MPSJ tebang pokok mati , MAJLIS Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) merujuk kepada aduan Dahan pokok mati ancam keselamatan seperti disiarkan Sinar makium balas Harian 28 Jun lalu, ingin memaklumkan bahawa MPSJ mengambil makiuman mengenai aduan berkenaan

Untuk makiuman, MPSJ menjalankan pemantauan bagi semua pokok mati terdapat dalam kawasan pentadbiran MPSJ termasuk lokasi di Jalan TK 5/1, Jalan TK 5/32A dan Taman Mawar Seksyen 5.

MPSJ bersama kontraktor landskap mengadakan lawatan siasatan dan tindakan lanjut, hasilnya penebangan pokok mati dilaksanakan semalam.

AZFARIZAL ABDUL RASHID

TIMBALAN PENGARAH KORPORAT B/P YANG DIPERTUA

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By FAIZAL NOR IZHAM faizal.nor@mmail.com.my

ABOUT 400 Toxorhynchites, also known as "elephant mos-quitoes", were released by Subang Jaya Municipal Coun-cil (MPSJ) in Lorong Bestari 2, Kampung Seri Aman yesterday for Phase Three of the ongoing anti-Aedes mosquito project in the area.

The project, the first of its kind conducted by local councils, is still at the testing stage and has been a collaboration between the council and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) since 2009.

"The Toxorhynchites' role is to prey on the larvae of other mosquitoes," said council vice-president Abdullah Marjunid.

"Compared with fogging, it

is a more eco-friendly method in the fight against dengue and Aedes mosquito-breeding hotspots.

"There are no side effects as they do not bite humans. The mosquitoes themselves only consume honey and nectar and residents here have already been informed of that.

"Besides USM, LIMB Bank also played a part by providing MPSJ a RM60,000 allocation to carry out the project."

Abdullah said Phase One of the project started in June last year when a USM officer vis-ited the site and found Aaedes mosquitoes breeding in trees, plastic cases and styrofoam cases. In October last year, Se-langor executive councillor Te-resa Kok visited the area with council officials to release 400 Toxorhynchites.

Phase Two started in Janu-ary, when another 400 Toxo-rhynchites and 100 of their larvae were released in the area and were monitored by the council every two to four days.

Meanwhile, Health Depart-ment director Dr Roslan said there were 27 dengue cases here last year but thanks to this project, less than 15 cases were recorded this year.

"Furthermore, there have been no more dengue out-breaks here since June 2011," he said. "If this proves success-ful, we can expand the project throughout the nation. Howev-er, everything still depends on USM's findings from our opera-tions," Dr Roslan said, adding that previously, such local op-erations conducted by USM in Penang in 1986, had recorded a 70 per cent success rate.

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SPOTCHECK: Kok and council contractors inspecting the newly-resurfaced road — Pic: ARIF KARTONO

PUCHONG

Smoother rides ahead for Taman Kinrara residents

RESIDENTS of Section 5, Ta-man Kinrara, Puchong, can heave a sigh of relief after the Selangor government re-paired potholes and replaced missing road signages in the area.

The roadworks at the inter-section of Jalan TK5/26 and Jalan TK5/27 which started on July 5, was expected to be completed by Aug 15.

Kinrara assemblyman Te-resa Kok, who visited the area yesterday, said resi-dents had complained to her about the potholes and missing signages in March and April.

"The damage is attributed

to high traffic usage in the area as the road is being used by residents from the nearby condominium and Section 5 housing area," she said. Kok said following the

complaint, she immediately called for an open tender for the roadworks with an esti-mated cost of RM300,000.

"In the end, the entire job

only cost RM247,000, that's a saving of RM53,000 of tax-payers' money," she said. The allocation for the

roadworks came from the state government's Malay-sian Road Record Informa-tion System's budget.

"So far, everything is al-most done and hopefully the road signages will be up in three weeks," said Kok.

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THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council mobile counter service for assessment payments for August are available at select-ed shopping malls between 11am and 7pm. They will open at Tesco Puchong on Aug 4, 5 and 6; AEON in Jusco, Taman Equine on Aug 11 and 12; and Giant in Putra Height on Aug 25 and 26.

