Category: Thumbs Down
Pavement Defects
Thumbs Down By A. Jeyaraj Recently when I went shopping in Little India, for the first time I parked my car in front of Siva Sakthi Restaurant on Jalan Sultan Yussuf (Belfield Street) and walked to Lahat Road. I was shocked to see the condition of the pedestrian walkway which is not safe to walk. [...]
Inconsiderate Motorists Hindering Traffic Flow
I drive past Taman DR Seenivasagam often and noticed a new signboard pointing the way to River Walk. I decided to visit the place. While driving along the entrance road which is designed for single-lane traffic, I noticed that cars were parked all along the side of the road next to the football field. During [...]
Birch Clock Tower Needs Proper Maintenance
The newly renovated Birch Clock Tower still has no signage and the receptacle in the pedestal in which there was a plaque contains stagnant water; ideal place for breeding mosquitoes. Half-opened newspapers were lying around the compound. Since there are no benches, it looks like people are placing the newspapers on the ground to sit. [...]
Traders Causing Traffic Jam
On Sunday mornings, traders doing business along Jalan Horley, popularly known as Memory Lane, occupy two lanes of Brewster Road (Jalan Sultan Idris Shah) at the junction, causing massive traffic jams. The area becomes unsafe for motorists and traffic comes to a crawl or stops. While I was taking photos, a traffic policeman who was [...]
No Signage at Newly-renovated Birch Clock Tower
On a Sunday morning I visited the newly-renovated Birch Clock Tower. A young couple from KL were taking photographs. They were surprised that there was no signage giving information about the monument. They knew nothing of the history of this Tower. The only signboards I saw were in the flower bed stating that the Menteri [...]
MBI Must Get Date Right
First I must say that I am not nitpicking on a typo error. The signboard concerned is in front of the pick-up area of passengers in the railway station and in a strategic location. The railway station is one of the main gateways to Ipoh. The signboard in front of the passenger pick-up area giving [...]
Greentown Grief
Finding a parking space at Greentown Business Centre is always a chore. The ordeal is made more frustrating whenever you spot an empty lot only to discover some selfish and inconsiderate motorist’s parking had overlapped onto the next parking space depriving you the use of the space. However, it is the motorcycle parked in the [...]
Stop constructing food court opposite Syariah Court
A food court is being constructed at the traffic light junction of Maxwell Road and Jalan Taman Pari in front of the Syariah Court. This is a busy junction and motorists from Jalan Taman Pari turn into Maxwell Road and cut across to the right lane; causing a traffic jam. There is no parking facility [...]
Stall Occupying Pedestrian Walkway
In NST’s Streets Northern (April 26, 2012), there was a news item of MBI demolishing stalls in Kampung Pengkalan Pegoh for occupying state land. Abdul Halim Saad, Director, MBI Licensing and Enforcement Department was quoted as saying that the stalls were demolished because they were located at a dangerous spot along a busy road. After [...]
Flea Market Must Be Relocated
I have been visiting the Sunday Flea Market from the time it was operating from the back lane behind Lam Looking Bazaar. The present location has become very congested and with three hotels operating on Horley Street, it is inconvenient for the guests. The location in the heart of the city centre is also causing [...]
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