Pope Francis washes youths' feet at detention center

Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 young offenders,
including women and Muslims

(CNN) -- Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen prisoners, including young women, at a youth detention center in Rome as part of a Holy Thursday Mass ahead of Easter.

The pontiff poured water over the young offenders' feet, wiped them with a white towel and kissed them.

The act of foot-washing at the Mass of the Lord's Supper is part of the Christian tradition that mirrors Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet.

New security rules: A blessing, a curse

The new government gazette to manage Sabah’s security
strangely enough does not seek to deter intrusion by
foreigners, or cleanse Sabah of illegal immigrants.

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: The federal government gazette to manage public security in Sabah’s eastern area could be both a blessing and a curse to Sabahans.

The gazette which is officially called “Preservation of Public Security Regulations 2013” was published on March 24 and contains four objectives, with 19 major regulations under five parts.

While it failed to give details on how it will beef up security against foreign intrusions in Sabah’s east, the gazette did touch on a few major issues that are expected to be potentially controversial.

SAPP: Conspiracy not to dissolve?

By Datuk Yong Teck Lee
To the gross disappointment of the people, both the BN and Pakatan governments have refused to dissolve their respective legislatures even though their political five-year term has expired on 8 March 2013. Granted that the law stipulates that the five year term commences on the date of the first sitting of the parliament or Legislative Assembly, politically, the five-year term has expired. The current situation in Malaysia, including in Sabah, whereby the Federal and State governments have stayed on beyond five years is unprecedented.

Mana janji "jelapang padi" kamu di Kota Belud?

Oleh Ezra Haganez 

KOTA BELUD : Lima tahun sudah berlalu namun tiada apa yang hebat berlaku kepada "janji-janji dicapati" BN mahu jadikan Kota Belud "jelapang padi" negeri Sabah.

Peguam terkenal, Peter Marajin, yang buat masa ini bersama SAPP, membidas pimpinan BN Kota Belud kerana gagal tunaikan janji itu selepas lima tahun lagi berlalu.

"Pada awal penggal, gerombolan pemimpin BN dari Kota Belud, Sabah dan juga Persekutuan sibuk mencanang kononnya padi sawah akan diperluas, pengairan di perluas dan hasil padi dinaikkan dari 3.5 tan metrik kepada 10 tan metrik sehektar.

Negri Sembilan Dewan dissolves today, next Pahang and Johore

Come Wednesday night (March 26, 2013), the Negri Sembilan legislative assembly is set to be the first state assembly to be automatically dissolved following the lapse of its five-year tenure since the historic 2008 general election.

This was stated by Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan, who informed that the 36-member assembly would continue to serve in a caretaker capacity until election is called.

He told English daily The Star that its members would, however, not be able to introduce new policies and will cease to function as “wakil rakyat” (the people’s representatives).