The Star Thursday April 2, 2009
SHAH Alam city councillors have expressed deep concern over the rampant activities of loan sharks who are flooding the city with illegal banners, posters, handbills and callcards advertising their business.
The councillors fear that if the matter was not dealt with firmly and fast, it will have an adverse effect on the city’s well-being and image.
They said that Shah Alam’s reputation as the Selangor capital city would be marred by the activities of the loan sharks.
“We have to do something to stop such activities before they get any worse,” councillor V. Vembarasan said.
According to councillor Ang Leng Kiat, the loan sharks were actively promoting their business by putting up posters and banners all over the city.
He said the loan sharks were also seen visiting the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) complex to collect loan repayment dues from council workers.
“I fear that more and more people are going to become victims of these ruthless money lenders,’’ Ang said
According to mayor Mazalan Md Noor, the MBSA has no problem removing banners and posters hanged on walls, street lamp-posts and trees, but is facing difficulties in getting rid of the posters which have been pasted with strong glue.
“The council is fighting a perpetual losing battle as the loan sharks come back with more posters and banners after we have removed them. If we removed them in the afternoon today, the posters and banners will be back tomorrow morning and we do not have the kind of resources to compete with them,’’ he said.
Mazalan said that Alam Flora and MBSA contractors were not too keen to remove the posters and banners as their workers had received threats from the loan sharks.
He said the MBSA had sought the assistance of the police to fight the menace and had lodged police reports against those putting up the banners and posters.
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