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Kesesakan diPuchong berakhirOleh A. JAILANI ABDULLAH Menerusi pelan itu, sebatang

jalan akan dibina bag! menyam-bungkan Jalan Puchong"Kinrara1,'e;J<JIanSl"iManja dan sebatanglagi yang menyan1bungkanpusatbandar Puchong ke Subang Jaya.

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"Sayaharap pembinaannya da-Pat dipercepatkan iaitu selepaspilihan raya umum ini," ujarnyaYang sudal1 merangka strategi itusebaik sahaJa meme"angi kerusitersebut pada pilihanTaya umum2004. -

Mengena! penyambungan ja-Ian dari plIsat bandar ke SubangJaya, YengPeng berkata, ia telal1mendapat kelullIsan Majlis Per-bandaran Subang Jaya (MpSJ)dan ketika ini, usaha sedang dija-lankan untuk mendapatkan pe-runtukan dan kerjasama syal"ikatkonsesi lebuh raya di sekitar Pll.-chong bagi menyumbangkan ta-nah mili,k nlereka bagipembina-an jalallberkenaan.

"Projek il1ijuga-telah mendapatkelulusan dan peruntukankera-

, jaan negel"i dan juga Pusat. SayaI)arap Litrak 'akan membel"ikankeljasama mereka demi kemuda-han penduduk'penduduk di sinidan juga pengguna-penggnna ja-Ian raya yang lain," ujarnya.

Litrak atau syarikat LingkaranTrans Kota Sdn. Bhd. merupakanpemegang konsesi LebuhrayaDamansara-Puchong (LDp).

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PUGtiONG. 26 Feb. - Pu-chong dijangka bebas dal"ipadakesesakanlalu lintas dalam masabeberapa tahun lagimei1erUsidnapelan PerancRnganlmtuk trie-ningkatkankualiti kemudal1ai1in"fi'astmktur dan pengangkutan (Iikawasau ilu.

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jang ul1tuk mengurangkan kese-sakan lalu lintas di kawasan ilnialah d~nganmemanjangkan per-khidmalan Sistem Transit AliranRingan (LRT) ke Pl1chong.

"Menerusi perkhidmatan LRT,penduduk-penduduk Puchongti-da!< perlu menggunakan keretauntuk ke Kuala Lumpur dan ti-dak perlu m,,,nbayar tol," kataYeng Peng.

pada dasarnya, tal11bal1 belian,perancangan itutelah dipersetu-jui oleh Syal"ikat prasarartaNega-ra Berhad (SpNB) dan penyam-bnngan itu dijangka111el)yaksi-kan penambal1a11landasan se-jauh 20 kilometer.

Pada masa ini,perkhidmatanLRT Star dari Kuala Lumpur ta-mat di Stesen Sl"i Petaling.

Yeng Peng berkata,,,beliau be,.-harap projekitu akan dapat di-mulakan tahnn ini j11gasupaya iadapat disiap dan digunakan olehorang ramai pada 2011.

"Saya akan bel"i keutamaan ba-gi memastikan projek ini disege-rakan jika saya dipilih semulaoleh para pe11gundi Puchong," te-gasnya.

Me11urutnva, beliau akan ber-jumpa lagi ciengan SPNB dalam

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masa terdekat i11!untrikmembin-cangkan mengeriainya.

"Saya harap pemblnaannya da-pat dipercepatkan kerana saya ya-1>inLRr-r~nb~/lyakom~ombantumengurangl{anmasalljh;kesesa-kal1 dif1l!w.,)Ug,y !<at~yalagi. .

Ditanya menge11ai kesesakan dipusat bandar Puchong berhampi-ran pusat beli-belal1 lOI Mall,Ye11gPeng berkata, ia berp11ncadal"ipada p11singan U di persim-pangan Jalan Pnchong- Kinrara.

'~§,!:yaI'.)";I1Y~~"~l1)el1g:el1w~!1.\,Iini yang1:ierpU)1~ datipada.pusl'ngan U yang'Fdakjauh dari situ,dan telah pun membangkitkan-nya kepada MpSJ dan juga kera-jaan Pusat. Ketika l11isatu penye-lesaia11 kekal sedang dlteHti," je-las11ya.

