1500 Gather at Johor PKR Ceramah

1500 Indian Malaysians attended the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) ceramah held last Sunday to hear about real issues faced by Indians in Malaysia today.
Among the leaders that attended the ceramah were Selangor exco Dr Xavier Jayakumar, Senawang Adun P Gunasegaran, PKR vice-president N Surendran, Ulu Tiram PAS candidate R Kumutha, Johor PKR deputy president Selva Kumar, Skudai Adun Dr Boo Cheng Hau, ex-ISA detainee K Vasanthakumar among others.
The event included the lighting up of the Indian tradiononal lamp, singing of national anthem and even took a small break to pay respect during Azan.
Adun Senawang, P Gunasegaram started the ceramah with fiery speech which echoed throughout the field touching on issues such as Ambiga’s humiliation with the burger protest, the problem with citizenship of Indian Malaysians and racial remarks aimed at Indians of this country.
Among the other issues spoken about is Taman Mount Austin Tamil School, lack of Tamil school teacher and Indian leaders in PKR.

Ex- Ulu Tiram state seat candidate Kumutha Raman.

1500 attended the ceramah and stayed right until the end of program.

Pangsapuri Kos Rendah Mount Austin - Sesi Dialog Panas

JOHOR BAHRU – Dalam perjumpaan di antara pembeli dan UPEN Johor beserta JPN pada 13 Mei 2012 yang lalu satu sesi dialog telah diadakan dan para pembeli rumah pangsapuri Mount Austin telah menyatakan ketidak percayaan mereka terhadap pemaju, Kong Sun Enterprise Sdn Bhd. Pemaju yang gagal menyiapkan projek ini selama 8 tahun telah diberi masa sebulan dari tarikh 8 Mei 2012 untuk menyiapkan blok 10, projek ini dan kemudiannya blok-blok yang lain.
Dalam sesi dialog yang panas itu Mohd Ali Bin Abdul Rahman, 38 (pembeli) meminta jaminan bertulis daripada kerajaan negeri dan Kementerian Perumahan dalam menyelesaikan masalah ini.
Tinjauan wartawan masyarakat pada 22 Mei 2012 bersama  Pengerusi jawatankuasa pemilik, En.Suhaini bin Mat Isa mendapati tidak banyak perkara yang berubah di blok 10 malahan kawasan pangsapuri itu kini di jadikan tempat membuang tanah dan sampah daripada projek pembangunan lain.  Menurut En.Suhaini, wakil pembeli telah dijemput ke JPN pada 28 Mei 2012 untuk berbincang dengan pemaju.

Pangsapuri Kos Rendah Mount Austin yang terbengkalai kini menjadi tempat pembuangan sampah dan sisa projek pembangunan yang lain.

Projek pangsapuri yang telah dimulakan pada tahun 2004 ini sepatutnya disiapkan pada 2007, tetapi pemaju gagal menyiapkan projek ini menyebabkan 911 pembeli yang rata-ratanya golongan berpendapatan rendah terpaksa menanggung pelbagai kos tambahan seperti menyewa rumah disamping membayar pinjaman bank bagi rumah pangsa ini. Pada Oktober 2011, pembeli-pembeli rumah pangsa berkenaan telah berkumpul dan membuat laporan polis terhadap pemaju.

Setelah 8 tahun, blok 3, 5 dan 7 hanya siap piling sahaja.

Economic Transformation Programme- Najib Unveils 21 New Projects

 Kuala  Lumpur (28 May 2012) : The Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak announced 21 new projects under seven National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs), expected to boost GNI by RM4.59 billion and create 39,918 jobs. In his address, the Prime Minister also provided comprehensive updates on six policy reforms initiatives under the Strategic Reform Initiative (SRIs), delivering on two key thrusts of the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) -- focus and competitiveness.

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Orang Laut - Survival Continues

Do you wish to get fresh seawater fishes and crabs? Try visiting the makeshift fish market of Orang Laut or also known as the Seletars near the Zon Regency, Stulang, Johor Bahru.

The prices here are reasonable and quite cheap compared to the market. The makeshift fish market will normally start as early as 6.00 am and open until around 10.00am or until all the catches are sold out.

When asked why aren’t they selling it in the market, many of them said they could not afford the operating costs in the market and by selling here; they can deal with the buyer straight.

For Orang Laut, the catches did not come easy, considering the development, depletion of fishes and crustaceans due to heavy pollution and mangroves along Stulang continuously destroyed.

According to a fisherman, Dol, 49, with their hard earned money, they bought a fiber boat and engines which costs around RM13,000.00 and RM14,000.00. They have to go all the way to Pengerang, Kota Tinggi and Desaru, which is about 80 to 100 km to catch fishes and crabs.

“The operating costs are very high and it is very tiring but we have to do it for survival,” said Dol.

The Zon duty free complex and Johor Bahru was once the dwelling of the Orang Laut, but with the rampant development in the Johor Bahru coastal area, they were forced and relocated to Pasir Puteh and other places around Johor.

Even though they are relocated far from their original dwelling, they still come back to Stulang area to sell their catches.

“We miss our ancestral land” said Dol.

Amidst of many uncertainties lingering around them, such as no gazetted land for the Orang Laut, ever increasing cost of living and a bleak future, these people who are once known as the ferocious naval guard of the Johor royalties, now finds them in a limbo to survive or even worse to preserve the heritage and existence in Johor.

Thaipusam Celebration In Arulmigu Thandayuthapani Temple Johor Bahru

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Chow Kit : Child Care for Homeless

Chow Kit Road is less than a kilometer away from heart of Kuala Lumpur. Life there is cheap, riddled with poverty, drugs, sex and children wandering the street, hungry. Hundreds of them are homeless.

Al Radjhi bank together with an NGO and the Social Welfare Department had setup a child care centre for these underprivileged children. 

Many of the parents who send their children to this child care work in brothel-based industries and are single mothers. They are poor and can’t afford to send their children to commercial child care centers while working. Most of them are homeless or renting cheap budget rooms on daily basis for shelter.

While working, the kids are left on streets or shops vulnerable to the threat of pimps, drug pushers and child trafficking. Realizing the need to protect these kids, the parties concerned started the centre approximately a year ago.

The child-care centre gives them basic education, 6 meals a day and all the basic necessities that a growing child needs. The parents are given some responsibilities too, such as providing the kids with clothing, collaborating the staff to spruce up the centre on a weekly basis and joining their kids for educational tours.

As the centre is providing great service to these underprivileged kids, they are expanding to another floor of the current centre to cater for kids who are aged 6 and above.
Currently they are operating from 7.00am to 7.00pm daily.


Video by Vijay Kumar Rahman, Citizen Journalist

Johor Bahru Deepavali Baazar 2011

The ZON Run 2011 - The ZON Johor Bahru

The Zon once again organised a public event which saw over 500 participants from local and

international took part in 10 km Marathon.

The race divided into three category with prizes of 10 thousand ringgit, medal and certificate.

A runner from Kenya, Michael Kasitit won first place in the men's category, while Sheela Samivellu

and Calvin Boon Chang Yik become champion of the women and student categories respectively.

Acording to the Zon's Business Unit Chief Ong Bok Siong, The Zon looking forward to organize this event

annually with bigger competition and better price.

The ZON Regency Hotel by the sea Johor Bahru is a business class hotel facilities provider in the Southern

region of Malaysia and have hosted numerous international and national events.

Video by Vijay Kumar Rahman, Citizen Journalist Malaysia