Where is the safest place for the most valuable item?

Loss and Found Counter is needed urgently !
Stolen jet engine 'tip of the iceberg'

(above: The missing jet fighter engine is the powerplant of one of the four F-5E Tiger II fighters in the Malaysian air force.)

By Alang Bendahara

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA - The armed forces has launched a full audit of its assets following the loss of a jet fighter engine from the Royal Malaysian Air Force air base in Sungai Besi here.
Armed forces chief Gen Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin said the stolen jet engine might just be the "tip of the iceberg", as initial investigations showed that other equipment might have gone missing from as far back as 2007.

"We have tightened all our procedures, especially at the logistics department, and also introduced new security procedures to prevent attempts to steal and sell sensitive military equipment," he told the New Straits Times after attending the national-level Maal Hijrah celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre yesterday.

It is learnt that the armed forces had already taken disciplinary action against those responsible for the missing jet engine.

Sources said the engine, which was still operational, was transported in a military container from the air force's Butterworth base to the Sungai Besi base for a routine maintenance service last year.

The jet engine was stored at the Sungai Besi warehouse while its service and maintenance record was kept in a safe in an office on the base.

Air force officers found the jet engine missing in January when they sent a private contractor to Subang to service the engine.

They also discovered that the service and maintenance record was missing.

Both the air force and police were investigating the possibility that the engine was sold on the black market to either illegal arms traders or countries still flying the F-5E Tiger II and RF-5E Tigereye.

The stolen engine is the powerplant for one of the four F-5E Tiger II fighters and two RF-5E Tigereye reconnaissance jets still in active duty at the air force's 12th Squadron (Scorpion) at the Butterworth air base.

Runtuh @ Collapsed

Runtuh@collapsed

1. RUNTUH! It is common and synonym term for Malaysian."stadium runtuh, masjid runtuh, sekolah runtuh, stesen bas runtuh, tanah runtuh & durian runtuh"
   
2. Even Malaysia is free from earthquake or typhoon, something or somewhere will be collapsed.
3. Is it due to insufficient maintenance? or due to negligence during design/construction stage?
4. What happen if we get some minor earthquake? The damage will be catastrophic. Nauzubillah.
   

Ministry restricts sale of imported dried fruits due to high lead content

THE STAR By LESTER KONG


KUALA LUMPUR: The sale of 18 types of dried plum and prune from China, Taiwan and other Asian countries has been restricted by the Health Ministry after high degrees of lead was detected.

The foodstuff - known as asam or jeruk in Malay and kiam sui tee (salty, sour and sweet) in Hokkien which are immensely popular as tidbits among Malaysians - has been put on Level 5 alert by the ministry’s Food Safety and Quality Division under its Food Information System of Malaysia.

This means that the division would hold the products for testing and would only release them for sale if they pass the test.
 

The highest alert level of 6 involves an immediate rejection of a product.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said for the moment, dried fruit products by other manufacturers and distributors would be permitted to be sold locally.

“If these 18 products are found in the local market, they will be seized and sampled for lead analysis,” he told reporters after launching the ministry’s management conference here yesterday.

Lead, in cumulative amounts over time, causes nervous system disorders and distorts brain development, especially in children.

Liow said the monitoring began following a US Food and Drug Administration report on Oct 1 that alerted consumers over the dried fruit sold by the 15 manufacturers due to lead contamination.

“If a product by a manufacturer or distributor is found to contain more than the permitted two parts per million (ppm), legal action will be taken under the Food Regulations 1985,” Liow said.

The 18 products apparently had lead levels of up to 30 ppm.
 

Asked if any of the 18 products were being sold locally, the minister said the division was checking on this.

Meanwhile, Liow announced that former International Trade and Industry Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Ooi Say Chuan had been appointed Malaysian Health Tourism Council chief executive officer.

He said the council, to be launched in December by the Prime Minister, would focus on consolidating private and Government efforts in promoting Malaysia as a health tourism destination.

Modem Broadband rosak di panah Kilat & Petir

• Ini telah kali ke-4 modem-modem broadband di rumah kami di panah petir.

