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Tiada Jawapan Positif Pusat Punca KN Bina Sendiri 694 Rumah Oleh : WATAWA NATAF ZULKIFLI Foto : ALISSALA THIAN Rancangan Penang Tebatan Green Clean Expo Up the Banjir 2013 World MS7 MS20 MS 24 buletin Cekap Akauntabel Telus 16 – 30, SEPTEMBER 2013 http:www.facebook.com/buletinmutiara http:www.facebook.com/cmlimguaneng Tiada jawapan positif Pusat punca KN bina sendiri 694 rumah Oleh : WATAWA NATAF ZULKIFLI Foto : ALISSALA THIAN BAYAN BARU- Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang melalui Perbadanan Pembangunan Puau Pinang (PDC) dan anak syarikatnya PDC Properties Sdn. Bhd. membina 694 unit rumah kos sederhana dan kos sederhana rendah di Telok Kumbar, gara-gara permohonan Kerajaan Negeri sejak tahun 2009 langsung tidak mendapat jawapan positif daripada Kerajaan Pusat. Pengerusi PDC Properties Sdn. Bhd., Wong Hon Wai yang juga merupakan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Air Itam berkata, Kerajaan Negeri pernah memohon daripada Kementerian Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan supaya cadangan pemajuan rumah mampu milik tersebut dimasuk dalam Rancangan Malaysia ke-10 (RMK- 10), namun tidak menampakkan sebarang respon positif. "Kita (Kerajaan Negeri) tidak WONG Hon Wai sedang meneliti model rumah bagi projek pembinaan di Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan sejurus selepas sidang media boleh tunggu lagi kerana bagi saya dekat sini baru-baru ini. sudah tunggu lama dan kita harus tukar strategi dengan Kerajaan swasta dan tiada satu unit pun oleh untuk dana pembinaan rumah "Saya menjangkakan unit-unit Negeri membina 20,000 unit rumah Negeri membina rumah seperti yang Kerajaan Negeri," ujar Hon Wai mampu milik. ini akan mendapat permintaan mampu milik di semua daerah lain, berlaku pada era 1970-an dan 1980- semasa satu sidang media di PDC Projek tersebut terdiri oleh dua hangat berdasarkan lokasi yang seperti di Jalan S.P Chelliah dekat an. di sini baru-baru ini. blok. Sebanyak 348 unit rumah kos strategik dengan Jambatan Kedua Daerah Timur Laut, daerah Seberang "Ini kerana selepas tahun 1970- Beliau berkata, pemajuan projek sederhana berkeluasan lantai antara Pulau Pinang yang bakal siap tidak Perai Utara (Kampung Jawa dan an dan 1980-an, pembinaan rumah itu membabitkan tanah bernombor 850 hingga 1,000 kaki persegi akan lama lagi, berhampiran dengan zon Ampang Jajar), daerah Seberang mampu milik oleh Kerajaan Negeri lot 865, 866 dan 873 dalam Mukim dibina dalam blok pertama perindustrian bebas serta boleh Perai Tengah (Bukit Mertajam) dan agak perlahan dan bayangkan Sembilan, Teluk Kumbar berketinggian 26 tingkat. menarik minat terhadap pembeli daerah Seberang Perai Selatan tempat kepadatan tinggi seperti di berhadapan Puspakom dengan Manakalala, 346 unit rumah kos muda yang inginkan memiliki (Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan). Bandar Baru Air Itam yang sokongan dana daripada Kerajaan sederhana rendah berkeluasan lantai rumah yang awal," jelas Hon Wai Beliau berkata, semua harga dibangunkan pada 1990-an ke Negeri sendiri. Kerajaan Negeri 700 kaki persegi akan dibina dalam lagi. rumah yang bakal dibina akan semua projek adalah dibina pemaju telah memperuntukan RM500 juta blok kedua berketinggian 25 tingkat. Itu, katanya, Rancangan Kerajaan diumumkan kemudian. 