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    AROUND

    THE UMNO

    BUILDING

    TRAGEDYpg1

    Lim Thian Chor, 73, breaks down ater viewing the CCTV clip o the tragic incident when the lightning arrestor

    cement beam rom the Umno building, measuring 38m, plunged and buried the car belonging to his son, Chin

    The incident let a trail o damage. Chie Minister Lim Guan Eng is seen here comorting Thian Chor in his o- Graphic by Ahmad Adil Muhamad.

    By Chow Kon Yeow

    TWO tragic mishaps which

    claimed four lives in the last two

    weeks have shaken the people

    of Penang.

    While a stop-work order has

    been issued and the sites have

    been cleared, the minds of the

    family members of the victims

    will forever be etched with the

    memories of their loved ones.

    Natural disasters and man-

    made accidents are common

    occurrences in our society todayand it challenges our capability

    to manage them.

    We have ample laws and

    regulations to cover most as-

    pects of modern living but very

    often we do not want to comply

    with them, thinking that nothing

    would happen to us.

    Dr Goh Ban Lee, a civil soci-

    ety advocate, had even written

    a book on non-compliance to

    highlight the fact that our people

    still prefer to do things their way

    because compliance means

    more cost and more

    time needed to achieve

    what they want.

    I tend to agree with

    Goh because the core

    business at local gov-

    ernment today is how

    to get society to see the

    importance of compli-

    ance and to work to-

    gether to achieve the

    states vision.

    Indeed, over the ve

    years as state exco, I

    found out that the chal-lenge was not only to

    formulate new laws

    and regulations but a

    bigger challenge was

    the issue of implemen-

    tation and enforce-

    ment.

    We are not short in

    laws but short in en-

    forcement and compli-

    ance.

    Interestingly the

    people are usually wis-

    er and more creative

    than the authorities as

    they always nd waysto bypass such rules

    and regulations to get

    what they want.

    But I also found out that the

    authorities are equally guilty in

    that they do make compromises

    when higher-ups decide to en-

    tertain appeals or succumb to

    public pressure.

    Today our society is far from

    perfect (is there any perfect so-

    ciety?) because we have not

    fully embraced this tough re-

    gime of compliance.

    We may be comforted that

    even in advanced countries,

    where they give the highest

    priority to compliance, acci-

    dents still happen.

    These two incidents should

    give all of us valuable lessons to

    realise accidents do occur if we

    compromise on safety aspects of

    our work sites or buildings.

    There is a need for integrity

    in our society rst before we can

    realise that there is no room for

    compromise, negligence or ne-

    glect in our work ethics.

    Another great lesson to learn

    is whether we are capable of

    handling a crisis situation.

    In both the mishaps, it is

    found that there is still a general

    lack of efciency and an attitude

    that can handle crisis well.

    For the Penang Island

    nicipal Council (MPPP)

    Macalister Road accident

    given them a valuable le

    and I hope the state governm

    can work on strengthening

    emergency response team

    that we can help to restore

    to normalcy as soon as pos

    after any mishap or disaste

    A valuable lesson

    Exco member Chow Kon

    Yeow

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    3June 16 - 30, 2013

    Story by Chan Lilian

    SILENCE and shock envel-

    oped the normally busy pressconference room in the Chief

    Ministers Ofce on June 18when the parents and children

    of the late Lim Chin Aik

    viewed the closed-circuit tel-

    evision (CCTV) clip of the

    fateful evening when Chin

    Aiks car was buried when the

    communication tower on top

    of the Umno building crashed.

    It was the rst time the fam-ily had viewed the clip.

    Subsequently, media mem-

    bers questioned the Penang Is-

    land Municipal Council (MPPP)

    why this clip wasnt revealedearlier and used during the save

    and rescue operations.

    To reply to the media ques-

    tions, exco member for Local

    Government, Trafc Manage-ment and Flood Mitigation

    Chow Kon Yeow called a press

    conference on June 24 withMPPP secretary Ang Aing

    Thye and deputy director of

    Engineering Department A.

    Rajendran.

    We have carried out pre-

    liminary internal questioning.

    MPPP would

    like to state

    that we are notblaming any-

    one and we

    a r e s t a t i n g

    facts based on

    reports we re-

    ceived so far,

    Ang told the

    reporters.

    There a re

    two CCTVs

    located at the

    N e w L a n e /

    M a c a l i s t e r

    Road junction

    a n d J a l a n

    Zainal Abidin/M a c a l i s t e r

    Road junction

    w h e r e t h e

    Umno building is located.

    The recordings of these two

    CCTVs stream live to MPPPs

    Engineering Department on

    the 13th oor of Komtar andthe police station in Penang

    Road.

    An MPPP technician who

    viewed the clips saw a storm

    and then sparks before the re-

    cording was disconnected.

    On June 15, the contractorof the CCTV provider found

    that there was a time lapse ofabout 20 minutes on bothCCTVs and hence, requested

    to view the clips at MPPP.

    The time difference was due

    to the settings.

    However, when the contrac-

    tor and the MPPP technicians

    viewed the recordings, the

    contractor suspected that one

    of the concrete beams had

    driven deep into the ground

    and a car disappeared along

    with it.

    The contractor then called

    the police and told them to

    check the recordings at the po-lice station but the police said

    there was a big possibility that

    was not the case. Not satised,the contractor went to the police

    station to view the clips with the

    police, Ang said.

    The contractor took it upon

    himself to visit the police sta-

    tion. Two police personne l

    watched the clip with the con-

    tractor. And again, the police

    were still not sure it was a car

    that had disappeared.

    The contractor returned to

    M P P P a n d

    t h i s t i m e ,

    s t i l l f i l l edwi th doubt

    a n d s u s p i -

    c i o n , h e

    c a l l e d t h e

    Fire and Res-

    cue person-

    n e l f r o m

    Leboh Pantai

    a n d t h e y

    c a m e t o

    M P P P t o

    w a t c h t h e

    clips. They

    too did not

    comment and

    on ly askedfo r t he r e -

    cordings.

    Due to all

    the unconrmed feedback, theMPPP technician did not alert

    his superior.

    However, MPPP has taken

    steps to transfer the said tech-

    nician to another department

    pending further investigation.

    Chow then assured that in

    view of the fact that the Penang

    state government has set up a

    commission of inquiry related

    to this tragedy, they will leave

    it to the investigation committee

    to carry out the necessary work.

    The fact is the police have

    been aware of the possibility of

    a car being buried. The police

    had personnel manning the

    CCTVs 24 hours. The policehave viewed the clip and they

    did not say anything. So we will

    leave it to the investigation

    committee to probe.

    However, Chow was puz-

    zled and questioned: Why

    were the CCTVs for monitor-

    ing crime, accidents and other

    incidents not used in this inci-

    dent? Why did the staff see it

    but have doubts about vehicles

    being buried with debris?

    The state government will

    set up a Penang State Commis-

    sion of Enquiry on Civil Struc-ture Failures (to be established

    under Section 2(3) of the Com-

    missions of Enquiry Act 1950).Chief Minister Lim Guan

    Eng made the announcement

    after the decision was made in

    the exco meeting on JuneFormer Malaysian

    Council president Datuk

    Yang Poh has been prop

    as chairman for the com

    sion of inquiry.

    Meanwhile, Puchong

    Gobind Singh Deo has

    been appointed to howatching brief for the s

    government and the three

    ily members involved in

    collapse of the Second Pen

    Bridge ramp and the coll

    of the pole from Menara Um

    MPPP explains CCTV clips

    It was a heart wrenching moment or the late Lim Chin Aiks parents when they viewed the vido the tragedy in the Chie Ministers Ofce.

