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Japan scrambles to stop nuclear accidents

TOKYO - Japan scrambled Saturday to prevent nuclear accidents at two atomic plants where reactor cooling systems failed after a massive earthquake, as it evacuated tens of thousands of residents.

Radiation 1,000 times above normal was detected in the control room of one plant, although authorities said levels outside the facility's gates were only eight times above normal, spelling "no immediate health hazard".

The two nuclear plants affected are the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants, both located about 250 kilometres (160 miles) northeast of greater Tokyo, an urban area of 30 million people.

A total of 45,000 people living within a 10-kilometre (six-mile) radius of the No. 1 plant were told to evacuate -- raising the number from the fewer than 6,000 people within three kilometres told to leave Friday.

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan early on Saturday morning left on a helicopter ride to Fukushima to assess the situation at the plants operated by Tokyo Electric Power, and at other areas in the disaster zone.

When Friday's massive quake hit, the plants were immediately shut down, along with others in quake-hit parts of Japan, as they are designed to do -- but the No. 1 plant's cooling system failed, the government said.

When reactors shut down, cooling systems must kick in to bring down the very high temperatures. These systems are powered by either the external electricity grid, backup generators or batteries.

This is key to prevent a "nuclear meltdown" and radioactive release.

When Japan on Friday received news of troubles at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, it dispatched around 160 military personnel there, sending its chemical corps and an aircraft on a "fact-finding mission".

The US Air Force, which has many bases in Japan, delivered coolant to a Japanese nuclear plant, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday, without specifying which plant. 

Japan's nuclear safety agency early Saturday said it was due to issue an unprecedented order for Tokyo Electric Power to open a valve at the No. 1 plant to release pressure, which may emit radioactive vapour, Kyodo News reported.

On Saturday morning, Tokyo Electric Power said that its No. 2 plant was also experiencing reactor cooling problems, Kyodo News reported, prompting Japan to order evacuation for residents within 3km of the plant.

The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Japanese officials had kept it informed of their efforts to restore power to the cooling systems while monitoring a pressure build-up.

Kan had at first, on Friday afternoon, said no radiation leaks were among the country's reactors after the massive 8.9-magnitude 

earthquake struck triggering huge tsunamis.

According to the industry ministry, 11 nuclear reactors automatically shut down at the Onagawa plant, the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants and the Tokai No. 2 plant after the strongest earthquake ever to hit the country.

Japan -- located on the "Pacific Ring of Fire," where several continental plates meet and create a string of volcanoes and seismic hot spots -- records 20 per cent of the world's major earthquakes.

As an industrial powerhouse nation poor in energy resources, Japan also draws about 30 per cent of its total power from its 53 nuclear plants. 

TAKZIAH KE ATAS RAKYAT JEPUN. Lebih 1,000 hilang/maut.

More than 442 believed dead in quake

The scale of the death and destruction following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is growing worse by the hour. 242 people have been confirmed dead and at least 200 others are believed to be dead.

On top of that, more than 740 people are missing in several prefectures in the country's northeast.

Police say 200 to 300 unidentified bodies have been found in the city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. A tsunami made its way 10 kilometers inland from the coast. 53 people have been confirmed dead in the prefecture.

In Kesennuma City, a major fire has engulfed wide areas facing the bay. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says the flames may have been sparked after oil ran out of a tank following a tsunami.

In Iwate Prefecture, 74 people have been confirmed dead. Police there say more than 130 are missing, mainly in coastal areas. The government says the city of Rikuzen-takata is nearly devastated.

In Fukushima Prefecture, 83 people are reported to have been killed and more than 480 are missing.

In Aomori Prefecture, 2 people are missing in Hachinohe City. The scope of the damage by a tsunami there is not yet known.

At least 28 people have been confirmed dead in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures.

In the Japanese capital, 2 people were killed after a building partially collapsed. Another 2 died from inhaling chemicals at a plant.

Saturday, March 12, 2011 09:07 +0900 (JST)

ISU JUDI : TIADA RASA MALUKAH MEREKA?

Datuk Mohd Shamsudin sebagai ketua pembangkang yang menggantikan Dr. Khir Toyo adakah bersifat sekadar hanya hendak membangkang? Bagaimana pula dengan komen oleh TPM serta MCA terhadap tindakan kerajaan Kelantan? Kenapa tiada komen? Adakah sindrom bisu melanda? 

Datuk Rahman Patail sebagai bekas EXCO Agama Islam pula apakah tindakan yang telah diambil semasa beliau menjadi Exco? Berapa jumlah pusat perjudian yang telah diarahkan tutup samada halal (?) atau haram?

Lupa pula - perjudian HALAL disisi BN jadi kedua-duanya tidak memberi sebarang komen berkaitan judi dan lesen judi.

Isu diKelantan yang menjadi perdebatan oleh MCA dan mendapat komen dari TPM melibatkan 'LESEN LOTERI(JUDI) TERSEBUT DIKELUARKAN SECARA SAH OLEH KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG' maka Kerajaan Kelantan TIDAK BERHAK mengambil tindakan terhadap penjual atau premis yang menjual lotery (judi tersebut) kerana ianya sudah DIHALALKAN.

