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Ini kerana Menteri Besar, TanSri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim engganmengulas mengenai status kon-traktor-kontraktor tersebut dan

. dilihat kurang senang ketika di-ajukan soalan mengenainya olehwartawan.

Malah, beliau dilihat seolah-olahmenyalahkan kontraktor terlibatkerana mendedahkan rintihan me-reka kepada pihak media.

"Dia tak ada kerja lain?," jawab-nya ringkas mengenai isu berke-naan kepada pemberita pada sidangmedia di Kelab GolfKota Pennai, disini hari ini.

Radir sama ialah Setiausaha Ke-rajaan Negeri (SUK),Datuk Moham-med Khusrin Munawi dan beberapaExeokerajaan negeri.

Terdahulu, Abdul Khalid me-nyampaikan hadiah kepada peme-nang Kejohanan Golf Persahabatan

Media sempena penganjuran Kejo-hanan GolfWorldwide HoldingsSe-langor Masters pada20Julail1tt1gga23 Julai depan. .. . '

Utusan Malaysia hail Ini mela-porkan, kira-kira 50 daripada 61kontraktor yang memperoleh kon-trak kutipan sisa pepejal bagi tahun2011 hingga 2013 seeara tendermungkin menghadapi risiko ban-krap apabila kontrak mereka ditang-guhkan tanpa sebab munasabaholeh Abdul Khalid.

Abdul Khalid mengumumkanperkara itu ketika beliau mempe-ngerusikan Mesyuarat TindakanEkonomi Selangor (MTES)pada 17Februari'lalu.

Salah seorang kontraktor, ZarnriZakaria, 45, mendakwa sebahagian Ibesar kontraktor yang telah mene- Irima kontrak tersebut telah mem-buat pelbagai persiapan termasuk

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membeli lori berharga RM300,000dengan meminjam daripada pihakbank selain telah menggajikan be-berapa pekerja. . .

Dakwanya, apabila kontrak di-Itangguh, mereka tidak mempunyaipendapatan untuk membayar an-suran pinjaman dan gaji pekerja.

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IkutcaraMPAJKejuruteraanMPSJgunarnodul sarnapantaucerunSUBANGJAYA-BagikawasaRdiba-wah pentadbiranMajlisPerbandaranSubangJaya(MPSJ),tigadaripadajrun-lahkesemua124kawasanbercenmdi-labelberisikotinggi.

Kawasanitutermasukdipermnah-.anelitBandarPuteri9,Puchongclandualagiterletakdi JalanKasawariclanJalan TIongmasing-masing di PuchongJaya.

Cerun di Jalan Kasawari pemahmengalami hakisan beberapa tahUnlaluclan penduduk di kawasan itu diarahberpindah untukmengelakkansebarangrisiko.

Manakala cenm di Bandar Puteri~._-----

mengalamihakisan terukmenyebabkanternbok batu di permnahan itu runtuhmanakala laluan jalan retal<dengan se-rius dua minggu lalu.

Kawasan bercenm di Jalan TIong 2juga pemah mengalami hal<isanpadaFebruari lalu clan pemaju sudah men-jalankankerjabail<pulih sebaikkejadianmengemparkan penduduk itu berlal<U.

Berdasarkan keadaan cenm yangberbahaya itu, Unit Cerun di bawahJabatan Kejuruteraan yang dibentukMPSJ sebelruninidiarah mengikut mo-dul dipraktis oleh Majlis PerbandaranAmpangJaya (MPAJ)dalam pemantau-an cenm berisikotinggi.-- -- ------

TImbalan Yang Dipertua MPSJ,Abdullah Marjunid berkata, langkahjangka pendekclanjangkapanjangdi-ambil di kawasan cenm berisil<oter-utama di Bandar Puteri 9.

Menurutnya, bagike$Bandar PUteri9, MPSJ menubuhkan JawatankuasaBencana Alam terdiri daripada kakita- .ngan JabatanKejuruteraan MPSJ,wakilpolis, Jabatan Bomba clan Penyelamat,Pejabat Tanah, penduduk clan pernajuperurnahan.

Sementara bagi cenm lain, pe-mantauan dijalankan secara berkala dan

kontraktor dilantik mengambil tindakan

mengikut keadaan semasa cerun.

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PiketdesakbinajejambatElakkesesakandipersimpanganHicom,IebuhrayaEliteNURFARHANAABDUL MANAN

SUBANG JAYA- Penggunajalan raya yang mendakwa su-dah terlalu lama merana ke-

rana terpal<Saberdepan rnasa-lah jalan sesal< berdekatanpersimpangan ke Hicom danLebuhraya Elite di sini setiaphari .tp.endesal<piliakberkena-an menyegeral<anpembinaanjejambat seperti yang dijanji-kan sebelum ini

Desal<an dibuat melalui

satu prates secara aman di-sertai harnpir 100 penggunajalan rayadi tepi lebOOraya disini petang semalam. Merekaturut membunyikan wise!bagi menyatal<andesal<andandisambut bunyi hon kendera-an yang kebetulan me!aluile- 'boo raya itu.

