Malaysian Two Sub to be refitted

Just about five years after the 2 submarines arrived in Malaysia, they have to be refitted.

The Star 26 Jan 2016

Quoting from the paper.... The Minister Hishamuddin was saying that ... " we cannot predict the timeline until the work is complete" however "but the work is on- going and according to schedule"

The purchase of the sub has raised a number of issues including the news that the maintenance cost is about rm50 million per year.

With the amount spent we might as well learn to build it ourselves, at least it can create jobs for Malaysian

The 31 MRT Stationes

The MRT line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang is known as Line 1. The names of the 31 stations have been finalised.

The Star 27 Nov 2014

SK Danau Perdana in Taman Desa

Sekolah Danau Perdana

MRT2 Projects and Gamuda

The total MRT2 projects is expected to cost RM23bil as per the budget 2015 and the major tender will be awarded in 2016.

It will span 56km with 45km elevated with 27 stations. Eleven km will be underground it comes with eight stations.

MMC Gamuda has been selected as the PDP (Project Delivery Partner) by Mass Rapid Transit Corp to carry out the Sungai Buluh to Putra Jaya LRT. The contract is expected to be clinched as the LRT1 project is reaching the tail ends. The JV is also expected to secure the tunneling package which is cost around RM8bil to RM9bil
  

Sturgeon Fish Farm in Jeruntut

The fish farming project new Kuala Tahan at a cost of RM120 million is put on hold. It is a join venture between Felda Investment Corporation and MMC Hassed Co Ltd of South Korea. The reason quoted was, it has flouted several regulations:

1. There was no DEIA ( detailed environment impacts assessment)

2. There was no application to import the fish.

Sturgeon is not a native of Malaysia. Its import is restricted.

Several species of the fish are harvested to make caviar.

The Star 1 Oct 2014

LRT for Klang

Prasarana, the national infrastructure company had completed the feasibility study to build LRT 3 to Kelang, the Royal Town of Selangor. The track covers 36 kms and the estimated cost is RM36bil.

The 36 km run is from Bandar Utama to the Klang town. The cost averages to about RM250mil per km, inclusive of land acquizition cost.

It is expected to get the approval from the government, and work would start as early as Q1 2015. With the Klang LRT, Bnadar Utama will be the Transportation Hub. The othe LRT will be the Kota Damansara - Sungai Buluh line.

TNB Buying without Tender

TNB is buying billion ringgit worth of power behind a closed door. The unions are concerned over the award of the power plants conducted on direct negotiation basis. The speculation that the Energy Commission is going to award the new power plant contract with the capacity of 1,400MW to a company without any tender process.

The unions concern are dual folded, the higher cost can be passed down to the consumers, and even if the it is not passed to consumers, TNB may end up paying and that will affect the staff. The earlier complains were, the cost of buying the power from the IPP is higher than what TNB charges to the consumers.

the star 28 May 2014

RM151Mil for CCTV Cameras for Crime Areas

In the local newspaper TheStar, reported that Local Government Minister, Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique announced that around RM151mil had been set aside to buy and install 992 CCTV cameras in the crime hotspot locations. RM70mil for Peninsular and RM81mil for East Malaysia.

Under the first phase, 496 CCTV were installed in 25 local council in Peninsular Malaysia and another 496 will be installed by 25 local councils  including Sabah and Sarawak.

The Star 25 Mar 2014

Failed Traffic System

In 2002, the RM365 mil ITIS project was launched. The tender award was given to a contractor who did not have any IT expertise.  In 2005, ITIS was operational with problems handed to DBKL.  Then the problems started....

- thieves stole million ringgit worth of computer chips and copper wires. I hope this was the real reason for the problem and not an excuse and way to cover other issues.

- Then ITIS Technology became out of date.

In 2013, another tender to revive ITIS was made and awarded to GTC Global Sdn Bhd at the quoted cost of RM200mil. Recently this company was acquired by TM.

SIGNS OF PROBLEMS
1. ITIS was down since 2013.
2. On 30 out of 1000 cameras are still functioning.
3. The Transport Management Center at Bukit Jalil had been turned to become a junkyard housing RM millions of obsolete equipment awaiting to be disposed.



Attachments
A: List Of DBKL Mayor...

B. The ITIS Web Page

C. The news in a local paper

The Star 11 Apr 2014 Friday

Water Tunnel Pahang to Selangor

With water rationing imposed in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in March 2014, the issues of water production was discussed.One of the proposed solution was to build a new water processing plant, known as langat 2, and to channel raw water from Pahang, Sungai Semantan.

The existing plants are:
- Langat 1
- Kelang Gate.
- Batu
- Semenyih
- Wangsa Maju - built on fast track basis in 1998.

The Tunnel - The Star 16 Apr 2014

The tunnel ia about 44.6 Km from Karak to Hulu Langat outlet. The water from Sungai Semantan will pass through the channel under the Titiwangsa mountain range.

Currently, the water uses is around 4351MLD and the production capability of the 34 treatment plants is 4686MLD. Wth Langat 2, the capacitity will be improved by 1,200MLD.

The Pahang Water Tunnel - the Star 16 Apr 2014