JUNE 2019 FREE selangortv.my f facebook.com/selangorjournal twitter.com/selangorjournal selangorjournal.my I would like to wish the people of Selangor Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin. May you have a safe journey back to your hometown this raya season. Amirudin Shari Selangor Menteri Besar May this Eid be a source of immense blessing and joy for you and your family. SelamatSelamat HariHari RayaRaya AidilfitriAidilfitri Amirudin - Leading Water supply from Sungai with passion and Langat treatment plant restored Page 3 compassion Federal Govt Adopts Penang’s June 2018 began a brand-new era for Selangorians as they heralded Housing Formula a new Menteri Besar for Selangor. The successor to Dato’ Seri Page 12 19Mohamed Azmin Ali was revealed to be a young and vibrant candidate by the name of Amirudin Shari, the second youngest candidate to ever hold No unfair currency practices in the position of Selangor Menteri Besar. Story continues on Page 4 Malaysia, says BNM Page 14 Be a Mentor to Neoliberal Empower Women Reforms or a woman, having a mentor who Strengthening is also a woman can prove to be Monopoly Power Fextremely beneficial, as navigating the work landscape can be complicated at and Abuses Page 15 times— particularly in an industry that is dominated by the opposite sex. Story continues on Page 7 02 NEWS June 2019 | Selangor Journal Use of Smart ‘Mysterious Deaths’ Not Verified “We suspect that it is caused by a pol- Selangor App Begins luted pond (air tandak),” he said, add- PETALING JAYA — Claims of ‘myste- ing Health Clinic and the Chiku 3 Health ing that the pond was their source of rious’ deaths plaguing the Batek Orang Clinic in Gua Musang, Dr Zaini said. water. SHAH ALAM — Residents in the Asli community in Kampung Kuala Koh Out of the 29, 12 were treated as out- Mamat Pokok suspected the pollution Subang Jaya Municipal Council cannot be verified, says the Kelantan patients, while 17 were referred to Gua was caused by waste from an iron ore (MPSJ) area are able to use the State Health Department. Musang Hospital and three others to mine that has been operating in the area Smart Selangor Parking (SSP) app Its director Dr Zaini Hussin said that Kuala Krai Hospital for further treatment. for the past four years. from 22 May. as of 7 June, no official reports had been “Clinical examination showed signs of Kelantan Pakatan Harapan chairman Smart Selangor Delivery Unit made on the alleged deaths. infection in the respiratory area,” he said. Senator Datuk Husam Musa said urgent (SSDU), in a statement, informed “The claim that 12 residents have died Dr Zaini added that the two hospitals action must be taken to save the Orang that MPSJ is the seventh local au- could not be verified as no one has offi- were carrying out further tests to deter- Asli community. thority (PBT) to use the application. cially reported the deaths, whether at hos- mine what caused the infection. Investigations should be carried out According to the statement, the pitals or health clinics in the area,” said Dr He said three out of the 29 were ba- on whether the community was affected SSP application developed by the Zaini in a statement issued on 7 June. bies and 10 were children. by contaminated water. state government through SSDU is However, Dr Zaini said there had been Meanwhile, there were claims that “Immediate measures to supply clean a uniformly-integrated online pay- a cluster of respiratory tract infections 13 members of the Batek tribe living water should be implemented and the ment and parking payment system. among members of the community. in Kampung Kuala Koh had died from impact of the nearby iron ore mining “The application also includes The Health Department and Orang a ‘mysterious’ illness that was plaguing plant should also be investigated and other additional functions, such as Asli Development Department (Jakoa) the community. addressed,” he said. reminders of parking timeout peri- instantly dispatched a health team to the Kampung Kuala Koh headman Mamat At the same time, he also called on all ods, cross-user credit sharing and Orang Asli village, where 29 people were Pokok stated that the illness plagued relevant agencies to look into the issue registration of up to six different ve- found to be suffering from the infection. members of the community throughout and take proactive measures to save the hicle numbers,” the statement read. The infected were referred to the Ar- the Ramadan period. victims. “For credit purchase transactions, several online channels are avail- able to facilitate users such as on- line banking, credit cards and even e-wallets.” Cyberjaya—Selangor’s Model Smart City Meanwhile, the SSDU stated that the SSP application also enables lo- CYBERJAYA — Cyberjaya will contin- cal authorities to monitor and aids ue to be the model smart city of Selan- in their enforcement