THE DARK STREET OF TAMAN TUNKU MIRI

The Taman Tunku road that runs almost parallel to the Miri  International Airport runway is in the dark in the evening. There is'nt street light along the road. 

According a local resident in the area,  the reason given was in order not to confuse the approaching aircraft's pilot to land on Taman Tunku lighted road or the airport  runway.

I totally agree to that because the plane, although equipped with sophisticated navigational instrument, well trained pilot and good communication equipment, it still can make mistake especially when visibility is limited during heavy haze, rain and heavy thunderstorm. 

After all we are human and aviation statistics in the past have shown us that error do happen.   

The safety of the people in the plane is as important as those living along the Taman Tunku Road.

That was the excuse for not having the Taman Tunku Road lighted.

How difficult is it to switch-on and to switch-off the street light? 

Is the cost of switching on and off so costly? 

How likely will mistake be made by the person handling the switch to the extent that it can or may lead to an aviation accident? 

How can that be prevented? Will that cost another highly risky task or can't that be handled by the airport authority themselves?

To have the Taman Tunku Street remained in the dark is not so much of a problem to the resident if the action taken was meant for their safety but lets have a look on the opposite side of the airport runway (the line marked orange on the above map). 

The street light on the northern end is glaring during the evening. How can that road with the street light not posing the same danger as the Taman Tunku Road (Marked black).

If the sophistication in the aviation technology coupled with the strenuous and arduous training and the many flying hours that pilot have could not handle street light on one side of the runways, then let there be no light on the street of Taman Tunku. But if that reason is not true or insensible, then the rakyat have all along been fooled into believing that street light shouldn't be there on the street of Taman Tunku is entirely based on pure bluff.

In the course of the last few weeks, a car overshot a junction and landed into a big monsoon earth drain at Taman Tunku's dark street. 

I like to believe that he is a drunk driver to convince me that the dark street wasn't the reason for the victim together with his nice new car to be in the monsoon drain. 

I just don't have the statistics to show how many non-drunk drivers were there taken into that drain as yet.


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April 29, 2016

PKR man on final mission to win in Sarawak election

Radzi Razak


MIRI: Lambir PKR candidate Mohdar Ismail is on his final quest to “save Sarawak from corruption” come May 7 when Sarawakians go to the polls.

Should he not achieve success this time around as well, Mohdar said he was resigned to taking a backseat but would continue to lead a new crop of politicians to contest the PKR ticket in Lambir, he told FMT.

“I want Sarawak to be free from embezzlement, lack of job opportunities, poverty, longhouses on unpaved roads and no water or electricity.

“For the last time, I really hope I can save Sarawak, most importantly, the new generation from oppression,” he said.

Mohdar attempted to contest as an independent candidate in 1991 in the Subis constituency, only to have his nomination rejected.

Undaunted, he tried again in 1996, also as an independent candidate in Subis, then joined PKR to contest in Lambir and Bekenu in 2001 and 2006 respectively.

The 57-year-old owner of a tax firm, has however never tasted victory in politics as even after joining PKR, he lost to Barisan Nasional candidates in the 2001 and 2006 elections.

Mohdar however remains steadfast and takes pride in being “the thorn in BN’s side.”

“This area (Subis, which has since been split into Bekenu and Lambir) has always been a BN stronghold.

“Even with the shift of support from the people, I dare not say I can get over 50% of support, but I intend to change this black area to a grey area,” the Sibuti PKR chief said.

He conceded that BN had the upperhand due to the ruling coalition’s “wealth”, but argued that even without money, one could campaign using different strategies.

“Put aside the question of flags and campaign materials, the most important thing is to meet the people and be of service to them,” he said.

Mohdar will face Lambir incumbent Ripin Lamat of BN and Mohammad Arifiriazul Paijo from PAS in the coming state election.