Soon, cops will be there

Soon, cops will be there

Police to set up booth in Taman Wangsa Permai to ease crime worries

CECILIA VICTOR

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 14:18:00

LIVING IN FEAR: The council building which the residents claim to be empty

FOR too long, folks at Taman Wangsa Permai, Selayang, have been living in fear following several reports of crime in the area.

Worse, residents have to travel to the out-of-the-way Desa Jaya police station to lodge a report.

Now, they want a police station closer to home.

One resident, STEPHEN NG, spoke of a fight involving some residents and several foreigners on May 16. He says a scuffle broke out when residents confronted the foreigners for allegedly disturbing local women.

He adds a stretch of road leading from Sri Damansara to Sungai Besi, is prone to petty crimes including snatch thefts, and that break-ins are common.

Residents find the long distance to the police station inconvenient and want a station at Wangsa Permai to help them feel more secure.

STEPHEN suggests a Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) office there be turned into one. The trouble is, he says the council is unwilling to give up its building, even though it is not being used.

He claims the building is occupied by other parties unknown to him.

STEPHEN says another resident has started a petition and has so far collected 1,200 signatures from residents.

JENNY LEE, a resident there for the past 10 years, agrees with STEPHEN. "We pay a RM50 fee to make this a guarded community but in spite of that, crime still occurs."

● SELAYANG Municipal Council president Datuk Zainal Abidin Aala says: "A police booth can be set up in the area for residents to report crime.”

However, he denies the council’s Wangsa Permai office is occupied by non-council members but is being used as a council collections office.

Zainal Abidin says council meetings are also held there.

● GOMBAK police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rahim Abdullah says while they understand the residents’ concerns, they are unable to cater to their request at the moment.

"To build another police station would mean planning, identifying a place and allocating budget and staff.

“The Desa Jaya area is densely populated, hence, it is hard to find land to build a station there.”

Abdul Rahim is, however, receptive towards the council's suggestion a police booth be set up.

He says the crime rate in Wangsa Permai is manageable compared with other areas such as Taman Ehsan or other parts of Gombak district, as it is a guarded community.

"Most of the time, the problems they have are with African nationals. We receive complaints about them disturbing local women and blasting loud music in the middle of the night. It is more of a cultural difference. We have dialogues with residents from time to time to discuss this," says Abdul Rahim.

Gombak police have also made a request to the Federal Police Headquarters to upgrade its current police station from grade C to grade B, which would see an increase in staff.

"The documentation is complete and are waiting approval."

A Sungai Buloh police headquarters will also be set up soon, the location of which, Abdul Rahim says, is close to Wangsa Permai.

With this, the areas once under Gombak police jurisdiction will be transferred to the Sungai Buloh police.

Residents want police station in Wangsa Permai

Residents want police station in Wangsa Permai

2011/06/05
By Stephen Ng
streets@nstp.com.my

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Lai Nyuk Moi feels safer if the police are based in the area

KUALA LUMPUR: With rampant break-ins, robberies and smashing of vehicle windscreens in Taman KIP, Wangsa Permai, Wangsa Aman and Aman Puri, residents are now hoping that the police will set up a permanent base in the community.

The area, with its high density population of 50,000, is frequently hit by burglars and robbers in broad daylight.

Some car break-ins have also been reported in Sutera Apartment in Taman KIP when the streetlights were out of service.

A Damansara Suria Apartment resident, Wong Mee Leng, 40, said that she welcomes the idea of the police setting up a mini police station here.

"We have seen the patrol cars from time to time, but they have to cover a large area," she said.

"With a nearby police station, response time could be reduced substantially."

Relating a number of burglary cases in her apartment recently, she said that if the police have a base to operate from, there would be fewer cases of robbery.

Wong said because some of the burglars are armed, there is very little that the security guards can do.

Another resident, 62-year-old Juliet Soh said there was a recent case where some residents had assaulted a few foreigners over some misunderstanding.

"If the police are sending their mobile police unit to the area, why not find them a permanent place to set up a mini police station?" she asked.

The nearest police station, she added, is in Taman Ehsan which is quite a distance away.

"When there is an emergency, it takes time for the police to respond. If the police are based here, they only need to focus on a smaller area," Soh said.

Concurring with Soh's suggestion, another Wangsa Permai resident, Lai Nyuk Moi, 39, said she would also feel safer if the police are based in the community.

"Because of the heavy traffic congestion, it takes a longer time for the police to reach the crime scene," she said.

Lai, who has lived in Wangsa Permai for the past eight years, said her area had also reported numerous break-ins.

"There are a lot of foreigners in this place," she said.

"With the large number of apartments and households in the area, there is an urgent need for the police to be permanently based here."

