Projek CAR yang penuh kontroversi bernilai RM400 juta mampu membekalkan 6.5 juta isi rumah dengan tenaga eletrik sudah tertangguh sejak setahun lepas. TNB telah membelanjakan sebahagian besar daripadanya RM400 juta. Projek tidak dapat diteruskan ekoran bantahan 20 daripada 40 keluarga di Kampung Sungai Terentang Rawang. Mahkamah Rayuan membenarkan rayuan penduduk. Sebanyak 98 peratus daripada projek itu berjaya disiapkan dan hanya tinggal dua peratus atau satu kilometer lagi yang masih tergendala. Kerajaan negeri akan membantu TNB mencari alternatif lain bagi menyiapkan projek.
*Penduduk Kg Terentang Rawang berjaya mengenepikan Notis bagi pelaksanan Projek CAR TNB
*Selangor Tubuh Jawatankuasa Tangani Masalah Pemberhentian Pekerja
Khalid berkata kerajaan negeri dimaklumkan bahawa Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini membenarkan rayuan penduduk Kampung Sungai Terentang untuk mengenepikan notis kemasukan Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) bagi pelaksanaan projek Pengukuhan Sistem Kawasan Tengah (CAR) di Rawang.
"Mahkamah itu juga mengisytiharkan notis kemasukan yang dikeluarkan oleh TNB pada 21 Julai 2007 sebagai terbatal dan mengenakan satu injunksi terhadap TNB daripada memasuki kawasan tersebut dan membina menara elektrik," katanya.
Khalid berkata kerajaan negeri menghormati keputusan itu dan akan memberi kerjasama penuh kepada TNB untuk meneruskan projek CAR di laluan alternatif yang dikenal pasti sebelum ini.
Projek CAR yang bernilai RM400 juta dan sebahagian besar daripadanya sudah dibelanjakan oleh TNB, tidak dapat diteruskan ekoran bantahan 20 daripada 40 keluarga di Kampung Sungai Terentang.
Sebanyak 98 peratus daripada projek itu berjaya disiapkan dan hanya tinggal dua peratus atau satu kilometer lagi yang masih tergendala.
Projek tersebut kini hanya memerlukan penanaman empat menara jenis monopole (bertiang satu) sebelum tenaga elektrik dapat disalurkan kepada hampir 6.5 juta isi rumah, dan ia sudah tertangguh sejak setahun lepas.
Selangor akan menubuhkan satu jawatankuasa khas bagi membincangkan cara-cara mengatasi masalah pemberhentian pekerja dalam negeri ekoran krisis semasa ekonomi global.
Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim berkata jawatankuasa itu yang dipengerusikan oleh beliau sendiri, dengan anggotanya terdiri daripada beberapa exco kerajaan negeri dan wakil kesatuan sekerja yang berkaitan, yang akan bermesyuarat setiap minggu mulai 30 Januari ini.
"Penubuhan jawatankuasa itu bertujuan membuat kajian terperinci mengenai keadaan pasaran kerja di Selangor di samping merangka langkah-langkah bantuan bagi setiap pekerja yang diberhentikan," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat mingguan exco di pejabatnya di Bangunan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri (SUK) di sini. BERNAMA
GERAK ( Gerakan Rakyat Anti Korupsi) telah membuat laporan kepada MACC (Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission) tentang kononnya dana awam negeri telah digunakan untuk menaja lembu bagi tujuan qurban Eidul Adha yang lalu. Sebenarnya PKNS serta anak syarikatnya telah menaja lembu-lembu tersebut untuk diagihkan kepada masjid dan surau. State Funds Not Used, Says Selangor MB
Selangor Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has denied that he had used state funds to sponsor 46 heads of cattle for meat distribution to constituents of Bandar Tun Razak during Aidiladha last December.
He said the cattle, valued at over RM110,000, were sponsored by subsidiaries and associate companies of Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), which wanted the meat to be distributed to suraus in the constituency.
Khaled is the Member of Parliament of the constituency.
"There is no question of abuse of power and furthermore, it was members of the public who benefited from the effort," he told reporters after chairing the weekly state executive council meeting here today.
