KUALA LUMPUR: Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu?s suggestion to ban high capacity motorcycles on highways was strongly opposed by motorcycling associations yesterday.

Superbikers' Club Malaysia president Lt-Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Mohamad Ngah said that by forcing motorcyclists off the highways and onto trunk roads, there was a possibility that even more accidents would occur.

"If they don't allow the use of superbikes on highways, even more motorcyclists will be involved in accidents. Highways are much safer.

PETALING JAYA: Bikers are revving up clouds of disapproval at Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu?s proposal to ban big bikes from expressways. 

Samy Vellu made the suggestion after seeing four high-powered motorcycles going at 170kph on two lanes of a stretch of the North-South Expressway on Sunday. 

KONGRES Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC) berharap kerajaan dapat memastikan kadar tol di semua lebuh raya tidak akan dinaikkan pada tahun depan bagi mengelakkan beban kawangan kepada golongan perkerja di negara ini.

Presiden MTUC Syed Shahir Syed Mohamad berkata, sebarang kelulusan untuk kenaikan kadar tol lebuh raya akan menyebabkan berlakunya rantaian kenaikan barangan keperluan, perkhidmatan dan pengangkutan. 

WILL the upgrading work carried our on certain stretches of the North-South Expressway be completed before Hari raya?.

That's the main concern of BASRI from Kuala Lumpur.

"My friend and I traveled from Air Keroh to Johor Baru. The massive upgraded along the way is slowing the traffic to a crawl," he says.

"The upgrading work does not seem like it is going to be completed before Hari Raya."

BASRI says it is unacceptable that Plus is carrying out its road expansion work so  close to the festive season.

WORKS Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the highway toll rates would not be increased until a study by seven concessionaires was completed and presented to the Cabinet.

"We will not increase the toll rates by Jan 1 next year until we get Cabinet approval," he said yesterday.

He said all information on the toll was being compiled, and when completed, would be handed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for their advice and views before being presented before the Cabinet.

Parit: Selepas melihat sendiri empat penunggang motosikal berkuasa besar berlumba di Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan,  Menteri Kerjaraya Datuk Seri Samy Vellu berkata kerajaan mungkin mengharamkan motosikal di lebuh raya itu jika mereka didapati mengancam nyawa pengguna lain.

Beliau berkata, tindakan tegas mesti diambil kerana penunggang motosikal didapati tidak mengendahkan undang-undang jalan raya termasuk menggunakannya untuk berlumba.

IPOH: The 14 sinkholes which have appeared in several places in the state were partly caused by the recent earthquakes on the seabed off Sumatra. 

State Mineral and Geoscience Department director Mohd Noor Ayoob said the fact that the holes occurred immediately after the strong quakes pointed to this.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan sedang merumus formula konsesi tol baru yang akan memberi faedah dan manfaat yang sama rata kepada pengguna, syarikat konsesi, kerajaan serta institusi kewangan yang membiayai pembinaan sesuatu lebuh raya. 

Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, berkata keputusan itu dibuat bagi mengatasi kekurangan dan kelemahan perjanjian konsesi sedia ada dengan mengambil kita pandangan semua pihak terbabit. 

SEREMBAN: Kementerian Penerangan mengesan 35 jenis kerosakan pada struktur bangunan Kompleks Penyiaran Negeri Sembilan di Sungai Gadut, Senawang, dekat sini, yang dibina dengan kos RM38.5 juta dan baru digunakan awal bulan lalu. 

Antara kerosakan itu ialah pada siling yang berpunca daripada sistem hawa dingin, tandas orang kenamaan, jalan masuk ke kompleks serta beberapa kemudahan di bahagian dalaman, tetapi tiada yang membabitkan peralatan penyiaran Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM). 

KUALA LUMPUR -  Empat Hentian Rehat dan Rawat R & R dari Perak menguasai pertandingan kawasan  riadah paling cantik di sepanjang Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan.

R&R Tapah (Arah Selatan) sekali lagi dipilih sebagai R&R terbaik dengan kreativiti penggunaan rempah ratus, pinggan dan sudu plastik.

Kemenangan itu membolehkan pengurusan R & R Tapah membawa pulang wang tunai RM5,000, sijil penghargaan serta piala pusingan.