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Story by Chan LilianPix by Shum Jian Wei

ALTHOUGH Penang does notneed water rationing for now,

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng,who is also chairman of PenangW a t e r S u p p l y C o r p o r a t i o n(PBAPP), issued a press statementon Feb 20 to remind Penangites to

save water.Penangites may heave a sigh of

relieve to hear this after readingabout water rationing and crisis inother states.

From the information provided

by the management of PBAPP, thestate government wishes to informconsumers that PBAPP is ready toface the dry weather, Lim said.

According to PBAPP, every year

they ensure that the water levels inthe dams are at the maximum levelat the beginning of January.

In fact, the dry spell is not anunusual phenomenon as it is an

annual occurrence and will lastuntil April when the inter-mon-

soon season starts.Lim was told that the water levelat the Air Itam Dam is at 71% capac-

ity and sufficient for 70 days ofsupply, Mengkuang Dam is at50.5% capacity and sufcient for 84days of supply while Teluk BahangDam is at 91% capacity which is

sufcient for 277 days of supply.There is no need for water

rationing now, Lim assured.Of the three dams, only Air

Itam Dam is dropping fast and

PBAPP is doing all it can to main-

Dont waste water

The water level at Air Itam Dam is currently sufficient for 70 days of supply.

There is no need

for water rationing

now

- LIM

tain the reserve capacity to last for an-other 90 days by bringing in more waterfrom Seberang Perai.

However, it cautions consumers notto waste water for washing cars andgardening or watering of plants.

If no rain falls in the catchment areawithin 30 days, the Air Itam Dam level

will reach 40% capacity which will onlylast for another 43 days.

At this critical stage, PBAPP will

commence water rationing on the island.Lim also touched on steps taken by

PBAPP.Penang consumers are advised to be

careful and not to waste water. To avoid

water wastage, PBAPP has imposWater Conservation Surcharge (Wto penalise consumers who waste w

Unfortunately, Penang recordedhighest water consumption in the ctry for 2013 at 299 litres per personday as compared to the national aveof 215.


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IKEA land

sale good move

Water Saving Tips

Never leave a tap running. Teach your children to turn off taps properly. Fix all leaking taps, pipes or toilet systems in your home immediately.

Avoid using a hose as far as possible. Hosing usually wastes water. Wash your car or motorcycle less often. Use a bucket and a damp cloth

or sponge instead of a hose. Water your plants with a watering can. Water your plants at the roots,

not the leaves.

Mop your floor instead of using a hose or splashing water from abucket.

Sweep your porch or driveway outside your home instead of using ahose.

Brush your teeth with the tap off. Turn it on only to rinse.

Soap your hands with the tap off. Turn it on only to rinse. Apply soap on your body with the shower off. Turn it on only to rinse.

Take shorter showers. Fill and plug your the sink when washing/rinsing food, dishes andcutlery.

Install double-flush toilet systems. A half-flush usually does the job. Use your washing machine only when you have a full load of clothes. Avoid leaving the water running when washing clothes by hand. Refrain from flushing rubbish down the toilet. Put it in the rubbish bin.

Call 04-5096509 to report leaks at roadside mains or pipes immediately.The PBAPP Call Centre operates 24 hours a day.For more information about PBAPP please go to :

http://www.pba.com.my/save-water.html

THE state government has re-cently come under criticism re-

garding the sale of land to Swed-ish giant IKEA for its outlet inBatu Kawan the first outside theKlang Valley.

Some critics have alleged that

the state sold the land too cheaplyto IKEA.

When some states are willingto offer free land, the successfulsale of 245 acres in Batu Kawan

to an economic catalyst like IKEAwill ensure the success of a self-

contained and fully equippedmodern city suburb in Batu Kawanas well as boost economic growth

for Penang, Chief Minister LimGuan Eng said in a recent state-ment.

IKEAs land is pri ced at RM4 5per sq ft on a as is where is

basis, Lim said.Unfortunately these critics

ignore the fact that I KEA has sig-

nificant economic multiplier ef-fects and its decision to come toPenang is seen as a bonus forPenang by all Malaysians. Tothese critics who claim that the

price of RM45 per sq ft for IKEAis too low, this is higher than theRM30 per sq ft fixed for indus-trial land to manufacturing com-panies.

For those who claim that thePenang state government is rely-ing solely on selling off all state

land in Penang to generate reve-nue, this is untrue as BN has sold

35 times more land than PR andyet received less money.

BN has sold at least 3,661acres of land for RM1.0586 bil-lion as compared to PR selling

only 106.1 acres for a higher re-turn of RM1.1102 billion, Limadded.


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Story by Chan Lilian

Pix byAhmad Adil Muhamad

UNSUBSTANTIATED news reports,

wild claims made by a blogger and a few

attempts to disrupt social harmony and

peace, like the re-bombing of a church

and police station last month and the lat-

est desecration of a mosque on Feb 16,

caught media attention.

On Feb 20, the exco member for

Religious Affairs, Domestic Trade and

Consumer Affairs Datuk Abdul Malik

Abul Kassim revealed investigations

by the state government found the al-

legation of Bibles being distributed to

be false.

According to the Malay daily SinarHarian, Sekolah Menengah Haji Zainal

Abidin Parent-Teacher Association

(PTA) chairman Nor Amin Ahmad was

reported to have caught three men hand-

ing out Bibles, Abdul Malik said.

The state CID chief, Superintendent

Mazlan Kesah, said the three men said to

have been caught by the PTA chairman

were also not handed over to the police.

We have doubts whether the incident

actually took place as reported by SinarHarian, Abdul Malik said.

Earlier, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng

had issued another press statement in

which he assured the people that the state

government is in close contact with the

police to deal with these attempts at dis-

turbing public peace and disrupting

public order. The state government re-

mains condent that the police in Penang

are on top of the situation and will take

all necessary steps to check and stop

these destructive elements, he said.

However until that is done, he urged

the people of Penang to remain calm and

united as well as continue with their

daily lives normally.The state government has always

believed that mutual respect, social har-

mony and peace in our diverse commu-

nity can only be achieved when we cel-

ebrate both our uniqueness and differ-

ences, he added.

