THURSDAY-6TH DECEMBER 2007-ANJUNG SELERA DIRTY AND SMELLY

Anjung Selera dirty and smelly

Rats running around tourist spot, says visitor
A man is unhappy with the cleanliness at Anjung Selera and urged the authority concerned to ensure it is clean all the time as it is one of the tourist spots in the City area. “Recently, my family and I went to the place to see the international powerboat competition,” said Mr W. “The competition not only attracted the local people but also tourists from outside Malaysia. What makes me feel embarrassed is that during the final day of the competition, I witnessed a group of tourists jumping and screaming after they saw a rat at the place. There were more than three rats running at the place and it was during broad daylight,” he said, adding this would affect the image of the City. Mr W also informed Public Hotline that the place is also smelly. “I believed it is caused by the improper rubbish disposal system,” he said and hoped the authority concerned, especially Kota Kinabalu City Hall, will solve the matter. “This is a wake-up call to the authority concerned as it will make them aware of the need to maintain the cleanliness of the place. I hope the situation will not happen again in the future,” he said. Meanwhile, the Kota Kinabalu City Hall informed Public Hotline that they are always monitoring the matter to ensure the place is clean. Mr Laudin Zaman said they had done their best to maintain the cleanliness at the place before the event was held. “We are aware and know the place has rats because it is near to the markets. We will forward the matter to the unit concerned to ensure that the place is always clean,” he said.
“As for the stench, we will check and determine where it comes from before taking any further action,” he added.