MALAY MAIL Tarikh: 3 1 JUL 2012

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SUBANG Jaya Municipal Council yes-terday released another 400 Toxorhyn-chites mosquitoes at Kampung Sri

Aman, Puchong, yesterday. The third phase was launched by council

vice-president Abdullah Marjunid following the success of the first and second phases on Oct 29 of last year and Jan 17.

Toxorhynchites, a larger mosquito species, can restrict the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes responsible for spreading dengue. The larvae of Toxorhynchites prey on the larvae of other mosquitoes.

It is among the few kinds of mosquitoes that do not consume blood.

Last year saw 27 dengue cases being re-

ported and 15 cases have been recorded this year. The council chose Kampung Sri Aman as it has a high number of dengue cages.

In November last year, 60 mosquito larvae trapping devices were installed at Jalan Bis-tari 1, Jalan Bistari 2, Jalan Bistari 3, Jalan Aman 1, Jalan Aman 2 and Jalan Taqwa.

The council in a statement said the ex-periment had indicated a high number of Aedes breeding spots at the location.

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A close - up of the Toxorhynchites mosquito which was released into the area at Kampung Sri Aman

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Fighting dengue with carnivorous > Joint pilot project to curb spread of disease proven successful, says M PSJ

BY MICHELLE CHUN newsdesk@thesundaily.com

Alxiullah (right) and Dr Roslan (left) releasing the toxorhynchites mosquitoes in Kampung Seri Aman.

PETALING JAYA: The introduction of carnivorous mosquitoes to eat up aedes larvae in dengue hotspots has proven successful, Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) deputy president Abdullah Marjunid said yesterday.

The pilot project at USD last year in June, and the second phase in Kampung Seri Aman in January - undertaken by Universiti Sains Malaysia, CIMB Bank and the council - has seen more than 1,00o toxorhynchites (toxo) mosquitoes being released.

"Since then, there have been no outbreaks of dengue in the research areas and Seri Aman residents are giving their full support for the project," he said after implementing Phase 3 of the project, which saw another 400 toxo mosquitoes and too larvae being released in the village yesterday.

"Unlike other mosquitoes, toxo mosquitoes do not feed on human blood but on larvae and nectar, so they do not pose a problem to humans," he added.

The entire project, costing RM6o,000, was funded by CIMB Bank.

Dengue is a growing problem in the country, and in Selangor especially as the state has recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the country this year. Between January and May12, a total of 4,161 cases were reported, with to resulting in deaths.

Nationwide, according to the Health Ministry, from January to July 14 this year, there were 12,518 dengue cases with 25 deaths compared to 11,124 cases and ig deaths during

the same period last year. MPSJ Health Department director Dr

Roslan Mohamed Husin said Kampung Seri Aman had been chosen as a research area due to a dengue outbreak in the area in 2010 and studies which showed the area had a high breeding rate of the aedes mosquito.

'This year, there have been less than 15 dengue cases in the area, which shows our efforts have indeed curbed the breeding of aedes mosquitoes," he said, adding there were

no cases of cross-breeding so far. The toxo mosquito is larger than other mosquitoes, averaging igmm in length, or the size of a to sen coin. Its lifespan is around three weeks, and during this time it can eat up to 400 larvae.

Dr Roslan said it was up to USM whether new areas should be identified for the introduction of more toxo mosquitoes, as the data collected from the areas is sent back to the university for research purposes into the feasibility of this initiative.

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THE Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), Universib hairs Malaysia (USM) and

1M8 have joined forces to reduce he threat of dengue in Ramming en Aman, Puchong, using Oxorhyrichites mosquitoes. They recently carried out the

bird phase of a project that helped regent the Aedes mosquitoes from seceding.

Cannibalistic by nature, the roxorhynchites species is known as the "elephant mosquito" and one of he few species that does not con-sume blood and only eats plant nectar.

The Toxorhynchites mosquitoes, in blue, metallic green or black, are released to breed and produce lar-vae which will eat the larvae of the Aedes mosquitoes.

Larvae of the Toxorhynchites mos-quitoes are 12cm to 1.8cm long and are are four or five times bigger than normal monies.

Kampung Seri Aman was chosen for this project because 27 cases of dengue fever were recorded last year.

