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2 theSun | FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11 2009

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Neighbourhood programme enters second phase


PUTRAJAYA: The sustainable neigh- opment, social prosperity, poverty eral efforts carried out in the villages tionwide implementation of the continuously,” he said.
bourhood programme which has eradication, and eradicating crime are reported to have been effective. programme would only take place Muhyiddin said the NSC was also
shown to have a positive impact in and the drug menace. So, we have agreed to continue the after it had been fine tuned in every informed that due to police initiatives,
high-risk areas will continue to the He said the report on the pro- programme to phase two before it is aspect. street crime in the SEA Park area,
second phase before it is implemented gramme received yesterday showed applied nationwide, especially in the “This programme is not only costly, Petaling Jaya had been reduced by
nationwide. positive developments in all the identified high-risk areas of Johor, but also involves a lot of manpower. over 60%.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri participating areas since the pioneer Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Penang,” We really want to perfect our efforts “We will focus on this and discuss
Muhyiddin Yassin said phase two, project was implemented by the he said after chairing a meeting of the in the areas involved and not just at how such initiatives can be extended
costing RM43 million, would focus on Women, Family and Community De- National Social Council (NSC), here, the initial stage as otherwise, the pro- to other areas, including the 50 hot
five areas – physical infrastructural velopment Ministry last year. yesterday. gramme will not be sustainable. We spots which the police have identi-
development, human capital devel- “In Johor Baru, for example, sev- Muhyiddin, however, said na- want it to go forever and be effective fied.” – Bernama

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DPM wants more eral election. Judge Anantham
‘PKFZ task force shows
govt commitment’
Kasinater said the application
names from Bagan was without basis and did
Pinang Umno not follow the Contracts Act
PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Min- 1950. In its writ of summons,
ister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Elegant Advisory said it was
hopes more than one name is engaged in the supply of
submitted by the grassroots election merchandise and
to be considered as the Bagan transportation to Umno with by Giam Say Khoon it would help stop the debacle. I assure Lee Hwa Beng had also lodged a police
Pinang by-election candidate. for the 11th general election newsdesk@thesundaily.com that my side will offer its full cooperation report and in his statement, he did in-
The Umno deputy president in 2004. The company claimed (to the task force) and I will continue to dicate the personality implicated and if
said that it has been the com- it had sent invoices for a sum KUALA LUMPUR: Transport Minister uphold the principles of accountability, you do some cross-checking, you would
mon practice in the party and of RM218,013,475 and that Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat says the Port transparency and integrity,” he told re- know why I said I had a good laugh.
the same was also expected Umno had failed to pay up. Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) super task force porters after giving out aid to the poor in “I know this is not the first time
from the Teluk Kemang Umno is an expansion of the government’s drive his Pandan constituency yesterday. that certain individuals, who could be
which met yesterday to select a TI-M: Act without to end the multi-billion ringgit fiasco. Asked if he would be involved in the politicians and non-politicians, deploy
“It signifies our commitment towards super task force, Ong said: “Mohd Sidek the same old gimmick by deliberately
proposed candidate.
He was asked to comment on
fear or favour the principles of accountability, trans- is heading it. The protocol only allows spreading news to foreign news agen-
reports that the division would KUALA LUMPUR: Transparency parency and integrity,” he added. his ministry’s officers to sit in the super cies and later on, picked up by our local
only recommend the name of its International-Malaysia (TI-M) “It is an expansion of the Transport task force. news agencies and they will try to spin
head Tan Sri Isa Samad, a former yesterday urged the government Ministry’s work since last October On whether he had accomplished his it like a gospel truth,” he said.
mentri besar and Federal Territo- not to leave any stone unturned through the Port Klang Authority (PKA) mission against the PKFZ fiasco, he said: In his blog (www.ongteekeat.net),
ries Minister as the candidate. and to investigate without fear and the special task force set up to probe “My colleagues and I in the ministry as Ong said to probe fully into the PKFZ
or favour on the PKFZ fiasco and and identify the weaknesses in the im- well as agencies related to the ministry matter as well to turn around the free
all other cases. plementation of PKFZ. had put in our best and we are still zone, the attorney-general, chief secre-
Court strikes out Its secretary-general Dr Loi “The cabinet’s decision is an expan- committed to the cause. It is not that we tary and finance ministry (MoF) have
RM218m suit Kheng Min said all findings and sion which all of us should give full are going to call it ‘mission completed’ to be involved as the immense task cuts
against Umno recommendations by the special support to see success. With the creation because we still need to facilitate in the across several ministries and govern-
task force should be made pub- of the super task force led by the Chief super task force.” ment agencies.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High lic and implemented, and stern Secretary to the Government Tan Sri On the rumour that former transport “For instance, MoF has to step in
Court here yesterday struck action must be taken against all Mohd Sidek Hassan, I’m convinced we minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy was on matters pertaining to the possible
out Elegant Advisory Sdn wrongdoers. will be able to achieve the goals that we allegedly named in PKA’s special task restructuring of government loan by
Bhd’s RM218 million suit “TI-M welcomes the forma- are all hoping for. force report, Ong said he had a good PKA as part of PKFZ’s turnaround plan.
against Umno over alleged tion of the top-level federal task “For the purpose of transparency laugh over the rumour. The Transport Ministry cannot decide
non-payment for items force headed by Chief Secretary and the people’s interest. This is the “We know very well that the findings on matters pertaining to the MoF or the
the company claimed to to the Government Tan Sri Mohd final lap for the entire exercise that is or report has so far been kept under police or Malaysian Anti-Corruption
have supplied during a gen- Sidek Hassan.” – Bernama not just crucial but also at the same time, confidential cover. PKA chairman Datuk Commission,” he said.

Extra buses for Raya ‘balik kampung’


SERDANG: Konsortium Transna- for those wanting to return home on attending the launching of the prime Wednesday and he urged those 10,000 bus tickets available for trips
sional Berhad will provide 85 addi- Thursday or Friday. minister’s personal Hari Raya mes- without tickets to get them fast from that take less than five hours like
tional express buses from Monday to However, he said, tickets for long- sage by Higher Education Minister legitimate ticket counters. KL-Malacca and KL-Ipoh.
meet the demand for the Hari Raya distance trips that took more than Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin “Since Hari Raya falls on Sunday, Tengku Hasmadi said for this
“balik kampung” festive season. five hours especially to the east coast at Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Medi- many passengers will want to return Raya season, the consortium was
Its executive director Tengku on the two days had been sold out. cal Faculty, here, yesterday. to their hometowns on Thursday and providing 34,000 seats on 900 trips
Hasmadi Tengku Hashim said this “The additional express buses are Tengku Hasmadi said there were Friday, so the tickets for earlier days (excluding the additional buses)
was an increase of 10% to the 615 for trips one week before and after still 12,000 tickets for long-distance are still available.” using the Transnasional, Nice and
buses already available, especially Hari Raya,” he told Bernama after trips on Monday, Tuesday and Meanwhile, there are still about Plusliner buses. – Bernama

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