DBKL personnel checking on the business licence of a shop in Selayang. — Courtesy photo
EIGHT unlicensed business premises were closed in Bukit Bintang and Selayang last week.
The two operations were part of intensified enforcement efforts by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
In a statement, DBKL said six beauty parlours at a mall in Bukit Bintang were ordered to close immediately during the operation.
Besides operating without valid business licences, many were reported to have been managed by foreigners.
The operation, based on public complaints and intelligence gathering, resulted in 13 compound notices being issued for various offences under local by-laws.
In Selayang, DBKL’s operation led to the closure of two business premises which were found operating without licence and managed by foreigners.
This multi-agency effort included the police, Immigration Department, National Water Services Commission and Tenaga Nasional Bhd.
DBKL also issued 24 compounds and 30 enforcement notices for various offences and demolished illegal partitions put up in the premises.
In a separate joint operation on May 31, DBKL, in collaboration with the police, National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) and Immigration Department, targeted entertainment premises.
One such premises in Jalan Kelang Lama, Kuala Lumpur was found to be operating without an entertainment licence.
Items related to entertainment activities at the premises were seized.
Another entertainment outlet in Jalan Imbi was found to have been operating past the stipulated hours.
During the joint operation, the Immigration Department detained 27 foreign nationals, while AADK detained 19 people for further investigation after urine tests returned positive for prohibited substances.