MPSJ deputy president Abdullah Marjunid said the project would not endanger the public and there were no side-effects.

"A Toxorhynchites mosquito is sit-ting on my arm but it does not bite as the mosquitoes feed on plants. We are safe," he said.

MPSJ health director Dr Roslan Mohamed Hussin said the project was now at a testing stage.

"During the first phase of the project. we did not see any pupae of

Natural cannibal: The Toxorhyn -dates mosquitoes are used to reduce the population of Andes mosquitoes

the Toxorhynchites mosquito. However, at the second stage, we found a few.

"Hopefully, this means that the mosquitoes are adapting to their surroundings and we hope that the third phase will have even better results," added Dr Roslan.

Some 400 adult Toxorhynchites mosquitoes and 100 of its pupae were released. .

Since the project started in October last year, there has been a noticable decrease in the number of dengue cases in the area

"Last year, there were 27 cases. So far, this year there have been less than 15 cases.

"If this project proves to be suc-cessful, we may conduct this in other areas as well." said Dr Roslan.

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Easy does it: An officer gently releaseing pupae of the Toxorhynchites

mosquitoes.

TAR Tarikh: 4 1 JUL 2012.

Yuen Keong (dua, kid) melihat keadaan anak suspek yang dicederakan sambil disaksikan isteri serta tiga anak suspek yang lain sebelum ahli keluarga dibenarkan bertemu suspek, semalam

Ha' lima beranak tercapai Suspek kes cederakan anak, bakar rumah berpeluang jumpa ahli keluarga NUR FARHANA ABDUL MANAN

PUCHONG — Ahli keluarga kepada suspek yang sebelum ini dilaporkan mencederakan anak lelaki dan membakar rumahnya di Seri Kembangan minggu lalu sebak serta terharu selepas diberi peluang ber-temu lelaki itu di Ibu Pejabat Polls Daerah (IPD) Serdang, tengahari, semalam.

Hanya isteri serta em-pat anak suspek dibenarkan masuk ke dalarn bilik khas di IPD Serdang untuk perternu-an yang diatur Penyelaras Parlimen Serdang, Datuk Liew Yuen Keong itu.

Isteri suspek yang mahu dikenali sebagai Soo berkata, dia berterima kasih kepada pi-hak yang mengatur pertemu-

an itu buat kali pertama se-lepas insiden buruk berlaku 22 Julai lalu.

Katanya, selepas kejadian itu mereka anak beranak hi-dup dalam keadaan susah hati dan memerlukan bantuan ser-ta sokongan orang ramai.

"Bantuan yang dihulur-kan bekas Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Seri Kembangan tepat masanya.

"Kalau tidak mungkin kami tidak berpeluang berte-mu dengannya dalam masa terdekat inaatanya.

Dalam kejadian Ahad lalu, suspek tertekan dan dipercayai mengalami masalah mental di-katakan mencederakan anak lelaki tunggalnya sebelum ber-tindak membakar rumah di-huni mereka sekeluarga.

Sementara Menurut Yuen

Keong, sebelum pertemu-an itu, suspek menyuarakan hasrat bertemu anak yang di-cederakannya dan ingin me-ngetahui perkembangannya selepas dia ditahan.

"Kita aturkan pertemu-an itu kerana suspek ada niat bertemu dan melihat keada-an anaknya selain menguat-kan keyakinan ahli keluarga ini untuk berdepan dengan masyarakat selepas insiden berlaku,"katanya.

Dalam pada itu, Yuen Keong menyatakan rasa ter-kilan apabila berlaku tiga kes serius memyebabkan lima kematian berhubungkait de-ngan masalah mental di Seri Kembangan dalam masa dua bulan kebelakangan ini.

"Walaupun, kejadian ini tiada kematian, namun

tumpuan kepada kes mental perlu diberi keutamaan bagi mengelak kejadian berulang.

"Kita merayu masyarakat supaya jalin hubungan erat

dalam institusi kekeluarga-an bagi mewujudkan situasi harmonilatanya.

Beliau difahamkan sus-pek akan dibawa Ice Tanjung

Rambutan untuk membuat pemeriksaan sama ada mem-punyai masalah psikologi atau sebaliknya selepas pertemuan berakhir

SINAR HARIAN Tarikh: 31 JUL 2012..