    Ang revealed to the press theinitial fndings o their preliminaryinternal investigation regarding

    the video clips o the ateulevening.

    Gobind (let) has been appointed to hold a watching brie or the state government and the aminvolved in the incidents. He is seen here with Guan Eng (right) meeting amily members o theChin Aik.

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    4 June 16 - 30, 2013

    THE haze that has enshroudedPenang since June 22 has been acause of concern to parents and

    Penangites in general.

    While the situation is not as badas in Singapore and the southernstates of Malaysia, Chief MinisterLim Guan Eng is not taking anychances.

    On June 25, he urged the Educa-tion Minister not to risk the chil-drens health but to automaticallyclose down all schools when the airpollution index (API) exceeds 150.

    The current guidelines of auto-matic closure of schools when theAPI is more than 300 and thatschools must remain open if the APIis below 250, is not practical and

    just too low.

    If even adults feel like fallingsick with sore eyes and throats fromprolonged exposure when the APIexceeds 150, what more young

    children?The Penang state government

    feels that public health and safety cannotbe compromised and to wait until the APIexceeds more than 300 before schools

    are closed, is just irresponsible, Lim saidin a statement.

    He added: The Education Ministrymust realise that there is every likelihood

    that when the API exceeds 150 or 300, itcan go even higher just like in Muarwhich hit a high of 746.

    Further. whilst the API readings are

    now updated, hourly not all areas inMalaysia have API readings such asBalik Pulau, Jawi, Bukit Mertajam,Kepala Batas or George Town, Tanjung

    Bungah and Batu Ferringhi.Why risk our childrens health?Lim also urged the Department of

    Environment to explain the disconnectbetween API readings and visual visibil-ity.

    Many question the low API readingswhen there is such low visibility.

    In the meantime,

    angites can only hopethe wind conditionsspare Penang from

    worsening haze.There must be pr

    guidance and guidewith a system that motes clarity and tainty both for parentteachers.

    As the haze is a re

    ring affair, an annoument of until furthetice is no longer acable when it affectschildrens educati

    Lim continued.He informed tha

    the morning of June

    Penang State SecreDatuk Farizan D

    chaired a full haze paratory meeting andlined a series of measto be implemented i

    event there is a similar emergency s

    tion.Datuk Farizan remains hopeful

    the wind direction will save Penang a more severe haze situation whislightly unhealthy at below 130,

    said.

    Close schools when API exceeds 150

    Lim (left), some exco members and Penang Island Municipal Council chief Datuk Patahiyah Ismail(fourth from left) went up to the Komtar rooftop when the haze hit Penang to assess the situation.

    Story by Chan Lilian

    Pix by Law Suun Ting

    NO amount of money can console the parents,wife and children of the late Wong Tze Chow,33.

    They lost the sole breadwinner in the fam-ily in the most tragic way.

    Tze Chow, who was on his way home fromwork at the Penang Water Supply CorporationSdn Bhd (PBA), was killed during the storm

    when his bike crashed into a fallen tree inPaya Terubong.

    Tze Chow had worked for more than 10years at PBA.PBA general manager Jaseni Maidinsa

    contributed RM10,000 to Tze Chows family.

    Tze Chows widow and his two youngchildren also received RM3,000 from theWelfare Department and assemblymembersfor Air Itam Wong Hon Wai and Paya Ter-ubong Yeoh Soon Hin.

    His aged parents had sought the assistanceof Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to apply forwelfare aid as they are both elderly andWongs widow is unemployed and has twoyoung children to care for.

    Sole breadwinner killed in freak storm

    Tze Chows widow (right) and her two young children being comforted by Lim (second from left) and Hon Wa(left) at the funeral.

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    5June 16 - 30, 2013

    CHAMPION was a foreignword among Penangites whenit came to football, but after a

    10-year-long drought, therains have finally come againwhen the team was crownedFAM League winners recently.

    The Penang soccer team isnally able to boast the title of

    Sang Juara when they tookdown Tumpat FC with a 2-0 winat Stadium Bandaraya recently.

    This win

    was a b igone for theP e n a n gteam as i tdirectly as-

    sured them

    v i c t o r ywithout hav-ing to worrya b o u t t h e

    outcome ofthe remain-i n g t h r e eg a m e s i nthis 20-match league.

    Penang coach MerzaguaAbderrazak, the beating heartof the team, was by far thehappiest man on the pitch asthis marked the teams first

    step in their long journey to

    regain Penangs

    football glory.I would like to

    firstly thank Godfor this achieve-ment and secondly,

    to openly thank thefans for supportingthe team since itsearly days in theleague, Merzagua

    said in an interview

    after the game.At the very least, a per-

    sonal goal of mine to bringPenang back to its footballglory days has been accom-

    plished.In the match that gave the

    team its long-awaited title,Tumpat FCs defensive linescored an own goal before

    Penang striker Elias Sulaimanput the result beyond doubt inthe 85th minute.

    The team was presentedwith a trophy and a mock

    cheque worth RM50,000 byPenang Governor Tun Abdul

    Rahman Abbas.This marked Penangs 16th

    trophy win throughout its in-

    volvement in the Malaysianfootball scene.

    Following the victory, Pen-ang qualified to participate inthe countrys premier league

    for 2014.In attendance to celebrate

    the teams victory were Duty Chief Minister I M

    Rashid Hasnon, exco forligious Affairs, DomeTrade and Consumer AfDatuk Abduk Malik Abul sim and exco for Youth

    Sports, Women, FamilyCommunity DevelopmenArts Chong Eng.

    Glory days for Penang football

    The Penang football team together with Merzagua, Abdul Rahman and members of the statgovernment celebrating the FAM League Championship.

    The championship trophy presented to the fans.

    Story by Chan Lilian

    Pix by Law Suun Ting

    THE Life Saving Society ofPenang conducted a demon-stration on live-saving as a

    tool to save lives at thePermata Swimming Com-plex in Paya Terubong onJune 23. Forty-five peopletook part in the coaching by

    Surf Life Saving Australiaand had hands-on training in

    four areas of life-saving inthe two-day course.The society is a voluntary

    as well as a non-governmen-

    tal organisation.It provides training skills for lifeguards

    and cardiac arrest cases.To date, the society has trained more

    than 10,000 volunteers in life-saving

    skills. Their aim is to reduce the numberof deaths caused by drowning in the state.

    The society encourages the public tolearn swimming and at the same time,learn life-saving skills.

    Geh Thuan Tek, honorary secretary of thesociety, said: We hold this demonstration toeducate the public about the importance of

    awareness and prevention of potentialdrowning and to save lives. We held similarcourses in 2006 and over 100 volunteers weretrained.

    The societys website is http://www.

    lifesavingpenang.org.my/

    Life-saving course

    Geh (centre) showing participants the way to save aninjured drowning victim at the training.

    Story by Caleb Yeoh

    Pix by Mohd. Hafz Tajudin

    FOLLOWING the Penang

    Football Associations (FAP)recent success in the FAMLeague, the state governmentawarded the team RM250,000as an incentive to further im-

    prove their future endeavouThe cheque was present

    to the team and its coach, Mezagua Abderrazak, at a pre

    conference on June 4.I am truly thankful to t

    state government as this is tsecond time weve received incentive from them. Tha

    you very much for supportius all the way from the start

    the end of the season, Merzgua said in the press confeence with Chief Minister L

    Guan Eng.Earlier this year, the sta

    government also awarded tFAP RM450,000, making tgrand total of financial suppoRM700,000 for this year alon

    If the team brings abomore wins, the state will denitely be there to support thewith more incentives, Liadded.

