Rukun Tetannga sources:http://www.rukuntetangga.com/

Rukun Tetangga or community centres were projects launched in the early years of the 70s and 80s to help minimize the possibility of crime in residential areas. Until today, Rukun Tetanggas are still prominently active in such areas where they run more fellowship programmes than night patrols. Rukun Tetangga was previously very much associated with night patrols where residents of a specific area group together and walk around in groups every night in order to keep the area safe.

Apart from that, Rukun Tetangga also serves as the Resident’s Association of the specific area. But with more areas setting up official Resident’s Association, this role held by the Rukun Tetangga are now not as prominent. Today, Rukun Tetangga have taken a more subsided role in that it promotes more neighbourliness than security. This are programmes like cooking classes, sewing and singing classes and such. to say the least, the Rukun Tetangga’s responsibilities and roles have diminished much since its inception but still, it has managed to bring people of a certain residential area together for a good cause. Rukuntetangga.com.my is a portal where you can find out all the activities that are being run by these community centres as well as to keep in touch with people from a particular community. To be eligible for membership in a specific Rukun Tetangga, you must be a permanent resident of that particular Taman or garden as this is the policy upheld by more Rukun Tetanggas.

References.

This section of rukuntetangga.com.my provides all the specific references that you need on Rukun Tetanggas. To understand better its roles, responsibilities and jurisdiction, you must first know who the bodies involved in running the Rukun Tetangga. Under the purview of the Jabatan Perpaduan Negara and Integrasi Nasional or the National Integration and Unity Department, the department is responsible to plant the seeds of unity and such sentiments into Malaysians through community based programmes and events. However of late, more ministries have come into the picture providing more funding and support in helping to make the society a more harmonious place.

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