Clearly these destructive groups

involved in such treacherous acts

against religious places of worship

have not given up on undermining and

destablising the PR Penang state gov-

ernment. Whilst the state government

will hold rm to the mandate given by

the rakyat in giving a 68% popular sup-

port in the last general elections, t

is genuine concern that these dest

tive groups will not stop until they

achieved their purpose against the

government.

Staying united in our diversity

Lim (left) paying a visit to the Bukit Tengah police station which had firecracthrown into its compound on Feb 8.

Story and Pix by Mark James

THE state government and Penang Island Minicipal

Council (MPPP) have built two canals to allow

stagnant sea water under the Tanjung Bungah Float-

ing Mosque to ow back to the ocean.

A naturally formed sand bar stopped the water,

then blackened, foul smelling and riddled with

rubbish, from owing back into the sea.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was present at the

mosque and told reporters that mitigation works

would begin on Feb 20 by the Department of Irriga-

tion and Drainage (DID) and will took up to ve

days to complete.

He said this is a short-term solution to a long-

standing problem as it was pointed out by the

mosque ofcials that this is a yearly occurrenceusually in January and February.

DID and the Department of Environment (DOE)

have also been tasked to perform an investigation

as to how the sand bank is formed and to propose

a solution to overcome this recurring problem.

State exco for Local Government, Trafc Man-

agement and Flood Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow

added that the state government places the cleanli-

ness of the beaches in Penang as a high priority.

While draining out the stagnant sea water, con-

tractors will also be removing the rubbish col-

lected making sure none of it ows back into the

sea, he said.

On the issue of pollution of the states rivers and

beaches, Chow explained that the river task force

will meet within one month to determine the cause

of pollution to the states river system and beache

From the ndings of the task force, we can tak

immediate action to treat any and all pollution t

our states river basins.

Canals to relieve stagnant sea water

One of the two canals dug restoring flow of stagnant water into the sea.


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CHARITY HUNT

CHARIS Hospice, a non-prot organisationholding a charity hunt packed with exciting gam

charity work, skills challenges, artistic exploratiand others on March 15. Registration forms be downloaded from www.charishospice.coRegistration is open until Feb 28. For details, cBrenda at 011-12466757 or 04-6587668.

THAI COURSE

YMCA Penang is holding a basic Thai course frFeb 20. There will be 12 lessons from 8pm9.30pm on Thursdays. Details, call 04-228821

OWL MUSEUM

THE Penang Owl Museum is Southeast Asias museum dedicated to owl-themed art and crDiscover a fascinating collection of more th1,000 arts and craft artifacts collected from

countries, including Indonesia, China, South KorUruguay, Vietnam, Thailand, England and FranEntrance fee is RM10 for adults. It is open dafrom 9am to 6pm. For details, call 04-826 570

FREE SCREENING

TAGS Spine & Joint Specialists Penang will hfree digital screening and consultation until Ma1, at 73-2-2, The One, Jalan Mahsuri, Bayan LepFor details, call 012-7713599.

PENANG WAR MUSEUM

FOR a piece of history, visit the Penang War Mseum in Batu Maung. It was at Bukit Batu Mauon the southern part of the island that the baagainst the invading Japanese army was lost. T

museum is open from 9am to 6pm daily.

BALL ROOM DANCING

THE Penang YMCA is holding basic ballrodance lessons every Friday from 8pm to 9p

Those interested can call Shanti at 014-343210304-2288211 to register.

MOBILE operator XOX Berhad (XOX) signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Feb 12with the state governments Information Division

effectively making them the states official mobiletechnology partner.

In this partnership, the state government will beable to disseminate information regarding stateevents, current affairs, state welfare programmes

and emergencies directly to Penangites for oneyear.

In this day and age, everyone is closely con -

nected via mobile and this new technology servicewill enable quick and accurate information delivery

to the people, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

He expressed his gratitude to XOX for this freeservice offered to the state.It is estimated that about 2.27 millions SMSes

will be sent out within the year, saving the state

RM180,000.Also present was XOX group managing director

Datuk Eddie Chai who was equally happy to em-

bark on this new partnership with the state as it isthe first of its kind between a state government and

a telecommunications operator.There are other upcoming collaborations with

the state government which include providing freePenang tourism information for selected touristpacks, free mobile internet and extended validity

for selected groups such as youth and senior citi-

zens and special rates for Penangites, Chai said.By creating a Penang mobile community

through this partnership, I believe all Penangitesnear and far can be kept well informed about the

latest developments and stay connected with eachother and the state government, said Ng Kok

Heng, group CEO of XOX Berhad.Established in 2005, XOX has been listed on theBursa Malaysia since mid 2011 and presently

serves over 300,000 active subsribers.They also won the 2013 SME Blue Chip Award

- MVNO at the BrandLaureate SMEs BestBrandsAward held earlier this year.

XOX teams up with

state government

Story by Caleb Yeoh

Pix by Mark James

NOTHING says I love you more than liter-

ally locking up your love and doing awaywith the key at the newest, most romantic tour-ist attraction atop Penang Hill.

Love locks are typically, padlocks whichsweethearts lock to a bridge, fence or even gatesand some trees in countries in Europe to symbolisetheir love as an eternal, unbreakable bond.

Now, Penangites and visitors need not travel

to Europe nor battle the multitudes of peoplein South Korea to participate and declare theirlove lock wishes as Love Lock at Penang Hill,is now officially opened to the public.

Situated at the MPPP Observation Deck atop

the Penang Hill Food Centre sits the 80ft-widefence where couples and singles alike can either

bring their own padlocks or purchase the onesmade available on site to lock their love.Locks here come in various sizes and are sold

from RM10RM30 each.Love Lock Penang Hill was launched one

day before Valentines Day this year and wasofficiated by Bukit Bendera MP Zaril KhirJohari, who was one of the first few who locked

his own love lock atop Penang Hill.Besides an ode to love, especially before

Valentines Day, Love Lock Penang is a goodexample of creative attractions birthed fromindividuals from Penang, Zaril said in hisspeech.

Lock your loveatop Penang Hill

Story by Danny Ooi

Pix by Tham Poh Guek

SOME hundreds of staff from fac-

tories in Penang and supportingcompanies of small and mediumindustries attended a product related

environmental regulations (PRERs)international seminar at the PenangSkills Development Centre in BayanLepas recently.