    FAP gets RM250,000incentive

    Merzagua is thankful for all thesupport he received

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    6 June 16 - 30, 2013

    Story by Chan Lilian

    Pix by Law Suun Ting

    THE alleged culprits behind Botak Hillare facing possible legal action by thePenang Island Municipal Council (MPPP).

    MPPP chief Datuk Patahiyah Ismailrevealed to the media that the council has

    received the consent from the deputypublic prosecutors ofce to take legal

    action against the landowner of Lot11396, General Accomplishment Sdn.Bhd.

    She said this after the full council meet-ing on June 27 at Komtar.

    We have released the names of thelandowners of three lots of land whichmay be involved in the illegal hill clearing

    at Bukit Relau on June 1. Thereafter, we

    have led the documents in court but yetto receive the date for hearing, she said.We are aware the public is very con-

    cerned and has asked MPPP to take actionagainst the landowner.

    Based on the contour of the land, we

    have proceeded to take legal actionagainst the owner whose land is on thehigher level at Lot 11396.

    At the moment, we are waiting for the

    Survey and Mapping Department Malay-sia (Jupem) for the details of two otherplots, i.e. Lot 34 and Lot 303 as we needfurther details although we know theybelong to Boon Siew Sdn. Bhd., Patahi-

    yah said.The Bukit Relau Hill, or more com-

    monly known as Bukit Gambir, has beenlabelled the Botak Hill as Penangitescan see the illegal hill clearing from far.

    MPPP has issued a stop-work order andalso engaged Dr Gue See Sew, an Oxford-

    trained geotechnical engineer, to recom-mend mitigation works to be carried outby the landowners.

    MPPP to sue over Botak Hill

    Patahiyah is mobbed by media members regarding the Botak Hill issue the council meeting on June 27.

    Story by Chan Lilian

    Pix by Law Suun Ting

    THE Malaysian Red Crescent Society has beenlauded by the Penang state government for itsgood work and unfailing support to the state and

    other government agencies in responding to

    calls for assistance during disasters.Padang Kota assemblymember Chow Kon

    Yeow, who is also the exco for Local Govern-ment, Trafc Management and Flood Mitiga-

    tion, praised MRCS during his speech at thelaunch of MRCS Heritage Walk 2013 on June22.

    The state government considers the MRCSPenang branch as an important partner in meet-

    ing the needs of the less fortunate and in render-ing assistance during disasters and accidents.

    The spirit of volunteerism and willingnessto help those in need is worthy of praise andhigh appreciation, Chow said.

    During the recent tragedies at the SecondPenang Bridge and the Umno building at Jalan

    Macalister, MRCS formed part of the responseteam to provide speedy recovery, to help theinjured and clean up the sites.

    Syabas and Keep up your good work! hesaid.

    It is important that everyone chips in to helpthose who are not so fortunate. Your work dur-ing disasters and accidents, and your commu-

    nity services add great value to our Malaysianway of life and our Malaysian practice of helping eachother in their hour of need.

    The MRCS Heritage walk is a 5km scenic strollaround George Town Heritage zone starting at 8am

    from the Esplanade on Aug 11.It is to raise funds for the society.Last year, they raised RM155,792 and MRCS hopes

    to raise more this year.Members of the public who are interested to take

    part in the MRCS Heritage Walk 2013 can obtain thregistration forms from its branches.

    Their website is www.redcresentpenang.org.mand email is [email protected].

    Call 04-827 5678 for more information.

    MRCS lauded for good work

    Chow (let) is the frst participant o the MRCS Heritage Walk 2013. He is seen here handing over the registratioorm to Loh Nam Hooi, chairman o the organising committee. In the background is Datuk BJ Yeang, chairman oMRCS Penang branch.

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    7June 16 - 30, 2013

    Story by Danny Ooi

    GERMAN ambassador to Malaysia DrGuenter Georg Gruber said Malaysia

    needs to produce more skilled labour inefforts to attract more Foreign DirectInvestments (FDI).

    He said the country has natural re-sources and good potential to pull in the

    interest of foreign investments - incontrast with Germany which does nothave natural resources.

    Nevertheless in Germany, we possessa hundred years of experience in consoli-

    dating theory and practical training

    through apprentice programmes as werealised that skilled labour is far moreimportant than academic excellence, hesaid during his courtesy visit to Chief

    Minister Lim Guan Eng recently.Dr. Guenter commented that the lack

    of skilled labour in a country forces

    investors to bring in foreign skilled la-bour resulting in higher cost for localbased companies.

    Malaysia is in a strategic locationwith enormous growth in the Asean

    region.However, a lot of potential investors

    face the problem of getting skilledworkers here, he stressed, adding thatthe lack of skilled labour will also im-

    pede growth in the technical and engi-neering sectors.

    Dr. Guenter said The Grant ThorntonInternational Business report in Aprilstated that 62% of companies in Malay-sia voiced their concern over difculties

    in getting skilled labour.Anyway, he said the two-way co-

    operation between Malaysia and Ger-many has grown in strength and ex-pected German investments to top 11billion Euros this year.

    German companies still show their

    interest to invest in Malaysia particu-larly in Penang, on par with the visionof other foreign investors.

    On a similar note, Dr Guenter gavehis assurance that more small and me-

    dium scale industries from Germanywill consider Penang as a investmentpotential.

    Meanwhile, Lim said Germany is thefourth largest investor in Malaysia and

    it has chosen Penang as the top invest-ment location.

    German companies show

    interest in Penang

    Dr. Guenter Georg Gruber.

    Story by Danny Ooi

    Pix by Law Suun Ting

    ALYSSA Galeri in Penang Road re-cently showcased the amazing Tazhibartworks of two talented Iranian artists,

    Solmaz Azimi and Elham Rabar.

    The exhibition themed Harmony InImagination was held from May 24 toJune 7.

    Some 100 guests attended the

    launching ceremony on May 26, whichwas ofciated by Dr Tetrina Ahmad

    Fauzi from USMs School of Arts.Also present were Alyssa Galeris

    owner Alyssa Khoo and her father,

    Khoo Khay Tat, who is also an artist.Alyssa, in paying tribute to both

    artists, said: Even though they are

    living far away from their homeland,their passion and desire to preservesomething dear to their hearts and bringit to the eyes of the world burns asbrightly as ever.

    When tracing back the history ofthe Tazhib, one finds many unique

    aspects of Iranian culture. Through thisexhibition, one can gain enlightenmentwithout ever leaving the Pearl of the

    Orient.I am always fascinated by the

    ancient Mesopotamaian and Babylo-nian civilisations, along with theircultures and artifacts. But such price-

    less treasures are seldom found at localgalleries, events, bazaars or auctions,as those deal mainly in modern, con-temporary, realism or surrealism art,

    she added.

    She urgedlocal art loversto visit this rare

    showcase andt a k e i n t h e

    unique art formthat is rarelyseen in Malay-sia.

    Each piece

    is unique andone-of-a-kind,with its owndistinct pat-terns and vi-

    brant combina-tions of ele-

    ments. This is a great opportunity toexplore different cultures of the world,to broaden our eyes and imaginationall through the magic of art, she said.

    Meanwhile, Khoo, 76, said he al-ways believes in lending a helping

    hand through art.Recollecting his thoughts, he com-

    mented: In 2009, I led a small groupof low prole artists to hold an exhibi-tion to help raise funds for the Caring

    Old Folks Home in the Kajang BusTerminal.

    Khoo, a veteran painter has exhib-ited his works in Taiwan, China and theUnited States.

    His works are also displayed at theart gallery belonging to the Penang

    state and in the opulent homes of pvate collectors.