2 16 – 30 September, 2013 JKR sedang pulih 13 cerun runtuh Bukit Bendera - Zairil Oleh: ZAINULFAQAR YAACOB GEORGE TOWN - 1 3 kawasan cerun, termasuk hentian rehat, laluan pejalan kaki serta laluan kereta pacuan empat roda dikenal pasti mengalami bencana tanah runtuh ekoran hujan lebat baru-baru ini. Ahli Parlimen Bukit Bendera, Zairil Khir Johari bagaimanapun berkata, beberapa kawasan bencana berkenaan mula dibaik pulih demi keselamatan ZAIRIL Khir Johari. penduduk setempat serta pelancong. (ADUN) Kebun "JKR (Jabatan Kerja Raya) sedang Bungah, Cheah Kah melakukan kerja-kerja membaik pulih. Peng dan Lee Chun Kit "Dulu di bahu jalan naik ke Bukit (Ahli Majlis bagi Majlis Bendera ini adalah longkang, tetapi, Perbandaran Pulau PEKERJA kontrak sedang melakukan kerja-kerja membaik pulih laluan naik kenderaan pacuan empat roda ke sekarang semuanya sudah ditutup dan Pinang, MPPP) turut puncak yang didapati rosak akibat bencana tanah runtuh di sini baru-baru ini. menjadi sebahagian jalan. hadir pada sidang media "Pengguna, khususnya penduduk di tersebut. empat bulan. Dalam perkembangan berasingan, sini sudah boleh menggunakan jalan ini, Dari maklum balas yang diterima Beliau berkata, pihaknya berharap Exco Kerajaan Tempatan, Pengurusan cuma perlu berhati-hati," ujar Zairil di daripada JKR, beliau berkata, kerja-kerja JKR dapat membaik pulih kawasan- Lalulintas dan Tebatan Banjir, Chow Kon Penang Institute di sini baru-baru ini. membaik pulih kawasan bencana kawasan bencana secepat mungkin demi Yeow turut mengadakan lawatan kilat ke Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri dijangka memakan tempoh tiga hingga kepentingan rakyat. kawasan kejadian. SINDIR MUTIARA Oleh: Sam 16 – 30 September, 3 KM pecah tanah bina kilang Haemonetics Oleh : MARK JAMES Penang' yang mengitar semula," seloroh Guan Eng pada majlis perasmian tersebut. BATU KAWAN - Ketua Menteri, Y.A.B. Presiden merangkap Ketua Pegawai Tuan Lim Guan Eng baru-baru ini Eksekutif Haemonetics Corporation, Brian menyempurnakan Majlis Pecah Tanah bagi Concannon turut hadir pada majlis itu. tujuan pemajuan kilang Haemonetics Difahamkan, projek pelaburan bernilai Corporation (www.haemonetics.com) di beratus juta ringgit itu di atas tanah Taman Perindustrian Batu Kawan di sini. berkeluasan 12 ekar dan operasinya Semasa berucap, beliau melahirkan rasa dianggarkan membabitkan kira-kira 700 gembira kerana syarikat peranti perubatan pekerja. KETUA Menteri (tiga dari kiri) dan Brian Concannon (empat dari kiri) bersama terkemuka Amerika Syarikat (AS) itu Memetik data Association of Malaysian pasukan pengurusan Haemonetics Corporation menyempurna majlis pecah memilih Pulau Pinang sebagai pengkalan Medical Industries (AMMI), Guan Eng tanah di sini baru-baru ini. operasi barunya ke seluruh rantau Asia berkata, eksport alatan perubatan negara itu sendiri. Pengeluaran Global Haemonetics Pasifik. berjumlah RM12.9 bilion. Sebelum itu, Brian berkata, Pul au Pinang Corporation, David Helsel dalam satu "Saya ingin mengalu-alukan syarikat Tambah beliau, data Espicom Business dipilih sebagai destinasi pelaburan kerana kenyataan lain dilaporkan berkata, pemilihan yang sebenarnya mengitar semula darah ke Intelligence, iaitu satu unit dari Business status negeri berkenaan mempunyai akses Pulau Pinang dipercayai mampu