Councillors smell a conspiracyMPSJ votes to cancel revocation of development order of project in USJ 6By THO XIN VIthoxinyi@thestar,l;om,m,.

~~":HE development of a proposedproject on a piece ofland belong-ing to Telekom in USJ6 took a

dramatic twist when the Subang JayaMunidpal Council (MPSJ) voted tocancel the revocation of the develop-ment order in a special meeting lastmonth.

This is in contrast to the decision bythe councillors in the October fullboard meeting last year, when theyagreed unanimously to revoke thedevelopment order for the project

Some coundllors felt that this latestmeeting was not conducted in a fairmanner as some could not attend themeeting due to short notice.

"We were only informed of themeeting a day earlier and in the end,four councillors were absent

"After only a brief discussion, 11attendees voted in favour of the can-cellation while 10 others objected," acouncillor, who wished to remainanonymous, said.

Another councillor said the councilsent the notice of the meeting viaemail less than 24 hours before themeeting.

"Standing Order 6 spedfies that thecouncillors must be served a physicalcopy of the notice more than 24 hoursbefore the meeting.

"Furthermore, the title of the notifi-cation was 'ordinary meeting' (mesy-uarat biasa) and there was no indica-tion of the issues that would be dis-cuSsed and certainly no mention that avoting would take place.

''The hush-hush meeting seemed tobe a conspiracy to rush things through,"a coundlIor said.

A councillor felt that some coundl-

» The bigquestionis,why is the landtitle commercialwhile the site is

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lors were ill-informed and those whokept saying that it was a suggestionfrom Mentri Besar Tan Sri KhalidIbrahim were misleading the test

However, a councillor, who votedfor the cancellation of the revocationorder, said the decision was made afterlooking at all angles.

"We had a series of meetings todiscuss the issue and even one withthe state legal adviser and state direc-tor of planning,who explained theimpact of the decision to us," the coun-cillorsaid. .

The councillor implied that the deci-sion to cancel the revocation was notto allow development straightaway,but to let the state dedde on the fate of

-the development"Khalid wanted us to look at the

issue from all angles, including thelegal aspect, and achieve a win-winsituation. If we are being pushed tobuy the land, it is not fair to the otherratepayers," the councillor said.

Another councillor said the councilshould not be afraid of being chal-lenged in court as it was not new to

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Not in favour: Residents in USJ 6 are objecting the proposed nine-storey office development on a piece ofland belonging to TM Facilities.

them."Thebig question is, why is the land

title commercial while the site is beingzoned as utility?" he asked.

The USJ 6 residents had also saidthat the land was designated forpublicamenities when they bought the hous-es in the early 90s.

The proposed nine-story commer-cial tower project on the 035ha land isa joint venture between TM Facilitiesand developer Pujangga Budiman SdnBhd. Since June 2008, the residents,have been objecting to the project as it .

lacked sufficient infrastructure and it .would cause trafficcongestion.

They were dismayed when theapproval for the project was grantedby the State Planning Committee inMarch last year.

The MPSJcouncillorsthen agreed torevoke the development order butresidents were informed that the StatePlanning Committee has yet to endorseMPSJs dedsion at the State AppealsBoard on Dec21.

In the April full board meeting,councillorPooi Weng Keong(DAP)

brought up the issue of being informedabout the special meeting at the elev-enth hour.

Another councillor Chang KimLoong (NGO) submitted a petitionsigned by 13councillorsto have anoth-er special meeting to discuss the issueagain and have the earlier meetingdeclared null and void.

MPSJpresident Datuk Adnan MdIkshan has 14 days to call for the nextmeeting upon receiving the letter.

'We want to undo the damage," acouncillorsaid. -.rAt.

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PUCHONG - Kebimbanganpemilikkedai dan pendudukberhampiran berhubungpeJ1!binaan terlalu banyaklampu isyarat berdekatanJalan 2/21, dekat sini di-pandang serius Ahli MajlisPerbandaran Subang Jaya(MPSJ)kawasan itu.

TIm Jo Hann berkata,pihaknya dimaklumkan per-simpangan lampu isyaratitu dibina berikutan me-nerima aduan terlalu ba-

nyak kemalangan me-mandangkan iajalan utamamenghantar anak di empatsekolah berhampiran.

Beliau berkata, bagai-manapun pihaknya agakterkejut dengan pelan pem-binaan lampu isyarat itutermasuk kedudukannyayang dikatakan terlalu ham-pir dengan sebuah restoran,dekat sini.

