Home Safety Tips From TMP RA Security SubCom

Going Away During Festive Seasons......

Whenever you plan to go away during a festive season or for a vacation, here are some tips on things you could do to protect your home for your peace of mind.

Inform your neighbours and management office :
You may let your neighbours know how long you plan to be away, so they can keep an eye on your property. Remember to leave your contact number to neighbours in case of emergency.

Activate the security alarm system :
You may leave your house keys and alarm PIN number or remote control with a relative living nearby or a neighbour, so that they could check for you in the event of triggered alarm or false alarm. It is advisable to reset your alarm system with a temporary PIN number before giving it to them.

Interior and exterior lightings :
Install a timer which allows lighting to be switched on and off at preset times to avoid the notice of your absence by the outsiders. You may consider leaving a table lamp or some lights on during your outings.

Keep garden tools, equipments, ladders
Garden tools, equipments and ladders should be kept and locked up in a safe place as they could be used by a burglar to break in and gain entry to the house.

Keep refuse bin
Tidy away your refuse bins. Do not keep them in the refuse chamber as the garbage collector may leave them outside after collecting the garbage. Ask your neighbour to close the refuse chamber door if it is opened.

Stop newspaper & food supply
Cancel deliveries of milk, bread, newspapers etc. If anything continues to be delivered, ask your neighbour to collect them. Uncollected items will draw attention of the outsiders that your house is unoccupied.

Care for your plants
Ask your neighbour or gardener to help to water or maintain the exterior plants. You may give the external gate's key to your neighbour or gardener for this purpose. Also, you may put your interior plants outside to be maintained together.

Prevent water retention
Make sure all the empty containers, vases, flower pots etc at exterior are overturned or covered to avoid water retention for mosquito breeding.

Inform the guards
You may want to inform the guards so they can check and prevent any suspicious visitors from approaching your house.

Pets
Remember to make arrangements for your pet's boarding.

Other things before you leave your home:
- Close and secure all windows, doors and gates
- Remove all plugs from sockets
- Close all water taps
- Disconnect the hob from the gas supply or close the gas supply outlet
- Turn down your house telephone's ringing volume


Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday!

GOTONG ROYONG PERDANA MPSJ - JKP ZONE 9 (13TH DEC'08 - 8.00 AM)

Dear Residents in Taman Mutiara Puchong,

JKP Zone 9 would like to invite us to participate in the gotong-royong to rid the area of all the illegal banners, buntings and signages which can be found almost everywhere in the area. Usually they are pasted all over and has become an epidemic in almost every township in Selangor.
The culprits are usually money lending organizations and they have single handedly made all our taman ugly with their illegal activities of vandalism. This gotong royong is sanctioned by MPSJ, hence do come out in numbers to show force and concern for the very area we live in. This gotong-royong will only mean something if residents themselves come out to participate and be proactive to counter such social ill as vandalism and disregard for public property.
MPSJ will provide ladders for the event and all you need to bring is a wire cutter/scissors for the task. All volunteers are to meet at the Balai Masyarakat MPSJ Zon 9 located in Jalan Sri Puchong 7, Taman Sri Puchong, Puchong, Selangor @ 8.00 AM sharp this coming Saturday,13th December 2008. Check the map below for direction.
Please RSVP your attendance to jkpzone9@gmail.com for "GOTONG-ROYONG PERDANA" MPSJ. This event will also be attended by volunteers from Taman Sri Puchong, Lake Edge YTL as well as volunteers from NGOs.

"TOGETHER EVERYBODY ACHIEVES MORE"


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Latest Update - 13.12.2008

Sin City Puchong

By Teoh El Sen December 03, 2008 Categories: News/Malay Mail Online



The residents do not want it, but Puchong could soon outstrip Chow Kit for the dubious distinction of being the most infamous red light district in the country.
Residents are furious the authorities have allowed the rapidly growing township to degenerate into a bustling haven for prostitution.
An official of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council, under which Puchong falls, confirmed vice activities have increased.
In recent weeks, the council closed down three vice dens, and it is just the tip of the problem.
"Apparently, prostitutes have moved from the city to Puchong. Prostitution used to be quite rampant in Subang Jaya, but now it seems Puchong has become the hotspot."
In the wake of the hookers have come other vices.
The official said the council was trying to check the vice activity by limiting permits for massage parlours, which usually turned into prostitution dens. To date, 40 permits for traditional massage outlets have been approved.

Councillor Gary Chong, dismayed that Puchong has recently been dubbed a "dirty" area, called for more drastic action against offenders.
"It is getting more serious. There have been a lot of illegal hotels that have been raided and closed down in recent months."
He said such illegal premises were mushrooming fast, citing Bandar Puteri as one of the places when he has found illegal massage parlours operating.

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok also wants sterner action taken.
She highlighted a case of two Chinese nationals who claimed they were forced to become prostitutes but escaped last Sunday after more than a week of being locked up and starved in a house in Taman Mutiara, Puchong.
"These girls, aged 21 and 19, had been deceived into thinking there were legal job opportunities here," said Kok, adding that the pair flew home to China at 4.50pm yesterday.

They had lodged a police report with the help of a local resident who spotted them wandering about after they escaped from their "prison".
Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar declined comment on the vice problems in Puchong.

Your Rights As A Property Owner

This article in the Sunday Times (30th November'08) is a good read and provides some insight into our local property industry.