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| MPSJ: Telecommunications tower project in Bandar Puteri 12 is legal Posted: 12 Sep 2011 06:19 AM PDT The telecommunications tower project in Bandar Puteri 12 in Puchong has been approved but the residents are asking for it to be relocated. Bandar Puteri 12 Residents Association chairman Allan Ng said they understood that the tower was needed but felt that it should not be near the playground. He received a letter on Sept 3 from Asiaspace Sdn Bhd stating that the company was allowed to resume construction work as it fulfilled all the legal requirements. "There was a clause in the initial approval given by Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) to Asiaspace that the council has the right to cancel the permit should there be complaints from the residents. "But Asiaspace said it did not mean that the structure would not be allowed to be built if the residents objected to it. It said the construction would only be stopped if there is evidence of radiation. "However, we are all laymen and they are the professionals. The health risk posed by the tower is a question mark. We might not feel it now and we definitely don't want to find ourselves and our children who play at the playground falling sick in a few years' time," Ng said. The residents' objection against the project was highlighted in StarMetro last month. Ng said there were hills surrounding the neighbourhood and the company could consider shifting its tower there. However, Asiaspace said the current location near a Syabas water tank and the playground in Jalan Puteri 12/3, was most ideal to achieve maximum coverage. The letter also stated that the company would lodge a second police report should the residents association barred its workers from entering the area. It will also take legal action if the association causes injury to its workers. Ng said it appeared that the company had made a police report previously but he had no knowledge about it. "This looks like an intimidation, too," he added. He was also unhappy that the residents association was not invited to the meetings between MPSJ and Asiaspace. MPSJ in a statement confirmed that the telecommunication tower was legal. Council president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi said the construction of the structure was within the stipulated council guidelines. The council said if the residents' objection was based on concerns of radiation emitted by the telecommunications tower, they could obtain a copy of the study conducted by the Malaysian Nuclear Agency and Health Ministry which concluded that the radiation from such structures would not endanger public health. The study indicated that the radiation from a telecommunications transmission structure was within the same electromagnetic wave spectrum as electronic devices at home like a television set, radio and microwave oven. On the clause in the permit which stated that the council had the right to cancel the permit if there are any complaints from residents, Asmawi said it had to be valid objections, like not adhering to the stipulated distance or not fulfilling other technical details. The statement also explained that the application submitted by Asiaspace was for a Selangor government cellular telecommunications systems provider project to be located near the Syabas water tank site in Jalan Puteri 12/3. The lease agreement between the company and the state government is from Oct 15, 2010 to Oct 14, 2012. The application to build the structure was submitted by Asiaspace to Konsortium Jaringan Selangor (KJS) that serves as the one-stop agency for construction of telecommunications structures in the state. Upon compliance of all the necessary documents, the MPSJ approved the construction permit on March 23. The construction guidelines for the existing telecommunications structure does not state that the applicant must obtain planning permission from the local authority. However, the applicant has to comply with the minimum safe distance between the tower structure and nearest housing area of 20m. (The distance between the said tower and nearest housing area is 27m.) |
| Energy-efficient products offer long-term financial benefits Posted: 12 Sep 2011 06:15 AM PDT CONSUMERS of the 21st century now live in an age where we are constantly wired and heavily reliant on all sorts of devices to make their lifestyle comfortable. An average household would be equipped with a refrigerator, washing machine, television set, air-conditioner, and other electric and electronic devices.= Many of these appliances consume a high amount of energy. Of late, there have also been concerns about high electricity bills and an increase in tariff. There are many ways consumers can save electricity. Among them are: replacing incandescent bulbs with CFL bulbs (spiral fluorescent bulbs) and halogen spotlights with LED ones, turning off devices like television sets and not leaving them in standby mode and hanging clothes out to dry rather than using an electric tumble dryer. Consumers who want to take a step further by buying energy-efficient home appliances like refrigerators, air-conditioners and television sets can look out for the five-star rating sticker issued by the Energy Commission. These products have already undergone performance testing and are complaint with the Product Listing Certification issued by Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd for quality guarantee. Besides consuming less energy, these energy-efficient products offer long-term finanical and environmental benefits. Centre for Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia (Cetdem) executive director Anthony Tan said energy-efficient products might cost more than conventional ones but the savings in electricity bill would be more in the long run. "This means that the longer one uses an energy-efficient product, the more one will save," he said. |
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