"Kita akan melihat sis-

tern ini apabila ia mula ber-fungsi kelak, sarna ada sem-puma atau sebaliknya.

"Jika tidak betul, mung-kin pengubahsuaian akandijalankan untuk kemuda-han dan keselesaan semua

pihak," katanya dalam satusidang media, di sini.

Jo Hann berkata, pen-duduk tidak perlu bimbang,malah pandangan merekajuga akan diambil kira dandipertimbangkan.

"Saya juga akan beIjum-pa pemaju membincangkanmasalah lampu isyarat itudalam masa terdekat ini.

"Selepas segalanya su-dah selesai, barn lampu isy-arat itu al{andiuji,"katanya.

Sementara itu, beberapapenduduk dan pengusahakedai berhampiran bim-bang berikutan lampu isya-rat yang didakwa dibinaterlalu hampir denganbangunan komersil itu.

Wakil pekedai yang eng-gan dikenali berkata, akantimbul masalah tempat me-letakkan kenderaan selepaslampu isyarat itu be:rfungsikelak.

"Sayalihat terlalu banyaklampu isyarat seolah-olah

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jalan di siniterlalu sibuk se-dangkan ia hanya sesakpada waktu sekolahsahaja.

"Malah, lampu isyaratberhampiran kedai dirasa-kan tidak perlu kerana ha-nya akan menimbulkan ke-sesakan sahaja nanti,"

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berkenaanjuga menyatakankerisauan sarna ada merekaakan diarahkan berpindahapabila lampu isyarat itube:rfungsikelak.

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dah bemiaga bertahun danmempunyai pelanggan sen-diri, sekiranya berpindah,ke mana lokasisesuai.

"Kamijuga bimbang ke-hilangan pelanggan sekira-nya diarah berpindah ke 10-kasi lain,"katanya.

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darl kereta apabila meletak-kankenderaan di situ,ramaiyang bimbang sekiranya iaboleh menjadi lokasi men-ternak nyamuk.

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darl bertakung dengan me-nyelenggarakan sistem per-parltan berhampiran.

"Memang menyusahkanapabila meletakkan kende-raan di petak parkir yangbertakung. Oleh itu pihakberwajib perIu memantau .perkara ini lebih-Iebih lagikes deIp!llp!d~ ~ me-ningkat,"katanya.

Lokasikakijudisiberdiserblh1PUCHONG:Lokasi

panaskakijudi dalamtalianYilngberoperasidi sebalikperhiagaanpusatsnukerdi sekitarbandarini akhirnyatumpaspadaserbuanbersepadupemotonganbekalanelektrikanjuranMajlisPerbandaran5ubangJaya(MP5J)danTenagaNasionalBerhad(TNB),kelmarin.

5erbuandllakukankira-kirajam 11pagiolehanggotaMP5JbersamaTNB,danCawanganAnti Maksiat,perjucJiandanKongsiGelap(D7)IbuPejabatPolis(lPD)SubangJayadi sem-bilanpremisdi sekitarPuchongPrima,PuchongIndahdanTamanPuncakKinrilradi slni.

Tinjauan5entralmendapati,sebahagianpren"lisberoperilsitanpamenggunakanpapantandahebahandandipercayaimempun-yai pelanggantetaptersendiriyangseringberkun)uhgbagibel'-taruh nasibberamai-ramaiberikutanmampumemuatkanhampir30orangpelangganpadasatumasa.

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geri ini sudah diarahkanmembuat pemantauan danbertindak sebagai ejen pe-nguatkuasaan untuk memas-tikan kontraktor atau sub-kontraktor yang melaksana-

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sampah sarap yang tidak di-kutip atau keadaan longkangdalam kawasan taman pe-rumahan yang tidak me-

muaskan hingga menimbul-kan bau busuk dan menje-jaskan keselesaanpenduduk.

"Masalah ini berpunca da-ripada kontraktor utamayang tidak membuat bayarankepada subkontraktor," ka-tanya. .

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Work to ease congestion in Puchong expected to end late next yearBy THO XIN VI

"HE first phase of the upgrad-ing works on the Puchongstretch of the Damansara-

Puchong Highway (LDP) is onschedule and is expected to becompleted by the end of2011.

It is part of the RM300milupgrade plan by highway conces-sionaire Utrak to mitigate the con-gestion at critical points caused byrapid development.

In Puchong, the non-toll trafficon the LDP has increased by ten-fold, from about 40,000 in 1999 to400,000 in 2010.

