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.

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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