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. TAMAN KINRARA - AhliDewan Undangan Negeri(ADUNJ Kinrara, TeresaKok Suh Sim akan membawamasalah penjaja ke MesyuaratMajlisPerbandarandalamtem-poh terdekat.

Katanya, antara masalahitu ialah penjaja pasar pagi diTamanKinrara Seksyen 3me-nuntut keselesaan pasar yangselesa.

"Sebelum pilihan rayalalu, wakil rakyat sebelum iniada menjanjikan kepada pen'jaja berkenaanuntukmembinapasar berbumbung yang kekaljikamenang.

"N amun kerana kalah, sayayang kini. sebagai ADUN disini akan membuat susulan me-

ngenai permintaan 6&penjajapasar pagi itu," katanya.

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kanperjumpaandanmesyuaratdengan penjaja di situ bagimel1dengarkeluhan mereka.

"Selain itu, mereka jugamengadujambatankecil yangmenyambungkan jai<mpe~arke pasar berkenaan telah ro-sak dan berbahaya untukkenderaan yang melalui ka-wasan itu.

"Saya menggesa pihakberkenaanmembaiki jalan itudengansegerakeranaiabukansahajauntukkeselamatanpen-jaja; malahpelangganyang da-tangmembeli," katanya.

Semen~araitu, Teresayangturut melawat Jalan. UtamaTaman Kinrara Seksyen 3 keLebuhraya Kesas b()rkata,ja-lanberkenaan akanditurapbagi keselesaan pengguna.

Katanya, kerja penurap-an jalan sudah dimulakan se-jak tiga hari hlu dan ia di-jang~a siapdalam tempohsemmggu. .

"Sebelum ini penggunajalan raya mengadu, jalan disini tidak rata, malah ada an-tara penunggang motosikalsering mengalami kemalang-

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an di sini."Apabila jalan itu sudah

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utama yang menjadikan jalanitu sebagai laluan utama ke tem-pat ketja," katanya.

TeresaturutmemintaMPSJ

supaya mengambillangkah se-gera menambak dua lubang be-sar di sebuah taman pelmainankanak-kanak di situ.

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N~O calls for guidelineson selection of councillors'By TAN KARR WEIkarrwei@the~t~r.com.my

THE Selangor Government has beenurged to announce its. criteria andpolicies on the appointment of localcouncillors.

The Coalition for Good Governance(CGG),an informal group of 55 civilsociety organisations(CSOs), metSelangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri AbdulKhalid Ibrahim recently to discussmatters related to the governance ofthe state.

"So far, the state govemment hasnot announced any clear guidelineson how the councillors are chosen,"Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram)executive director Yap Swee Sengtold a press conference in PetalingJaya yesterday.

The coalition has earlier expresseddisappointment with the. PenangGovernment for appointing onlyseven non-partisan representativesin its local council, compared with36 party members.

"Ofthat seven, five represent the

business community. We feel thatthisis a non~democratic approach as .there was no public consultation,"Yap said. .

The CGG also wants the PakatanRakyat-Ied state governments inSelangor, Perak, Penang, Kedah andKelantan to launch their respectiveroadmaps for local council elections.

The CGGsaid it did not agree withsome statements made by somePakatan Rakyat politicians that lo<;alcouncil elections could only be heldwith the approval of the Federal.Government.

According to Malaysian Barhuman rights committee co-deputychairman Andrew Khoo, althoughSection 15 of the Local GovernmentAct 1976 had abolished local govern-ment elections, Section 1(4) suggeststhat the state governments have theright to exempt any area within anylocal authority area from all or any ofthe provisions of the act.

"This means that you can excludelocal authority areas from the provi-sion of Section 15 (abolishment of

local government elections)..What with Khalidwas positive.they need is to pass a resolution in Among the issues discussedthe state assembly to set out the were:areaswhich are goingto be exempt:" . INSTlTUTIONALISATIONofed,"Khoosaid. meetings between the mentri besar

Khoo said the general election and the CGGand the setting-up ofresults indicated that the people task forcesto deal with issues;wantedchangeandwerelookingfor. FREEDOMof informationtogreater transparency and account- allowthe publiceasyaccessto infor-ability. mation pertaining to matters of

"Wewant peoplewho are elected publicinterest;by thepeopl~whoactuallylivein . CREATE an office of thethe area so that the representativeis Omb.udsmanfor Good Governanceaccountable to the residents," Khoo in Selangorto investigateallegationssaid. of mismanagement, corruption and

