Grouse
over repair costs to leaking tank
04/02/1992 MM By Yushaimi Yahya; Kamala Nagappan
RESIDENT of the Taman Taming Jaya low-cost flat in Balakong complains
about being asked to bear the repair costs to his leaking water tank by
the developer. "The tank is new and yet it has started to leak. I only
discovered the leak recently after noticing the high water bills," he
says.
Compensation for "loss' of feng shui
06/02/1992 NST-CITYX By Abdul Razak Chik
SOME residents in Bukit Damansara are demanding compensation for the loss
of good feng shui which they claim will be gone with the construction of a
four-storey condominium in the area. They have resorted to seeking
compensation after failing to block the construction of the Desa Bistari
condominium project in Lorong Setiabistari Enam in Damansara.
Pemaju tidak minat pulih
projek terbiar
07/02/1992 BH
SEREMBAN, Khamis - Kerajaan negeri mendapati sesetengah pemaju tidak
berminat memajukan semula projek perumahan yang terbengkalai, kata Menteri
Besar, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad. Beliau berkata, pemaju seharusnya
mengikis sikap itu bagi menjamin kepentingan pembeli.
Developers
must now provide sports facilities
08/02/1992 NST
IPOH, Fri. - The Cabinet has instructed all local government authorities
in the country to draw up master plans to make it compulsory for housing
developers to include sports facilities in their schemes. Youth and Sports
Minister Senator Haji Annuar Musa said today local authorities and housing
developers could decide on the facilities to be made available.
Errant house buyers warned
of repossession
11/02/1992 NST
PENANG, Mon. - The State Government has warned 218 government
hire-purchase house buyers who owe the State about $9.1 million in arrears
that their houses will be repossesed if they do not settle the arrears by
the end of the month. State housing, environment and committee chairman
Haji Zakaria Bakar said the defaulters should be sincere in wanting to
settle their arrears.
Building collapse inquiry to
take two more weeks
12/02/1992 MM
POLICE will question several more workers and witnesses to complete their
inquiry into the partial collapse of a sub-station building under
construction in Shah Alam recently. Shah Alam OCPD DSP Mohamad Salim Abbas
said they will need at least two weeks to complete the inquiry.
Residents divided over move
12/02/1992 MM By Alina Simon
SQUATTERS in Kampung Puah Seberang and Kampung Chubadak in Sentul Pasar
are divided over the issue of relocation to make way for a housing
project. While some of the 120 families accept the offer given by the
developer, Sentul Murni Sdn Bhd, others are dissatisfied with some of the
terms spelt out in the letter which was circulated among the residents
last August.
Larangan jual tanah
13/02/1992 BH By Mustafa Albakri Baharom
BATU PAHAT, Rabu - Rakyat asing tidak lagi dibenarkan membeli tanah di
negara ini, kecuali untuk tapak perindustrian dan hartanah, mengikut draf
Kanun Tanah Negara yang bakal dibentangkan dalam sidang Parlimen akan
datang. Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, berkata kerajaan
negeri menerima draf itu dan pada dasarnya bersetuju dengan pindaan dalam
kanun berkenaan.
Lack
of low-cost houses in Penang
14/02/1992 NST-CITYX By A.Kathirasen
THERE are 64,000 applicants for low-cost housing in Penang and
there are not enough houses to meet the demand. State Housing,
Environment and Culture Committee chairman Haji Zakaria Bakar said
the State Government was doing its best to provide more housing
for Penangites.
Taktik pemaju naikkan harga rumah
14/02/1992 HM By Sulaiman Abdullah
HULU LANGAT: Pembeli rumah teres di sebuah projek perumahan di
kawasan seluas kira-kira 51 hektar di kawasan Mukim Ampang tidak
puas hati dengan bayaran ganti rugi yang diterima berikutan
kelewatan pemaju menyiapkan rumah mereka. Seorang daripada pembeli
ruamh teres itu, Ghazali Samad, 33, berkata sebelum ini pemaju
perumahan itu bersetuju, dalam perjanjian bertulis, membayar
pampasan di antara $1,500 dan $4,000 jika berlaku kelewatan
pembinaan rumah.
Penduduk keliru terima dua bil
14/02/1992 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Pemaju perumahan di sebuah projek perumahan di
Selayang, dekat sini masih meminta penduduk pangsapuri yang
dibinanya menjelaskan bayaran perkhidmatan, walaupun semua
perkhidmatan itu sudah diambilalih oleh Majlis Daerah Gombak (MDG).