negeri kita. Monitor International yang dipetik pada tenaga mahir serta produktiviti mendekatkan syarikat antarabangsa itu “Pulau Pinang juga menekankan menunjukkan pasaran global teknologi berkualiti tinggi. dengan pelanggan-pelanggan di rantau ini. kepentingan mengitar semula dan perubatan dijangka tumbuh 4.4 peratus "Kami juga menghargai semua bantuan Manakala, Naib Presiden Kejuruteraan Haemonetics secara ringkasnya setahun, mencapai angka AS$440 bilion. dan sokongan yang diberi oleh Kerajaan Global Haemonetics Corporation, Sudhakar menggunakan darah pesakit sendiri, Justeru, Guan Eng berkata, inisiatif Negeri. Kami melihat usaha ini untuk Varshney pula dilaporkan berkata, Pulau membersihnya dan memulangkan darah Haemonetics Corporation untuk memanfaatkan kita (Haemonetics) dan Pinang diiktiraf menawarkan infrastruktur kepadanya merupakan proses mengitar membangunkan industri tempatan di Pulau negeri Pulau Pinang pada masa yang sama," yang baik, mampu membekalkan tenaga semula darah pertama di dunia. Pinang, sekaligus, akan memperkasakan kata Brian. kerja berkemahiran tinggi serta mempunyai “Memanglah sempurna dengan 'DNA pegangannya atas industri alatan perubatan Terdahulu, Naib Presiden Eksekutif persekitaran perubatan yang kukuh. KM kecam kes rompak, minta polis Tiada sistem pelupusan optimum punca lambakan sisa elektronik pantau pedalaman Oleh : AIINUL WARDAH SOHILLI GEORGE TOWN – Insiden BAYAN BARU – Sisa barangan elektronik kini rompakan yang meragut nyawa bukan sahaja menjadi sisa pembuangan yang seorang warga emas, Chin Lee semakin meningkat di Malaysia malah turut dilihat Wong, 83 serta menyebabkan kritikal apabila tiada satu sistem pelupusan yang kecederaan kritikal isteri mangsa, optimum dilaksanakan oleh pihak berwajib, ulas Chang Yook Kee, 71, baru-baru Pengarah Khidmat Pengurusan Majlis Perbandaran ini menerima kecaman Ketua Pulau Pinang (MPPP), Patrick Khoo Poh Aik pada Menteri, Y.A.B. Tuan Lim Guan Karnival Kitar Semula Komputer baru-baru ini. Eng. Oleh demikian, katanya, Kerajaan Negeri CHOW Kon Yeow (dua dari kiri) Guan Eng yang juga Ahli melalui pihak berkuasa tempatan menggalakkan menyempurnakan gimik pelancaran Karnival Kitar Semula Komputer di Dewan Undangan Negeri KETUA Menteri (kiri) menyerahkan usahasama semua pihak terutama syarikat-syarikat Sunshine Square baru-baru ini. (ADUN) Air Putih semasa sumbangan ihsan kepada waris warga pengeluar barangan elektronik dan pengguna gajet melawat mangsa di Hospital Pulau emas meninggal dunia di sini baru- semasa untuk sama-sama mengambil langkah “Pulau Pinang kini menjadi perintis di Malaysia Pinang, di sini, meminta Kerajaan baru ini. mengitar semula barangan elektronik. dalam usaha melaksanakan rangkaian sistem Pusat dan polis mengambil warga emas tersebut. “Lambakan buangan elektronik ini sebenarnya pelupusan dan kitar semula yang optimum dan langkah keselamatan berwajib, ekoran, Dalam perkembangan sama, beliau boleh membawa implikasi yang besar terhadap berkesan,” jelasnya. insiden tersebut. berharap, semua pihak termasuk manusia dan alam sekitar. Ia merupakan suatu Dalam pada itu, Exco Kerajaan Tempatan, Saya berharap pihak polis dapat komuniti pedalaman supaya progresif cabaran kepada pengurusan sisa pepejal sama ada Pengurusan Lalulintas
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