Abli Parlimen daripada Gera-ka11it1,l akan mempertal1a11kankerusiParlimen ptichong buatkalikedua selepas memenangi-11yapada 2004.

Parlimen Puchong merangknmiDewa.n Undangan Negel"i (DUN)Sel"i.Serdang da11 Kinrara, yangmasing-masing diwakili oleh Da-tuk Sa.tim Diman (UMNO) danDr. Kow Cheong Wei (MCA,).

Pada masa i11i, Punchongmempunyai pend11duk kira-kira400,000 ora11g denganlebih 200taman perumahan dan angka itndijangka bertambal1 denganmendadak apabila beberapaprojek yang sedang dibangunkansiap tidak lan1alagi.

Sementara itn, Yeng Peng me- .ngucapkan te.;ma kasih kepadapucuk pimpinan kerana membe.;kepercayaa.n kepadanya untuk me-wakiliBN di kawasan tersebut.

Ifulanya, beliau bersama ke-dua-dua wakil rakyat dati kom-p011en BN akan terus berkhidmatdan yaki11 rakyat akan membel"isokongan kepada mereka. Ii..l'-1 )-

Ong very much apart of Subang JayaShe has livedthere since 1976

NG Chong Swen, the BarisallNasionalcandidate for Subang ]aya state seat,arrived 10 minutes early for our tea

meeting at, 5pm at the Chatters Cafe ,andRestaurant in US]11,Subang]aYa.

I was impressed and.toldher tflat sfle.wasthe first candidate among those I had inter.,viewed to arriveahead of time.

The 57"year-old mother of three. lookedfresh although she said she had been on herfeet duringher campaigntrailvisitingbusinessand eatingoutlets.

Her hair was in plac;eand she looked radi-ant.

She had driven herself to the restaurantordered fresh .lime juice to soothe her throat,which she said felt sore due tc)all the talkinglately.

"I attribute my high energy level,<~piritandclear ((Implexion to the nutrients I take daily.

"Besides thi~, I flave a positive mind and ageis not a factor to me," said the Amway dia-mond distributor who is cQntesting forthe firsttime int'he general election.

The fQrITIer secondary school teacfler andUniversity Malaya graduate is involved in astraight fight With DAP'SHannah YeohTseowSuan, a neWComer.

I toldhetthati wastaldng apersonal inter-est in her because Ilive in Subang]aya and amalst) a Voter in the constitUenc;y.

OngMamed withJ1appinesswheQ sheheard that I was one of the 44,569 electoratesinherq:mstituenc;y, which was wonuncon-tested by three-term incumbent DatUkLeeHwaBeng.

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and biodata pamphlet titled You and MeTowardsExcellence.It had a ((Ilourphotographof her family printed on it besides newspapercuttings onher past activities.

The Kelana ]aya WanitaMCA chief leaned.back in her seat and folded her arITISwhenasked how she felt about contesting against a29-year-old candidate, who is a lawyer andresident ofSubangjaya.

"Hannah is young and just got married andhas along way to go. .

"Youneed yvisdom,matUrityand capabilityto setVe this urban community," Ong said,addingJhat she was one of the first residentsto reside in SS15in Subang]aya, in 1976.

At the time she said nobody wanted to buyhouses in the area because the housingscfleme did not have adequate facilities butthat currei}tlypeople wanted to live in thearea. .

"I have seen every prick being placed toJmild this township over the past threedecades and all my children were born andraised here.

"Now I have over 100 extended familymembers and relatives staying here and this ismy kampungnow," said Ong who was born inKota Barn.

"Phere,are zer6squatters in the constitUen-c;y,wflich stretches from Subang]aya te US]toSunway Pyramid and part ofBatU Tiga. Subang]ayais dubbed as'tfle QIostIT savvy area in thecountry.

"I.havejust set up my website to communi-cate with the people here more effectively.

"My incumbent (LeeHwa Beng) has set very

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high standards in serving the people here andI will work*\iery h<!rd to continu(~ his legac;yand teach out to the people," said Dng who ismarried to a housing developer.

The $ubang ]aya electorate is made up ofChinese (56.4%), Malays (32.0%) and Indians(9.8%).Among the pressing issues in the con-stitUenc;yare traffic congestion and security.

Currently, the Subang ]aya MunicipalCouncil has installed 90 COYs at hot spots forsafety.