Berikutan itu kira-kira 400 keluarga yang tinggal di situ semakin
keliru kerana di samping menerima bil daripada pemaju berkenaan,
mereka juga turut menerima bil daripada MDG bagi membuat bayaran
perkhidmatan yang diberikan.
CM: Don't ban sale to
foreigners
15/02/1992 NST
PENANG, Fri. - Amendments to the National Land Code should not ban the
sale of industrial and commercial land to foreigners as this will drive
investors away, Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon said today. Selling
industrial land to foreigners would also help to generate more jobs, he
added.
Clogged
drain around flats
15/02/1992 MM By Faridah Yaacob; Mahaya Salleh; Nurazah Ismail
* AH of Taman Cahaya in Ampang wonders how much longer the housing
developer will take to clear a clogged drain around his block of flats. He
says the drain around the block has been clogged since he moved in six
months ago.
Housebuyers in the lurch
15/02/1992 MM By Elan Perumal
SOME 41 housebuyers in Klang are in a quandary after a developer
constructing their houses abandoned the project in Teluk Pulai and
disappeared. The project, Taman Rahmat, has been left abandoned for the
past seven years and the developer has been missing for more than a year.
KL may set new term for
builders
17/02/1992 BT By Bahaman K'Zaman
CITY Hall may have to set a precondition that developers must agree to
build schools in their housing projects if they want to have the projects
approved. Datuk Bandar Tan Sri Elyas Omar said developers need not fear
the precondition because the schools will not be built for free, but will
be sold to the Education Ministry.
All keyed up over house compensation
17/02/1992 MM
* STEPHANIE of Shah Alam is worried that her brother might not get full
compensation for late delivery of his house as provided for in the sale
and purchase agreement. "My brother bought a low-cost double-storey
terrace house in Desa Jenjarom, Port Klang, in May 1989," she says.
Penduduk
soal tindakan pemaju
17/02/1992 HM By Khalid Yasin
KLANG: Bagaimana pemaju boleh memajukan tanah seluas 26.7 hektar di Lot
6400, perkampungan setinggan Rimba Jaya, Padang Jawa sedangkan mereka
bukan pemilik tanah itu? Itulah persoalan beberapa penduduk kampung
berkenaan, berikutan ada ura-ura mereka dipindahkan untuk memberi laluan
kepada pemaju melaksanakan projek perumahan di kawasan kampung mereka.
Judge: Review
law to shield house buyers 18/02/1992
NST By Zarinah Daud
PENANG, Mon. - A High Court judge suggested today that the Ministry of
Housing and Local Government look into the Housing Developers (Control and
Licensing) Act 1966 to provide adequate protection to house buyers. Mr
Justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Haji Abdullah said the Act had failed to control
the activities of developers demanding money from customers as the Act did
not have any specific provisions on the matter.
It's now
Taman Cempaka Sari: Council
18/02/1992 MM By Faridah Yaacob; Nurazah Ismail
* TUNE of Klang says he is in the dark as to the name of the housing area
where he is staying. "All this while, the area was known as Taman Klang
Utama. However, recently, I received my house assessment notice from the
Town Council which was addressed to me but gave the area's name as Taman
Cempaka Sari," he says.
Rumah
pasang siap retak
18/02/1992 BH By Noorwati Salleh
KUANTAN, Isnin - Sebahagian rumah pasang siap di kawasan perumahan awam
kos rendah Bandar Indera Mahkota, dekat sini didapati retak, bocor dan
dipercayai tidak selamat diduduki. Penduduk kawasan itu mendakwa rumah
mereka tidak kukuh dan sebahagian besar bahan binaannya bermutu rendah.
Cukai
pintu MDG tak sama dengan bayaran khidmat pemaju
18/02/1992 HM
GOMBAK: Majlis Daerah Gombak (MDG) hanya meminta bayaran taksiran cukai
pintu manakala pemaju pula mengutip bayaran perkhidmatan - dua jenis
bayaran yang dikenakan terhadap penghuni di kawasan Pangsapuri Merak,
Taman Bukit Idaman, Selayang, awal bulan ini adalah berbeza. Menjelaskan
demikian, Setiausaha MDG, Mokhtar Ahmad, berkata cukai pintu yang
dikenakan oleh MDG itu hanya meliputi perkhidmatan seperti jalan, lampu
jalan dan perkhidmatan yang menyeluruh.
