Notice AGM - TBRA

Notice AGM - TBRA

TANJONG BUNGA RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

 Dear Members of TBRA,

You are invited to our Annual General Meeting

Date:       Sunday 25 July 2021 

Time:       2:45 pm 

As soon as we have the quorum, we shall start. No later than 3 pm sharp !  

Agenda: 

a)    Receive the Chair’s address;

b)    Confirm and adopt the Minutes of the previous AGM;

c)    Receive the Annual Report;

d)    Receive and adopt the Audited Statement of Accounts;

e)    Election of office bearers of the Association

f)      To discuss matters of general interest.

Please do attend!  

It should be quite easy to join the meeting if you have downloaded Zoom for other meetings. If you are new to this kind of virtual meeting, download Zoom a few days before 25 July. There are explanations on the App. Around 22 July we shall send you a link to click into the AGM on Sunday 25 July 2021.

 

PRESS RELEASE 2 June 2021: Nurul Izzah Anwar's Statement on PSR

PRESS RELEASE

2 June 2021

The Tanjung Bunga Residents Association (TBRA) is pleased that Nurul Izzah Anwar, the PermatangPauh Member of Parliament, continues to lend her powerful voice to the Penang rakyat’s protest against the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.

The PSR project raises many concerns about the permanent negative impact that will be incurred onthe environment, and to the people living in the surrounding communities.

The Penang State Government argues that in order for Penang to maintain its competitive edge thePSR is essential. However, TBRA is concerned that the State continuously fails to take intoconsideration the health, environmental, and social impacts of this massive endeavor.

We are encouraged by Nurul Izzah’s comments: “The Ministry of Environment and Water mustrevoke any earlier approval provided by the Department of Environment; and energise all possibleefforts to collaborate with the Penang State Government in managing the people’s socio-economicrecovery as we chart the uncertain post-pandemic recovery terrain.”

The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the PSR project clearly states that:“Permanent destruction and residual impacts will be suffered by the mudflat ecosystem, fishinggrounds, turtle landings, and some of the coral reefs on Pulau Rimau. This permanent destructionwill have a significant negative impact on fisheries resources, fishermen and the security of thecountry’s food supply.”

TBRA is alarmed that Tanjong Bunga’s State Assemblyman Zairil Khir Johari, who is also the PenangState Infrastructure and Transport Committee chairman has once again come out vehemently tosupport this project. He seems oblivious to the real environmental and financial consequences ofPSR.

YB Zairil points to an “independent study” by Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC) to back his claim thatthe PSR would be a “key recovery driver of the state”. Unfortunately, this study has not been madeavailable to the rakyat – and we hope that our YB would be kind and responsible enough to sharethe entire study freely on his social media platforms.

While it is impossible to say with certainty what the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic will be forPenang and its government’s proclivity for mega projects, what has become obvious is thatemployees have ditched their commutes and office spaces, and switched to working from theirhomes.

The State Government needs to see this as a watershed moment in history that marks the end of atraffic-jam era and usher in a new one.

The business models for delivering infrastructure will need to changewhereby parks, trails and other green spaces needs to take higher priority. Perhaps the StateGovernment needs to rethink its mega projects as the changes on our climate, and the repercussionsof this pandemic is going to require more creative thinking about urban infrastructure.

Anything that decreases the dependence on the car is a good thing for climate change andsustainability and for its effect on the family budget and the cost of urban infrastructure.

TBRA is encouraged by the rapid appearance of new bike lanes on the island and hope that thegovernment will use this crisis to rebuild our economy based on modern, better and more humanestrategies. We need a very different kind of economics if we are to build a socially just andecologically sound future for the next generation.

We therefore support the call by YB Nurul Izzah to cancel the PSR project. It is the right thing to do.

Zulfikar Abdul Aziz

Treasurer TBRA

TBRA Call to Action to Report Illegally Modified Motorcycles

Let’s catch the noise polluters. TBRA “ Call to Action” by all Residents!

A few months ago we alerted you to the need to reduce permissible speed on Tanjong Bunga’s main road.

Many of you agreed and some responded by writing in to JPJ and JKR asking for action. Safety was the main issue then (-remember the pictures of upside down cars?) Nothing much happened, not even the easiest action like putting 50KM max speed signs. No speed cameras were discussed.

We need to push harder. More of us.