"Top on my list is seeking ways to improvetraffic flow woes. It is not going to be easy butI am determined to tackle it because it affectsall of us," she said.

Both Ong and Yeoh are also using their net-wC)tkoffamilYf111dfriends.to vote them in.

Yeoh, a former student of SMK SubangUtama, said her in-laws are Indians and shewas determined to stand up for multicultUral-ism and racial harmony.

Ong on the other hand, has an edge overYeoflbecause the constituenc;y is a Barisanstronghold.

BSNberipin8amanmudahkepadapem eliPPRMerekayangtidakmempunyaipenyatarekodpendapatantetapberpeluangmemilikikediamanjika tidaklayakmendapatpembiayaandaripadamana-manainstitusikewangan.

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BANDAR KINRARA - Bagimengatasi masala.9yang me-landa periduduk PangsapuriEnggang berkaitan urusanpembelianProgramPerumahanRakyat (PPR),Bank SimpananNasional (BSN) menawarkankemudahan pinjaman mudahkepada mereka.

Wakil BSN, Che RolmieAbdul Rahman berkata, me-lalui skim yang diwujudkanitu, mereka yang tidak mem-

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punyai penyata rekod pen-dapatan tetap berpeluangmemiliki keqiamanjika tidaklayak mendapat pembiayaandaripada mana-mana institu-si kewangan.

Katanya, Walaupuribegitupemohon mestilah mempunyaieiri-eiri yangsudah ditetapkansepertiberusia antara' 18hingga60 t(ihun, pembiayaan rumahpertama untuk kddiaman sen-diri dan permohonan terhad un-tuk perumahan kos rendah dansederhana~ahaja.

"Biasanya merekaadalahgolonganseperti peniagakecil,beketja sendiri dansebagainyayang tidak mempunyai slip gajiuntukdijadikan panduan olehpihak bank.

"Namun, bagi pendudukyang tidak mempunyai slip ini,mereka perIu mendapatkan pe-ngakuan daripada pegawai ke-rajaan kumpulan A ataupun ke-tua kampung," jelasnya.

MenurutRohnie, skim inihanya ditawarkan. untuk pe-rumahan yang berharga mi-nimum RMZ5,OOOhinggaRM60,000sahaja.

"Namun, kosguaman. se-banyak RMl,500dan depositperIuditanggungpendudukke-ranaia tidakdimasukkandalamjumlah pinjaman," katanya.

Sementara itu, juruca-kap Bah,agian PerhubunganAwam Majlis PerbandaranSubang Jaya (MPSJ) ber-kata, kerjasama antara bankitu adalah salah satu usahamembantt{' penduduk me"miliki kediama.n sendiridengan cara pinjaman mu-dah.

"Penduduk yang inginmemiliki rumahdisarankansupaya memohon pinjamanini dan bertanya dahulu ke-pada pihak bank adakah me-reka layak walaupun sudahdi-senaraihitarnkan.

"Ini keranaramaiyangma-sih tidak faham konsep pem-biayaan perumahan rakyatyang dibawa oleh pihak bankdanbagaimanaearnmemohon-nya," jelasnya.

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Sebelum ini Sinar Harianmelaporkankesukaranyangdi-hadapi pel!duduk perumahanrakyat di Pangsapuri Engganguntukmembuatpinjamanbankbagi pembelian rumah ekoranmasalah tiada ketja tetap, tidak

mempunyai slip gaji dan di-senaraihitamkan pihak bank.

Penduduk juga mendakwadiberi tempoh oleh MPSJ sarnaada untuk berpindah keluar ataumembuat pembelian terhadapperumahan berkenaan.

Sehubungan itu, JabatanHasil MPSJ yang memikirkanaltematif untuk penduduk,akhimya mendapatkan kerjasa-ma daripada BSN untuk mem-bantu menyelesaikan masalahdihadapi penduduk.

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RATEFUL folks from theUSJ Residents Association(USJRA)threw a simple yet

memorable Chap Goh Mei teaparty for the personnel of fourpolice stations in Subang Jayarecently.

The treat was given at theTaipan USJ new police stationfor mobile patrol units from USJ8police station, SS17 Subang Jaya,Sunway and Putra Heights policestationbn the 15th day of theChinese New Year celebrations tothank them for their efforts in theBalik Kampung-RumahSelamatcrime. prevention campaign.

