Letter to the Star Editor - somehow my email comment was divided into 2 part...?

Wednesday March 23, 2011

Vandalised lamp posts should be repaired

IN reference to “Electricity to lethal lamp post cut” (The Star, March 22), my condolences to the family who lost their precious son.

It is a very unfortunate yet entirely avoidable incident; if only the local authorities and Tenaga Nasional Bhd had been more vigilant.

Exposed lamp post wires may be the result of unscrupulous individuals breaking the cover of public lamp posts with the intention of stealing whatever is inside, probably the copper.

There are a lot of exposed lamp posts, especially near pedestrian walkways, public parks, and public phone booths.

I hope the local councils and TNB service teams will be more vigilant in their work and ensure that all vandalised public lamp posts are repaired.

BRIAN FONG,

Ampang.

At a shopping mall near where I live, there is a lamp post with the cover missing and it has been

in that state for months. And interestingly, this shopping mall is right beside the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council.

I also hope that the police will catch those who vandalise public property, leading to injury and, in this unfortunate case, death.

BRIAN FONG,

Ampang.