Saturday, April 14, 2007

Illegal farming in Camerons

286 found to be farming illegally in Camerons
Saturday April 14, 2007

ABOUT 286 people were found to have carried out illegal farming for the past 10 years in Cameron Highlands, Tamil Nesan reported Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid as saying.

Azmi said the Forestry Department had conducted surprise checks to curb illegal activities there.

Of the 38,271ha of forest reserve in Cameron Highlands, some 166.02ha were found to have been used for illegal farming, he said. -- The Star.


Tragic trip to Cameron Highlands

Sometimes event happens beyond our control. Whatever it is, do take care while traveling for holidays. For self drive, do keep yourself awake while driving long distance and take plenty of breaks to keep oneself refresh. If you are using a bus, then your fate is at the hands of the bus driver.



Holiday trip turns tragic for Singaporeans
Saturday April 14, 2007


The damage to the bus that crashed into an overturned lorry near Batang Berjuntai, Rawang, early Friday morning.
The damage to the bus that crashed into an overturned lorry near Batang Berjuntai, Rawang, early Friday morning.



KUALA KUBU BARU: A holiday trip turned tragic for a group of Singaporeans when one of them died in a road accident while another sustained injuries.

The tour bus they were travelling in crashed into a lorry at the 418.6 kilometre of the North-South Expressway near Batang Berjuntai, Rawang, at 4.40am yesterday.

One of the bus drivers was also hurt.

The tour bus was transporting 18 passengers and two drivers from Singapore to Cameron Highlands.

Tay Sok Hoon, 53, died on the spot from severe head injuries while Xu Hui Yue, 40, and bus driver, Ng Lee Seng, 46, suffered body injuries.

It is believed that the lorry had overturned after having skidded earlier.

Selangor traffic chief Supt Hussein Omar said the other passengers were unhurt.

“They left Singapore at 10.30pm on Thursday and were supposed to reach Cameron Highlands at 7.30am yesterday. They were to holiday there for four days,'' he added.

Tay's body was taken to the Sungai Buloh Hospital for a post-mortem while the injured passengers were admitted to the emergency ward there.

The lorry driver, Shahrulnizal Ahmad Bakri, 29, who injured his hands, has been detained. -- The Star.