Perak to seek views on new name

The Perak Pakatan rakyat government wants to hear the people's views about the proposal to rename Jalan Silibin after the late DAP stalwart P. Patto
State executive councillor A Sivanesan said he would hold a forum soon after several residents, business owners and the Ipoh Ratepayers and Taxpayers Association protested against the name change.
"Let people come and give their views. We do not want the DAP to be seen as arrogant and bulldozing like Barisan Nasional," he said yesterday.
"If the majority feel that the the name change is not ok, then we will not change the name," he said.
On a petition signed by 37 business owners who expressed concern about the name change, Sivanesan felt he could not see how their businesses could be affected.
He pointed outthat business owners, for instance, could still retain the word"silibin" on signboards and their stationery, and so dis not have to risk losing their customers.
"In Kuala Lumpur, for instance, one road is known as 'Jalan Tun sambanthan'(Jalan Brickfields)," Sivanesan said.
Sivanesan also hoped someone could shed light into the historical background of how the road to be named "Silibin," as its origin remained a mysteryu.
Earlier, another group comprising 20 owners of factories operating in the Silibin area called for the state's intervention against renaming Jalan Silibin.
Inta Industrial Estate Factory Owners Association chairman Ching Chye Huat said the name change would cause a lot of inconvenience for suppliers who shipped materials to their businesses.