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- Three villages in Klang affected by flash floods
- Govt looking into revising civil servant salaries
- AES fair to responsible drivers, says Transport Minister
| Three villages in Klang affected by flash floods Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:28 AM PDT KLANG: Some 200 houses in villages Sri Nadi, Johan Setia and Kampung SC were inundated by up to one metre of water after they were hit by flash floods following a heavy downpour that lasted more than six hours on Wednesday evening. Most the victims were unable to save most of their belongings after water started flowing into their homes at around 6pm. Jamaludin Abdullah, 34, a resident of Kampung Johan Setia, said this was one of the worst cases of flash flooding in the area. "I urge the Drainage and Irrigation Department to deepen the drainage system here so that we will not be at the mercy of flash floods whenever there is heavy rain for a prolonged period," he told reporters. On Oct 18, about 300 houses in the same three villages were hit by flash floods after it rained heavily for more than five hours. - Bernama |
| Govt looking into revising civil servant salaries Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:57 AM PDT MELAKA: The government is looking into revising the salary scheme of civil servants, including raises of up to 5%, said Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Dr Ali Hamsa. He said the revision was necessary to help civil servants cope with the rising cost of living. "We look into this in categories, if the 5% at the higher end is too high we will have to make adjustments," he told reporters after attending a meeting of civil servants and the Public Sector Innovation Awards ceremony at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) here Wednesday. Ali Hamsa said the review would be comprehensive to ensure all levels of the civil service benefited including those whose salaries had become static because they had reached the maximum level. - Bernama |
| AES fair to responsible drivers, says Transport Minister Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:54 AM PDT SEPANG: The Automated Enforcement System (AES) is fair to responsible road users, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said. He urged opinion leaders to not jeopardise the safety of road users by turning the issue into a political one. The system has been a subject of heavy criticism since its launch on Sept 22 which saw the operation of 14 cameras nationwide. "I don't think anyone would object to something that will improve roadsafety and reduce deaths due to accidents. "Every year, over 6,800 people died on the road in our country in over 400,000 accidents. What about the tens of thousands who were injured?" said Kong when asked to comment on the purported objections raised against the implementation of the system. He said the AES was not a project that was rolled out in haste but wasplanned in detailed, as it was debated and answered in Parliament for several years'. "When accidents happen, they question why we do not do enough. But when we do something which is proven (to be effective), they also want to play politics, which is very unfair to responsible road users. "I hope this will not be politicised to risk the life of responsible road users," said Kong. |
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