Storm damages house roof and six cars |
- Storm damages house roof and six cars
- Restrictions on music fests
- Penalties for MPs who resign?
- PM relieved MAS plane lands safely at KLIA
- SPAD suspends 27 bus permits
- Looking for Obama inspiration
| Storm damages house roof and six cars Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:01 AM PDT 22 April 2014| last updated at 01:02AM PETALING JAYA: A HEAVY thunderstorm saw homeward-bound motorists yesterday caught in traffic gridlock, the roof of a house being blown away and six cars damaged. However, no casualties were reported after the storm, which started at 4pm and lasted almost two hours. The roof of a house crashed on three vehicles near a car showroom in Jalan Seksyen 13/2 here. Two Renault and one Perodua Myvi vehicles were wrecked when the roof crashed onto the cars. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohd Sani Harul said firemen arrived at the scene 15 minutes after the incident was reported. "Nobody was injured and the scene has been cleared," he said. At Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, strong winds caused a tree to fall on three cars at Medan Athinahappan 1. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said nobody was hurt in the 5pm incident. "Two Proton Perdana and one Toyota Camry were badly damaged," he said. The downpour also did not spare motorists in the Klang Valley, with many caught in congestion on major highways and roads. The Malaysian Highway Authority posted a report on Twitter of a flash flood on the Sprint Highway in Section 16 here, which caused traffic to slow to a crawl. Among other affected areas were Bandar Utama to Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Kelana Jaya to SS2. At the Besraya Highway, a flash flood in front of the Serdang KTM Komuter station brought traffic to a standstill. Traffic on the Middle Ring Road 2 from Bukit Jalil heading towards the city and the Dato Onn roundabout heading towards Parliament building were also flooded, causing heavy traffic. Traffic flow at the Kerinchi Link towards the Federal Highway was also slow moving, as well as roads from Subang to Dataran Prima and Kota Damansara.  A flash flood in front of the Serdang KTM Komuter station caused traffic to slow to a crawl during the downpour yesterday. Pic by Kalidevi Mogan  The thunderstorm yesterday caused a tree to fall on cars parked at Medan Athinahappan 1 in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT 22 April 2014| last updated at 01:10AM Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said there would be stricter conditions and heavier security presence at such events to ensure that drug overdose cases, such as that at the recent Future Music Festival Asia 2014 event, did not recur. |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT 22 April 2014| last updated at 01:09AM KUALA LUMPUR: THE government will review the need to amend the law regarding the imposition of severe penalties on members of parliament who resign without a reasonable excuse. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said those who resigned without a reasonable cause could lose the chance to contest for the next five years. "We will review the details from time to time to prevent such irresponsible acts from occurring in the future." He said the government had no right to prevent anyone from resigning. "However, we will look into all the recommendations to prevent them from doing so." He said this to a question from Senator Ahamat@Ahamad Yusop, who asked about the government's plans, via the Election Commission, to study imposing heavier penalties on such elected representatives to avoid wastage of money, time and energy of many parties. Shahidan said resigning without a reasonable excuse incurred losses to the government, which had to bear the cost of financing by-elections. He said RM1.6 million was allocated for Kajang, RM1.1 million in Sungai Limau as well as RM910,000 and RM760,000 for the Balingian and Kuala Besut by-elections. On Jan 27, Kajang assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh of PKR resigned from his seat, paving the way for a by-election. The PKR leadership later said the exercise, dubbed the "Kajang move", was geared towards "defending" opposition-held Selangor and to enable PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest the seat. Following Anwar's conviction by the Court of Appeal in his sodomy case, his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail replaced him as PKR candidate. She faced MCA vice-president Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun and won with a majority of 5,379 votes. |
| PM relieved MAS plane lands safely at KLIA Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT 22 April 2014| last updated at 01:10AM KUALA LUMPUR: PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak expressed relief that Malaysia Airlines flight MH192 landed safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 1.56am yesterday. "Glad that (flight) MH192 returned safely to KLIA. Good work to all involved, disaster averted," he posted on his Twitter account. In his Facebook posting, Najib congratulated the aircraft's pilot, Captain Nor Adam Azmi Abd Razak, and his co-pilot, Prakash Kumar, for their heroic act in safely landing the plane. He a commended Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control officials for their prompt action in alerting the Malaysia Airlines' Operations Control Centre (OCC) on the tyre debris found on the runway. "Well done to Captain Nor Adam Azmi and his co-pilot Prakash Kumar for successfully landing the plane in an emergency situation. "All 159 passengers and seven crew members on board are safe. "The quick action of Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control in notifying the Malaysia Airlines Operations Control Centre that tyre debris were found on the runway is commendable." The Bangalore-bound flight departed KLIA at 10.09pm on Monday and was scheduled to arrive in Bangalore at 11.35pm the same day. However, the B737-800 aircraft had to perform an air turn-back shortly after taking off because of a landing gear problem, as one of the tyres on the starboard side's main landing gear had burst during take-off. |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT 22 April 2014| last updated at 01:03AM KUALA LUMPUR: THE Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) suspended the permits of 27 Transnasional express buses plying the East-North Sector yesterday. The suspension, which takes effect tomorrow, was following accidents involving the company's buses. SPAD Chief Executive Officer Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal said an audit conducted on the company revealed the company had failed to monitor its drivers' speed limit, besides the global positioning system (GPS) in its buses were