Selangor Times to hit the streets on Friday
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SHAH ALAM (Nov 23, 2010): Klang Valley residents will have another avenue to voice their concerns when new community newspaper Selangor Times hits the streets on Friday.
A total of 100,000 copies of the free weekly will be distributed every weekend at malls, LRT stations, 7-Eleven outlets and neighbourhood hubs.
The focus is on community concerns, information on policies, and issues that affect the people and neighbourhoods in the Klang Valley. These include traffic and security problems, environmental and wildlife issues, licensing and land matters among others.
Its editor Chan Kok Leong said: "There will be no politics in this paper, only local and community issues.
There is a saturation of national news in the local dailies, but people don’t get much information on the issues in their communities and this is our niche, and will set us apart from the dailies."
The former journalist of The Edge Financial Daily said: "Our aim is to be the voice of the people – even if they are critical."
Clogged drains, potholes, street lights and other problems that plague the community will be scrutinised and brought up to the relevant authorities for answers, said Chan.
In addition, the 24-page English language paper, with an eight-page Chinese language pull-out, will have opinion pieces, sections on culture, features and community activities like neighbourhood events, he said.
Chan said the paper is funded by a businessman and has a licence from the state government.
Asked about the perception that the paper would be reflective of the Pakatan Rakyat-led Selangor government, he said: "We do not answer to Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim or any political party," he said.
The aim of the publication was to quote both sides of a story, be it from state or federal authorities, he added.
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