Residents contributed the fundsto buy fast food for the policeforce.

Subang Jaya OCPDACPZainalRashid Abu Bakar as well as otherofficers-in-charge of four partici-pating stations and the mobilepatrol unit heads also attendedthe gathering.

USJRApresident PC Yeoh saidsome 456 home owners from

Subang Jaya, USJ, Putra Heightsand Sunway registered for thecampaign during the festive peri-od.

"This year's effort was particu-larly outstanding as none of the

homes were broken into, from themore than 400 who registered,"said Yeoh.

He added that the police hadachieved a 100% crime preventionrecord and the party was theirsmall gesture of appreciation tothem. Residents also took theopportunity to conduct a pre-house warming session for the

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new Taipan police station.Zainal said he was grateful for the

party as the police force had hardlybeen appreciated in such a way.

"We began operations at the Taipanstation on Feb 14. Hopefully we willbe able to get one or two moreshop lots like this one here for usto turn into a police base.

"Currently, we have about eightpersonnel stationed here. Besidesshop lot-based station, we also havetwo other police community centresin Taman Mutiara Subang andpuchongJaya. "

Zainal added that he was glad thatresidents and the police were closelyknit and hoped that both partieswould carry on fostering goodwillwith each other.

The new Taipan station is located at19,USJ 10/10.

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Good ties:Zainal and Yeohcutting a cakeduring the teaparty recently.

Smart and new:The new Taipanpolice station thatis operating out ofa shop lot in theTaipancommercialcentre.

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dalam Program Balik Kampung RumahSelamat yang dianjurkan empat balai polisdan persatuan penduduk di sini, 40 rumah dipecah masuk dalam masa dua minggu ke-tika sambutan Tahun Barn Cina lalu.

Ketua Polis Daerah Subang Jaya, AsistenKomisioner Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar ber-

kata, jumlah itu mungkin bertambah sekira-nya penduduk tidakmelaporkan ketiadaanmereka ketika pulang bercuti di kampungdalam tempoh yang panjang.

Katanya, berdasarkan rekod juga 456penduduk yang mendaftar dalam programberkenaan di empat balai iaitu Balai PolisUSJ 8, Balai Polis Subang Jaya, Balai PolisPutra Heights dan Balai Polis Sunway tidakmencatatkan sebarang kes jenayah.

Beliau menjelaskan, rumah yang di-

d~ar ak~ diberi lebi~ p.erhati~ kerana ZAINAL RASHID ABU BAKARpihak polls mengetahUl t\ada slapa yangberada di rumah sepanjang tempoh yangdimaklumkan.

"Jika tidak didaftar, anggota perondamungkin tidak tahu. sarna ada yang be-rada dalam rumah itu penghuni atau pen-jenayah yang sedang menjalankan aktivi~ti mereka.

"Sehubungan itu, kami berharap pen-duduk dapat mengambil sedikit masa me-maklumkan kepada pihak polis sepanjangketiadaan mereka di rumah walaupun bu-kan pada musim perayaan," kafanya ketikaditemui dalam program menghargai pihakpolis yang dianjurkan penduduk. -

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itu, kira-kira 300anggota dan pegawai po-lis dari keempat-empatbalai diraikan ke-rana menjalankan tugas dengan baik danbetjaya mencegah kegiatanjenayah di ru-mah didaftarkan.

Sementara itu, Presiden PersatuanPenduduk USJ, P C Yeoh berkata, KempenBalik Kampung Rumah Selamat itu dijalan-kan dengan ketjasama pihak polis sejak tu-juh tahun lalu.

"Dalam program ini, pihak polis akanmeronda ke kawasan rumah penduduksekurang-kurangnya empat kali dan me-ninggalkan surat sebagai tanda mereka su-

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"Mereka yang ingin balik ke kampunghanya perlu mengisi borang maklumat yangboleh d!apati di keempat-empatbalai po--lis yang turut serta," katanya.

Tambahnya, sebagai menghargaijasapihak polis, mereka mengadakan satu maj-lis bagi memberi penghargaan dan sokong-an yang padu.

"Kanii menjangkakankempen ini akanditeruskan, terutama pada musim peraya-an bagi membantu pihak polis menjalan-kan rondaan sewaktu ketiadaan penduduk,"katanya.