Wednesday, 08 Jul 2020
PETALING JAYA: Although putting on a face mask while out in public is now part of the new normal, many have yet to learn how to properly dispose of used masks.
In fact, discarding masks like litter, throwing them without segregating or even recycling them pose a risk to the environment and public health.
According to environment and waste management expert Dr Theng Lee Chong, face masks which end up in a landfill or on the streets are a “big threat to the environment”.
He said more troubling was the huge number of masks being used – an estimated 10 million pieces daily - with the numbers likely to increase when more students return to schools on July 15.
Theng noted while masks used in hospitals, clinics and labs were disposed into the medical waste stream, those used by the public ended up in the general waste stream, which has no facilities to properly dispose of such waste. “As each mask only weighs a few grams and it’s thin, we don’t see tremendous quantity in the waste stream in terms of weight but the impact could be huge in the long run.
July 7, 2020 @ 10:15am
KUALA LUMPUR: Puchong Kinrara resident Mohd Khairul Helmy Mohd Din is pondering the situation which will require him to walk up and down from his apartment on the fifth floor next week.
While the 30-year-old is relieved by the early notice of water-supply disruption in his area from July 14 to 17, he is also concerned about the availability of water tankers.
Khairul is among those who will be affected during the four-day Selangor River Treatment Plant (LRA) Phase 3 (LRA SSP3) upgrading works starting July 14, involving 420,000 user accounts in 290 areas across five regions — Petaling, Klang, Gombak, Kuala Langat and Kuala Lumpur.
"I had experienced this a couple of times. Before this, I did not have time to store water and had to rely on the water tankers.
"It is exhausting since I need to go up and down my floor several times to refill the buckets.
"But at least the head start is helpful for us to predict how much water we need to store and use. What about the elderly? We try to help them out as neighbours, as much as we can."
Read more: Water disruption: Residents brace for chore of getting supply
Selasa, 7 Julai 2020 | 10:18am
KUALA LUMPUR: Pendidikan, peluang pekerjaan, perlindungan sosial dan mobiliti sosial akan diberi tumpuan dalam Belanjawan 2021, demikian menurut Menteri Kewangan, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
Beliau berkata, Belanjawan 2021 akan dirangka merentasi empat tema utama dengan semuanya berpusat kepada pewujudan kerajaan yang lebih baik.
"Tema ini termasuk pedulikan rakyat, memacu ekonomi, kehidupan mampan dan menambahbaik penyampaian perkhidmatan awam," katanya ketika menyampaikan ucaptama di Invest Malaysia 2020, di sini, hari ini.
Sumber: https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/07/708131/belanjawan-2021-tumpu-empat-tema
Tuesday, 07 Jul 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 290 areas in Petaling, Klang, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Langat will experience water supply disruption from July 14-17, affecting some 425,000 households.
According to Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd director and operations head Abas Abdullah, the Sungai Selangor Phase 3 Water Treatment Plant (SSP3 WTP) would be temporarily shut down from 9am on July 14 to replace certain critical assets and conduct upgrading work.
The supply is expected to be resumed fully by 5pm on July 17.
“The plant began operations in 2003 and the last upgrading work was in 2018, ” he said, adding that remedial work would enable the plant to operate more efficiently.
The duration of the disruption will vary throughout the affected areas, depending on the location.
The SSP3 WTP is expected to recommence distribution of water supply from 9am on July 15.
Tuesday, 07 Jul 2020 l 8:02 AM MYT
BY now, some of you might have already received your Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik Tambahan (BPE) statement via mail along with your July bill from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).
On June 20, the Government together with TNB announced the BPE as an additional one-off aid to benefit all 7.66 million domestic customers in the form of free electricity up to RM231 (RM77 per month) for the three months during the movement control order (MCO). This aid will be reflected in your actual bill.
This is in line with the Government’s efforts to ease the cost of living in the past few months.
In addition, domestic customers who use electricity between 601 to 900kWh per month will enjoy a 10% discount from now until December, which is an additional 8% on top of the existing 2% discount rate that they are currently enjoying.
Four sections to take note of are:
> Economic Stimulus discount
Monday, 06 Jul 2020 09:43 PM MYT
JASIN, July 6 — The country’s largest electricity utility company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will expand the National Optical Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) project nationwide to enable more consumers to benefit from the service.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said, to date, five states, namely, Melaka, Perak, Penang, Kedah and Johor would enjoy the high-speed broadband services by the first quarter of next year.
