Two Weddings & A Missing Manager (The Malay Mail, 10 June, 2008) by Teoh El Sen
A manager with a country club in Kota Kemuning allegedly succumbed to temptation and took off with RM17,000 from two wedding dinners last Saturday. The newly-weds decided to settle the outstanding amounts with the ang pau they collected from guests and well-wishers. They had earlier paid a total deposit of RM20,000.
The manager, with the club for about seven months, even took off with the company car, a Nissan Sentra, alleged a source in the club’s higher management.
“There were two functions — one for 250 people in our ballroom and another for 180 at our restaurant,” he said.
The manager had collected the RM17,000 from the two functions about 9pm but about an hour later, one of the assistant managers began to suspect something amiss.
“She contacted me to ask if the manager was having dinner with me outside the club,” he said.
They then tried calling the manager via walkie-talkie and his cell phone but there was no response.
They then went to the manager’s house. It was past midnight and he was not at home.
“We lodged a report at the Shah Alam police station,” said the source.
Shah Alam police chief ACP Noor Azam Jamaludin confirmed the report. They are still trying to find the manager. The case is being investigated under Section 408 of the Penal Code.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Feedback from Residents - Security Around Road A & B
We welcome and appreciates feedback and suggestions on any matters that will benefit the residents. Here's an email from one of our residents, Ong, with regards to our present security conditions. Security is one of the key items which the committees discusses and deliberates in every of our monthly meeting. The current security is under the developer's control and we are working very hard to ensure that the services rendered are worth the fees we pay.
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Dear Canal Gardens Committee Members,
First of all thanks for all efforts puts in for the betterment of our housing area.
The blog is a great effort to have a better communication and collaboration between the residents. Bravo!!!!
Saw comments on the brighter lighting which has definitely has managed to lit up some of our area. Nonetheless at the end of Road A, the lighting is still very poor. As noticed, the canal/park lighting around the canal stop at Road B. The distance between the last canal/park light between Road B and street lighting in Road A is far and thus leaving a very dark area in the place. Wondering why the canal/park lighting stop there? In term of security, from Road B onward, the perimeter fencing is a wire barb fencing which can be easily climb over or dig underneath. As the area is already dark coupled with only a low wire perimeter fencing, matter is worsen as there are bushes just outside the perimeter fencing, the area is really a security hazard. There is no way our security guard will notice anyone climbing over from this area!!!!!! The resident here is already suffering the double standard (short changed by developer) of having just the wire bard fencing instead of the nicer and more security effective wall fencing and lousy landscaping, we hope it could be fair to us in this area.
Suggest improvement to that area as follows:
(i) Build higher wall fencing with spikes;
(ii) Another pole of canal/park lighting should be install there. (just because the area is at the end of the housing area with no visibility to public does not mean the developer should neglect us).
(iii) Frequent patrolling (we noticed that there is normally no guard station around at the 2nd exit station after late night)
Another security problem wishes to highlights is how easy an outsider can come in into our housing area. All he or she need to do is sometime ‘angkat tangan’ with the guard at the visitor lane or just say ‘hantar orang’ or ‘ambil barang’ even at night time…. Guess this is very serious offence by the guard and they dun seem to be bother to try to register the visitor. As we all agreed that we wanted a tight security, those action should be seriously avoided action must be taken against those guards.
Thank you and hopefully our concern can be taken into serious consideration.
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Dear Canal Gardens Committee Members,
First of all thanks for all efforts puts in for the betterment of our housing area.
The blog is a great effort to have a better communication and collaboration between the residents. Bravo!!!!
Saw comments on the brighter lighting which has definitely has managed to lit up some of our area. Nonetheless at the end of Road A, the lighting is still very poor. As noticed, the canal/park lighting around the canal stop at Road B. The distance between the last canal/park light between Road B and street lighting in Road A is far and thus leaving a very dark area in the place. Wondering why the canal/park lighting stop there? In term of security, from Road B onward, the perimeter fencing is a wire barb fencing which can be easily climb over or dig underneath. As the area is already dark coupled with only a low wire perimeter fencing, matter is worsen as there are bushes just outside the perimeter fencing, the area is really a security hazard. There is no way our security guard will notice anyone climbing over from this area!!!!!! The resident here is already suffering the double standard (short changed by developer) of having just the wire bard fencing instead of the nicer and more security effective wall fencing and lousy landscaping, we hope it could be fair to us in this area.
Suggest improvement to that area as follows:
(i) Build higher wall fencing with spikes;
(ii) Another pole of canal/park lighting should be install there. (just because the area is at the end of the housing area with no visibility to public does not mean the developer should neglect us).
(iii) Frequent patrolling (we noticed that there is normally no guard station around at the 2nd exit station after late night)
Another security problem wishes to highlights is how easy an outsider can come in into our housing area. All he or she need to do is sometime ‘angkat tangan’ with the guard at the visitor lane or just say ‘hantar orang’ or ‘ambil barang’ even at night time…. Guess this is very serious offence by the guard and they dun seem to be bother to try to register the visitor. As we all agreed that we wanted a tight security, those action should be seriously avoided action must be taken against those guards.
