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- Downpour causes massive jams on several major roads in Klang Valley
- Yen Yen gets honorary doctorate from Japanese university
- Families of Batang Kali victims lose London court battle
| Downpour causes massive jams on several major roads in Klang Valley Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:17 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: An evening downpour caused flash floods that snarled traffic for hours on several major roads in Kuala Lumpur, Serdang, Bangi, Nilai and Kajang. Houses and cars in low-lying areas in Kajang and Serdang were submerged in waters at the height of the flood. Floodings were also reported in several housing estates in Kajang Heights, Country Heights, Sungai Ramal Dalam, Taman Sri Serdang, Serdang Jaya and Seri Kembangan. Traffic was slow, at times at a standstill, for those heading out of the city southbound before the Sungei Besi toll with the jam stretching to Jalan Istana and TUDM due to the rain and floods. At about 9pm, PLUS officials opened an alternative route before the toll plaza to allow motorists to make a U-turn back to the city. On the Besraya Highway, floods in front of the KTM Serdang station caused congestion around the Palace of the Golden Horses, Mines and Balakong with only one lane accessible on many stretches. A bottle neck also occured in front of the Minlon building heading towards the KTM station. The water level rose at KM303.8 of the Universiti Pertanian-Kajang route forcing both sides of the road to be impassable to traffic. On the SILK Highway, floods around Bandar Sg Long forced the road to Cheras and Kajang to be closed and traffic diverted to Putrajaya. On the KESAS highway, the crawl started near the Vista Commonwealth heading towards the MRR2 and the KL Seremban Highway towards Sri Petaling. Massive congestions were also reported in Subang Jaya around the Pesiaran Kewajipan roundabout and Sunway areas, NPE and on the SPRINT Highway. |
| Yen Yen gets honorary doctorate from Japanese university Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:04 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Josai International University in Japan for significant contributions in tourism industry development, nation building and forging of closer relations and cooperation between the university and Malaysia. The private university's chancellor, Noriko Mizuta, bestowed the doctorate on Dr Ng at a ceremony in the university in Tokyo, Tourism Malaysia said in a statement Tuesday. In her acceptance speech, the minister said she received the award, not just for herself, but also for her family which had supported her endeavours, and for the women and men who had worked with her for a better Malaysia, better tomorrow and for 1Malaysia. This year, Malaysia welcomed 11.63 million tourist arrivals in the first six months, registering a growth of 2.4 per cent as compared to 11.36 million for the same period last year. Tourist receipts from January to June this year, have also risen by four per cent, generating RM26.8 billion to the country' revenue as compared to RM25.7 billion last year. - Bernama |
| Families of Batang Kali victims lose London court battle Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:54 AM PDT LONDON (AFP): The relatives of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers killed by British troops in 1948 on Tuesday lost their High Court battle for a full inquiry by the British government. Britain said last November it would not hold a formal probe into the Batang Kali killings in British-controlled Malaya, but the families' lawyers claim there is enough evidence to justify an independent inquiry. British soldiers surrounded the Sungai Rimoh rubber estate in Batang Kali on Dec 12, 1948, shot the 24 workers and set the village on fire, London's High Court heard. The incident happened during the so-called Malayan Emergency, when British troops conducted military operations against communist insurgents. The court heard that Britain's 1964-1970 Labour government had launched a police investigation into the deaths, but the incoming Conservative administration dropped it in 1970, claiming a lack of evidence. The current British government argued that the decision not to hold an inquiry was reached lawfully. "There are no grounds for disturbing their conclusion," Judge John Thomas said on Tuesday. But lawyers for the victims' families claim that statements given by soldiers to the original investigation showed they admitted unlawful killing. "We are appealing. As long as the injustice remains, the families will be pursuing legal action," said John Halford, a solicitor representing the families. A relative of one of the victims of the killings said he was disappointed by the judge's decision. "I am disappointed with the finding that no inquiry is required. The truth has not been fully revealed," said Chong Koon Ying - whose father Chong Voon was killed - in a statement released by lawyers. The families hope an investigation could lead to an apology and reparations. - AFP |
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