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The Star
3 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Proposal to link Kota Baru to Pasir Mas with ECRL under review
KOTA BARU: The proposal to extend the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) from Kota Baru to Rantau Panjang is still being studied by the Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and the Transport Ministry. Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan said the proposal is seen as relevant as the Malaysian and Thai governments have agreed to revive the existing railway line between Pasir Mas and Sungai Golok under Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to reconnect the railway network between the two countries. He said the Kelantan government is proposing that the ECRL line be extended to Rantau Panjang in Pasir Mas from Kota Baru and not to the original line in Tumpat. 'However, it is still under study by MRL and the Transport Ministry to extend the ECRL line from Kota Baru to Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas,' he said, Bernama reported. He said this when replying to a supplementary question by Mohd Adanan Hassan (PAS-Kelaboran) regarding the state government's efforts to submit a proposal to implement the ECRL to the original alignment, which is Tumpat, at the State Legislative Assembly sitting in Kota Darulnaim Complex yesterday. Earlier, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said his ministry was examining a proposal to extend the ECRL route from Kota Baru to Rantau Panjang, to facilitate the rail network with Thailand. The ECRL project is expected to be fully completed by the end of 2026, and train services for the Kota Baru to Gombak, Selangor route will be operational by January 2027, while the second line from Gombak to Port Klang is expected to be completed a year later.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
Residents of Notre-Dame Street encampment spared from eviction for another month
A group of people living in a tent encampment in Montreal's east end has won a reprieve from eviction until the end of August. Their camp, which is on property belonging to Quebec's Transport Ministry, was supposed to be dismantled after an injunction blocking the operation was set to expire Monday. But in a ruling issued Monday, a Quebec Superior Court judge said that neither the ministry or anyone else can proceed with the eviction or a cleanup operation targeting the camp until Aug. 27. The order applies to the strip of green space running along Notre-Dame Street East between Pie-XI Boulevard and St-Clément Street. Justice Gregory Moore said the province and the City of Montreal can only intervene on the site to make sure access to the nearby bike path and Morgan Park are clear. More specifically, tents cannot be set up within three metres of the bike path or 15 metres from the park, and cannot be fixed to or leaned against a fence or other property belonging to a private citizen. The encampment was already cleared out once, in 2020, when Montreal firefighters issued an eviction order after a propane tank fire broke out on the site. In November 2024, the Transport Ministry initiated another round of evictions and partially dismantled the camp. WATCH | Report urges Montreal to adapt care for people experiencing homelessness: Montreal should care for homeless people better, stop taking down encampments, new reports says 10 days ago The city's public consultation office says Montreal needs to take stronger leadership when it comes to homelessness, adding that cohabitation efforts are falling short. Notices were once again distributed in June of this year before a legal clinic advocating for the homeless population, the Clinique juridique itinérante (CJI), demanded an injunction on the dismantlement. Quebec's Superior Court awarded the CJI the injunction until the end of June. The CJI, the city and Quebec's attorney general then agreed to extend the injunction again until July 10. That day, the court extended it until July 21. Earlier this month, Montreal's public consultations office published a report on cohabitation, saying the city should not dismantle homeless encampments until it develops a policy governing when and how they can be taken down. At the time the report came out, on July 10, the city said dismantling encampments, though a "last resort," was sometimes necessary to protect the safety of people in and around the sites. The CJI said it would not comment on Monday's ruling.