Thank you and hopefully our concern can be taken into serious consideration.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Bravo ... What A Great Recycling Day - June 2008
We had a great outing today and thanks to all of you, we have managed to add another RM700 into our Canal Gardens Residents' Fund. This is one of our highest collections. We do hope to see more active participation from all residents.
We are looking for extra hands to help us jaga the Recycling Collection Point ... all we need is just 2 hours of your time - once every two months, typically the first Sunday of the month. Interested!? Drop us an email: CanalGardens@gmail.com.
Top Tips for Fuel Efficiency from Shell’s FuelStretch Programme
Shell’s FuelStretch programme is designed to promote fuel efficiency. With the record breaking price increase, do checkout the tips on how safe petrol from the Shell through a mix of enhanced fuel technology, consumption reducing car care and expert advice on fuel-efficient driving techniques.
Checkout the other one which we have posted earlier on here.
Checkout the other one which we have posted earlier on here.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Contact Numbers for Balai Polis Shah Alam & Kota Kemuning
Here are some contact numbers (security-related) which may be helpful:
Shah Alam CID Control Center (24 Hours Hotline):
Tel: 03-5510-2220
Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Shah Alam:
Seksyen 11, Jalan Persiaran Damai, 40100 Shah Alam
Tel: 03-5510-2222 / Faks: 03-5512-2073
Police officers in charge of Kota Kemuning (Balai/Pondok Polis):
Corporal Azeme: 019-263 2462
Corporal Hamid: 019-245 7293
Canal Gardens Security: 03-5121-5076
Shah Alam CID Control Center (24 Hours Hotline):
Tel: 03-5510-2220
Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Shah Alam:
Seksyen 11, Jalan Persiaran Damai, 40100 Shah Alam
Tel: 03-5510-2222 / Faks: 03-5512-2073
Police officers in charge of Kota Kemuning (Balai/Pondok Polis):
Corporal Azeme: 019-263 2462
Corporal Hamid: 019-245 7293
Canal Gardens Security: 03-5121-5076
Police Station in Pandan Perdana Not Functional
The featured article was plucked from The Star, Metro Section, 6th June 2008. The residents in Kota Kemuning face the same challenge where we must go all the way to Section 11 (Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Shah Alam) to lodge police reports. And we do have a balai polis supposedly in Kota Kemuning. This is an unnecessary hassle to the residents.
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Why have a police station in a housing area when you can’t make any reports in it?
This was the question asked by the residents of Pandan Perdana in Ampang, who expressed their frustration at having to drive all the way to Pandan Indah if they needed to file a report.
“There is no sense in having a police station that doesn’t function like one,” said Pandan Perdana Residents’ Association chairman A.C Lim.
Lim said the station took up the two shop lots on Jalan Perdana 6/8 which was formerly a car workshop, and renovation works at the premises started in February.
“The renovation work is still ongoing while the number of policemen on duty are usually one or two officers at a time,” said Lim.
A visit to the area recently confirmed that renovation was still going on but no workers were present and the premises was locked. A police officer stationed in the lot adjacent to the police station said that all reports had to be filed at the Pandan Indah station since it was better equipped.
However, he was not able to comment on the renovation.
Lim hoped to see the police station to be operational soon with more police officers on duty to curb the escalating crime incidents in the area.
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Why have a police station in a housing area when you can’t make any reports in it?
This was the question asked by the residents of Pandan Perdana in Ampang, who expressed their frustration at having to drive all the way to Pandan Indah if they needed to file a report.
“There is no sense in having a police station that doesn’t function like one,” said Pandan Perdana Residents’ Association chairman A.C Lim.
Lim said the station took up the two shop lots on Jalan Perdana 6/8 which was formerly a car workshop, and renovation works at the premises started in February.
“The renovation work is still ongoing while the number of policemen on duty are usually one or two officers at a time,” said Lim.
A visit to the area recently confirmed that renovation was still going on but no workers were present and the premises was locked. A police officer stationed in the lot adjacent to the police station said that all reports had to be filed at the Pandan Indah station since it was better equipped.
However, he was not able to comment on the renovation.
Lim hoped to see the police station to be operational soon with more police officers on duty to curb the escalating crime incidents in the area.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Opening Burning ... Pollution ... Solution, Finally and Hopefully
Some actions are being taken by our wakil rakyats to help curb the opening burnings which has become rampant and causing health problems to many. Click here, for previous write-ups on haze and smoke.
From The Star, Metro Section (6th June 2008):
Landowners at Kampung Johan Setia will face court action or have their land titles revoked by the Selangor state government if they fail to take care of the land and avoid open burning.
State tourism, consumer affairs and environment committee chairman Elizabeth Wong said the government had identified 1,512 landowners holding Temporary Occupancy Licences (TOL) on 1,183ha of agricultural land nearby.
“The land was awarded in good faith, unfortunately, they did not take good care of it, left it abandoned and allowed it to be taken over by trespassers who caused the open burning.