• 2 adalah modem TM, manakala dua lagi adalah router yang kami beli sendiri.
• Selain modem yang rosak, LAN card juga turut rosak.
• Kini saya telah menjumpai Lightning Isolater yang di harapakan mampu menapis arus/voltan yang tinggi ketika petir memanah talian telefon rumah kami.
• Langkah pencegahan lain yang boleh di ambil, ialah mencabut kabel telefon dari soket ketika hujan petir berlaki.
  

Keselamatan ketika berlaku kemalangan atau kerosakan kenderaan.

• Pernahkah anda mengalami kemalangan kecil atau kerosakan kereta yg  serius.
• Selalunya kenderaan yang terlibat berhenti di tempat berlaku nya kemalangan tersebut; seringali di tengah tengah jalan
• Ada yang memasang hazard lights atau meletakkan segitiga pemantul cahaya. Ada juga yang tidak kisah.
• Akibatnya, kemalangan/kerosakan tersebut akan menyebabkan kemalangan lain yang mungkin lebih buruk.
• Gunakanlah smart touchlight ini untuk membantu pengguna jalanraya yang lain.
• Saya ada menyimpan nya didalam kereta sebagai persediaan kepada sebarang kemungkinan.

Minyak hitam enjin kereta

• Adalah rutin bagi pengguna kereta menukar minyak hitam atau minyak enjin bagi setiap 3000, 5000, 7000 atau 10000 km perjalanan.
• Nak senang tukar di workshop.
• Mekanik akan menukar secara membuka "draining plug" di bawah tangki minyak pelincir atau dengan cara menggunakan pump vacumm.
• Ada sesetengah pengguna lebih yakin menukar nya sendiri dan ia bukan lah kerja yang sesukar mana.
• Bagaimanapun sekiranya kita menukar minyak hitam ini secara sendiri di rumah; selain faktor keselamatan, faktor alam sekitar juga perlu di ambil kira.
• Jangan lah minyak hitam yang telah di gunakan itu di buang kedalam longkang atau di atas mana-mana tanah di sekitar rumah.
• Gunakan tong kosong untuk menyimpan nya dan hantar lah ke mana mana workshop apabila telah penuh.
• Workshop kereta biasanya akan mengumpul minyak hitam yang telah di gunakan ini untuk di kitar semula.

CROCS... kasut yang kurang selamat?

Kasut getah mempunyai cengkaman yang bagus seperti data eksperimen diatas. walaubagaimanapun berikut adalah beberapa article berkenaan keselamatan kaki apabila menggunakan kasut getah...

(1) Crocs banned in Swedish hospital for generating a "cloud of lightning"
A Swedish hospital has banned Crocs-brand plastic clogs because they build up static charges that zetz the delicate medical instruments: Blekinge hospital in southern Sweden suspects the slip-on shoes, made by US firm Crocs Inc, are to blame for at least three incidents in which respirators and other machines malfunctioned. The mishaps caused no injuries. Hospital spokesman Bjorn Lofqvist said staff wearing the clogs could turn into "a cloud of lighting" because of the static electricity. Source: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/19/crocs_banned_in_swed.html

(2) Terdapat kes kemalangan kerana kasut dan kaki tersepit di escalator.

Crocs Can Pose a Danger on Escalators. However it's not just Crocs that pose a danger -- any soft, pliable shoe, even flip-flops, can be dangerous on an escalator.

Pemasangan Jeriji Keselamatan di Rumah

Sumber: http://www.bombapahang.gov.my

MASALAH berhubung kesan pemasangan grille (jeriji) telah banyak diperkatakan, khususnya tentang kebaikan dan keburukannya kepada penghuni rumah terutama di waktu kecemasan.

Fungsi jeriji ini berubah mengikut situasi dari aspek keselamatan pelepasan diri. Ia memberikan kesan buruk jika rekabentuk dan cara pemasangan tidak diberikan perhatian. Kes-kes kematian kerana mangsa terperangkap disebabkan halangan jeriji semakin kerap terjadi.

Faktor utama yang menyebabkan insiden mangsa terperangkap telah dikenalpasti oleh Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Malaysia. Ia adalah seperti berikut :

   (1) Pemasangan jeriji tingkap kecemasan jenis statik atau tetap.

   (2) Pemasangan jeriji tingkap kecemasan jenis bermangga /kunci

Jumlah mangsa terkorban akan meningkat selagi tidak diambil langkah-langkah yang positif dan pro-aktif bagi mengelakkan kejadian mangsa terperangkap ketika kebakaran.



