SS2, Petaling Jaya
SS2, Petaling Jaya is an inner suburb in Petaling Jaya, one of the biggest cities in Malaysia's most developed state of Selangor. It is located 4 km northwest of Petaling Jaya's central business district of Seksyen 52 (also known as Petaling Jaya New Town). Its local government is the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ). Location. First developed in the 1970s by property developer S.E.A Housing Corp Sdn Bhd, the inner suburb of SS2 today is a large housing area that boasts thousands of terraced, semi-detached and bungalow houses, the condominium complexes of Ameera Residences , Five Stones and the Jasmine Tower, along with a few commercial shoplot areas nested inside the district. SS2 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. Education. Two primary schools operate 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. Politics. The current Member of Parliament is Petaling Jaya Utara's Tony Pua from the Democratic Action Party (DAP). SS2 is also served by Kampung Tunku state assembly-woman Lim Yi Wei, from the DAP. SS2's Councilor is Wong Swee Sang, also from the DAP. Religion. 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 worshipers. Two suraus are under its jurisdiction: the Surau Kg. Cempaka and Surau Balai Bomba. The Community Baptist Church (PJ ), a Protestant church, is on Jalan SS2/6, 500m away from the mosque. A second Protestant church, the SS Gospel Center is located on Jalan SS2/103. The Malaysian Myanmar Buddhist Association is located on Jalan SS2/72, and a Chinese temple known as 關聖堂 is also located on Jalan SS2/72. Economy. There are six unnamed commercial zones in SS2, with office and business shophouses lining their respective streets, with most connected directly to the main roads criss-crossing this inner city suburb. The busiest of the six is the one next to the Jalan SS 2/55 street: a large "business district