Wednesday, October 14, 2009

RM1.8 juta untuk letrik ke 3 kampung


BALIK PULAU 13 Okt. - Walaupun Pulau Pinang pesat membangun sebagai negeri metropolitan, tetapi masih ada lagi segelintir penduduknya tidak pernah menikmati bekalan elektrik yang sempurna sehingga kini.

Namun, keadaan tanpa elektrik seperti dialami penduduk di tiga buah kampung iaitu Batu Hitam, Bukit Cengkih dan Mukim Tujuh Pulau Betong serta Bukit Cengkih di sini bakal berubah apabila bekalan itu disalurkan tidak lama lagi.

Berita baik kepada lebih 200 penduduk yang mendiami 47 buah rumah di ketiga-tiga kampung itu diumumkan oleh Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Pulau Betong, Muhammad Farid Saad di sini baru-baru ini.

Beliau berkata, projek yang membabitkan peruntukan kira-kira RM1.8 juta itu disalurkan oleh Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah melalui projek Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar (BELB).

Tambahnya, ekoran kelulusan projek tersebut bermakna tiada lagi kampung di daerah ini terpaksa bergelap kerana tidak mendapat perkhidmatan bekalan elektrik yang sempurna.

''Kerja-kerja penyambungan serta penempatan stesen bekalan kuasa akan dilakukan oleh pihak Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) dalam masa terdekat dan ia dijangka siap sepenuhnya menjelang Disember 2010.

''Walaupun faktor muka bumi kampung yang berbukit-bukau bakal menyebabkan kerja-kerja pemasangan tiang dan kabel mengambil sedikit masa namun TNB yakin ia boleh diselesaikan mengikut jadual," katanya.

Sementara itu, rata-rata penduduk kampung yang ditemui melahirkan rasa gembira dengan pengumuman tersebut dan menyifatkan ia adalah saat-saat yang dinantikan sejak sekian lama.


SUMBER:

Utusan Malaysia - 3 kampung bakal dapat elektrik (14 OKT 2009)

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Still Syawal in October :) ...and Business, the cooperative way!

The Eid spirit continues to the later weeks of Syawal 1430 al-Heejrah around Balik Pulau during the early weeks of October 2009... and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words (here are some of them as published in Balik Pulau Facebook Group Album:-









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BTW, a new cooperative enterprise named Koperasi Usahawan Muda Pulau Pinang Bhd (KUMUDA) is making waves from Balik Pulau... check 'em out:-




Visit the KUMUDA's one-stop showcase centre for local entrepreneurs at No 4, Ruang Niaga PERDA, Simpang Empat, Balik Pulau or learn more from its Facebook Page at http://facebook.com/pages/KUMUDA/172941891124

The service centre opens from 6:30 am until 2:30 am.

Be a Fan now!

And don't hesitate to register as a member of equal rights by contacting Cik Erma Fadila at above venue OR the KUMUDA Secretariat at:


Koperasi Usahawan Muda Pulau Pinang Bhd
d/a Pusat Internet Desa,
Bangunan Pejabat Pos Malaysia Bhd,
11000 BALIK PULAU
T/F: (04) 866-2706 E: kumuda@balikpulau.org
(Honarary Secretary: Pn Siti Huraizah).

Only RM10 to join KUMUDA, and available one-time share for annual dividends and election rights starts at just RM100.

Bak kata orang, SEPAKAT membawa BERKAT!

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Balik Pulau in September 2009



Sat, 26 SEP 2009 - Dendang Perantau attempt by En. Ali Akbar, Chairman of Balik Pulau-originated Tourism Cooperative, Koperasi Pelancongan Pulau Pinang Bhd. (KOPEL), during YB Farid's Eid Open House at Kampung Jalan Bharu.

Penang Food, Hot and Spicy Laksa @ Balik Pulau

The Star - ‎Sep 22, 2009‎
Air Itam and Balik Pulau are one of the many famous places for Laksa, maybe due to its availability and also supplies of laksa which are well-segregated ...