Yap said the structmes for local misuseof publicfunds; andcouncilelectionsshouldbeinplace . ENSUREeasy access to publicno later than 2010 so that elections facilities.couldtake placeby 2011. Yapsaid Khalidhad agreed to set

The CGGalso urged the Barisan up taskforcesto dealwith issueslikeNasional federal government to urban poverty, workers, orang asli,introduce local council elections women, children, youths and the'immediatelyin the other states and environment.the federal territories as a concrete Also present atthe press confer-sign that it was sincere in fighting ence were EmPowermember Pookcorruption and mismanagement at Li Yoon and Komas (Pusat Komu-the localcouncillevel. I nikasiMasyarakat)coordinatorAmi

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SUBANG JAVA -Berikutan peningkatan kesdenggi di kawasan Subang Jaya yang dilapor-kan JabatanKesihatan negeri ba11l-baruini, KelabWarga Emas di USJ 11mengambil inisiatif meng-anjurkan program gotong-royong dengan kerja-

KelabWargaEmasanjurgotong-royong;':(~sarna Pusat Khidmat Masyarakat Ahli DewanUndangan N~geri (ADUN) SubangJaya.

Gotong-royong anti denggi itu berroula se-malam di sekitar kawasan restoran USJ 11 kira-

kirajam 7.30 pagi. .

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SHAHALAM - Syarikat Bekalan AirSelangor Sdn. Bhd. (Syabas) akanmengllatkuasakan penggunaan kadhijau pada setiap' kontraktor danpekelja termasuk sub kontraktorlantikannya seCal'a berperingkat.

Pengerusi Eksekutif Syabas, TanSri Rozali Ismail berkata, ini keranapihaknya mendapati sebilangan be-Sal' daripada kontraktornya masihgagal mematuhi peraturan kesela-

matan yang telah digariskan Sya-bas.

Jelasbeliau, penggunaan kad hijauitu merupakan inisiatif LembagaPembangunan Industri PembinaanMalaysia (CIDB)dalam mewujudkandan melaksanakan sistem penguru-san keselamatan di tapak binaan.

"Syabas perlu memastikan kese-mua kontraktor termasuk peketja-nya memiliki kad hijau serta me-mahami kehendak peraturan sepertitermaktub di bawah Akta Kesela-matan clanKesihatan Pekerjaan (OS-

HA) 1994. nuddin Othman."Mana-mana pekerja binaan yang Kad hijau merupakan kad pen-

tidak memiliki kad hijau boleh di- daftaran yang dikeluarkan CIDB ba-kenakan tatatertib iaitu pendaftaran gi membuktikan seseorang pekerjakontraktor dibatalkan, digantung binaan telah mengikuti kursus in-atau ditarik, malah menyukarkan duksi keselamatan dan kesihatan ba-mereka memasuki sebarang tender gi peketja binaan dan memahamipembinaan," katanya dalam ucapan- penerangan yang diberikan.nya pada Majlis Perasmian Kursus Rozali juga menegaskan, SyabasInduksi Keselamatan dan Kesihatan berhak untuk memberhentikan atauCIDB di sini semalimt. menggantung kerja-kerja kontraktor

Teks ucapannya dibacakan oleh dengan 'serta-merta sehingga kese-Pengarah Eksekutif Sumber Manu- mua pekerja mengikuti kursus in-sia dan Pentadbiran Syabas, Zai- duksi tersebut dan menjadi peme-

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"Berdasarkan kepada keupayaanclanfaedah pengunaan kad hijau ini,maka pihak kami yakin bahawa Sya-bas dan kontraktor akan dapat me-laksanakan tugas dengan lebih baikpada masa akan datang:' ujarnya.

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Longkang tida'k sempurnapunca 5rumah roboh

Oleh MUHAMMADDAYNE AZMIN

KAJANG 29 April - KeJjap~mbaikan longkang yang tidaksempurna di bahagian belakangrumah di Taman Bukit Kajang disini dip.ercayai menjadi puncalima buah rumah di taman peru-l11ahan itu runtuh, baru-baru ini.

Pendudukmend~alongkangyang dibina oleh kontraktor yangdilantik oleh Majlis PerbandaranKajang (MPKj) dua tahun lepasitu tidak dibuat sehingga ke long-kang besar, parit atau sungai.

Sebaliknya, longkang itu dibuatseparuh jalan l11enyebabkan airyang l11engalir akan meresap kedalam tanah apabila sampai dipenghujung longkang itu, yangakhirnya mengakibatkan tanah disitu lembut dan mendap.

Akhirnya, tanah yang lembutitu tidak mampu menahan beratbangunan tambahan yang dibuatoleh penduduk dan 'ia runtuhpada minggu lalu.