process, espe- gor, said Sepang District Officer Mohd. cially in issues relating to miscon- Yazid Sairi. duct and parking payment. He said the model included the de- The application is a Smart Selangor velopment of the Cyberjaya City Center initiative developed under the “Smart and the Cyberjaya Innovation Fund for Transport and Mobility” domain. the Future. Its aim is to educate the people of According to Mohd. Yazid, the estab- Selangor to use smart technology for lishment of the Cyberjaya Regional Fi- the convenience of the government’s nancial Technology and Hospital Hub service delivery. was also a model for regional develop- “It also reflects that the state gov- ment. Mohd. Yazid said various types of “This coastal development is expect- ernment remains committed to pro- “The Sepang district, especially Cy- high-impact development had enabled ed to transform the landscape of Sepang viding the best facilities, in line with berjaya, has been selected for the de- Sepang to become the leading district in as an attractive tourist destination, of- the agenda [of moving] towards velopment of high-tech clusters and Asia. fering hotel facilities, theme parks, vil- [becoming a] Smart State by 2025,” science parks that include the Aeropo- “Moreover, we have the Kuala Lum- las, restaurants, conference halls and said the statement. lis and Aerospace cluster at the Kuala pur International Airport (KLIA), which shopping centres,” he said. The Smart Selangor Parking ap- Lumpur International Airport, while the contains commercial business com- At the same time, Mohd. Yazid said plication can also be used in ar- eco-tourism cluster is along the coast of plexes, independent commercial zones, the private sector also played a part in eas under the purview of the Shah Morib to the Pelek River,” he said. theme parks, hotels, conference halls, the development in Sepang, which in- Alam City Council, Sepang Munic- He said this in his speech to His Royal nature conservation zones and green volved the building of various types of ipal Council and Petaling Jaya City Highness (DYMM) Sultan of Selangor, tourism zones,” he said. housing, as well as business and indus- Council. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, at the Meanwhile, he stated that tour- trial projects. It can also be used in areas under Fast-Breaking with the People in con- ism-oriented development projects were He said the participation of the pri- the Kajang Municipal Council, Se- junction with the Nuzul Al-Quran cele- also planned, beginning with the KLIA vate sector was a catalyst for the cluster- layang Municipal Council and Am- bration at Raja Fi Sabilillah Mosque, on Aeropolis project from Bagan Lalang ing development strategy introduced by pang Jaya Municipal Council. 22 May. beach to Tanjung Rhu beach. the state government. ADVISOR Editorial Advisory Board, CCSB The significance GROUP EDITOR Fathi Aris Omar which is in unity Editorial Team MANAGING EDITOR is an eternal Ameena Siddiqi wonder Aras 2, Carlton Holiday Hotel & Suite, WRITERS No 1, Persiaran Akuatik 13/43 Batrisyia Jay Rabindranath Tagore Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor Muhaimin Merican Tel 03-5523 4856 DESIGNER Fax 03-5523 5856 Naqiuddin Muaz Email [email protected] Selamat June 2019 | Selangor Journal 03 Hari NEWS Raya Aidilfitri Water supply from Latheefa Koya—First Woman to Head MACC Sungai Langat treatment plant KUALA LUMPUR — Rights lawyer, Latheefa Beebi Koya, has been appoint- restored ed as head of the Malaysian Anti-Cor- ruption Commission (MACC), replacing SHAH ALAM — Selangor Water Sup- Mohd Shukri Abdull whose contract was ply Company (SYABAS) announced granted to expire ahead of its deadline that water supply in Kuala Lumpur, on 17 May, 2020. Petaling and Hulu Langat affected by On 6 June, the Prime Minister’s Office a blockage of the Sungai Langat water (PMO) announced that Latheefa would treatment plant’s mechanical filtration serve as MACC chief for two years be- system has been fully restored. ginning 1 June. Abdul Raof Ahmad, Head of Client “The appointment is among the steps Relationship and Water Management towards reform in government institu- Communication Sdn. Bhd., said the tions,” it said. problem has been identified to be a Latheefa is the fifth MACC chief com- result of a malfunction due to heavy missioner, taking over from Datuk Seri rains upstream and the quantity of Mohd Shukri Abdull. rubbish accumulated in the river. This makes Latheefa the first woman “The appointment is final, and the de- Latheefa is a partner at the law firm “We are thankful to our customers in the nation to head the Malaysian An- cision has already been made,” he added. Daim&Gamany, having worked with the and all those who have been cooperat- ti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Tun M said this when met at an Aidi- firm since May 2002.