“This is a pilot project by TNB and I am led to understand that they are preparing to expand the development of the optical fibre nationwide under NFCP to other strategic states throughout peninsula Malaysia.
“We laud TNB’s involvement in this area. Most importantly, is that I see this as a complementary project between TNB and the telecommunications company to provide benefit to the people,” he told reporters after visiting the NSCP pilot project here, today.
He said, to date, the NFCP pilot project in Melaka encompassed 1,100 homes in three areas, namely, Felda Kemendor, Taman Merbau Perdana and Taman Maju in Jasin district.
Meanwhile, TNB’s wholly-owned unit, Allo Technology Sdn Bhd, in a statement, informed that the open access services network for the NFCP project was being expanded gradually to urban and rural areas in Malacca especially in areas with limited fiber optic infrastructure such as Alor Gajah, Malim Jaya and extended to additional area involving 15,000 homes in Jasin.
Isnin, 6 Julai 2020 | 1:00pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Pelbagai aksesori kenderaan yang menjadi kegilaan pemandu kini, hanya kerana mudah dipasang dan kelihatan cantik, tanpa menyedari ia berisiko mencetuskan kemalangan dan meragut nyawa sendiri.
Permintaan tinggi menyaksikan, aksesori kenderaan sama ada yang mematuhi undang-undang atau sebaliknya, dijual secara meluas dalam pasaran termasuk di kedai serbaneka dan dalam talian.
Antara aksesori dikenal pasti berbahaya oleh Institut Penyelidikan Keselamatan Jalan Raya Malaysia (MIROS) ialah 'dummy buckle' atau alat nyah aktif penggera tali keledar, kerusi keselamatan kanak-kanak (CRS) mudah alih, lapisan cermin gelap pekat dan penggunaan lampu utama serta belakang yang diubah suai.
Ketua Pengarah MIROS, Dr Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim, berkata 'trend' terbaharu dikesan pihaknya dalam kalangan pemandu kenderaan adalah penggunaan aksesori nyah aktif penggera tali keledar yang boleh didapati pada harga serendah RM2 di kedai serbaneka atau portal beli-belah dalam talian.
Mereka menggunakan aksesori ini untuk untuk menghentikan sistem bunyi peringatan daripada mengenakan tali keledar di dalam kereta.
July 6, 2020 8:33 PM
PETALING JAYA: Several areas in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will face water supply disruptions when the Sungai Selangor phase three water treatment plant is temporarily shut down next week for improvement works.
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) said the shutdown will affect 472,000 consumers in 290 areas in Petaling Jaya, Klang, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Langat.
Air Selangor director Abas Abdullah said the duration of the disruption will vary in different areas.
He said the improvement works will be carried out on July 14 and water supply is expected to resume in stages from 9am the next day.
The supply is expected to be restored in 48% of the affected areas by 9am on July 16, and 80% by 9am on July 17, before it is fully restored by 5pm the same day.
Abas said Air Selangor will mobilise 91 water tankers to the affected areas from July 16 with priority given to critical premises such as hospitals and dialysis centres.
Read more: 470,000 households to face water cuts in Selangor, KL next week
Sunday, 05 Jul 2020 l 4:00 PM MYT
KOTA BARU (Bernama): The Environment and Water Ministry will seek a RM7bil allocation under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) from the Federal Government to resolve water issues in Kelantan holistically.
Its minister, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said this involved three major areas, namely, flood mitigation including the construction of four new dams; replacement of water pipes which are more than 40 years old to reduce non-revenue water; as well as upgrading plants and integrated sewage projects.
"The decision was made after taking into consideration the increasing population and to settle water supply problems in Kelantan for the next 30 to 40 years.
"By 2030, we are confident 95% of the water supply problems in the state will be resolved, ” he said after a meeting with Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob at Kota Darul Naim Complex here Sunday (July 5).
Also present were the state Public Works, Infrastructure, Transportation and Utilities Committee chairman Datuk Azami Mohd Nor and Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Zaini Ujang.
Read more: RM7bil sought under 12MP to resolve Kelantan's water woes
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