MBPJ offers green rebates off asssessmen tax

MBPJ Low Carbon Green Rebate Assessment Scheme which began in 2011, is aimed at reducing the carbon footprint by curbing water and electricity wastage to achieve a low-carbon green city. The scheme is open to residential and commercial properties.

This assessment tax rebate is offered to homeowners who have taken the initiative to make their homes environmentally-friendly and green in the aspect of energy, water, biodiversity, waste management, transportation and other initiatives.

House owners stand to enjoy up to 100 per cent off assessment

The items include installing rain harvester, solar heater, composting and/or owning a hybrid car and other energy saving initiatives. 

For details and to download the application form, visit MBPJ assessment tax rebate scheme

Dog found

Friendly elderly beagle found wandering in Jalan SS20/7.
If you know the owner of the dog, please inform the owner.
Thank you.

New Pricing for Cheques will now take effect on 2 January 2015

In March 2013, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had announced a new pricing strategy for payment services to address the price distortion between electronic payments (e-payments) and paper-based payment instruments. Under the new pricing strategy, the fee for Interbank GIRO (IBG) transaction conducted via Internet and mobile banking is capped at 10 sen effective 2 May 2013 compared to about RM2 previously, while a new cheque processing fee of 50 sen will be imposed with effect from 1 April 2014.

Since the commencement of the new pricing strategy, there has been encouraging progress made in IBG transactions. The monthly growth rate tripled to 6% or 10 million transactions from May to December 2013 compared to 2% or 6 million transactions in the preceding 8 months. Cheque issuance had also declined at a faster pace of -3.3% or 6.7 million cheques in 2013 compared to only -0.5% or 1 million cheques in 2012.

While there has been encouraging progress made, it is noted that the required devices need to be in place to facilitate a comprehensive acceptance of e-payments particularly, at the federal and state government agencies nationwide.  To allow these entities to put in place the necessary devices, the imposition of the 50 sen cheque processing fee will now be effective beginning 2 January 2015. The banking institutions will also intensify their efforts to provide adequate guidance and incentives to their customers to accelerate the use of e-payments.

 

Bank Negara Malaysia
19 March 2014

 

© Bank Negara Malaysia, 2014. All rights reserved.

Invitation to participate in Earth Hour Campaign

An invitation has been extended from Tropicana City Mall to SS20 residents to participate in the Earth Hour Campaign on 29 March 2014. 

We encourage you to participate in the cycling event as representatives from SS20.

If you are interested, please meet at the Central Zone Community Policing Cabin, Jalan SS20/14 at 7:30 pm on Saturday, 29 March 2014. 

Mr P. C. Chua will be leading the cycling group to Tropicana City Mall.

Any questions, please email rass20central@gmail.com

SS20 Xiang Gong Group Invited by Lions Club, Klang

On 16 March 2014, the SS20 Xiang Gong group was invited by the Lions Club of Klang to participate in their Community Programe “Love, Care and Share Health Carnival”. 19 members led by Mr. Andrew Chong demonstrated the Xiang Gong exercises at the carnival. 

Robbed and assaulted

SS20 under siege! Bike Robbery gangs getting bolder? Stay alert for these guys who don't even wear helmets. Protect your communities peeps! There are 3 INCIDENTS highlighted below.

shared by Betty Low

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Robbery at Jalan SS20/3

18 Mar 2014 - Robbery at Jalan SS20/3 
A young man was texting on his handphone outside his house. 
Four motorbikes cruised by, stopped, one of the motorists attacked the young man.
Took his handphone and wallet. The victim's face was injured and bleeding.

Road contractors told to repave driveway entrances and not charge owners

CONTRACTORS engaged to repave the neighbourhood roads have been warned not to solicit payment from houseowners the driveway entrance as the local councils have included it in the bill of quantities (BoQ).

Selangor Youth and Sports, Infrastructure and Public Facilities executive councillor Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi said his office had received numerous complaints about contractors not repaving the area outside the main gate.

There were complaints from residents who said they were asked by road contractors to pay between RM300 and RM380 for them to pave the pathway in front of the house gates.

Dr Ahmad said he had instructed all local authorities to print clearly in the BoQ for road contractors to repave the neighbourhood streets according to the requisite thickness and the work must include the driveway entrance.  Read more

Attempted house break-in at Jalan SS20/6

Attempted house break-in today between 9:00 am - 1:50 pm on Road 6.
Screwdriver was still stuck in the door. The intruders managed to open the side glass door panel but did not enter the house. The incident has been reported to the police.

New highway to be built

For details, visit the KIDEX exhibition at Tropicana City Mall or log on to www.kidexskyway.com

WHEN the Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex) is ready, it will reduce travelling time between Damansara and Kinrara by about 25%.

The traffic volume will also be reduced by 50% in both directions from Puchong to Petaling Jaya.

It is estimated that traffic volume will reduce by about 30% from Taman Tun Dr Ismail, the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and Bandar Utama to Petaling Jaya.

The highway is estimated to cost RM2.42bil and it will be a 90% elevated highway. Read more

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PJ residents should beware Kidex highway

written by Mak Khuin Weng (ex SS20 councillor)

Even if the Kidex highway resolves the traffic problem at the expense of a few thousand properties, it does not mean that traffic problems will not recur. MBPJ has approved numerous projects that are underway and the effects of those developments will mean more traffic for PJ, which would only incentivise a new highway as a solution to the traffic problem again.

