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- RM8bil worth of projects in Sg Buloh-Kajang MRT for bumi firms
- Traffic along N-S Expressway congested but moving
- Sodomy II: Trial postponed to Sept 19-23
| RM8bil worth of projects in Sg Buloh-Kajang MRT for bumi firms Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:46 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Over RM8bil worth of projects will be awarded to Bumiputra companies in the Sungai Buloh-Kajang mass rapid transit (MRT) line project, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said several packages in the RM20bil project have been specially allocated to Bumiputra contractors. The packages are civil and infrastructure works; TNB power supply; centralised procurement; tunnel and underground works and MRT systems. Meanwhile, the Bumiputera Agenda Coordinating Unit (Teraju) in the Prime Minister's Department said procurement strategies for the MRT project have been approved by the one-stop procurement committee headed by Najib. Teraju said packages worth RM200mil have been set aside for contractors in Class D, E and F to undertake civil and infrastructure works. BERNAMA |
| Traffic along N-S Expressway congested but moving Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:48 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic at several stretches along the North-South Expressway (Plus) has been slow since 5pm Friday, particularly traffic heading North, between the Menora Tunnel and Sungai Perak in Perak. A Plusline spokesman told Bernama, traffic was also building up from Tapah to Gopeng, Perak and from Juru to the Juru Toll Plaza, Penang. In the city, traffic was slow from Subang heading towards Damansara, Sungai Buloh to Jalan Duta and after the Sungai Besi Toll towards the city. For up to date information motorists can call the 24-hour Plusline at 1800-88-0000, he said. Meanwhile, a Malaysian Highway Authority spokesman informed Bernama that there was an accident involving a lorry at KM13.7 Saujana Putra of the Elite highway. "Traffic congestion stretched to about 5km," he said. At Bukit Aman, a spokeswoman said there was an accident on the Plus Expressway at KM186 Ayer Keroh to Pagoh (heading South) about 5.50pm, which caused a slowdown. Vehicles heading to Seremban from the city were also involved in a bumper-to-bumper crawl, she said. The traffic congestion was believed to be due city folks leaving for their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which is expected to fall on Tuesday. |
| Sodomy II: Trial postponed to Sept 19-23 Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:12 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The sodomy trial of Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been postponed, and will be held from Sept 19 to 23. Earlier Friday, DNA expert Dr Brian Leslie McDonald told the High Court that the process used by a chemist did not ensure that the sperm extracted from the rectum of complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was pure and not mixed with other cells. During examination in chief by counsel Ram Karpal Singh, Dr Mcdonald told the court, in his opinion, the differential extraction process (DEP) carried out by Dr Seah Lay Hong, who was the prosecution witness, was speculative. He added that the sperm examined by Dr Seah did not comprise purely sperm heads and there was the existence of other cells there. McDonald, the fourth defence witness, had testified Thursday that Dr Seah's testing procedure did not follow international standards. Anwar, 63, is charged with sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful, 26, at Desa Damansara Condominium in Bukit Damansara, between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008. More in The Star on Saturday Related Stories: |
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