Air Selangor diminta pertimbang ganti rugi kepada pelanggan
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Oktober 18, 2020 @ 10:49am
KUALA LUMPUR: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) perlu mempertimbangkan pemberian ganti rugi kepada pelanggan yang terjejas setiap kali berlaku gangguan bekalan air.
Presiden Forum Air Malaysia, Saral James Maniam, berkata ganti rugi adalah wajar kerana pengguna terpaksa berdepan pelbagai kesulitan sepanjang gangguan bekalan kemudahan berkenaan.
"Inilah masanya Air Selangor mempertimbangkan pemberian ganti rugi akibat gangguan air kepada penggunanya. Situasi yang sering dihadapi pengguna air di Selangor dan Kuala Lumpur begitu mengecewakan.
"Tambahan pula ramai terkesan kerana kehilangan pekerjaan, pendapatan dan peluang perniagaan disebabkan pandemik COVID-19. Dengan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Bersyarat (PKPB) ketika ini, penduduk terbeban pula dengan gangguan bekalan air," katanya dalam satu kenyataan, hari ini.
Kebelakangan ini, gangguan bekalan air beberapa kali berlaku di sekitar Lembah Klang, terbaru pada malam tadi apabila Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 1 (LRA SSP1) terpaksa dihenti tugas separa untuk kerja-kerja pembaikan paip menyalurkan bekalan air terawat yang bocor.
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Pencemaran dikesan di Sungai Selangor, 4 LRA henti tugas
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Oktober 19, 2020 @ 9:19am
SHAH ALAM: Loji Rawatan Air (LRA) Sungai Selangor Fasa 1, Fasa 2, Fasa 3 dan Rantau Panjang terpaksa dihenti tugas berikutan pencemaran sumber air mentah dikesan di Sungai Selangor pada jam 2 pagi tadi.
Ketua Komunikasi Korporat Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd, Elina Baseri, berkata henti tugas keempat-empat loji ini menyebabkan gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual membabitkan 1,196,457 akaun merangkumi 1,292 kawasan di Wilayah Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak dan Kuala Langat.
"Bagi proses pencairan dan 'flushing' bahan pencemaran yang terdapat di dalam Sungai Selangor, tindakan segera sudah dilakukan dengan melepaskan air secara graviti dari HORAS 600 dengan kapasiti 285 juta liter sehari dan pelepasan air mentah dari empangan sebanyak 800 juta liter sehari.
"Dalam pada itu, Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (LUAS) melepaskan air mentah melalui operasi pengepaman kolam KL Larut dengan kapasiti 336 juta liter sehari untuk tujuan yang sama.
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Pengguna aplikasi myTNB semakin meningkat
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Oktober 16, 2020 @ 2:48pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Semakin ramai pelanggan Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) melakukan melakukan urusan melalui portal dan aplikasi myTNB, apabila lebih 4.6 juta akaun pelanggan berdaftar sehingga 13 Oktober 2020.
Ia mewakili peningkatan memberangsangkan sebanyak 102.9 peratus sejak Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) mula dilaksanakan pada 18 Mac lalu.
Ketua Pegawai Retail TNB, Datuk Ir Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan, berkata kemudahan untuk melakukan urusan pembayaran melalui portal dan aplikasi myTNB amat berguna ketika ini apabila beberapa negeri di Semenanjung berada di bawah Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Bersyarat (PKPB).
"Dengan itu, pelanggan tidak perlu bersusah-payah keluar dan beratur di kaunter atau kios untuk membayar bil elektrik, lebih-lebih lagi sewaktu penularan semula wabak COVID-19 kini," katanya dalam satu kenyataan.
Aplikasi myTNB boleh dimuat turun di Google Play, Apple App Store dan Huawei AppGallery, manakala portal myTNB boleh dilayari di www.mytnb.com.my.
Penggunaan kerusi keselamatan kanak-kanak dalam kenderaan meningkat - MIROS
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Oktober 16, 2020 @ 1:59pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Kadar penggunaan kerusi keselamatan kanak-kanak (CRS) dalam kenderaan di Malaysia dilapor meningkat enam peratus pada tahun ini berbanding 2019.
Hasil itu dilaporkan Institut Penyelidikan Keselamatan Jalan Raya Malaysia (MIROS) susulan kajian dilakukan mendapati 50.1 peratus kadar penggunaan CRS direkodkan berbanding hanya 43.87 peratus pada akhir tahun lalu.
Ketua Pengarahnya, Dr Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim, berkata ia suatu perkembangan positif kerana menunjukkan tahap pengetahuan dan kesedaran semakin meningkat dalam kalangan ibu bapa mengenai keselamatan anak masing-masing ketika dalam kenderaan.
"CRS alat penting bagi memastikan keselamatan kanak-kanak dalam kenderaan terjamin dan peningkatan kadar penggunaan ini menunjukkan ibu bapa mulai sedar mengenainya.
"Ini kerana, aksesori itu membantu melindungi kanak-kanak semasa berlakunya perlanggaran dengan cara mengurangkan risiko kecederaan yang mungkin dialami oleh mereka," katanya melalui kenyataan, di sini.
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Tips kawal aliran tunai
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Jumaat, 16 Oktober 2020 @ 6:21 AM
NAMPAKNYA tempoh moratorium sudah pun tamat pada 30 September lalu. Meskipun ia masih dilaksanakan secara bersasar, namun masih ada yang terkesan.
Lebih-lebih lagi, ketika ini berlaku gelombang ketiga pandemik Covid-19 yang menyebabkan kita terpaksa 'dikurung' buat seketika di rumah di sesetengah negeri bagi memastikan penularannya dapat diminimumkan.
