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- Divers picked up after missing for five hours at sea
- Association celebrates in style
- Potholes on major roads and highways causing hardship to motorists
| Divers picked up after missing for five hours at sea Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:15 PM PST JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) saved two local divers who have drifted to open sea for more than five hours near Tanjung Piai waters in Pontian. APMM Johor Baru Enforcement chief Maritime Captain Mohd Sabri Mohamed said that the two divers aged 30 and 32 years were rescued some 3.4 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Piai at around 6pm. He added that the agency received a report at around 1.30pm about two divers that went missing near the area. "A search and rescue mission was launched immediately to find those two missing divers," he said in a statement. Mohd Sabri said that a team of four APMM personnel arrived at the scene at around 4.30pm to find the missing divers. "About an hour later, we received a report from the Johor Baru Maritime Operation Room that a vessel saw two missing men floating near the vessel at 3.4 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Piai. "When the team arrived at the scene some 15 minutes later, the missing divers were drifting around near the vessel," he said adding that the divers were then brought to the Marine Department jetty along Pantai Lido here for investigations. He also added that initial investigations revealed that the two men were part of a five men diving crew that went diving from the Tanjung Piai jetty at around 11am. "They went diving some five nautical miles southeast of the area however these two divers did not arise to the surface for more than three hours. "We believed that strong sea currents may have pushed them to the open sea," he said adding that the two men went diving to take pictures of shipwrecked vessel did not informed the Marine Department about their activity. Mohd Sabri also said that APMM is investigating the case under Section 491b (1) (I) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 for conducting marine activities without informing the Marine Department. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Association celebrates in style Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:15 PM PST BATU PAHAT: The Batu Pahat Chinese Chamber of Commerse (CCCBP) celebrated its 103th anniversary with a special gala recently. The celebration was held at Ocean Chinese restaurant and attended by more than 600 people across the country. The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Malaysia (ACCCIM) chairman Tan Sri William Cheng said the CCCPB is the oldest chamber of commerce in the country and actively involving in activities to boost the economy in the district. Batu Pahat houses more than 20 public-listed companies, is the second largest industrial town in the state after Johor Baru. "The assocation becomes the most influential group of business people in Johor and has been fighting for Chinese business interests, Chinese education, culture as well as welfare," he said during his speech read out by ACCCIM vice-chairman Datuk Seri Lim Sing. Cheng added that ACCCIM hopes to attract more young entreprenuers to be part of the its family and train them, which in turn would contribute the country's economic. Meanwhile, CCCBP president Chink Poh Cheng said the association hopes to participate more actively in the state's economic and activities by having representatives in all local councils. "A proposal was presented to Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman three years ago, today, seven out of 10 local councils in the state have Chinese Chamber of Commerce reprentatives in councillor boards," he said. Chink added that Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) is organising a seminar with the CCCBP on small and medium industry development on Dec 18 that would be held at the university in Jalan Kluang. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Potholes on major roads and highways causing hardship to motorists Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST JOHOR BARU: The rainy season is wrecking havoc among road users in the state with the emergence of pot holes along most major roads. The potholes were also causing massive traffic jams especially during peak hours including along the Pasir Gudang Highway especially with vehicles slowing down to avoid the bad roads. Motorist Steven Raj, 27, was lamenting with the poor road conditions along Jalan Tebrau and Pasir Gudang. "I hope that the authorities will patch up these holes quickly as they are really causing a lot of nuisance to motorist as vehicles have to slow down and this causes traffic snarls. "There are already many of my friends poking fun that JB means (Jalan Berlubang). This will not be good for the city especially with many Singaporeans coming to town especially with the school and Christmas holidays," he said. Meanwhile, mechanic Song Kit Seang, 24, who commutes along JalanTebrau to work daily hoped the pot holes in front of the shoplots in Jalan Maju would also be covered soon," he said. Pasir Gudang PKR legal advisor Jimmy Puah said that he had received a lot of complaints from Permas Jaya residents about potholes along Jalan Permas leading to the main road. "The potholes along Jalan Permas 12 and Jalan Permas 9/5 junction are quite big and could damage vehicles, we hope that the council can act fast before someone gets hurt," he said, adding that some residents even damaged their tyres after running over the potholes especially at night. Meanwhile Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) here allocates about RM2mil each year for road maintenance and to fix potholes in the city centre. Council secretary Ismail Abd Rahman said that the potholes were mainly caused by heavy vehicles which damage the road either by carrying too much load or speeding along the roads. "Inconsiderate heavy vehicle drivers like busses and lorries coupled with the wet season have caused many potholes not only on main roads but also in residential areas," he said, adding that Taman Daya, Taman Pelangi and Jalan Tebrau were among those affected. He said that the council received about 1,378 complaints from the public so until Nov and 70% were regarding potholes. "We take necessary action after a complaint is filed by the public and to fix the minor road damages as soon as possible," added Ismail. He advised motorists to use the roads wisely and be considerate towards others. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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