Seri Puri Apartment resident, Felina Wong, 45, also voiced the same concern.

"We hope the local council will accommodate our request by offering a suitable place for the police to set up a permanent base here," she said.

A possible site is the branch office of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) in Wangsa Permai, where the ground floor is used for collection of council assessments.

The double-storey building, which was previously used as a show house, was handed over to MPS and residents said the building is largely underutilised, except for residents who make payments of council assessments twice a year.

It is believed that the upper floor of the building is vacant.

Gombak OCPD ACP Abdul Rahim Abdullah said he supported the setting up of a police beat base in Wangsa Permai.

"We agree if such facilities are available to us," he said.

Read more: Residents want police station in Wangsa Permai http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/2rfa/Article/#ixzz1OV69pk96

斯里白沙罗T字路口千疮百孔 司机闪路洞险象环生

斯里白沙罗T字路口千疮百孔 司机闪路洞险象环生
2011/05/13 6:12:33 PM
●南洋商报 独家报道：陈淑萍

（八打灵再也13日讯）斯里白沙罗工业区和达哥路T字路口千疮百孔，颠簸不平的路面严重威胁驾驶者的安全，加上一些车主互不相让横冲直撞，当地交通险象环生！

上述该路口是衔接通往士拉央－甲洞和白沙罗蒲种高速公路，不少到双溪毛糯和八打灵再也的上班族都会使用这条路往返，所以每逢上下班高峰期，该路段都会严重阻塞。

重型罗里碾坏道路

基于五年来情况未有改善，已引起民怨，公众向《南洋商报》投诉，当地每天有不少罗里进出，引起沙尘滚滚，加上道路无法承受工业区重型罗里重量的碾压，所以路面才路洞处处。

车辆驶过如坐过山车

本报记者接获投诉后也亲自走访该区，了解破路的情况，果然，在绕路巡视的整个路程中，就犹如坐过山车，非常颠簸，而且还得左闪右避，危险不在话下。

上下班时段大塞特塞

处处窟窿的道路潜藏危机，有时车辆经过路洞，轮胎马上陷进洞内，而有者则为了闪避路洞，被逼驶出原本的路段，还差点发生意外，非常危险。

此外，记者也发现，该T字路口由于没有交通灯，遇上上下班高峰时段，车子全部堆集在T字路口动弹不得，也有一些“恶霸”司机互不相让，直接把车子挡在路口，要其他车主让路，除导致塞车问题更严重，也极易引发车祸纠纷。

这边修好那边又破

公众黄荣裕说，尽管市议会不时有前来修补道路，但不到一个月，修好的道路再出现窟窿，且范围越来越大，威胁路人安全。

他说，该问题已影响了该区逾4万名居民，大家心存不满，但奈何至今却没任何改善，市议会曾答应当地居民建设交通灯，但只闻楼梯响不见人下来，至今仍不见交通灯。

“我曾向有关单位多次投诉此问题，但不受理。”

他也指出，由于甲洞工业区（KIP）的工厂没妥当处理排水系统，导致每次下雨时，大量的烂泥会随着雨水涌向地面，导致路洞的产生，而且发生水灾，该路段的塞车情况更为严重。

“我最担心摩托骑士的安全，路洞在下雨时会被雨水淹没，使不熟悉地区的摩托骑士在不清楚路况下，很容易撞进大洞，随时危及生命安全。”

他希望市议会重视及督促工厂的排水系统，解决水灾的问题。

沟渠结构出问题

八打灵再也市议员陈志刚接受《南洋商报》电访时说，他曾到过现场看路况，发现情况相当恶劣，尤其是遇上上下班高峰期时，严重阻塞。

他说，他在今年初已向工程部提出该问题严重状况，经过讨论，该部门已决定要亲自审查该地，再交由承包商处理交通灯问题。

“当局已尽快处理问题，相信在短期内就可解决。”

他表示，由于该区是工业区，经常有罗里经过，所以尽管某些路洞填补了，不久又出现路洞。这主要是沟渠结构出现问题，导致每逢下雨天就会积水，损坏路面。

订阅报纸 有兴趣订阅南洋商报者，请致电Mr Lim Ying Kiang (019-2608077) 或电邮limyk@nanyang.com.my

Extremist Umno and Perkasa: VOTE NOT!

This is the reason why we will vote for PAS. The organisation is more religious and open to reason, unlike fanatical Umno and Perkasa.

'Perkasa not qualified to call for jihad'

May 16, 11 4:50pm

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Conservative Muslim party PAS has shot down Malay rights pressure group Perkasa's call for a jihad or holy war against Christians if allegations of a conspiracy to usurp Islam's official status are true.

