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- USJ 2 folk furious over crane collapse
- Liew ‘did not usually let men in’
- Khairy to defend Umno Youth chief post in next polls
| USJ 2 folk furious over crane collapse Posted: SUBANG JAYA: Residents are fuming over the incident in USJ 2 on Saturday. USJ 2 residents association committee member, Rican Lim, said he was disappointed by the way construction works have been conducted in the area. "All the drilling and piling works create tremors as though a mini earthquake is taking place," said Lim, who lives just down the road from where the crane collapsed. He told The Star that tremors are so bad at times that the lights and air conditioner in his house rattle. According to Lim, due to the incident, many residents faced a power cut that had them all "living in an oven". Betty Lai, who lives on USJ 2/4E, said that though the accident took place at Jalan USJ 2/3, all USJ 2 residents were affected by construction works. "Sometimes, the vibration and noise from the piling continues after 7pm," she said. The association's secretary Harcharan Kaur said that they have been complaining about the construction for six months but nothing has been done. "Now that this has happened, a lot of residents are worried about their safety," she said. As of Saturday night, work at all LRT line extension project areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has been stopped. MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi said that the stop-work order notice was issued to Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) and its contractor TRC Synergies. "We will be conducting a meeting with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Prasarana as well as the construction company in question," Asmawi told reporters yesterday. The meeting, which will be held at the MPSJ office, will look at the standard operating procedures implemented by the construction company as well as to decide on steps to rectify the situation. |
| Liew ‘did not usually let men in’ Posted: JOHOR BARU: Amy Liew would not usually let any man into her shop but she broke the rule on Saturday which led to her tragic fate. Liew's husband Toh Qing Foo said she had opened the beauty care centre with her sister in February and everything had been running smoothly. "They usually do not open the doors to men, but because there was a woman, they let the three people in," he said. The three entered the shop in Taman Bukit Indah here at about 11.30am on the pretext of being customers. Police had said that the 39-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the abdomen and had four slash wounds on her neck, one on her back and another on her right hand. The assailants took a mobile phone, a laptop and some cash. When met at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital here yesterday, Toh and Liew's family were clearly in shock over Liew's death. Liew's mother wailed: "She did not die naturally. Someone killed my daughter!" . The mother and Liew's four siblings rushed from Pahang after receiving the news. Liew's brother Chee Tong said his sister was a nice and hardworking person who had always made work and family her priority. He added that she had rarely fought with anyone or kept grudges. Nusajaya deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Razak Md Said said three suspects believed to be involved in the murder had been arrested. "We have arrested two men, in their 30s, and a woman, in her 20s, within six hours of the incident," he said, adding that CCTVs from neighbouring shoplots helped track down the killers. |
| Khairy to defend Umno Youth chief post in next polls Posted: REMBAU: Khairy Jamaluddin has finally announced his plan to defend his Umno Youth chief post in the coming party polls. The Member of Parliament for Rembau said that he had made the decision after deep thought and getting the blessings of grassroots supporters. "I have given this much thought. Following discussions with my friends at the grassroots level, seeking the views of my Umno Youth executive committee friends, the state, the division and the branch levels. I am asking to be given one more term because there are many things I need to do which could not be done in just one term," he said. He said this at a press conference at his Aidilfitri open house in Kampung Gadong, near here, yesterday. Khairy, who is also Youth and Sports Minister, said that a survey had shown that Barisan Nasional received 54% support from Malay voters aged between 21 and 30. "So, our focus now is to ensure that this trend can be improved, not only among the Malay voters from this age group, but also up to 40 years and including the non-Malay voters – the Chinese, the Indian, the Kadazan, the Iban and the other communities as well. "This needs continuity. I have put in place a plan four years ago to enable Umno Youth and Barisan to become more relevant to the younger generation and their tastes. "With the approach and programmes that we are taking, there is more openness in bringing the patriotic spirit in line with the wishes of our Prime Minister," he said. He said that after he was appointed as Youth and Sports Minister, he felt that there was much more that he needed to do. He now saw more clearly what were the challenges faced by the younger generation. — Bernama |
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