He was responding to Gerakan Rakyat Anti-Korupsi (Gerak Malaysia) lodging a report today regarding the matter with the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission.
Gerak's chairman, Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus, among others had alleged that Khalid had used state funds in the matter.
On other matters, Khalid said the state government had set up a special committee, which will be chaired by himself, to closely monitor the employment situation in the state in the wake of the global economic crisis.
He said the committee, which would be made up state executive councillors and union representatives, would meet once a week from Jan 30.
He also said that the state government was informed that the Appeals Court today had upheld an appeal filed by residents of Kampung Sungai Terentang in Rawang which sought to prevent Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from building transmission towers in their village.
He added that the state government would cooperate with TNB to find alternative sites to erect the towers as they were part of the utility's project to ensure smooth supply of electricty to 6.5 million households.
The project had been delayed by a year because of the court hearing.
(CNN) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.
In his speech Tuesday, President Obama said America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. Video Watch the full inauguration speech »
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Laporan di atas tertera di Akhbar The New York Times keluaran Julai 1981, lebih kurang 28 tahun yang lalu. Ia menceritakan perihal demam denggi berdarah yang menimpa pendatang kaum Haiti ke Amerika waktu itu. Pendatang luar terpaaksa dikuarantina selama sepuluh hari sebelum boleh dihantar ke kawasan penetapan.
Seorang Dr Craven, epidemiologist perubatan Pusat Kawalan Penyakit( Centers for Disease Control) menyebut bahawa nyamuk yang menjadi pembawa demam dengue juga sebagai pembawa demam kuning dan boleh didapati di pesisiran pantai Atlantik Selatan dari Carolina Utara ke Florida serta sepanjang Pantai Telok dari Florida ke Texas.
Di negara kita, penyakit demam denggi mula dilaporkan pada tahun 1924 di Pulau Pinang. Sejak itu penyakit ini telah meragut nyawa ramai kanak-kanak dan orang dewasa.
Ketua Pengarah Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr Ismail Marican menyebut dari 4hb ke 17hb Januari 2009, terdapat 3211 kes demam denggi dengan 8 kematian berbanding dengan 1514 kes dan 4 kematian dalam tempoh yang sama pada tahun 2008. Ini bermakna wujud peningkatan sebanyak 212 % menurut beliau lagi.
Menurut beliau lagi demam denggi kini menyerlah dalam bentuk baru yang luar biasa seperti penyakit radang otak (encefalitis) yang menyerang otak dan menyebabkan mangsa di bawa ke hospital setelah diserang sawan, juga simptom jaundis (kuning pada bahagian kulit), sakit perut, hepatitis dan kegagalan fungsi hati atau ginjal. Biasanya pesakit demam denggi datang dengan pendarahan di kulit serta jumlah platlet rendah.
Isunya sekarang ialah apa yang boleh kita sama-sama lakukan. Kita semua kaya dengan pengalaman mencegah penyakit demam denggi serta pihak kakitangan perubatan dan kesihatan mahir dalam pengurusan penjagaan kes denggi di hospital meskipun tiada rawatan "definitif" yang memuaskan buat masa ini.
Bagi penyakit Chikungunya pula, kajian dan penyelidikan perlu dijalankan secara intensif, Sebagai contoh, bagaimana dalam tiga minggu pertama tahun ini, tiada kes chikungunya dilaporkan bagi negeri-negeri Sarawak, Sabah, Melaka, W.P Labuan dan Terengganu. Apakah keistimewaan negeri-negeri di atas, adakah disebabkan kurangnya tenaga buruh asing di negeri tersebut.
PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue cases and deaths has doubled and the Health Ministry is urging Malaysians to wage war against the disease immediately.
Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said that from Jan 4-17 this year, there were 3,211 cases with eight deaths, compared with 1,514 cases and four deaths during the same period in 2008.
“That’s a 212% increase,” he said at a press conference here on Monday.
The states with the most cases were Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, followed by Penang, Johor, Sarawak and Kedah, he said.
According to the statistics provided by the Ministry, there were four deaths in Selangor, one in the Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya), one in Perak and two in Johor.
Dr Ismail said the Ministry was discovering atypical or unusual symptoms with the more severe cases.
