GOMBAK: Two people were charged at the Sessions Court here this morning by the Malaysian Anti-CorruptionCommission (MACC) for bribery amounting to RM150,000 in connection with a logging deal.

Dealer Solehuddin Mohd Yunus, 43, and civil servant retiree Zarina Mindra Abdullah, 55, pleaded not guilty.

Solehuddin was said to have bribed 61-year-old Mohd Azizi Kong @ Kong Kim Leng, with RM150,000 to get
MACC officers to stop investigations into the logging deal.

LAKSHMI of Jalan Kuchai Lama alleges that the Fitness First Malaysia gym gave him "misleading" information when he signed up with its branch at Puchong IOI mall.

"Early last year when I took a year's membership at the gym, I was told I could terminate the contract on two grounds – if my physical condition is poor and I can no longer do workouts, or if I was transferred to another workp

ARVIN of Petaling Jaya feels Astro needs to buck up.

"On Jan 23, my new B.yond decoder couldn’t be switched on. The next day, I noticed that the decoder was still not able to power up. I reported the problem and got a call from their technical support later in the evening, almost 11 hours after I complained," he says, adding that he was informed that the decoder might have some hardware problem and the technician will visit his house to replace the unit.

SYARIKAT Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) has launched "Follow @ puspel on Twitter" and  "Facebook" as the latest mediums to connect the company with its consumers, alongside efforts to improve water supply service quality in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

With these additional channels, it will be easier for consumers to lodge complaints and for Syabas to share new information directly and more effectively.

DALJIT of Petaling Jaya is upset with the alleged lack of security at the Nissan Service Centre in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.

On Jan 19, DALJIT sent his Nissan Urvan van for regular service at the centre at noon. When he later picked up his vehicle at 4.30pm, he accidentally left his bag at the reception desk.

TENGKU of Puchong is frustrated with the long delay of a refund promised by P1 WiMAX after terminating her account.

According to the terms and conditions, P1 WiMAX shall refund all fees to the subscriber via mailed cheque within 45 days.

"I signed up for the package on Oct 18, 2009, and the items were returned to the P1 WiMAX's agent on Nov 4. The termination was later confirmed by them," says TENGKU.

IN conjunction with its 'Assessment Tax Payer Month' campaign, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will open six payment counters at the following shopping centres, from Feb 1 to 28.

The venues and operating hours, are as follows:

TAN of Petaling Jaya alleges that Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) has "manipulated" her bills to strike out her credit balance.

"The actual meter readings on my bill dated Sept 2 last year was at 416 to 426 but the Syabas statement recorded 416 to 438. I was billed 22m3 at RM14.38," she claims, adding that these errors were not rectified  even after she lodged a complaint.

AZRI of Petaling Jaya alleges lack of professionalism by Pos Malaysia Bhd.

Upon receiving a package recently, he was shocked to find that a fragile package, mailed to him from Australia, was folded in two, causing the valuable contents to be bent.

"I was very disappointed with the lack of responsibility by Pos Malaysia in handling my package.

ONNY of Taman Seri Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, alleges a breach of ethics by car repossessors  from a financial institution.

According to him, repossessors of AmBank (M) Berhad showed up at his house on the morning of Jan 11 when they forcibly moved his car that was parked outside the front gate and triggered the car's alarm.

ONNY claims the repossessors proceeded to hook up the car to a tow truck without informing him of what was happening.