    Remember the 135-year-old babab tree on Macalister Road? The tr

    was brought from Africa by the Brit iand I love painting it, Khoo told Bletin Mutiara.

    A self-taught artist, Khoo is passioate about watercolours and painvarious scenes besides trees.

    During the opening ceremony of texhibition, 14-year-old musician MaJahani entertained guests with melodous tunes on his xylophone and viol

    Alyssa Galeri is located at No. 34

    Penang Road.For more information, visit ww

    alyssagaleri.com.

    Harmony in Imagination on show

    Khoo posing with one of his favourite paintings, Horse.

    Alyssa (left) in a photoshot with artists Elham (third from left) and Solmaz.

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    8 June 16 - 30, 2013

    THE Penang Transport Masterplan

    (TMP) has garnered a lot of interest

    from Penangites because everyone is

    looking forward to a solution to the traf-

    c jams that plague the island regularly.Buletin Mutiaras Chan Lilian spoke

    with Lim Thean Heng who is head of

    department in the Trafc ManagementUnit in the Local Government Depart-

    ment under the Penang State Secretarys

    ofce.The TMP was prepared by AJC Plan-

    ning Consultants Sdn Bhd, which is a

    partnership between UK infrastructure

    development consultancy Halcrow,

    water transport expert Singapore Cruise

    Centre (SCC) and land planning rmAJC Planning Sdn Bhd.

    Some RM3.2 million was spent onproducing the TMP and the Penang state

    government will ensure that this will bereal value for money and the plans ex-

    ecuted so that Penang does not become

    a generation of trafc jams in future.

    BM: Please explain briey how the

    plan will affect the people on the is-

    land and mainland? What are the

    benets, eg new townships on main-

    land, boost economy of mainland,

    people on island have new townships

    to live in, etc

    Lim: First and foremost, it is important

    for all Penangites to realise that building

    more roads alone without taking the

    necessary steps to improve our public

    transport will NEVER solve our trans-port problems, as many cities have learnt

    this bitter lesson the hard way. KualaLumpur built so many highways over

    the past 20 years, and we see them nowdesperately trying to improve their pub-

    lic transport network to solve their

    daily trafc woes. It is their aspirationto get more people to use public trans-

    port for them to achieve 40-60 modeshare (public transport 40% as againstprivate cars 60%). The Penang TMPstrategy is also aiming to achieve this

    mode share by adopting a balanced ap-

    proach.For Penang, with a population of 1.6

    million which is projected to increase to2.5 million by 2030, transport issuesneed to be tackled and planned for as an

    integrated system in a holistic manner.Included in the TMP is also water trans-port which is a very crucial component

    transport linkage between the island and

    Seberang Perai, besides the bridges. Thecentral thrust of the strategy recommen-

    dations of the TMP are as follows:

    1.1 To ensure people can moveabout and carry out their daily activities

    (for work, marketing, social and cul-

    tural) without having to waste too much

    time travelling from place to place using

    a well-planned and managed road net-

    work (occasional and periodic trafc

    jams are to be expected especially onexisting narrow roads);

    1.2 We need to plan for and put inplace good road networks which will

    also cater for the mobility of goods and

    products of our local businesses as well

    as multinational manufacturing compa-

    nies to ensure sustainable economic

    vibrancy for all Penangites;

    1.3 We have seen our tourism indus-

    try growing steadily since George Townwas granted UNESCO Heritage City

    status in July 2008, and we need to en-sure all the tourists can travel and move

    about freely and safely on our roads on

    the island as well as in Seberang Perai.Homestay packages offered by local

    residents in the rural areas (on the island

    and Seberang Perai) will then be within

    easy reach for the tourists. Our tourismindustry is bringing in a lot of business

    opportunities for Penang.1.4 Currently our ferries are getting

    very old and the service level continues

    to drop each passing year. The seats onthe ferries are uncomfortable, passen-

    gers being cramped by cars on both sides

    of the upper deck of the ferries, long and

    tiring walks especially for those with

    children and bags from base of terminal

    to waiting area. All in all its becomingmore and more intolerable especially

    when one ferry has to go for unsched-

    uled maintenance.The TMP has recommended to pro-

    vide good quality high speed boats

    (catamarans) and upgrade terminal fa-

    cilities with good accessibility andseamless connectivity (from bus/train to

    ferries and vice-versa) to make channel

    crossing a pleasant journey. The pro-

    posed Penang Sentral when completed

    (scheduled for 2017) will be a moderninterchange terminal and hub for all

    commuters and travellers.1.5 In accordance with Penang

    Structure Plan 2020, the TMP has alsotaken into account the future growth

    potential for the island and Seberang

    Perai. Existing roads will be widened asnecessary to cater for more cars and

    goods vehicles while at the s

    time public transport facilities wi

    improved and upgraded with w

    coverage and more frequent serv

    especially for housing schemes and

    areas.

    BM : Much was politicised abou

    undersea tunnel project. What is

    comment? Is the tunnel necessar

    Lim: With the completion of the sebridge and more developments w

    have been planned to be completethe next ve to 10 years on both of the channel, we will see more

    more movement of people and veh

    across the channel, as had happe

    after the opening of the rst bridge s25 years ago.

    The TMP envisages that tow

    2030, subject to the projected populaincrease and further studies as reg

    other economic factors, a third link

    be required whose location should b

    the northern side of the island to

    nect to Bagan Ajam on the mainl

    Exclusive interview with Lim Thean Heng, Chief Engineer, Local Government Department

    Understanding the

    (From let) Mohd Hafzi Mohd Teramizi, assistant engineer, Lim and Mustaqin Alpi, engineer rom the Trafc ManagemUnit under the Local Government, showing Buletin Mutiara some o the documents rom the Penang Transport Masterp

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    Exclusive interview with Lim Thean Heng, Chief Engineer, Local Government Department

    Part of the reason for this location is to cater to the future

    growth centres and to bring more economic activities to

    benet the residents in Northern Seberang Perai (SPU).

    BM: Pulau Tikus residents are concerned the traf-

    c diverted to the island will cause congestion. We

    know it is not true because the Second Penang

    Bridge andthe First Penang Bridge and the addi-

    tional highways that will be built will clear the

    trafc but please explain technically so the people

    can understand.

    Lim : The types of congestion we dont want are:

    1) due to vehicles that should NOT be passingthrough in the rst place (no other road or by-passavailable),

    2) vehicles parked haphazardly causing and adding

    to congestion (due to lack of enforcement by the au-thorities), and

    3) vehicles driven there because there is no otherchoice (absence or unreliable public transport).

    The fear of Pulau Tikus residents is understandable

    (in fact it is the same for all neighbourhoods!). Withregard to the proposed third tunnel link, the TMPclearly stipulates that all road improvement schemes

    and new highways (including the tunnel link) are tobe done with a view to improve public transport fa-cilities on the ground through the provision of prior-ity lanes for all buses, motorcycles and cyclists, betteraccessibility and connectivity for commuters and

    safety railings and road crossing lanes for pedestrians,senior citizens and OKUs. These should be imple-mented in tandem to ensure the built environment will

    be friendly to all road users.The residents can request through their state as-

    semblymembers and councillors to install more

    CCTVs at strategic locations for the enforcement squad

    and the police to enforce the trafc rules until all mo-

    torists know well enough they cannot simply park asthey like.

    Take for example, Kelawei Road in the near futurewill likely be turned into one-way with the aim to easethe trafc ow. Again Pulau Tikus residents can askto be consulted before implementation and be assured

    of pro-active actions that all the above-mentionedfacilities for pedestrians will have already be planned

    for and be done as well.This is in line with our state governments CAT

    policy.We should all realise that unless the above recom-

    mendations are adhered to, and actions taken on theground, the people of not just Pulau Tikus but alsoother neighbourhoods too, will experience worse con-

    gestion in the coming years, even before the underseatunnel is completed.