“Patients used to suffer from bleeding and low platelet count, but now you can get dengue encephilitis that affects the brain and people can come in with epileptic attacks, jaundice with pain in the abdomen, hepatitis and kidney or liver failure,” he said.
As the result of the atypical presentation, some of the diagnoses were made late, he added.
“We have informed all our doctors to add dengue testing if a patient has fever and weird symptoms in high dengue cases states,” he said.
The Ministry spent RM1.7mil on campaigns to create greater awareness of dengue and issued a total of RM3.4mil in fines last year on those found with mosquito larvae in their premises.
Dr Ismail urged community leaders to organise gotong-royong (communal) clean-up efforts and to keep the public abreast of the outbreak,
Doctors should inform state health departments immediately whenever there is a suspected case so that fogging can be carried out immediately in the affected area.
“Those with symptoms such as fever, rashes, muscle aches, vomiting and bleeding must seek treatment immediately,” he said, adding that the most critical phase of the infection is between 24 and 48 hours of the onset of the infection.
In KLANG, state health director Dr Rosnah Hadis said the main reason for the high incidence of dengue in Selangor was the large number of breeding sources.
These include homes as well as abandoned housing projects, she said.
State health committee chairman Dr Xavier Jayakumar said the Selangor government was carrying out clean-up operations through the local councils and is also working closely with the state health department.
He said the high population density in urban areas has led to a high concentration of breeding grounds for the aedes mosquito.
Abandoned projects as well as unoccupied residential and commercial premises have become breeding grounds, he noted, adding that Selangor residents must also cooperate when local council workers carry out fogging.
“People usually close their doors when fogging work is going on, but there is nothing to fear as the chemical used is harmless to people,” he said.
Dr Xavier also said he hoped the Health Ministry would approve the combination of chemicals used as a fogging agent in developed countries such as Singapore.
“This is a third generation combination of chemicals which has a human-friendly aroma and is very effective in eradicating mosquitoes,” he said.
He urged the Health Ministry to expedite the licensing of the product given the current situation.
In KUALA LUMPUR, Setapak recorded the most number of dengue cases in the Federal Territory last year as well as in January.
The constituency reported 78 dengue cases in January 2009, and 1,186 cases throughout 2008 from a total of 5,001 cases that were reported to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
Out of the 5,001 cases in 2008, 2,563 were positive. There were 12 deaths reported as well, of which six were positive dengue cases, said an official for DBKL.
Last year, Cheras had a total of 1,014 cases followed by Kepong (890), Old Klang Road (806), Town centre (756) and Damansara (349).
DBKL is conducting fogging at suspected zones. Among those identified was Salak South New Village where DBKL organised a search and destroy operation to identify potential aedes breeding grounds on Jan 19.
In GEORGE TOWN, Penang Health, Welfare and Caring Society Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said that as far as dengue was concerned, the situation in the state was under control.
“The Health Ministry’s figures are only based on the first two weeks of January, as compared with the corresponding period last year,” he said.
“We admit that in Penang there was a surge of dengue cases in the first week of this year but the figure has since dropped as the state health department and the Penang Municipal Council have been very proactive with health measures and clean-up.”
He said the surge in the first week was because some general practitioners in the Balik Pulau area were not alert and treated the situation as a normal viral attack.
“There must be follow-up, even it the doctor thinks it is a normal viral infection, as it could be dengue or chikungunya instead,” he said.
In JOHOR BARU, the state Health Department said it would be enlisting the help of community groups and private clinics in its war against dengue. Two deaths have been reported in the state this year.
Its director Dr Mohd Khairi Yakub said that department personnel would go down to the ground more to spread awareness within the community.
“We will be having more awareness programmes as well as gotong-royong activities to get the message across to the public.
“We will be working closely with community groups to ensure the effectiveness of the programmes,” he said when contacted here on Monday.
The department would also urge private clinics to cooperate by informing the department more quickly of patients infected with dengue.
Dr Mohd Khairi said that last year, there were 16 deaths from more than 3,000 cases reported statewide -- 80% of these cases were in Johor Baru.
“We will also intensify fogging operations, but public awareness is more important as fogging alone cannot solve the problem permanently,” he said.