Mungkin, dalam menghadapi cabaran ini ada antara kita yang terkesan kerana tidak dapat menjana pendapat sampingan yang dahulunya mencukupkan aliran tunai setiap bulan bagi membuat bayaran ansuran rumah.
Sekiranya perkara itu berlaku, penasihat kewangan, Rohani Mohd Shahir berkata, terdapat beberapa perkara yang boleh dilakukan kepada pemilik kediaman supaya tidak terus terbeban dengan bayaran ansuran pembiayaan dalam keadaan tidak menentu ketika ini antaranya, berbincang dengan pihak bank.
Katanya, pihak bank juga mahu mendapatkan wang mereka semula dan urusan rundingan itu boleh dilakukan dengan memohon memanjangkan tempoh moratorium.
PRESS RELEASE: FOMCA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH
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DATE OF RELEASE: 12 OCTOBER 2020
PRESS RELEASE: FOMCA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH
October marks the “Financial Literacy Month” in Malaysia. The on-going event is organised by Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA). Having been first organised in 2011, the event is currently in its ninth year. The theme chosen is “Financial responsibility begins with me.”
The main emphasis of the event is to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach households how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.
Furthermore, it promotes national awareness and engagement campaigns through various community events.
The Covid-19 and Movement Control Order (MCO) has since been extended to December 2020 and with no ending of the MCO in sight. Workers are losing their jobs and are unable to find new jobs, having their incomes reduced and facing a bleak economic recovery in the future, especially for families facing the crisis with limited means and not having a clear picture of their employment future.
Many consumers might even have to dig into their personal savings or make borrowings from informal sources to meet their basic family expenses. They would probably be from the low-income and the unskilled, this would put tremendous pressures to meet their financial obligations.
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PRESS RELEASE: PROTECTING THE PLANET WITH STANDARDS
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DATE OF RELEASE: 14 OCT 2020
PRESS RELEASE: PROTECTING THE PLANET WITH STANDARDS
When do we develop a new standard? It is not decided by ISO, IEC, ITU nor Department of Standards Malaysia but by the respond to a request from industry or other stakeholders such as consumer groups. Typically, an industry sector or group communicates the need for a standard to its national member (Standards Malaysia) who then contacts ISO, IEC or ITU.
Standards are developed by groups of experts from all over the world, that are part of larger group called technical committees. These experts negotiate all aspects of the standard, including its scope, key definitions and content that meets the requirement from the balance stakeholders.
Balance stakeholders are comprising of Government & Regulators, Industry, Consumers and Academician.
Standards promote economic sustainability by facilitating international trade, improving a country’s national quality infrastructure and supporting sustainable business practices.
A quality infrastructure is a system contributing to governmental policy objectives in areas including industrial development, trade competitiveness in global markets, efficient use of natural and human resources, food safety, health, the environment and climate change. They cover everything from efficient farming methods to anti-bribery management systems.
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Panic buying 'a vicious cycle'
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October 15, 2020 @ 11:10am
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need for panic buying as there is sufficient supply of food and other essential items during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi assured that the items were all available at reasonable prices.
"The ministry has received information that people in several places have resorted to panic buying following the announcement by Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob).
"We guarantee that food and other essential items are available in sufficient amounts at reasonable prices.
"People are advised to make necessary purchases only and refrain from hoarding and stocking up on supplies," he said yesterday.
Alexander said the ministry also stepped up enforcement nationwide to ensure the supplies continued to be available at reasonable prices.
"The ministry has mobilised 2,269 enforcement personnel nationwide to ensure adequate supplies without any price hikes.
Wang simpanan lesap ditipu Macau Scam
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Rabu, 14 Oktober 2020 @ 2:12 PM
Kepala Batas: Takut selepas didakwa terbabit dengan aktiviti penjualan akaun bank hingga meraih keuntungan jutaan ringgit menyebabkan wang simpanan RM136,000 milik seorang suri rumah lesap selepas ditipu sindiket Macau Scam.
Mangsa berusia lingkungan 70-an menerima panggilan telefon pada Ahad lalu daripada individu tidak dikenali yang mendakwa dari Pejabat Pos Laju di Kuala Lumpur.
Individu itu memaklumkan terdapat bungkusan atas nama mangsa mengandungi sekeping kad pengenalan dan lapan kad pengeluaran wang automatik (ATM).
Ketua Polis Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Asisten Komisioner Noorzainy Mohd Noor berkata, panggilan mangsa kemudian disambungkan ke Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Johor.
"Mangsa dikatakan bercakap dengan individu kononnya seorang inspektor polis yang memaklumkan mangsa terbabit dalam kegiatan menjual akaun bank kepada seorang lelaki sebanyak RM10,000 dan menerima wang sebanyak RM23 juta.
Bank Negara: Most households can withstand extreme equity market shock
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Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 12:29 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Most households can withstand extreme equity market shock equivalent to that experienced during the Asian Financial Crisis as investments were funded by excess cash reserves and not borrowings, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
It said a notable development in the first half of 2020 was the significant increase in retail participation in the equity market, which saw retail investors purchasing a total of RM113.1 billion worth of listed shares.
“Our surveillance indicates that the surge in retail participation has not been funded by borrowings.
“Loans disbursed and outstanding for the purchase of shares, including margin financing, remained low and broadly stable during this period,” it said in its Financial Stability Review - First Half 2020 released here, today.
It said such loans continued to account for a small share of overall household debt (0.5 per cent) and bank lending to households (0.6 per cent).
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