Kesemua lima buah rumahyang runtuh dalam kejadian ituterletak di hujung saluran long-kang itu.

Tinjauan Utusan Malaysia ditel11pat kejadian mendapati tem-bok yang dibina di kawasan terba-bit sudah retak dan terdapat ta-

nah yang keluar melalui lubangsaluran air.

Salah seorang penduduk, Ja-mal Mohd. Ibrahim, 36, berkata,jumlah sebenar rumah yang teJje-jas ekoran runtuhan tanah ituialah tujuh buah rul11ah setakatini.

"Kesemua tujuh keluargater-babit telah diarahkan berpindahke penempatan sementara di Ka-jang Sentral sehingga keJja-keJjapel11baikan siap dilakukan olehpihak pemaju," katanya.

Dia juga l11engakuisaluran long-kang yang tidak..diselenggara de-ngan baik oleh MPKj sebelum inil11enjadipunca mendapantanah.

"Penduduk sudah risau sejaksekian lama apabila melihatkansaluran longkang di sini cukupteruk dan akhirnya kerisauan itbertukar tragedi apabila rul11alikami menjadi mangsaruntuhantanah," katanya.

Dia memberitahu, sebelum ke-jadian itu, berlaku kejadian yanghanlpir sarna melibatkan duabuah rumah yang terletak berde-katan kira-kira dua tahun lalu.

"Namun, piliak MPKf dan pe-maju telah memperbaiki tempatberlaku mendapan itu denganl11embina benteng konkrit yanglebili kukuh bagi menampung ru-mah tersebut," katanya.

Katanya, tidak mustahil kejadi-

an yang sarna akan berlaku lagipada masa akan datangjika pihakberkuasa khususnya MPKj gagalmengenal pasti punca sebenar ke-jadian minggu lalu.

Sementara itu, seorang lagi pen-duduk, S. Muniama, 50, memberi-tahu, keluarganya masih berada didalam keadaan trauma ekoran ke-jadian yang berlaku itu.

"Kami,sekeluarga tidak dapattidur malam semenjak beberapahari yang lepas dan gusar memi-kirkan tebing rul11ah yang men-dap sertamenunggu masa untukruntuh," katanya.

Dia turut menyalahkan faktorlongkang yang tidak dibuat de-ngan sempurna sebagai punca ta-nah !li situmendap dan runtuhmalla}{alatel1lbok yang dibiQaju-ga diperkukuhkan dengan ceru-cuk besi

"Gabungan simen dan batu 'sahaja tidak cukup kukuh .apa-tal} lagi tanah di situ sentiasaterdedah kepada alira.nair," ka-tanya.

Penduduk yang ditemui jugamerungut serta kecewa dengansikap MPKj kerana tidak turunpadang untuk memantau per-kembangan berlaku di situ.

Kebanyakan mereka mengakuiMPKj lambat mengambil tinda-kan dan yang menjadi mangsaialah penduduk.

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Cracksnear tollplaza areaMotorists concernedabout their safetyBy THO XIN VI

tho, ,inyi@thestar.com.my

B IG cracks appearing on the". roadat the PuchongBarattoll

plaza of the DamansaraPuchongHighway(LOP)are causingjitters among drivers..

, Thereare cracksnearthe lefttollbooth from Puchong heading to-wards Subang Jaya and ShahAIam. The area is found to be .sink-ing.

Road users want to know thecause of the cracks. They hope nountoward incident will happen toany driver.

When contacted, Litrak commu-nications executive Partiban P.said

the company was aware of theproblem and had appointed anindependent engineering consul-tant to conduct a detailed investi-gation. .

''Thecracksand the sinkingof theroad can only be determined afterthe investigation is completed," hesaid.

Partiban assured the public thatthe situation posed no danger toroad users.

''Thesinkingarea is awayfromthetoll plaza,"he said.

Accordingto Partiban,the investi-gationwilltake from six months to ayear to be completed.

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MAJORchanges are in the off-ing for the Illegal FactoriesRehabilitation Programme

introduced by the previous Selangorstate government in 2006.

, Accordingto SelangorStateNewI Village Development and Illegal

Factorv Task ForceCommittee chair-man fan Yong Hian Wah, the policy: reviews are necessary because the

II illegal factories legalisation pro-, grammehasflaws.

"It must benefit entrepreneurs, and citizens of the state which isn't

I the case now," Ean Yong told theStarMetro during a recent interviewat the state secretariat in Shah Nam.

