Action against touts
JOHOR BARU: The state Road Transport Department is coming down hard on ticket touts during this festive season.
Stern action would be taken against them under the Land Public Transport Act 2010.
Johor RTD director Johari Yusof said that under the Act, ticket touts would be fined up to RM50,000 or spend five years in jail or both.
He added the touts were a nuisance not only to the authorities but also to the public.
“The authorities are taking a serious actions against ticket touts as many people have been cheated by them,” he said at the launch of Ops Hari Raya 2011 here recently.
Johari added that the department would place its enforcement officers at the Larkin Terminal in Johor Baru and Bentayan Terminal in Muar.
“We want to make sure that ticket touts would not make their presence felt at these two terminals,” he said.
In relation to Ops Hari Raya 2011, Johari said the operations would commence from Aug 14 until Sept 14.
Heavy load vehicles such as trailers or lorries, he added, are not allowed to travel on the roads on Aug 27, Aug 28, Sept 3, and Sept 4.
Vehicles of such class that are found on the roads during the period would be seized.
“Up to now, the department have checked a total of 181 express buses at each of their respective depot for the upcoming festive period.
“The department would also be inspecting the express bus drivers especially buses who are traveling more than 300 kilometres and those who have a second driver,” he said.
RTD enforcement officers would also inspect log books and drivers who are found to have driven for more than eight hours are not allowed continue.
“We are also inspecting the drivers through the Kejara system where drivers who have been blacklisted or yet to pay their summons are also not allowed to drive,” he said.
Johari urged bus commuters to file in complaints on errant drivers by contacting the state RTD’s 24-hour hotline number at 07-354 3544.
~News courtesy of The Star~
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Seletar’s cultural heritage
Seletar’s cultural heritage
LITTLE is known about the original inhabitants of Johor Baru’s coastal settlers called the Orang Laut or Orang Seletar.
The community, mostly fishermen, are facing even greater hardships as their livelihood is affected drastically by rapid developments in the state.
However, the establishment of the Seletar cultural centre at Kampung Sungai Temon near Taman Perling, Johor is aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of these former sea nomads.
Traditional dance: Orang Seletar performing a “tarian ketam bangkang” during the opening of the cultural center at Kampung Sungai Temon.
The centre, which is about 2,500 sq ft, was jointly set up by the villagers and the Malaysian Society of Marine Science (MSMS), with RM60,000 funding from the Global Environment Facility.
It features displays of black and white photographs taken by photographer Ivan Polunin, storyboards and maps telling the story of the Orang Seletar, and replicas of the traditional boats and hunting tools used by the tribal community.
Kampung Sungai Temon Tok Batin (village head) Salim Palun, 50, said that the centre would ensure that the traditional Orang Seletar culture was preserved and that the younger generation do not forget their roots.
“We hope the cultural centre will show that we have stayed in this area for many generations, and that development should not come at our expense or encroach on this land,” he said.
He added that cultural dances and performances would be held at the centre on weekends.
Salim added that this was one way to help the community improve their livelihood by generating supplementary income through these cultural performances.
MSMS project leader Choo Chee Kuang said he came across the village while gathering information about orang asli out of his own interest, and found the Orang Seletar to be very unique and interesting.
Choo roped in a group of 10 friends and came to understand the needs of the community and decided to help set up of the community’s cultural centre.
Villager Yan Balun said that he was proud to have such a centre which showed the history of the Orang Seletar.
“We still used to live in boats when I was a child. Now things have changed and everything is modern and we interact a lot more with others. But we have to defend this land which we have lived on for decades bacause otherwise our future generations will be left with nothing” he said.
The Seletar cultural centre gallery opens daily from 11am to 10pm, except on Mondays. Traditional performances will be held on weekends, and tickets are priced at RM25 for adults and RM10 for children under 12.
~News courtesy of The Star~
LITTLE is known about the original inhabitants of Johor Baru’s coastal settlers called the Orang Laut or Orang Seletar.
The community, mostly fishermen, are facing even greater hardships as their livelihood is affected drastically by rapid developments in the state.
However, the establishment of the Seletar cultural centre at Kampung Sungai Temon near Taman Perling, Johor is aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of these former sea nomads.
Traditional dance: Orang Seletar performing a “tarian ketam bangkang” during the opening of the cultural center at Kampung Sungai Temon.The centre, which is about 2,500 sq ft, was jointly set up by the villagers and the Malaysian Society of Marine Science (MSMS), with RM60,000 funding from the Global Environment Facility.
It features displays of black and white photographs taken by photographer Ivan Polunin, storyboards and maps telling the story of the Orang Seletar, and replicas of the traditional boats and hunting tools used by the tribal community.
Kampung Sungai Temon Tok Batin (village head) Salim Palun, 50, said that the centre would ensure that the traditional Orang Seletar culture was preserved and that the younger generation do not forget their roots.
“We hope the cultural centre will show that we have stayed in this area for many generations, and that development should not come at our expense or encroach on this land,” he said.
He added that cultural dances and performances would be held at the centre on weekends.
Salim added that this was one way to help the community improve their livelihood by generating supplementary income through these cultural performances.
MSMS project leader Choo Chee Kuang said he came across the village while gathering information about orang asli out of his own interest, and found the Orang Seletar to be very unique and interesting.
Choo roped in a group of 10 friends and came to understand the needs of the community and decided to help set up of the community’s cultural centre.
Villager Yan Balun said that he was proud to have such a centre which showed the history of the Orang Seletar.
“We still used to live in boats when I was a child. Now things have changed and everything is modern and we interact a lot more with others. But we have to defend this land which we have lived on for decades bacause otherwise our future generations will be left with nothing” he said.
The Seletar cultural centre gallery opens daily from 11am to 10pm, except on Mondays. Traditional performances will be held on weekends, and tickets are priced at RM25 for adults and RM10 for children under 12.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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