This seminar was jointly organ-

ised by IDE-JETRO and InvestPen-

ang to share the results of the PREPsurvey in the state. It also had ses-

sions discussing the experience in

other Asean countries, mainly in

Thailand.Meanwhile, it was reported that

the Institute of Developing Econo-

mies - Japan External Trade Or-

ganisation (IDE-JETRO) carried out

a survey on the Impact of Product-related Environmental Regulations(PRERs) on rms in Penang lastyear.

Its purpose was to assess the

impact of PREPs imposed by im-

porting countries on the performanceof exporting rms, particularly smalland medium industries (SMEs) thatare connected through the global

supply chain.

InvestPenang, FREPENCA Federation of Malaysian Manuf

turers (FMM) Northen Branch wthe local supporting agencies, wthe state government supporting

study.Among those present at the se

inar were JETRO Kuala Lumpumanaging director Joji Ikeshita, stexco for Health, Welfare, Car

Society and Environment Phee BoPoh, PE Research Sdn Bhd maning director Yii Tan Chang and IDJETRO associate senior researcDr. Etsuyo MICHIDA.

Seminar on research project

A happ y couple locking the ir love at Love Lock Pen-ang Hill on the eve of Valentines Day.


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Story by Nazleen Najeeb

Pix by Mark James

THE state has gone into full force to tacklecrime with the implementation of phase twoof the closed-circuit television camera(CCTV) project.

All 80 CCTVs are equipped with infra-redfunction that can capture better pictures at night.

I believe with the added CCTVs the traf-c ow in Penang will improve, said ChiefMinster Lim Guan Eng at the Phase 2 CCTV

System launch on Feb 15.Lim added that phase 2, which cost RM5.8

million, was carried out by Datasonic Tech-nologies Sdn Bhd who gave ve additionalCCTVS for free.

Among the CCTVs, 34 cameras are

equipped with additional function of pan, tilt

and zoom (PTZ) while 46 are of xed view.

All PTZ cameras can turn 360 degrees and

able to zoom more than 37 times easily spot -ting car number plates at a maximum rangeof 100 metres away from the camera poleduring the day.

The special features make enforcementaction easier, said Penang Island MunicipalCouncil (MPPP) engineering departmentdeputy director A. Rajendran. He added thatMPPPs CCTV and Trafc Control room

operates from 7am to 7pm daily while theCCTV control centre at the state police head-quarters and northeast district police head-quarters functions 24 hours.

MPPP will expand the CCTV coverage

in stages, said council president Datuk Pa-tahiyah Ismail who was also present at the

launch.

Zooming in on wrong doers

View and focus of th e camera s can be cont roll ed from the con

room as demonstrated by MPPPs enforcement officer.

THE state government has vowed thatit will appeal Putrajayas decision toreject its application to build a Tamil

secondary Tamil in Butterworth - therst in the country.

We will always protect the welfareof all citizens of the state, said ChiefMinister Lim Guan Eng in conjunction

with International Mother Tongue Day.Penang will carry out all efforts to

uphold Tamil schools since they aresomewhat neglected in the countryseducation system.

It is unfortunate that while interna-tional schools continue to boom, oneof our own is hindered due to provi-sions in the Education Act 1996.

On Feb 21, Tamil schools in Penangreceived a total of RM1.75 million for

upgrading of facilities and educationalprogrammes.

Lim said he was glad to see Tamilschools improving since the allocation

began in 2009.More than 100 pupils scored 7As in

the UPSR last year.Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P.

Ramasamy in his speech said there will

be more focus on soft skills after theallocation was made for infrastructure.

Every Tamil school in Penang is now

equipped with a computer lab in amove to equip youngsters with com-puter skills that is vital in todays

world.Shanti Deve, SJK(T) Ladang Jawi

Parent-Teacher Association chairman,said she was glad to receive RM63,741this year and the allocation is for com-

puters, air-conditioning units, booksfor the library and their UPSR andchildhood programmes.

Support for Tamil schools continues

Representatives of all Tamil schools in Penang at the event and invitedguests listening attentively to the speech by the Chief Minister.

Story and Pix by Chan Lilian

PENANG Island Municipal Council(MPPP) tourism and international

affairs director Mohamed AkbarMustapha can be described as a pas-sionate, dedicated and creativecivil servant who contributes hisideas and management to make

Penang island clean and green.Akbar is a hands-on person. You

can see him all over the island at-tending to MPPP projects or func-tions.

One of the latest attractions is the

Grafti Park in the well-maintainedPenang Youth Park.

The Grafti Park idea was moot-ed by the Rotary Club of TanjungBungah together with MPPP in

2012On Feb 14, a group of studentsfrom Han Chiang College (HCC)School of Multimedia and Informa-

tion Technology converged aGrafti Park to bring a breatfresh air - or rather a new coa

paint.This time they focused on

green theme.These students will display

talents inspired by the Clea

Greener, Healthier and Safer ang motto. In fact, MPPP comes everyone to unleash t

artistic skills. All they need contact our ofce for an appoment, Akbar said.

These grafti drawings wileft for display for three month

In future, MPPP has plans tvite sister cities of George Towparticipate as well.

Do visit the Penang Youth to view the grafti art and atsame time, enjoy the greenerywell-kept garden.

Green graffiti for a green park

Go Green is the theme of this painting which features a panda wglobe and a map of Malaysia and Penang.


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TRAFFIC jams and bumper-to-bumper

situations are no rare occurrence in Pen-

ang these days.Among a few of the identied trafc

jam hotspots on the island are LorongBatu Lancang, a main road that links

Jalan Ayer Itam with Jalan Masjid Negeri.With three schools along this stretch

(Sek Menengah Georgetown, Sek RenBatu Lancang and Sek Men Teknik BatuLancang), Lorong Batu Lancang experi-ences an almost stand still trafc during

peak school hours.To relieve trafc congestion, the state

government has set into motion plans towiden Lorong Batu Lancang.

Air Itam state assemblyman Wong HonWai said this road-widening project

which started last October will be com-pleted by mid-July.