PERMASALAHAN SEMASA

Terdapat kepercayaan umum bahawa kebakaran tidak akan berlaku di kediaman mereka.

Perhatian terhadap kaedah-kaedah keselamatan jeriji tingkap semasa kecemasan yang sesuai dan berkesan untuk menyelamatkan diri sering tidak dititikberatkan.

Risiko terperangkap didalam rumah kediaman jenis 2 dan 3 tingkat adalah lebih tinggi berbanding dengan rumah jenis setingkat kerana faktor jarak perjalanan (travel distance) yang lebih jauh dan sukar. Tetapi ini tidak bererti rumah setingkat lebih selamat sekiranya laluan kecemasan terhalang oleh bahan-bahan mudah terbakar dan pitu serta tingkap dipasang dengan jeriji jenis tetap

Kaedah-kaedah keselamatan kebakaran sepatutnya bermula daripada peringkat perancangan pembinaan rumah dan lebih-lebih lagi semasa rumah itu diduduki.

Terdapat banyak bangunan komersil dan rumah memasang pintu dan tingkap dengan jeriji jenis tetap sebagai langkah menghalang pencerobohan. Walaupun mengetahui risiko penggunaanya.

Faktor keselamatan (safety and security) jeriji tingkap kecemasan perlu diambil kira supaya ada keseimbangan untuk di pasang dijenis-jenis projek perumahan seperti berikut:

   - Rumah kediaman pekerja (asrama)

   - Rumah teres (konkrik) 1,2 dan 3 tingkat.

   - Rumah kelompok (cluster) 4 unit.

   - Rumah pangsa kos rendah/sederhana.


PEMASANGAN JERUJI YANG SESUAI

Rekabentuk dan cirri-ciri keselamatan yang diperlukan adalah separti berikut:

    (1) Jeruji tanpa kunci yang mudah di buka dari dalam premis ketika kebakaran.

    (2) System pengunciannya perlu mempunyai cirri-ciri berikut:

            - Mudah dibuka oleh orang dewasa, tua dan kanak-kanak termasuk orang kurang upaya                  seperti cacat anggota (berkerusi roda) dan sebagainya.

            - Tidak berkarat.

            - Tahan lama dan tidak perlu penyelenggaraan yang rumit.

Salah satu unsur terpenting ketika membuka jeriji tingkap kecemasan adalan sistem penguncian. Oleh yang demikian bagi mengelakkan sabarang kemungkinan kerosakan, sistem pembukaan seharusnya tidak mengandungi sebarang komponen yang memerlukan penyelenggaraan rapi.

Pemasangan jeriji tingkap kecemasan sesuai ditempatkan dilokasi seperti berikut:

        - Bilik tidur. 

        - Ruang tamu.

Tempat lain yang dikenalpasti oleh jabatan bomba dan penyelamat Malaysia sebagai laluankecemasan ketika kebakaran.

Keselamatan Rumah

Setiap kali tibanya Hari Raya, pasti sesetengah kita akan berdebar-debar untuk meninggalkan rumah. Tambahan pula jika jiran tertangga bukan lah penduduk tempatan yang akan meraikan Aidilfitri di kawasan kediaman kita. 

Saya sendiri telah mengalaminya sebanyak dua kali. Dua kali rumah kami dipecahkan untuk mendapatkan beberapa ringgit dari tabung simpanan syiling. Isu nya bukan lah kerana nilai yang hilang, tetapi lebih kepada keselamatan rumah kediaman kita. Perasaan tidak selamat dan sentiasa di hantui perasaan bimbang ketika kembali kerumah bukan lah sesuatu yang sihat.

Kawasan yang saya diami juga mempunyai rondaan polis dua kali sehari. Di waktu malam kelibat sinar lampu siren polis sudah membuatkan si pencuri menyembunyi kan diri buat seketika. Mungkin operasi akan disambung semula sesudah itu.

Apakah yang boleh kita lakukan? Hanya doa yang di pohon, selain menambah dan memperbaiki "grille" di sana sini dan memasang lampu di dua kawasan anjung.

Alhamdulillah, berkat mengamalkan ayat kursi (Rujuk al-Quran Surah al-Baqarah ayat 255) yang di baca sambil mengelilingi rumah telah menjauhkan rumah kami daripada sang pencuri sehari dua ini.

