PJ Best Neighbourhood 2007-2008 Award Night

The Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya’s (MBPJ) Best Neighbourhood and Best Local Leader 2007/2008 Award Night was held on Friday, December 19, 2008.

MBPJ started the annual event in 2002. It is open to all PJ residents’ organisations such as Residents Associations (RA), Rukun Tetangga (RT) and the village safety committee (JKKK). 

Prizes include a development fund and a trophy for each winner.

The competition's objective was to encourage community organizations to strengthen ties among residents and to carry out activities for benefits of reisdents such as improvement to the environment and economic development; and reduction of social problems.

The Best Neighbourhood Contest for 2007-2008 lucky winners were announced after the dinner :-

1st prize winner (RM50,000) = SS2B Rukun Tetangga
2nd prize winner (RM40,000) = Kg Cempaka Rukun Tetangga
3rd prize winner (RM30,000) = Taman Megah Residents Association

Three Merit Prize winners (RM5,000 each) :

1. Taman Dato’ Harun PKNS Flats RT
2. Taman Mayang Jaya Residents Association
3. Section 21, SEA Park Residents Association

The winners for Best Local Leader competition who were chosen based on their leadership, excellence in organisation and committee’s initiative :-

1. Osman Jamil, Indah Jaya RT Chairman
2. Ngiam Chong Choy, SS2B RT Chairman
3. Sanggat Singh, SS5 Kelana Jaya RT Chairman

Pretty dancers from MBPJ in colourful traditional costumes.


Pretty dancers from RT Flat PKNS Taman Dato' Harun.


The dancers entertaining dinners with traditional Malay dance.


Dancing to the tune of traditional Malay dance.


A member of Beautiful Gate Disabled Centre showing her artistic talents in a dance performance.


Another Beautiful Gate Disabled Centre member thrilled the crowd with his dance performance.


This singer from MBPJ wooing the dinners with her powerful vocals.


VIPs present at the dinner include (from left) Kampung Tunku state assemblyman YB Lau Weng San, PJ city mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Kelana Jaya Member of Parliament YB Loh Gwo Burne.


Committee members of Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association at the dinner.


The award night dinner was held at Dewan D'Kelana, Kompleks Sukan MBPJ, Jalan SS7/5, Kelana Jaya.


Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim delivering his speech.


PJ city mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman delivering his speech.


Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim visiting a booth selling bags made from tabs collected off recycled drink cans.


Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association president Gan Keng receiving a mock cheque and a trophy from Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim for winning the merit award of RM5,000


(From left, front row) Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, PJ city mayor Datuk Mohamd Roslan Sakiman and Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association president Gan Keng.


The prize winners posing for group photo.


Committee members of Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association posing with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and PJ city mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman.


One for the album - Committee members of Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association with their merit award winning prize of RM5,000


The range of colourful hand bags made from tabs collected off recycled drink cans.


Discarded metal tabs from drink cans are first flattened, thoroughly dried, then sewed onto bags using a crochet.


Housewife May Oh who makes the crochet-tab bags with help from daughter Saddie Yeoh, also gives lessons in the art. She can be contacted at sadiey@hotmail.com