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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email This is by far, the most number of respondents I’ve ever seen in a local poll. Granted The Star has wide readership, but still, 1 MILLION votes? Wow!!!! Even The Star previous polls recorded only 4 or 5 figure responses at times.
And if its true, definitely a very stinging tight slap on PERKOSA’s ugly face.
source: http://polls.thestar.com.my/polls/result.asp?id=396&cid=2&cdesc=News
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Not sure if there are other temples within close vicinity of the area. If have, can consider relocate the shrine to the nearby location (for me nearby means <1km).
How about the request for wedding hall and area for funeral services? Since its a low cost flat area, I don’t think got land for this kind of facilities, since this area was developed sometime ago.
If not, then someone has to answer why one community was left out in the planning. Is it due to the rules/guidelines about number of residents needed to allocate land for place of worship?
The Human Rights Party (HRP) and Indian residents of Kampong Baru Air Panas, Setapak today threatened to hold a mass protest if DBKL continues with plans to demolish two shrines at the low-cost flats.
HRP pro tem central executive committee member S Thiagarajan (centre in picture) said the demolishment order is unjust as the roughly 1,000 Hindu families living in the area were not given a proper place to set up a temple.
In a memorandum handed over to DBKL, the protestors said the government had built a mosque and a Chinese temple in or near the low-cost flats area but appeared to have neglected to provide the same for the spiritual needs of the Indians.
With no place to set up their temple, HRP and the residents argued that they had no choice but to build their shrines between blocks G and H of the low-cost flats.
Despite this, eight DBKL enforcement officers came to demolish their temple last Monday, following up on two demolishment notices dated May 2, 2011 and Dec 2, 2009.
HRP and the residents argued that the order to tear down the shrines violates Article 11 of the federal constitution, which allows citizens the right to profess and practice their religion of choice.
They added that the Hindus in the area have not been given equal treatment as demanded for under Article 8 of the same constitution, where land was set aside for a mosque and Chinese temple but nothing was set aside for the Hindus living in Air Panas.
The protestors demanded that both demolishment orders be revoked, and that at least one acre of land be allocated as a Hindu temple reserve for the existing Hindu shrines so it can be expanded to include a wedding hall and space for funeral services.
The memorandum was received by Asnan Zain, a special officer to DBKL mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail, at their office today. Thiagarajan claimed that Asnan gave his “personal assurance” that no action will be taken until DBKL completes a review of the memorandum.
Thiagarajan, who accompanied some 30 Air Panas residents at the minor protest, later said that he will follow up on the issue two weeks from now, adding that DBKL have one month to come up with a decision.
“The message we want to give is don’t bully Indians. Just because we are dark, just because we are powerless, does not mean you can bully Indians. If DBKL does not consider our demands, we will hold a big demonstration in front of their office,” he said.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Remember this temple?
The controversial Sri Maha Temple in Kampung Rimba Jaya, Padang Jawa which was demolished in November 2007 is set to be rebuilt on 15,000 sq feet of land near the Keretapi Tanah Melayu quarters.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place today at the site in Padang Jawa and was attended by Selangor state excos, community leaders and the Indian settlers from the former Kampung Rimba Jaya.
The temple was ordered to be torn down by the authorities as it stood in the vicinity of the Rimba Jaya squatter settlement. Its controversial demolition by the state government in 2007 had led to many Indians turning their backs on BN.
The Hindu groundbreaking ceremony started at 9.00am with bricks coupled with religious paraphernalia arranged in a four foot-deep hole, which will sit right below the main altar of the soon to be built temple.
Land ceded by developer
According to the Selangor State Health, Plantation Workers, Poverty and Caring Government Committee Chairman, Dr A Xavier Jayakumar, the land was donated by the developer, Ken Rimba Jaya.
“The land was given to state government, and was ceded by the developer. Then we, the state government will decide, whom, and how much of the land will be given,” said Xavier (left) when queried on how the land was allocated to this temple.
He also said that all the land for places of worship in Selangor is gazetted under the state secretary.
Xavier also announced that RM300,000 had been allocated by the Selangor state government for the building fund and the land will be managed by the temple association.
