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MPSJraids illegalmassage parlour <~Unlicenced cybercafe also operating behind closed doors.By THO XIN VIthoyinyi@thestar,C()'n,my

~INGthe facade of a vacant shoplot as cover-up,anillegal cybercafeand unlicenced massage parlourwere 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(}sedandit bore no business signboards.

But the regulars knew best as they go up the stairway tothe entrance to the cybercafe, and a locked gate that led tothe two~f1oormassage parlour upstairs.

The $ubang jaya Municipal Council (MPSj) enforcementteam, which smelt a rat, observed the movements andbarged in on Thursday afternoon.

They found eight local Muslim women, aged between 24and 33, in the parlour that was equipped with nine smallpartitions, a sauna room and three bathrooms.

Inside each partition were a stained mattress, pillow,blanket and massage oils, while the bigger "VIP"room hada sofa and massage bed.

MPSj enforcement director Mohd Zulkurnain Cqe Aliordered his.personnel to break the partitions and send thewomen to Selangor Islamic Mfairs Department Oais).

"We found the most number of Muslim masseuses inthis operation. They worked in other parlours before andjoined this centre when we closed down the others,"Zulkurnain said.

The parlour was sealed under the MPSj beauty andhealthcare centre bylaw 2007.

At the same time, 15 sets of computers were seizetl fromthe cybercafe downstairs.

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Recognising residents' committees, $~I By JADE CHAN eradicatingcorruption. tions. . ~(II

jadef.;thcstar ~()m.mv Representatives from Alam Flora Sdn Bhd In his opening speech, Adnan outlined theahd consultancy companyOpus International roles of the JKP,like serving as the communi-(M) Bhd also conducted presentations on cation entity between the MPSJand commu-waste management and public cleanliness, nitY,encouragingneighbourhoodparticipationand the proposed LRT extension for the in community programmes, fosteringa closerAmpang and Kelana Jaya Lines respective- relationship within the community, andly. addressing communityproblems.

The seminar's objectivesincluded establish- "TheMPSj'sJKPstructure has evolvedsinceing the JKP'smanagement, providing knowl~ being established in 2001.Thereare 24 zonesedge in terms of administrative management; then but there is no financial allocation,"heleadership and finance, and providing expo- said.sure to solvingresidents' problems. "This year's allocation for the 24 zones is

Adnannoted thatthe annuals~inar offered RM100,OOOeach, which the JKPcommitteea platform for the counciland variousagencies members have to budget based on use forto conveymessagesto the cQmmunitythrough infrastructure and landscaping, communitythe JKPs,while getting their input and sugges- activities and management," said Adnan.

THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ)may introduce some form of reward to recog-nise the residents' committees GKP)that have

" been performingwell."Community development is important, as

well as aspects like neighbourliness, cooperationand cleanliness, hence my suggestion for this

,reward," said MPSJpresident Datuk Adnan MdIkshanAdnanat the MPSJJKPSeminar2009. .

On the MPSJ's 2010 budget, Adnan said thecouncil estimated that its revenue wouldamount to RM201 mil compared withRM186miI this year.

"We've been able to collect about 90%of thisyear's revenue as of the end of last month," hesaid.

"Next year's projected expenses are: 20%foremolument (staff salary), .16.8%adm\nistration(office operations), 58.5%back to basic mainte-nance (road patching, repairing streetlights,cleaning work), and 4.6%development per se(new roads and parks).

"We also took in the MPSJ~otincillors' viewsand included several new programmes fornext year," said Adnan.

"Thecouncil has included inits 201OJ>udgetaRM350,OOOallocation to build a e-ematoriuminPuchong;"

As part of its CSR initative, the. !\liPS]will ..have a poverty eradication fund for humandevelopment activities, and afiatnraldisasterfund as a:contingency plan.

"Depending on the programme, we .haveallocated about RM1.000 for a sewing work-shop for single mothers," said Adoan.

"Money from the natural disaster fund willbe.given as a token contribution to victims of

. firesand floods."Several issues were highlighted at the semi-

nar, including those on the council's 2010budget, the gated and guarded cohtept, and

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Token of appreciation: Adnan (centre) presenting a certificate of appreciation to aJKPcommittee member froin the 2008/ 2009 term. Lookingon is M~SJ secretary SiamatHamzah.