We plan to widen a 750m stretch ofthe road where Lorong Batu Lancangmeets Jalan Masjid Negeri, starting from

the vocational school (Sek Men TeknikBatu Lancang) up to the junction whereit meets Jalan Masjid Negeri, Wongsaid.

This will widen the road from 10.8m

to 12m. Also, an additional 2.5m lay-bylane will be constructed for parents topick up their children without disruptingtrafc ow, Wong added.

The total cost of this project is RM3.6

million and is currently 23% completed.

Road widening to ease congestion

Wong (pointing) showing a particular section on the 750m strech of Lorong BatuLancang which will be widened to ease traffic congestion in the area.

Story and pix by Nazleen Najeeb

IN a move to improve the standard of English among civil servants, a compulsory seven-day course is being conducted by th

state.

The state government constantly organizes workshops to traiand prepare its employees to deal with the public intelligently.Recently, some 25 participants from different departments too

part in the Speaking and Writing Skills Workshop conducte

by Yeap Meng Chee.The programme inspired participants to speak in correct Englis

apart from reading poems and public speaking with right intonations.

It is interesting, I can make new friends while learning t

communicate in English, said Omar Othman from the State Religious Affairs Department.

As Penang aspires to be a state of international standards, ipeople must be at par not only to attend to tourists from all ovethe world but as general knowledge as well.

Mind my English

Yeap (seated, centre) and workshop participants posing happily at thDewan Sri Pinang.

Story and pix by Chan Lilian

THE World Fish Centre (WFC) located in

Batu Maung recently welcomed state lead-ers to its premises for the rst time.

On hand to welcome Chief MinisterLim Guan Eng and exco members Dr.Afif Bahardin, Datuk Abdul Malik

Abul Kassim and Law Heng Kiang wasDr. Stephen J. Hall, its chief execu tiveofficer.

Although it was the first visit andalbeit a brief one, the state delegation

managed to gain much information on

how WFC can help Penangs aquacul-ture industr y.Aquaculture is a vibrant business

in the state. We have more than 300

fish farms around the island with ex-ports to several parts of the world,Lim said.

It is also good for tourism. So weare focusing on this industry and hope

to gain from the expertise of WFC.Dr. Hall gave a short presentation

on WFCs involvement worldwide andhow it plays a part in the world.

Briefly, WFC is committed to meeting

two key development challenges: improving the livelihoods of those

who are especially poor and vulnerablein places where fishery and aquaculturecan make a difference and

achieving large scale, environmen-tally sustainable, increases in supply

and access to fish at affordable pricesfor poor consumers in developingcountries.

Lim suggested to Dr. Afif to con-tinue further discussions with WFC toimprove the fishing industry and alsoto ensure a sustainable supply.

World Fish Centre

receives state leaders

Dr. Hall (left), Dr. Afif and Abdul Malik discussing how WFC can help the staquaculture industry.


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Story by Nazleen Najeeb

Pix byAhmad Adil Muhamad

A RM20 million facelift hasgiven the Vistana Hotel BukitJambul a new look and it nowstands proud with a modern,comfortable ambience coupled

with great service.The revamping decision is

timely with Penangs vast eco-nomic growth as well as VisitMalaysia 2014 and Visit Penang

Year 2015-2016, said ChiefMinister Lim Guan Eng at thelaunch of the rebranded TheVistana Hotel Penang on Feb14.

Operational since 1999, YTL

deputy managing director Da-tuk Yeoh Seok Kian believesthe hotel, with 221 executivedeluxe rooms and 17 executive

suites, will give guests a value-for-money experience.

Its strategic location near the secondPenang bridge, Penang InternationalAirport, Bayan Lepas Free Industrial

Zone, Subterranean Penang Interna-tional Convention and Exhibition Centre(sPICE) and Penang Golf Club will alsomake it an attractive option.

We want our guests to experience the

new vibes as we plan to take the hotel

chain to greater heights in years tocome, added Yeoh.

Also present at the launch were Dep-uty Chief Minister 1 Datuk Mohd RashidHasnon , exco for Tourism Development

and Culture Law Heng Kiang, BayanBaru Member of Parliament Sim TzeTzin and deputy general manager of thePenang Development Corporation (PDC)Datuk Abdul Rahim Isahak.

New look for Vistana

GOOD FOOD, FUN TIME The 180 residents of the Light House on Penang Road were treated to a sumptuous meal in conjunction with the recent Chinese NeYear when a team from the Shangri-La group of hotels paid a visit recently. Suleiman Tunku Abdul Rahman, Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa and Golden SandResort director of communications, said: Under our Embrace programme, we take corporate initiative to benefit the local community and are extremely grateffor this opportunity to give back to society. In addition to the great food, the residents also joined a grand toss of the yee sang.- Pix courtesy of Shangri-La

The sumptuous and mouth-watering buffet spreadfor the guests at the launch of the new look.

Story and pix by Danny Ooi

FOLLOWING numerous complaintsby residents of Kg Sungai Dua near

Sungai Nibong in Bayan Baru, led SgDua assemblymember S. Jayabalan todiscover illegal sand mixing beingcarried out at a residential area in hisconstituency.

It is illegal to carry out such anactivity in a residential area as itposes a serious health hazard, he

said.This activity which was carri

out at night resulted in high volum

of dust being deposited in the arsubjecting children and the elderlyvarious health problems.

I have asked the Penang IslaMunicipal Council (MPPP) to ta

action and close down the operationsoon as possible, he said during enforcement exercise by the councicheck on the sand mixing activity.

Illegal sand mixing

in Kg Sungai Dua

Jayabalan (second from left) and MPPP officers checking out the samixing activity at Kg Sungai Dua.


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Story by Caleb Yeoh

Pix byAlissala Thian

THE state government, on Feb 18,gave a one week deadline to the de-velopers of the Centrio Avenue low-medium cost apartments in Bukit

Gambir to resolve pricing issue dis-putes raised by buyers.

The complaints arose when the buy-ers claimed that they were being over-charged for their flat units. These

units, as set by the state governmentwere to be sold at a flat price of RM72 500.

Reports from home buyers however,pointed out that the developers were

hard-selling and in some cases, even

forcing buyers to pay additionalcharges.These charges came in the form of

renovation packages, as these low-

medium cost units were bare, andextra parking bays per unit.