Xavier the ‘temple saviour’
The temple committee and community leaders in Padang Jawa honoured Xavier with garlands and gave him the title “temple saviour”.
According to the temple committee chairperson, Madhu Manogaran, the Selangor state government and Xavier has worked tirelessly to help save temples in Selangor.
“We are very grateful to the state government, Tan Sri Khalid and Xavier for helping us to rebuild this temple, which means a lot to us,” said Madhu during his speech.
Xavier also said that the state government had managed to help around 70 temples by giving them land.
“We are prepared to do more for the Indian community, last year we spent RM2.5 million for Hindu places of worship,” said Xavier in his speech.
The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, along with the squatter settlement of Rimba Jaya, was demolished in 2007 by the then BN-led state government as part of its Zero Squatter programme.
The demolition of the temple led to a massive protest by Indian groups and helped trigger the historic Hindraf rally on Nov 25 that year.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email This time, the state government managed to fulfill something. The previous state government offered only 1 acre (0.4ha) but the current government managed to increase it to 0.6ha (1.5 acre) and also increase the classes from 10 to 18.
This was the school that was among the contentious issues during GE2008. Read about the protest of the parents here. Khir Toyo and Samy Vellu were booed.
Read the relevant reports in Selangorkini and also the aspiration of the PIBG to have 24 classes instead of 18 here at Komunitikini. The below is news from The Star.
AFTER much controversy, the Seaport Tamil school in SS7, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, will be relocated to Kampung Lindungan after the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) agreed to the new site.
In 2008, parents and the community in the area had protested against the relocation of the school to a 0.4ha site.
During a recent meeting with the PTA members, Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the Selangor government had in December last year approved a 0.6ha site in Kampung Lindungan for the school.
The school now sits on a temporary site owned by PKNS.
“After the approval, Petaling district officer Datuk Zulkepli Ahamd had called for a meeting in January between all relevant government agencies that I attended with (Selangor executive councillor) Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
“During the meeting, we were told that the PKNS have already contributed RM1.2mil towards the building of the school and the plans for the 18-class school have been approved,” he said.
He hoped that the school would be built soon so that the residents from Kg Lindungan, Desa Mentari, Desaria and Dato’ Hormat would be able to send their children to a school with better facilities.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I’m not sure if anyone remembers Coalfield Estate workers case. The issue was running for 15 years or so, and become more chronic in last 3 years. Read about the issue in 2007 here (where Samy Vellu fights for the workers) while newer news are here (2009) and here (2010).
Recently, 20 of them won a court case for unlawful dismissal. Hopefully the year 2011 bring them more happiness and better future.
Three years ago, 20 estate workers from Desa Coalfields, near Sungai Buloh in Selangor, were unlawfully dismissed by their employer.
Yesterday, they were offered compensation of RM30,000 each from their employer, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLKB).
All of them, aged between 25 and 54 years, were also offered a RM7,000 discount to buy a townhouse priced at RM42,000 at the same location.
The settlement was recorded by the High Court in Shah Alam, before deputy registrar Wan Sara Suriyati, without liberty to file afresh.The affected workers are A Chi Chill, A Rajindran, C Tharmaputeran, A Rajendran, M Sisila Kumari, R Veramma, T Muniammah, R Nanamani, T Balan, and C Vasudavy.
The others are R Lobat, N Maheswary, T Sinamah, K Parivadi, P Seethai, M Maheswaran, R Muniamah, R Mohan Raj, R Suria Agala, and G Sanadas.
However, they will have to vacate their quarters by Dec 20 and stop all suits, claims, actions and demands that they had filed with the Industrial Court.
KLKB had in February filed action to evict them from the quarters, in addition to seeking special and general damages.
The workers filed a counter-claim, stating they had been unlawfully dismissed.
Lawyer M Manoharan (left), who is also Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson, represented the workers while KLKB was represented by S Mathavan, Nur Hafizah and Co.
Manoharan said the workers were elated with the settlement and have also decided to accept the discount on the townhouse.
– From Malaysiakini.
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