Bacalah dengan penuh keyakinan kerana hanya kebesaran Allah s.w.t jua lah yang menentukan segalanya...

Adakah Ais untuk minuman sejuk anda selamat?

Ada yang mengatakan terdapatnya bakteria merbahaya seperti e-coli di dalam ais yang kita minum. Mungkin jawapan nya ada disini : http://www.foodfacts.info/blog/

H1N1: Two Singaporeans die from swine flu

SINGAPORE: Two Singaporeans died today from Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total number of swine flu-related deaths in the city-state so far to three. 

A 13-year-old boy who was suffering from epilepsy and admitted to the National University Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) last Sunday and diagnosed with H1N1 flu died this morning. 

The cause of the boy’s death was due to prolonged seizures, with H1N1 flu infection as a contributing factor, according to the Health Ministry in its latest update on the flu. 

In another case, a 55-year-old man suffering from a motor neuron disease and admitted to Changi General Hospital (CGH) ICU last Saturday, and also diagnosed with the swine flu died this afternoon. 

The ministry said the man died from severe pneumonia with advanced motor neuron disease and underlying H1N1 flu. 

In the first Singapore H1N1 flu-related death, a 49-year-old man with heart problems died at the CGH last week. - Bernama

Source: NST Online

Taman Rekreasi dan Mini Zoo Kemaman

My family had been visiting the Kemaman Mini Zoo and recreational park during last weekend. Congratulations to the state government who has successfully equipped this area with another public “entertainment” facility. The simplified map as shown below. However, Malaysian still Malaysian… despite the very nice facility we still simply throwing the rubbish everywhere. Yes we are paying RM 5 per entry, but still the cleanliness is everybody responsibility. Malaysians! Wake-up.

AIR FRANCE Flight 447

The French agency investigating the disaster said airspeed instruments on the plane had not been replaced as the maker had recommended, but cautioned that it was too early to draw conclusions about what role that may have played in the crash.
The agency, BEA, said the plane received inconsistent airspeed readings from different instruments as it struggled in a massive thunderstorm.
Search crews have recovered 24 bodies (@09 June ) so far and found the vertical stabilizer from the tail section of the A330-200 plane, which could help narrow the hunt for the black boxes to determine why the jet crashed.

The data and voice recorders are located in the fuselage near the tail section of the jet.
Investigators are considering the possibility that the plane's external speed monitors - called Pitot tubes - that may have iced over and gave dangerously false readings to cockpit computers in a thunderstorm.

According to the Airbus Web site, total orders for the A330 twin-engine passenger planes so far stood at 956, of which 669 have been delivered.

Some 614 jets are operating worldwide - 269 of the larger A330-300 series and 345 of the shorter fuselage A330-200 jets, it said. - AP

Virus H1N1 a.k.a virus babi

Pelbagai penyakit ganjil kini menyerang dunia kita. Mengapa??......

Toilet king of Malaysia calls it a day

Unfinished business: Lau is giving up the seat as the chairman of Quality Restroom Association Malaysia (QRAM) as he became the Deputy Transport Minister last month.

By FOONG PEK YEE (thestar.com.my)

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s “toilet king” is stepping down next month after a five-year reign.
Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew, who earned the nickname for his tireless effort in fighting for clean public toilets in the country, said: “It is an unfinished business but I have to move on.”
The 67-year-old accountant-turned-politician was inducted into the Housing and Local Government Ministry’s clean toilet campaign when he was the deputy minister in 2004.
His mission came to an end when he was appointed Deputy Transport Minister last month.
Lau is best remembered for setting up the first toilet association in Malaysia — Quality Restroom Assocation Malaysia (QRAM) — of which he has been chairman since its inception in 2005.
The Sibu MP said he is not seeking re-election at the QRAM annual general meeting to be held next month.
He said it is time for the Government to wield the stick on the country’s 148 local authorities so that they were serious in making sure that the 250,000 public toilets within their jurisdictions are clean.

“Only 60 local authorities took part in a star-rating programme for public toilets last year,” he lamented.

