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AES found to be 'mathematically wrong'
Written By Unknown on Saturday, 20 July 2013 | 07:17
| Harakahdaily, | 18 July 2013 |
Jul 18: PAS’s Anti-Summons Campaign (KASE) movement has claimed that RM13.55 million paid to the Automatic Enforcement System providers Beta Tegap and ATES Sdn Bhd is mathematically wrong.
KASE legal advisor Zulhazmi Shariff said the figure provided by the Transport ministry on distribution of profits between AES providers and the government did not tally.
With 66,735 of 673,339 summonses paid, Zulhazmi questioned why AES providers were paid RM13.55 million when they were only entitled for RM1.07 million at the rate of RM16 per ticket.
“If the companies have been paid RM13.55 million from the total compound RM20.02 million collected, the balance is RM6.5 million. But the government only took RM3.429 million. Where is the remaining RM3.039 million?” he asked.
Under the 'three tier' payment scheme, AES providers are entitled to get RM16 per summons for the first 5 million summonses issued in the first stage. Once this mark is reached, AES providers get to share 50 percent of profit with the government with revenue up to maximum of RM270 million annually and 7.5 percent profit sharing for any amount exceeding the previous level.
Zulhazmi said even if the government had collected the full payment for 673,339 summonses issued, Beta Tegap and ATES should only be entitled to RM10.77 million and not RM13.55 million, based on the reply in parliament by the Transport ministry.
Despite coming under fire over its secretive agreement with AES providers, the government went ahead with AES last September. But prior to the 13th general election, the Attorney-General’s Chambers ordered a freeze on court proceedings related to summonses issued under AES.
In addition to the current 14 cameras, 404 more cameras will be installed under a roll-out plan targeted for September.
KASE legal advisor Zulhazmi Shariff said the figure provided by the Transport ministry on distribution of profits between AES providers and the government did not tally.
With 66,735 of 673,339 summonses paid, Zulhazmi questioned why AES providers were paid RM13.55 million when they were only entitled for RM1.07 million at the rate of RM16 per ticket.
“If the companies have been paid RM13.55 million from the total compound RM20.02 million collected, the balance is RM6.5 million. But the government only took RM3.429 million. Where is the remaining RM3.039 million?” he asked.
Under the 'three tier' payment scheme, AES providers are entitled to get RM16 per summons for the first 5 million summonses issued in the first stage. Once this mark is reached, AES providers get to share 50 percent of profit with the government with revenue up to maximum of RM270 million annually and 7.5 percent profit sharing for any amount exceeding the previous level.
Zulhazmi said even if the government had collected the full payment for 673,339 summonses issued, Beta Tegap and ATES should only be entitled to RM10.77 million and not RM13.55 million, based on the reply in parliament by the Transport ministry.
Despite coming under fire over its secretive agreement with AES providers, the government went ahead with AES last September. But prior to the 13th general election, the Attorney-General’s Chambers ordered a freeze on court proceedings related to summonses issued under AES.
In addition to the current 14 cameras, 404 more cameras will be installed under a roll-out plan targeted for September.
Bayi 12 hari maut kena ‘panggang’ inkubator
Written By Unknown on Friday, 19 July 2013 | 16:22
Beijing: Seorang bayi yang baru lahir didakwa maut ‘dipanggang’ dalam inkubator di sebuah hospital di China semalam.
Gambar bayi berusia 12 hari itu terdedah kepada umum selepas ia beredar di kalangan pengguna Weibo, sejenis laman sosial menyerupai Twitter.
Melalui gambar itu bayi berkenaan dilihat terbaring dalam keadaan tertiarap di atas cadar putih di atas sebuah meja.
Belakang dan kakinya kelihatan keperangan dan merah akibat kepanasan.
Belakang dan kakinya kelihatan keperangan dan merah akibat kepanasan.
Kilang dakwa rugi RM8 juta dihujani batu kuari
Johor Bahru: Sebuah kilang memproses bahan kimia dan minyak kelapa sawit di Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan MIEL, Jalan Bukit 2, Seri Alam di sini, mendakwa kerugian antara RM3 juta hingga RM8 juta berikutan terpaksa menghentikan operasi akibat kerosakan mesin selepas dihujani batu dari sebuah kuari.