In some cases, a few buyers claimedthat the price for their 650 sq ft unitswere marked up to RM168,000.

On Feb 13, the state issued a letterto the said developer, demanding anexplanation behind the additionalcharges imposed for the Centrio Av-enue units.

The developer then responded andhas since agreed to settle all discrepan-cies within the allotted time given by

the state.

State exco for Town and CountryPlanning and Housing Jagdeep SinghDeo said the developer has agreed tomeet the buyers and would scrap im-

posing any additional charges on buy-ers who did not wish to take up therenovation and parking bay packages.

We received a total of 100 com-

plaints in December. As of now we areleft with 81 complaints. From thatnumber, 25 cases have been settled, 29remain in talks with the developer, 24

are yet to meet the developer and threehave already declined the offer topurchase the said units, Jagdeep said

in a press conference with the devel-

oper of Centrio Avenue.The developer has no right to

pose any additional charges on t

units on buyers who do not wistake up any extra renovation chaas this price was set by the statealready agreed upon by the devel

since last year, Jagdeep added.

Developer gets one-week ultimatum

Jagdeep (left) and state exco for Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Phee Boon Poh (right) witnessing two representafrom the developer of Centrio Avenue signing the letter handed to them from the Penang state government.



THE Penang Real Housing and DevelopersAssociation (Rehda) has called for more as-sistance from the federal government andbanks for first-time house buyers and those

from the lower income.

Speaking at a Rehda Chinese New Yeargathering on Feb 12 for its members, DatukJerry Chan, chairman of Penang Rehda urgedthe media to highlight the issue so that they

can help the first-time buyers and the poorto own homes.

The federal Budget has not addressed theconcerns of the first-time buyers. How arewe to help them? he said.

There is no help from the banks in termsof interest rates. First-time buyers and thosefrom the lower-income group have difficul-ties owning low-cost, low medium-cost and

affordable housing in the range of RM200,000

to RM300,000 because they are not gettinghelp.

Loan rates are highest, and they getcharged the full BLR (base lending rate).

But he pointed out that banks offer good

rates to those who own many properties andare earning a good income, at BLR minus

2.2 to 2.4.So in the end, a poor guy who trie s to geta loan for a low-cost unit will be charged full

BLR, Chan said, adding that this situationdoes not make sense. The situation in Ma-laysia is that the banks will help the richmore but if you are poor they will charge youthe full rate. The federal government needs

to address this, he said.Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk

Mohd. Rashid Hasnon together with excomembers Datuk Abdul Malik Kassim andLaw Heng Kiang joined in the celebration.

Banks urged to help lower-income group more

Chan greeting Rashid with gifts of Mandarin oranges.


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9February 16 - 28, 2014

Story by Danny Ooi

Pix by Law Suun Ting

IN conjunction with the opening matchof the 2014 Premier League season re-cently, Chief Minister Lim Guan Englaunched the new jersey for the state

football team which was sponsored byrenowned sports supplier Umbro.

Penang obtained the sponsorship fortwo types of jerseys, namely the blue-coloured one for home matches (at City

Stadium) and white for away games.

Also present during the launch wereDeputy Chief Minister 1 Datuk MohdRashid Hasnon, exco for Agriculture &Agro-Based Industry, Rural Develop-ment and Health Dr Af Bahardin, Bukit

Bendera MP Zairil Khir Johari, FootballAssociation Penang (FAP) presidentDatuk Nazir Munshir Ariff and its vice-president, Lawrence Loh.

Football fans can show their support

for the state team by obtaining the jerseyat appointed outlets to be announced byFAP soon.

The team got off to a roaring start in

their new jersey by beating Sabah 3-1 inthe opening match at the City Stadium.

The Panthers, as the team is known,showed tremendous ghting spirit to

earn a well-deserved come-from-behind

victory.The visitors opened scoring in the

10th minute through Mohammad Ro-zaimi Abdul Rahman, who slotted homefrom inside the box past the sprawling

Penang goalkeeper, G. Jeevanathan.That goal fired up the Panthers to

go all out, with South Korean strikerLee Gil Hoon being a thorn for theSabah defence as they searched for

the equaliser.Their efforts paid off as the Sabah

defence gave in under the constant pres-sure and scored an own goal on thestroke of half-time.

Inspired by the rst goal, the Penang

players return in the second half hungryfor more and they found the net again15 minutes into the half through Brazil-ian hitman Mauro Moreira.

Before the Sabahans could recoverfrom the setback, the Panthers killed offthe match just three minutes later witha goal scored by Mohammad Zharif.

Coach K. Devan described the win as

a great relief, considering the highpectations of the home fans.

The 10,000-odd fans lit ares, da

and sang on the street outside thedium to celebrate the victory.

Panthers roar

to win with new jersey

Penang Panthers in their new jerseys during the match with Sabah.

A LUCKY draw is among the highlights of tearly bird promotional activities for the Penan

Bridge International Marathon 2014.Exco for Tourism Development and Cultu

Danny Law Heng Kiang said the organising committee was targeting to give away 100 lucky draprizes.

Those who register during the early bird priod will have a chance to win a prize.

We expect about 30,000 participants to regiter during the one-month (March) early bird priod.

We have already received sponsorships in tform of flight tickets, watches, sports apparel a

tour packages for the prizes, he said at a preconference in Komtar recently.Early bird participants, who register and p

up in full between March 1 and 31 will autmatically be entered in the lucky draw contest

The draw and announcement of the winners wbe held on April 3.

Winners must claim their prizes by April 30

The early bird fees are RM70 (full marathonRM60 (half marathon), RM50 (10km OpenRM40 (10km Junior) and RM20 (fun run).

The marathon will be held on Nov 16.For details call 04-6505136, 04-2618844, 01

4110000 or e-mail [email protected]

Lucky draw for early birdsStory by Nazleen Najeeb


THIRTY bikers from ChinaSouth Science University paid avisit to Penang on Feb 13.

They had embarked on their

cyc l ing over l and journeythrough peninsula South-EastAsia in the Asia Go Green Cy-cling Tour to Malaysia pro-gramme.

