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Pay utility bills at kiosk at MPSJ lobbyVISITORS to the Subang JayaMunicipal Council (MPSJ)can nowpay their utility bills at the newconvenient kiosk at the lobby.

The machine, called the i-ServeKiosk, is placed at the council'slobby where visitors can click onthe screen to make payments toSyabas, Tenaga Nasional Berhad(TNB), Indah Water Konsortium(IWK), Telekom and telecommu-nication companies. A surchange

of RM1 per bill is imposed.MPSJacting president Abdullah

Marjunid hoped that the machinewould make it easier for custom-ers to pay bills without having toqueue up at the different agencycounters.

"Come June, this machine willalso be able to accept payment ofthe council's assessment tax," saidAbdullah.

He -..s<!id the machine was

installed free by the operator i-Serve Technology Sdn Bhd.

Company executive directorBong Soon Heng said there were

. about 50 of these machines nowin universities, colleges, malls and24-hour restaurants in the KlangValley.

"One can also make their Astropayment and buy AirAsia flighttickets but there is no RM1 fee forthe purchase of the AirAsiaticket."

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While the IV1PSj'smachinedoes'not take in assessment rate pay-ments for now, the kiosks outsidecan do so for areas under theMPSj'sjurisdiction.

"There's no restriction for utilitybills, regardless of your houseaddress. Just bring your statementfor the barcode to be scanned oryou can just key in your accountnumber," said Bong.There are 200of such machines nationwide.

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SUBANGJAYA- Premis makanan yang gagal IIBermula1 Mac lalu setiap premismematuhipiawaiankebersihanatau makanankotor(markahkurangSOperatus)mendapat markah kurang SOperatus dalam akan diarah tutup sekurang-kurangnya tigapemeJ'ik$aandil~ksanakan Jabatan Kesihatan hari.Majlis PerbandaranSubang Jaya(MPSJ)akan IIPengusahakemudianperlu mematu~idiarah tutup. semua kehendak polisi majlis. Rasionalnya

Timbalan YangDipertua MPSJ,Abdullah kita melihat pengusaha premis yangMarjunid pada Mesyuarat PenuhBulanan dikenakan tindakan memerlukan masaMPSJberkata, pihaknya banyak menerima sekurang-~urangnyatiga hari untukaduan mengenai masalah tikus dan lipas di menjalankan aktiviti pembersihan dan

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Villagers bondat fun-filled dayTwo-day telematch for villagesorganised by MPSJ for the first timeBy EDWARD R. HENRY0 lW,wd@!he$Tar.'"elU."wPhoto by CHAN TAK KONG

LOSE to 1,800 viJIagers fromKampung Kenangan, Kampungsungai Baru, Kampung Tengah

and Kampung Batu 13 in puchongtook part in various local traditionalgames that were held over the week-end thus fostering stronger bonds.

Organised by Subang Jaya MunicipalCouncil (MPSJ) for the first time, thetwo-day telematch event saw viJIag-ers young and old taking part in tug-a-war events, seven-a-side futsal, saw-ing coconut tree logs, scraping coco-nuts and even rushing after chickensto catch the 50 birds that were releasedat a field next to the Sekolah AgamaRakyat Bt 17 puchong.

MPSJ counciJIor Azizan jamaluddinsaid the aim of the telematch events isto network with the grassroots and tobridge the Selangor government withthe viJIagers.

"We want to create a stronger bond,bridging communities and fosteringnew friendships. Our network with.the people is to build a resilient andcohesive community that stands

together and to achieve one people,one Selangor," he said. Also presentwas Bandar Kinrara assemblymanTheresa Kok who promised the people

Clucking birds: The children playing with the ch,ickens at the games.

that more of such eventswould be held to allow theviJIagersto have a goodtime.

Apart from the telematch,several short talks were heldfor 150 youths and issues likedrugaddictionwere explainedand how it could bring a'per-son's downfallwas stressed.

Children were thriJIed withthe various games and foodstalls.

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Sounding horn: Kok (centre) launching the event.

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MPSJ saysfhanksBy LIM CHIA YING""i"ying@th""t""""""''111

Council's cream of the crop comlnended for their work

SOME 107 Subahgjaya Municipal., Council (MPSj) personnel were'.. rewarded with excellent serviceawards for 2010 in a ceremony heldrecently,

There were also a string of otherawards being given out. They includeawards to retirees and special men-tion awards such as the MPSjPresident's Award, Loyalty Award forlong service of over 35 years andaward to outstanding departmentdirector or deputy directors,

The dinner reception and presenta-tion ceremony were held at theSunway Convention Centre with staffmembers dressed to the niRes.

