SELANGORKINI: SURAT TERBUKA KEPADA YB MENTERI BESAR SELANGOR

SHAH ALAM CITY COUNCIL (MBSA) is supposed to be an important city council yet its response has been found to be most unfriendly to complainants.           Today, I received a complaint from a good friend of mine from Putrajaya who is not even living in Pinggiran Subang, which comes under the MBSA.           As usual, this is all about the Local Government. Although it is the third tier of government, it plays an important role in running the country, especially in providing public amenities that directly affect the people.           The appointment of the city mayor is in the hands of the Chief Secretary to the Federal Government, Tan Sri Zuki Ali. And, if he can't even care, who else will?           I believe the following was sent by my friend's personal contact:  Assalamualikum Tan Seri. Ini adalah usaha terakhir or last resort saya usahakan bagi pihak penduduk...

1. Sebelum Sept 2022, tidak pernah berlaku banjir kilat di Jalan Wangsa Utama. Kenapa?  2. Sebelum itu, longkang kecil di tepi Jalan Aman berdepan rumah teres di Jalan Wangsa Utama cukup untuk menampungi air dari atas bukit. Ini kerana air tidak dapat masuk ke dalam longkang ini. Ia menyebabkan Jalan Desa mengalamai banjir kilat.  3. Air mengalir dari atas bukit yang turun ikut Jalan Desa dapat mencari jalan keluar mengikut saluran-saluran yang disediakan oleh MPS dan masuk longkang kecil. Tidak berlaku banjir kilat di Desa Aman lagi  4. Tapi sesekali kala berlaku banjir kilat sampai ke rumah penduduk Jalan Wangsa Utama. Kenapa? 5. Beberapa kemunginan::  (a) Sumbat dekat A, B, C dan seterusnya. Pihak MPS kena cam tempat di mana berlakunya sumbat.  (b) Kemungkinan air juga melimpah keluar dari longkang monsoon masuk ke Jalan Desa Aman, dan seterusnya menerusi saluran-saluran, air itu masuk ke dalam longkang kecil. Air yang mengalir dari bukit di atas jalan tidak ...

  Damansara MP, YB Gobind Singh is aware of this issue, and yet after the response we received from MPS engineering head, Tuan Ir Hj Shaiful Nor Aidil B Mohd Jaya who posted this photo (above), he remained silent.  This makes me wonder why after so many months since February this year, I highlighted this to his attention, was this a waste of my time? Yet, despite promises one after another, nothing was done to relocate the signboard.  The issue:  I had merely highlighted that a number of the signboards under MPS needed a fresh coat of paint so that we can cut down on the losses due to the rust. They are similar signboards in the entire municipality:    MPS has no excuse not to repaint these roadsigns unless their intention is to let them rust and replace a totally new set costing another few hundred thousand or one or maybe even five million Ringgit at least. The original signboard which was removed from this strategic position at the junction, was repainte...

  PUA Pei Ling was one of the "newbie" picked by her party, PKR to contest in Bukit Lanjan constituency during the last state election.  She was probably picked by her successor, Elizabeth Wong, who has since been ostracised by her constituents for losing touch with the grassroots. When complaints were told to her, she remained silent. Bukit Lanjan folks will now know of this firsthand experience I have with Pei Ling. Although I voted for her,  her attitude is what I find most intolerable.  I believe she won with a landslide majority because all of us still wanted to show our support to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's madani government. Certainly, it has nothing to do with Pei Ling's own performance. After all, she was was a new face and not even his own comrades in PKR or PH knew her.  Our Expectations Being newly elected, I expected Pei Ling to know what is happening on the ground in her constituency. For nearly a month, I have asked a number of people, includi...

  This drain was finally fixed after the MP pushed the button on the local council and its councillor. Why does it have to be that way? Local councillors and local council staff are paid a salary to do the job.  For the past few years, we have had local councillors who are operating like the ones before 2008. This is the problem after PH has been in power for 15 years in Selangor. A new MB should be appointed, and a new state exco should be set up. Local councils should be headed by YDPs who are always on the ground, not like the YDP of MPS and the heads of departments who received Whatsapp photographs and complaints and does nothing about the complaints. This is what prompted me to start this blog a few years ago.  ================================ (This blogpost was delayed 2 weeks because Gobind asked for time to resolve the issues yet a few issues which he asked for as a matter of priority have yet to be resolved. I have asked and informed him on two occasions on June ...

A video which I just received from a friend tells the full story. He wanted to know what happened.  At last, common sense prevails.           To have a hump that damages the bottom deck of cars, especially cars with lower decks, simply does not make sense. Whatever the argument given by the Resident Association, the hump has finally been removed.            In fact, both humps should have been removed, but the one left behind is not as bad as the other one.           As I believe in harmony and co-existence,  I will first give the benefit of doubt for the moment, although I know that if the car is fully loaded with people, it will still hit this hump albeit slightly. If I complain, it will always be based on facts --- and I will be very persistent until the problem is solved.            Since MPS chose not to remove it for now, if it still causes pr...