东海岸美食展29日掀幕

东海岸美食展29日掀幕‧一连四天欢迎民眾出席品嚐

由关丹百利广场主办、星洲日报与E LIKE MARKETING协办的“2015东海岸美食展”，將于本月29日至11月1日，一连4天在百利广场举行，欢迎公眾届时踊跃出席品嚐来自东海岸三州的各式美味佳餚。



“2015东海岸美食展”活动期间也將有名厨呈现烹煮示范，教导出席者烹煮美味佳餚的做法。（图：星洲日报）

广场经理阿芝曼在今日的新闻发布会上指出，美食展期间，当局也將安排各项精彩节目包括烹飪示范、趣味游戏、卡拉OK歌唱、儿童填色比赛、美极烹飪比赛及慈善活动等。

“此外，我们还会准备一些食品试吃，让出席者们可以免费享用现场的美食，大饱口福。”

星洲时尚展销会推介好產品

另一方面，由星洲日报《东海岸》举办的“2015星洲时尚展销会”，也將在本月29日至11月1日同期举行，向公眾推介各项价廉物美的產品和日常生活必需品，希望大家万勿错失选购良机。

展销会宗旨，是为各行各业的商家提供推介和促销產品的平台，让广大消费人享有购物的便利。

在展销会期间，主办当局也將安排精彩丰富的娱乐节目，包括儿童填色比赛、歌舞表演、华族传统服装表演、马来服装表演、K-POP舞蹈、漫画角色扮演等。

（星洲日报‧东海岸）

Haze will not last till March 2016

Haze will not last till March 2016

The haze affecting the country currently will not last till March 2016, as claimed by certain parties.

"The current haze situation is caused by typhoon Champi and Typhoon Koppu, east of the Philippines, and when these typhoons hit landfall, the winds will change and the haze situation will improve after Oct 26," said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Madius Tangau in a statement today.

Madius said the coming northeast monsoon season from November will see a change in wind direction and will no longer carry over haze from Indonesia to Malaysia, despite the Indonesian forest fires expected to last until March.

Meanwhile, rainfall is expected to decrease nationwide due to typhoon Koppu, thus making the haze situation even worse.

According to the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) weather outlook, typhoon Koppu is currently 1,187km north-east of Kudat, Sabah. It will eventually head north-west towards Taiwan.

In addition, typhoon Champi located 2,942km north-east of Kudat is slowly heading north.

The presence of both typhoons has affected the wind patterns across the country as a result, especially rainfall due to the moderate south-westerly winds.

Separately, the Department of Environment recorded 3,534 cases of open burning detected nationwide, from the start of the year to Oct 19.

As of 6pm today, a total of 27 areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, with Port Klang with the highest at 179, followed by Shah Alam at 164, and Kuala Selangor at 139.

~News courtesy of The Sun~

林明彩虹瀑布乐蒙澈丽森林‧11月1起收8令吉

林明彩虹瀑布乐蒙澈丽森林‧11月1起收8令吉

从11月1日起，凡进入林明彩虹瀑布及乐蒙澈丽永久森林保留区的旅客须付8令吉。



这8令吉收费包括5令吉的森林局入山准证(BORANG 6)和3令吉的管理费。

每天限500旅客进入

此外，为保护森林保留区及林明彩虹瀑布大自然生态， 在开始阶段，每天只限500旅客进入。

林明横港新村发展及治安委员会主席覃晓峰今日发表文告说，森林局官员莫哈末凯里已于本月17日移交森林局准证予村委会，村委会目前正进行最后的准备工作。

他说，这准证分别为彩虹瀑布， LUBUK BERUK旅游区的管理及使用许可证(BORANG 4)，和通过乐蒙澈丽永久森林保留区的8 公里森林路的保养及通行许可证(BORANG 7 )。

他说，所有旅客须提前申请入山准证，村委会将代森林局负责收取入山准证和管理费用，即每位旅客8令吉。

他指出，村委会将负责彩虹瀑布旅游区的建设，及永久森林保留区的保养及环保工作。

“林明彩虹瀑布旅游业公会也会配合林明横港村委会进行这项工作，配合村委会推动旅游业，为旅游景点的建设及环保作出贡献。”

他指出，林明彩虹瀑布旅游业公会目前共有62名会员，并备有43 辆四轮驱动车提供进入彩虹瀑布服务。

提供43四驱车进入

他说，根据1984国家森林法令, 任何人进入永久森林保留区前必须持有授权入山准证， 擅自私闯者可被提控上庭，一旦罪成可判罚款高达1万令吉或监禁3年， 或两者兼施。

“旅客须遵守所有其他1984国家森林法令和指定许可证持有人，即村委会制定下的其他条款和条规。”

