Long Awaited Traffic Lights Will Be Installed Soon

A tender has been called to install a traffic light at Taman Putra Prima exit, closing date of the tender is 8/10/2012. HURRAY!

Ground-Breaking Ceremony of MAHSA University College’s New Campus in Bandar Saujana Putra

PUCHONG : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on all local medical schools and those offering allied health sciences to ensure they provide quality education.

He said it would be better if the quality of local medical education set its benchmark against that of the best medical schools in the world.

“Once we have achieved that, it may no longer be necessary for us to send our students abroad as they can get equivalent or better medical education locally.

“It is my fervent hope that our medical schools get serious about offering high-quality medical education, not only for Malaysians but also for foreign students who seek quality education in our country,” he said at the ground-breaking ceremony of MAHSA University College’s new campus in Bandar Saujana Putra, here, Monday.

Najib stressed that the students must get the right training, and added that it was not enough for the medical schools to only adhere to the basic requirements for accreditation. He, therefore, urged the local medical schools to seriously re-examine their curriculum not only to impart medical knowledge and clinical skills but other skills as well. These include psychosocial skills, communicative skills, interpersonal and people skills to help medical students become good healers and competent clinicians. He said fewer medical schools offering high-quality medical education would be a better strategy than having too many offering substandard education. “We should also avoid sending our students to substandard colleges and medical schools abroad which has become a perennial problem for us,” he said.

In a related development, the prime minister said the Health Ministry should forge genuine formal relationships with private medical schools to provide better healthcare services to the public.

He said the institutions could provide specialist care to smaller public hospitals facing a shortage of resident specialists, while the ministry could assist by upgrading their facilities, especially the operation theatres to cut down the backlog of cases for minor surgery and emergencies.

“There are many private sector specialists who are experienced clinicians and teachers. Surely they can be roped in as trainers, if they are keen,” he said.

At the event, Najib also announced that MAHSA University College would be upgraded into university status. He handed over the formal invitation to its pro-chancellor and executive chairman, Prof Datuk Dr Mohamed Haniffa Abdullah. The new campus, costing about RM500 million, will be built on a 24ha land and is expected to be completed within four years. The campus can accommodate about 15,000 students in its faculties while the hostels can take in 12,000 students.

Bug-eat-bug world

THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and CIMB have joined forces to reduce the threat of dengue in Kampung Seri Aman, Puchong, using Toxorhynchites mosquitoes.They recently carried out the third phase of a project that helped prevent the Aedes mosquitoes from breeding.
Cannibalistic by nature, the Toxorhynchites species is known as the “elephant mosquito” and one of the few species that does not consume blood and only eats plant nectar.
 The Toxorhynchites mosquitoes, in blue, metallic green or black, are released to breed and produce larvae which will eat the larvae of the Aedes mosquitoes.
 Larvae of the Toxorhynchites mosquitoes are 1.2cm to 1.8cm long and are are four or five times bigger than normal mozzies.
 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 sitting 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 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 successful, we may conduct this in other areas as well,” said Dr Roslan.

Source: TheStar

The Peninsular @ Puchong

I.   36 Unit Rumah Sesebuah (50 X 90 ) (3 Tingkat)
II.  34 Unit Rumah Sesebuah (50 X 80 ) (3 Tingkat)
III. 78 Unit Rumah Berkembar (40 X 80 ) (3 Tingkat)
IV. 68 Unit Rumah Berkembar (35 X 80 ) (3 Tingkat)
V.   98 Unit Rumah Teres (22 X 85 ) ( 3 Tingkat)

The lake in the middle between X2 and Peninsular
*Credit to Vincent

The Peninsular by TA Global Berhad

In October 2011, TA Global Berhad acquired 25% equity interest in Oaxis Sdn Bhd, a company which holds 92 acres of land in Mukim Dengkil Daerah Sepang, Negeri Selangor. The parcel is located off the south-eastern side of Taman Putra Prima, off the western side of Taman Meranti Jaya and off the Northern side of D’Island, Selangor. This project is named "The Peninsular", taking after its shape of a peninsular. It is marked for a mixed development of 575 dwellings, comprising of 3-storey superlink terrace houses, 3 storey semi-detached houses, 3 storey bungalows, apartments, single storey shop houses and 3 storey shop houses and a club house. The first phase of The Peninsular comprising of 98 units of 3 storey superlink terraces is scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2013.