Let us zero in on noise, esp. on illegal noise. There have been several articles and notices recently showing that the authorities are finally also losing their patience. Big fines, even jail. There is a momentum. Let’s seize it. Show that all of us who live on Jalan Tg Bunga are fed up with Mat Rempits and others who have illegally modified their exhaust pipes to make blasting noise.

Read this PDF file and we’ll show how you can help. ...

TBRA calls for urgent investigation into forest fires

5 February, 2021

 

TBRA calls for urgent investigation into forest fires

 

The Tanjung Bunga Residents Association (TBRA) is very disturbed to learn about the fires that destroyed 7.3ha of forests along Jalan Chee Seng yesterday evening.

We fear that this may be due to the illegal clearing of forests and lands by irresponsible hands for reasons that are unknown to us.

The forests are located close to water catchment areas and it is most bizarre for fires to naturally occur in these areas.

 

We call on the State and relevant government agencies to investigate and explain what exactly went on and to take urgent measures to prevent such fires from happening.

 

We certainly hope that this is not the work of ‘invisible hands’ that have other motives for clearing the forests.

Urgent investigations and explanation is needed from our state and local authorities.

 

Meenakshi Raman

Chair, TBRA

 

Photo and video credit: Various residents

Petition to reduce maximum speed on Jalan Tanjong Bunga between Mercure Hotel and Hillside

Residents’ Petition to JKR to reduce maximum speed on Jalan Tanjong Bunga between Mercure Hotel and Hillside (Puncak Bukit Mutiara).

Traffic on Jalan Tanjong Bunga has multiplied over the last few years. It passes through a residential area with condominiums, schools, nurseries, hotels, restaurants, workshops, houses, bus stops, etc., which generate vehicle and pedestrian traffic onto this road. In addition, Jalan Tanjong Bunga has become a major cycling route in Penang.

 

 The section of Jalan Tanjong Bunga between Mercure Hotel and Hillside is only safe to drive at 50km/h maximum. The road surface is uneven and has narrowing lanes; there are sharp bends, adverse cambers and several hidden junctions (Diamond Villa entrance, other residential entrances, Penang Swimming Club, Diamond Villa hidden exit and Jalan Abbas turnings). Higher speeds are extremely dangerous and have resulted in many accidents in recent months, some of them very serious.

Upside down car next to Sri Golden Bay

Mercedes crashes on divider Diamond Villa

This section of road is known as the “Mini-Sepang” for illegal high-speed driving and people come from all over Malaysia on the weekends to race by motorbike or car on this section of Jalan Tanjong Bunga late at night and sometimes even during daytime.

Fortunately, recent accidents happened late at night when no cyclists or pedestrians were present, as the accidents could have killed or seriously injured any innocent person who happened to be crossing or was on the footpath at the time.

We, residents, request JKR to take immediate steps (speed limit signs and speed cameras) to improve safety by reducing vehicle speeds, before serious accidents may cause injuries or death to innocent people, as well as the destruction of public or private property.

We request JKR to consider the following safety measures. However, since JKR is expert in road management, it may also have additional solutions to address the dangerous situation on Jalan Tanjong Bunga:

1. Institute maximum speed limit of 50km/h on S-bend section (Mercure Hotel to Hillside) in both directions.

2. Install clearly visible speed limit signs every 200m along this section of Jalan Tanjong Bunga. Consider painting 50km/j on the road surface so no-one can say they did not see.

3. There is only one speed limit sign between Mercure Hotel and Tanjong Bunga Market and it is near the market. Hence, we also request JKR to improve speed limit signage on the section from Hillside to Tanjong Bunga Market with clearly visible 60km/j signs, including repeater signs every 200m in both directions to deter speeding;

4. Solid white line lane dividers to prevent “weaving” on the bending section;

5. Improve enforcement measures including "speed kamera operasi zon" signs in both directions; installation of speed cameras and traffic light cameras at critical locations.

The Tanjong Bunga Residents’ Association (TBRA) raises these concerns with the hope to prevent accidents involving deaths of cyclists or pedestrians. Furthermore, the damage to public property from these accidents is wasting taxpayers’ money.

TBRA urges all condominiums along Jalan Tanjong Bunga to join. Individual residents are also encouraged to sign.

Signed or approved by:

Sri Golden Bay Management  Committee

Diamond Villas Management  Committee