The municipal council have been slowly changing its name on Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) to Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya (MBPJ), and on 20 October, the township officially became a city.

A new status comes with a new head

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, on his Twitter, shared the news of Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah declaring Subang Jaya as a city.

Pengisytiharan Majlis Bandaraya Subang JayaSukacita saya memaklumkan bahawa DYMM Sultan Selangor telah memberi perkenan untuk Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya diisytihar menjadi Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya berkuatkuasa hari ini, Selasa 20 Oktober 2020.Menjunjung kasih Tuanku pic.twitter.com/tXlQ40xgq3

— Amirudin Shari (@AmirudinShari) October 20, 2020

Amirudin also announced that Hajah Noraini Roslan has been appointed as the city's mayor. She was previously the president of MPSJ.

In his statement, Amirudin said that he hoped with the change in status, the sustainable development of Subang Jaya and surrounding areas will be enhanced through world-class system.

Netizens more concerned about having running water

Despite the joyous occassion, netizens replying to the Menteri Besar's tweets don't seem impressed with Subang Jaya's new status.

Most are understandably more concerned about the never ending water issues in Selangor, including the new city:

@AmirudinShari Tiada maknanya diistihar Bandaraya tapi ketiadaan air sepanjang masa...Shah Alam dah jadi Bandaraya tapi sehingga ke saat ini kawasan kami masih lagi tiada air...@air_selangor please tak akan nak tunggu sehingga Jumaat 23/10 the latest!!!

— Hazniriah Azizli (@hazniriah) October 20, 2020

Nak dtg rumah boleh?Nak mandi...Saya tak kisah pun taraf subang jaya tu berubah jd apa.. asalkan masalah air selesai..Kalau setiap bulan ad masalah air, Tambah lagi 20 bandaraya sekalipun rakyat tak bangga.

— Adipati Sastroe Abd Rahman (@duittonium) October 20, 2020

Subang Jaya takde air ini, jangan malukan taraf Bandaraya. Bandaraya mana ada keputusan air(bekalan air tiada) sebab Town Planner akan ada kontinjensi plan? Macamana tu?

— Mohd Ridzuan Hamzah (@ridz_one977) October 20, 2020

Being a Bandaraya will be an embarrassment if getting the basic regular water supply is like living in a kampung. No, wait. I can’t remember my kampung ever experienced water disruption.

— farah zain (@farahzain9) October 20, 2020

The angry netizens sure have a point. What's the point of fancy names and status if even the basic necessities aren't met?