Dan mereka berdua mengatakan PAS mengambil pendirian politik dalam isu judi ini.

 POOORAH ! ! !

BUKANKAH HARI ITU KATA ARAB SAUDI TANGGUNG KE APA KE?

Kerajaan tanggung kos lawatan Rosmah RM134,000

Nazri Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Mac: Kos keseluruhan lawatan rasmi isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor ke Arab Saudi, Oman dan Bangladesh ditanggung kerajaan berjumlah RM134,317.76. Perkara itu dimaklumkan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz dalam jawapan bertulisnya terhadap soalan sama Ahli Parlimen Rasah, Loke Siew Fook dan Ahli Parlimen Jerai, Mohd Firdaus Jaafar di parlimen hari ini. Bagaimanapun,soalan Firdaus sama ada kos itu tersenarai dalam bajet 2011, tidak dinyatakan jawapan. Dalam penjelasan itu, Nazri berkata rombongan yang diketuai Rosmah itu turut disertai Menteri Wanita, isteri-isteri menteri, menteri besar-menteri besar, ketua menteri serta beberapa pegawai kerajaan. Rombongan ke bandar Riyadh, Muscat dan Dhaka itu juga mendapat kelulusan Jemaah Menteri. Isu lawatan Rosmah sebelum ini menjadi pertikaian banyak pihak ekoran didakwa melangkaui bidang kuasa menteri berkaitan yang hanya menjadi peserta rombongan. Turut dipertikaikan, duit rakyat yang digunakan untuk menanggung kos lawatan tersebut di saat rakyat berdepan pelbagai tekanan ekonomi. Nazri memberitahu, di Riyadh, Rosmah dijemput menyampaikan ucaptama di Seminar Antarabangsa Pertama, mengenai Pengurusan Kualiti Pendidikan K-12, atas jemputan Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Arab Saudi. Di Muscat pula, Rosmah diundang daripada Menteri Pembangunan Sosial Oman manakala di Dhaka, isteri perdana menteri itu diundang Madam Cherie Blair, Penaung Asian University for Women dan menyampaikan ucaptama di Simposium Memikirkan Masa Hadapan Asia. Berhubung isu jabatan First Lady of Malaysia (Flom) yang sebelum ini dimuatkan dalam web Pejabat Perdana Menteri pula, Nazri berkata ianya dibuang kerana menimbulkan kekeliruan. Jabatan itu kini kata Nazri sedang dalam proses penyelenggaraan.

PENGUMUMAN AWAL MINYAK BAKAL NAIK

Kata RON97 ikut pasaran. Kenapa nak cerita RON97 kalau nak kekal pada paras RM2.50 pulak? Lebong apakah ini?

Subsidi Minyak Ditambah RM4 Bilion - PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Subsidi petrol dijangka menokok dengan tambahan sebanyak RM4 bilion tahun ini jika harga bahan api itu kekal di pasaran sekarang iaitu RM1.90 setiap liter bagi RON95 dan RM2.50 seliter bagi RON97.

Pedana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, kos yang tinggi itu terpaksa ditanggung kerajaan jika tiada perubahan bagi harga petrol di pasaran kini yang menyaksikan kenaikan harga bahan api itu di peringkat global.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas menerima taklimat daripada Gabenor Bank Negara, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz di sini Rabu.

Ini bermakna subsidi minyak dalam Bajet 2011 yang ditetapkan sebanyak RM10 bilion berdasarkan harga minyak mentah dunia iaitu AS$85 (RM259) hingga AS$90 (RM274) setong meningkat kepada RM14 bilion tahun ini.

Selain itu kerajaan turut mempertuntukkan sebanyak RM4 bilion untuk subsidi lain. Bagi tahun 2010, subsidi minyak meningkat sehingga RM10 bilion.

Pakar ekonomi menjangkakan harga minyak mentah dunia akan kekal melepasi AS$100 (RM305) setong, mengakibatkan kerajaan terpaksa menanggung subsidi kira-kira RM4 bilion.

Najib berkata, perbelanjaan defisit itu bergantung kepada nilai pendapatan kerajaan mampu diperoleh dengan peningkatan kos subsidi.

Kerajaan menyasarkan defisit dalam bajet pada 5.4 peratus dalam Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) tahun ini berbanding 5.6 peratus tahun lalu sedangkan sasaran ialah untuk menurunkan kadar defisit kepada 2.8 peratus menjelang tahun 2015.

Bulan lalu, Najib berkata mungkin akan mengkaji subsidi minyak jika krisis di Asia Barat berterusan, namun sehingga kini tiada perancangan ke arah itu buat masa ini.

Kali terakhir harga RON97 naik ialah pada 1 Februari lalu selepas naik 10 sen pada 4 Januari. Pada Disember, harga petrol RON95 dan diesel meningkat 5 sen seliter masing-masing kepada RM1.90 dan RM1.85 seliter.