall, the project is about 8.4% ahead of time though there are some delays in specific areas. But it will not affect the completion date,” he said when thanking the state government for resolving the Sri Tanjung airport squatter problem.
On MAB’s decision to move operations of all airlines to the new terminal once completed in 2009, Chan said AirAsia’s request to remain at Terminal Two would be considered.
“They have written in. We have to hear them out before we make any decision,” he said, adding that the new complex when completed could handle the needs of all airlines and would be convenient in terms of operations.
THE partnership between the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and AirAsia, the Airline of the Year, will benefit the 46 affiliates of OCM.
“It is a great partnership as our affiliates can utilise AirAsia's services. The OCM will be appointing a liaison officer to co-ordinate things with AirAsia,” OCM president Tan Sri Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar said after the official signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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It’s a deal: Tunku Imran (left) and Fernandes exchanging copies of the agreement. |
AirAsia are involved in sending 400 athletes and officials to Korat for the 24th SEA Games. As partners of OCM, AirAsia will also be the official airline for the Malaysian contingent for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
AirAsia Group chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes said they were keen to play a part in the development of sports.