Thai Fisherman Found Dead In His Boat

Bernama - ‎Sep 11, 2009‎
BALIK PULAU, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- A 42-year-old Thai fisherman was found dead in his boat about 13 nautical miles off Teluk Kumbar here early Friday. ...

Cash In Hand For 550 Fishermen In Penang Under New System

Bernama - ‎Sep 10, 2009‎
PENANG, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Some 550 fishermen in Balik Pulau, Tanjung and Bukit Bendera Thursday received their monthly cost of living allowances in cash ...

Lighting up the path to unity at open house

The Star - ‎Sep 19, 2009‎
A RARE SIGHT: Children of various races playing with tanglung (Chinese lanterns) and sparklers at a pre-Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration in Balik Pulau, ...

Penang beach hotels quick to act

The Star - ‎Sep 30, 2009‎
Fishermen in Balik Pulau were also seen using bigger ropes to tie their boats to pillars or huge tree trunks for fear that the boats might be swept away if ...

Distraught woman saved from suicide bid

AsiaOne - ‎Sep 28, 2009‎
Balik Pulau OCPD Supt Mohd Hatta Mohd Zain said police also sent her for a urine test, as they believed she was high on drugs.

Penang PKR Youth Proposal To Rotate Chief Minister's Post Criticised

Bernama - ‎Sep 29, 2009‎
Mohd Yusmadi, the Member of Parliament for Balik Pulau said a new formula was needed to replace the Barisan Nasional (BN) formula which gave the Chief ...

State liason committees to be briefed on Amendments to party ...

Sin Chew Jit Poh - ‎Sep 29, 2009‎
Yesterday, PKR Youth Chief Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusuff who is also Member of Parliament for Balik Pulau said a new political formula was needed to replace that ...

Karpal ticks off Yusmadi over proposal to rotate Penang CM job

The Malaysian Insider - Debra Chong - ‎Sep 30, 2009‎
Yusmadi, who is also Balik Pulau MP, was recently reported to have said that the Penang chief minister's position should be rotated among the three ...

Penang set to become high-income economy

The Malaysian Insider - ‎Sep 9, 2009‎
He added that a 200-acre Education Hub in Balik Pulau and the soon to be expanded Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC), will serve as an incubator to ...

... and of course, some photos from Eid open houses by local "wakil rakyats":-


YB Mansor (Penang Deputy Chief Minister I/ADUN Permatang Pasir), YB Abdul Malik (ADUN Batu Maung and YB Yusmadi (AP Balik Pulau) welcoming guest at "Jamuan Rakyat" open house. Also present were YB Datuk Abdul Halim (DUN Speaker) and Datuk Zahrain (AP Bayan Baru).

BP-ites and guess from other states filled up the entire Balik Pulau Sports Complex (1st Day of Eid - 20 SEP 2009)

Live entertainment at Dato' Hilmi's Open House at Jalan Sg. Nipah (1st Day of Eid)

YB Dato' Hilmi (ADUN Teluk Bahang) welcoming YB Hj Farid (ADUN Pulau Betong) and family.

Freshly grilled "sate" meats (chicken & beef) for guests at Dato' Hilmi's Open House



Sunday, September 20, 2009

Salam Aidil Fitri 1430H - Jom pi Rumah Terbuka Penang!

Selamat Hari Raya dari kami di Balik Pulau untuk semua yang menjenguk laman ni...

Maaf Zahir & Batin atas terbitan-terbitan atau kekalutan/kecelaruan kami kalau ada yang membikinkan tidur tak lena, rasa gusar atau marah sangat dan sebagainya. Almaklumlah, adat blog la katakan.

Rumah kami ada terbuka kalau nak mai jenguk, kat Taman Sri Indah (bawah ada, atas flat pun ada) dan Taman Pondok Upeh.

Tapi kalau nak makan (balun) betul punya kenyang, bolehlah jenguk YB-YB kita di tempat-tempat berikut pada Hari Raya Pertama (hari ni, Ahad, 20 SEP 2009):-
  1. Kompleks Sukan Balik Pulau berdekatan Jalan Sg. Nipah/Simpang Empat - YB Speaker DUN Pulau Pinang Dato' Abdul Halim bersama YAB Timbalan Ketua Menteri I, Dr Mansor dan YB Ahli Parlimen Balik Pulau, Sdra Yusmadi.

