EYE CHECKING & HEALTH SCREENING - KOA PLANTUK

The "Eye Checking & Health Screening" in KOA Plantuk is successfully organised on 17 May, 2015. The event consists of eye checking by the Hospital Raja Perempuan Bainun, Ipoh - Ophthalmology Department lead by Dato' Dr. Jasvinder - Ophthalmology Consultant, health and pap smear screening by Kuala Kangsar District Health Department and dental checking by Kuala Kangsar District Dental Clinic.

Among VIPs attended the event are Mr Keshvinder Singh - Perak MB Special officer for Non-Islamic Affairs and Mr C. Sivarraajh - Perak MB Special Officer. The event also attended by VVIP, YTM Dato' Seri Raja Yong Sofia - the sister of DYMM Sultan of Perak. The Kampar Community Policing volunteers came to give a helping hand.

Brief YTM

YBU stuff

YTM with the villagers

YTM is listening with sympathy

Almost all villagers (about 600 people) came out to greet YTM, whom is a down the earth and simple princess. She attended to all the complaints by the OA women patiently. She ask me to look into the problems and keep her inform. Among the complaints are - a lady diabetes patient whom had her leg amputated requested for financial assistance and  one lady whom her husband is a kidney patient need financial assistance for daily living too.

The turn out

50 boxes of dry foods box by Yayasan Bina Upaya was distributed to the OA. At the event, I proudly introduce 2 OA whom are volunteers from School of Life Science (SOLS) 24/7 which I have arranged to teach English in Jalong Tinggi for 2 years begining July 2015. They are Ms Norita from Tapah and Danrie from Grik. 

 

Pap-smear screening 

On the next day (today), I received a watsapp from Dato' Dr Jesvinder that YTM is very happy with the turnout and the way the programme is organised. 

Eye screening

health exibition

dental check

KOA PLANTUK

KOA Plantuk is among the 10 'Orang Asal" villages in Jalong Tinggi. It is located in Ulu Kuang, Chemor. There are 148 families with the total population of 600 people in this village. 

traditional houses

I visited this village today, meeting the JKKK Plantuk Chairman - Ali Jafar, the UMNO Plantuk branch Chairman - Sirun and the potential Batin - Long Ghapar and more than 30 villagers. They told me the current issues affecting their living i.e. damaged road, damaged bridge, street lights, housing and land matters. I promised to bring these matters up to the Menteri Besar.

A new hall has been built by the Member of Parliament Tambun, whom is the Finance Minister - YB Dato' Seri Husni Hanadzlah. There is a Klinik Desa and a primary school - S.K. Plantuk.

newly built hall

new hall & old 'balai sewang'

hall & 'klinik desa'

Damaged road, street lights and housing are the normal problems face by all villages. I wonder why the Ministry of Rural Development via JAKOA could not allocate enough fund for these basic amenities as they did for the traditional kampungs.

damaged road and bridge

Along the way to KOA Plantuk, I notice that Lembaga Getah Malaysia (LGM) has began a project here. This is the second social economy development project in Plantuk. The first project was oil palm plantation by RISDA. Although there are social economy development projects carry out but not all the people selected to involve in the project. Those who are not selected do not receive anything generated from the projects.