THE integrated Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex in Bukit Chagar, Johor, is expected to open on Dec 15. Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu told Dr Tan Seng Giaw (DAP-Kepong) and Datuk Chor Chee Heung (BN-Alor Star) that the RM1.26b project was 78 per cent complete and was among projects that had been delayed.
PONTIAN 4 Sept. - Kira-kira 1,000 pengguna jalan di antara Pekan Nanas ke Tanjung Bin, melalui Mukim Sungai Karang terputus hubungan apabila jalan di Kampung Buloh Kasap runtuh akibat hujan lebat, di sini, semalam.
Menurut Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Kawasan Kukup, Jamilah Endan, kerosakan sepanjang 150 meter itu menyebabkan penduduk yang berulang alik menggunakan jalan tersebut terpaksa mencari jalan alternatif.
Mereka yang terlibat termasuk penduduk di Kampung Belolok, Kampung Peradin, Sungai Senai, Sungai Karang dan Simpang Kiri.
KAJANG- Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj) akan mengadakan mesyuarat dengan pihak Grand Saga Sdn. Bhd dan Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) minggu depan untuk membincang dan mencari jalan penyelesaian mengenai isu pembukaan jalan di Bandar Mahkota Cheras.
Yang Dipertuannya, Datuk Hasan Nawawi Abdul Rahman berkata, MPKj telah pun berbincang dengan kedua-dua pihak berkenaan baru-baru ini, dan perbincangan yang lebih mendalam akan diadakan dalam pertemuan ini.
BUTTERWORTH 27 Mac - Rakyat Pulau Pinang mahu kerajaan negeri yang dikuasai DAP supaya menghapuskan segera bayaran tol di Jambatan Pulau Pinang dan Plaza Tol Sungai Nyior di sini seperti yang dijanjikan oleh parti itu pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12.
Rata-rata penduduk yang ditemui nyata tertunggu-tunggu dan menaruh harapan tinggi agar janji kerajaan negeri untuk memansuhkan kutipan tol di kedua-dua laluan berbayar itu dapat ditunaikan secepat mungkin.
KUALA LUMPUR: Flash floods caused by clogged drains brought traffic to a crawl in Jalan Pahang while hailstorms hit several parts of the Klang Valley.
The downpour since afternoon forced the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) to be closed at 3pm for flood mitigation operations.
"SMART calls on motorists to be patient. Current information will be given to the media from time to time," the operators said in a statement.
The water level started rising at about 2pm near Bulatan Pahang after the downpour.
RAUB: It's anyone's guess as to how much longer Fraser's Hill will survive as a tourist resort
The hamlet on a cluster of seven hills straddling the Pahang-Selangor border is in imminent danger of dying out.
Almost everything seems to be working against it: landslides have cut off one of the two access roads to the resort, public transportation is almost non-existent and tourists are preferring other highland resorts.
THE Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Highway may offer a swift and smooth drive to the city centre but road users in Seri Kembangan are annoyed because they cannot access the thoroughfare.
There are no entry and exit points between Seri Kembangan and the 26km-long expressway opened on Dec 13 last year. The expressway links with major roads and highways like the MRR1, MRR2, Besraya, NPE, KL-Seremban Highway and Kesas.
Meru - Aktaiviti penarahan bukit secara tidak terkawal dan sistem perparitan dan saliran yang tidak sempurna dikenal pasti sebagai salah satu punca utama masalah bajir kilat yang sering berlaku di kawasan kariah Jaya Setia, Kampung Bukit Kampar di sini dan beberapa kawasan berhampiran.
IPOH: For more than 40 years, a concrete signpost erected by the Ipoh-Lahat trunk road served as a reminder for the people to forge unity through the use of the national language.
The slab, with the words Utamakan-lah Bahasa Kebangsaan (Give prominence to the national language), was also reminiscent of the days when the national language was known simply as bahasa kebangsaan.
Today, the signpost, erected by the Perak government immediately after independence, lies broken by the roadside near the junction to the Bukit Merah industrial and residential areas.
THE road restoration work along Jalan PJS 9/1 in Bandar Sunway has finally been completed, bringing an end to the daily suffering and woes of residents and business community in the Lagoon Perdana area.
Prior to the restoration, the road was filthy and had several potholes as it was the only access route for lorries transporting earth for land filling at nearby projects.
While cars entering this area were damaged, several accidents had also occurred, when motorcyclists were dislodged and fell when their vehicles hit the potholes that were covered with water. .
