Elaun tambahan untuk pesara tentera dan polis

Pertimbang elaun yang mampu capai tahap perbelanjaan

KUCHING: Timbalan Speaker Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Dr.Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar berpendapat bekas pesara tentera dan polis harus diberikan kenaikan elaun sebagai tambahan kepada pengorbanan dan penghargaan jasa mereka kepada negara.

Bagaimanapun, beliau mahu elaun yang diberikan mencapai tahap yang boleh meliputi perbelanjaan keperluan asas yang diperlukan.

“Elaun yang diberikan mesti sekurang-kurangnya setanding atau lebih daripada RM750 ke atas,” katanya kepada pemberita ketika ditemui selepas menyam-paikan sumbangan kepada mangsa kebakaran Kampung Tabuan Hilir di sini semalam.

Wan Junaidi menambah ia juga harus diselaraskan untuk anggota polis tambahan dan pengawal sempadan (Border Scout) yang telah bersara dalam perkhidmatan.

“Jumlah tersebut perlu ditambah berikutan kos perbelanjaan hari ini. Ia harus sama dengan keadaan sekarang dan bukan jumlah yang sama pada masa lalu.” katanya. Beliau memberitahu pemberita, ada di antara balu dan pesara polis dan tentera yang masih hidup menerima RM80 hingga RM150 sebulan.

“Kalau sudah bayar bil elektrik hendak beli belanja dapur pun tidak dapat. Takkan hendak gunakan lilin,” katanya kepada pemberita.

Beliau yang juga Ahli Parlimen Santubong menyatakan keinginan agar kerajaan persekutuan dan negeri menyelaraskan pemberian elaun kepada pesara dan balu tentera serta polis di seluruh negara.

“Kita tidak boleh mengharapkan senarai nama e-Kasih dan e-Fokus yang banyak nama-nama penerima dari kalangan pesara dan balu yang tercicir,” jelasnya.

Wan Junaidi berkata untuk mendekati mereka, semua wakil rakyat (kedua-dua Ahli Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri) perlu memberi perhatian yang lebih kepada senarai nama-nama di kawasan masing-masing atau mengumpul nama-nama mereka untuk dibantu.

Sumber : http://www.mysarawak.org/2011/08/04/elaun-tambahan-untuk-pesara-tentera-dan-polis.html

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‘Clean up’ exercise of tainted-butter products on

Posted on 04 August 2011

KUCHING: Directives have gone out to several government bodies to clean the mess created by Golden Churn Creamery Butter which has been declared as non-halal by the state Islamic Religious Department.

Enforcement officers have been directed to check on Kek Lapis outlets while those who still keep stock must get rid of it.

Those who had previously used Golden Churn Creamery Butter, which has been found to be tainted with swine DNA, have been directed to clean all their utensils according to the tenets of the religion.
Yesterday, state director of the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Wan Ahmad Uzir Wan Sulaiman cautioned that action would be taken against those who still sell Kek Lapis baked using the tainted butter.

“Actions will be taken under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011,” he said, adding that he had instructed all his men to commence checking all outlets which sell Kek Lapis to make sure that they toe the line.

The Department of Chemistry had, on July 19, confirmed the existence of swine DNA in the
butter.

When met at a function here yesterday, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman revealed that the
majority of Kek Lapis sellers in the state had halal certificates.

But those who had used Golden Churn Creamery Butter before must cleanse all their utensils according to the tenets of Islam.

“They will have to cleanse their utensils…there is no other way. This is the easiest way. For those who still have Kek Lapis stock there is no other way but to dispose it. We will instruct Jais (Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak) to make sure that the utensils used by all Kek Lapis sellers are cleansed,” he said.

Meanwhile, Wan Ahmad urged the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) to issue an official statement on the status of Golden Church Creamery butter.

“Based on the recent meeting between the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism and Jais, the latter said that Golden Churn Creamery butter butter is not halal.

“This will be the state’s stand but there must be an official statement by Jakim as it is the higher authority than Jais,” he said.

Wan Ahmad said a statement from Jakim would be a unified stand for the whole country to avoid confusion among Muslim consumers.

Sumber : http://www.mysarawak.org/2011/08/04/%E2%80%98clean-up%E2%80%99-exercise-of-tainted-butter-products-on.html

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Pasar Sebangan Musnah Terbakar

SEBUYAU – 12 pintu kedai runcit dan kedai kopi di Pasar Sebangan musnah dalam kebakaran kira kira jam 5 pagi ini.

Menurut sumber, sebuah perpustakaan yang terletak di kawasan berhampiran turut musnah dalam kejadian tersebut.

Setakat ini tiada laporan kemalangan jiwa di laporkan dalam kejadia itu dan jumlah kerugian belum dapat di pastikan.

Sumber : http://sarawakupdate.com/home/local-news/pasar-sebangan-musnah-terbakar/

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