Pemiliknya dikenali sebagai Cheng, 40-an berkata, akibat dihempap batu, peralatan utama seperti mesin tangki utama penyimpanan minyak kelapa sawit dan lori tangki rosak teruk.
“Kami terpaksa menghentikan operasi selama enam bulan bagi memberi ruang kepada kerja membaiki kerosakan yang secara tidak langsung membantutkan kerja kami terutama memenuhi tempahan pelanggan,” katanya.
“Mungkin kilang lain juga bakal mengalami masalah sama atau terjejas akibat kemalangan ini,” katanya ketika ditemui, semalam.
Selain kerugian besar, Cheng turut mengesahkan lima pekerjanya cedera parah akibat kejadian itu, namun mereka dilaporkan stabil selepas menerima rawatan di Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) Pandan.
Seorang lagi pemilik kilang, Jefri Jamil, 48, berkata, dia kesal dengan kejadian itu yang turut meragut nyawa seorang pekerjanya.
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Oleh Salman Hamat dan Reduan Muharam
Johor Bahru: Umpama medan perang. Itu antara kisah diceritakan sekumpulan pekerja kilang yang menempuh detik cemas dihujani serpihan batu sebesar pemeluk berterbangan akibat letupan kuat dari sebuah kuari yang beroperasi di belakang kilang itu.
Dalam kejadian di Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan MIEL, Jalan Bukit 2, Seri Alam di sini, jam 12.50 tengah hari semalam, seorang pekerja kilang plastik warga Nepal berusia 30-an maut akibat ditimpa batu manakala 11 lagi pekerja di kawasan perindustrian itu cedera parah dan dihantar ke Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) Pandan untuk rawatan.
Difahamkan, mangsa maut akibat dihempap batu granit sebesar tong gas di tempat kejadian.
Seorang mangsa, Mohd Zaidi Chik, 36, berkata, ketika kejadian dia bersama beberapa rakan berehat di kantin kilang tempatnya bekerja, kira-kira 500 meter dari kuari berkenaan.
Seorang mangsa, Mohd Zaidi Chik, 36, berkata, ketika kejadian dia bersama beberapa rakan berehat di kantin kilang tempatnya bekerja, kira-kira 500 meter dari kuari berkenaan.
'Fake' iPhone charger cited in electrocution death probe
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| A CCTV screenshot of the phone and the charger, which does not appear to be the standard Apple mainland design. Photo: Screenshot via CCTV |
A woman killed by an electric shock while using her iPhone may have been using a non-Apple-made battery charger at the time of her death, Chinese state media reported.
The victim, 23-year-old Ma Ailun, had been using what appeared to be an unauthorised iPhone 4 charger, CCTV reported on Tuesday. According to Xiang Ligang, a telecommunications expert interviewed by CCTV, the charger Ma had been using may have been a "knockoff"' - a fake.
“Knockoff chargers sometimes cut corners,” Xiang said. “The quality of the capacitor and circuit protector may not be good, and this may lead to the capacitor breaking down and sending 220 volts of electricity directly into the cell phone battery.”
Ma, a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, had been charging her iPhone 4 on July 11 in her home in Xinjiang. She had been electrocuted after picking it up to answer a call. Earlier reports had said she had been using an iPhone 5 at the time, but CCTV investigations confirmed that the exterior of the device was a stainless steel iPhone 4 - not the aluminum iPhone 5.
Another possibility was the charger had been intended for use in Hong Kong, Taiwan or Japan, Xiang said.
“Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan all use an electrical voltage of 110 volts,” Xiang said. “Mainland China uses 220 volts. If the charger was made to accommodate only 110 volts, then it’s possible it may have broken down and [overloaded.]”
Xiang's comments are not entirely accurate - Hong Kong has a standard electrical voltage of 220, although 120 voltage outlets are found in some hotels. Japan has a standard voltage of 100 volts.
Xiang said that normally, the electric current from an overloaded charger would overheat the phone’s casing, damaging the circuits inside and rendering the device unusable. In the case of Ma’s iPhone 4, however, authorities said the phone could still be started normally despite severe traces of burning on its exterior. The phone’s data cable, charger, and plug were all intact.
A police investigation is underway. A spokeswoman for Apple said the company was “deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and…will fully investigate and co-operate with authorities in this matter”.
This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as 'Fake' charger cited in death probe