    Thats why the TMP has this proviso: There shouldbe a clear understanding that over the next 10-15 years,construction of the highways, together with the im-

    provement of the existing highways and the imple-mentation of the proposed public transport improve-

    ments should take precedence over the constructionof this third link.

    BM : Regarding public transport, what are the

    ideal plans?

    Lim: As Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has repeat-edly emphasised, public transport is under the jurisdic-tion of the Federal government and that we need to

    depend heavily on the cooperation in terms of physical

    planning and implementation as well as nancial sup-port in terms of funding to make them happen.

    Like it or not, the state government is duty-bound

    (as an elected government to seek the best for the vot-

    ers who put them there) to engage the Federal govment to somehow get as much from them as poss

    Nevertheless, there is still a lot that the state govment can do on its own (like bus lanes, enforcemto bring to pass as much as possible whats rec

    mended in the TMP.

    BM: Regarding the monorail, is this feasible?

    Lim: The monorail is no longer considered suit

    under the TMP which opts for trams and BRT rapid transit). And denitely monorail is not foheritage area ...... we may be delisted by UNES

    Sydney is thinking of taking theirs down.

    A rough plan of the new highway schemes and the estimated time frame of the projects on both the mainand island.

    transport masterplan

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    EXCO for Youth and Sports, Women,Family and Community Develop-

    ment Chong Eng said the Penanggovernment has started its WomensBrigade to look into the welfare andinterest of women in the state.

    She said the brigade, a voluntary

    body, has 314 members after threedays of registration and they hopedto enrol 10,000 members.

    Its main activities are the regis-tration of single mothers for the state

    governments single mothers aid

    programme and registration of full-time homemakers under 60 years oldfor the state governments rewardprogramme, she said at the launch

    of the brigade at Komtar on June 22.She added that the other pro-

    grammes include registration ofwomen for free mammogram ser-vices for those 45 years and above,

    registration of women for microcredit

    nancing and mobilising women for

    other activities that can benet women

    and the local community.

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister Lim

    Guan Eng, who launched thegade, said it would operate undecontrol of assemblymen in thei

    spective constituencies.He commented that the bri

    for Permatang Pasir constitueleads with 50 members, followeBatu Maung with 43.

    Exco for Agriculture and ABased Industry, Rural Developmand Health Dr Afif Bahardinbeen delegated to look into themammogram service, Lim sai

    Initially, we have planned foservice to start in January, bu

    Af is working diligently on itI am sure it can be carried out lier.

    For the programme, memberis open to women aged 18 and ab

    A minimum of 10 membercluding a team leader, are requto form a Womens Brigade tea

    Registration can be made at ansemblymembers service centre.

    Womens Brigade aims

    for 10,000 members

    Part of the crowd at the launch of the Womens Brigade at Komtar.

    THE campaign for this years WorldEnvironment Day, which fell on June6, is Think.Eat.Save.

    This is an anti-food waste and

    food loss campaign that encouragesthe public to reduce their FOOD-print, Chief Minister Lim Guan Engsaid at the Penang World Environ-ment

    Day 2013 celebration on June 16,which is 10 days after the actual day,to coincide with George Towns car-free day.

    According to the United Nations

    Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes

    of food is wasted, he added.Malaysians are either overeatingor wasting food, throwing away up

    to 930 tonnes of unconsumed fooddaily. This is equivalent to throwingaway 93,000, 10kg bags of rice eachday.

    Lim said that Penang was the first

    green state in the country, havingachieved the countrys highest recy-cling rate at 24%.

    Lim commented that wastage ofconsumed food in Malaysia doubled

    over the past three years, not includ-

    ing leftover food.Unconsumed waste

    mostly consisted of ex-

    pired bread, eggs andold or rotten fruit.

    Feedback from thePenang Island Munici-pal Council, on the is-

    land alone last year foodwaste made up about45% of the solid wastecollected from domesticand commercial areas.

    If food is wasted, allthe resources used in theproduction of food are

    also lost, he added.Lim announced that

    the state governmentwill take the lead in thegreen initiative by im-plementing Green Pub-lic Procurement (GPP)

    by requiring all govern-ment purchases be givenpriority to green prod-ucts, such as name cardsprinted on recycled materials using

    soy-ink (non-toxic).This suggests the government to

    look into life-cycle costing and apply

    pressure on suppliers to bring moreenvironmentally friendly products to

    the market through acombination o

    legislation and changes in tenderinpolicy.

    Reducing the foodprint

    Some of the participants of the World Environment Day celebration in Lebuh Pantai.

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    PEGAWAI PENYELARAS KADUN No Te l/ No Faks

    PENAGARidwan Osman

    [email protected] 5068

    BERTAMAsrol Sani Abdul [email protected]

    013-580 6981

    PINANG TUNGGALMuhasdey [email protected]

    019-437 2887

    PERMATANG BERANGANArshad Md. Salleh

    [email protected]

    019-510 2633

    SUNGAI DUAZahadi Mohd.

    [email protected] 3828

    TELOK AIR TAWARNorhayati [email protected]

    019-433 7119

    SUNGAI ACHEHMohammad Razak 013-597 6478

    BAYAN LEPASAsnah [email protected]

    019-472 6956

    PULAU BETONGHj. Mohd Tuah [email protected]

    019-570 9500

    TELUK BAHANGDato Haji Abdul Halim [email protected]

    019-480 9599

    Nama ADUN No Tel/ No Faks

    AIR PUTIHYAB Tuan Lim Guan [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 829 0614

    PANTAI JEREJAKYB Haji Mohd. Rashid [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 646 4700

    PERAIYB Prof. Dr. P. [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 390 1867(F) 04 - 390 1867

    PADANG KOTA

    YB Chow Kon [email protected] (T) 04 - 226 0218(F) 04 - 226 0218

    BATU MAUNGYB Datuk Abdul Malik Abul [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 626 1968(F) 04 - 626 5496

    BAGAN JERMALYB Lim Hock [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 331 7175(F) 04 - 331 7175

    BATU LANCHANGYB Law Heng [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 282 6419(F) 04 - 282 6419

    SUNGAI PUYUYB Phee Boon [email protected];[email protected]

    (T) 04 - 262 0860012 - 480 5495

    (F) 04 - 261 8745

    PADANG LALANGYB Chong Eng (T) 04 - 502 5071

    (F) 04 - 508 9711

    DATO KERAMATYB Jagdeep Singh [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 226 2464(F) 04 - 227 2464

    SEBERANG JAYAYB Dr. Af Bahardin

    Sedang

    dikemaskiniBUKIT TAMBUNYB Law Choo [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 588 0818(F) 04 - 588 0885

    AIR ITAMYB Wong Hon [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 828 0926(F) 04 - 828 0926

    BERAPITYB Ong Kok [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 530 8476

    MACHANG BUBOKYB Lee Khai Hoon (T) 04 - 551 1442

    TANJONG BUNGAHYB Teh Yee [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 899 9581

    JAWIYB Soon Lip [email protected]

    sedangdikemaskini

    PENGKALAN KOTAYB Lau Keng [email protected]

    (T)04 - 250 152104 - 2501522

    (F)04 - 2501523

    BAGAN DALAMYB Tanasekharan a/l [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 323 5870(F) 04 - 323 5870

    KEBUN BUNGAYB Cheah Kah [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 826 5451(F) 04 - 826 5451

