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Can ASIS officers in the field be confident that Deputy Director Catherine Burns will not do another Lindt Cafe, and endanger their safety - new book  provides further damning details about Burns and other senior NSW Police mismanagement of Lindt siege 

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 by Ganesh Sahathevan  The anniversary today of the Lindt Cafe siege is being marked by, amongst other things, the release of a book about the incident by Police Officer "A" who shot and killed Man Monis, the Muslim terrorist responsible for the incident. Reporting the book's release the Daily Mail Australia reported: On Thursday, the eighth anniversary of the siege, Officer A released his tell-all book Tiger Tiger Tiger, unloading on NSW Police for the support he received before and after the siege. Officer A said he was sent legal warning letters as NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb, through the Office of General Counsel's Natalie Marsic and Crown Solicitor Greta Bromwich all tried unsuccessfully to stall the book's release. Former New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn was among the senior officers in charge of the management of the siege. She is now ASIS Deputy Director for Corporate Management and Capacity. Officer A's book adds to ...

Finance Minister (and PM) Anwar Ibrahim must now explain why Bank Negara reserves fell RM 2 Billion or 3% in just a fortnight twice under his watch as FM , in October 1995 and February 1996 -Anwar refused to do so in 1996

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 by Ganesh Sahathevan                In 2017 Anwar said that it would be "unjust" to exclude him from the then BNM  forex RCI Bank Negara suffered two significant losses of its reserves in 1995 and 1996, when the Minister For Finance was then, as it is now the newly appointed Foreign Minister (and Prime Minister), Anwar Ibrahim'  Bank Negara reported, in the fortnightly reports of its reserves,  in October 1995 and  February 1996 ,  a loss of reserves of approximately  RM  2  Billion  or about 3 per cent of its total reserves during the reporting period. This writer questioned Anwar Ibrahim about that loss, but received no answer to the question. The usual lecture on Bank Negara's statutory role was provided, and the question deflected. He was also quick to say that there were no FOREX trading losses.  Anwar is again  Finance Minister, he ought to provide answers to these losses which qui...

PUMA Velocity Nitro 2 Women's Running Shoes and 7 Bridges Walk - Good support and bounce over 30 K of Sydney roads

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 by Ganesh Sahathevan  This pair of  PUMA Velocity Nitro 2 Women's Running Shoes was road tested over roughly 30 kms of inner Sydney roads during the annual 7 Bridges Walk. The shoe provided good support to low arches, and bounce that was especially useful during the uphill sections of the walk.  The owner of this pair (not this writer) completed the route in six hours, with minimal rests, is not an athlete, and  has a problem with low arches that are normally in need of support  even during the daily pedestrian commute.   Map courtesy AllTrails .Walk cane be commenced at. anumber of stations on the route, so elevated sections can be encountered at the end of the journey. END  See also  PUMA Voyage Nitro men's running shoes work well in a very wet Australian bush

College Of Law Ltd has not disclosed Malaysian affair, reasons and costs incurred -Issue for regulators including NSW LPAB and its new chairman, Chief Justice NSW Andrew Bell, as well as TEQSA

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 by Ganesh Sahathevan  The following are excerpts from the College Of Law Ltd's annual reports. They concern the College's expansion into Malaysia. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THEFINANCIAL YEAR ENDED30 JUNE 2017 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED30 JUNE 2018 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED30 JUNE 2019 As reported below, there is  much more to the story  than the College has disclosed. These are issues that go the College's credibility as a provider of the Australian legal profession's Professional Legal Training (PLT) certification, which is a prerequisite for admission to practise. The New South Wales Legal Professional Admission Board (NSW LPAB) is responsible for determining if the College remain a suitable provider. The College is also subject to supervision by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency. TO BE READ WITH  Bar Council education ‘JV’ must be clarified By  Editor   , in  Scandal  on  July ...

Michael Tidball's Dept Of Justice NSW & its NSW LPAB breached NSW Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulations, other rules, by their failure to report investigation and expose by The Australian

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 by Ganesh Sahathevan  The NSW  Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulations requires that agencies include information about the extent and main features of consumer complaints in their Annual reporting.  Page 19 of the NSW LPAB’s 2017-2018 Annual Report includes a section titled “Consumer response” on page 19. This section mentions seven items of feedback, three of which were complaints but  none refer to the NSW LPAB's response to  complaints made to it against the College Of Law Ltd and its conduct of the PLT course. The NSW LPAB has ongoing duties to oversee and accredit the College Of Law's PLT course.  The College relies on the NSW LPAB for its AUD 50 Million per annum FEE HELP financed revenue. The complaints were raised by this writer in the 2017-2018 financial year. The issue spilled over into the 2018-2019 financial year, and became subject of an investigation by The Australian, which reported the issue on 17 January 2019. That investiga...

Why have 1MDB investigators ignored Design World Partnership (DWP)

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 by Ganesh Sahathevan In September 2021 industry publication Commercial Interior Design reported, under the headline  Hakkasan Dubai reopens for 2021 with interiors refreshed by dwp: After temporarily closing its doors, the award-winning Cantonese restaurant  Hakkasan Dubai  has reopened with a refreshed interior by  Design Worldwide Partnership  (dwp). Global hospitality company Tao Group Hospitality took over the Hakkasan brand in April 2021 and appointed dwp to spearhead a summer-long enhancement programme at the popular’s restaurant’s new home. The Heat Is On Hakkasan - We Reveal The Link Between 1MDB And The Billion Dollar Nightclub Chain In Vegas EXCLUSIVE! 17 Aug 2016     BM   翻译   Hakkasan nightclub promotional Sarawak Report has traced crucial evidence linking the Luxembourg bank accounts, which received hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from 1MDB, with the global Hakkasan nightclub and restaurant chain centr...