他强调，旅客在进入乐蒙澈丽永久森林保留区及林明彩虹瀑布前，须确保所乘坐入山的交通工具已持有合法准证，否则的话一旦发生任何伤亡意外，或财物损失等事故，彭亨森林局，村委会及林明彩虹瀑布旅游业公会等，一概不负责。

林明彩虹瀑布及乐蒙澈丽永久森林保留区访客入山准证

1.每人收费──8令吉，即5令吉森林局入山准证(BORANG 6)和3令吉管理费。
2.每辆私人四轮驱动车(只允许6 人)──200令吉。
3.每辆私人摩哆车──50令吉

（私人四轮驱动车和摩哆车费用只限一次性使用权，只有林明彩虹瀑布旅游业公会和森林局批准的本地旅游业者﹧会员及四轮驱动车才可获豁免以上收费，有关收费会作为永久森林保留区的保养， 修复费及清洁费等用途。）

（星洲日报‧东海岸）

文冬文化街招兵买马打造独特夜市

文冬文化街招兵买马打造独特夜市

文冬文化街正在酝酿发酵中，预料今年內可以开跑！



文冬文化街设在华人大会堂前面两排商店前，预料今年內可以开跑。（图：星洲日报）

该小组委员还在积极招商和表演者，期望通过有志者共同努力下，打造独特的文化夜市，让文冬更有活力。

这是由文冬区国会议员拿督斯里廖中莱发起的概念，获得了文冬广大市民的认同，尤其一群年轻人更义不容辞挺身而出，擬出一份策划书，期望推动地方上的经济，也提供平台让各界人士进行街头表演，尽情发挥才华。

陈雪燕促贩商加入

文化街小组委员会已多次召开会议，其中一名委员陈雪燕更是落力，她最近在周日早市集与2名伙伴何振华及廖华成派发传单“招兵买马”，促请小贩小商加入，携手合作，共造双贏。

陈雪燕受访时表示，希望文冬人民发挥团结精神，一起打造不一样的文冬风情，吸引游客到来。

她说，文化街就设立在文冬华人大会堂到良友茶餐室的两排街道，每逢星期六从下午5时至晚上11时，相信今年年尾可以落实。

“我们通过派传单方式作出宣传，取得不错的反应，有不少人致电询问和索取摆档申请表格。”

摊档首2个月免租金

她表示，首阶段是招募20至25个摊档，商家可以售卖特色商品和传统小吃，发挥创意，一旦文化街正式落实开跑，首2个月免费租金。

该会也非常欢迎男女老幼进行街头表演，比如唱歌和跳舞，展现个人才华，也有助增添文化街的热闹的气氛。

文冬文化街正寻找合作伙伴，摊位商家和志愿工作者，欲知更多详情，请联络何先生013-299 8664。

（星洲日报‧东海岸）

中秋节快乐

Air quality in Peninsular Malaysia remains bad

Air quality in Peninsular Malaysia remains bad

Air quality remained bad today as the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia continued to be blanketed by a heavy shroud of haze, with many coastal cities recording an unhealthy reading on the Air Pollutant Index (API).

According to readings published on the Department of Environment's (DOE) website, six locations including Seremban, Malacca, and Putrajaya were rated as unhealthy (100-200) on the API as at 5pm today.

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry said in a statement today that the haze is caused by open burning of forests and land in Sumatera, Indonesia according to satellite images captured by the Singaporean based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The agency detected 132 hot spots in Kalimantan, Indonesia, alone, while only one hot spot was detected in Sumatera due to incomplete satellite coverage as of Sunday.

According to satellite coverage, the ministry said, the haze is expected to spread to Pahang and to east Johor in the next 48 hours while in East Malaysia the haze from Kalimantan is expected to spread to west Sarawak and the waters surrounding both Sabah and Sarawak in the same period of time.

The ministry said the country is still experiencing the southwest monsoon phase that is expected to end by mid-September and noted that the haze will likely dissipate by the monsoon transition phase in October.

Meanwhile, the Environment Department will continue monitoring the status and trend of air quality on an hourly basis due to the uncertain haze situation and increased hot spots in Sumatera and Kalimantan.

All government agencies relevant to haze disaster response have also stepped up efforts in preventing open burning locally that will worsen the already unhealthy air quality.

Local governments and land owners have also been instructed to closely monitor and take preventive actions in places that could easily catch fire such as waste disposal spots, forests, farm land, and industrial complexes.

Meanwhile, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar will also head to Indonesia as soon as possible to meet his counterpart there to discuss solutions and to finalise a memorandum of understanding on cross-border haze prevention.

~News courtesy of The Sun~

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