AN alarming increase in armed robbery cases on Jalan Peel, Cheras, has made residents fearful.

The latest being a bold robbery by armed men at a restaurant on Jalan Peel two days ago.

The restaurant owner and his customers were the victims.

ONCE again, Cheras folk have been left out in the proposed public transportation system upgrade. The traffic planners should be along Jalan Cheras from 5am to see the congestion which not only builds up on the main Jalan Cheras but also the feeder roads from the numerous residential estates along Jalan Cheras.

My suggestion is for more LRT stations to be built within a cluster of housing estates so that the people
can have ready access to that service. What is needed then are multi-storey carparks for the use of commuters.

WITH the city streets largely empty due to many KLites having balik kampung for Aidilfitri, three man staged a daring robbery in what would have been an otherwise highly congested area of Taman Connaught, Cheras.

CHERAS residents can look forward to a more peaceful Hari Raya holiday period as the district police
are increasing the number of men on the streets to conduct patrols and be on crime-prevention duty
during the festival.

Cheras police chief ACP Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim said this effort by the district police is to curb crimes that usually happen during the festive season, like burglaries.

“We will be increasing our patrols, even on Hari Raya itself. At the same time, several crime spots in the district will be given extra attention.”

A SNATCH thief was apprehended by a man after snatching a handbag belonging to his wife at a restaurant in Taman Len Seng, Cheras, last Friday.

However, the thief’s two accomplices, who were waiting for him nearby, escaped. Cheras district police chief Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim said the incident happened at 3am when the 22-year-old couple was eating at the restaurant.

“The men came on motorcycles. One of them got off the vehicle and went directly to the woman and snatched her handbag,” Ahmad said.

 

IN A gunfight early today, police shot dead two men believed to be involved in a robbery at a jewellery shop at Econsave Hypermarket in Alam Damai, Cheras, two days ago.

 

SQUATTERS at 2 1/2 mile and 3rd mile in Cheras are upset. One of the public housing projects that is
allocated for them is in Puchong!

"We will not move to Puchong," said the residents at a meeting with Member of Parliament for Cheras Tan Kok Wai yesterday.

The main reason for their objection is that many of them are hawkers in the Cheras area and moving to Puchong would be an inconvenience.

Also, most of their children are in Chinese schools and the move will only uproot  them. There are also no Chinese schools in the area they are moving to.

IT was a "family business" of distributing drugs in the Cheras area for an 18-year-old and her two uncles, a 30-year-old close relative and a 28-year-old (believed distantly related by marriage). The latter was found to have a 'long-time record in criminal acitivities.

WORK is in progress to strengthen  the slopes of Taman Bukit Permai, or better known as Little Genting to the residents in the area, said Ampang Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Mohammad Yacob.

It is estimated that a minimum of RM2 million is needed to conduct soil nailing for the slope and the council has already obtained funds from the State government.

JUST mention Jin Man fishball noodles and nine out of 10 people in Cheras will know where it is.

Malay Mail spoke to the owner, Cho Yeng Heng, to find out more about his famous fishball noodle shop that has been a landmark in Taman Taynton for the last 12 years.