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The Star
13 hours ago
- Business
- The Star
Checks to ensure no foreign workers at Selayang stalls
Selayang residents taking part in morning exercise at the Senior Citizens Activity Centre (PAWE) in Sungai Tua. — Courtesy photo Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) has carried out over 80 operations this year on hawker and roadside stalls to ensure compliance with rules on hiring foreign workers. MPS deputy president Az'har Samsuri said foreign workers were only allowed to work in licensed restaurants, not roadside stalls or hawker setups. He said MPS had been working with the Immigration Department on this matter. 'We now have clearer guidelines. 'If we find foreign workers in hawker zones, we will issue compounds or revoke permits,' he told StarMetro after chairing the local council's monthly full board meeting at its headquarters. Since January, Az'har said over 200 notices had been issued by MPS for various offences linked to hawker stall operations, including the use of unlicensed foreign labour. 'This is not about targeting any group. 'It is about maintaining compliance and ensuring fair trading opportunities for Malaysians. 'If they are hired at proper restaurants with the right documentation, that is permitted. 'But anything under the hawker category is not allowed,' he reiterated. In a separate matter, Az'har said MPS' Senior Citizens Activity Centre (PAWE) in Sungai Tua was now fully operational. 'The RM2.4mil activity centre for senior citizens opened on June 16 and has received strong response, with 68 elderly residents participating on the first day alone,' he said. Activities at PAWE include light exercise, art workshops, religious talks, and health awareness sessions. 'We are also looking into providing estate planning modules such as will-writing, because many of our seniors are not familiar with these processes,' said Az'har. He said MPS might consider opening more such centres in Rawang and other areas under its jurisdiction if the pilot project proved sustainable. Regarding the local council's monthly meet-the-client session on June 13 at Menara MPS, Az'har said they received 43 walk-in complaints and enquiries. 'This platform has helped resolve many issues quickly, especially on enforcement, compounds and planning matters.' He said MPS hoped to extend it to twice a month.
Barnama
18-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Activity Centres For Older Persons Will Help Malaysia In Transition To Aging Country
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali (third, left), Social Welfare Department director-general Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan (second, left) Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali (middle) at the officiation of a PAWE in Kampung Benoni here today. PAPAR, May 18 (Bernama) -- A total of 190 Activity Centres For The Older Persons (PAWE) registered with the Social Welfare Department throughout the country are now actively conducting activities as Malaysia prepares to become an aging country by 2030. Social Welfare Department director-general Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) channels RM50,000 annually through the department to each PAWE to implement their programmes. 'The members in PAWE include former government officers, private sector employees and members of the public who will create more ideas and turn the centres into an attractive programme as they become places to gather. 'The activities include health checks, physical training suitable for the elderly and intergenerational programmes involving youth in PAWE to allow them to learn skills like handicraft,' he told reporters during the officiation of a PAWE in Kampung Benoni here today by Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, who is also Papar MP. Che Murad Sayang said that with intergenerational activities in PAWE, youth in each area can learn certain skills that have various traditional and cultural values. He added that his department would introduce Activities for The Older People empowerment programmes through the ANY WHERE, ANY PLACE, ANY TIME (PAWE@3A) programme. In PAWE@3A, activities are held even without buildings as they are social support and elderly development activities done through strategic collaboration between government agencies, non-governmental organisations and local communities. On PAWE in Sabah, Che Murad Sayang said there are 23 such centres operating in the state with a membership of 6,471 with two more centres opening in Kota Belud and Pantai Dalit in October. Kampung Benoni PAWE chairman Pg Abdul Halim Pg Rambang, 71, said the centre began operating in November last year and there are currently 155 registered members.