PAS central committee member Husam Musa said Perkasa does not practise true Islam and was thus not qualified to speak about jihad.

"Perkasa has political motives that clearly defend certain evils," he said, adding that the Malay rights NGO keeps quiet on corruption, loss of rule of law, social problems, muddled policies and the failures of Umno and BN.

"Moreover, by using only racial or religious issues for one-sided political reasons, it shows that Perkasa does not follow true Islamic teachings and is not qualified to talk about jihad, which must be clean and pure.

"For example, where was Perkasa when the MCA, Umno's main ally in BN, came to Kelantan tolobby against the ban on betting outlets to Kelantanese, who are 95 percent Muslims?" Husam (above) asked in a statement today.

He was commenting on Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali's speech on Saturday, in which Ibrahim issued the warning to the Christian community, based on the May 7 Utusan Malaysia report of a conspiracy in play to make Christianity the official religion of Malaysia.

'Don't abuse the term jihad'

Utusan said on its front page that the DAP and Christian groups were involved in the plot and that the two parties also wanted to install a Christian as prime minister. Both DAP and Christian groups have denied the claim.

Speaking at a Komuniti 1Malaysia group event in Gombak, Ibrahimwarned of bloodshed if the plot was found to be true.

"If they want a crusade, so be it. If they say that the peace that we enjoy is not good enough... we shall take up the challenge. Don't take the silence of Muslims as a sign of fear.

"Before our followers fall in this battle, (Perkasa) leaders will first lay down their lives and die sprawling in blood," Ibrahim said, and later mentioned the need for jihad.

Quoting a verse from the Quran, Husam said if Perkasa was truly keen about strengthening the position of Islam, it should promote good government policies as outlined by the religion and not use inflammatory words.

"I advise (Ibrahim) not to abuse the word jihad, especially when it involves Machiavellian politics to maintain the power of Umno and BN, when the concept of jihad is supposed to be pure and clean," he said.

Rakyat diutamakan?

On May 9, 2011, MPS people came to fix up this pothole:

But just less than five metres up the ramp, they left this pothole. I contacted MPS' Azhar on the same day in the evening. He promised to get it done. This pothole is still there this evening when I passed by (May 10). Let's see when they will come back to resurface this part of the road. Rakyat diutamakan?

Thank you to MBPJ, Tengku Naza, Chan Chee Kong and the MBPJ staff who did the work

This email was sent to Councillor, Chan Chee Kong and Tengku Naza (MBPJ) on Tuesday 10 May 2011 (11:13am) on the same day, the streetlights were back to normal. Thank you for attending to the complaint immediately especially for something like this that can be done easily.

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HERE IT IS ….. Beautiful blue sky in the day time.

Look! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a UFO?
No, it’s the streetlights that are turned on in the day time

And off at night! J

The Star Metro May 7, 2011: RESIDENTS WANT MPS TO SOLVE TRAFFIC WOES

Saturday May 7, 2011

Residents want Selayang council to solve traffic woes

By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ
jaya@thestar.com.my

FRUSTRATED over the bad traffic condition daily in their area, Wangsa Permai residents have sent a petition with 1,600 signatures to the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) yesterday.

They want the council to take immediate action by controlling traffic flow in the area.

Wangsa Permai Action Committee pro tem chairman Angus Ng said the traffic jam in the area was bad from 7am to 10am during weekdays and it was usually along Jalan Wangsa 2/6 and Persiaran KIP 2.

He said it sometimes took motorists almost an hour just to travel about 300m.

Serious matter: Zainal (left) listening to complaints from (from right) Khoo and Ng, during the handing over of the signatures collected by the residents.

“The situation is bad as there is only one way out,” said Ng, adding that the problem has been there for the past five years and had led to property prices falling.

“Many shoplots here are vacant and it is difficult to find tenants due to the traffic problems, ” he said.

The population in the area is about 40,000 and there are 8,000 commercial and residential units.

Ng said although MPS had intervened before by providing a one-way traffic flow system that led to Jalan 2/6, the problem had not been resolved.

Kenny Wong, who has been residing in the area for 11 years, said there was also flash floods causing traffic congestion during peak hours near the Shell station.

Another resident Simon Khoo said the congestion made it difficult for ambulances and fire engines to move in an emergency.

MPS president Datuk Zainal Abidin Aala said the council would be sending its enforcement team to direct traffic in the area so that motorists adhered to the one-way system.

“The problem is that motorists are not following the one-way system.

“The enforcement team will look into this as well as issue summonses to those who park their vehicles in an obstructive manner,” he said.

He added that the council would also be building an “island” to direct traffic near the Ixora apartments over the next two months.

“Untill then, our enforcement team will control traffic in the area,” he said