MPSj acting president -AbdullahMaljunid congratulated the awardrecipients and said those who did notmake it should make it a motivation tofurther succeed.

"I wish to thank all of you whohelped made MP5j what it is today.Our yearly work achievements for thepast for years has seen an increasefrom 97% in 2007 to 99% last year.

"Our main agenda is to p,rovide thebest service to customers as we striveto become a local authOlity of interna-tional standards.

"For this year, our two main priori-ties are implementing and setting thecouncil key result areas for eachdepartment as well as ensuring back-to-basic services to the public," hesaid,

He added that MPSj needed to con-tinue to set its direction and act strate-

gically and effectively to carry out itsresponsibilities and duties well.

Present at the ceremony was. Selangor state secretary Datuk

Muhammed Khusrin Munawi whosaid there was a need for a compre-hensive evaluation system to improveon the performance of public serviceand a department's organisation.

"I was informed the MPSj hadimplemented its key performanceindicators since 2005.

"It is good the council has this indi-vidual star rating system online thathopefully, can identify the perform-ance level, strength and weaknessesof staff members, And it is throughthis system MPSj received the Selangorpulic sector innovation award," hesaid.

He also commended MPS]'s recordin collection of outstanding assess-ment taxes that makes it one of thetop local authorities to do so.

Excellent service award recipientAwal Fitri Abdul Hamid, who is assist-

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Nicely rewarded: (From right) Awal,Sharifah Rohaida and anofherexcellent service award recipient Amran Musa (left) beaming with joy atreceiving the awards,-T""*" .." r"'?' J'VU".r'"'I':""""''''.,2' "...~. ~ ~

Recognition: Muhammed Khusrin (left) presenting the excellent serviceaward to general worker Md Sohor Khalid (right). Looking on is AbdullahMarjunid

ant enforcementofficer,saidthe awardcame as a big shock to him.

"[ have only been working here forfive years and there are many othercolleagues who have',been aroundmuch longer than me. Soin this way, [am thankful to be selected," saidAwal.

He said hi'swork ethics was aboutgoing beyond the normal workinghours and taking challenges in hisstride, like difficulties faced duringoperations and raids of illegally-runbusinesses.

The inaugural MPSj President'sAward was presented to SharifahRohaidaAbd Rahman,who is RevenueDepartment director, She had previ-ouslywon the excellent serviceaward

four times."I,didnot expect this at all because

there are many other directors whomI think are more qualified.I believe insincerely serving,being committed toyour work and enjoyingwhat you do.

"Don't work expecting to winawards because working from yourheart is what. counts," said SharifahRohaidawho has been with MPSj for13 years.

Alsopresent at the ceremony wereFederal Territories and' UrbanWellbeing Ministry deputy secretary-general DatukAdnan MdIkshan,HuluSelangor district council presidentTukiman Nail,SubangJaya OCPDACPZainal Rashid Abu Bakar and MPSjcouncillors.

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membersperforminga skit anddance onstage.

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Ketua)katan R@lawanRakyat (Rela) Daerab Petaling, Md Fuad Ahmadmembetikan takl.imat bethubung Rela pada satu majlis diadakan di Kelab RakanMtjda puchong sempenapenyertaan,kira-kira 200 penduduk sekitar Dewan

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ONEof tbe great discrepancies in ourcountry is the Government's view of asituation and the citizens' view. I

We-are constantly remind~d that \the police are doing a wonderful job

\and that the crime rate in our countryis under contro

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l. yet we see residents\resorting to ways and means to protect

themselvesagainstcriminals. j

Wehavegoneon to buildguarded I

and gated communities.Asif that is. -not enough,the residentsin myarea, I

US]2, have gone.on to negotiate witha telco to install tOYs in our areain exchange for allowingthe telco toinstall transmission stations.

I believe US]2 will be the firsthousing estate to allow a transmittingtower in the midst of their houses.

Now I am puzzled. I am certainthat there must be laws and by-laws

. to regulatethesepractices.Cansomereside]1tsin an area negotiate toinstall COYs in a residential area, inexchange to allowingfirms to put uptransmission stations in the area?

Maybethe authorities can shadesome light on this.

Cana resigents association without Ithe residents' mandate negotiate on

Ibehalf of residents to have COY towers I

in exchange for COY cameras in theirarea?- \

Weallwant a saferMalaysiato live I

in, but can we take safety and security \into our own hands?

THOROUGHLYDISAPPOINTED,I PetalingJaya.