Pembantu Khas Ahli

Dewan Undangan Negeri(ADUN) Seri Serdang, KaptenMohd Shobhi Mustal<im ber-

kata, harnpir 1oo,(XX)kendera-

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pengguna jalanr aya melakukan protes secara aman di tepi lebuh raya petang semalam mendesak jejambat dibina yang bolehmenggunakan pengguna jalanraya di Puchong terus ke Subang Jilya tanpa perlu menunggu giliran di lampu isyaral

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\waktu puncak di laluanber- ~ dari5.30petangkejam8ma-kenaan sedangkantrafikdapat- lam setiaphari.diuraikan se!<iranyajejambat "Mere!<a yang ingin kedibina. PST al<anmemenuhkan lalu- '

"Pengguna dari arah an yang sepatutn~ hanya di--Puchong terbeban dengan ke- gunal<an untuk kenderaansesal<anyang berlaku dari jam menuju ke Hicom keranater-7.40pagi hingga 9.30pagi dan paksa menunggu giliranlam-

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an melalui Ialuanyang meng-hubungkan penggunadengansimpang ke USJ,Subang Jaya,Shah Alarn dan LebuhrayaElite.

Menurutnya, rnasalahtimbul kerana pengguna ter-pal<Sa bersesak-sesak pada

pu isyarat Sel<iranyajejambat

dibina mengikut jadual ia da-pat me!ancarl<an trafik di situ;'

katanya.Shobhi berl<ata,pihaknya

difahamkan jejambat itu su-dah dilulusl<andan perlu di-bina oleh pernaju selewat-

lewatnya Aprillalu.

, "Tujilankarnimemprotes'

hari ini (semalarn) supaya .

Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia

(UM)danJabatanKe~aRaya-

(JKR)dapat memastil<an dan

mendesal< pernaju memula- ,

. kan kerja pembinaan tanpame!engahkannya lagi. Karni

juga mendesal< kerajaan earn-

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kesesakan harnpir 100,000kenderaan mernbazirl<an

masa sekurang-kurangnya 20minit di jalan yang sesal<se-be!um sampai ke destinasi di ~

tuju mere!<a;' katanya.

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BarisanNasional(EN)DUNKinrara, Wong Hock Aunmenggesa pihak berwajib ber-

kenaan dapat mengarribil ~

tindakan tegas supaya ke-mudahan jejambatyang di-janjil<andapatdibinase~rti -

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UBANG JAYA: Kira-kira4,000 peserta terdiri da-

ripada sembilan kategori di-jangka menyertai acara La-rian AmallO Kilometer (km)anjuran Majlis PerbandaranSubang Jaya (MPSJ) 2011yang dijadualkan berlang-sung 9 Julai depan.

Naib Presiden dan Penga-rah Urusan Herbalife Ma-

"laysia, Singapura, & Indo-nesia, Datuk Dr Ronie Tan,berkata acara yang ditajaHerbalife dan Sports Intel-ligence itu diharapkan ber-jaya mengumpul dana ku-tipan antara RM25,000 hing-ga RM30,OOOuntuk diagih-kan kepada Persatuan BulanSabit Merah Malaysia(PBSM) cawangan SelangoL

Menurutnya, dana yang di-kumpul itu kemudiannyaakan disalurkan untuk me-nambah jumlah perkhidm&-tan ambulans kecemasan diseluruh Selangor yang akandigunakan khusus dalammembantu individu yangmemerlukan.

lesaian kepada masalah le-bihan berat badan yang ber-laku di kalangan penduduk,"katanya ketika majlis penye-rahan tajaan sempena LarianMPSJ 2011, di sini, sema- ..-.lam.

Selain Herbalife, Nestle Mi-lo, Power, Gatorade dan Fu~sionExcel International ada-lah penaja yang turut men-jayakan program larian amalterbabit.

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Katanya, semua kategori la-rian adalah sejauh lOkm ke-cuali kategori Wanita Vete-ran, Wanita Veteran Senior,Lelaki dan Wanita Junioryang mana larian terbabitmerangkumi jarak sejauh7km manakala larian bagikeluarga pula adalah 3km.

"Acara larian ini bukan sajadiadakan bagi mengumpuldana sumbangan malah se-bagai salah satu cara penye-

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penguatkuasatetapSHAH ALAM - KerajaanNegeri Selangormengambillangkahproaktifdengan me-nubuhkan badan penguatkuasatetapuntuk memantaudan menjaga aktiviti pe-nerokaan di kawasan cerundan tanah tinggi di seluruhnegeri.

Pengerusi JawatankuasaTetap Kerajaan Tempatan,Kajian dan Penyelidikan,RonnieUu TIanKhiewber-kata, semua pm berkuasatempatan (PBT) negeri di-arahkan menubuhkan pe-nguat kuasa itu sejakMei lalu.