Previous news regarding QRAM Campaign

Cara menggunakan tandas duduk

Gambar signage ini di ambil di satu tandas yang saya "kunjugi". Ia mengajar cara menggunakan tandas duduk yang betul. Tandas di stesen LRT juga memaparkan gambar yang hampir serupa. Ia adalah penting, kerana terdapat kes kecederaan parah yang melibatkan cara penggunaan tandas duduk yang salah. Patuhi lah undang-undang walaupun di dalam tandas :) 

Bangkok beats London in carbon pollution

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Residents of the Thai capital produce as much carbon pollution as New Yorkers and more than Londoners, a U.N.-backed study released on Thursday shows.
The report, "Bangkok: Assessment Report on Climate Change 2009", underscores the city's carbon-intensive habits but also highlights the threat to Bangkok from rising seas caused by global warming.
A man walks past cars during rush-hour traffic in Bangkok in this May 4, 2007 file photo. Residents of the Thai capital produce as much carbon pollution as New Yorkers and more than Londoners, a U.N.-backed study released on Thursday shows. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif/Files)

"In per-capita terms, Bangkok was responsible for producing 7.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per annum in 2007," said the report by the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority and the Bangkok-based Green Leaf Foundation, with support from the United Nations Environment Programme.

That was the same level of emissions produced by New Yorkers in 2007. Londoners produced 5.9 tonnes per capita.

Transport and electricity generation were the main sources of greenhouse gases in Bangkok, the report said.
The paper based its calculations on the city's official population of six million but up to twice that number are believed to live in the city, many of them seasonal workers from the countryside.

Low-lying Bangkok is near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River and is already prone to flooding. In future, more days above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) were expected, along with a jump in cases of malaria and other diseases, the report said.
The maximum forecast temperature in Bangkok on Wednesday is 38 deg C, the Thai Meteorological Department said.
"The impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate change on Bangkok are likely to be quite severe," said the report.
It said just over half the city would be affected by floods if the mean sea level were to rise by 50 centimetres (20 inches), and 72 per cent of the city would be affected if the mean sea level were to rise by one metre.
Land subsidence caused by over-pumping of ground water was already a major problem, along with contamination of water supplies, and both were expected to get worse as the city's population grows, it added.
The city's administration has launched a campaign to cut emissions by 15 percent by 2012 by expanding mass transit, promote renewable energy, expand parklands and improve energy efficiency.
Copyright © 2008 Reuters

The safest BMW X5

Complying with the requirements of bullet resistance class 6 (APR 2006), this is the first vehicle produced by a high-volume manufacturer to offer a security concept aimed at lessening the danger of attacks from an AK-47.Complying with the requirements of bullet resistance class 6 (APR 2006), this is the first vehicle produced by a high-volume manufacturer to offer a security concept aimed at lessening the danger of attacks from an AK-47.

The concept for the X5 Security Plus focuses on an armoured passenger cabin, which guarantees excellent protection. Utilising high-performance steel moulded components and panels, the body features sealed joints, which also provide protection in critical areas - between doors and frames as well as between side panels and pillars, thus preventing bullet or fragment penetration, as well as security glass conceived exclusively for this bullet resistance class. (thestar.com.my)

Safety - What the Auto Press Says
The federal government gives the 2009 BMW X5 a top score of five stars for driver safety and just four stars for passenger safety in frontal crash tests. In side crash tests, it gets top five-star scores for both front- and rear-seat safety.

Kemalangan Bas Ekspress dan puncanya

Bandingkan dua kisah di bawah. Di negara maju sesuatu kemalangan yang berlaku adalah disebabkan oleh kecuaian dan kesilapan sistem/polisi pihak syarikat. Sementara di Malaysia, setiap kali berlaku nya kemalangan pihak pemandu sahaja yang di dapati bersalah.

1. Apakah tindakan yang dikenakan kepada majikan mereka?
2. Adakah syarikat mempunyai polisi tidak bertulis?(contohnya kebenaran had laju yang di benarkan syarikat. Waktu tiba yang telah ditetapkan. Tempat dan jumlah masa rehat yang dipantau)
3. Siapakah yang telah memilih dan mengajikan pemandu yang mempunya berpuluh-puluh saman?
4. Apakah ganjaran yang diberikan kepada pemandu yang berhemah?