not functioning. He also said bus operators whose vehicle were involved in accidents in Temerloh and Pekan last week would face stern action if they were found to have violated the licensing terms. SPAD, he said, was strict in ensuring that all operators comply with the speed management and safety aspects involving their respective vehicles. He said among the steps taken were an audit on the monitoring of GPS by bus operators in the peninsular in the next 30 days. "It was made compulsory in 2010 for all express and tourist buses to be fitted with GPS. It is part of the licensing condition and operators are required to monitor and ensure that the GPS is functioning at all times." He said the operators are also required to engage an officer to monitor the speed of all their buses in real time and penalise the drivers who fail to comply with the safety rules. "Any action taken against their drivers should be reported to SPAD for our record. "Operators are also required to display a designated supervisor's hotline number in and outside their buses for passengers to lodge complaints if and when needed. "Passengers can contact SPAD if the supervisor refuses to cooperate," he said. He said the commission was also looking at the possibility of reintroducing black boxes in commercial vehicles. SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, when contacted, said that the recent spate of accidents involving buses were due to human factor and not because of the vehicle. "Accidents mostly happen because of the driver's negligence or because they were tired when driving. "Bus accidents very rarely happen because of the bus or road condition," he said. The operators, he said, should prepare a checklist for drivers on safety measures to be complied before starting a journey, similar to the ones airline pilots have. "The drivers should check the condition of the bus and the operators should make sure that their drivers are also fit to drive," he said, adding that bus companies should also check the drivers' traffic offence records before hiring them. Speaking on a condition of anonymity, a senior officer of Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) underlined the need for more action to reduce the number of road accidents involving double-decker buses. Several modifications needed to be made to enhance the safety of double-decker buses which had a high centre of gravity compared to normal buses, he said. "The design of the buses must be reviewed and several modifications can be made such as lowering the bus' centre of gravity and make the lower portion of the bus heavier," he said. He said a holistic approach must be taken by every party to reduce the number of accidents involving commercial vehicles especially double-decker buses. "Previous accidents involving double-decker buses were usually caused by negligence of the driver or factors like maintenance of the buses and road condition," he said. A Puspakom officer, meanwhile, said double-decker buses underwent the same inspection as normal express buses such as smoke emission test, brake test, side slip test, and suspension test. "The commercial vehicles will be inspected based on rules and regulation imposed by the Road Transport Department." 
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| Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: PARTICIPANTS of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) workshop are counting the days till they meet Barack Obama. The president of the United States is scheduled to attend the workshop at Universiti Malaya during his three-day visit to Malaysia. Malaysian-American Alumni Partnership president Wilson Beh Wei Chean, 24, said it has been his hope to meet Obama ever since he was an intern at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. "I'm excited to see a global leader here in Malaysia and to find out his vision for Asean," said the investment banking analyst. Beh said Obama's visit would inspire young Malaysians to productive civic-minded citizens. "Obama has an interesting background. He is the first black American to be elected president. He fought hard and retained his presidency for a second term and he succeeded as a president during one of the worst times in recent history for the US economy. "I believe he can inspire the younger generation to fight for a better Malaysia, economically and civically." Beh said the YSEALI workshop would enable participants to enhance their leadership skills. New Su Shern, 22, a second-year business and marketing student, said Obama's visit would benefit the youth as Obama was an inspiring leader. "Obama speaking to us about social issues will empower and motivate us to advocate issues we're passionate about. This meeting will be a stepping stone and opportunity for me to expand my 'Project Liber8', which is about combating human trafficking." Fareeza Nur Ilyana Mohd Ibrahim, 26, of Teach For Malaysia, said: "During the workshop, we will work in smaller groups to pitch our project of interest. We will use the knowledge, skills and experience gained to promote our project for the betterment of the nation." Mary Anne K. Baltazar, 28, from Kota Kinabalu, said the event would re-energise and re-inspire non-governmental organisations to continue their work. "I am keen to see how Obama can help Malaysian communities empower our young leaders to run organisations. "I didn't know it was going to be a big event when I signed up. It was only when I checked the US embassy's Twitter account, which revealed that Obama would be a special guest, that I got excited." The four-day YSEALI workshop aims to augment leadership development and networking in Asean, deepen engagement with young leaders across the region and empower the next generation of leaders. Among the topics to be discussed in the workshop are civic engagement in Asean, education, economic development and environment. Nearly 100 young leaders from the 10 Asean member nations will take part in the programme. Five participants each from Brunei and Singapore will take part, 10 each from the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and 11 from Indonesia and Laos. Twenty Malaysians will take part. The programme, starting on Saturday, will focus on a number of bilateral and regional issues. Obama had been scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit here on Oct 10, last year. However, the two-day visit was scrapped after a US Federal Government shutdown. He was instead represented by US Secretary of State John Kerry. This will be the first official visit by a US president to Malaysia since former President Lyndon Johnson's visit in 1966.  Fareeza Nur Ilyana Mohd Ibrahim, holding an invitation to the workshop, says the programme will help participants promote projects to benefit the nation |
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