"Since 1999, there have been 20

major developments (spanningover 4O.5ha or comprising morethan 500 units) and 15 mediumdevelopments (less than 40.5ha orfewer than 500 units) in Puchong.

"In total. the developments havecontributed 85,000 residential

units and 17 million sq ft of com-merdal space while 40,000 moreresidential units and 2.35 million

sq ft of commercial space areexpected in the next three to fiveyears," Litrak CEO Sazally Saidisaid.

Thus, upgrading works are time-ly to cushion the impact of the rushhours traffic jam

For now, the works, which beganlast September, are concentratedon the stretch between thePuchong Intan Interchange andKampung Barn Interchange.

The three major enhancementprojects are the construction of asouthbound mainline ramp at the

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For a jam-free journey: A 100m ramp will be constructed here for traffic heading towards Puchong Perdana and Putrajaya.

Puchong Intan Interchange,improvement on the PuchongPerdana traffic intersection and

widening works on the mainlinebetween the Puchong PerdanaInterchange and Kampung BarnInterchange.

"Currently, at the Puchong IntanInterchange (where Tractors islocated), the traffic heading

towards Puchong Perdana andPutrajayaare sharing the road withlocal traffic heading towards JalanPuchong and Hicom, Shah Alam.

"A 700m two-lane ramp will be built

from the Puchong Intan Interchange to

the Puchong Perdana Interchange,while the existing roads will be wid-ened," Sazally said.

As for the Puchong Perdana intersec-tion' Utrak will be providing an addi-tionallane (slip road) each from LDP(from both north and southbound)heading towards Persiaran PuchongPerdana.

Persiaran Puchong Perdana will bewidened, too.

"The stretch ofLDP between PuchongPerdana and Kampung BaruInterchange,both north and south-

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bound, will be widened from three tofour lanes," Sazally elaborated.

The first phase of the upgrading planwill cost RM104.6mil. while the second

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and Penchala toll plaza, is estimated atRM100miL

"We are in the midst of finalising thedetails and seeking approval from theauthorities for the second phase, andwork will start in the near future,"

Sazallysaid.The third phase, on the other hand,

will involve the Damansara UtamaInterchange to SS2 Interchange, as wellas Puchong Jaya southbound mainline.

Sazally hoped the Puchong trafficwould be eased following the upgrad-ing works.

"While the upgrading works aregoing on, we will impose some trafficdiversion for better traffic manage-ment.

"We hope the public will bear withus for the time being," he said.

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Puchong Hunters leave it latePenalty earnsHunters a spot inthe quarter finalsPhotos by EHFAN SHAH

UCHONG Hunters scored a

late penalty in their 1-0 winover Pelangi in a third round

match of the Selangor FA Cup atthe RRIground in Sungai Buloh.

Puchong Hunters' goal wasscored by P. Thinagaran in the78th minute. Puchong Hunterswere certainly lucky as both teamwere evenly matched. BothPuchong Hunters and Pelangifailed to take the chances thatcame their way.

In the end, the penalty wasenough for Puchong Hunters toqualify for the quarter-finals.

Smartfocus-MPNA, who haddefeated defending championsNPNG in the first round, wentdown 0-2 to Satria Muda in aquarterfinal match while PNSBwhipped Laksamana 6-0.

In a third round match, SelangorIndian Association (SIA) edgedUMW 1-0 at the Suk ground inShah Alam.

Meanwhile, Sunday Cowboysstarted their campaign in DivisionOne by edging Armada 2-1 at theRRIground in Sungai Buloh.

Mohd Azrin Abdui Aziz scoredSunday Cowboys' opening goal inthe 22nd minute.

They increased their lead in the40th minute after MuhammadMunzir Mansor scored. Armadawere not prepared to throw in thetowel and their diligence wasrewarded in the 51st minutewhen Marzili Sufian scored.

The FA Cup will take a breakthis week as the teams areinvolved in the league fixtures.

Super division championsNPNG will meet Subang JayaMunicipal Council (MPSJ) at theMPSJ Sports Complex tomorrowwhile Hong Chin will take onMalaysia Airlines at the RRIground on Sunday.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Da-tuk Seri Najib Razakberkata, beliau akan te-rus melakukan tinjauan

mesra ke merata tempat dinegara ini kerana langkah itumembolehkannya berhu-bung dan mendekati rakyat.