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: mangsanya.Kempendiwar-warkanbagimembersihkankawasanrumahdaripadatempatpembiakan. nyamukselama10mini! semingguhamsmenjadiamalanpendudukbagimengelakkantaman. pemmahanmerekamenjadi'juara'dalamrekodlaporankesdenggidi sesuatukawasan.Bag; "J. kawasanMajlisPerbandaranSubangJaya(MPSI)sendirisikapmemandang",mehterbadapperkara.). itu akanmembawapadahkeranasekiranyatempatpembiakannyamukditemuidi kediaman ~

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Hannahberkata,langkahpendudukyanghanyamemeriksapersekitarandalamrumahmerekasebulansekaliadaiahtidakmencukupikeranamendakwakitaranhidupnyamukberlakudalamIEmpohtujuhhari. . .

"Ramaiyangsambillewadenganperkaraitusehinggalahadadiantaramerekamenghidapmengalamisendiripenyakititu.

"Justeru,sa}'"sarankanperduduksupayamengambilberathalkabersihantermasuktidlakmembuangsampahsecaraIorm>!<yangboIehmewujudkantempattakunganairjemlh,,*,,"snya menjadikannyatempatpembiakanienbk-jentik,

penyakitpembawamall! itu,"katanya.

Beliaukesalkerana

pendudukkerapkallberpendapatIonggpkansampahdanair langkangtersumbaityangmewuiudkantempatpembiakan.

"Namundalamkebanyakankes,anggotaJabatanKesihatanmenjumpaitempatpembiakannyamukdi dalamrumahbukandi kawasanluar.

"Pemikirandan mentalilimenyalahkanpihakberkuasatempatan(PBT)harusdiubahsupayapencegahandapatdilakukan,"katanya.

Menurutnya,dalamkeseluruhan350 kesdilapor1<ankepadaMPSJbagikawasanSubangJaya,40 kesdilapordikawasanPJS7 dengan30daripadanyaadalahpositif.

"OiPJS2,duadaripadamangsayangdilaparkanmengidapdemamdenggiadalahahliJawatankuasaPenduduk(JKP)Zoo2 danbeberapaahlikeluargamereka.

"StatistikyangdiberialehJabatanKesihatanielasmemblmbangkankeranakawasanDUNSubangJayamencatatjumlahtertinggiketikaini," katanyakepadaSinarHarianketikamengikuitoperasirumahkerumahdijalankan

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. 5emburan pengewasapanhanyalahmampumemusnahkannyamukclewasaberbandingmenghapuskantempat pemblakanjentlk-jentik dikawasanrumah.

sedikil

"Oleh kerana itu, mereka

perlumenilikbera!l<ankebersihan

terutama.di kawasan yang

dlmaklumkan termasuk pasu

bungadan sebagainya," katanya.Raslan berkata,apa yang

dikesalkah beliau adalah

pemeriksaan dijalankan danjumlah kompaun di","uarkan

kepada penduduk ",belum Ini

masih tidak mepYJ3(Jarkanmasyarakat

"Jika 0gC!\ lalujumlahkompaun dikeluarkan adalah

sebanyak 35, danjumlah yangkeluarkan ","marin adalah 26,

kita dapat melihaitsendiri

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

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~. 'Hannahketikamelihat sampahyangdilanggokkanpendudukpangsapuriyangmencatat 18 kes clenggldi kawasanitu---.bndakandiambilkepadapernilikrumah,Raslanberkata,sampeijentik-jentikyangditemuiakandibawakemakmaluntukmelihatsamaada.ia'adalahienisnyamukAedes,

. "Selepasdisahkan,kompaunakandl","uarkankepadapenghunlrumahterbabitkeranagagalmemusnahkanlEmpat'.pembiakanitusebelumini. '

"Sayaberasahalranmengapa

I(ompaunhinggaRM500

Mana-mana pernllik prernis

yang dikesan mempunyal tempat

pembiakan nyamuk di dalam

rumah mereka bakal berdepan

tindakan kampaun antara

RMICD-RM500 tagi setiap satu

Iokasiyang ditemui.

Peg;3WiJ1Keshatan MPSJ, DrRaslan 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 pjsitifmenyebabkan pihaknya

mengambil inisiatifmelakukanpernerksaan dari rumah.ke

rull}ah untuk mencari Iokasi

pernbiakan nyamuk.