In the name of promoting ahealthy activity, affordable yet

eco-friendly mode of travellingand to understand the multiracialcommunities of this country,

these students were glad to visittheir Malaysian counterparts.

Last October, Laksamana Cy-cling Club of Butterworth, led by Tanjung Bungaassemblymember Teh Yee Cheu, travelled to Hu-izhou, Heyeun and Shenzhen on mainland China for

some invaluable experience.Team captain Peng Ba Huat was overjoyed when

the Chinese team made a return visit recently.Let us all cherish the nature as well as the beau-

ty of everlasting friendship between these two coun-

tries, said exco for Youth and Sports, Women,Family and Community Development Chong Eng at

the Youth Park.The team covered Penang island up to Teluk Ba-

hang dam and ended their journey at the Esplanadethe next day.

Also present at the ceremony were Bukit Bendera

MP Zairil Khir Johari and Teh.

Cross-culture journey of China youths

A bicycle as a gift to the sponsors from the Chinese youths.


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IT was true unity in diversity when theIndian Association (IA) of Penang held amulti-religious ground breaking ceremo-ny that combined the prayers from variousfaiths on Feb 10 at the IA grounds at Jalan

Bagan Jermal.Coming in these trying times when

racial and religious tensions are high, thisevent further cemented Penangs positionas a state where religious tolerance is

given great emphasis.

The prayers were conducted by a Mus-lim imam, Catholic priest, Sikh guru andHindu priests.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Prof.

Dr P. Ramasamy and Penang PakatanRakyat state leaders together with DatukSeri G. Palanivel, who is the NaturalResources and Environment Minister, witnessed the mean-ingful and historical event.

The IA was established in 1924 and has provided aplatform for Indians from all walks of life to engagemeaningfully in social, cultural, educational, sporting, ne

arts and entertainment activities.Members of the public who wish to contribute to the

building fund can contact IA via email at [email protected] or surf their website at indianassociationpenang.org.

Picture of unity

in diversity

Catholic priest Father Victor Louis (second from right) conducting theChristian prayers with members of the IA for blessings of the ground-breaking.

Ramasamy carrying out the ground-breaceremony by placing a brick at the site.

THE handicapped now have a servicethey can rely on and which is trulydisabled-friendly.

Eden Handicap Service Centre, anon-prot organisation since 1991, has

started the Handy-CAB which hasmade life that much easier and mobil-ity simpler for the disabled.

Currently, Eden Handicap has two

special vehicles which ferried almost1,400 wheelchair bound passengerslast year free of charge.

With these specially-tted vehi-cles, wheelchair bound passengers are

safely and securely transported door-to-door, said Bertie Tye, general

manager of Eden Handicap, at a pressconference on Feb 12.It is too tedious to use a van that

takes 4-5 persons as the passengers areusually going to hospitals and hence,have different timings and routes.Thats why we want to get another ve

more Handy-CAB.

Although we have the AP (approvedpermit) and tax exemption approvals,we do not have enough funds to pur-chase the vehicles, he added.

Che Wan Abdul Wahab, a 50-year-old single mother of two young chil-

dren aged 7 and 12, said: I lost eve-rything after a motor bike accidentwhich made me unable to walk. Boundto a wheelchair, I faced difculty go-

ing to the hospital for treatment.Although the taxis charge me RM25,

the drivers arent able to help me get inand out of the vehicle. I am so touchedthat Eden Handicap ferried me free of

charge in my times of need.

The cost of purchasing these ve

vehicles plus maintenance will amountto RM1 million.

Eden is hoping to raise the funds by

organising a Three Dimensional (3D)Amazing Real-Life Stunning Arts atSt. Jos (Level 3), Gurney ParagonMall between Feb 20 to March 16 from10am till 10pm.

You can help this worthy cause by

purchasing tickets at RM20 for adu(with MyKad) and RM15 for childrto see the 40 pieces of 3D art.

You can also enter the photograpcontest for the best expression and acti

Go to http://www.edenhandicap.o

for more information.

Making it handy for handicapped

Wheelchair bound passengers do not need to get on and off their wheelchairbut instead are wheeled into the vehicle.

Che Wan is touched by the freservice.


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1February 16 - 28, 2014

Story by Caleb Yeoh

AS of late, Penang has had a steady

increase in dengue cases since the

start of the year.

Official reports from the state

health department have been trac king

each individual case and tabulatingthem each passing week.

In light of this and realising how

imperative it is to curb the spread of

the aedes mosquito, a clean-up activ-

i ty was carried out on Feb 22 at

Lorong Sungai Kelian 3 in the Tan-

jong Bunga area.

This community event was a joint

initiative between the Residents As-sociation of Taman Hillview, Security

and Development Committee (JKKK)

of Tanjong Bunga and the Penang

Island Municipal Council (MPPP).

Together with a group of MPPP

workers, residents cleared up rubbish,

mostly from fallen leaves and emptied

containers that collect stagnant water,

making the environment less condu-cive for the aedes mosquito to breed.

The state health department

been issuing reminders almost o

weekly basis to remind everyon

band together and do their par

ensuring that the recent dengue c

are brought to a halt.

Present at the event was assem

member for Tanjong Bunga, TehCheu.

Cleaning up

to fight dengue

Teh (fifth from right) posing with residents of Tanjong Bunga and members of theResidents Association of Taman Hillview during the clean-up activity. Picture courtesyof Teh Yee Cheus office.



EASTIN Hotel Penang has taken the initiative to hold a

gotong-royong to clean up the area surrounding the hotel

due to the high incidences of dengue reported in the country.

Exco member for Local Government, Traffic Management

and Flood Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow praised the 60 staff

members from various departments who took part in theearly morning clean-up activities.

Chow, who arrived at 8.30am, said: This is the first time

I am attending a gotong-royong where the area is c lean and

green. It is not because of problems that you need to clean-

up but your desire to increase the cleanliness of your prop-

erty and raise the awareness for the community and hence

this is very commendable.

Hotel general manager Mary Ann Harris told Buletin

Mutiara this is the third time the hotel is holding a gotong-

royong as it also promotes teamwork amongst the employees.

Employees were in high spirits for the clean-up job and

did not have qualms about getting into drains to pick up

rubbish.

