Fallen tree leads to flash floods

Wide load: The fallen tree lodged in the monsoon drain is believed to be the cause of flash floods in Kampung Kassipilay.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/metro (By BAVANI M, 26/6/2010)
A huge tree that fell and lodged inside a monsoon drain in Kampung Kasipillay, Jalan Ipoh, has been identified as the cause of flash floods in the area.

N.R Martin, 66, who lives nearby, said he discovered the cause of the floods about three weeks ago after a downpour which flooded his house. “The water rose to about two metres and damaged my eletrical appliances and sofa set,’’ Martin said, adding that his house was about 75m from the monsoon drain. “I knew that something must be wrong, so I decided to check the drain and that’s when I saw the tree,’’ he said. Martin said he immediately called the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and informed them about the tree, but until now nothing has been done to remove it.

Martin then sought the help of Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng who visited the area on Friday. Lim said he would contact DBKL to get the tree removed.

Almost 50,000 shotgun licences issued

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama (23/6/2010)

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said 48,823 shotgun licences were issued by the ministry till April this year. Hishammuddin said from the total, 68.7 percent or 33,545 licences were given to Malays, 10,972 or 22.5 percent to Chinese and 614 or 1.3 percent to Indians and 3,682 or 7.5 percent to other races and ethnic bumiputera. "The figure will however, change from time to time as licences will be cancelled or new ones issued," he told the Dewan Rakyat, here today.
The Home Minister was answering Lim Lip Eng (DAP-Segambut), who wanted to know the total number of permits issued from 2005 to 2009 according to states, race and the number of owners of guns, until April this year.
Hishammuddin said the ministry would also monitor such procedures to ensure only deserving individuals who qualified, were issued such licences.
- Bernama

I called for the sacking of Inspector-General of Police

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news (23/6/2010)

Lim Lip Eng (DAP-Segambut) called for the sacking of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan as a condition for approving the RM4bil allocation to the Royal Malaysian Police under the 10MP.

Lim questioned whether the force deserved the allocation, judging by the quality of their work. For example, he said the policemen did not know when to use firearms and when not to. “Last Sunday, on the front page of all Chinese dailies, was an article of a tout who assaulted a policeman and ran away. Three weeks ago, a Selayang councillor was beaten by 30 people wearing Perkasa T-shirts while three policemen just watched. Why didn’t they shoot?” he said.

At this juncture, Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) interjected in his usual brash manner, “When the police take action, you protest and condemn, and when they take the soft approach, you criticise too. What is it that you want?”

Khalid Samad (PAS-Shah Alam) then stood up to correct Bung Mokhtar, saying what the Opposition had objected strongly to was the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah in April, and not of villains.

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Improve bus service in Segambut, RapidKL urged

Photo by Sin Chew Daily

Source: http://thestar.com.my/metro (By YIP YOKE TENG, 21/6/2010)
Unreliable: Bus commuters in Taman Sri Sinar, Segambut, waiting for the buses. They claimed that the service is irregular.

Public bus service provider RapidKL has been urged to improve services in Taman Sri Sinar and the surrounding areas in Segambut.

Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng said the company could have focused only on lucrative routes and neglected inner routes. “The bus service is irregular and that causes a lot of inconvenience to those who do not have vehicles,” he told reporters on Saturday at a bus stop in Jalan 30/38A. He said the bus driver told him that the bus came every 20 minutes during peak hours but there was no fixed schedule during non-peak hours. He added that he had written two letters to Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, one in July last year and the other last month, to highlight the matter but received no response. Lim said the company was awarded a concessionaire contract to provide stage bus services in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baru, and it should provide fair service to all. “Under the 10th Malaysia Plan, the government is allocating RM100mil for the expansion of bus service and I hope the company can provide quality service,” he added.

Resident John Rajamani, 41, said two Cityliner buses and one Metro bus used to service the housing estate but now there was only RapidKL. “The unreliable service has deterred many from taking public transport,” he said, adding that air-conditioning in the buses was bad, too.

Another resident, Mohd Ishak Sidin, 41, said commuters going to work in the morning had no choice but to walk 700m to a bus stop in Jalan Segambut because more buses plied the route. He added that there should also be feeder buses connecting the housing estates with the Segambut KTM station.