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Two captains and five crew members involved in last month's Lamma ferry tragedy report to police. The seven, who have not been charged over the crash, are not expected to learn their fate yet, however. Police have taken more than 500 witness statements in the case, but a decision on possible criminal liability in the deaths of the 39 victims is not expected until next year.

Malaysia's leading political party, Umno, begins its annual gathering in Kuala Lumpur, its last before the next election. The United Malays National Organisation is the biggest force in the National Front coalition that has ruled Malaysia since independence, but the coalition suffered its worst results ever in the 2008 election. Prime Minister Najib Razak must go to the polls again by June.