The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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- Sungai Lenek and Sungai Chaah to be cleaned up to mitigate floods
- ‘Emperor’ rounded up in raid on vagrants
- Long-term plans needed to assist the disabled
| Sungai Lenek and Sungai Chaah to be cleaned up to mitigate floods Posted: 21 Nov 2011 07:14 PM PST LABIS: The government is deepening and cleaning up two major rivers as part of its flood mitigation projects here. Labis MP Datuk Chua Tee Yong said the rivers involved were Sungai Lenek and Sungai Chaah. He added that the relevant agencies including district and state offices were on high alert and have been monitoring flood prone areas. "As the government is ready in case of floods, we hope residents especially in low-lying areas will also take precautions during the rainy season now," he told reporters after visiting Sg Lenek around the Chaah area recently. Labis and Chaah were among the worst-hit areas during the floods in the state earlier this year. Chua, who is also Agriculture and Agro-based Industry deputy minister, said MCA would also meet up with other Barisan Nasional component parties to discuss on preparation for floods such as identifying relief centres and also about the distribution of food when a flood occurs. Chaah resident Wong Lee Yin, 50, said she hoped the government would informed them on what to do and where to go during a flood to save lives and belongings. "I am worried about floods especially after the horrifying experience I had to go through during the earlier floods this year," she said during an interview. Wong said she managed to save her five children as the water-level rose very quickly and she lost everything including her personal documents such as her MyKad. "The river is just behind our home and the currents during the flood are strong. "I saw some villagers using a tractor to transport wheelchair-bound senior citizens to safe ground. "Financial aid alone is not sufficient as we want to be alerted during an emergency especially floods," the housewife added. Another resident V. Subramaniam, 31, said he would start worrying about floods when monsoon season was near. "December is coming and we have to prepare to shift our things to the higher ground. "My wife and I will have to be extra cautious as we are concerned not just about our lives but also of a newborn baby," he said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| ‘Emperor’ rounded up in raid on vagrants Posted: 21 Nov 2011 07:15 PM PST KOTA KINABALU: An 'emperor of Japan' was among 17 people rounded up in the city's second sweep on paupers, vagrants and the homeless here recently. The well-groomed 55-year-old man was getting ready for bed at one of the five-foot ways in town when Kota Kinabalu City Hall officers led by director-general Datuk Yeo Boon Hai approached him. He told the raiding team, consisting personnel from other enforcement agencies, that he was originally from Pahang but had lived in Sabah for a long time and that he had a Japanese bride. Asked where he worked previously, the man, without a hitch in his words, replied that he used to rule the Land of the Rising Sun. The detainees including three children who made the streets of the state capital their home, putting up anywhere from sidewalks, back alleys to staircases. City Hall held the second exercise, dubbed 'Ops Blue Thunder II', after complaints of beggars and the homeless returning to the streets — despite some of them being cautioned not to when picked up in the first operation. The detainees were let off with a stern warning that they would be charged in court under the city's by-laws if they were to sleep in the streets again. Yeo said those roped in the next operation would be fined RM50 or two weeks imprisonment in accordance with the Minor Offences Ordinance. "We will not accept anymore excuses from them as they have been given enough chances," he said. Also present at the operation was acting city police chief deputy Supt Peter Umbuas. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Long-term plans needed to assist the disabled Posted: 21 Nov 2011 07:16 PM PST JOHOR BARU: Financial assistance alone will not help disabled people lead normal lives as they also need long-term help and the latest technological aid to assist them, said Sultan of Johor's Royal Consort Raja Zarith Sofiah Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah. She also said sharing of knowledge and information, long-term commitment and equipment for rehabilitation were required to help them. "Education and vocational training must also be given to provide better lives for the disabled," she said in her keynote address during the 16th National Seminar on Cerebral Palsy recently. Raja Zarith added that the children under the age of five in developing countries were exposed to multiple risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health and unstimulating home environments. She pointed out that these problems could impair cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development for children. "We may not have all the resources available for comprehensive implementation of state of the art technology, due to high costs and availability but we all need to create a dream for a better tomorrow for them. "In a report by the Global Burden of Disease in 2004, 5.1% of children until 14 years of age has moderate to severe disabilities," she said. She added that in undeveloped countries, disabled people expressed a strong need for better access to health care services, medications and technical devices. Raja Zarith also said medical research was working towards improving diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cerebral palsy. "We can expect a significant improvements in the care of the children with cerebral palsy and many other disorders that strike early in life," she said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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