KUALA LUMPUR: The Jalan Silang area, also known as 'Mini Dhaka', was once again hit with an operation involving businesses owned and employed by foreigners.
The operation by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) yesterday was the latest raid in the area, and comes just over two weeks after the previous large scale operation by over 1,000 members and officers of the General Operations Force on Dec 21.
In addition to Jalan Silang, the latest raid involving 300 members and enforcement officers was also concentrated around the Masjid India and Petaling Street areas.
A DBKL spokesperson said the operation involed the inspection of 110 business premises, hawkers, sidewalk obstructions, foreign operators or assistants, unlicensed stalls, traffic obstructions, illegal advertisements, signs written in foreign languages, dirtiness and other general offences.
Action was taken against 29 business premises, to move their equipment for obstructing public places, while premises operated by foreigners and 20 unlicensed hawkers were subject to confiscation of goods.
"DBKL also issued 25 Technical Enforcement Notices and took immediate action to demolish structures in business premises involving hanging various accessories in public corridors and pathways and removed illegal advertisements and posters around the location of the operation.
"A total of 29 compound notices were also issued to owners of business premises for various offences, including operating without a licence, employing foreigners, illegal structures, obstruction of public places and unauthorised advertisements.
"Action has taken in accordance with the provisions of the Roads, Drains and Buildings Act 1974, the Local Government Act 1976, the Small Laws (UUK) Advertisements (WPKL) 1982, the Hawker Licensing Act (WPKL) 2016, the Food Settlement Act (WPKL) 2016 and the Trade Licensing Act, Business and Industry (WPKL) 2016," DBKL said through a statement on Facebook.
In addition, DBKL also towed 12 vehicle and nine motorcycles and issued a compound against 45 vehicles that committed various traffic obstruction offences through the Road Traffic Act 1959 and the Road Transport Act 1987.
"All confiscated goods and equipment were transferred to the DBKL Jalan Lombong Taman Miharja Cheras store and Towed Vehicle Depot in Jalan Pahang for temporary storage and documentation," he said.