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KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Are you happy with the way your local council is doing its job? Are residents around your area complaining to it all the time?
Well, some people in Malaysia are apparently quite satisfied with the way their local councils are run.
A report by TheSun newspaper said that folk “living in Kuala Terengganu, Petaling Jaya and Manjung are most satisfied with the services provided by their local councils”.
Using a survey conducted by PLANMalaysia, the report stated that three “are among the 10 local authorities whose residents are happiest with what they have”.
The rest of the top 10 are Batu Gajah, Bentong, Jasin, Jeli, Segamat, Padang Terap and Bandar Baru Kedah.
You may have heard of the kingdom of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index, but it looks like local councils in Malaysia now have a happiness index too.
“These councils scored more than 90% in the happiness index,” PLANMalaysia director-general Datuk Rokibah Abdul Latif told the English daily.
The index is “based on 14 criteria, including relationship of residents with their neighbours and the level of satisfaction with the performance of their local representatives,” Rokibah revealed at the launch of the monthly gathering of the Federal Territories Ministry and World Happiness Day yesterday.
The other local councils that also recorded high scores but which missed out a top 10 standing are Putrajaya (score of 80%), Labuan (78%) and Kuala Lumpur (73%).
The local councils that did not score too well are Cameron Highlands, Machang, Kubang Pasu, Sik and Tumpat.
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