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~INGthe facade of a vacant shoplot as cover-up,an
illegal cybercafeand unlicenced massage parlour
were operating in jalan Merak 2, Bandar Puchong .
jaya.
One would not have guessed that vice activities were
going on inside the shoplot as the shutters were cI(}sedand
it bore no business signboards.
But the regulars knew best as they go up the stairway to
the entrance to the cybercafe, and a locked gate that led to
the two~f1oor massage parlour upstairs.
The $ubang jaya Municipal Council (MPSj) enforcement
team, which smelt a rat, observed the movements and
barged in on Thursday afternoon.
They found eight local Muslim women, aged between 24
and 33, in the parlour that was equipped with nine small
partitions, a sauna room and three bathrooms.
Inside each partition were a stained mattress, pillow,
blanket and massage oils, while the bigger "VIP"room had
a sofa and massage bed.
MPSj enforcement director Mohd Zulkurnain Cqe Ali
ordered his.personnel to break the partitions and send the
women to Selangor Islamic Mfairs Department Oais).
"We found the most number of Muslim masseuses in
this operation. They worked in other parlours before and
joined this centre when we closed down the others,"
Zulkurnain said.
The parlour was sealed under the MPSj beauty and
healthcare centre bylaw 2007.
At the same time, 15 sets of computers were seizetl from
the cybercafe downstairs.
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Tracing: Mohd Zulkurnain (right) checking the identity of the
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Recognising residents' committees
By JADE CHAN
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THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ)
may introduce some form of reward to recognise the residents' committees GKP)that have
been performingwell.
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"Community development is important, as
well as aspects like neighbourliness, cooperation
and cleanliness, hence my suggestion for this
,reward," said MPSJpresident Datuk Adnan Md
IkshanAdnanat the MPSJJKPSeminar2009.
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eradicating corruption.
Representatives from Alam Flora Sdn Bhd
ahd consultancy companyOpus International
(M) Bhd also conducted presentations on
waste management and public cleanliness,
and the proposed LRT extension for the
Ampang and Kelana Jaya Lines respectively.
The seminar's objectivesincluded establishing the JKP's management, providing knowl~
edge in terms of administrative management;
leadership and finance, and providing exposure to solvingresidents' problems.
Adnannoted thatthe annuals~inar offered
a platform for the counciland variousagencies
to conveymessagesto the cQmmunitythrough
the JKPs,while getting their input and sugges-
On the MPSJ's 2010 budget, Adnan said the
council estimated that its revenue would
amount to RM201 mil compared with
RM186miI this year.
"We've been able to collect about 90%of this
year's revenue as of the end of last month," he
said.
"Next year's projected expenses are: 20%for
emolument (staff salary), .16.8%adm\nistration
(office operations), 58.5%back to basic maintenance (road patching, repairing streetlights,
cleaning work), and 4.6% development per se
(new roads and parks).
"We also took in the MPSJ~otincillors' views
and included several new programmes for
next year," said Adnan.
"The council has included inits 201OJ>udgeta
RM350,OOO
allocation to build a e-ematoriumin
Puchong;"
As part of its CSR initative, the. !\liPS]will ..
have a poverty eradication fund for human
development activities, and afiatnraldisaster
fund as a:contingency plan.
"Depending on the programme, we .have
allocated about RM1.000 for a sewing workshop for single mothers," said Adoan.
"Money from the natural disaster fund will
be.given as a token contribution to victims of
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In his opening speech, Adnan outlined the
roles of the JKP,like serving as the communication entity between the MPSJand communitY,encouragingneighbourhoodparticipation
in community programmes, fosteringa closer
relationship within the community, and
addressing community problems.
"The MPSj'sJKPstructure has evolvedsince
being established in 2001. There are 24 zones
then but there is no financial allocation,"he
said.
"This year's allocation for the 24 zones is
RM100,OOOeach, which the JKPcommittee
members have to budget based on use for
infrastructure and landscaping, community
activities and management," said Adnan.
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firesand floods."
Several issues were highlighted at the seminar, including those on the council's 2010
budget, the gated and guarded cohtept, and
Token of appreciation: Adnan (centre) presenting a certificate of appreciation to aJKP
committee member froin the 2008/ 2009 term. Looking on is M~SJ secretary Siamat
Hamzah.
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menjumpaitempatpembiakan
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di kawasanluar.
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menyalahkanpihakberkuasa
tempatan(PBT)harusdiubah
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dilakukan,"katanya.
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keseluruhan350 kesdilapor1<an
kepadaMPSJbagikawasan
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beberapaahlikeluargamereka.
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pegawalkesihatanMPSJbagi
memeriksalempatpembiakan
nyamukAedesdi dalam
kawasanrumah.
Hannahberkata,langkah
pendudukyanghanya
memeriksapersekitaran
dalam
rumahmerekasebulansekali
adaiahtidakmencukupikerana
mendakwakitaranhidup
nyamukberlakudalamIEmpoh
tujuhhari.
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"Ramaiyangsambillewa
denganperkaraitusehinggalah
adadi antaramerekamenghidap
mengalamisendiripenyakititu.
bungadan sebagainya," katanya.
