BEGGARS IN KUALA LUMPUR

In the past, beggary seems the normal activity for the disabled people, like OKU to take sympathy people around for a small amount of money. Now days, this activities seems much different from the past and increased rapidly. Beggary exist with the various purpose, mainly for money but in certain condition, its manipulated by such syndicate by using the children , as it victims and its surely illegal. As one of the unmorale activities, beggary exist rapidly, especially in the Urban area, such as big town like Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown and Johor Bharu. In this analysis, we are choosing Kuala Lumpur, which is the center-point of this activity with more than 2 millions in the almost area in Kuala Lumpur, include : Ampang , Brickfield, Damasara, Subang, Shah Alam, Setapak and etc. IMPACT FOR BEGGARS

From Diagram 2 (Graf ) , we can identified the impact of beggars activities, especially to the public. By seeing the overall per vantage, the conclusion is that the beggary activities not yet coming to the crucial point. As for example, annoying factor takes the biggest impact of this activity, it about 30%. The public will feel uncomfortable while doing their daily or social activities caused of the beggars. For example, the beggars are familiar, while we do the night shopping, especially in the Malay area, like Kampung Baru, Chow kit Road, Jalan Raja Alang and etc. On the second point, the people maybe feel scared or fear while seeing the beggars and maybe the people will think that this group also involved in other unmorale criminal activity . Refer to Diagram (2), the actual impact of this beggary activities is that there will disrupt the tourism activities, especially in the mid-point of Kuala Lumpur, like KLCC (Ampang Area), Kota Raya, Brickfields, and certain location, wheres this areas are the center-point of tourism activities. This impact actually takes 8% -10% of whole percentage and will increase if no or less actions taken to prevent the beggary activities, especially when Malaysia lunching The Year Of Tourism in 2013.

FACTORS BEGGARS AT KUALA LUMPUR There are various faction contribute to make this unmorale activities exist and its seems related to each other. On the first point (Diagram 3 - Pie Chart), the unemployment faction taken the biggest part, 45% (half) from the whole percentage. This is the basic point on how the people in metropolitan city, survive without income or jobless. With no more choices in hand, the group of people then turn to become a beggars as the easiest way. On the second stage, we can realize the unsufficent income contributed 20% of the whole percentage. This first and second factor exist due to the higher cost of living. We have to make intention , without rationality, this group community are easier to get involve in other unmoral or criminal activities. Finally, we come to the basics factors such as bad attitude (laziness)-20% and poor education (15%). This factors related to each other with the key point of low mentality due to poor education. This group of people will do anything effectively to the public and their nation. By seeing that the beggars activities are getting to the crucial points, the effective actions must be taken by the authorities, through his agencies. In this situation, there are certain agencies that can play very important role to oversea this problems, its include, i. ii. iii. The City Hall The Welfare Department The Immigration Department

According to the juried by The Welfare Department in June 2012, there are 40,000 (thousand) lived in poverty in Kuala Lumpur. Government through this agency , should provide the fundamental basic such as financial support to the poor family and also provide the opportunity to upgrade their Quality of living. Morale-education looks very important and it should start from the beginning. The city Hall and Immigration Department should take the drastic actions toward this problem and look-down this problem seriously on the prevention objective. Fear to say that, through research, there are about 20% foreigners get involved in this activity.

Finally on overall review, the government should have the long-term planning to resolve this problems, especially in the urban area and big town such as Kuala Lumpur, its include : i. ii. To produce fundamental basic and quality living upon the citizens. To increase income and overcome poverty of the public This in the main objective that stated in the New Economy Policy that was launched many years ago (1970).

References :

1. The Welfare Department journal, sec. 3, June, 2012.