"Sebenarnya, kita meng-arahkan penguat kuasa tetapditubuhkan untuk memantau

dan mengawal aktiviti ter-sebut sejak tahun lepas danantara PBT yang terlibat ialahMajlis Perbandaran AmpangJaya (MPAJ);'katanya kepadaSinar Harlan.

Ronnie berkata, penguatkuasa tersebut ber~

tanggungjawab mernantaudan menjaga sebelum, semasa

dan selepas aktiviti pem-bangunan dilaksanakan bagimemastikan pemaju serta pe-milik tanah persendirian me--matuhi syaratditetapkan.. "Kita mengadakan pe-

mantauan melibatkan tanah

persendirian dan awam ma-nakala penyelenggaraantanahmerupakan tanggungjawabpemilik tanah sendiri.

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baliknya pekadengan keada-an sel<eliling untuk

mengelakkan kejadian tanah 1

runtuh berulang;' katanya.

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di kawasan 'hot spot' tanah I

runtuh dan merel<aakan ke

kawasan tersebut sekiranya Iberlakuhujanlebat. --

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spot' yang dipantau kerana ia Iadalahkawasanberbahaya. !

"Tmdakan akan d.iambilatas individu atau pemajuyang melakukan kesalahanpenerokaan tanah tak ikutsyarat ditetapkan dan kitaakan meroboh sel<iranyaIpembangunan didirikan di ta-nah tinggi.;'katanya.

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SHA.H A.LAM: Subang Ria Park issafe for now. The Selangor AppealsBoard yesterday upheld the SubangJaya Municipal Council's (MPSJ)decision to reject Sime Darby Prop-erty Bhd's proposal to develop partof the popular recreation area forcommercial and residential use.

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Teh Zawahir Abdul Malek, indelivering its decision, said theproposal did not meet the zoningrequirements for the 29.39hapark.

"The proposal for medical suitesand residential development on7.7haof the toialland area does not.comply with the zoning of the land'which is for recreational relateddevelopment," she said

"It is not definedunder the typesof development allowedon the landwhich include bistros, waterfrontcafes and artistic activities," shesaid

No costs were ordered to anyparty involved in the matter.

Appeals board member. HoKhongMing saidMPSJ'SLocalPlan2020was flawedinJwoaspectS; themanner in which it was approved

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"The absence of communicationand consultation between the StatePlanning Committee and localauthority' introduced a lack oftrarisparency and possibly, anelement otpublic clistrust," he said

"The local plan should not beused as a vehicle for conferringprivileges on selected landowners,"he said

In previous hearings, SimeProperty's lawyer contended that

-MPSJ haa erred in rejecting theproposal as the local draft plan wasapproved beforehand. The MPSJLpcal Draft Plan 2020 was approvedon March 17and gazetted oriMaY27last ye.u:cMYSJhad on May 4 lastyear'fe.ie~'ted the company'spropoSjil t6build 250 low-densityresidential apartments and afuturedevelopment for Jhe Subarig JayaMedicalCeIitre on p,art of the park.

The draft plan clasSified the entireparkas~ pl!.bli~ recreational area.However, the Local Plan2020 taggedthe park as a private recreationalarea and it also specified that 7.7hacould be developed for commercialand residential purposes. '

IIi a letter dated May 17,2009 toSime Darby Ptoperty, the StatePlanning Committee, under the StatePlanning Department, approved inprinciple the. proposed developmentat 7.7ha On April2I, 2009. However,that was on condition that the

remaining area of the park beupgraded and ,handed to MPSJ. Anew access route to the developmentalso had to be constructed

Ho .suggestedthat'MPSJseektheplanning committee's help to rectifythe Lpcal Plan 2020. "The people ofSubangJaya need a recreational parkand nota sophisticated facility."

He also saidSime Darby'Propertycould submit new plans for tile parkthat ~omplied with 20ning require-mellts. He advised the company tonegotiate with the state gov~rnmentto revert the park to a public recrea-tional area for residents benefit.

"It appears that ownerShip of thepark is !11°reof an agony rather.than

an assei to tile appellant," he said

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1986t, United Estate Project Bhd(UEP),now SimeDarby UEP, applies for 30ha of recreationalland and becomes the rightful owner of whatis now known as the Subang Ria Park afterexchanging 10 houses worth RM2.7 millionin 5519, Subang Jaya for the land. Thehouses are surrendered to the then stategovernment and gazetted as residences forassistant Petaling district officers and secre-tary.

2007-2008~ Sime Darby Property Berhad, the ownerof the Subang RiaPark with a 99-year lease-hold title, submits plans to develop the parkto Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).Several plans are rejected. After a publichearing in2008, Sime Darby Property revertsthe park to status quo as a recreationalarea.

MAY 17,2009~ The State Planning Committee (SPC),under the State Planning Department, ap-proves in principle Sime Darby PropertyBerhad's proposed development at 7.7ha ofthe 29.39ha park in a meeting on April 21,2009. The approval is granted on conditionthat the company upgrades the remainingarea ofthe park and surrenders it to MPSJ. Anew access route to the development was tobe constructed.

