The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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- Joint effort for research programme
- Proposed police beat to end crime in Lintas Plaza
- The luxury of wood
| Joint effort for research programme Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:35 PM PDT JOHOR BARU: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) will conduct a joint research with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a working paper on sustainable cities in Asia. UTM acting vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Azraai Kassim said that the four cities that have been chosen for the research programme were Nusajaya, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang. He added that a team of MIT and UTM researchers would go to each of these cities to conduct research for the next five years. Dr Mohd Azraai also said that both universities would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) that was held recently at MIT in America. He pointed out that the MoU would be the third time that both universities will be collaborating in a joint research. "The main objective of this project is to have a good urbanisation and population system that is unique, comfortable, safe, and sustainable cities in Malaysia and other Asian cities. "This project would also help to solve over population problems at urban cities especially in South Asia," he told a press conference held at UTM here. Dr Mohd Azraai added that through the project, it was expected that there would be an increase in the usage of science and technology that would bring vast improvements in urban areas. He also said that the research would allow a greater cooperation and wider network between researchers and educators on creating sustainable urban cities in the region. "Once completed, our findings will be guidelines to other countries and universities to implement a sustainable city. "Malaysia especially in Iskandar Malaysia area is transforming Malaysia into a developed country," he said. |
| Proposed police beat to end crime in Lintas Plaza Posted: 26 Jun 2013 07:52 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU: Folks working and residing at the Lintas Plaza and Lintas Square vicinity, about a 10-minute drive from Kota Kinabalu city, need not worry too much on crime occurrences in the area once a police beat base is built. Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Tan Kok Liang said this following a meet-the-people session in the area on Tuesday. He found that there were many break-ins in office and property blocks. "Although the crime index have reduced gradually over the years, the police will not stop efforts in fighting crime but will continue to prevent them from happening," he said. "So for this area, a police beat base will be built once a suitable location is decided," he said. Tan said there would be more police personnel patrolling the area and cooperation with the existing Lintas Plaza management's security personnel will also be established. "Discussions are underway to bring about more police personnel here," he said. |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2013 07:54 PM PDT HOME owners who are eyeing to furnish their house into a modern abode, decorative wood panels might be the solution to give their homes a trendy edge. Decking out with various designs and colours, Kitapanel Wood Product Sdn Bhd is offering a wide selection of thematic wood panels in Perfect Livin' 13 home and lifestyle exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the Sultan Ahmad Shah International Convention Centre (SASICC), Kuantan (adjoining The Zenith Hotel) from June 28 to 30. Kitapanel director Wong Chiew Tze said the decorative wood panels are not only decorative items that adorn the house but also to create more space and to partition the house. "Home owners would want to come home and chill out in their own cozy and relaxing surrounding. "These additional decorative wood panels not only make up and compliment the house's intrinsic designs but also improve the house's ambience be it a stand-alone wood panel or one that is installed on the wall," she said. The company manufactures, designs and retails decorative wood panels and marketed under the brand name – Fine. Some of the highlights that will be featured in the exhibition are the wave door panels and television decorative panels. Wong said most home owners prefer to put a trendy wood panel as the background of the television. "Our television decoration panels also come with cabinets and shelves as well as strategically installed lighting around the panels. "There are three difference types of wave designs and comes in three colours which is the Walnut, Champagne Gold or White Gloss. it can be a stand alone panels or one that is attached to the walls. "Customers can also opt for the vertical panels as it make the ceiling higher and looked more spacious in a compact living room," she said. As for the door panels, it is made of Middium Density Fibreboard (MDF) and it is filled with honey-comb structures in the middle within the finger-join frames to give a stronger overall structure. "It is tough and also prevents warping," Wong added. The television decorative set is priced from RM2,000 to RM3,000 depending on the size of the cabinets and open shelves while the wall panels ranged from RM1,000 to RM3,000 depending on the designs. Visitors to the booth are advised to bring along picture of their homes as there will be experienced staff to advise on the panels that suits the home. There are 40 colours to choose from all products with three different finishing which is the wood grain, monotone and high gloss finishing. Customers can also customise the wood panels with different images and patterns. The first 1,000 early birds to the exhibition will walk away with an exclusive limited-edition Perfect Livin' aluminium drinking bottle each while the first 2,000 visitors will get a sling bag each. Exhibition will open from 11am till 9pm. Admission is free. |
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