The Star
4 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Targeted RON95 subsidy rollout delayed due to further tweaks in mechanism, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR: The government's plan to implement targeted subsidies for RON95 petrol has been slightly delayed due to the need for a more detailed review of the mechanism, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said the government is currently fine-tuning every aspect of the policy to ensure that its implementation will not have an adverse impact on the public. Fahmi said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had also addressed the matter during the recent government retreat involving Members of Parliament. 'The Prime Minister expressed his view that he does not want the implementation of any policy to negatively affect the majority of the rakyat. 'It is this process of fine-tuning that has resulted in a slight shift in the timeline,' he told a weekly press conference at Parliament on Monday (July 21). Fahmi, who is also the government spokesperson, said several adjustments had already been made to earlier policies to avoid placing undue burden on the people. 'That is one of the reasons why, following the implementation of measures such as the diesel subsidy rationalisation and other efforts, we found it necessary to re-examine the subsidy delivery mechanism. 'In the same spirit of minimising impact, even the expansion of the sales and services tax (SST) underwent further refinements after it was announced. 'The same approach applies to policies that have yet to be implemented but were previously indicated including the targeted subsidy for RON95,' he said. The rationalisation of the RON95 subsidy was initially expected to be introduced by mid-year. Earlier this month, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the government was in the final stages of preparing for its implementation. The move is part of the government's broader fiscal reforms aimed at curbing leakages and ensuring that high-income groups and businesses contribute more fairly to national revenue. On a separate matter, Fahmi said the Transport Ministry will be introducing stricter enforcement measures on bus safety following last month's tragic crash that claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students. He said Transport Minister Anthony Loke had presented preliminary findings on the incident during the Cabinet meeting last Friday, and that follow-up enforcement actions would be taken soon.
Observer
5 days ago
- General
- Observer
South Korea pulls plane crash report after families protest
MUAN, South Korea — South Korean officials on Saturday abruptly canceled the release of an intermediate report into the deadly crash of a Jeju Air passenger jet, after relatives of the victims disrupted a news conference, saying that the report was inadequate. The confrontational scene unfolded after officials had earlier briefed the families privately on the latest stage of the investigation. The officials were planning to publicly release some findings from an analysis of the engines on the Boeing 737-800 that crashed Dec. 29, killing 179 of the 181 people on board. A lawyer for the relatives, who saw the officials' presentation in the private meeting, said the investigators had found no fault with the engines and instead appeared to blame birds — which struck the engines minutes before it made an emergency landing — and the plane's pilots prematurely. 'The families did not get an adequate explanation,' said Pillkyu Hwang, the lawyer, speaking at a lectern in the Muan International Airport where the investigators of the crash had been expected to give their report. 'Depending on how you look at it, it kind of puts all the blame on the dead birds and the dead pilots,' he said, without specifying what details officials gave about the pilots' actions. 'Of course, that may be the outcome of the investigation. But that requires tremendous rigor and very careful wording. And something came out that wasn't careful at all,' Hwang said. The relatives' delegation said in a statement that the framing of the report could imply that conclusions had been reached when the crash was still under investigation. Many relatives said they feared the report could be misconstrued by the news media as being more definite than it truly was. The Transport Ministry distributed copies of its report to journalists as they waited in a meeting room for the news conference to begin. Kim Byung-chae, a ministry spokesperson, said the report would not officially be made public until the start of the briefing. But after the families burst in, shouting objections, the news conference was canceled. Officials took the copies back, declaring that the report had not been issued. Jeju Air Flight 2216 landed on its belly after reporting a bird strike and issuing an emergency call. The plane overran the runway and struck a concrete berm that housed navigation aids, bursting into a deadly fireball. Only two people — flight attendants at the back of the plane — survived. The cause of the disaster, the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, is still being investigated, hampered by the absence of a crucial piece of evidence: Flight recorders, known as black boxes, stopped recording for about the final four minutes of the flight. Investigators have previously disclosed that bird feathers were found in both engines of the plane, but have not addressed their role in the disaster. The report expected Saturday was about the engines, which were manufactured by CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. The start of the news conference was repeatedly postponed as reporters were told investigators were still speaking to the relatives in the nearby terminal building. After about an hour of postponements, chaos erupted in the room where the reporters waited. Some members of the relatives' delegation who had been speaking to the investigators stormed in, shouting. 'This briefing is not happening. Everyone get out!' one bereaved woman yelled. 'They've just blamed it all on the pilots!' a man cried out. Officials from the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, dressed in black uniforms, entered the room. One began speaking into the microphone, saying over the shouting relatives that he was going to start the news conference. A group of relatives swiftly pushed him out of the room. Kim, the ministry spokesperson, said that the news conference was canceled and that investigators would consult further with the relatives. The report about the engine analysis could be rescheduled, he added. Kim Yu-jin, president of the relatives' delegation, said the families did not disagree with the report's findings but felt the presentation was unsatisfactory. 