    SUNGAI BAKAPYB Hj. Maktar Hj. [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 582 7549(F) 04 - 582 8648

    KOMTARYB Teh Lai [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 227 7068(F) 04 - 227 7068

    PAYA TERUBONGYB Yeoh Soo [email protected]

    sedangdikemaskini

    PULAU TIKUSYB Dr. Yap Soo [email protected]

    sedangdikemaskini

    PERMATANG PASIRYB Datuk Hj. Mohd. Salleh [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 398 4226(F) 04 - 398 4226

    BUKIT TENGAHYB Ong Chin [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 508 3977(F) 04 - 508 3677

    PENANTIYB Norlela Arifn (T) 04 - 522 2916

    (F) 04 - 521 2915

    SUNGAI PINANGYB Lim Siew Khim (T) 04 - 282 8322

    BATU UBANYB Dr. T. [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 656 2605(F) 04 - 656 0699

    SERI DELIMAYB Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer a/l [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 659 5611(F) 04 - 659 6611

    DAP PENANG [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 228 848204 - 227 139704 - 226 6482

    (F) 04 - 228 8514

    NAMA ADUN No Tel/ No Faks

    PENAGAYB Mohd. Zain Ahmad Sedang dikemaskini

    BERTAMYB Shariful Azhar Othman Sedang dikemaskini

    PINANG TUNGGALYB Datuk Haji Roslan Saidin Sedang dikemaskini

    PERMATANG BERANGANYB Omar Abd. Hamid Sedang dikemaskini

    SUNGAI DUAYB Muhamad Yusoff Mohd. Noor Sedang dikemaskini

    TELOK AIR TAWARYB Datuk Jahara Hamid Sedang dikemaskini

    SUNGAI ACHEHYB Datuk Mahmud Zakaria Sedang dikemaskini

    BAYAN LEPASYB Nordin Ahmad Sedang dikemaskini

    PULAU BETONGYB Muhamad Farid Saad Sedang dikemaskini

    TELUK BAHANGYB Shah Haedan Ayoob Sedang dikemaskini

    POLIS & AMBULANS 999BOMBA 994DIREKTORI TELEFON 103OPERATOR ANTARABANGSA 101PENYELAMAT 991

    BIRO PENGADUAN AWAM 04-263 6893SEKRETARIAT KERAJAAN 04-262 1957NEGERIKASTAM 04-262 2300IMIGRESEN 04-250 3419INFORMASI PENERANGAN 04-643 0373WCC (Womens Centre for Change) 04-228 0342Pusat Perkhidmatan Wanita (Seberang)04-397 1058EPF 04-226 1000SOCSO 04-238 9888

    JPJ 04-656 413104-398 8809

    JABATAN PENDAFTARAN 04-226 5161

    PUSAT INFO PELANCONG 04-261 4461KERETAPI BUKIT BENDERA 04-828 8880FERI (GEORGETOWN) 04-210 2363

    ( BUTTERWORTH) 04-310 2377JAMBATAN PP 04-398 7419STESEN KERETAPI BUTTERWORTH 04-261 0290

    PERSATUAN PERUNDUNGAN 04-829 4046KANAK-KANAKCAP 04-829 9511JABATAN BURUH 04-262 5536PERPUSTAKAAN PP 04-229 8555

    N1 Penaga : 013 - 499 5068 - Ridwan OsmanN2 Bertam : 013 - 580 6981 - AsrolN3 Pinang : 019 - 437 2887 - Muhasdey

    Tunggal MuhamadN4 Permatang : 019 - 510 2633 - Arshad

    Berangan Md. SallehN5 Sungai Dua : 019 - 507 3828 - Zahadi Mohd.N6 Telok Air : 019 - 433 7119 - Norhayati

    Tawar JaafarN7 Sungai Puyu : 012 - 480 5495 - Mr.LeeN8 Bagan : 013 - 449 0366 - Yeap Choon

    Jermal KeongN9 Bagan : 016 - 473 1963 - Gesan

    DalamN10 Seberang : 04 - 390 5109 - Nor Hayati

    Jaya Mohd. IskanderN11 Permatang : 019 - 412 8442 - Kamal

    Pasir 013 - 595 6865 - RosliN12 Penanti : 04 - 522 2916 - Rodzi

    N13 Berapit : 016 - 401 3507 - Mr.Lim017 - 446 1817 - Yeoh Ee Yee

    N14 Machang : 016 - 466 0664 - Andrew ChinBubuk 012 - 319 1985 - Ikhwan

    N15 Padang : 017 - 552 8928 - ChanLalang 014 - 945 9786 - Lai

    N16 Perai : 04 - 390 1867 - SelviN17 Bukit : 013 - 518 8735 - Lim Tuan Chun

    TengahN18 Bukit Tambun : 016 - 404 9120 - G.Dumany

    017 - 378 4448 - KhorN19 Jawi : 017 - 408 4784 - Abdul Halim

    012 - 456 5018 - Mr. KhorN20 Sungai : 019 - 552 8689 - Norjuliana

    Bakap 012 - 542 4454 - HasbullahN21 Sungai : 013 - 597 6478 - Mohammad

    Acheh RazakN22 Tanjong : 016 - 465 0318 - Ranson

    BungahN23 Air Putih : 04 - 829 0614 - Hong Kian

    BengN24 Kebun : 012 - 493 3342 - Cheng Kok

    Bunga EongN25 Pulau Tikus : 012 - 486 2552 - LingamN26 Padang Kota : 012 - 431 7015 - Johnny

    CheeN27 Pengkalan : 012 - 401 1522 - Chng Chin

    Kota KeatN28 KOMTAR : 012 - 423 3227 - Benji AngN29 Datok : 017 - 480 7417 - Varinder

    Keramat Kaur010 - 464 6308 - Fuzaina

    N30 Sungai : 010 - 464 3308 - Amelia TanPinang

    N31 Batu : 04 - 282 6419 - KarunaLancang

    N32 Seri Delima : 019 - 4474362 Mahen

    012 - 5242549 JamesN33 Air Itam : 012 - 4730736 - AnneN34 Paya : 012 - 484 1963 - Toon Hoon

    Terubong Lee019 - 444 1039 - Sabapathee

    N35 Batu Uban : 016 - 480 0232 - Jalal016 - 487 8602 - Khairul016 - 444 3550 - Sathya

    N36 Pantai : 04 - 646 4700 - Aliff /Jerejak Shamsudin

    N37 Batu : 013 - 510 1968 - LatifahMaung 012 - 504 4836 - Ziezullhakim

    N38 Bayan : 019 - 472 6956 - AsnahLepas Hashim

    N39 Pulau : 019 - 570 9500 - Hj. MohdBetong Tuah Ismail

    N40 Telok : 019 - 480 9599 - Dato HajiBahang Abdul Halim

    PROGRAM PENGHARGAAN WARGA EMAS/OKU/IBU TUNGGAL/

    PROGRAM ANAK EMAS/ PROGRAM RAKAN ANTI KEMISKINAN/ PROGRAM PELAJAR EMAS

    Talian Kecemasan & Perkhidmatan Awam

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    Nama Telefon

    Teoh Seang Hooi (DAP)

    [email protected]

    019-412 99 96

    04-594 1231

    Visvanathan a/l Kumaran

    (DAP)

    [email protected]

    012-477 6468

    04-398 3242 (Tel)

    04-502 1667 (Fax)Tan Xin Ying

    (DAP)

    016 - 553 1987

    Mohd Shaipol Ismail (DAP) 012 - 571 2250

    Guanalan a/l Sengalaney

    (DAP)

    013 - 485 3128

    Chandrasekeran a/l S.