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JUNE 2009~ Residents object to proposed developmenton park when MPSJ LocalDraft Plan 2020 isunveiled.

NOV 4, 2009~ SimeDarbyProperty submits an applicationto sub-divide the park and convert part of itfrom recreational to residential and com.mercial. The company proposed to build 250low-density housing units and future develop-ment for Sime Darby Medical Centre. Thedevelopment was to raise capital for upgradeof the park, estimated to cost RM20 million.

MARCH17,2010~ MPSJ Local Draft Plan 2020 is approvedby Selangorgovernment.

LATEAPRIL 2010~ Dialogue session between Mentri BesarTan SriAbdul KhalidIbrahim and residents ofSubang Jaya. Residents voice their disap-proval over the proposed development.Abdul Khalidannounces a need for valuationof the park land ifthe state government wereto acquire it.

MAY4,2010~ MPSJ issues a notice to informSime DarbyProperty that its application for planningpermission on 7.7ha of the park was rejectedon the grounds that the proposed develop-

ment does not comply with MPSJ LocalPlan2020 in which the park area,is zoned as rec-reational. Sime Darby Property appeals

-against this decision at State AppealsBoard.

MAY27, 2010~ MPSJ Local Plan 2020 is gazetted.

NOVEMBER2010~ Residents apply to intervene inhearing ofSubang RiaPark.

JAN 8, 2011~ Second dialogue session between AbdulKhalid and residents. Abdul Khalid an-nounces that the state government willhelpresidents buy the park from Sime Darby.Residents have to raise funds for half of thepurchase price for the land and the stategovernment will match itdollar.for-dollar.

JAN 11,2011~ State Appeals Board rejects applicationfrom residents to intervene in hearing on thegrounds that it is in tandem with MPSJ'sstand.

JAN 25, 2011~ Six-member taskforce is fGrmed to nego-tiate the park's acquisition price with SimeDarby Property, with Subang Jaya assembly-woman Hannah Yeoh as the head.

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MAY4,2011~ The Selangor executive council decidesto scrap the commercial zoning for 7 .7ha ofthe park last month.

JUNE 7, 2011~ State Appeals Board rejects Sime DarbyProperty's appeal against MPSJ's decisionto reject the company's application to sub-divide and convert a portion of the park.