Hotel goes dengue busting

Chow (right) and Mary Ann Harris (centre) helping out in the gotong-royong exercise.


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PERSATUAN PERLINDUNGAN 04-829 4046KANAK-KANAKCAP 04-829 9511BEFRIENDERS PENANG 04-281 5161 04-281 1108JABATAN BURUH 04-262 5536PERPUSTAKAAN PP 04-229 8555

N1 Penaga : 019 - 409 5922 - ShukriN2 Bertam : 019 - 593 3736 - FatimahN3 Pinang : 017 - 424 9371 - Tasrin TunggalN4 Permatang : 019 - 556 4664 - R.M. Reza BeranganN5 Sungai Dua : 013 - 595 6865 - Rosli ManN6 Telok Air : 019 - 433 7464 - Mat Zahir

TawarN7 Sungai Puyu : 012 - 480 5495 - Mr.LeeN8 Bagan : 013 - 449 0366 - Yeap Choon

Jermal KeongN9 Bagan : 016 - 473 1963 - Gesan

DalamN10 Seberang : 04 - 390 5109 - Nor Hayati

Jaya Mohd. IskanderN11 Permatang : 019 - 412 8442 - Kamal

Pasir 013 - 595 6865 - RosliN12 Penanti : 04 - 522 2916 - Rodzi

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Bubuk 012 - 473 0964 - IkhwanN15 Padang : 017 - 552 8928 - Chan

Lalang 014 - 945 9786 - LaiN16 Perai : 04 - 399 6689 - SelviN17 Bukit : 013 - 518 8735 - Lim Tuan Chun TengahN18 Bukit Tambun : 016 - 404 9120 - G.Dumany 017 - 378 4448 - KhorN19 Jawi : 017 - 408 4784 - Abdul Halim 012 - 456 5018 - Mr. KhorN20 Sungai : 019 - 552 8689 - Norjuliana

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017 - 956 3237 - QuahN26 Padang Kota : 012 - 431 7015 - Johnny

CheeN27 Pengkalan : 012 - 401 1522 - Chng Chin Kota KeatN28 KOMTAR : 012 - 423 3227 - Benji AngN29 Datok : 017 - 480 7417 - Varinder Keramat 04 - 226 2464 - KalvinderN30 Sungai : 04 - 282 6630 - Shuen PinangN31 Batu : 04 - 282 6419 - Karuna

LancangN32 Seri Delima : 019 - 4474362 Mahen

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Terubong Lee016 - 205 1185 - Frankie Ke

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MPSP 04 - 549 7555

Mohd Shaipol Ismail (DAP) 012 - 571 2250

Chandrasekeran a/lS.

Maniam (DAP)

chanderasekeran@mpsp.

gov.my

012 - 5619870

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[email protected]

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(DAP)

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(PKR)

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(PKR)

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(PAS)

[email protected].

my

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Wong Chee Keet

(NGO)

012 - 451 1312

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(NGO)

[email protected]

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04-657 0918 (Fax)

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(NGO)

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MPPP 04 - 259 2020

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(DAP)

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(DAP)

013 - 379 6019

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(PKR)

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(PKR)

014 - 945 9621

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(PKR)

019 - 470 4499

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Chik (PKR)

019 - 470 8811

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Iszuree Ibrahim

(PAS)

016 - 443 3205

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EDITORIAL

EditorChan Lilian (English)

Tam Poh Guek (Chinese)

G.Revatic (Tamil)

WriterDanny Ooi (English)

Caleb Yeoh (English)Nazleen Najeeb (English)Shum Jian Wei (Chinese)

J. Patmavathy(Tamil)

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THE Gender and Develop-ment: An alternative Approachworkshop on 24th and 25thJanuary 2014, which markedanother milestone in the Gen-

der Responsive Budgeting(GRB) journey in Penang, sawthe participation of the major-ity of councillors and decisionmakers from the two local

authorities, the MunicipalCouncil of Penang Island(MPPP) and Municipal Coun-cil of Seberang Perai (MPSP).

This gathering of key policy

and decision makers to famil-

iarise themselves with thegender responsive perspectiveand its application to budget-ing, as well as the use of GRB

tools to facilitate people-cen-tred development is reflectiveof how far the GRB Projecthas come since its inception inJanuary 2012.

As MPPP President YBhgDatuk Patahiyah Ismail con-fessed in a video recording onthe GRB project, she was ini-tially sceptical but is now be-

ginning to see the potential ofGRB. MPSP President PuanMaimunah Mohd Sharif, on

the other hand, had embracedthe positive traits of GRB from

the start and in the course ofthe projects implementationhas been particularly attractedby its features that involveengaging and consulting thepeople. This has meant the lo-

cal authorities learning to dothings quite differently fromwhat was the norm previously.

The endorsement from thevery top echelon of the mu-

nicipal leadership was very

heartening indeed. However,for effective integration ofgender responsiveness into the

budget cycle of the local au-thorities, a full understandingof its concepts and hands-onknowledge and use of its toolsare necessary hence the or-

ganisation of this Gender andDevelopment workshop toprovide the people that matterthe ideas and skills that matterso that an alternative approach

to municipal budgeting inparticular and municipal gov-ernance in general can be put

into practice.It was encouraging to ob-

serve the serious engagementand participation in many ofthe break-out groups wherecouncillors and municipalstaff alike tried new ways of

carrying out their old tasks,i.e., by adding on the genderlens to other lenses they mighthave used in project/pro-gramme planning, budgeting,

implementation, monitoringand evaluation. But we stillhave quite a way to go up thelearning curve.

When officially opening the

workshop, Chow Kon Yeow,the chair of the GRB SteeringCommittee and the State Excofor Local Government, TrafficManagement and Flood Miti-

gation, asserted that the Stateis serious about mainstream-ing gender in Penangs poli-cies and budgeting. That alsomeans a lot more seriouslearning still needs to be done

before GRB can be taken to ahigher level and can be effec-tively implemented.