    Maniam (DAP)

    chanderasekeran@mpsp.

    gov.my

    012-5619870

    Mohamad Zainudin Othman

    (PKR) mohamadzainudin@

    mpsp.gov.my

    013-45 47 009

    Ahmad Farid Md. Arshad

    (PKR)

    [email protected]

    019-540 9396

    04-3979796 (Fax)

    Johari Kassim (PKR)

    [email protected]

    019-449 1450

    Abdul Latif Abdullah

    (PKR)

    [email protected]

    019-560 57 55

    Lim Eng Nam

    (PKR)

    [email protected]

    016-411 44 00

    04-588 0818 (Tel)

    04-588 0885 (Fax)

    Kusala Kumari @ Rynu a/p A.

    Shanmugam (PKR)

    [email protected]

    019-54 63 257

    Amir Md. Ghazali (PKR)

    [email protected]

    013-584 8386

    04 - 521 1987 (Fax)

    Ahmad Kaswan Kassim

    (PAS)

    [email protected].

    my

    019- 408 4899

    Dr. Tiun Ling Ta

    (NGO)

    [email protected]

    013-430 2096

    04-508 0039 (Tel)

    04-657 0918 (Fax)

    Ahmad Tarmizi Abdullah

    (NGO)

    013 - 414 4822

    Loh Joo Huat

    (DAP)

    [email protected]

    012-4221133

    Ong Koon Liak

    (DAP)

    [email protected]

    012-4277868

    04-530 0363 (Tel)

    04-538 6950 (Fax)

    Sarina Hashim

    (PKR)

    [email protected]

    013-50 00 155

    Md Jamil Abd. Rahman

    PAS)

    [email protected]

    019-4490007

    Wong Chee Keet 012-451 1312

    SENARAI NAMA AHLI MAJLISMPSP 2011 (1 JAN. 2012 - 31 DIS. 2012)

    Nama Telefon

    Zulkii Mohd. Noor (DAP) 012 - 483 0878

    Harvindar a/l Darshan Singh

    (DAP)

    012 - 42822 50

    Tay Leong Seng (DAP) 019 - 321 9392

    Lim Cheng Hoe

    (DAP)

    016 - 438 4809

    Tan Hun Wooi (DAP) 012 - 488 0409

    Ong Ah Teong

    (DAP)

    012 - 410 6566

    Ooi Keat Hin

    (PKR)

    016 - 417 1331

    Francis a/l Joseph (PKR) 012 - 474 3321

    Ramlah Bee Binti Asiahoo

    (PKR)

    016 - 422 2142

    Mohamed Yusoff Mohamed

    Noor (PAS)

    04 - 657 7464 (Tel)

    012 - 472 8114

    Iszuree Ibrahim

    (PAS)

    016 - 443 3205

    019 - 450 7890

    Sr. Mohd. Zahry Shaikh Abdul

    Rahim (NGO)

    012 - 472 6725

    Gooi Seong Kin

    (DAP)

    016 - 457 1271

    Prem Anand a/l Loganathan

    (DAP)

    012 - 412 2558

    Tan Seng Keat

    (PKR)

    012 - 438 6191

    Muhammad Sabri Md.

    Osman

    (PKR)

    013 - 432 0207

    Mohd Taufk Sulong

    (PKR)

    012 - 438 0873

    Tahir Jalaluddin Hussain

    (NGO)

    012 - 463 5959

    Dr. Lim Mah Hui

    (NGO)

    012 - 422 1880

    Sin Kok Siang (NGO) 016 - 422 2255

    Ng Chek Siang (PKR)

    [email protected]

    016 - 470 7089

    SENARAI NAMA AHLI MAJLISMPPP 2011 (1 JAN. 2012 - 31 DIS. 2012)

    Buletin Mutiara boleh diperoleh di :

    - Pejabat-pejabat ADUN- Pejabat-pejabat Kerajaan Negeri- Pejabat-pejabat PBA- Bukit Bendera- Pasaraya-pasaraya sekitar Pulau Pinang- Hospital-hospital Kerajaan dan Swasta- Pejabat-pejabat NGO- Edaran rumah ke rumah

    Bagi Maklumat Lanjut, Sila Hubungi :Shawal Ahmad:

    04 - 650 5550, 04 - 650 5256, 012 - 424 9004

    [email protected] atau [email protected]

    Kalendar PelanconganPulau Pinang Julai 2013

    1hb Jun - 15hb Julai

    Penang Durian FestivalAnjung Indah, Balik Pulau

    20hb JulaiPenang Bon Odori Festival

    Esplanade6.00pm- 11.00pm

    5hb - 7hb Julai

    Penang MATTA FairPenang Times Square

    Jenis Iklan Saiz Kos(sebulan,RM

    Satu MukaSurat

    25sm(w) x 32sm(h) 15,000 (*)

    SeparuhMuka Surat(melintang)

    25sm(w) x 16m(h) 7,500 (*)

    SeparuhMuka Surat(menegak)

    12.5sm(w) x 32m(h) 7,500 (*)

    BULETIN MUTIARA

    Tingkat 47, Komtar,10503 Penang

    Phone : 04-650 5468Fax : 04-261 5923

    Email: [email protected]

    EDITORIAL

    EditorChan Lilian (English)

    Tam Poh Guek (Chinese)

    P.Parameswari (Tamil)

    WriterDanny Ooi (English)

    J.Evelyn (English)Caleb Yeoh (English)

    Shum Jian Wei (Chinese)Loh Guat Fern (Chinese)

    G.Revatic (Tamil)

    Photographers :Chan Lilian, Law Suun Ting,

    Mohd. Hafz Tajudin, Alissala Thian andAhmad Adil Muhamad

    Graphic Designers :Loo Mei Fern and Idzham Ahmad

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    Story by Evelyn Joseph

    THE Penang Judo Association is proud that judo star

    Jeon Ki Young has agreed to train the Penang judoexponents in preparation for the coming 16th Malay-sia Games from June 28 until July 7 in Kuala Lumpur.

    Jeon is well-known as a great Korean judo cham-pion who was three times world champion and Olym-

    pic champion in 1996.He won three consecutive world judo champion-

    ships in 1993, 1995 and 1997.He even has six world judo cup titles to his name

    before he retired from competition at a relatively

    young age of 25 in 1999.Under Jeons close supervision, the four-day

    seminar will help athletes on their judo techniquesand motivate them by sharing his experiences fromhis years of judo training.

    The association is also currently nding funds

    and a place to build a martial arts centre in Penang tobe used as a central training place for the Penang

    Martial Art community, said Penang Judo Associa-tion president Johnny Khoo during the opening cer-emony of the Judo Seminar by Jeon on June 4.

    Penang Youth and Sports, Women, Family andCommunity Development committee chairman Chong

    Eng said the people can learn the art of self-defencewith the setting up of a new martial arts centre.

    I hope that our athletes will be able to achievecommendable results in the coming Malaysia Gameswith the guidance of Judoka Jeon Ki Young, she

    added.Khoo thanked Penang State Sports Council direc-

    tor Frederick Tan for helping the association host the

    seminar.I hope that Jeons presence in the seminar will

    motivate the athletes to strive to achieve their medaltarget in the Malaysia Games, Khoo added.

    World judo champ

    to share his secrets

    Chong Eng (back row, sixth from left), Tan (back row, second from right) and Jeon (back row, third from right)with the states judokas.

    Story by Evelyn Joseph

    THE 2013 Penang Farmers, Livestock Produceand Fishermens (HPPN) Day along with the cooeratives carnival will take place from July 3 to 7

    Ekspo Seberang Jaya from 10am till 10pm.The event is organised by the state in collabor

    tion with Organic Malaysia under the State Deparment of Agriculture.

