The Star Online: Metro: South & East
The Star Online: Metro: South & East |
- Mohd Sharkar: PAIP has one week to explain its failure to provide clean water to residents
- Public can lodge complaints at service centre
- Things looking bright for sick toddler
| Mohd Sharkar: PAIP has one week to explain its failure to provide clean water to residents Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:40 PM PDT TEMERLOH: Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) has been given a week to come up with a full report on its failure to provide clean water supply to thousands of residents in Lanchang. Lanchang assemblyman Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsuddin said he had received complaints that the treatment plant in Kampung Mempateh was channelling water with an unpleasant odour and sediments. "I am disappointed as the treatment plant was supposed to have been upgraded recently. "By right, it should not happen and I want to know the reason," he said after making an impromptu inspection at the plant. Mohd Sharkar, who is also the state Culture and Tourism Committee chairman, said PAIP should take action against its staff if proven negligence was involved. He said PAIP should ensure no such incident recur in the future as it reflected bad on its management and the state government. "PAIP must provide nothing but the best in terms of services, clean and uninterrupted supply to the people. "Furthermore, huge allocations have been provided by the state government to upgrade the treatment plant," he said. Mohd Sharkar said many residents in Felda Bukit Damar and Felda Lakum had brought up the matter to his attention, resulting in him making a surprise inspection. He said initial report indicated that the technology used in the treatment plant was not suitable and PAIP should hold an urgent meeting with its consultant to sort out the matter. "In addition, I was also told that the waste water from the treatment plant has damaged agriculture produce of residents. "These issues must be resolved promptly to minimise inconvenience to the people," he said, adding that PAIP must give equal attention to water supply problems affecting rural settlements instead of focussing only on urban and high capacity areas. |
| Public can lodge complaints at service centre Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:39 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: Gelang Patah MCA division chief Jason Teoh will be launching a new public complaints unit, which is specially formed to monitor complaints against Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang and Skudai assemblyman Dr. Boo Cheng Hou. Teoh said that the members of the public who are unsatisfied with the services of the two Opposition leaders, are welcome to lodge their complaints at his service centre. "The new Public Complaints Monitoring unit is an avenue for the public to voice out their concerns especially if their problems go unnoticed by the Opposition representatives," he told a press conference at the Chinese Press Club here on June 9. He added that those who wished to lodge a complaint would have to fill in a form detailing their complaints along with their personal details. "Once the complaint is submitted, we will investigate the matter to ensure that the facts are true before putting it up online for people to view. "We have approached the "Skudai Talk" Facebook page owner, who relates local issues via Facebook, to cooperate with us and post these complaints online for people to read," said Teoh. He said that the online postings could also make the locals aware of the inefficiency of the Opposition and serve as evidence of what they have done for the community. "This will allow the people's concerns to be voiced out and provides a check and balance between the two parties," he added. |
| Things looking bright for sick toddler Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:40 PM PDT MARAN: Four-month-old hypoglycemia patient Muhamad Asyraf Zaili has received over 200 injections since birth. All the needles used for the injection are in possession of his father Zaili Dollah, 47, as a collection to remind him on the sufferings of his son. According to the self-employed Zaili, Asyraf's pain may soon be over once he undergoes an operation in Germany. Zaili said some RM250,000 was needed for the cost of operation and the amount had been collected. He said he had to re-finance his house in No 7, Lorong 15, Taman Desa Jaya 2, Bandar Pusat Jengka here to partly pay the cost of the operation, while the balance was contributed by donors and another RM50,000 by the state government. Zaili said Muhamad Asyraf would have to be injected every eight hours three times a day. Recently, state Women Affairs, Family Development, Communications and Multimedia Committee chairman Datuk Shahaniza Shamsuddin and Umno Wanita dan Puteri movements visited the family at their house. Shahaniza handed over the RM50,000 cheque representing the government and also donated some money for the baby. Shahaniza said though Zaili had enough funds to pay the operation cost, he however, needed continuous financial support from donors for his son's post operation treatments. She said according to the medical experts, there are only 20 of such patients in the world as it is a rare kind of disease. "Muhamad Asyraf will definitely need further treatments after his operation. "Therefore I wish to appeal to the members of public to contribute some money to Zaili for this matter regardless of the amount," she said. Those who wish to donate can bank-in the money to the baby's mother Rasidah Ardani's Maybank account at 156141307260 or she can be contacted at 019-932 1566 or 019-988 2647. |
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