Dr Por Choo Chor surprised at karaoke closure order

Saturday July 24, 2010
By DERRICK VINESH
derrickvinesh@thestar.com.my


KANGAR: A Perlis state executive councillor is surprised over a supposed Kangar Municipal Council directive to close all karaoke outlets in the state during Ramadan next month.

State Housing and Local Government, Planning and New Townships Committee chairman Dr Por Choo Chor said the state did not issue any such directive.

“Two Malay dailies may have quoted the council president as issuing the directive,” he said.

“But in a Chinese daily, it was reported that non-Muslim karaoke operators could apply for a permit to open their premises during the holy month,” he said yesterday.

Dr Por was asked to comment on a report in a Malay daily on Friday that quoted council president Rosli Mat as saying that he hoped the month-long closure would help the Perlis government prevent immoral activities in karaoke outlets.

The daily also quoted Rosli as saying that the council would not renew or issue licences for karaoke outlets during Ramadan, despite receiving numerous applications.

Dr Por said the Chinese daily also quoted Rosli as saying that non-Muslim operators were told to ensure Muslims did not patronise their outlets during the fasting month.

“I feel that non-Muslims should be allowed to patronise karaoke outlets and the non-Muslim operators should continue to earn a living.

“Otherwise, what would they do if their business is stopped for a month?” he asked.

Dr Por, who is also state MCA chairman, said Rosli’s directive might have been misinterpreted by some in the media, stressing that Rosli should also help to clarify the matter.

He said he would raise the matter at the next state executive council meeting.

Rosli, when contacted, conveyed through his clerk that he would hold a press conference on the matter after chairing a full council meeting on Monday.

Rosli has been council president for hardly a week. He took over the helm from Faezan Omar.

教育是培养一个和谐的人

7月18日傅子初医生受邀主持玻璃市马来西亚大学外国学生领养计划。

48名分别来自中国新疆、宁夏、印尼、巴基斯担、也门及伊拉克等国家的外籍学生参与此项活动。

当天大学副校长拿督卡玛鲁汀博士及所有领养外籍学生的家庭一起见证了整个仪式。

常听为民之言 常思为民之策

周三晚（7月14日）马华玻州联委会就小六评估考试（UPSR）及初中评估考试（PMR）存废课题和华团及教育组织代表进行交流.

州联委会主席傅子初医生行政议员说，在 UPSR及PMR存废课题上，马华将以华社意愿为依归。

这项交流会反应热烈，与会华团包括玻华人大会堂、玻州董联会、玻璃市华校教师会及10所华小董家教等。交流会上代表一致认为，目前的小六评估考试制度应该保留.

万事民为先 记港口风灾

週四（7月15日）下午4時左右玻州港口發生嚴重風災，影响了當地6個地區共144戶人家，數名居民蒙受輕傷。

詩布朗再也花園灾情最為嚴重，多達116間住宅损坏，其中44間是玻璃市马来西亚大学学生宿舍；其他灾區包括甘榜詩布朗阿羅（19戶）、浮羅哥丹（4戶）、武吉古布花園（3戶）、柏拉港基朗及巴東芝那（各1戶）。

馬華玻璃市州聯委會主席傅子初医生和当地鄉村及發展委員會主席黃國鴻在第一时间趕到災區巡視，马华即时展开工作, 協助統計和安顿災民，同时協助災民申請福利局援助金。

剑及履及 关注民生

傅子初医生在黃國鴻與鄭涌樺的陪同下，視察工程進展。（圖：星洲日報）


玻州行政議員傅子初医生說,當局已開始在玻州港口大街路旁興建大水溝，以一勞永逸解決大街水患問題。

目前玻州港口大街溝渠窄小，排水系統無法及時疏通雨水.一旦大水溝工程完成後，該溝渠的水將直接從甘榜霹靂大水溝流出，此區不会再发生水患問題。

星洲日報／大北馬‧2010.07.08