    On the rst day, events such as exhibition, com

    petitions and sales will take place followed by thofcial launching on the second day by Govern

    Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.This year, we are trying to upgrade by invitinmore people especially the youths to attend thevent, said State Health committee chairman DAf Bahardin at the events launch.

    Besides having fun, this event can inspi

    youths who have just graduated or left school get involved and be exposed to the agriculture idustry.

    One of the main attractions will be the FruiFestival and Durian Party which has beentrademark of the event every year.

    The event is expected to attract more than 30,00visitors.

    HPPN targets30,000 visitors

    A poster the PenaFarmers,LivestockProducer

    andFisherme(HPPN)Day.

    Story by Evelyn Joseph

    AFTER the overwhelming response last year, DeltaBusiness Solutions has once again come up with an

    exciting night run in Penang for this year.Delta Eco Night Run 2013, supported by Penang

    state government in collaboration with Penang Island

    Municipal Council (MPPP) and Penang Sports Coun-cil (MSNPP) and organised by Lions Club of George-town, aims to raise funds for environmental projects.

    The eco themed run is a way to educate participants

    to appreciate and to conserve our fragile ecosystemand also help us enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

    This event will take place at Youth Park on Aug 30at 7pm.

    Some 2,000 participants are expected to take part.

    The closing date for registration is Aug 9 but oncewe reach 2,000 participants we will close the registra-tion immediately, said Arthur Toh, senior MarketingCommunication Assistant of Delta.

    There will be two sessions; competitive category

    and also fun run.The registration fees for both categories will be

    RM40 and all participants are entitled to get a brand-ed dry-t T-shirt and also goodies bags.

    There will also be a session where ags will be

    given out to all participants to commemorate Merde-ka.

    Last year, we managed to collect RM25,000 andwe estimate to collect the same amount or more thisyear, said Toh.

    Chong Eng, chairman of the Youth & Sports,Women, Family & Community Development and Artscommittee, attended the launch of the event.

    Delta Run is an event to help create awareness onpreserving the environment and it is also in line with

    the state governments Clean, Green, Healthy and Safepolicy, she said.

    She also thanked the sponsors who came forwardto help the event this year.

    For registration, log on to deltaonline.com.my or

    call Toh, at 012-4012700/04-2622600.

    Eco run for the environment

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    Story by Danny Ooi

    FLOODS, mosquitoes and a hor-rible stench from stagnant water

    in a blocked drain have beensome of the woes faced by 3,000villagers in the Weld Quay recla-mation area in George Town.

    A solut ion is a l ready in

    sight, said Pengkalan Kota as-semblymember Lau Keng Ee,adding that the developer hadagreed to construct a temporarydrain adjacent to the existing one

    following discussions with the

    Penang Island Municipal Council(MPPP) recently.They will submit a plan to

    MPPP soon and the new drain is

    expected to be completed in Au-gust year if the plan is approved,he told a media conference dur-ing a site visit to the area on June6.

    Joining him was Weld Quay

    Reclamation Area Village Safetyand Development Committeechairman S. Rajan.

    Lau added that the existingdrain is connected to the mon-soon drain, so when it is blockedwater is not able to flow through.

    As a result, floods occur in

    the village whenever there isheavy rain, he said.

    Besides, the rubbish cloggingup the drain has resulted in stag-nant water which causes a foul

    smell.The blocked drain is covered

    with debris, wooden planks, rub-bish, rocks and mud.It is believed that the blockage

    was caused by a shoplot con-struction project which began 17months ago.

    Lau said the residents werealso troubled that the stagnant

    water provided an ideal breedingground for mosquitoes.

    Weld Quay folk

    heave sigh of relief

    Drain at the Weld Quay reclamation area, blocked up by debris and other items the construction nearby.

    Story by Danny Ooi

    THE upgrading of the well-knownChowrasta Market in Jalan Penang,which dates back to 1890, started

    on June 15.The market will be able to ac-

    commodate more traders indoorsonce its RM12.1 million faceliftcarried out by Penang Island Mu-

    nicipal Council (MPPP) is com-pleted by March 2015.

    Accommodating 97 traders on itsground floor, the market will beexpanded to take in 169 traders.

    This will help reduce the num-ber of licensed traders who have had

    to set up stalls outside the build-ings, MPPP secretary Ang AingThye said.

    There are 138 stalls along thestreet next to the market and thisnumber will be reduced to 66, whilethe number of traders occupying thefirst floor of the building will remain

    unchanged at 60.He said more than 120 parking lots

    would also be provided to allow bet-ter traffic flow.

    MPPP hopes that this project willchange the surrounding of George

    Town.It also involves the Green Build-

    ing Index, in line with the state gov-ernments objective to establish a

    cleaner, greener and safer city, hesaid at the launch of the project atthe market on June 15.

    Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng,who officiated the event, said it

    would create a more comfortable

    environment for the market tradersand their customers.

    He said the project would returnthe old market to its heydays with

    modern facilities installed for thepeoples benefit in line with makingPenang an international city.

    The Chowrasta Market is one ofthe popular shopping spots for locals

    and visitors to Penang.

    Stalls here sell practically ever

    thing - from food items, fresh fruisundry goods, electrical and kitch

    items, clothes and other odds anends.

    At about noon, when the morninmarket dies down, the real Chowrasta Market begins to take life.

    Located on the first floor of thChowrasta Building is the largecollection of second-hand boosellers.

    Their book and magazine colle

    tion is stacked up in piles, thsearching for the perfect novel coube an adventure itself.

    They also sell new books, that a

    much cheaper than the bigger boostores.The book sellers open from 11p

    to about 5pm.Meanwhile, in an earlier report

    April 2013, the then Komtar assemblymember Ng Wei Aik said the ba

    portion of the market will initially btorn down to build a carpark and tmiddle area will be the temporasite for the stall owners.

    The second-hand book sellers w

    be relocated next to a coffee stall the first floor.

    Chowrasta market upgrade begins

    Artis ts impression of the upgraded Chowrasta Market upon completion in 2015.

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    Wong (second from right) continues to provide the people in Air Itam with facilities for theirbenefit as they have voted him as their second-term assemblymember. A lit tle gi rl enjoying herself on a swing.

    Story by Chan Lilian

    BEING a parent himself, Air

    Itam assemblymember Wong

    Hon Wai recognises the im-

    portance of children keeping

    t h e m s e l v e s a c t i v e a n d

    healthy.

    Instead of spending time

    in front of the TV, computer

    games or other sedentary ac-

    tivities, children will beneft

    from playing outdoors in Air

    Itam.

    Thats why I have used

    some allocations from my Air

    Itam constituency funds to

    refurbish and upgrade the

    playgrounds around here,

    Wong said during the launch

    of the refurbished playground

    at Happy Valley recently.

    So far we have added new

    play equipment and also ex-

    ercise machines for the adults

    at various places like Kam-

    pung Melayu, Jalan Shaik

    Madar, Jalan Shaik Eusoffe

    and Taman Desa Mawar,

    said the second term assem-

    blymember.

    The happy faces of the chil-

    dren who were enjoying them

    selves on the swings and slide

    is a testament of their appre

    ciation for their assembly

    member.

    The kampong folks also go

    a tea-time treat at the simpl

    get-together.

    Story by Evelyn Joseph

    STATE Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environ-

    ment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh recentlyannounced the launch of a campaign on World Mul-

    tiple Sclerosis (MS) Day 2013 and invited Penangites

    to gain greater awareness of MS.

    We plan to hold the campaig