AMERIKA SYARIKAT:Wanita dilanggar bas dapat ganti rugi AS$27.5j
NEW YORK 17 April - Seorang wanita yang kehilangan kaki kirinya selepas dilanggar oleh sebuah bas syarikat New York City hari ini menerima ganti rugi berjumlah AS$27.5 juta (RM99.2 juta).
Mahkamah memerintahkan supaya syarikat bas berkenaan membayar ganti rugi itu kepada pekerja Janitorial, Gloria Aguilar, 45, selepas dia dilanggar sebuah bas ketika menyeberang jalan di Manhattan pada November 2005.
Peguam wanita itu, Ben Rubinowitz berkata, doktor telah memotong kaki wanita berkenaan sehingga paras lutut.
Katanya, peguam syarikat New York City mempertikaikan tindakan wanita berkenaan berada di luar laluan melintas sehingga terperosok di bawah sisi bas berkenaan.
Jurucakap New York City berkata, syarikat berkenaan akan mengemukakan rayuan berhubung keputusan itu. - AP
Sumber: Utusan Malaysia. 18 April.

MALAYSIA:PEMANDU MENGAKU TIDAK BERSALAH

DUA orang pemandu bas ekspres masing-masing mengaku tidak bersalah di mahkamah atas tuduhan memandu secara melulu dan membahayakan hingga menyebabkan kematian penumpang.
Dalam kemalangan di Lebuh Raya Utara Selatan dekat Rawang Isnin lepas, enam penumpang maut selepas bas ekspres dua tingkat yang dipercayai dipandu laju terbabas dan terbalik sementara dalam kemalangan di Kilometer 16, Jalan Kluang-Batu Pahat, Johor kelmarin, seorang wanita dan dua anak perempuannya berusia tiga dan enam tahun maut.

Sumber: Utusan Malaysia. 18 April.
 

Ubat untuk masalah ekonomi

Manusia mengejar kekayaan tanpa ingat akan halal dan haram. Kini bila di landa masalah mereka masih tercari-cari ubat yang sesuai...

Statistik Kemalangan Maut di pelbagai sektor industry

Graph ini hasilkan berdasarkan statistik kemalangan tahun 2007 dan 2008 yang di keluarkan oleh JKKP Malaysia.

6 die, 5 injured in express bus crash

RAWANG: Five passengers and the driver of a double-decker express bus died and five injured after the bus skidded, hit the divider and toppled at Km443 of the North-South Expressway near Rawang Monday morning.

Police said the accident occurred at about 5.30am after the double-decker bus, carrying 34 passengers from Changlun, Kedah, went out of control.

The wreckage which took authorities about four hours to clear caused a massive crawl heading south from Bukit Beruntung toll plaza in the morning.

The AB Express bus, carrying about 34 passengers, was travelling to Kuala Lumpur from Alor Setar when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle at 5am.

The out-of-control bus skidded against the divider railings causing about 64 metres of the metal railings to break off and spear into the lower deck of the bus before the bus came to a stop beside the road on its side.

The who died at the scene are, Md Zaher Mohamad , 33, C. Magenthiran, 26, Mohamad Fauzi Awang, 57, Muhammad Ismail, 27, Mohd Yusril Zakaria, 27, and driver Zulkhibri Md Saad, 35, but who was resting at the time of the accident.

Magenthiran was the only one not from the lower deck. He was thrown out of the bus. Zulkhibri was decapitated by the metal railings.

Federal traffic police chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Abd Aziz Yusof said the co driver, who had been driving at the time of the incident, and two women, one of them seven months pregnant, have been warded at Hospital Sungai Buloh. Two others, who suffered light injuries, went home after outpatient treatment.

“The others were taken to the Gombak police headquarters to have their statements recorded,” he said.

SAC Abd Aziz said initial investigations revealed that the driver, Fauzi Mohammad, 33, had received eight summons previously for speeding while his co-driver, Zulkhibri, had six summons and five arrest warrants under his name for the same offence.

“We are investigating the case as reckless driving leading to death under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act,” he said.

He confirmed this was the worst road accident in the country so far this year.

Sulinda Md Yassin, 31, who is seven months pregnant said she was sleeping on the upper deck of the bus during the incident.

“I heard a loud crash and the entire bus shook violently.

“I was able to get out through the emergency exit with some help from the other passengers,” she said adding she was thankful she survived.

