No to telco tower for second time

STAR, Friday May 27, 2011

MORE than 20 residents around Taman Brown in Gelugor, Penang, gathered to protest against a telecommunications tower which was built at one corner of a public park near Lorong Endah Permai 3.

It was a second time that the residents had staged a protest there since Dec 30 last year.

One of the residents, postgraduate student Y.E. Fong, 26, said that action must be taken to rectify the problems faced by the residents there.

“We are not blaming anyone but we want some answers since it has been five months since we last protested, and all the residents here are in the dark,” she said.

Strong message: Barisan Nasional co-ordinators together with Taman Brown residents protesting against the building of the telco tower near the public park in Lorong Endah 3.

 

 

 

Bayan Baru Barisan Nasional co-ordinator David Yim who was present said that during the earlier protest, there was only a tower but now there were also an electrical box near the tower and poles meant for the electrical cables.

“From the looks of it, the voice of the residents has not been heard.

“The residents had also written to the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) in January but until today there is no response,” he said at a press conference at the park yesterday.

Penang Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Protection Alliance medical advisor Dr Thor Teong Gee said that it was not right to build a telco tower before consulting the residents there.

“There is a public park near the tower as well a school not too far away,” he said.

Batu Uban assemblyman S. Rav­eentharan’s personal secretary Francis Xavier said that Raveentharan has already brought the matter up at the monthly district meeting in late January and the matter was at the discussion stage.

State Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said that he would look into the matter.

Taman Brown Community Development and Security Committee (JKKK) chairman M. Santha and Batu Uban Barisan Nasional coordinator Goh Kheng Sneah were also present at the site during the protest.

5個月前致函市局沒回應 電訊塔沒拆反增電錶

中國報 26/05/2011 18:30

（檳城26日訊）國陣協調員于5個月前，與牛汝莪區布朗花園居民開記者會反對該區電訊塔設立，當時致函檳島市政局，但至今該局不只沒有給予回應，電訊塔上還增設電錶。
國陣峇央峇魯國會選區協調員嚴汶隆等人，今日巡視牛汝莪區布朗花園電訊塔時，這麼說。
“州政府與地方政府漠視居民心聲，該處有約300間民宅，逾1000名居民及兩間學校。”
他將協助居民展開簽名運動，既然之前市政局沒有回應，因此，此次將直接致函檳島市政局主席巴達雅及副本給予檳州行政議員曹觀友，希望獲得關注。

將展開簽名運動

檳城電磁幅射公害防護聯盟顧問涂仲儀醫生說，市政局處事沒有效率，居民在5個月前已呈信給該局，至今卻未有回應及行動；反而還置放電錶。

他籲請地方政府，慎重看待居民反對電訊塔的問題，不應不理會，因為已威脅居民健康。

他也要求州政府公布，自去年12月31日合法化電訊塔的漂白期后，至今已拆除多少個電訊塔與電訊轉播站。

國陣峇都烏蠻州選區協調員吳竟誠希望，該區的國州議員真正走入民，處理民生問題，不要在成為人民代議士后，什麼事都不理會。

“我要求本區的國州議員，與人民一起處理此事，以便為人民解決問題。”

珊達指拉文不知情

布朗花園鄉村發展暨治安委員會主席珊達接到居民派發的傳單出席記者會，她說，居民之前沒有向該區州議員拉文反映或投訴此事，並指拉文完全不知情。

珊達是在國陣協調員開記者會后，親自向記者講解，她說，之前她與峇都烏蠻區州議員拉文對此事毫不知情，並認為居民應到拉文位于布朗花園的服務中心投訴。

一些居民聽到珊達向記者發表言論后，也當場與珊達爭辯，認為有關新聞在5個月前見報后，拉文就應該知道此事，並主動處理，而非在服務中心等人上門投訴。

珊達說，拉文于周三已前往該處巡視，並答應將協助解決有關問題。

珊達指出，拉文于布朗花園的服務中心地址為56, Jalan Permai, Taman Brown，民眾可前往投訴。

吳竟誠勸拉瑪沙米 勿政治化陳合裕土地案

2011-05-20 18:11

光明日報

（檳城20日訊）民政黨檳州聯委會秘書吳竟誠勸請檳州第二副首席部長拉瑪沙米，勿再政治化陳合裕土地案。他認為，拉瑪沙米要調查此案根本沒必要召見前行政議員，因為所有的行政議會會議內容都有清楚記錄。
“再說，在調查委員會成立時，行政議會的成員包括了州秘書、州財政及州法律顧問皆是原班人馬。他們清楚了解這個案件，所以根本看不出有召見前行政議員的必要。”
他週五發表文告說，拉瑪沙米指責前檳州行政議員拿督丁福南沒有出席聽證會的作法，是民聯政府的政治手段。
針對拉瑪沙米要丁福南放馬過來起訴檳州政府，吳竟誠希望拉瑪沙米詳細閱讀新聞報導。 