Resident gets to serve order on landowner and developer
19/02/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The High Court today ordered that a landowner
and the developer of two condominium blocks in Persiaran Bukit Tunku
be served with an action brought by a resident who is seeking to
quash the Datuk Bandar's decision in approving the project and
increasing the number of people staying in the area. Siah Kwee Mow
and Aureate Construction Sdn Bhd had been named as the third and
fourth respondents in the action brought by Datin Azizah Abdul Ghani,
who is seeking to quash the Datuk Bandar's decision made on Jan 10
last year to increase the number of people, from 10 to 44 per acre,
and approving the construction of the condominium.
100 buka Akaun Pemaju Perumahan sejak Ogos
19/02/1992 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Selasa - Seratus pemaju perumahan membuka Akaun Pemaju
Perumahan sejak peraturan itu berkuatkuasa Ogos lalu, kata Menteri
Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Dr Ting Chew Peh. Menurutnya,
mereka membuka akaun masing-masing dalam tempoh dua minggu selepas
memperolehi lesen projek perumahan.
Water rate poser
19/02/1992 MM By Nurazah Ismail; Faridah Yaacob
WAH of Taman Naga Emas in Salak South is upset over the new water
supply rate, charged by the Waterworks Department. "I stay in a
low-cost flat. In 1990 when I first moved in, the rate was at 50 sen
per cubic metre only," he says.
Resident gets to serve order on landowner and developer
19/02/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The High Court today ordered that a landowner
and the developer of two condominium blocks in Persiaran Bukit Tunku
be served with an action brought by a resident who is seeking to
quash the Datuk Bandar's decision in approving the project and
increasing the number of people staying in the area. Siah Kwee Mow
and Aureate Construction Sdn Bhd had been named as the third and
fourth respondents in the action brought by Datin Azizah Abdul Ghani,
who is seeking to quash the Datuk Bandar's decision made on Jan 10
last year to increase the number of people, from 10 to 44 per acre,
and approving the construction of the condominium.
Concern over demands for feng shui loss
19/02/1992 NST-CITYX By Harris Iskandar Taib
THE Federal Territory-Selangor Housing Developers Association is
concerned over compensation claims by several house owners for the
loss of good feng shui due to new development in their adjoining
areas. Association chairman Alan Tong Kok Mau said if these demands
and claims were met, the repercussions, as a result of the
precedence set, would be unending and detrimental to the development
of the nation.
Tujuh tahun terbengkalai
19/02/1992 HM By Ahmad Nasir Mohamad
KLANG: Sebanyak $353,043 sudah dijelaskan, tetapi rumah masih tidak
boleh diduduki kerana masih belum disiapkan sejak tujuh tahun dan
menimbulkan masalah kepada lebih 20 pembelinya. Tinjauan Harian
Metro mendapati lebih 40 unit rumah di Taman Rahmat, Jalan Hassan,
Sungai Udang dekat sini terbengkalai kerana pemajunya dikatakan lari
dan tidak dapat dikesan hingga sekarang.
Builder forks out $15m for squatters' relocation
20/02/1992 BT By Jennifer Jacobs
DANAU Kota Development, the developer of a new $400 million township
near Setapak, is forking out $15 million to subsidise the relocation
of squatters at Kampung Pasir Wardieburn. Under a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) signed between Danau Kota Development and the
squatters' committee recently, those affected will be moved to
low-cost flats which are due to be completed in two years' time.
Relocation dispute ends in peace
20/02/1992 MM
A SEVEN-YEAR wait to relocate 1,400 squatters from Kampung Pasir
Wardieburn in Setapak finally ended when an amicable solution was
reached with the developer. Under the terms of settlement between
the squatters and Danau Kota Development Sdn Bhd, the residents will
not only be able to buy $25,000 low-cost flats but will also be
given priority to choose lower units of the 20-storey block.
Bad construction angers residents
20/02/1992 NST
KUANTAN, Wed. - Poor construction has caused much heartache to more
than 1,500 residents of a housing project in the new township of
Bandar Indera Mahkota near here. The houseowners and tenants have
complained that the walls and floors of the houses have cracked, the
door frames are about to collapse and some doors could not be closed
or locked as they did not fit their frames.
Bukan tak mahu bayar
20/02/1992 HM
HULU KLANG: "Bukan kami tidak mahu bayar, tetapi berundinglah dulu."
Itulah penjelasan beberapa penduduk Pangsapuri Perbadanan Kemajuan
Negeri Selangor, (PKNS), di sini berhubung kegagalan mereka membayar
bayaran penyelenggaraan yang diminta oleh pemaju itu.
