Have a green day in Puchong

taken from: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/08/20/Have-a-green-day-in-Puchong-Residents-Committee-to-organise-charity-event-on-Sept-22-to-build-close.aspx

BY OH ING YEEN 

INGYEEN@THESTAR.COM.MY

One for the album: (from left) Tenexpo Communication marketing manager Kino Ngiam, Zone 16 vice-chairman Chik Chan Chee (in blue), Dual Blessing Bhd volunteer team and public communication executive Goh Kuan Then, MPSJ councillor Chang Kim Loong, Masterskill deputy CEO Datuk Dr Jayles Yeoh, National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia CEO Chua Hong Wee and Zone 16 JKP committee member Mok W.O. with the posters of the event.

   

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DO YOUR bit for charity and Mother Nature while getting to know your community and local representatives at the Green Puchong Day on Sept 22.

The event will be held from 7.30am to 9.30pm at Taman Tasik Wawasan Puchong.

Organised by the Zone 16 Council Residents Committee, the objective is to create a platform for residents to give feedback for the betterment of MPSJ, to foster unity as well as build a friendly and conducive living environment in line with the motto “Towards Community Bonding”.

According to MPSJ councillor for Zone 16 Chang Kim Loong, last year’s event was well received.

“There will be a Q&A session by representatives from MPSJ’s infrastructure, landscape, engineering and enforcement departments.

“We will also be inviting Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo, Kinrara assemblyman Ng Sze Han, Seri Serdang assemblyman Noor Hanim Ismail and Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, who is also the former Kinrara assemblyman,” he said at a press conference.

There will also be 10 scholarship awards from Asia Metropolitan University (AMU) up for grabs, food and beverage stalls as well as games and sports activities,

RM10 or RM20 vouchers can be purchased to buy food and drinks or participate in the games.

RM2 of every RM10 and RM4 of every RM20 voucher will be donated to the National Kidney Foun-dation, Dual Blessing Bhd and other selected NGOs.

Residents are also encouraged to bring recyclables or unwant- ed items such as T-shirts and aluminium cans.

There will also be a lantern walk at night.

For details, visit www.facebook.com/TheGreenPuchong- Day or call 017-991 0612, 017-991 0613.

MPSJ : Online tracking system proposed to track complaints

Taken from the Star:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/08/05/Online-tracking-system-proposed.aspx

Published: Monday August 5, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM 
Updated: Monday August 5, 2013 MYT 7:12:11 AM

BY KATHLEEN MICHAEL
KATHLEEN@THESTAR.COM.MY

IN A bid to keep Subang Jaya residents updated on complaints made, Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) councillor Chang Kim Loong has suggested that the council set up a system to track complaints.

Currently, complaints are made online through the e-aduan system, where complainants are requested to fill in their name, address, phone number and identity card number, and then lodge a complaint in not more than 500 words.

Chang, during the full board meeting recently, said it would be good to have a system that helped the public track their complaints online and be kept updated on the status of their complaints.

He said when complaints were made, they were forwarded to the respective departments to handle and the complainant was left in the dark.

MPSJ’s current time-frame to act on complaints is less than 14 days from the date it is received by the relevant officials.

“This new service will give residents peace of mind, knowing that their complaint has been received and is being looked into,” said Chang, adding that the council must also ensure details on complaints and its status were constantly updated.

Councillor Dr Loi Kheng Min is in agreement with Chang, and suggests that MPSJ implements FixMyStreet, an application introduced in the United Kingdom.

FixMyStreet is a place for residents to report, view and discuss problems in their residential areas. It acts as a platform for reporting facilities that are broken, dirty, damaged and in need of fixing or cleaning.

Complaints on potholes, faulty streetlights, burst water pipes and waste left uncollected are some of the other matters that can be uploaded.

For this innovative approach, residents need only take a picture of a problem in their neighbourhood and upload it on the application, and it will reach their local councils.

Loi said as a pilot project, the application could be made available to a few residential areas.

When contacted, MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi said he would leave it to the council’s Information Technology Department to look into the proposals.