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Illegal sand dredging affecting water supply

The Star Online > Nation

Thursday October 11, 2007
MYT 8:26:00 PM

Illegal sand dredging affecting water supply

By SARBAN SINGH

SEREMBAN: Illegal sand dredging activities along Sungai Linggi, the state's main water catchment source, has affected water supply to several areas including the resort town of Port Dickson. 

Drinking water quality to some 500,000 consumers has also been affected as the treatment plant could not effectively filter water drawn from the river, which already has the dubious distinction of being the most polluted in the state.  

State exco for energy, water and communications Datuk Mohamad Rais Zainudin said the illegal sand dredging activity should have been stopped as the excavators were less than 500m away from the water catchment area. 

"I had briefed the exco on this Wednesday and the district office was supposed to have issued a stop work order," he said after visiting the Sg Linggi treatment plant on Thursday. 

Several excavators were seeing dredging sand during his visit. The plant produces some 140 million litres of water daily. 

Mohamad Rais, who was surprised to see sand dredging activity near the plant, then called district officer Mohd Bahrudin Mahfuz on his mobile for an explanation. 

Mohamad Rais said new guidelines issued by the Drainage and Irrigation Department last year had stipulated that sand dredging activities could only be carried out at designated areas. 

"This means that the activities being carried out near the plant are illegal," he said.

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Kuala Linggi shipyard has potential to be maritime hub

THE Kuala Linggi shipyard at Kuala Sungai Baru near Alor Gajah has the potential to become a catalyst for economic development in Malacca as a maritime hub, due to its strategic location,

Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the shipyard, which provides marine support services, is as huge as the ones in Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas and Port Klang.

"The volume of ships using the Straits of Malacca, which is the busiest sea route in the world, will require support services for repair, modification and upgrading of the vessel," he said at the launch and handing over of a ship to Team Marine Shipyard (M) Sdn Bhd on September 29.

Mohd Ali said the shipyard at Kuala Linggi complemented the transportation infrastructure in Malacca, apart from the Malaysian Marine Academy, the Road Transport Academy and the Malacca Aviation Academy. - Bernama

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Linggi - Potential Maritime Hub

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Dunking Heroes, The 'Players' Trio

Dunking Heroes, The 'Players' Trio The student council elated with the success of the event Team 'Player' trio all smiles after nabbing the championship title 29 August 2007 SEGi College Kuala Lumpur recently concluded an exhilarating and exciting 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Held at the Pusat Rekreasi JKKK, Batu 11, Cheras the event saw the participation of an overwhelming 13 teams vying for lucrative prizes and bragging rights to be "Top Dogs" of the college. If the previous Badminton Competition organized by SEGi College Kuala Lumpur was a success, then the recently concluded 3-On-3 Basketball Competition was a truly memorable event celebrated in true sportsmanship, unity and harmony. Present at the tournament was Lawrence Ngu, Vice Principal of SEGi College Kuala Lumpur who turned up early in the event to show his support to the participants. "We always stress the importance of college education beyond the classrooms. We constantly organise and incorporate extra curricular activities apart from the normal classroom studies for our students to promote balance in their lives as well as to cultivate essential soft skills such as camaraderie, team spirit and leadership, and also to instil in students a sense of civic-mindedness and responsibility," said Ngu. "The goal of having events such as this 3-on-3 Basketball competition and the previous Badminton Competition is to create a healthier society through sports. Competitions and activities such as these promote holistic development for students as it allows them to grow not only academically, but improve their social life, mental and teamwork," Ngu added. The tournament started at 11am but players started streaming into the school at 9:00am to get in some practice shots and work out strategy with their respective teams. Divided into 4 groups, all 13 teams were in heated action before the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter finals. From the onset, several teams showed promising moves to grab impressive wins. "This is phenomenal! It was a huge turnout and everybody had fun! The preliminary games were divided to 15 minutes periods with a running clock. Ties were broken by a free throw contest," said Student Council President, Peggy Tan. The knock-out phase continued after lunch break and saw 4 teams advancing to the semi-finals. They were Team 'Player', Team 'A.O.', Team 'Rookie' and Team 'YBS'. All four teams consisted of players who had once donned the state or national colours, justifying their advancement to the semi-finals. Team 'Player' met Team 'A.O.' in the playoff before the former emerged victorious after a display of fake passes, 3 pointers and dunks plus the occasional airballs. The gruelling final concluded in a very close shave for the 'Player', winning on a 12-11 score. Team 'Rookie' took third place beating Team YBS with devastating outside shooting and wore down their opponents with their fast breaks at the hoop. The final match was watched not only by participants and organizers but even drew a crowd from residents residing in the surrounding area. Each shot and feint drew applauses and cheers from the spectators. Friends and supporters cheering on their respective teams and players giving supportive words to their team mates, created a buzz in the usually quiet and tranquil neighbourhood. At the final whistle, all the players hugged each other and congratulated the winners whole-heartedly, in true sportsmanship. "I have never witnessed such an intense game of basketball. My adrenalin was practically pumping the whole time. At times it looked as if the intensity was too great and out of control but luckily, it ended in a friendly manner!" exclaimed Tan. Soon to be organised by the Student Council of SCKL is the 5-A-Side Futsal Competition. The activities mark the stepping stone of a more active lifestyle for the students of SEGi College Kuala Lumpur. Continuing its effort to promote holistic development and a healthier lifestyle for students, SEGi College has located its own training centre in Linggi, Malacca in efforts to enhance and maintain continuous learning outside the conventional classroom studies. The specially designed centre, SEGi Leadership Centre (SLC) is aimed to develop and nurture leadership traits and survival skills essential to youths, graduates especially, to make it in the real world. It is a secluded centre established help students identify their true potential and build confidence, which are fundamental for students' success in the future. The SLC is an outbound facility in Nusa Dusun Orchard Resort which features 4-storey high rock climbing tower, twelve element high obstacle course, abseiling tower, flying fox, outdoor-designed accommodation, camping ground, seminar amenities and paintball battlefield. To keep at pace with the latest updates from SEGi College, please call its campuses located in Kota Damansara (03-6145 1777), Subang Jaya (03-86001888), Kuala Lumpur (03-20702078), Penang (04-2633888), Sarawak (082-252566), email to askme@segi.edu.my or log on to www.segi.edu.my

