SS2, Petaling Jaya

SS2 is a neighborhood of Petaling Jaya (PJ) in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, about 4km northwest of Petaling Jaya's central business district. Its local government area is the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ; Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya).

The neighborhood is located south of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway, separating it from the SS22 and SS23 neighborhoods to the west. The Section 21, SS3 and SS4 housing areas are to the south, while the Section 19 neighborhood is to the east.

The SS in the neighborhood's name stands for Sungai Way-Subang.[1] Addresses in PJ are bureaucratic. The town is divided into numbered sections (seksyen), which are denoted with just S (eastern PJ), SS (central and western PJ), PJU (northern PJ), and PJS (southern PJ). The northern chunk is also known as Damansara.

Education

There are two primary schools in SS2. SK Taman Sea, a national school, is located on Jalan SS2/95. SJK (C) Puay Chai, a Chinese-language school, is on Jalan SS2/54. The SMK Taman SEA secondary school is on Jalan SS2/3, a minute's walk away from the Taman Bahagia LRT Station.

Culture

Politics

The current Member of Parliament is Petaling Jaya Utara's Tony Pua[2] from the Democratic Action Party (DAP). SS2 is also served by Damansara Utama state assembly-woman Yeo Bee Yin, from the DAP.

SS2's Councilor is Lee Suet Sen, also from the DAP.

Places of worship

The Masjid Aminah Al-Muhairi mosque is located on the southern end of SS2, on Jalan SS2/6. Launched in 1980, it can house 800 visitors. There are two suraus under its jurisdiction: the Surau Kg. Cempaka and Surau Balai Bomba.[3]

The Community Baptist Church (PJ), a Protestant church, is also on Jalan SS2/6, 500m away. A second Protestant church, the SS Gospel Center is located on Jalan SS2/103.

Commerce

Businesses in SS2 are scattered across many places, though the main commercial area between the main roads of Jalan SS2/55 and Jalan SS2/75 commands the most attention. It is here that the neighborhood's banks, markets, restaurants, fast food places, offices and much of the convenience stores are. These are usually located within shop-lots, which can be three or four stories high each.

SS2 has five other business areas in the form of shop lots, which are much smaller than the main commercial area and are located along these roads: Jalan SS2/3, Jalan SS2/6, Jalan SS2/24, Jalan SS2/72 and Jalan SS2/103.

Two shopping malls are located along SS2's borders, Tropicana City Mall to the north and SS2 Mall to the east, though the SS2 Mall is now closed.

SS2 also has a daily morning market that is open from about 06:00 to 10:00 in the main commercial area, located on Jalan SS2/62.

The area is also home to two street pasar malam, or "night markets", which are open from 17:30 to about 22:30 on Mondays and Thursdays. On Mondays, the markets are held in the main commercial areas: Jalan SS2/60, Jalan SS2/61, Jalan SS2/62, and Jalan SS2/63 roads. On Thursdays, they are held on the Jalan SS2/6, Jalan SS2/10, Jalan SS2/45 and Jalan SS2/21 roads.

Accommodation

There are a few budget hotels located within SS2's main commercial area. They are named: My Home Hotel, JJ Boutique Hotel, Best View Hotel, Calla Hotel, De Uptown Hotel and Hotel 99.

There is also a hostel near the Taman Bahagia LRT Station known as Project Uchi SS2.

Transport

The main route into SS2 is via the Damansara-Puchong Expressway. A few inner roads from adjacent neighborhoods such as Jalan SS4a/1, Jalan SS2/24 and Jalan SS2/35 also lead motorists here.

The Kelana Jaya Line goes through here, with the Taman Bahagia LRT Station located along Jalan SS2/3.

RapidKL buses operate here as follows:

Resident's Associations

References

  1. ↑ "." History of Petaling Jaya. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "http://www.parlimen.gov.my/ahli-dewan.html?uweb=dr&". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2016-02-27. External link in |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "." Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS), Profail Masjid. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "MyRapid." Lebuhraya Persekutuan - 780. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "MyRapid." Lebuhraya Persekutuan - T783. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "MyRapid." Lebuhraya Persekutuan - T784. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "MyRapid." Lebuhraya Persekutuan - T790. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.

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