“We want all the land owners to be responsible and the state government will not hesitate to take back the titles if they fail to take care of the land,” she said after visiting some of the open burning sites.
Department of Environment director Che Asmah Ibrahim, Kota Raja MP Dr Siti Maria Mahmud and representatives from various agencies including Rela, the Fire and Rescue Services Department, the Land Office and the Drainage and Irrigation Department were also present.
Wong said the government had ordered the Land Office to conduct a detailed survey to identify the boundaries of each plot of land.
“The government has tried to bring some of the land owners to court for causing open burning but the cases were struck out because the authorities failed to prove the exact boundaries of the land where the fires occurred,” she said.
Wong added that the detailed survey by the Land Office would assist in legal issues.
Wong said many landowners left their land idle, giving an opportunity for trespassers to clear the land and hire illegal immigrants to carry out farming.
“We realise that going after the illegal immigrants will not serve as a long-term solution and we have to get to the root of the problem,” she said.
The trespassers started fires to clear the land and the smouldering peat soil usually released thick smoke and haze that, since the late 1990s, had engulfed surrounding areas including Shah Alam, Klang and Kuala Langat where more than 200,000 people were affected.
Wong also said the state government had appointed an experienced consultant, Global Environment Centre, to work with the related government agencies to find effective ways to prevent open burning.
She added that the immediate steps taken so far were damming part of a nearby river to raise water level at the peat area, building more dams at critical dry areas and diverting water from adjacent rivers to the peat areas.
From The Star, Metro Section (6th June 2008):
Landowners at Kampung Johan Setia will face court action or have their land titles revoked by the Selangor state government if they fail to take care of the land and avoid open burning.
State tourism, consumer affairs and environment committee chairman Elizabeth Wong said the government had identified 1,512 landowners holding Temporary Occupancy Licences (TOL) on 1,183ha of agricultural land nearby.
“The land was awarded in good faith, unfortunately, they did not take good care of it, left it abandoned and allowed it to be taken over by trespassers who caused the open burning.
“We want all the land owners to be responsible and the state government will not hesitate to take back the titles if they fail to take care of the land,” she said after visiting some of the open burning sites.
Department of Environment director Che Asmah Ibrahim, Kota Raja MP Dr Siti Maria Mahmud and representatives from various agencies including Rela, the Fire and Rescue Services Department, the Land Office and the Drainage and Irrigation Department were also present.
Wong said the government had ordered the Land Office to conduct a detailed survey to identify the boundaries of each plot of land.
“The government has tried to bring some of the land owners to court for causing open burning but the cases were struck out because the authorities failed to prove the exact boundaries of the land where the fires occurred,” she said.
Wong added that the detailed survey by the Land Office would assist in legal issues.
Wong said many landowners left their land idle, giving an opportunity for trespassers to clear the land and hire illegal immigrants to carry out farming.
“We realise that going after the illegal immigrants will not serve as a long-term solution and we have to get to the root of the problem,” she said.
The trespassers started fires to clear the land and the smouldering peat soil usually released thick smoke and haze that, since the late 1990s, had engulfed surrounding areas including Shah Alam, Klang and Kuala Langat where more than 200,000 people were affected.
Wong also said the state government had appointed an experienced consultant, Global Environment Centre, to work with the related government agencies to find effective ways to prevent open burning.
She added that the immediate steps taken so far were damming part of a nearby river to raise water level at the peat area, building more dams at critical dry areas and diverting water from adjacent rivers to the peat areas.
Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips Compilations from Autoworld
Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips Compilations from Autoworld ... try and see if you can save some ringgit here and some ringgit there. But please practice with caution as some of these tips are rather over-the-top.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Follow Up Part 2: Rumput dan Lalang
Complaint was lodged on 21st May and follow up with additional enquiries on 26th May, 1st June and 5th June (today). Still awaiting for response - nothing from MBSA.
If there's no response by next Monday, we'll just try our wakil rakyat again.
Read here on our earlier complaints to MBSA: Rumput & Lalang and Rumput & Lalang I.
And please be aware of snakes too ..... as some residents have been noticing quite a few recently especially with the overgrown lalangs near the canal.
If there's no response by next Monday, we'll just try our wakil rakyat again.
Read here on our earlier complaints to MBSA: Rumput & Lalang and Rumput & Lalang I.
And please be aware of snakes too ..... as some residents have been noticing quite a few recently especially with the overgrown lalangs near the canal.
Recycling Day - June 2008
Come and support our neighbourhood monthly recycling program this Sunday. The collections from these recycling programs are channeled back into our community activities. Last month's response was lukewarm ... We want to see more participation.
So, come and bring your "recyclables" to us. Come and support our monthly community event, and have a chat with the Canal Gardens Residents' Committees.
And here are the collections thus far:
- May - RM444 (lowest!!!)
- April - RM629
- May - RM527
- February - RM566
- January - RM752 (highest!!!)
- December - RM634
When: 8th June 2008 (Sunday), 10am - 3pm
Where: Gazebo Near 2nd Exit
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