Re: MY: Bernama news 15 Oct 96

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Author: ART YEW LOOI
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 00:00

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>  *   ..BERNAMA NEWS SERVICE FOR MALAYSIAN STUDENTS
>  *   ..        (Tuesday, Oct 15, 1996)
>  *
>  *
>  *
>  *   4. PM SAYS GOVERNMENT TO STUDY NO-REBATE RECOMMENDATION
>  *
>  *   KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the
> government will study carefully Tenaga Nasional Berhad's (TNB)
> recommendation not to give rebates to consumers to compensate for
> their losses suffered during the Aug 3 peninsula-wide blackout.
(snipped)

>  *   "It seems that in other countries, they do not pay. So if we
> do this thing then we will be going against the normal practice,
> and there may be very serious implications if we do that.
(snipped)

>  *   Among other things, the report stated that compensation for
> power disruption was not practised by most countries, including
> the United States. -- Bernama

this is a poor excuse ... no where near a "reason" at all ... we
don't have to conform to others' practice if the non-conformity
promotes a better standard (the "serious implication") ... Malaysia
too can be a pace-maker ..

~ay~



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