“I had wanted to sit at the lower deck but was force to move up as there was no empty seats left,” she said, when met at the hospital.

source: thestar.com.my By M.KUMAR and STEVEN DANIEL

zebra crossing with traffic light needed

• In my opinion, zebra crossing is needed in front of Dataran Pahlawan Mall.

• It is important to ensure the safety of all visitor (domestic or international).
• Some drivers are speeding thus creating unsafe condition for those who want to cross this road. E.g. going to Mahkota Parade or vice versa.
• Recommend to "PBT" for further action.
  
  

Kemalangan Maut di KM 110 Jalan Kuantan-Kuala Terengganu

• Satu kemalangan maut telah berlaku di km 110 Jalan Kuantan - Kuala Terengganu (Sempadan Kerteh & Paka) pada jam 8 pagi 4hb Apr 2009 (Sabtu)
• Disyaki sebuah kereta Honda yang sedang dipandu bersorangan, didalam perjalanan menghala ke arah Paka, telah terbabas melanggar tiang lampu di tengah jalan dan memasuki laluan bertentangan.
• Kereta tersebut bertembung dengan sebuah Iswara Aeroback
• Kedua-dua pemandu maut di tempat kejadian.
• Penumpang didalam kereta Iswara telah mengalami kecederaan parah.
• Kemungkinan punca kemalangan

              [1] Kereta Honda di pandu laju didalam keadaan jalan yang agak licin di sebabkan hujan disebelah malam.

              [2] Keadaan dan bentuk jalan yang sentiasa mengundang kemalangan. Tiang lampu yang di langgar itu baru sahaja di ganti 2 hari sebelumnya.

              [3] Lubang untuk laluan air ditengah-tengah divider jalan tersumbat. Air bertakung dilaluan laju yang menghala ke Kuala Terengganu. 

Pada 2003, saya sendiri pernah menyaksikan sebuah Iswara sedan berwarna merah melanggar tiang lampu yang sama. Pada ketika itu saya didalam laluan bertentangan. Alhamdulillah sekiranya masa telah menentukan, pastinya saya juga senasib dengan pemandu Iswara Aeroback ini.

• Apa yang boleh kita lakukan;

[A] Berdoalah sebelum memulakan perjalanan... InsyaAllah selamat.

[B] Berhati-hati. Elakkan diri kita dari menjadi pembunuh pengguna jalanraya yang lain. 

[C] Meminta pihak PBT dan JKR untuk memasang rail besi di tengah jalan dan meperbaiki longkang/laluan air yang tersumbat itu. 

Kebersihan Pantai#2 - Pantai Paka Terengganu

   

Alhamdulillah, pihak korporat, kontraktor dan bihak berkuasa tempatan telah melakukan kerja-kerja perbersihan pantai kuala Paka, Dungun, Terengganu pada pagi tadi.

1. Pantai ini adalah pantai yang menjadi tempat kediaman pada nelayan tempatan. 
2. Terdapat chalet bagi kemudahan pelancong luar.
3. Pantai nya menarik dan nyaman walaupun kurang sesuai untuk mandi manda kerana keadaan ombak nya yang agak kuat.
4. Pada am nya sampah-sampah yang terdapat di situ adalah sampah organic.
5. Yang bukan organic kebanyakkan nya adalah bekas makanan dan botol minuman.
6. Menurut pegawai Majlis Pembandaran Dungun, lebih RM 5 Juta di belanja kan setahun bagi kerja-kerja yang melibatkan pembersihan sampah.
7. Jika semua kita mempunyai kesedaran tentang pembuangan sampah di tempat yang betul. RM 5 juta dapat di selamatkan.
8. Menurut kata Menteri Besar Terengganu (menerusi siaran radio Trg FM @0745hrs), kerajaan negeri membelanjakan RM 40 juta setahun, bagi kerja-kerja pembersihan dan pengindahan di negeri ini.
9. Jika kita semua ada kesedaran, pasti nya duit tersebut dapat di salurkan bagi kemudahan kesihatan dan keselamatan yang lain.
10. Sampah adalah hasil dari diri kita..
11. Jangan lah Sampah dijadikan sebagai kenangan generasi hadapan. Kerana nanti mereka akan menganggap kita sebagai SAMPAH tua...

Heavy Lifting

Alhamdulillah selama saya bekerja dengan heavy lifting, masih tiada accident yang berlaku. harapnya ia tidak lah akan berlaku sampai bila-bila.

