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Free ride on new buses by RapidKuantan
Several projects planned at SEAREPA meeting
Top-up mobile phone terminal to offer easy access

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:25 PM PST

KUANTAN: The RapidKuantan service will only begin operation on Dec 1 but those who are going to the Datuk Siti Nurhaliza's Live in Kuantan concert will enjoy the privilege of riding the new buses first.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd bus division group director Zohari Sulaiman said RapidKuantan will prepare a free shuttle service as the official transport for the concert to be held at Bukit Gambang Resort City on Nov 9.

"We will prepare seven buses to fetch concert goers from Stadium Darul Makmur to Bukit Gambang Resort City and back after the show.

"The first bus will leave at 5pm on that day and the trip frequency will be 30 minutes. The last trip is at 7pm," he said.

The service however, is meant only for concert ticket-holders only.

Those who wish to board the RapidKuantan buses, added Johari, would need to show their concert tickets.

Up to 4,000 fans of the diva are expected to attend the concert which will begin at 8pm.

"We are proud to provide this service and support the development of the local arts industry."

The RapidKuantan service, which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his Budget 2013 speech – will begin operation from a temporary depot located in the Semambu Industrial Area with a fleet of 32 buses.

Several projects planned at SEAREPA meeting

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:26 PM PST

SANDAKAN: Pushing policies that support decentralised production and distribution of renewable energy, and community micro-hydro network building are among 12 projects that emerged from a regional grassroots assembly that ended here recently.

The inaugural Southeast Asia Renewable Energy People's Assembly (SEAREPA) will also pursue the creation of an Asian journalism network using an online platform to help the region source and share information, and promote South-South exchanges for community based renewable energy systems.

Other projects include building a youth alliance on renewable energy in the Mekong Delta, promotion of alternative fuel vehicles, creation of a network against mega hydro-electric dams in Sarawak and the collection and sharing of information on financing institutions and their role in renewable energy.

The projects were conceived by individual participants at the SEAREPA alliance marketplace space, and expanded into goals, action plans and timeline targets through group discussions, and later presented to the five-day Assembly held at the Rainforest Discovery Centre.

Multiple partnerships cutting across community groups, non- governmental organisations, government agencies and institutions that have links with possible funders were created for each project.

The 130 participants representing 80 organisations in South-East and South Asia and the United States also agreed to expand SEAREPA and to hold a second Assembly next year, possibly in Laos or the Philippines.

SEAREPA coordinator Gabriel S. Wynn said with the consensus to continue with the Assembly, next steps would likely include the setting up a secretariat and designing how it will be structured, and identifying which organisations will facilitate on-going work.

"At this first SEAREPA, we drew diverse groups. We now have to ask ourselves where we wish to invest that positive energy. What we are seeing here is the creation of a renewable energy ecosystem.

"We have also started a wiki page, which is an open database for everyone, but we only have a few projects listed in this site so far. The idea is for everyone to contribute and add studies and information into this site, and with some participants bringing up the need for raising awareness on renewable energy, this could be one way of getting information out," Wynn said.

SEAREPA was initiated in Sabah following a movement that successfully led to the cancellation of what would have been the first coal-fired power plant in the Malaysian Borneo state.

SEAREPA's common goal is to build an equitable, energy-secure future and strategic partnerships in the region and beyond.

In keeping with the spirit of a people's led forum, there were no presentations and instead, participants helped shape and determine discussions and the outcome of SEAREPA.

SEAREPA was co-hosted by Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP), TONIBUNG (Sabah-based Friends of Village Development), Green Empowerment and the Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC).

Top-up mobile phone terminal to offer easy access

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:27 PM PST

MALACCA: 'Woopit', a new top-up terminal for mobile phone users is set to generate supplementary income for co-operatives (co-ops) and non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) in the state.

The facility which was introduced here recently is aimed to make it more convenient for Malaccans who are using pre-paid mobile phones to do their top-ups.

The terminal is similar to a public telephone booth fixed to the wall, which could be accessed by users on a 24 hours basis.

The product's distributor Michael Ching said Woopit would be a boon for co-ops and NGOs as they would be given top priority by the company to generate income through community related programmes.

"The facility could be installed at any sites such as colleges, hospitals and the rural areas where top-ups could be done without much difficulties," added Ching. To diverse into entrepreneurship venture, the co-ops and NGOs could invest in the machines with a low investment and reap high profits in a short period.

The mobile prepaid top-up terminal caters for users of all telecommunications service providers, among others, Celcom, DiGi, Hotlink, Tune Talk, U Mobile, Merchant Trade, OK Tel and XOX.

It also provides International Airtime transfer to 12 countries namely Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore.

Woopit is owned by KLSC Groups Sdn Bhd and its founder, Randay Parameswaran said prepaid mobile phone users can top-up from as low as RM3 to RM30 using the terminal.

He added that in collaboration with Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), bill payments like electricity, water, Astro bills as well as some saving accounts transactions can be done using the terminal.

"Many other payment to service providers apart from telecommunication are in the pipeline like road tax payment and others.

"In a nutshell, rural folks need no longer travel to their respective towns to do all the transactions, this can be done through Woopit, hence, saving time and money," said Randay.

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Selasa, 6 November 2012