Turning Lumut into a barter trade port

JBC hopes that Lumut Port will take at least 20% of the country’s barter trade business.

The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Joint Business Council (JBC) is seeking endorsement from the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) to turn Lumut Port in Perak into a barter trade centre.

JBC Malaysia chairman Datuk Faudzi Naim Noh said the request was to facilitate the growing trade at the port between Malaysia and Tanjung Balai Asahan and Belawan, Sumatra in Indonesia.

“Lumut Port is equipped with the facilities to turn into a barter trade centre.

“It has a cold storage and a warehouse. In terms of agricultural products like fish and vegetables, business has begun but in small volumes,” he told reporters after attending the first day of the 23rd IMT-GT JBC Meeting recently.

Faudzi said the barter trade business was currently monopolised by Port Klang and the Penang Port.

“The business volume of Penang Port is about RM100mil to RM150mil. It is our hope that Lumut Port takes at least 20% of the country’s total volume in the barter trade business,” he said.

Faudzi added that should Lumut port successfully transform into a barter trade centre, it would be an important business platform for small and medium enterprises.

“Based on the EPU’s study in 2002, the barter trade system is proven to be a promising mode of business,” he said.

Faudzi said the barter trade centre was for ships weighing below 500 tonnes that are allowed for simple customs declaration according to a 1970 agreement between Malaysia and Indonesia.

“A new agreement is currently reviewed by the International Trade and Industry Ministry, and JBC plans to give plenty of input,” said Faudzi.

He said it would take between three and six months for the EPU to decide on the endorsement.

Besides Lumut Port, Faudzi said that the council was seeking to turn the ports of Kuala Linggi in Malacca, Port Dickson in Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Kedah and Langkawi in Kedah, as part of the barter trade network.

During the meeting, 200 delegates - 100 from Malaysia and 50 each from Thailand and Indonesia, discussed six topics; trade and investment, infrastructure and transportation, tourism, agriculture and agro-based industry, human resources, and halal food and services.

They also discussed plans to boost tourism in the three countries through the Visit IMT-GT 2008 campaign.

Car ferry to Riau, Dumai

Wednesday Feb 14 2007, The Star
By LEE YUK PENG

MALACCA: Malaysians will soon be able to drive their cars in Riau and Dumai while Indonesians can do the same in the peninsula all the way to Thailand when a ferry service is launched this year.

The service meant for both passengers and vehicles from Kuala Linggi jetty to Riau and Dumai, Indonesia, is to be launched in June.

This will be the first time that Malaysian cars from the peninsula can be taken legally to Indonesia.

Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said meetings under the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle had approved the service.

The proposal was made more than three years ago.

He confirmed that the proposal was at its final stage of planning and would be submitted to the Cabinet soon.

Mohd Ali said Riau governor H.M. Rusli Zainal S.E. had raised the matter with him on several occasions.

"Paperwork on the Indonesian side is ready. We are in the midst of sorting it out with the Customs and Immigration departments and other agencies," Mohd Ali said at Seri Negri yesterday.

Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said he was excited about the service, which would help to create new business for the jetty.

"The service will help to boost tourism activities here and create spin-offs where local folks will be able to find some jobs," he added.

On Monday, Anifah told reporters that since the ban on log exports by the Indonesian authorities in October 2001, the jetty had recorded a 42% drop in activities and about 5,000 people had lost their jobs.