Penang's Traffic Management Projects

A comprehensive states traffic management projects are being planned by the state government of Penang. The total cost is about rm6.3bil.

The projects involve the following developments...
1. The 12 km road connecting Tanjung Bungah and Teluk Bahang to be completed by 2018.

2.    The 4.2 km Tun Lim Chong Eu Expressway to Bandar Baru Air Itam bypass to be completed by 2019.

3. The third project is the 4.2km Gurney Drive connecting to the Dr Lim Expressway to be completed by 2022.

4. The biggest of all is the underwater sea tunnel linking Gurney drive to Bagan Adam on the mainland. The project is planned to be completed by 2025.

The Star Nation 17 Oct 2013

Time To Reflect - Malaysian Projects

Sundays have been the time to review and reflect. The pace of time is being slowed down for us to recheck and review, about important things that we, in our urgency to achieve the goals, may have miss.

I was reading to catch up with some of the topics in the weeks paper- it caught my eyes on the topic... " China's Jumbo Jet Hits Snags" . Then the mind almost automatically contrast it with the Malaysian Aerospace projects.

theStar - Business 4 Oct 2013

  China is embarking in a project to build up aircraft manufacturing capability to compete with Boeing and Airbus.

Quick Internet Research of Malaysian Endeavors in the field of aviation/ aerospace reveals the followings:

1. 1993 - The Malaysian Eagle project. - Manufacturing of composite aircraft.
2. 1994 - manufacturing of the German-designed Dornier Seastar CD2 aircraft.
3. 1994 - manufacturing of Swiss-designed Datwyler MD3-160 two-seater aerobatic trainer aircraft.

 Reference ...http://www.mahathir.com/malaysia/speeches/1993/1993-12-07.php

Collapsing Mosques in Terrenganu

Under present government (BN), the buildings in Terrengganu is starting to collapse. The latest are the series of mosques. These are the samples taken from a local paper. It is not known if the actual number is more.

A. May 2013 - Kampung Binjai Kertas mosque - Hulu Terrengganu

the mosque, which cost RM1.7mil, was opened in 2008, to replace an older village mosque.

B. Sept 2013 - Kampong Tebauk, Bukit Tunggal

The Star 30 sept 2013

 The mosque was built in in 2010 at the cost of RM6mil.

C. Oct 2009 - Kampung Batu Puteh in Kertih Kemaman collapse injuring three Indonesia workers.

 ---------------------------------------------------------- The ruling parties of Terrengganu

Shoddy Government Projects

Many may have known Terrengganu as a culturally rich state in Malaysia and many too may know it is a gifted state with rich petroleum field. The opposition will remember the moment when the oil royalty was stopped when the state falls to the opposition.

Now, Malaysia will know Terrengganu as a state with collapsing building, when the government projects under the ruling Barisan National, started to collapse.