A proposal for another elevated highway for Petaling Jaya is already there in the form of the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (Dash), and such highways simply mean that your property may be next on the state government’s acquisition list.  Read more

Correction

The robbery posted on our blog yesterday took place on Road 3 not Road 6.

Sorry for the mistake.

Robbery on 10 Mar 2014

Received the following email from resident on Road 6.

'At 8.30pm on 10 March 2014, my opposite neighbor had her bag snatched  by 6 men on 3 motor bikes. 
Police fr 0377222222( D.U police station ) came within minutes but the thieves had already made a quick getaway. 
The lady had just come home fr office n was exiting her car when this happened ! They signalled for her bag without uttering a sound, so she couldn't tell whether they were Indonesians. The area was dark. Fortunately she was not hurt.'

Flight MH370 bound for Beijing missing

Malaysians are saddened by the news of the missing airplane bound for Beijing. Let us pray for the safety of all the passengers on board MAS Flight MH370.

Oil slicks spotted

Water Rationing in SS20

PETALING JAYA: These are the areas in the Klang Valley where water rationing will be carried out.

Affected households will have water supply for two days and two days without.

For example, areas in Zone 1 will have water for two days on March 10 and 11, but areas in Zone 2 will have no water supply.

Supply will be restored in Zone 2 for two days on March 12 and 13, but Zone 1 will have no water supply. Complete list of areas affected by water rationing

For more information, visit the Syabas website here: 

PETALING (ZON 1)Seluruh Damansara Damai
Pantai Dalam
Seksyen 17, Petaling Jaya
Seluruh Saujana Damansara
Mah Sing U5/1 hingga U5/30 dan U5/A hingga U5/D
PJS 1
PJS 2
PJS 3
PJS 4
PJS 5
PJS 6
PJS 7
PJS 8
PJS 9
PJS 10
PJS 11
Seluruh Prima Damansara
Seluruh Bukit Rahman Putra 2 dan 5
Kota Damansara Seksyen 4 (Jalan Camar 4/1 hingga 4/11)
Bukit Rahman Putra 7
Seluruh SS 5A, Petaling Jaya
Tropicana Golf meliputi Jalan TR1 hingga TR9, PJU 3/22 hingga PJU 3/10, Damansara Lagenda dan Damansara Idaman
Seluruh SS 9A, Petaling Jaya
SS 2 Petaling Jaya (Jalan 19/17 hingga Jalan 19/28 dan SS 2/2 hingga SS 2/113)
SS 3 Petaling Jaya (SS 3/1 hingga SS 3/66)
Seluruh SS 22 (2), Petaling Jaya
Seluruh SS 22 (KDU) Petaling Jaya
SS 20 Petaling Jaya (SS 20/2 hingga SS 20/20)
Kampung Cempaka (Jalan Cempaka, Jalan Mawar, Jalan Tanjung, Lorong Bunga, Lorong Cempaka, Lorong Mawar dan Jalan PJU 1/1 hingga PJU 1/38)
Matang Jaya
Taman Impian Indah
Saujana Akasia
Taman Sri Putra
Taman Sri Putra 2
Subang Jaya SS 12
Subang Jaya SS 13
Subang Jaya SS 14
Subang Jaya SS 15
Subang Jaya SS 17
Subang Jaya SS 19
SS 6 Petaling Jaya (Jalan Bahagia, SS 4/6 hingga SS 4/21, SS 3/58A hingga SS 3/58E)
Desa Petaling
Kampung Malaysia
Taman Salak Selatan
Seksyen 21/29 Petaling Jaya (Jalan 21/20 hingga Jalan 21/35 dan SS 2/18 hingga SS 2/67)
Kampung Baru Salak Selatan
SS 2/11 Petaling Jaya (SS 2/2 hingga SS 2/45 dan SS 2/116)
Taman Gembira
SS 3/59 & SS 4 Petaling Jaya (SS 3/59 hingga SS 5/59E dan SS 4/6 hingga SS 4/21)
Keseluruhan Jalan Kuchai Lama
Taman Kinrara Mas
SS 1 Kg. Tunku
Taman Lian Hoe
Taman Bukit Kinrara
Seksyen 19, Petaling Jaya
Taman Salak Jaya
Taman Perindustrian Kinrara
SS 2, Petaling Jaya
Seksyen 16, Petaling Jaya
Taman Sungai Besi
Taman Mutiara Bukit Jalil

Private CCTVs to be linked to police control centres

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will soon have tens of thousands of closed-circuit television (CCTVs) – all linked to state police contingents and Bukit Aman – to monitor all corners and alleys, ultimately to increase public safety.

Dubbed the “Safecam Partnership” initiative, the police are coming up with a better method to link privately owned CCTVs to their central command centre (CCC) in all states and police headquarters.

In line with the United Against Crime concept, the collaboration between the force and owners of private premises forms the biggest CCTV network in the country.  Read more

New Councillor for SS20

The new councillor for SS20, Mr. Bryan Chiang Chian Fu was introduced to the RA and RT Committee members tonight. Accompanying him were DU ADUN Yeo Bee Yin, MBPJ Councillor Ir. Lee Suet Sen and Mr Billy Wong from the ADUN's office. 

We welcome Mr. Bryan Chiang to SS20 and congratulate him on his new appointment and hope that Bryan will carry on the good work as done by Ir. Lee Suet Sen.

We would also like to thank Ir. Lee for his contribution to our community and wish him good luck in his new assignment.

Councillor Bryan seated 2nd from left