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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:19 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The "Ops Sikap" campaign to curtail road accidents during festive periods will continue to be held, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Abu Seman Yusop said the campaign is still relevant and helps to ensure that motorists exercise prudence in their driving.

"Ops Sikap" will not be replaced with another mechanism because it remains effective in checking the rate of accidents and deaths during festive periods, he said when replying to a question from Salleh Kalbi (BN-Silam).

"Based on statistics, 60 per cent of fatal accidents occur outside the Ops Sikap areas," he added.

Abu Seman said a study by the Bukit Aman Traffic Branch Research Unit showed that 90 per cent of road users agree that they become more alert to traffic regulations with the enforcement of the "Ops Sikap" campaigns.

"A study by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia indicates that generally factors contributing to accidents are recklessness of the motorists due to driving without sufficient rest, using the handphone while driving, speeding and being insensitive to traffic regulations," he said.

On the cost of the "Ops Sikap" campaigns, he said many of the operations were sponsored by companies such as Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (PLUS) Berhad and Telekom Malaysia (TM) Berhad. -- BERNAMA

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Qantas agrees to compensate stranded passengers

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PDT

SYDNEY: Australian airline Qantas said today it would compensate passengers stranded by its sudden grounding of all flights over the weekend for "all reasonable losses".

Australia's iconic carrier shut down suddenly on Saturday, saying industrial action by unions had forced its hand. The move left tens of thousands of business people, holiday makers and travellers around the world stranded.

The airline issued a statement Wednesday after Australia's consumer watchdog called on the carrier to clarify its response to travellers affected by the grounding, saying it was "squarely in the airline's camp to make good".

Qantas, which said its flight schedule returned to normal yesterday, said it acknowledged the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's comments.

"Qantas agrees to and accepts the ACCC'S request that it compensate all passengers for all reasonable losses incurred as a direct result of the grounding," the airline said in a statement.

"Qantas has always intended to ensure that disrupted customers incur no financial loss." -- AFP

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