www.selangorkini.my Media_Selangor MediaSelangor selangortv.my FREE ENGLISH EDITION MARCH 2017 #SmartSelangor At the State Assembly TRANSPARENCY & INTEGRITY FORM STRONG 2 - 4 ECONOMY I am very glad that the Selangor and Taipei sign MoU principles, which I mentioned earlier, underlies the State Government’s administration and inject confidence in investors to maintain Selangor as an 7 investment destination HRH Sultan of Selangor Selangor vital to Malaysia's economy 12 FULL REPORT PAGE � FULL REPORT PAGE � First Session, �th Term of the ��th Selangor State Assembly � Report by: Hafizan Taib, Nazli Ibrahim, Afix Redzuan, Lizawati Madfa, Norhayati Umor, Syasya Sufian, Ermizi Muhamad Photo by : Asri Sapfie, Raheemie Arifin & Shuaib Ayob Selangor main GDP contributor SHAH ALAM - His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah praised the State Government’s commitment to improve the economic level of the state in line with the Membangun Bangsa dan Memakmur Negeri agenda. He said that as the main contributor to Malay- sia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Selangor is vital in ensuring that Malaysia achieves the sta- tus of a high-income nation come 2020. “Selangor’s economy is a main indicator of Malaysia’s economic performance as the state dominates the manufacturing, construction and service sectors,” he said. The Sultan also praised the State Govern- ment’s efforts of successfully lifting Selangor from the poverty line, and recording a 0.2% pov- erty incidence compared to the country’s rate of 0.6%. The Sultan said that the situation reflects Selangor’s economic achievement and its resil- ience even when faced with challenges. “The GDP per capita increased to RM42,611 way above the national average, and house- hold income also increased and now Selangor is ranked third after Federal Territory of Kuala Lum- pur and Putrajaya,” he added. Promises delivered SHAH ALAM - His Royal Highness the ment and he commented on a few Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafud- economic factors that were very posi- din Idris Shah’s speech at the Open- tive and needed to be maintained. ing Ceremony of the 13th Selangor "This shows that the State Govern- State Assembly clearly proves that ment has implemented what it prom- the State Government has success- ised the rakyat a couple of years ago. fully implemented the development “His Highness is happy with the and citizen welfare programmes just principles that have become our as it promised. State Government policies but we Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Dato’ must continue our good efforts to Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that the face bigger challenges in the future,” Sultan’s speech reflects his own per- he said. sonal detailed observations of the He said, however, the Sultan also State Government’s performance. reminded that this year is a challeng- “I noticed that the Sultan’s speech ing year when he touched on some began with his observations since a fundamental economic issues and year before when he personally fol- decreed that integrity should be de- lowed the state’s economic develop- fended. ��% industrial land approved SHAH ALAM - The State Govern- We have approved ries to monitor and advise on the EDITORIAL BOARD ment has approved 1,223 from process of solving the illegal fac- ADVISOR: Editorial Advisory Board 1,346 lots of applications for land 1,223 out of 1,346 tories. CHIEF EDITOR: Cecelia Alphonsus EDITOR: Mike Tan use change from agricultural to applications He said based on the Selangor ASSISTANT EDITOR: Afeeqa Afeera industry throughout the duration Land and Minerals Director’s cir- SUB EDITOR: Tan Su Anne of the Legallising Illegal Factories submitted, while cular 1/2015, PPKTK in Selangor JOURNALISTS: (PPKTK) programme. 1,154 lots have yet ended on December 25, 2015 and Hafizan Taib: [email protected], Local Government, New Vil- enforcement action was imple- Nazli Ibrahim: [email protected], to submit their Afix Redzuan: [email protected], lage Development and Illegal mented subject to the laws un- Lizawati Madfa: [email protected], Factory Legalisation Exco Ean applications der the National Land Act 1965, Norhayati Umor: [email protected], Yong Hian Wah said that there the Town and Country Planning Syasya Sufian : [email protected] were 2,998 factories build on Act 1976 and the Street, Drainage Ermizi Muhamad : [email protected] 2,523 lots of agricultural land ac- EAN YONG HIAN WAH and Building Act 1974. TRANSLATOR: Diara Daud cording to census results. Local Government, New Village “The Land and District Offices Development and Illegal MARKETING & ADVERTISING: “We have approved 1,223 out as well as the local municipalities Budi Setyawan : [email protected] | 013 399 2848 Factory Legalisation Exco of 1,346 applications submitted, are and will take enforcement ac- PHOTOGRAPHER: Asri Sapfie, Raheemie Arifin & Shuaib Ayob while 1,154 lots have yet to sub- tion against any illegal factory in GRAPHIC & LAYOUT: Unit Grafik CCSB mit their applications. proved applications,” he said. Selangor. Aras 2, Carlton Holiday Hotel & Suites, No 