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!r!~1attempt to~counter-den'EJue~c> Toxom chites mosquitoes' $" ~~.,

~~~'!~hin_~~~~~c_c I \ l 1~~~:~r;:~~~:~~:YPt;mosquitoes. The same species asthe mosquito that spread the virusthat causes dengue fever.

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PETA!..INGJAYA: A total.of 200 Toxorhynchitesmosquitoes were released in USJI, Subang Jayayesterday in a trial attempt to counter the breedingof Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which is the cause ofdengue fever.

The 100 male and 100 female mosquitoes werereleased by the SubangJaya Municipal Council(MPSJ) in a project in collaboration with UniversitiSains Malaysia and CIMBBank. .

Speaking at a press conference after the release,State Health, Plantation Workers, Poverty andCaring Government executive councillor Dr XavierJayakumar said that this was the first time thesemosquitoes were released in a residential area.

However, he said there was no cause for worryas the mosquitoes do not bite humans and were notthe same as the genetically modified Aedes

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mosquitoes which were released inPahang.

The genetically modified (GM)Aedes mosquitoes were released in astudy running from Dec 2010to Jan 5this year.

"The GM mosquitoes are acompletely different organism fromthe Toxorhynchites mosquitoeswhich are found'in the wild, injungles," said Jayakumar.

"We are just bringing them outinto areas where other mosquitoesare breeding," he said.

"The idea is that the larvae ofthese mosquitoes will eat the othermosquito larvae," he added, sayingthat the mosquitoes which had a lifecycle of two months were

indigenous to Malaysia."I hope that we will get good

results from this, and we will knowthe outcome ina month," saidJayakumar, adding that theToxorhynchites mosquitoes werereleased in an abandonedconstruction area as such areas werefound to have the highest'concentration of Aedes mosquitoes.

Mean'fhile, Professor Zairi Jaal ofthe USM Vector Control ResearchUnit said that it was unlikely that theToxorhynchites mosquitoes wouldbe found in homes as they preferredforested areas. .

"In the larval stage, wJ:U.chis 30days they feed on other mosquitolarvae," he said.

Have they been released?Yes.6,000 were released on Dec 21 last year by the Institute ofMedical Research (IMR)in an uninhabited area of Pahang. Theexperiment was concluded ~n Jan 5. It was the first of its kindinAsia.

.TOXORHYNCtilTESWhat are they?A genus of mosquitoes that donot feed on blood. Instead, adultToxorhynchites feed on plantcarbohydrates such as saps andjuices from damaged plants andnectar.

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W.hat is the aim of releasing them?The larvae of Toxorhynchites feed on aquatic life such as thelarvae of other mosquitoes. Toxorhynchites are not involved inthe transmission of human or animal pathogens.

Have they been released before in Malaysia?The Subang Jaya MunicipalCouncilwas the first to release themyesterday in collaboration with CIMBBank and UniversitiSainsMalaysia.The mosquitoes had been used before inan anti-Aedesproject running in New Orleans inthe United States, Bangkok,Penang and St Maarteen inthe Carribbean from 1978 to 1986with a success rate between 45% and. 100%.

How can toxorhynchites be distinguished?They are blue, metallicgreen or black and are four or fivetimesbigger than normalmosquitoes. Their larvaeare 1.2cmto 1.8cmlong.

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the parkbackafterdoingthebasicupgrades.-A.5GILL

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THE Subang Jaya MunicipalCouncil (MPSJ) and residentshave won the Subang Ria Park

case after the Appeals Board rejectedthe developer's application for plan-ning permission yesterday.

Board member Datin Teh ZawahirAbdul Malek said the council couldnot grant planning permission if theapplication did not conform to thezoning ofthe local plan.

"The developer's planning applica-tion for exclusive housing and medi-cal suites for its medical centre arenot defined under the local plan'szoning," Teh said.

She said the park was only for rec-reational use and at the time theapplication was made, the local draftplan was still in force and not theLocal Plan 2020 which was, gazettedin Maylastyear. -

Under the local draft plan, the total29.39ha of the park was classified anopen space, while under the LocalPlan 2020 approval was given inprinciple by the state planning com-mittee to Sime to develop 7.7ha ofthe park.

"So the board agrees that MPSJiscorrect in rejecting Sime DarbyPrope~e~' planning application forsub-dIVl~mgthe land and changing apart of It from recreational to resi-dential and commercial," she said.

Another board member Ho KhongMing said the proposed developmentof 7.7ha of the park was too large tobe disregarded as something minor.

"However, the appellant can stillsubmit their application that,~om-plies with the land use zoning of thelocal plan.

"SubangJaya residents need a pub-lic open space and not necessarily anupgraded and more expensive park,"said Ho, while also advising the stateto wor~ with Sime to revert to a pub-lic recreational area," he said.

He added that the board was sadthat the local plan process was flawedin two aspects, which was in themanner it was approved and its con-tents.

"The manner in which it wasapproved showed absence of com-munication and consultation betweenthe state planning committee and thelocal authority.

"And the local plan should not beused as a vehicle for conferring privi-leges to selected landowneI:s.

"The respondent (MPSJ)in thiscase, should 'clean' up the local planof its flaws with the assistance of thestate planning committee," said Ho.

Board president Datuk Abu BakdrAwang said the appeal was rejecteC\without any cost ordered on anyparty.

Rajiv Rishyakaran, who is specialassistant to Subang Jaya assembly-man Hannah Yeoh, said the good

news was that the local plan wasbeingproperlyadheredto.

"It'san importantmilestoneto puton record.Nowwe need to continuepushing Sime to seriously considerreturning the park,"saidRajiv.