"Penduduk parlu tahu

bahawa telur nyamuk Aedes ituboleh bertahan selama enam

bulan walaupun' di tempat yang

mempunyai kuantiti air yang

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penduduk sukar melaksanakan

Kemper 10 minit bag;membersihkan rumah dalam

tempoh seminggu untukmembendung kes itu daripada

terus meningkat," katanyayangmendakwa semburan

pergasapan hapyalah mampu

memusnahkan nyamuk dewasa

bert:>andingmenghapuskan

sendiri tempat pernbiakan jentik-

ientikdikawasanrumah,

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Remedial measures:Wor~in progress at Kml3of Jalan Ipoh where alandsUdeoccurred recently. ~

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Hillstope landownerswarnedSelangor may seize abandoned plots tnatendanger tnepllblicBy YIP YOKE TENG

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OWNERS of land on hillslo[)ebeware, the

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Orgovern-ment may seize your land if

you fail tofulfil your responsibilitiesin ensuring that it does not pose adanger to the people and the envi-ronment

Mentri Besar Tan Sri KhalidIbrahim said the state was workingwith its legaladvisers to im[)lementthe' measure through provisionsunder the National Land Code as ameasure to prevent landsli\les.

"Ifyou leaveyour land~ljandonedand the action bringsadverse effectsto th~ people and surroundi11gs;thestate should seize your land andbecome the rightful owner.

''This is the extreme measure w~may take to monitor the situation,"he said after chairing the draft

Selangor Highland and HillslopePlanningandDeveiopmentG4idelineworkshop on Saturday at the StateAssemblyHallinS.\1ahAlam.

The workshg[) was the secondorganisedbY the stat~ to gatherinputcfrgmthe communities, devel.opers,professionals. i!\1dNGOs toaddresstheproblem:Aboyt 150rep-resentatives attended thewotkshopwhile theJlrstsession held on Sept18 involvedsome 200 participants.

He said 141hillslope projectsinvolving Class3 (between 25' and35') and Class'4 (35' and above)slopes Were now frozen byt thedevelopers could submit fresh appli-cations drawn in accordance to theguidelines, anc;lthe state wouldassess these.

"It is not economically viable tojust freeze all these projects involv-ing millions of ringgit,"he said.

However, he denied that the state

had lifted its freeze on ,hillslopedevelopments.

He said the workshO[1had receiveda lot of feedback, especially regard-ing the development of Class 3slopes as well as on the maintaining"of hillslopes, adding that thesepoints would be taken into consid-eration during the fine-tuning of the')guidelines.

"We will also look into how theguidelines should be enforced. Thismay lead to the setting up of aspecial committee to monitor theapprovals and maintenance of hills-lope projects," he added.

At rhe same time, the state willinstruct local authorities to stUdy thehillslope developments in their areasby forming a task force consisting ofofficers with the expertise.

He added that even though theworkshops were over, the publiccoyld still send in their feedback to

the state.State Town and Country Planning

Department director 'Mohd jaafarMohd Atan said the guidelines, pre-pared by the department togetherwith the Mineral al\d GeosGienceDepartment, other relevant' techni"cal agencies and local authorities,would be ready by February.

He said the three important ele-ments introduced in the new guide-Unesare:

.' THE buffer between buildingand slppe with a gradient of morethan 70 degrees'should be twice theheight of thhlbpe: .

. 'THE hillslope developmentmust not close up any,natural water-

way: and. ruE topography must remain."'You cannot go against' nature,

therefore we must make-sure thatdevelopers'do',not tamper ,with thetopography and desfroy natural

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waterways," he said.Mohd jaafar said the draft guide'

lines had incorporated existing °Ilesgoverning hillslope developmentpre[)ared byt\1el:lousing and LocalGovernment' Ministry and' NaturalResoyrcesand,Environment Ministryil\1997, 2005 and 2009.

The gYidelines take heed of fourmain principles, namely safety interms of geologital disaster, devel-opment viability, environmentalmairitemtnce and legality.

He added that hills in Selangor

were ~?stly found, in Ampang, UluSelangor, Selayang, Rawang, Kajang,Subang and Shah Alam whith theTitiwangsaMountain Range encom-passed.

"The focus is on Ampaflg wher~the hills lopes are most dangerous. Ifthe state gov~mment permits, wewil1 laum:h a study specifitallyonthe area," he said.

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