Dengan ini adalah diberi ketahui bahawa dengan kuasa yang dicampakkan kepada saya, saya Dato' Seri Dr Zahid Hamidi mengarahkan perintah larangan berkuatkuasa serta merta seperti di bawah. Tindakan akan diambil kepada sesiapa yang ingkar.
1.Semua Pengarah jabatan dan agensi Kerajaan Persekutuan dilarang daripada menghadiri mesyuarat-mesyuarat di peringkat negeri kecuali Jabatan Pengarain dan Saliran, Jabatan Kerja Raya, Jabatan Kesihatan, Jabatan Pertanian dan polis dikecualikan daripada larangan ini. 2. Kita tidak mengiktiraf syor-syor yang dibuat Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK). 3. Semua syor yang dibuat JKKKP adalah syor yang sah.
4Jabatan-jabatan dan agensi-agensi persekutuan telah diarahkan supaya hanya menerima borang-borang yang ditandatangani JKKKP. 5. Kemasukan ke institusi pengajian tinggi juga memerlukan syor JKKKP.
6. 28 wakil Barisan Nasional yang dipilih di peringkat negeri akan diberikan peruntukan khas untuk membantu masyarakat di kawasan mereka jika berlaku insiden-insiden termasuk kebakaran, banjir atau ribut petir. Pegawai Kerajaan Persekutuan dilarang hadir mesyuarat negeri.
IPOH: Semua pengarah jabatan dan agensi Kerajaan Persekutuan dilarang daripada menghadiri mesyuarat-mesyuarat di peringkat negeri berkuat kuasa serta-merta.
Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, hanya pengarah agensi peringkat negeri yang dibenarkan menghadiri mesyuarat negeri, yang dipengerusikan oleh Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri atau pegawai daerah.
"Kita tidak akan teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan disiplin terhadap pengarah agensi Persekutuan jika mereka menghadiri mesyuarat tersebut," katanya kepada media selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Majlis Tindakan Persekutuan Negeri di sini, hari ini.
Ahmad Zahid yang merupakan Pengerusi Majlis Tindakan Persekutuan Negeri bagaimanapun berkata, agensi-agensi seperti Jabatan Pengarain dan Saliran, Jabatan Kerja Raya, Jabatan Kesihatan, Jabatan Pertanian dan polis dikecualikan daripada larangan itu.
Ahmad Zahid berkata, berkuat kuasa serta-merta juga, agensi-agensi persekutuan hanya akan menerima syor yang dikemukakan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung Persekutuan (JKKKP).
"Jabatan-jabatan dan agensi-agensi persekutuan telah diarahkan supaya hanya menerima borang-borang yang ditandatangani JKKKP," katanya.
Disebabkan Kerajaan Persekutuan hanya mengiktiraf JKKKP, semua syor yang dibuat JKKKP adalah syor yang sah.
"Kita tidak mengiktiraf syor-syor yang dibuat Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK)," katanya.
Berhubung permohonan biasiswa, Ahmad Zahid berkata, kemasukan ke institusi pengajian tinggi juga memerlukan syor JKKKP.
Ahmad Zahid juga memberitahu, 28 wakil Barisan Nasional yang dipilih di peringkat negeri akan diberikan peruntukan khas untuk membantu masyarakat di kawasan mereka.
"Peruntukan itu akan diberikan jika berlaku insiden-insiden termasuk kebakaran, banjir atau ribut petir di kawasan mereka," katanya yang enggan menyatakan jumlah peruntukan bagi setiap kawasan.
Projek CAR yang penuh kontroversi bernilai RM400 juta mampu membekalkan 6.5 juta isi rumah dengan tenaga eletrik sudah tertangguh sejak setahun lepas. TNB telah membelanjakan sebahagian besar daripadanya RM400 juta. Projek tidak dapat diteruskan ekoran bantahan 20 daripada 40 keluarga di Kampung Sungai Terentang Rawang. Mahkamah Rayuan membenarkan rayuan penduduk. Sebanyak 98 peratus daripada projek itu berjaya disiapkan dan hanya tinggal dua peratus atau satu kilometer lagi yang masih tergendala. Kerajaan negeri akan membantu TNB mencari alternatif lain bagi menyiapkan projek.