The GRB teamhas lined up a

number of othert r a i n i n g p r o -grammes for therest of the year tohelp equip key

municipal offic-ers with the requi-s i t e h a n d s - o nskills. These in-clude a workshop

on Integrat ingGender into LocalA u t h o r i t i e s Budgeting Pro-

cesses to be conducted by In-ternational GRB Expert DrElisabeth Klatzer and another

on Integrating Gender intoOutcome Based Budgeting tobe conducted by Koshy Thom-as, the Head of the OutcomeBased Budgeting Project

Team, Ministry of Finance,Malaysia.

We will be getting into thebrass tacks in these and furthertraining sessions all thesebeing an integral part of the

process of institutionalising

GRB into the local authorities.However, the learning must

also go on outside the build-ing as it were: in the pilot

communities where the com-munity-based and participa-tory component of the GRBproject is being carried out,and in the larger society of

Penang where we hope GRBwill extend itself and touchlives.

The last two years of GRBimplementation has certainly

been one giant learning expe-rience at many levels. The

journey has not been an easyone because we had to chartour own course most of the

way. There are simply no GRBprototypes that we can drawupon although GRB in variousforms has been practised innumerous countries in differ-

ent parts of the world. Ourproject tagline, DifferentPeople, Different Needs isjust as rel evant at the commu-nity level as at the municipal,

state or national levels mean-

ing we have to adapt the con-cepts, tools and practices ofGRB to our specific needs.Because there is no one size

fits all solution, we in Penang

had to f ind our soluthrough learning by doing

Judging from the resp

at the workshop, we havdone too badly.

Learning by doing the GRB way

This event was a collaborative effort of

Chief Trainer Paul Sinnapan (third from right) leading participants in role play.

By: Tan Pek Leng, CEO (a.i.), Penang Womens Development Corporation (PWDC)

Councillors and Heads of Department in group discussion.

Tuan YDP MPSP Puan Maimunah Mohd Sharif (second from rand other participants in deep deliberation.

GRB Project Officer Shariza Kamarudin givinga presentation on PWDC and the GRB Project.


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Story and Pix by Mark James

THE Penang Island MunicipalCouncil (MPPP) has issuedcompounds amount ing toRM83,750 to a telecommunica-tions company for using illegal

stickers on 335 bunting placedaround George Town.

The telecommunicationscompany applied for licences for15 bunting in January but when

we made our rounds on Feb 10,

we found that 350 advertise-ments were hung along JalanPenang, Jalan Dato Keramat andJalan Macalister, said MPPP

councillor, Ong Ah Teong.Upon initial investigations, it

was found that the 335 illegalbunting used counterfeit licencestickers an offence which car-

ries a compound of RM250each.

The telecommunicationscompany placed the advertise-ments through a middle-man andboth companies are now black-

listed for six months, prohibiting

them to place any advertise-ments in George Town besidesthe heavy fnes, Ong said.

MPPP has also lodged a po-lice report against the telecom-

munications operator, holding itresponsible for commissioningworks of illegal bunting and theuse of counterfeit licensingstickers.

We look at this as a veryserious offence and hope adver-

tisers and their runners take thisissue seriously as well, saidOng.

Not only that but it was alsofound that the illegal bunting didnot adhere to the height of place-ment, thus endangering road usersespecially those on motorbikes.

These procedures that are inplace are to beneft everyone,

advertisers and public alike. Wewill not compromise in takingaction against those who do not

comply with these guidelines,he added.

Telco fined RM83,750

over illegal stickers

Ong warns against the usage of fake advertisement licence stickers.

Story byCaleb Yeoh

Pix by Mark James

TAKING matters of beach cleanliness to amore serious level, the Penang Island Mu-nicipal Council (MPPP) recently purchased amotorised beach cleaner in hopes of further

enhancing beach cleaning methods along the

Batu Ferringhi stretch, a major tourist belt forPenang.The cleaner, named the Sand Man Walk

Behind Beach Cleaner was ordered from the

United States as part of a pilot project to seeif these motorised cleaners would be able tofully replace the current manual cleaningmethod.

The Sand Man will be used to clean a 1.8km

stretch along Batu Ferringhi, starting from theRasa Sayang beach front all the way up tillthe Bayview beach area.

The machine will comb the sandy shores

for marine debris and any other type of waste,

pick it up into a container, sieve it out andreturn the sand back to the ground.

MPPP president Datuk Patahiyah Ismailsaid it was imperative to improve the currentcleaning methods along the Batu Ferringhi

stretch as a dirty beach would directly affecttourism.

With the Sand Man, we will be able toconduct a more detailed cleaning method. Themachine will dig 10cm into the beach, sieve

through for rubbish, providing a more thor-ough clean up, she said after launching themotorised beach cleaner on Feb 19.

Patahiyah added that as of now, MPPP hasonly one machine but will purchase another

one in six months depending on the results ofthis trial project.

Besides the four-time motorised clean-up,the current cleaning contractors will continueto clean up the beach manually.

The Sand Man cometh

to Batu Ferringhi

Patahiyah trying her hand at the Sand Man, guided by a MPPPcontractor, as the crowd looks on.


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THE Penang Animal Sanctuary Society (PASS) relies onpublic funding and private individuals to save stray animalslike cats and dogs from being put to sleep as it advocates ano-kill policy.

These strays and abandoned animals are creatures of God

and deserve a right to live too, said Datuk Leslie Lee,president of PASS.

In order to help Penang and in particular the Penang IslandMunicipal Council (MPPP) to take these strays off the streets,MPPP has alienated a piece of land in Relau for PASS to set

up an animal sanctuary.PASS needs a large sum of money for the building project

and is organising a charity dinner and dance with the themeLets Dance for Love on April 12 at the Bayview BeachResort.

In a press conference at Komtar, Local Government, Traf-

c Management and Flood Mitigation exco member ChowKon Yeow said: Finally, the long awaited home for displaced

animals is almost realised. The committee has worked tire-lessly with the local council to get all the necessary approvals.

The building will include a multi-purpose hall to run edu-cational projects for school children, hold family days besideshaving facilities to shelter 1,000 cats and dogs each whenfully completed.

Work will commence by the middle of the year and willtake about nine months for the rst phase to complete.

Lets dance for love

Lee (centre) explaining the building plan to MPPP secretary Ang Aing Thye and Chow.

Story by Caleb YeohPix by Mark James

IN efforts to cultivate a zero waste

community, a village on the main-land of Penang has s

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