"Factory owners feel that the pre-miums being charged for land useconversions are too high while thoseliving near .the factories are com-plaining about pollution, fire haz-ards, non-existent buffer zones andsocial issues,"he said.

"The process will take timebecausewe intend to pursue this ona case-to-casebasis to draw up new

I rules and regulations,"Ean YongI saId.

By definition, factories operatingwithout, permits, business licences'

l or certificatesof completion andcompliance(CCC)on landmeantfor

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Fiasco of thecial purposes or on' governmentreserve land are illegal.

Responding to a question on ille-gal factories during The Star's CafeLatte Chat in March, Selangor MentriBesar Khalid Ibrahim said: "I'm notclosing them down. I'm trying towork with them, to make them fol-low us.The existence of illegal facto-ries is due to corrupt practices".

A 2006 census recorded 3,165 ille-gal factories in Selangor with exportsworth RM4bil annually and 150,000job opportunities for locals and for-eigners,

But Selangor State LocalGovernment, Study and ResearchCommittee chairman Ronnie Liu said

the number of illegal factories wasmore than 4,000 because cottageindustries were also involved, (Seetablefor comprehensivedata).

Under the incentive packageoffered, factory owners will enjoy a50% discount on land premiums paidwithin three months of the conver-sion approval while those paying

within six months are enti-tled to a 30% discount and 10% dis-count for those who pay up withinnine months.

According to Balakong ChineseChamber of Commerce and Industryand Balakong Jaya Industrial AreaLand and Factory Owners Associa-tionjoint chairman Lam Koong Sum,factory owners are forced to payhigher premiums due, to the highervalue of industrial land.

"Furthermore, light industrieswere toldto pay premiums formedi-um industries and medium indus-tries for heavy industries. This hasaffected the small players," he said.

Under the incentive package, tem-porary operating licentes and tem-porary building permits are issuedyearly for a maximum of three yearsto premises located in industrialzones or areas to' be rezoned forindustrial use.

Owners and operators must firstsubmit land usage conversion appli-cations, planning permits and build-

factories to endpolicy in the offing

ing plans to be reviewed byauthori-ties such as the Fire and RescueDepartment, Environment Depart-ment, state water supplier Syabasand TenagaNasionalBerhad.

For premisesnot in industrialzones or in areas that cannot berezoned, temporary licences andpermits would still be issued on ayearly basis for a maximum of threeyears but operators would eitherhave to move to an industrial zoneor cease operationswithin the time.

The ultimate agenda should be tocreate a win-win situation for resi-dents, factoryowners and the statethat also stands to benefit from col-lectingquit rent

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ovtpayChoose credit card, govt andagency portals or e-bankingBy LOH FOON FONGrU3wsdesk@thestar.com.my

. PETALING JAYA: People can, make four types of e-payment

once the system is implemented,according to a Finance Ministrysource.

The source said e-paymentcould be made through creditcard, online government, portal,and agency portals or through e-banking.

"The public will have serviceaccess similar to that ofMaybank2UonGovernmentrelat-ed transactions,"said the source.

Yesterday The Star reportedthat all payments to theGovernment would be made e-payablebyJuly 1.

At the local council level, overhalf have already accepted thepayment method, said the source.

With e-payment,the publiccanmake payments' on assessmentfees, business licences and trafficsummonses.

The system will be implement-ed in stages beginningwith KualaLumpur and involving106 agen-cies.

At the localcouncil level,morethan half the local councils were

. in the process of working on thesystem.

Consumers Association ofPenang (CAP)said the plan waswelcome as long as people weregiven the choice to choose

between e-payment and payingover the counter.

"Somepeople are still not com-fortable abQut doing e-paymentsdue to security reasons. TheGovernment has to ensure that itis secure,"said CAPpresident S.M.Mohamed ldris.

Asked if e-payment would besafer to use than carryingcash,.hesaid it waS not necessarily thecase because one could lose moremoney ifthe system is not good.

Although passwords should bechanged periodically, peoplemight not do it because theymight have problems remember-ingtoo manypasswords fromvar-ious transactions,he said.

Association of Banks inMalaysia chairman Datuk SeriAbdul Hamidy Abdul Hafiz saidthat the e-payment system wouldincrease productivitysincepeoplewould not need to take too muchtime off for driving, looking forparkingand waiting in line.

"The system is secure and effi-cient.Bankshav~investedheavilyto secure the online transactionsystem. Moreover, people arepaying to the Government, atrusted body, and not through athird party,"he said.

The associations executivedirector, Wong Suan Lye,said theGovernment's move was the wayto go global and people shouldembrace the method and not beoverlyworried about security.

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