Direct lines for public to alert MPKj of illegal activities

The Star, Saturday February 2, 2013

To be demolished: The council handed over its town hall, which is sited next to the Kajang Stadium, to the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd yesterday. The hall is slated to be demolished this year to make way for the My Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang line.

 

RESIDENTS can alert the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) enforcement department of illegal activities within the municipality through three direct lines.

Beginning today, members of the public can call 018-9129 476, 018-9129 066, 018-9129 756 between 8am and 10pm daily.

The three numbers are direct lines to the officers on duty.

According to MPKj president Datuk Hassan Nawawi Abdul Rahman, the hotline is meant for the public to alert the council after working hours.

He said the hotlines should be used to inform the council about unlicensed cybercafes and disruptive activities carried out past permitted hours.

He stressed that they should not be used to complain about family spats.

On another matter, councillor Lee Kee Hiong called for consistency in issuing summonses to unlicensed cybercafes.

She cited an example of a cybercafe that was slapped with a RM300 compound after the council confiscated more than 30 computers from its outlet while another outlet had to pay a higher amount despite having less computers seized.

An officer from the enforcement department explained that the outlet receiving the higher fine might have been a repeat offender.

Lee also pointed out that it was unfair for both unlicensed hawkers and cybercafes to be fined the same amount.

“Currently, those who rent premises to unlicensed cybercafe operators do not have to bear any responsibility.

“The state is looking into making the owner responsible so that they are more careful of who they rent their premises to,” she said.

Last year, the council carried out 48 raids on unlicensed cybercafes.

In an unrelated development, the council handed over its town hall, which is sited next to the Kajang Stadium, to the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd yesterday.

The hall is slated to be demolished this year to make way for the MyRapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang line.

A hearing is currently being held to determine the compensation that the council will receive for the demolition of the town hall.