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Warga asing sewa rumah perlu izin PBT

Cada ngan penganalisis atasi kebanjiran pendatang

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p emilik rumah, tanah dan premis perniagaan yang mahu menyewa-

kannya kepada warga asing perlu mendapatkan kelulusan pihak berkuasa tempatan ter-lebih dulu.

Itu antara cadangan dike-mukakan penganalisis untuk mengatasi masalah kebanji-ran warga asing di Lembah Klang, khususnya yang me-nguasai beberapa sektor per-niagaan dan penempatan.

Menerusi prosedur itu, di-cadang pemilik bersama bakal penyewa ke balai polls terde-kat untuk menyerahkan bu-tiran peribadi, alamat tempat

tinggal atau rumah serta pre-mis hendak disewa.

Kaedah itu membolehkan pergerakan warga asing dipan-tau berikutan pihak berkuasa mempunyai maldumat leng-kap mengenai mereka.

Than nunah jadi penjarnin Pensyarah Jabatan Sosiologi dan Antropologi Universiti Is-lam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Prof Dr Fatimah Daud, berkata melalui cadangan itu, tuan rumah menjadi penja-min setiap warga asing yang menyewa premis mereka.

"Ini sekali gus mengelak warga asing yang tiada doku-men sah, menyewa premis se-wenang-wenangnya.

"Sistem ini dilaksanakan di negara maju seperti Itali dan terbukti berkesan menangani isu warga asing. Saya berpen-dapat sudah tiba masa Ma-laysia melaksanakannya," ka-tanya ketika ini jumlah sebe-nar warga asing di sesuatu kawasan sukar ditentukan ke-rana mereka berpindah ran-dah selain sering keluar ma-suk negara ini.

Jalankan kajian Fatimah yang juga ahli Majlis

Profesor Negara dan menja-lankan kajian mengenai pe-nempatan serta kebajikan warga asing di negara ini, memberi contoh sebahagian warga Bangladesh tinggal tiga bulan mengikut tempoh sah visa sebelum pulang, namun kembali semula.

"Selain faktor budaya dan makanan yang tidak jauh beza dengan negara asal, warga Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indone-sia, Vietnam dan Nepal men-dapati Malaysia menyediakan peluang kerja dan berniaga.

"Malah, sikap orang kita su-ka mengupah warga Indonesia buat kerja pengubahsuaian ru-mah, menggaji mereka untuk apa juga kerja turut menyum-bang kepada kebanjiran warga asing di negara ini.

"Jika tidak dibendung, saya bimbang situasi lebih buruk beberapa tahun akan datang yang bukan saja menyekat pe-luang berniaga buat rakyat tempatan, malah akan me-nimbulkan pelbagai masalah sosial yang lain," katanya.

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Kerajaan Parti Keadilan Rakyat di Selangor diminta jadikan is sebagai Petunjuk Prestasi Utama

Banteras kebanjiran pusat urut Oleh AINUL ASNIERA AHSAN Pengawg@u.san

KUALA LUMPUR 30 Mai - Per-satuan-persatuan pengguna mendakwa ke-banjiran pusat-pusat unit dart hiburan di Selangor bukti kerajaan negeri itu tidak sensitif terhadap keselamatan dan kese-lesam rakyat.

Berikutan itu, mereka maim kerajaan negeri terbabit menjelaskan rational tin-

an pihak-pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) meluluskan operasi pusat unit dan hiburan temtama yang bertumpu di ka- wasan-kawasan komersial berhampiran ke-

dlaman penduduk. Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Persa-

tuan Pengguna Malaysia (PONCA), Muham-mad Sha'an1 Abdullah berkata, kebanjiran pusat unit dan hiburan di Selangor memberf gambaran bahawa kerajaan negeri tersebut menyokong industri berkenaan.

lika andaian Ito salah tegasnya, maka Selangor perlu membuktikannya dengan meng,ambll tindakan segera agar kebanjiran pelbagaijenis pusat hiburan yang bertumpu di negeri itu dapat dihentikan.

