PETALING JAYA, July 29 — The Petaling Jaya City Council’s (MBPJ) PJ Watch programme, which uses mobile CCTV surveillance to monitor illegal dumping, has proven effective in curbing indiscriminate waste disposal and promoting cleanliness across the city.
Its mayor Dato’ Mohamad Zahri Samingon said the programme had helped identify 17 of the 25 illegal dumping hotspots in the city, leading to the detection of 31 offences as of July this year.
"Enforcement efforts under the programme have also led to 273 compounds, 128 arrests, two successful court convictions, 11 social media awareness campaigns, and 13 educational programmes.
"The PJ Watch programme continues to play an important role in ensuring more effective enforcement against illegal dumping in Petaling Jaya through a combination of education, monitoring and targeted enforcement," he said during the local authority’s full board meeting today.
PJ Watch was formally introduced and expanded as a targeted real-time surveillance initiative in late 2024.
Meanwhile, Zahri said that MBPJ has continued to strengthen enforcement through joint operations with the Immigration Department to tackle businesses employing undocumented foreign workers.
Between January and July this year, six integrated enforcement operations were carried out, involving inspections of 266 premises and business activities.
“(The operations) resulted in 148 foreign nationals being detained, 61 compounds issued, 19 notices served, 19 seizures, and the closure of five business premises,” he said.
Separately, Zahri announced that five MBPJ-owned sports facilities have been selected as official venues for the 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) and Para SUKMA 2026.
"The facilities are MBPJ Stadium for men's football, the Petaling Jaya Hockey Stadium for women's hockey, the Astaka Sports Complex for squash, the Kelana Jaya Sports Complex for tennis, and Arena BMX Complex for BMX cycling," he said.
