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MB: Series of dialogues
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TERENGGANU

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to explain temple relocation
by Maria J. Dass in tune with the facts. Nasional. In addition, pamphlets administration in 2007 states
IPOH Break Fast 7.22pm newsdesk@thesundaily.com “That is why we have lined will be distributed to the general that a buffer zone of at least 50m
up dialogues to tell people what public to explain the exact situ- should separate a non-Muslim
Imsak (tomorrow) 5.42am SHAH ALAM: The Selangor actually happened and listen to ation. place of worship from the dwell-
government is lining up a series the views of all relevant parties,” Earlier, state executive ing of a Muslim community.
PETALING JAYA Break Fast 7.20pm of dialogues with stakeholders he explained. councillor for Welfare, Women’s The Town and Country Plan-
/SHAH ALAM Imsak (tomorrow) 5.41am to set the record straight over Two or more dialogue ses- Affairs and Science, Technology ning Act 1976 also states that in
the contentious relocation of a sions have been lined up to tell and Innovation Rodziah Ismail an area where there is no local
KUALA LUMPUR Break Fast 7.20pm century-old temple from Section people how the state had come to said letters have been sent to plan, the local authority (Shah
/PUTRAJAYA 19 in Shah Alam to an industrial the decision to move the temple Home Minister Datuk Seri His- Alam City Council in this case) is
Imsak (tomorrow) 5.41am lot in Section 23 here. to Section 23 after numerous hammuddin Hussein, Tanjung required on receipt of application
Claiming that there were plans to move it to other areas Karang parliamentarian Datuk for planning approval to notify
SEREMBAN Break Fast 7.17pm some parties who do not want were shelved for various reasons. Noh Omar and Pertubuhan owners of neighbouring lands
Imsak (tomorrow) 5.40am to see the issue resolved, Se- The first dialogue is scheduled Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Per- not separated by a road or drain
langor Mentri Besar Tan Sri to be held on Saturday and will kasa) president Datuk Ibrahim exceeding 20m of their right to
MALACCA Break Fast 7.16pm Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the be open only to Section 23 resi- Ali to inform them of what had object or comment.
dialogue was necessary to settle dents. happened and what is being Where there is a local plan,
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the matter amicably and explain Another will be held to done to resolve the issue. there is no legal duty to inform
to the people the reasons for the brief and hear the views of all The dialogue, according to the owners unless the develop-
JOHOR BARU Break Fast 7.10pm relocation. stakeholders around Shah Alam Rodziah, who is also Batu Tiga ment is potentially inconsistent
Imsak (tomorrow) 5.33am Speaking at a press conference including community leaders, assemblywoman, is an extra with the local plan.
after the state executive council assemblymen, parliamentarians, effort by the state government The land on which the pro-
KUCHING Break Fast 6.45pm meeting yesterday, he said talks local councillors, non-govern- towards resolving the problems posed temple is to be built in this
Imsak (tomorrow) 5.09am and efforts to relocate the temple mental organisations and media because there is no requirement case is situated on industrial land
have been going on for the last organisations. by law to do so. which is bordered by a monsoon
26 years and those who say that A third dialogue is also being The Selangor Planning drain and road. The nearest
KOTA KINABALU Break Fast 6.23pm there has been no consultation planned for leaders from both Guideline and Standards Manual house is situated about 300m
Imsak (tomorrow) 4.42am with the parties involved are not the Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan produced by the previous state away from the temple.
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SOAKED ...
Kuala Lumpur
Call to save
Federal Territory
Land and Mines
250-year-old
Office personnel
busy ironing Malay village
soaked documents
in their office GEORGE TOWN: Even as it reels
on Jalan Sultan from the Kampung Buah Pala
Hishammuddin crisis, the state government now
yesterday. A faces increasing demands to save
burst water pipe a 250-year-old Malay settlement
damaged land titles in Tanjung Tokong here from being
and registration demolished.
documents. The residents association of Kam-
The staff were among pung Tanjung Tokong has appealed
those who had to for help after a recent document
work extra hours to by the Urban Development Author-
salvage important ity (UDA) categorised the 300-odd
documents that were families there as squatters.
soaked by “flash “We have been here even before
floods” in the ground the British landed in Penang in 1786.
floor land registration We deserve more than just being
department. labelled as squatters,” said its chair-
man Mohd Salleh Yahaya at a press
ZULKIFLI ERSAL/THESUN conference in the village here.
“We want this land to be desig-
nated as a Malay heritage zone to
prevent it from being sold off in the
Mask up in crowded open market,” he said. “This is the
oldest Malay traditional precinct left
in Penang. All the others like it have

places, says DG been destroyed.”

by Karen Arukesamy
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
PETALING JAYA: Although there have
‘Spiderman’ been 72 deaths from influenza A (H1N1)
fined to date, Malaysians are still not paying
heed to the Health Ministry’s advice to
RM2,000 wear masks in crowded public places.
for climbing “Based on health officials’ observation,
tower many people are still going to crowded
places like shopping complexes, stalls
pg 6 and outlets and commercial buildings
without face masks,” Health director-
general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican
said in a statement yesterday.
“Even though they do not show symp-
toms of Influenza A (H1N1), there is still
potential for infection from those with
symptoms. Worse still when people bring
small children (to crowded places),” he
said.
He said people should keep away from
crowded places, including social gather-
ings and functions, as much as possible.
Urging everyone yet again to strictly
adhere to the Health Ministry’s advice,
Mohd Ismail reminded parents and
guardians to monitor their children’s
health, especially those sitting for the
UPSR examination next week.
“Please be extra careful especially
for children with high risk factors such
as asthma, and take the recommended
measures to prevent them from being
infected by the virus,” he said.
The Health Ministry reiterated its
advice to all those with influenza-like-
illness (ILI) symptoms, including those
under home-quarantine, to practice
social distancing by maintaining at least
one metre of gap when dealing with
other people.
Mohd Ismail also said as of 9am yester-
day, 87 new patients with ILI have been
admitted to hospitals for treatment, while
160 patients have been discharged.
“This brings the total number of ILI
patients being treated in 106 hospitals
nationwide to 1,238. Of the total, 264 have
been confirmed positive of the virus.”
From those confirmed positive of
H1N1, 39 patients are under the intensive
care unit with 29 (74%) of them are from
the high risk group.
Set along some 8.8ha, the village
also has an ancient cemetery which
houses graves of early inhabitants
from about 300 years back.
Salleh said the residents had
been offered a 860 sq ft flat per
household earlier this year by UDA
Holdings so that they develop the
area.
But there was no indication
where the new flats would be and
when they would be built, he said.
He asked Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Abdul Razak to intervene
as the land was a federal respon-
sibility since UDA was a federal
government-linked company (GLC).
“The prime minister must rec-
tify this situation if he wants to see
Malays preserved in the future in
Penang,” he said, and asked the
federal government for a RM200
million allocation under the 10th
Malaysia Plan to rehabilitate the
village area for conservation and
tourism purposes.
Salleh also called on the state
government to gazette the area for
conservation and preservation.