國陣不與檳對簿公堂

“丁福南在本月16日的記者會上強調，檳國陣不會與檳政府對簿公堂，主要是希望檳首長能把時間專注在檳州的發展，而不是把時間花在司法的糾纏。”
另一方面，吳竟誠感到不解，為何由拉瑪沙米親自為首的調查委員會，在一份提呈給檳州議會的白皮書，闡明了陳合裕土地案是技術性錯誤及兩名政府官員的失誤所致，沒有舞弊或欺詐的因素，可是拉瑪沙米依然以舞弊和欺詐的字眼來形容此事。
“拉瑪沙米親自領導有關案件的調查委員會，可是他自己卻不相信調查結果，這不是很諷刺嗎？看來這可能又是政治手段來抹黑政敵。”
吳竟誠表示，陳合裕土地案的調查至今已告一個段落，檳州政府應繼續調查及關注法庭的翻案工作，以及減少高庭判決巨額賠償的決定。
他強調，檳州國陣絕不會再與檳首長和第二副首長在報章上公開叫罵。

Free spectacles for needy pupils

 

Look straight: Haw conducting eye-screening for the students from SRJK (C) Kwang Hwa and SRJK (C) Shih Chung 

A TOTAL of 175 pairs of spectacles will be given free to underprivileged pupils from seven primary schools in Bayan Baru, Penang.

The Lions Club International District 308 B2 (Region 1) Penang, which is undertaking the effort, started the ball rolling on Friday, giving 25 pairs of spectacles to pupils from SRJK (C) Kwang Hwa and another 25 pairs to pupils from SRJK (C) Shih Chung.

Another 125 pupils, who will receive the spectacles later, are from SRJK (C) Chung Shan, SJK (C) Keong Hoe, SJK (C) Wen Khai, SJKC Chong Cheng and SJKC Min Sin.

 

Project co-ordinator and club’s zone four chairman Henry Oh said the club distributed over 500 free spectacles to 12 schools in George Town area last month.

“The objective of the project is to help the poor pupils to get good vision through the free spectacles,” he said.

Nice frame: Fei Yan trying out the free spectacles 

 

Sun Life Sdn Bhd had volunteered to provide eye-screening and to partially subsidise the spectacles, he said during the pupils’ eye-screening event at SRJK (C) Kwang Hwa in Sungai Nibong .

Fifty pupils from the school and SRJK (C) Shih Chung attended the event.

Also present was Sun Life Optical owner and opthalmic optician Haw Kim Then.

Shih Chung Year Five pupil Low Fei Yan, who is short-sighted, said she was happy that the club had given her free spectacles.

Kwang Hwa headmistress Tan Peng Sim, 52, said that she was very thankful to the club and to the contributors for giving free spectacles to the students.

Barisan Nasional co-ordinators Datuk Abdul Rahim Saibu (Batu Maung), Wong Mun Hoe (Pantai Jerejak), David Yim (Bayan Baru) and Goh Kheng Sneah (Batu Uban) contributed RM7,000 from their allocations towards the project.

Gerakan: State not sincere in getting outside views on sPICE

Star, Wednesday May 11, 2011

GEORGE TOWN: The state government is insincere in asking for Gerakan’s view on the Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre (sPICE) project.

State Gerakan local government bureau chairman Teh Leong Meng said an invitation to attend a meeting to discuss the project on Feb 14 was emailed to him only three days before the meeting.

“It was a Friday and I was out of town until the evening of Feb 14 itself.

“We had emailed a list of questions on the sPICE project to Penang Municipal Council president Patahiyah Ismail on Feb 1.

“Why have they not replied?” asked Teh who was speaking to reporters during a press conference at the state legislative building yesterday.

He also said it was hard to believe that a private company from Kuala Lumpur would sell property worth RM300mil to the state government for only RM50mil.

Teh also blasted the chief minister for labelling Gerakan party members “professional crooks”.

Lim was reported in a Chinese daily as giving the label to Penang Gerakan Publicity, Information and Communication Bureau Chief Dr Thor Teong Gee and state secretary Goh Kheng Sneah.

Lim had said the duo initially accused him of practising favouritism towards Sungai Pinang DAP assemblyman Koid Teng Guan without any basis.

Teh urged the chief minister not to use insulting words to scold the Opposition but to use figures and facts to prove things if the Opposition was wrong.

“Please respect the Opposition as we are only doing our job in monitoring the state government to prevent abuse of power and corruption.”