"Bukan sahaja saya dapatbertemu mereka...saya sen-diri juga boleh melihat kea-daan mereka yang sebenar-nya. Saya memang meran-cang tinjauan mesra yang sa-ya akan adakan dengan ha-rapan apabila saya pergi kesana, bukan sahaja (sayaakan) bertemu mereka (rak-yat), malah (saya juga akandapat) menyelesaikan masa-lah dan isu setempat," kataPerdana Menteri dalam ra-kaman video YouTube me-lalui laman web beliauwww.lMalaysia.com.my.

Najib menjawab soalan di-kemukakan seorang pengun-jung laman blog IMalaysiabeliau mengenai tinjauanmesra yang diadakannya.

PerdanaMenteriberkata,se-tiap ka1i selepas beliau me-lakukantinjauanmesra,beliauakan segera menyelesaikanmasalah yang dibangkitkanoleh rakyatyang ditemuinya.

"Anda diberikan jaminanbahawa sebaik saja sayabalikke pejabat, isu berkenaanakan diselesaikan dan ma-lahan kerap kali saya me-ngumumkan beberapa kelu-lusan penting daripada segikewangan (bantuan dan pe-runtukan) supaya masalahitu diambil tindakan segera.

"Sayaberharaptinjauanmes-ra ini bukan sahaja akan di-

III,ndadiberikanjarninanbahawa~ebaiksajasayahalikkepejabat,i~uJ\erkenaanakanuiselesaikandanmalahankerapkaligayarnengnmumkanI(elulusanpantingd~ripadase~ikewangansupa)amasalahitu diambUtindak~11f)~r!er1

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teruskan tetapi proses berhu-bW1gdengan orang ramai jugadibuat melalui blog, faccbookdan twitter saya," katanya.

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Sementara itu beliau ber-kata, keupayaan daya saingorang Melayu perIu diper-kukuhkan lagi melalui per-ubahan minda dan sikap su-paya mereka dapat bersaingdengan bangsa lain di per-sada antarabangsa.

Perdana Menteri berkata,dengan cara ini, maka orangMelayu akan lebih yakin un-tuk bersaing di persada an-tarabangsa.

"Sebabitulah walaupun apayang disebutkan sebagai tin-dakan afirmatif masih kitakekalkan tapi pendekatan ki-ta...kita akan ubah sl1payaki-ta membantu orang Melayuyang ada potensi untuk marake hadapan.

"Dalam erti kata merekatelah diuji terIebih dahu-lu...mereka sudahpun ter-bukti kemampuannya dankerajaan membantu merekauntuk mencapai kejayaanyang lebih besar," katanyadalam laman web berkenaanketika menjawab satu soalanmengenai memperkasa min-da Melayu.

Dalam konteks ini Najibberkata, umpamanya kalausyarikat orang MelaYl1sudahberjaya, maka kerajaan hen-dak menjadikan syarikatber-kenaan itu berjaya di pe-ringkat rantal1 ini sebagaijuara serantau dan kemudi-annya sebagai juara globaldan sebagainya.

Najib berkata, pendekatanini juga bererti bahawa da-lam persaingan sesama Bu-miputera, kerajaan akan me-milih mereka berdasarkanpada merit. - Bcrnama

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palsu: J PAberi amaranPUTRA]AYA 6 Mei - ]abatanPerkhidmatan Awam (JPA)hari ini memberi amaranakan mengainbil tindakanbuang kerja mana-manapenjawat awam yang didapatimengemukakan sijil cuti sakitpalsu atau meminda apa-apafakta dalam sijil berkenaan.

pengarah BahagianPerkhidmatan ]PA,Datuk Dr.Mohd. Azhar Yahayaberkata,tindakan itu diambil keranamelanggar tatakelakuan dibawah Peraturan 4 (2)(f) dan(g), Peraturan-peraturanPegawaiAwam (Kelakuan danTatatertib) 1993.

"Sijilcuti sakit yangdiperakukan oleh pegawaiperubatan kerajaan atauswastaakan melayakkanpenjawat awam mendapatkemudahan cuti sakit setelahdikemukakan kepada ketuajabatan.

"Bagaimanapun terdapatkecenderungan di kalanganpenjawat awatnmengemukakan sijil cuti sakitpalsu atau meminda sijil cutisakit bagi tujuan tertentu;'katanya.

Beliau berkata demikiandalam surat edaran JPAkepada semua KetuaSetiausaha Kementerian danKetua]abatan Petsekutuan disini hari ini.

Bagaimanapun dalam suratedaran itu tidak dinyatakansejauh mana keseriusan

"kelakuan tersebut di kalanganpenjawat awam.

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