Gambar ini adalah project pertama saya (tahun 2002), selepas meninggalkan university. 

Oil and Gas: moving heavy equipment

1. 
   Moving something big are normal activities in oil and gas industry.

1. Fail to plan is planned for fail, thus failure is not an option.
2. Companies will spend million of ringgit... to ensure the material will be delivered on time without any defect.
3. Safety is the highest priority. Any incident will cause project delay.
4. Project delayed will cause opportunity loss.
5. There is a story about foreign engineer who committed suicide during constructing a plant in Malaysia due to late delivery of process equipment.
   
   

Rokok oh rokok...

1. Saya juga pernah merasa rokok. Namun alhamdulillah tidak melekat.
2. Ketika pulang dari solat jumaat tengahhari tadi, terdapat satu kotak rokok kosong di buang berdekatan kereta saya.
3. Gambar yang di tunjukkan di kotak rokok tersebut jelas memaparkan kempen anti-merokok.
4. Tetapi mengapa rokok masih dijual?. Itu kasi penggubal and pembesar negara jawab lah. mungkin ada data rahsia yang mana mereka lebih tahu. Yang pasti nya kalau di kurung perokok selama 10 hari di dalam bilik gelap, mereka masih hidup jika di berikan makan, tanpa "se-pam" asap rokok.
5. Saya kira secara kasar nya perokok akan membelanja kan hampir RM 28 ribu bagi tempoh 20 tahun, dengan assupmtions ; mereka merokok 7 batang sehari dengan kenaikan harga rokok 3% setahun bagi 20 batang punya kotak.
6. Alangkah bagus nya kalau duit itu disumbangkan bagi pembangunan agama contohnya. Pasti banyak yang malaikat boleh kira nanti.
7. Lebih malang lagi, jika perokok itu akan menggunakan perkhidmatan hospital kerajaan bagi mendapatkan rawatan kanser tertentu.
8. Puluhan ribu akan di guna kan bagi merawat mereka. Kalau ada saving insuran tak pa juga. At least guna duit sendiri.
9. Berhenti lah merokok....
10. Simpan lah duit
11. Laburkan lah untuk kemudahan dunia dan akhirat.

Road Accident Statistic in Malaysia

1. Since past 10 years, we had successfully killed 60,575 Malaysian at the road.
2. This statistic was on report as published at JKJR website.
3. To all Malaysians, please take 30 second to pray before you start driving every day.
4. Remember, YELLOW to stop.. but sometimes somebody will hit you at behind.
5. Recently, a bus is the best vehicle for mass killing activities.
   
   

Kebersihan pantai...

1. Pada hari Ahad lepas, kemi sekeluarga telah membawa anak-anak ke pantai cherating.
2. Kini telah terdapat kemudahan bilik mandi dan tandas yang sempurna. Terima Kasih kepada Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan yang telah menyediakan kemudahan tersebut.
3. Bagaimana pun keadaan pantai tersebut tidak lah se-indah mana.
4. Pengunjung telah membuang sampah sesuka hati. Contohnya lampin bayi dan bungkusan makanan.
5. Sewajar nya tong sampah yang sempurna di sedia kan di kawasan tersebut.
6. Pengusaha-pengusaha chalet juga seharus nya memastikan kawasan pantai adalah bersih dan bebas dari Anjing atau kambing yang berkeliaran.
7. Keindahan dan kebersihan pantai lah yang akan memastikan pengunjung/pelancong ingin kembali ke Cherating.
8. Secara langsung memastikan peniaga di situ memperolehi pendapatan yang berterusan.
9. JAGA LAH PANTAI KITA !

Engineering and Safety

Is it related with engineering issue when constructing the road on top of reclaiming land? luckly no body was injured during this incident. photo from www.thestar.com.my

1. Malaysian engineers and technicians will always deal with hands safety for routine activities.
2. Remember! Protect your hands to protect your family and your machineries.
3. Use gloves not only because of your skins but also to protect from chemical exposure.
4. DO NOT BRING THAT CHEMICAL TO YOUR HOME !.. because sometimes unintentionally we will expose our family to certain kind of dangerous chemical.

Protect your hands...

Just to share the poster that I sent to one of the competition in regards of hands safety.