October 5, 2020 9:08 AM
PETALING JAYA: The Sungai Semenyih and Bukit Tampoi water treatment plants are not fully operational yet after the river was found to be polluted yesterday.
Air Selangor corporate communications head Elina Baseri said that as of 7.30am today, pollution was still being detected with a reading of five threshold odour number (TON) near the Bukit Tampoi plant and seven TON near the Sungai Semenyih plant.
She said Air Selangor could not yet tell when the water supply will be fully restored.
“In the past 14 hours, Air Selangor has not been able to produce the daily 602 million litres of water needed to supply users in the 274 affected areas.
“Air Selangor advises users to get water supply aid from public taps as water tankers will be prioritised for critical premises such as hospitals and dialysis centres,” she said in a statement.
Read more: Water treatment plants not fully operational yet, says Air Selangor
October 5, 2020 7:31 AM
SEPANG: The odour pollution in Sungai Semenyih, which resulted in the closure of the Sungai Semenyih and Bukit Tampoi water treatment plants (LRA) since 4.30pm yesterday, is suspected to have originated from the Nilai Industrial Estate in Negeri Sembilan.
Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said initial investigations found that the polluted water was flowing to Sungai Semenyih from Sungai Batang Benar, close to the industrial area.
“We have to wait for the odour pollution to subside before the plants can operate again. As of now, we are not sure how long (it will take) because we are still investigating the cause,” he said.
Tuan Ibrahim was speaking at a press conference with Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari after listening to a briefing from Air Selangor at the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant raw water pump station at Jenderam Hilir here last night.
Read more: Sungai Semenyih pollution likely from Nilai industrial area, says minister
Kuala Lumpur: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) memberi jaminan sektor perbankan terus komited membantu isi rumah dan perniagaan yang memerlukan bantuan selepas moratorium secara automatik berakhir semalam.
Ia berkata, institusi perbankan memperkenalkan pelbagai pakej untuk membantu peminjam yang terjejas termasuk lanjutan moratorium secara bersasar serta fleksibiliti bayaran balik pinjaman bagi membantu peminjam berdasarkan keadaan kewangan mereka yang khusus.
"Pendekatan bersasar ini akan memastikan lebih banyak sumber tersedia untuk membantu mereka yang mudah terjejas. Pendekatan ini juga membolehkan sektor perbankan menyokong ekonomi secara lebih meluas melalui pemberian pinjaman yang berterusan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan, semalam.
BNM berkata, industri perbankan menghubungi peminjam secara aktif melalui pelbagai cara, malah bank pusat itu bersama-sama dengan industri perbankan mengadakan lebih 150 sesi perbincangan dan interaksi.
"Itu termasuk kempen bantuan pembayaran balik pinjaman di seluruh negara serta perbincangan dan interaksi secara langsung dengan pelbagai kumpulan berkepentingan termasuk persatuan perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS).
October 1, 2020 7:30 AM
PETALING JAYA: A sociologist has advised unemployed fresh graduates to take up lower-paying jobs for now, as they struggle to look for jobs in the midst of the economic impact from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Denison Jayasooria, a research fellow at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), said this would require a change of mindset but only for the short-term.
“They should not push away low-paying jobs, but this is for two years at the most. Then they can move on to other opportunities as the economy picks up,” he told FMT.
“During this period, self-employment might be the best option. Get the unemployed graduates into induction camps jointly organised by the higher education and human resources ministries.
Read more: Take up low-paying jobs for now, fresh grads told
September 30, 2020 @ 12:41pm
KUANTAN: All a 26-year-old insurance agent wanted was to apply for a job posted on Facebook but instead he received a strange request to provide his bank account details.
Unperturbed by the demand, the man obliged and the move proved costly as he ended up losing RM22,000 of his savings.
In the incident on Sept 17, the victim noticed a job vacancy post on Facebook and sent a message to a number written on the advertisement to gather details about the job.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said after some time, the victim received a text message requesting a copy of his MyKad and bank account details.
Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2020/09/628478/insurance-agent-loses-rm22000-job-scam
September 30, 2020 4:53 PM
PETALING JAYA: An association representing more than 4,000 sundry shop owners has warned of a possible salt shortage “in days” because of Putrajaya’s requirement for iodine to be added to salt from today.
In a statement today, the Federation of Sundry Goods Merchants Association of Malaysia said the entire supply chain did not have enough time to comply with the requirement.
Its president Hong Chee Meng said the health ministry’s statement, issued on Sept 25, said iodine must be added to salt less than 20kg before it could be sold.
“It is very difficult for the market to comply within five days which is a very short notice,” he said, adding manufacturers and importers needed to be given time to comply with the new requirement.
Read more: Salt shortage ‘in days’ if iodine condition enforced, warns sundry shop group
26 September 2020, 4:04 pm
SELANGOR: Bekalan air untuk kegunaan domestik dan perindustrian di Selangor cukup sehingga 2065, kata Menteri Besar Selangor..
Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari berkata, jaminan tersebut berdasarkan pembangunan sistem bekalan air bagi mempertingkatkan jumlah sumber melalui Projek Hybrid off River Augmentation System (HORAS) 3000 dan Sungai Rasau.
“Ini kajian kerajaan Selangor berhubung sumber, bekalan dan agihan air negeri ini. Pembangunan bekalan air ini akan melibatkan kos tinggi.
“Hingga Ogos lalu semua empangan mencatatkan kapasiti takungan air melebihi 95 peratus ekoran taburan hujan tinggi di kawasan tadahan,” katanya ketika merasmikan majlis Sambutan Hari Sungai Sedunia 2020 peringkat negeri dan pelancaran Inisiatif Friends of River (FOR) Selangor, semalam.
29 Sep 2020, 06:06 PM
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is again advising the public not to use their hands or any body part other than the forehead to scan their temperatures
According to Harian Metro, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the ministry discouraged people from recording their body temperatures by pointing the 'temperature gun' at the wrist, which he noted many have been doing lately.
He stressed that the most accurate body temperature readings are obtained from scanning the forehead
"The temperature reading from body parts other than the forehead is doubtful, so in relation to that, the public is advised to stop using their hands or other body parts," he explained.
According to Seattle Children's Hospital, a person's clinical body temperature is normally measured at the forehead, ears, mouth, armpit, or rectum.
Rectal temperatures are the most accurate but are the most invasive, which is why doctors opt for next best screening area - the temporal artery in the forehead.
Read more: MOH: Stop Using Your Hand For Temperature Scans. Use Your Head
September 29, 2020 9:45 AM
PETALING JAYA: Property experts agree the number of housing scams during the movement control order (MCO) and recovery MCO may be higher than reported.
Expressing its concern about the increasing number of property scams and illegal brokers in the industry, the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) recently noted a 30% increase in the number of complaints received during the MCO and RMCO – most of them from members of the public who have been cheated by illegal brokers.
Speaking to FMT, Siva Shanker, CEO of real estate agency Rahim & Co International, said these complaints are just skimming the surface.
“I’m sure there are many more,” said Shanker.
“Scams and con jobs increase during bad times (as) people prey on fear, insecurity and greed. More people are desperate when times are bad. You sell them a story, they buy the story.”
Read more: Rising number of property scams alarms estate agents
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