SUNGAI PETANI, March 13- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has requested political parties not to put up their party flags on its electric poles. As the 13th general election approaches, party helpers have been putting up flags all over including eletric poles.
TNB (communications and corporate relations) vice-president Adelina Iskandar said her survey in several states found flags of various parties have started to spring up at the highest possible spots.
“We also found TNB electric poles were among the focus of such activities. We would like to caution political parties that hanging flags on TNB poles is dangerous.
“TNB is currently carrying out an awareness campaign especially among plantation workers in Felda areas to prevent injuries or death from electric shock,” she told a media conference after opening the Kedah state level TNB People Friendly Project in Taman Setia, Bakar Arang here today. Also present was the Kedah TNB general manager, Suid Othman.
Meanwhile Adelina said Kedah was the fourth location to receive houses under TNB People-Friendly Project after Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Kuala Lumpur.
“On the whole, TNB allocated RM240,000 through its 2013 People-Friendly Project to rehabilitate 24 houses nationwide with RM10,000 alocation for each house to assist various needy groups such as the poor, disabled, senior citizens and single mothers.
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