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Students' Accommodation for May 2012

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Clarification on Cooking Prohibition in the Hostel

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Assalamualaikum/hai, Clarification on Cooking Prohibition in the Hostel by Residential Village Management The following are several points in which had made the Residential Village Management to prohibit any cooking activities in the Hostel. 1. For safety reasons. There were 2 fire incidents in hostel because of cooking. Pantries' electrical sockets are designed for boiling water, to prepare light breakfast but not for heavy cooking using heating coil, etc. Proof: 2. For better cleanliness, prevent bad smell, most of students throw cooking waste to void area via window & into the sink – caused pipe clogging – high maintenance cost. 3. Reduce number of false fire alarms, which frequently happen due to smoke from cooking. 4. Electricity saving – one heating coil electricity rating is about 2 KW. If every student using heating coil, rice cooker etc. UTP spent RM6 mil yearly for electricity of which only 18% goes to air-cond. 82% goes to ‘