Subang Jaya Residents AssociationchairmanAS.Gillsaidhewaspleasedwith the .decision and hoped thiswould serve as a precedent else-where.

"We thank the panel for makingthe only decisionpossible, and wehope that SimeDarbyPropertieswillhand the park back after doing thebasic upgrade.

j He thanked the Selangor MentriBesar~ MPSJ, Derek Fernandez whohad previou?ly represented them,former councillor Theresa RatnamThong, councillor for JKP Zone 1 DrLoi Kheng Min, Subang Jaya assem-blyman Hannah.Yeoh and also Rajiv.

Former Subang Jaya assemblymanDatuk Lee Hwa Beng said he washappy with the decision.

"The original land use has alwaysbeen recreational, but people havethe impression that th~ developmentwasapprovedbyme. .

"The certain portion (for develop~ment) was in fact approved byPakatan Rakyat,"said Lee,adding thatthe current government has to amendthe local plan for Subang Ria to beentirely green.

He said Sime Darby Propertiesshould maintain th~ park as recrea-tional or donate the land back to thestate if they felt it was too expensiveto maintain.

SubangJaya assemblyman HannahYeoh said the board's decision hadcorrectly interpreted the park's use inthe local plan which is for recrea-

. tional use only.A task force had already been

formed by the Mentri Besar Tan SriKhalidIbrahim earlier to negotiate theprice with the developer, saying thestate will raise half the amount withthe residents forking out the otherhalf. However, the developer had puta high price tag of RM165mil.

. Khalidhad also announced cancel-ling the zoning of the proposed devel-opment of7.7ha of the park.

Sime Darby Propeity had plannedto develop 250 condominium unitsand extension of its medical centre'on the 7.7hapieceofIand. .

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SHAH AIAM: The Selangor StateAp-peals Board has rejected Sirne UEPProperty Bhd's appeal to subdivideand reclassify 7.7ha of the 29.3haSubang Ria Park in SS12 from recre-ational to commercial and residen-tial.

The unanimous decision was madeby a three-member panel at Ban-gunan Darul Ehsan yesterday.

In May last year, the Subang JayaMunicipal Council had reject the ap-plication as it was not in line with thezoning of recreational land gazettedin the Subang Jaya Local Plan 2020.

In delivering the judgement, boardmember Datin Teh Zawahlr AbdulMalek said the type of developmentstated in Sirne UEP's application wasnot included under recreational.

"It is limited to bistros, waterfrontcafes, art, as well as recreational ac-tivities. Since medical snites and res-idential housing are not related torecreational and are not compatiblewith the title of Subang Ria Park,which is recreational, we have re-

~iected the appeal made by Sime

A.S. Gill is hoping that Sime UEPwillhand the park hack to residents

UEP: she said.She said the council's rejection of

Sirne UEP's application, was made inaccordance to the Subang Draft LocalPlan 2020, which was still enforced atthe time.

Sirne UEP had proposed to bOOd

250 condominium units and carryout expansionofSirneDarbyMedicalCentre. .'

At the Subang Local Draft Planstage, the Subang RiaPark was clas-sified as recreatiQnal in totality.

The draft plan was approved onMarch 17 and subsequently gazettedin May last year.

The Selangor State Planning Com-mittee (SPCi, in a letter dated May 17,2009, stated that it had approved in

,principal the development on the7.7ha plot following a meeting onApril 21, 2009.

The approval was given based onthe condition that the park would beupgraded and surrendered to thecouncil, and that there would be anadditional access road into the pro.posed development.

However, the council rejected theproposed development as it was notill line with the<:ommercial zoning ofthe park.

An appeal was made by Sirne UEPat the board against the council's de-cision.

Echoing Teh Zawahir, board panelmember Ho Khong Ming descrthedthe ownership of Subang Ria Park asmore of an agony than an asset toSirne UEP.

"This may be an opportunity toconsider an amicable agreementwith the state authority to make Sub-ang Ria Park a truly public park.

"The people ofSubang Jaya need apublic open space, not necessarily anupgraded, sophisticated and costlyrecreational facility. The hoard is en-

couraged and understands that the

Hassan Ali (se<ond from left) looks on as an Alam Flora officer tries todislodge a mattress thrown from a flat. - Pictureby SyazanaRoseRazman

state authority has expressed intentto revert Subang Ria Park to a publicopen space. The people of SubangJaya would certainly welcome a pos-itive response," he said.

Ho added that the Local Plan wasflawed in the manner in which it wasapproved and its contents.

"The absence of communicationand consultation between the SPCand Local Plan authority introduceda lack of transparency and possiblyan element of public distrust.

"In its contents, a local plan is astatutory plan with 'a general appli-cability for an entire municipality. Alocal plan should not be a vehicle forconferring privileges to selectlandowners," he said, adding thatSirne UEP was free to submit a newplan that cQmplied with zoning re-quirements.

The board also strongly suggestedto the council, as the owner of theSubang Jaya Local Plan 2020, to seekthe assistance of SPC to rectify thelocal plan.

'Panel head Datuk Abu BakarAwang, said no cost was ordered toany of the parties.

Sime Darby representatives de-clined to comment.

The special assistant to SubangJaya assemblyman RajivRishyakaran said it was a big reliefthat the only decision that shouldhave been made was made.

"This matter which has dragged onfor the last couple of years has finallycome to an end, with a very cleardecision. W. need to continue to pre-serve whatever recreational land

tliat we have, so this is a very goodstart. We hope Sirne UEP will seri-ously consider giving the park back,"he said, adding that it was good thatthe Local Plan was respected.

Subang Jaya Residents Associationchairman A.S. Gill hoped that SimeUEP would hand the park hack toresidents after basic upgrades werecarried out.