Thrilling Water Sports in Puchong

PUCHONG: The Asian Water Sports Village is offering fun-seekers a respite from the heat with exhilarating water rides on an 80-hectare lake next to Taman Puchong Prima.
The sports village sits on the lake’s edge and boasts a multitude of inflatable rides with visitors towed by jet-skis or speed boats at breathtaking speeds.
“The 260 horse-power racing jet-ski goes from zero to 80km/h in 2.8 seconds,” said Asian Water Sports Village Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Yong Chen Hui.
He was speaking during a visit by staff of Tourism Selangor and Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) who tried out the water sport activities yesterday.
Apart from the Banana Boat, which beach-goers would be familiar with, the centre boasts the Evo Pro 3, Graphic Deck, and Turbo Blast in its arsenal of entertainment.

The Evo Pro 3 is a 175cm-long inflatable craft with handles for riders to hang on to, and the catch is that all three riders will be lying stomach-down on the platform, Superman-style.

“The name of the game is just to hold tight. If you don’t hold tight enough, the worse that can happen is you fall into the lake,” Yong said.

The Graphic Deck is a similar set-up but only fits two people.

The Turbo Blast is also tugged to blistering speeds but its passengers adopt a sitting position on the craft.

An awe-inspiring ride which elicited “oohs” and “aahs” every time it passed by was an inflatable craft the water sports village workers called the “Flying Fish”.

The ride has a capacity of three persons, is pulled headwind by a speedboat, and when a strong gust of wind hits, the whole craft lifts into the air, along with its human cargo.

Yong said one of their unique selling points is the location, being the first and only licensed water sports centre in the Klang Valley with water entertainment previously only found at tourism spots like Bali, Phuket and Batu Ferringhi.

“We also have a play-all-you-can concept which is unlike other places where tourists are charged per ride. Here, you pay one price for an unlimited number of rides.”

He added that the equipment they use have been examined and comply with US Coast Guard guidelines and his staff are trained in first aid, CPR and aquatic rescue.

The current packages available are three-hours of unlimited motorised water sports at RM39 per person, or a six-hour lakeside party with water sports and a barbecue at RM59 per person.

For more information, call 016-262 1030 (David), 016-227 1030 (Nadia), email david@asianwatersportsvillage.com, or check out facebook.com/AWSV.info.

Kampung Bersatu Folk Do Not Want Heavy Vehicles Using Their Roads

RESIDENTS of Kampung Bersatu, Batu 13, Puchong, want heavy vehicles to be barred from using the roads in the village.
 A resident, Wong Sai Ming, 39, said the number of heavy vehicles using the village roads had increased recently.
 “The roads are too narrow and not designed to cater to heavy vehicles. Some are driven recklessly.
“The increased volume of vehicles has also resulted in residents now taking about 20 minutes to exit the village compared with only five previously,” he said.
 According to residents, motorists use the village as a shortcut to go from Puchong to USJ and bypass the Puchong Barat toll plaza on the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) or to get to other areas in Puchong such as Taman Puchong Permai and Taman Puchong Prima.
 Besides the traffic jam, the residents have to put up with noise and air pollution.
 Wong said the heavy traffic also posed a danger to residents, especially children.
 Puchong parliamentary liaison officer Datuk Loo Yeng Peng said he would highlight the matter to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).
 “The roads in Kampung Bersatu are designed to cater to light vehicles only.
“The residents also complained that the pothole-riddled roads have not been repaired by the council,” he said.
 Loo said MPSJ should conduct a traffic study and come up with solutions to prevent heavy vehicles from using the village roads.
 “One effective method would be to install a height barrier to limit access to light vehicles only.
 “I will write to MPSJ on the matter and I will follow up with the residents a month later to see if any action to address the problem has been taken,” he said.

Source: TheStar