PWD comes out with cartoons to make children aware of landslides

TAKING a leaf out of a Hong Kong book, the Public Works Department has decided to disseminate its message about landslides and its prevention in cartoon form on its website.

The series of messages urge children to be educated about slopes, to be alert in the changes of the flow of streams, as well as measures that should be adopted in the event a disaster of this nature strikes.

KUALA LUMPUR 19 Dis- Laporan tentang tahap keselamatan beberapa lokasi perumahan di sekitar kawasan tanah runtuh di Bukit Antarabangsa di sini telah siapkan oleh Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR)

Ketua Polis Daerah Ampang Jaya, Assisten Komisioner Abdul Jalil Hassan berkata, laporan JKR itu telah diserahkan kepada Pejabat Pegawai Daerah Gombak sebelum dikemukakan kepada pihak Kerajaan Negeri Selangor untuk diteliti.

Bagaimanapun beliau tidak mengetahui isi kandungan laporan tersebut.

KUALA LUMPUR 19 Dis- Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) diarah supaya memaklumkan terus sebarang maklumat terkini berhubung keselamatan di sekitar kawasan runtuhan Bukit Antarabangsa kepada pihak polis.

Ketua Pengarah JKR, Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Judin Abdul Karim dalam satu kenyataan berkata, arahan itu dikeluarkan agar tidak wujud percanggahan dalam penyampaian maklumat.

Jelasnya, laporan itu perlu diserahkan  kepada pihak polis untuk memberi pandangan tentang faktor-faktor yang perlu dititikberatkan sebelum mengeluarkan sebarang arahan kepada penduduk.

KUALA LUMPUR 19 Dis. ? Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (CIDB) sedang merangka strategi untuk melatih sekurang-kurangnya 100,000 pekerja mahir pada 2009. 

Pengerusinya, Tan Sri Jamilus Hussein berkata, lembaga itu sedang menyusunnya dan menjangka rancangan itu menjadi kenyataan menjalankan akhir tahun.

Bagaimanapun, beliau tidak menyatakan perincian strategi itu.

Ia disusun kerana kerajaan mengarahkan CIDB melatih 100,000 pekerja mahir menjelang 2009, katanya selepas melancarkan Program Diploma Eksekutif di sini hari ini.

KOTA KINABALU: The federal government has allocated some RM17 billion to pave all roads within 30km radius of towns in Sabah by the year 2015.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said the huge allocation was in line with the government's vision and commitment to boost the state's infrastructure development.

"We are aware that there are still many roads which have not been upgraded or paved in Sabah and there are also places in the rural areas which have no roads at all.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Public Works Department (JKR) is looking into the construction of a road linking the Rongod district in Sandakan to the Keningau district to help boost development in the State's central region.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said the 80-km road, which would pass through the Pinangah area, was expected to cost RM320 million.

KOTA KINABALU- The Federal Government has allocated some RM 17 billion to pave all roads within 30 km radius of towns in Sabah by the year 2015.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohaamed  said the huge allocation  was in line with the Government's vision and commitment to boost the State's infrastructure development.

"We are aware that there are still many roads which have not been upgraded pr paved in Sabah and there are also places in the rural areas which have no roads at all.

MELAKA 26 Nov, - Semua pemaju projek di Negara ini termasuk kontraktor binaan digesa menggunakan Sistem Pembangunan Industri (IBS) dalam melaksanakan projek masing-masing bagi mengurangkan pergantungan terhadap pekerja asing.

Menterinya, Datuk Ir. Mohd Zain Mohamaed berkata, usaha itu selaras dengan komitmen kerjaan yang bakal menguatkuasakan penggunaan IBS dalam semua projek kerajaan kelak.

Sehingga November lalu ujarnya, Kementerian mengenal pasti 408 projek yang akan menggunakan IBS dengan kos sebanyak RM9.4 bilion.

MELAKA- Kerajaan meluluskan peruntukan tambahan RM 3.2 bilion lagi, khusus bagi melaksanakan projek pembangunan kawasan jalan raya Zon Selatan membabitkan Negeri Sembilan, Melaka dan Johor bagi tempoh kajian separuh penggal Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RMK-9)

Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, berkata tambahan peruntukan diluluskan itu bagi kerja pembinaan sistem penyuraian trafik dalam Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah, Jalan Lingkaran Tengah Seremban di Negeri Sembilan dan menaik taraf Jalan Tangkak-Segamat di Johor.

MALACCA: A total of 1,311 contractors involved in government projects have been allowed to vary their project costs following the recent increase in the cost of building materials.

Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said his ministry had so far paid out RM44.2mil as part of the permitted variation of price for 270 projects with calculations being made for the remaining 1,041 projects.

He also said that the ministry had included another 15 construction materials to the current five in the variation of price.