  2. Rumah Dato' Dr. Hj Hilmi Hj Yahaya, ADUN Teluk Bahang di Jalan Sg. Nipah. (dalam 500m dari Kompleks Sukan Balik Pulau.

  3. Mantan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (juga Ahli Parlimen Kepala Batas) di Pusat Budi Penyayang, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang dari jam 10 pagi to 3 petang.


Untuk yang dari jauh, boleh rujuk peta di atas atau guna GPS untuk koordinat ini: 5.338636,100.213659 (+5° 20' 19.09", +100° 12' 49.17")


Keesokan harinya pula, pada Hari Raya ke-Dua:-
  1. Timbalan Ketua Menteri (I) Dr. Mansor Othman di Padang Awam Taman Guar Perahu, Kubang Semang, Bukit Mertajam, Penang, dari jam 11 pagi hingga 4 petang.

  2. Ahli Parlimen Permatang Pauh, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dari jam 12 tengahari hingga 2 petang

Khabarnya juga, Unit Protokol dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang juga mengadakan Rumah Terbuka Pulau Pinang di KOMTAR pada kedua-dua Hari Raya Pertama dan Kedua. Sila hubungi Sekretariat penganjur di 04-6505141 / 6505287 atau rujuk laman Penang Tourism di visitpenang.gov.my.

Selain tu, YB ADUN Pulau Betong, Hj Muhamad Farid Hj Saad juga akan mengadakan rumah terbuka beliau di Jalan Bharu, Balik Pulau (berdekatan Masjid Jalan Bharu) pada hari Sabtu, 26 SEP 2009.

Untuk senarai penuh rumah-rumah terbuka sekitar Pulau Pinang, sila rujuk laman Penang City di http://pp.my/

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Brushing H1N1 in Balik Pulau

Believe it or not, Balik Pulau's not untouchable for Influenza A(H1N1), also known as "swine flu"... Bernama reported closure of six institutions including two in Balik Pulau, namely Sekolah Menengah Teknik Balik Pulau and the White Resort National Service Camp.

H1n1: Six Education Institutes In Penang Ordered To Close

PENANG, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Six more institutes of education here have been ordered to close for a week, beginning today, due to the Influenza A (H1N1) infection.

State health, welfare, caring society and environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said they comprised three in North Seberang Perai, one in South Seberang Perai and two in South-West District.

He said this brought to 30, the number of institutes ordered to close in the state due to the infection.

"Among the six institutes which ceased operation today are Sekolah Menengah Teknik Balik Pulau, Sekolah Menengah Penaga, Sekolah Menengah Pokok Sena and National Service White Resort Balik Pulau Camp.

"The rest have yet to be confirmed," he told Bernama when contacted here today.

He said the state health authorities needed to shut down the institutes to prevent further transmission after cluster cases found

"Those who had been told to go on self-quarantine should do so for their own sake and the community," he said.

As of 8am today, the number of accumulated H1N1 cases recorded by the health ministry nationwide stood at 574 imported cases, 886 locally-transmitted with 96.5 per cent recovery cases and eight deaths.

-- BERNAMA*

* also in another similar, same-day report:


Learn more about Influenza A(H1N1):

Do you know?
  • Spanish Flu, caused by a H1N1 type of virus, killed between 50 to 100 million people in just one year between 1918 to 1919! - FAS
  • H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all human flu infections in 2006 - CDC
  • 2009 flu pandemic really is caused by a mutation from several strains including two swine-origin H1N1 despite some calls for the world to stop calling it "swine flu" - WHO. However, no known cases of transmission through eating exist, or expected to happen.
  • The most recent global flu pandemic before this year was over 30 years ago - the 1968 Hong Kong flu.
  • The "new H1N1" was first identified in April 2009.
  • Well over 200,000 cases in 174 countries have been identified as of August, 1% of which are in Malaysia. 1,808 deaths have been reported globally, including 32 confirmed deaths in Malaysia as of 10 AUG 2009.

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