The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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| Posted: 18 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT Water Cut Residents in Kulai are advised to store adequate water as there will a 14-hour water disruption beginning from 10am till midnight today. The affected areas are the whole of Air Bemban, Air Manis area, Kulai industral area, Oil Palm industrial area, Pekan Kelapa Sawit, Taman Wedo, Taman Manis, Taman Scientex, Pekan Bukit Batu, Taman Mas, Tan Yoke Fong area. For enquiries, call 1800-88-7474 or SMS to 019-772 7474 or email at customer.care@saj.com.my. Anniversary gift Lee Biscuits Pte Ltd is celebrating their 77th anniversary with a RM15 limited edition gift pack as a gesture of appreciation for the continuous support from their loyal customers. Those interested to get the gift pack can call 07-686 8333. Fund raising concert The Lisbon Chamber Choir will be performing at the Calvary Church Auditorium in Bukit Beruang on July 23 commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at RM200, RM100 and RM50. For details, call 016-205 5780 (Doris Teo), 012-392 7970 (Christina Ng), 012-618 6770 (Lee Siew Len) or 012-621 8909 (Chee Siok Hoon). Handicraft's lure Looking for unique and beautifully carved wooden and traditional batek and ceramic products for souvenirs or home decoration? Check out the Pahang Handicraft Corporation complex at Kampung Pandan II, Kuantan-Terengganu bypass. Opens from Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm. For details, call 09-538 5677. Change of number The Muar Inland Revenue Department at Sungai Abong here has changed its telephone number from 06-952 7000 to 06-956 3100, beginning June 1. Zero waste zone Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK) launched the Zero Waste Zone 2011 and it is MPK's aspiration to ensure that Kuantan Town Centre becomes a zero waste zone from Jalan Tanah Putih in front of Giant Hypermarket to Teluk Cempedak. For details, call 09-512 1555/1666 or log on to their website at www.mpk.gov.my Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Proposed project to upgrade site Posted: 18 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT MALACCA: The government has identified project to upgrade the Krubong Landfill site here at an estimated cost of RM42.8 million through a co-operation with National Solid Waste Management Department (NSWMD), the state assembly was told, recently. Housing, Local Government and Environment committee chairman Datuk Mohd Yunos Husin said the proposed project would be at a 12ha idle site acquired by NSWMD close to the present landfill in the area. "The project will be implemented through an open tender," he said when replying to a question by Chua Kheng Hwa (BN-Bemban) at the state assembly on Wednesday. He said the land acquisition for the project took place on June 23 and the project was expected to be completed by June 2012. Mohd Yunos said the upgraded landfill site will could complement the need of a sanitary site for a five years while awaiting the SolidWaste Sanitary Landfill Development Project in Sungai Udang to be completed. He said the upgrading project involved closing the present landfill and constructing a Level IV sanitary landfill at the new site. Mohd Yunos said the upgraded site would meet the requirements of green technology in line with the concept of Malacca as a Green TechnologyCity State. Separately, the assembly also told that an allocation of RM18,969,300 was received for the implementation of Public Infrastructure Maintenance (PIM) and Basic Infrastructure Project (BIP) this year. Rural Development and Agriculture committee chairman, Datuk R. Perumal said 474 projects had been approved for PIM and BIP in the state this year. He said up to June 2011, 281 projects have been completed at a cost of RM11,551,011.56. Perumal said this when answering a question by Datuk Ab Rahman AbKarim (BN-Pantai Kundor). He said the scope of PIM involved maintenance and upgrading including works on building painting, drainage system maintenance and others. As for BIP, the allocation could be utilised to build new, maintainand upgrade basic infrastructure projects such as public amenities like small bridges and jetties, he said. Meanwhile, State Islamic Affair committee Datuk Yaakub Md Amin revealed that ten state government owned plots were trespassed by unauthorised individuals and groups. He said the plots includes land reserves, river reserves and vacant lots where Melaka Tengah district recorded the highest number oftrespassers with five lots followed by four lots in Alor Gajah and one at Jasin. The state government viewed the encroachment issue very seriously and would act accordingly to the provision allocated under Section 425 ofthe National Land Code Procedure, he said when replying a question byDatuk Tahir Hasan(BN-Paya Rumput). The assembly also heard that the state governments intends to establish three more local councils in the state. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Shortcomings should be forseen Posted: 18 Jul 2011 04:30 AM PDT NUSAJAYA: An assemblyman has reminded government agencies to be alert and sensitive when implementing a new procedure or regulations and to avoid doing it during peak periods like school holidays. Pulai Sebatang representative Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said the recent implementation of the biometric scanners at the check-points in Johor by the Immigration department took place at the wrong time and had cast a negative image on the country especially among tourists. "Everytime a new system is introduced, there will be some shortcomings in terms of technical problems or even human related," he said, adding that unfortunately when the system was implemented on June 4, that was a "peak period" due to school holidays in Malaysia and Singapore. Tee, who is also Johor MCA backbenchers club adviser, said that was the period when many people travelled across both countries especially via the causeway and Second Link. "I was told some people were stuck in a traffic jam of up to six hours," he said in his speech at the state assembly. "Why was the system implemented at the peak hour? "Why did the department not think about the consequences? "Were they really ready in terms of technical support, manpower and enforcement when implementing this project" he questioned. Tee added that he was informed that the system was also not done thoroughly but instead, random foreigners were targeted and scanned. "This defeats the purpose of the implementation the system," he said, adding that he hoped the Immigration department would be alert and sensitive in future to prevent such incidents from recurring. Tee commended the government for the implementation of the system, which was mainly done for the country's safety and as another added security measure apart from the present passport system. On another issue, he urged the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to revise its decision to impose fines of palm oil fruits, which were not fully ripened. He added that the hefty fines had caused many factories to reject fruits and this was a huge waste especially when the price of palm oil was very high. "Has MPOB done anything to educate the farmers, suppliers and collection centres on this new regulation and how to avoid waste of the fruits?" he asked. He hoped the MPOB would be able to get all the relevant parties together to discussion on ways to overcome this problem. The assemblyman also commended the Johor government for bringing in RM26bil in investments within three years, which helped to generate 54,000 job opportunities in the state. "Between January and March alone some 10,544 jobs were available compared within states being government by the opposition especially Kelantan which only attracted RM6.6mil and created 204 jobs only," he added. He said preference for job opportunities in the state should be given to locals first before being offered to foreigners. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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