"w.look forward to Sirne UEP liv-ing up to its corporate social respon-sibility in its home ground. We also-called on Sime Darby Bhd boardchairman 1\m Musa Hitam to inter-vene and arrange for the park to behanded back at RM1. W. also thank

Subang Jaya assemblyman HannabYeoh for her principled stand in thismatter. She has always been with

,residents. \\\J look forward to work-ing closely with the council to up-grade the park to a proper one," hesaid. .

In response, Yeoh said: "This de-cision has correctly inteJ;preted thepark's use in the Local Plan wl1ich isfor recreational purposes only."

Last month, the Selangor Execu-tive Council made the decision toscrap the proposed development.

A six-member task force, headedby Yeoh, was formed by the stategovernment to negotiate, acquireand.Mise funds to liuy over the entirepark. .

TheJ!riceolTeredby SimeUEPwas.RMl65"mi\lion. Negotiations are.stillcontinuing.. Residents and the state govern-ment will match, ringgit for ringgit,the final.price tag.of the park.

Eightareastargetedfor clean-upKUAlA LUMPUR: The city is set toundergo a massive clean-up follow-ing the launch of the Gerak 'fumpucampaign in Chow Kit yesterday.

The campaign, which will focus oneight areas in the city, is a collab-oration between Alam Flora Sdn Bhdand City Hall.

The areas are Jalan Bukit Bintang,Jalan Doralsamy, Pudu, KampungAttap and tittle India in Bricldields,Kompleks Damal, Damansara andLucky Gardens in Bangsar.

The areas were chosen becausethey were deemed not clean enough.

Alam Flora Sdn Bhd chief executiveofficer Mohd ZaIn Hassan said that

the campaign was launched to tackleillegal dumping in the city centre.

"Federal Territories and UrbanWellbeirig Deputy Minister Datuk M.Saravanan, during a visit to BukitBintang, told Alam Flora to clean upthe area as part of its Key Perfor-mance ludex O<PD. We started thecleanliness campaign since May 9and will take about two months tocomplete it. w. will be conducting thecampaign in stages, with at least

three days in each area," he said.Zain said Alani Flora would be ex-

tending its cleaning hours in tittleIndia, Bukit Bintang and Masjid in-dia. It collects 2,200 tonnes ofgarbage daily around the city.

"These three areas are usuallybusy with a high number of touristspatronising the many restaurantsand retail outlets. Thus, the areasgenerate a lot of garbage. W. will beextending our collection of rubbishfrom 5.30pm to 2amthe next morn-ing," he said. Previously, such ser-vices were carried out from 4.30amto 5.3Opm.

ZaIn said that the campaign willnot only focus on the city centre butwill be expanded to other areas. "Forthe time being, we will focus on thecity centre. We will later move on toother parts of the city as part of anon-going elTort to clean up the cityand its surrounding areas," he said.

Zain also urged the public to playiheir role inkeeping the city clean. Hesaid they shonld dispose of theirgarbage in proper bins and ensureihat ihe plastic rubbish bags do

not leak."In most residential areas, only

about half of households have propergarbage bins, while in commercialareas, only 60 per cent have garbagebins. Usually, it is only after we haveissued notices that people buy propergarbage bins, hut this is not enough.What we need to achieve is total com-pliance in all areas," he said.

Zain said that those who do nothave garbage bins will be fmed be-tween RM30 and RM1,OOOfor res-idential homes, and between RMlooand RM1,OOO(commercial areas).

"w. will first issue a warning and ifthey still do not comply, we will com-pound them," he said.

City Hall Landscaping and UrbanOeaning Control Department deputydirector Hassan Ali said that strictenforcement will be carried out

against litterbugs in the city. "Wehave already started surveillaoce onhotspots in city. We will compoundCnlprits on the spot if we find themdisposing garhage illegally," he said.- By Noel Acharinm, Rizki SayutiandLimSu lee

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NolongerharmoniousResidentsunhappywith too manychilacarecentresBy LILt CHIA YING

chiaying@thestar.com.my

Photo by AZMAN GHANI

IT IS illegal to,combine a childcare~ntre and kindergarten in thesame premises. According to the

Sodal Welfare Department, a child-care centre and kindergarten cannotoperate from the same premises.

"Child care centres and kindergar-tens have to operate from two sepa-rate premises. If it is in the samehouse, it has to be separated by awall and must have separateentrances.

"Renovation-wise, the localauthority has to approve first," saidan officer from the WelfareDepartment.

He pointed out that the activitiesand menu for 'children at child care

centres and kindergartens were dif-ferent, and it would be "dangerous"for children from two different sec-tors to mix. '

"Even the permits are issued bydifferent departments.

"Usually, activities in a childcarecentre will entail play sessions andeven naps.

"But classes are not allowed asthis will classify it as a kindergar-ten," he said, adding that the depart-ment would take action againstchildcare centres that doubled up askindergartens,

All childcare centres are requiredto register with the nearest WelfareDepartment office.

Random enquiries made to child-care centres in Bandar Kinrara 4 and5 in Puchong revealed that some aredoubling up as kindergartens,

Some have been operating for the

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past 12'to 15 years while otherswere only approved last year.. A few of these childcare centres,when approached, said they didcater for kindergarten children.

Althoughone of them admitted itwas "dangerous"to doso,hence theyonly provided transportation to thenearest kindergarten but did notacceptthe childreninto their centre.

Banners are put up in many ofthese cases offering such services,

High number: There are no shortage of chlldcare centres andkindergartens in BandarKinrara.

and proper advertisemenlboards tobe put up' under the. MPSJ's guide-lines are sorely lacking. .

It is learnt that childcare centre

operators must obtain licence fromthe Social Welfare Departmentwhile those operating kindergartensmust have their permit from theEducation Department.