"Kewujudan pusat-pusat ins sememang-nya perlu dikawal kerana tidak ada kesan positif pun kepada masyarakat, tidak kira

bangsa dan agama. Justeru, selaku pen-tadbir kerajaan Selangor perlu mengata-sinya kerana mustahil masalah itu dapat dikekang hanya dengan penguatkuasaan polls dan agensi-agensi berkaitan.

"Apa kata kalau usaha membanteras ke-banjiran pusat unit dan hiburan ins di-jadikan Petunjuk Prestasi Utama (KPI) ke-pada kerajaan Selangor. Bann kita nampak ada keseriusan menanganinya," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sins hari

Setiausaha Agung Persantan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM), Datuk Dr. Maamor Osman pula secara sins mengucapkan tah-niah kepada Kerajaan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PER) Selangor kerana telah Mtemerialtkan' setiap pelosok negeri tail dengan kegiatan tidak bermoral.

PPIM yang culcup kecewa dengan situasiitu turut mempersoalkan peranan kerajaan negeri dalam pembetian lesen dan pemantauan

hiburan yang tidak bermoral. 'PPIM hendak bertanya apakah peranan

yang dimainkan oleh Pas dalam menangani masalah ins. Apa yang dilakukan oleh Exco yang menjaga hal-ehwal agama Islam?

"Kalau dalam isu paints mereka boleh bemama, mengapa tidak datum isu agama," katanya.

Sementara itu, Pengerusi Persatuan Pengguna Subang dan Shah Alam (CASSA), Datuk Dr. Jacob George berkata, kebanjiran pusat-pusat hiburan Ito seolah-olah tiada pemantauanserius dilakukan oleh Kerajaan PKR Selangor.

Beliau juga mempersoalkan mengapa perlu meluluskan pusat-pusat unit dan hi- buran di Selangor sedangkan is langsung tidak memberi impair positif data sudut ekonomi mahupun sosial.

"Isar ins sudah banyak kali diperkatakan dan dada nampak kesudahannya. Apa yang menjadi tanda tanya mengapa perlu pu-sat-pusat unit dan hiburan dilonggokkan di Selangor.

"'mink negatifnya terlalu besar kepada masyarakat clan mengapa kerajaan negeri Selangor mahu memperjudikan masa de-pan generasi muds dengan menawarkan

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RONNIE LIU

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PBT tiada kuasa tangani pusat judi SHAH ALAM 30 Julai - Pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) di negeri ini tidak berupaya untuk mengambil tindakan tegas termasuk menyekat ma-na-mana pusat judi, unit atau pub da-ripada beroperasi secara haram.

Keadaan itu diakui sendiri oleh Exco Kerajaan, Ka-jian dan Penyelidi-kan negeri, Ronnie Liu yang menyata-kan masalah terse-but berpunca dari-pada bidang kuasa serta perundangan di-miliki oleh PBT adalah terbatas.

Katanya, bidang kuasa PBT untuk me-ngambil tindakan terhadap pusat urut, judi atau pub hanya boleh dilakukan ke atas premis berlesen sahaja dan bukannya pre-mis beroperasi tanpa lesen.

"Jika ada premis beroperasi tanpa lesen, pihak polis boleh ambil tindakan, kita (ke-rajaan negeri) amat alu-alukan. Namun, untuk mengarahkan PBT mengambil tin-dakan terhadap premis seumpama itu, kita tidak ada kuasa.

"Jika pihak polis lakukan serbuan ter-hadap premis judi, pusat urut atau pub, mereka boleh lakukannya. Mereka juga boleh minta Syabas (Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd.) dan Tenaga Nasional Bhd. (TNB) untuk buat pemotongan be-kalan air dan elektrik," katanya ketika di-hubungi di sini hari ini.

Mengulas lanjut mengenai tindakan Ba-hagian Kongsi Gelap, Judi dan Maksiat (D7) Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Serdang melakukan serbuan dan menahan 11 orang pelacur di sebuah pub di Serdang Perdana 5, malam semalam, beliau mengesahkan bahawa pub tersebut tidak mempunyai lesen.

Ronnie yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Pandamaran berkata, ke-rajaan negeri sedang mengkaji untuk me-nambah bidang kuasa PBT bagi membo-lehkan agensi itu merampas harta ma-na-mana pusat judi, unit dan pub yang beroperasi secara haram.

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