1, Persiaran, Akuatik 13/43, “The State Government has He added that the State Gov- “The focus of raids will be on Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor Tel : 03-5523 4856 Faks : 03-5523 5856 Emel: [email protected] collected premiums worth ernment has established Stand- factories or illegal buildings build RM185,683,976.54 from ap- ing Committee on Illegal Facto- near rivers in Selangor,” he said. First Session, �th Term of the ��th Selangor State Assembly Report by: Hafizan Taib, Nazli Ibrahim, Afix Redzuan, Lizawati Madfa, Norhayati Umor, Syasya Sufian, Ermizi Muhamad 3 Photo by : Asri Sapfie, Raheemie Arifin & Shuaib Ayob Over 20,000 Rumah Selangorku being built SHAH ALAM - The State Govern- “According to the breakdown, ment is building 20,675 Rumah Type A houses 1,333 units, Type Selangorku units through 24 B 4,300 units, Type C 8,875 and projects since the Rumah Selan- Type D 6,167,” he said. gorku Construction Incentive As a whole, the State Govern- was introduced. ment has approved the construc- Housing, Building Manage- tion of 89,396 units with 24,700 ment and Urban Settlement Exco obtaining building approval en- Dato' Iskandar Abdul Samad said compassing 45 projects. till now, only 665 units were com- Another 3,803 units covering pleted including two projects in 13 projects have obtained build- Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) ing approval and building plans and Hulu Selangor District Coun- since the incentive was intro- Assembly cil (MDHS). duced. ‘lompong’ without Opposition Leader BY NAZLI IBRAHIM and diligent in debates but it’s also table two notices at the as- a shame that there is no oppo- sembly before further action is PETALING JAYA - The Selan- sition leader. taken by the state government. gor State Assembly Speaker “The assembly also sits lon- “The sitting this time is with Hannah Yeoh praised the role ger, up to two weeks, com- an election atmosphere, so I played by assemblymen who pared to other state assemblies hope the issues raised will be mostly involved themselves ac- that convene for only a day or taken seriously by the Execu- tively every time the assembly two to settle their matters,” she tive and immediate action has convened. told SelangorKini. to be taken because it is impor- However, she said, each sit- Yeoh also expected many is- tant. ting would be more interesting sues to be touched upon dur- “That said, I also found that if the opposition bloc decided ing the debate session because many issues have been settled, to choose a leader. the 14th General Election is for example, the flood and den- “This time there have been growing near. gue, so we can see questions many questions because Se- At the same time, she said relating to those issues have langor assemblymen are active that the Select Committee will been reduced,” she said. Positive response for #bebasplastik SHAH ALAM - Various positive feed- plastic bags and polystyrene in their back has been received from the business license approvals,” she said. public following the implementation Regarding the 20 sen charge on of the plastic- and polystyrene-free the purchase of plastic bags, Wong campaign implemented by the State said that it was to encourage busi- Government last January. nesses to implement environmental Tourism, Environment, Green conservation programmes, river or Technology and Consumer Affairs beach clean ups organised by the Exco Elizabeth Wong Exco said the State Government. campaign also attracted the atten- For example, she said, Speed- tion of several celebrities and aca- mart 99 Supermarket contributed demicians including Her Royal High- over RM1 million to the Shah Alam ness Tengku Puteri Selangor who City Council (MBSA) and the Klang uploaded the implementation on so- Municipal Council (MPK), while Gi- cial media that received thousands ant Hypermarket conducted its own of shares. programme known as ‘Sentuhan Hi- “This campaign has not been just jau’ involving consumer and environ- implemented by the State Govern- mental activities. ment as it has begun since 2010 with “For the purpose of monitoring plastic-free Saturdays, and at that and improving the implementation time it was estimated that over 100 of the campaign, the State Govern- retailers participated and supported ment will hold periodical meetings it. with businesses to monitor reports “On June 23, 2016, the State Gov- of collections and activities that will ernment approved the suggestion of be held. this campaign’s implementation and “To make this campaign a success, directed that local councils place consumers are urged to bring their the condition regarding the ban on own bags while shopping,” she said. First Session, �th Term of the ��th Selangor State Assembly 4 Report by: Hafizan Taib, Nazli Ibrahim, Afix Redzuan, Lizawati Madfa, Norhayati Umor, Syasya Sufian, Ermizi Muhamad Photo by : Asri Sapfie, Raheemie Arifin & Shuaib Ayob Sultan of Selangor praises Peduli Rakyat initiative SHAH ALAM - His Royal Highness Sul- state agenda to increase the quality of tan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin health among the rakyat,” he said.