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- DPM: Public perception of police force has improved
- Muhyiddin goes on walkabout in KL
- Four more bodies recovered after Pengerang boat tragedy
| DPM: Public perception of police force has improved Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:01 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Statistics show that the national crime rate has dropped and the public perception of the police force has improved. The overall crime rate dropped 15% last year, with street crime decreasing by 35%, compared to the year before, revealed Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The reduction followed measures implemented under the National Key Results Area. The public's fear about crime dropped to 52.8% last year from 58.5% the year before, he said after visiting the Dang Wangi police station, one of the stops during his walkabout in the city Sunday. Muhyiddin went on a walkabout to several areas in the city to meet the people and better understand their needs. He kicked off his walkabout by having breakfast with over 2,000 people at the Batu parliamentary constituency. "I am here to listen to the problems and issues faced by the residents so that the Government can help find ways to solve them," he said. He presented RM159,500 in contributions to 255 NGOs in the constituency. Later, he continued his walkabout in several residential areas in Kampung Baru. In Kg Pindah, Muhyiddin inspected a 1m-deep sinkhole on Jalan Syed Mahadi and announced a RM300,000 allocation to Kumpulan Ikram Sdn Bhd to look into what caused it. At the Jalan Tun Razak flats, Muhyiddin said RM500,000 was approved to repair the road while another RM450,000 was allocated to repaint seven blocks. Muhyiddin also went to a restaurant to listen to the grouses of 30 taxi drivers and attended prayers at the National Mosque. At the Lembah Pantai constituency, he told the crowd to choose wisely in the next general election. "Make a wise decision and choose a party that can solve problems and help develop the country,'' he said. Sunday's one-day visit to the Federal Territory was part of Barisan Nasional's ongoing campaign to go down to the ground in each state to listen to the people. More in The Star on Monday Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Muhyiddin goes on walkabout in KL Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:51 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin went on a walkabout Sunday in several areas in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, starting with Taman Billion Mewah where he braved a heavy downpour to meet more than 2,000 residents and members of NGOs of the Batu parliamentary constituency, and joined them for breakfast. Muhyiddin, who was accompanied by his wife, Puan Sri Norainee Abdul Rahman, arrived at the housing estate at 8.30 am and was greeted by Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. Addressing the people, Muhyiddin said it was vital for NGOs to maintain a close relationship with the government and understand all its policies. In this way, they would be in a better position to bring up the people's problems for the government to find immediate solutions, he added. Muhyiddin said the Barisan Nasional government strove to resolve the people's problems all the time and not only when elections were at hand. "We work for the people all the time. We work to improve their livelihood," he said. Referring to the Batu constituency, Muhyiddin said some of the problems identified there were related to hawkers, taxi drivers and the self-employed, as well as amenities. These problems would be resolved by the agencies under the Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Ministry, including Kuala Lumpur City Hall, he said. "I believe many programmes have been implemented to resolve the people's problems, but more can be done to improve their livelihood, now and in the future," he said. At the event, Muhyiddin handed over a cheque for RM159,500 to four representatives of the Malay, Chinese, Indian and Sikh communities for the benefit of 225 NGOs in that area. Some of the money is to meet the needs of various houses of worship. Muhyiddin and his wife also tried their hand at preparing "roti canai" for the breakfast they had with the people. After about two hours there, Muhyiddin, along with Raja Nong Chik and Mohd Shafie, continued his walkabout in Kg Pindah, Kampung Baru, and also met with the residents of the Jalan Tun Razak Flats in Kampung Padang, Kampung Baru. In Kg Pindah, Muhyiddin had a close look at the metre-deep sinkhole that appeared in Jalan Syed Mahadi during heavy rain and flash floods on April 14, forcing the evacuation of 40 families to Wisma Belia. The deputy prime minister announced that RM300,000 had been allocated for Kumpulan Ikram Sdn Bhd to undertake a study to identify the cause of the sinkhole, the first to appear in that area. A sum of RM500,000 was approved to repair the road, he said during the walkabout in the Jalan Tun Razak Flats area. Muhyiddin also announced a RM450,000 allocation to give the seven blocks of the Jalan Tun Razak Flats a new coat of paint. More in The Star on Monday Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Four more bodies recovered after Pengerang boat tragedy Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Sunday recovered the bodies of four more people believed to be among illegal immigrants involved in a boat tragedy off Pengerang, near Kota Tinggi, last Wednesday. MMEA Southern Region enforcement chief First Admiral (Maritime) Zulkifli Abu Bakar said the recovery of the four bodies brings to six the number of bodies found, with one person still missing. The first body was found at 8am by villagers from Sungai Rengit and the second at 9.50am two nautical miles south of Tanjung Stapa, he said in a statement. Zulkifli said the third and fourth bodies were found at 10.30 am at Teluk Ramunia and 1.30 pm southeast of Teluk Ramunia, respectively. Seventeen illegal immigrants were rescued while seven went missing at sea last Wednesday after their boat capsized south of Tanjung Ayam, Pengerang. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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