Hamloni@Kinrara residents, inBandar Kinrara, said there were 25to 30 kindergartens-cum-childcarecentres operating within a 2kmradius,

They questioned if it was necessaryfor so many approvals to be givelL

They are appalled by how a child-care centre is allowed to operate intheir neighbourhood without con-sent from its immediate neighbours.

In one case, the residents claimedthe Subang Jaya Munidpal Coundl(MPSJ) had ma.de a U-turn after ithad earlier rejected the application.

When MPSJ received the pro temresidents association's objection let-ters in December 2009 on grounds'of noise pollution, disturbance andtraffic woes, the local authorityrejected the centre's application.

However, the residents wereshocked to learn that the applica-tion was approved in May last year

~ five months after it was rejectedby the council,

Harmoni@Kinrara pro tem RA

chairman ling Kuong Loong said theylearnt that the caSe was brought upto the Selangor Appeals Board whichsubsequently gave its approval

'We are disappointed that thededsion of a local coundl has beenoverturned.

"When the case was heard at theboard, its immediate neighbourswere not notified to be present

'The notice was only, received bythe .residents on March 3 last year'about a week after the hearing wasset," said ling. '

"How can neighbouring residentsbe denied of a chance to be heardand present their views?" he asked.

Pro tem RAtreasurer Peter Cheongsaid there were no less than 50 carscoming into the neighbourliooddaily.

'These are mainly parents fromoutside our neighbourhood, bring-ing their children to the centre," saidCheong.

Pro tern RA member JackieMurugiah, who stays two doors away,said residents had to build humps toslow'down vehicles to protect thechildren playing in the area.

The pro tern committee askedhow the childcare centre could alsooperate as a kindergarten and lan-guage centre as advertised' on thebanner.

"We have also collected 15 signa-

tures objecting to. the operation ofthe childcare centre, from nearbyneighbours as well as our assoda-tion members," said pro tern RAassistant secretary G. Su[Jramaniam.

Another resident asked MPSJ tocheck on the operating hoursbecause tJie centre was open untilthe night and sometimes on week-ends.

A check also revealed other serv-

ices being advertised such, as com-puter classes and tuitiOIL

When contacted, the childcarecentre operator, who declined to benamed, said MPSJhad conducted itsown investigation after .listening toresidents and informed her that she

had to appeal to the Appeals Board."I did what I had to do, which was

to be present; ," she said,The' owner said she was a licensed

operator and registered with theSocial Welfare Department, and thatthe residents should complainagainst those operating withoutlicences.

"I'm not the only childcare centreoperating in this area.

"There is a tuition centre andanother illegal childcare centreoperating from an intermediate lot,which is an unsuitable location"

"Why are there no complaintsmade against them and I'm targetedinstead?" she asked.

She claimed that her childcarecentre was to only look after chil-dren and other services adverti~on her banner were not conductedon the premises.

'The tuition and other classes are ""

done in my own house," she said."I don't think it is fair to blame

the heavy traffic on my centrebecause there are other, centresoperating here," she said: addingthat her centre opened from 7amto 7pm.

The Social Welfare Departmentwebsite lists this centre as the onlyregistered one in Bandar Kinrara asof May 23,

So the question is, are other simi-lar cel\tres operating there consid-ered illegal since they are not regis-tered with the department?

ConditionsforlicensedchildcarecentreandkindyUNDER the Subang Jaya MunicipalCouncil's (MPSJ) licensing depart-ment, childcare centre and kinder-garten operators are required to fillin a form and abide by the followingguidelines:. Building plan and change in use ofpremises plan (if applicable). Theplan has to be approved by thecouncil;. Site location plan;

. . A copy of the land ownership forthe respective site as endorsed bythe District Land Office;. Permission letter from the house

owner (if premises is rented);. A copy of the Certificate ofFitness;. A letter IIf supervisor registration/kindergarten manager from the

District Education Department(applicableto only kindergartens). Feedback letter/views fromimmediate or surrounding neigh-bours;. Photoof proposedbuildingforchildcare centre;. Support letters from MPSJ plan-ning and building department;. Application forms for advertise-ment/signboard licences;. Health conditions; and. Diagram' of advertisement/noticeboard.

Health conditions for applicationof childcare centre/kindergartenlicences:. Must attend a basic food handlingcourse, The premises owner and all

workers involved in food handling,must attend food handling course/training from a certified traininginstitution by the Heal~h Ministry;. Must get vaccination for typhoidfever. The premises owner is respon-sibility in ensuring all workers infood-handling undergo medicalchecks and get vaccination fortyphoid fever from government orprivate clinics that is endorsed bythe council; and. Acopy of the medical report andtyphoid vaccinationas well as proofof having attended a food-handlingcourse must be produced to thecoundl when applying for licence.

Additional conditionsApplication of licence requires

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approval from the MPSJ buildingdepartment ifit involvesthe follow-ing aspects:. Partitionwall;. Brickwork;. Stairs;. Door/windows that promote ven-tilation and natural lighting; and. Additions involving sanitary lay-out

When applyingto register withthe Sodal Welfare Department,childcare centre operators must beregistered with the CompaniesCommission of Malaysia,fill in theForm n ChildCare Centre Act 1984(Section 7) as 'well as appprovaisfrom the three technical agencies -the local authority, fire departmentand health department

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