'When the investigators take a position, it should be accompanied by many documents that support their position and convince the bereaved family that their conclusions are inevitable,' she told reporters. 'But we were only given their conclusions and told they couldn't disclose the process or evidence that led them to those findings.' In the families' meeting with officials, she said the delegation had requested the original findings of the analysis of the engine, which was conducted by U.S., French and South Korean investigators in France, where Safran, one of the engine manufacturers, is based. 'We have repeatedly asked them to be careful about these disclosures because the way that the results of the investigation are communicated can have an impact on the compensation that families receive,' she told reporters. 'What we heard today did not take into account those things.' This article originally appeared in
Straits Times
5 days ago
- Straits Times
South Korea pulls plane crash report after victims' families protest
Flowers for the families of the victims of Jeju Air plane which crashed in Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province on Dec 31, 2024. MUAN, South Korea – South Korean officials on July 19 abruptly cancelled the release of an intermediate report into the deadly crash of a Jeju Air passenger jet , after relatives of the victims disrupted a news conference, saying that the report was inadequate. The confrontational scene unfolded after officials had earlier briefed the families privately on the latest stage of the investigation. The officials were planning to publicly release some findings from an analysis of the engines on the Boeing 737-800 that crashed Dec 29, killing 179 of the 181 people on board. A lawyer for the relatives, who saw the officials' presentation in the private meeting, said the investigators had found no fault with the engines and instead appeared to blame birds – which struck the engines minutes before it made an emergency landing – and the plane's pilots prematurely. 'The families did not get an adequate explanation,' said Mr Pillkyu Hwang, the lawyer, speaking at a lectern in the Muan International Airport where the investigators of the crash had been expected to give their report. 'In fact, depending on how you look at it, it kind of puts all the blame on the dead birds and the dead pilots,' he said, without specifying what details officials gave about the pilots' actions. 'Of course, that may be the outcome of the investigation. But that requires tremendous rigor and very careful wording. And something came out that wasn't careful at all,' Mr Hwang said. The relatives' delegation said in a statement that the framing of the report could imply that final conclusions had been reached, when the crash was still under investigation. Many relatives said they feared the report could be misconstrued by the news media as being more definite than it truly was. The Transport Ministry distributed copies of its report to journalists as they waited in a meeting room for the news conference to begin. Mr Kim Byung-chae, a ministry spokesperson, said the report would not officially be made public until the start of the briefing. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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The plane overran the runway and struck a concrete berm that housed navigation aids, bursting into a deadly fireball. Only two people – flight attendants at the back of the plane – survived. The cause of the disaster, the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, is still being investigated, hampered by the absence of a crucial piece of evidence: Flight recorders, known as black boxes, stopped recording for about the final four minutes of the flight. Investigators have previously disclosed that bird feathers were found in both engines of the plane, but have not addressed their role in the disaster. The report expected on July 19 was about the engines, which were manufactured by CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. The start of the news conference was repeatedly postponed as reporters were told investigators were still speaking to the relatives in the nearby terminal building. After about an hour of postponements, chaos erupted in the room where the reporters waited. Some members of the relatives' delegation who had been speaking to the investigators stormed in, shouting. 'This briefing is not happening. Everyone get out!' one bereaved woman yelled. 'They've just blamed it all on the pilots!' a man cried out. Officials from the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, dressed in black uniforms, entered the room. One began speaking into the microphone, saying over the shouting relatives that he was going to start the news conference. A group of relatives swiftly pushed him out of the room. Mr Kim, the ministry spokesperson, said that the news conference was cancelled and that investigators would consult further with the relatives. The report about the engine analysis could be rescheduled, he added. Mrs Kim Yu-jin, president of the relatives delegation, said the families did not disagree with the report's findings but felt the presentation was unsatisfactory. 'When the investigators take a position, it should be accompanied by a number of documents that support their position and convince the bereaved family that their conclusions are inevitable,' she told reporters. 'But we were only given their conclusions and told they couldn't disclose the process or evidence that led them to those findings.' In the families' meeting with officials, she said the delegation had requested the original findings of the analysis of the engine, which was conducted by US, French and South Korean investigators in France, where Safran, one of the engine manufacturers, is based. 'We have repeatedly asked them to be careful about these disclosures because the way that the results of the investigation are communicated can have an impact on the compensation that families receive,' she told reporters. 'What we heard today did not take into account those things.' NYTIMES