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dikesalkah beliau adalah
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pemeriksaan dijalankan dan
jumlah kompaun di","uarkan
kepada penduduk ",belum Ini
masih tidak mepYJ3(Jarkan
masyarakat
"Jika 0gC!\ lalujumlah
kompaun dikeluarkan adalah
sebanyak 35, danjumlah yang
keluarkan ","marin adalah 26,
kita dapat melihait sendiri
penduduk masih tidak
mempunyai kesedaran kerana
jumlahnya masih bnggl,
"Apa yang mereka tahu
adalah mengatakan IEmpat
pernbiakan wujud di kawasan
Iongkang sedangkan yang paling
banyak ditemui adalah di dalam
rumah; katanya,
Ketika mengulas bagaimana
. 'Hannahketikamelihat sampahyang dilanggokkanpendudukpangsapuri
yang mencatat 18 kes clenggldi kawasanitu
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berathalkabersihan
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tempattakunganairjemlh
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tempatpembiakanienbk-jentik,
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RM500
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yang dikesan mempunyal tempat
pembiakan nyamuk di dalam
rumah mereka bakal berdepan
tindakan kampaun antara
RMICD-RM500 tagi setiap satu
Iokasiyang ditemui.
Peg;3WiJ1
Keshatan MPSJ, Dr
Raslan Mohamed Hussin
berkata, dalam operasi dijalankan
pihaknya Ogos lalu, pihaknya
sudah mengeluarkan 35
kampaun kepada pernilik terbabit
dan dikenakan kampaun RM100
bag; sellaPIEmpat pernbiakan
yang diiumpai.
M€nurutnya, peringkatan kes
dengg di kawasan Subang Jaya
iaitu 350 kes lapor dengan 231
daripadanya adalah pjsitif
menyebabkan pihaknya
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kawasanrumah.
mengambil inisiatif melakukan
pernerksaan dari rumah.ke
rull}ah untuk mencari Iokasi
pernbiakan nyamuk.
"Penduduk parlu tahu
bahawa telur nyamuk Aedes itu
boleh bertahan selama enam
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samaada.ia'adalah
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terus meningkat," katanyayang
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disahkan,kompaun mendakwa semburan
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Remedial
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Wor~in progress at Kml3
of Jalan Ipoh where a
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Hillstope landownerswarned
Selangor may seize abandoned plots tnatendanger
By YIP YOKE TENG
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WNERS of land on hillslo[)e
beware, the SelangOr govern-
ment may seize your land if
you fail tofulfil your responsibilities
in ensuring that it does not pose a
danger to the people and the environment
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid
Ibrahim said the state was working
with its legal advisers to im[)lement
the' measure through provisions
under the National Land Code as a
measure to prevent landsli\les.
"Ifyou leaveyour land~ljandoned
and the action brings adverse effects
to th~ people and surroundi11gs;the
state should seize your land and
become the rightful owner.
''This is the extreme measure w~
may take to monitor the situation,"
he said after chairing the draft
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tnepllblic
the state.
Selangor Highland and Hillslope had lifted its freeze on ,hillslope
State Town and Country Planning
PlanningandDeveiopmentG4ideline developments.
Department director 'Mohd jaafar
He said the workshO[1had received
workshop on Saturday at the State
Mohd Atan said the guidelines, prea lot of feedback, especially regardAssemblyHallinS.\1ahAlam.
The workshg[) was the second ing the development of Class 3 pared by the department together
with the Mineral al\d GeosGience
organisedbY the stat~ to gather slopes as well as on the maintaining"
Department, other relevant' techni"
adding that these
inputcfrgmthe communities, devel. of hillslopes,
cal agencies and local authorities,
points would be taken into considopers, professionals
. i!\1dNGOs to
addresstheproblem:Aboyt 150rep- eration during the fine-tuning of the') would be ready by February.
He said the three important eleguidelines.
resentatives attended thewotkshop
"We will also look into how the
ments introduced in the new guidewhile theJlrstsession held on Sept
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guidelines should be enforced. This
18 involvedsome 200 participants.
.' THE buffer between building
He said 141hillslope projects may lead to the setting up of a
and
slppe with a gradient of more
involving Class3 (between 25' and special committee to monitor the
35') and Class'4 (35' and above) approvals and maintenance of hills- than 70 degrees'should be twice the
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height of thhlbpe:
slopes Were now frozen byt the lope projects," he added.
At rhe same time, the state will
. 'THE hillslope development
developers could submit fresh appliinstruct
local
authorities
to
stUdy
the
must not close up any,natural
watercations drawn in accordance to the
guidelines, anc;lthe state would hillslope developments in their areas way: and
. ruE topography must remain.
assess these.
by forming a task force consisting of
"'You cannot go against' nature,
"It is not economically viable to officers with the expertise.
therefore we must make-sure that
He added that even though the
just freeze all these projects involvdevelopers'do',not
tamper ,with the
workshops were over, the public
ing millions of ringgit,"he said.
However, he denied that the state coyld still send in their feedback to topography and desfroy natural
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waterways," he said.
Mohd jaafar said the draft guide'
lines had incorporated existing °Iles
governing hillslope development
pre[)ared byt\1el:lousing
and Local
Government' Ministry and' Natural
Resoyrcesand,Environment Ministry
il\1997, 2005 and 2009.
The gYidelines take heed of four
main principles, namely safety in
terms of geologital disaster, development
viability, environmental
mairitemtnce and legality.
He added that hills in Selangor
were ~?stly found, in Ampang, Ulu
Selangor, Selayang, Rawang, Kajang,
Subang and Shah Alam whith the
TitiwangsaMountain
Range encompassed.
"The focus is on Ampaflg wher~
the hills lopes are most dangerous. If
the state gov~mment permits, we
wil1 laum:h a study specifitallyon
the area," he said.
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