Gerik : The Perak State Parks Corporation Complex in Pulau Banding, which collapsed on Tuesday, was problematic from the start, Perak  Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said on Friday.

He said the project was not well planned and there were problems with the design.

"I don't know about the technical aspects, but the project was not viable.

"It only had  14 rooms despite costing RM 4.5 million," he said after a visit to the site Temenggor Lake.

KUALA LUMPUR 20 Nov. - Kerajaan belum memutuskan bila perjanjian konsesi lebuh raya akan diumumkan kepada orang ramai, kata Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu.

Beliau berkata, perkara itu masih lagi dalam perbincangan di peringkat Kabinet dan sebarang keputusan akan diumumkan nanti.

"Buat masa sekarang, ia tidak akan diumumkan kepada orang ramai lagi," katanya ketika ditemui pemberita selepas menghadiri Majlis Mesra Deepavali anjuran Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) di sini hari ini.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang Bridge does not have any serious cracks that will endanger motorists, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. 

"The structure of the bridge is solid and motorists can safely use the bridge anytime." 

Samy Vellu said the engineering consultant appointed to inspect the bridge had established that the strength of the structure was good.

He was responding to allegations raised by Sungai Dua assemblyman Jasmin Mohamad in the Penang state assembly on Tuesday that there were serious cracks in the Penang Bridge.

Projek pembinaan Lebuh raya'?Duke highway' yang giat dijalankan melintasi beberapa kawasan penempatan di Segambut Luar didakwa mendatangkan masalah kepada penduduk berikutan kerosakan jalan yang teruk.

Seorang penduduk Siti Haniza Samsi, 30 ketika menghubungi Sinar Harian berkata, laluan yang menjadi penghubung antara jalan utama menuju ke Kampung Pasir dan Benteng berkenaan mengalami hakisan yang teruk dengan kesan lopak air dan lubang yang besar.

"Seharusnya pihak pemaju bertanggungjawab menurap atau membaiki struktur jalan agar lebih selesa dilalui oleh pengguna.

GEORGETOWN: Ketua Menteri, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, menafikan Jambatan Pulau Pinang mengalami keretakan serius sehingga memaksa kerajaan negeri mengeluarkan araha  tidak membenarkan kenderaan berat melaluinya.

Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri tidak menerima sebarang laporan daripada mana-mana pihak mengenai status struktur jambatan itu yang dikatakan berbahaya berikutan kerja pelebaran yang sedang dijalankan.

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no worrying cracks on the Penang Bridge that can compromise the safety of the structure, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said here Wednesday. 

"The bridge structure is strong and people can use it any time without worry," he said. 

Samy Vellu was commenting on Sungai Dua assemblyman Datuk Jasmin Mohamed's allegation at the Penang state assembly on Tuesday that there were serious cracks on the bridge. 

Samy Vellu said the engineering consultants had also certified the strength of the structure and the safety of the bridge.