Modal punca projek `sakit'
21/02/1992 BH
JOHOR BAHRU, Khamis - Sebahagian besar daripada 36 `projek sakit'
atau terbengkalai di negeri ini disebabkan pemaju kekurangan modal
dan tidak berpengalaman mengendali projek masing-masing. Pengerusi
Jawatankuasa Kerjaraya dan Kemudahan Awam negeri, Datuk Zainalabidin
Mohd Zin, berkata kebanyakan projek itu membabitkan bangunan sekolah
dan bilik kebal sekolah.
Firm gets waiver for foreigners to raise funds here
21/02/1992 BT By Fauziah Ismail
FOREIGNERS can raise funds locally to part-finance their purchase of
properties in tourism-related projects. MK Associates, the developer
of Serendah Golf Resort in Selangor, said it has obtained this
go-ahead for foreigners who want to purchase its properties at the
resort. MK Associates acting managing director Margaret Vengadasalam
said the company received the waiver from the Finance Ministry as
the resort has been identified as a tourism-related industry by the
Culture, Arts and Tourism Industry.
Housing Act
to protect everyone, says Ting 23/02/1992
NSUNT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - Housing and Local Government Minister Dr Ting Chew
Peh today conceded that the much-criticised Housing Developers (Control
and Licensing) Act 1966 was not 100 per cent "air-tight" but pointed out
that the legislation was designed for mutual protection. "The law is to
protect the interest of all parties, not just house buyers," he told
reporters after opening a one-day Wanita MCA workshop on party management
and administration at the party headquarters.
Janji kosong pemaju didedah
23/02/1992 BM
KUANTAN: Kerajaan negeri diminta bertindak tegas terhadap pemaju perumahan
dari Korea Selatan yang dipercayai melaksanakan projek rumah kos rendah di
Bandar Indera Mahkota, secara tergesa-gesa dan hanya mementingkan
keuntungan. Ahli Parlimen Kuantan, Datuk Fauzi Abdul Rahman, berkata
pihaknya berpendapat kerajaan perlu bertindak kerana pemaju dari Korea itu
gagal membawa teknologi canggih yang dijanjikan.
PDC gives assurance on major hill land project
24/02/1992 NST
PENANG, Sun. - The Penang Development Corporation (PDC) has given an
assurance that the development of a major piece of hill land in the
island's southeast for a township and campus would not proceed
without a proper environmental impact assessment (EIA). PDC general
manager Datuk Mokhtar Haniff said the developer, Worldwide Ventures
Sdn Bhd, had been instructed to prepare an EIA report to be
submitted to the Department of Environment (DOE) before undertaking
any construction.
CFs issued but no water and
electricity supply at project
25/02/1992 NST
KUANTAN, Mon. - Two-hundred and ninety-five low-cost house buyers
here are puzzled as to how Certificates of Fitness were issued by
the Kuantan Municipal Council for low-cost housing units in a
project where basic amenities had yet to be supplied. They claimed
that they were still unable to move into their dream houses without
electricity and water supply.
Divided views on garbage disposal proposal
26/02/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Views were divided on the Government's
proposal that residents of housing estates arrange their own garbage
disposal and other maintenance services. The Ipoh Ratepayers and
Taxpayers Association said it was not viable as it would be costly
to undertake and in the end ratepayers may end up paying more.
Kontraktor perlu baiki kelemahan
26/02/1992 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Selasa - Kontraktor dan pemaju perumahan di negara ini
perlu mengubah sikap bagi memastikan mereka mampu melaksanakan
projek yang dipertanggungjawabkan serta berupaya memuaskan hati
pelanggan, kata Menteri Kerjaraya, Datuk Leo Moggie. Katanya, di
samping memperbetulkan pelbagai kelemahan di segi pengurusan dan
penyeliaan, sikap negatif segelintir kontraktor dan pemaju perumahan,
khususnya yang mengendalikan projek perumahan kos rendah, juga perlu
dikikis.
Death traps
26/02/1992 MM By Gerald Chuah
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl died after falling into an uncovered sewage tank
at the uncompleted Taman Selayang Jaya yesterday morning. Susan
Chiam was playing at 10am with some friends and when she slipped and
fell, just some three metres from her house.
Builders waiting for details on safer windows
27/02/1992 MM
HOUSING developers in the city are waiting for more details on City
Hall's proposal on the installation of wooden windows in houses as a
safety measure in the event of a fire. Several developers contacted
yesterday said the idea seems good but were unable to comment on its
feasibility until the local authority provides more information.
`Pressure on architects to waive tax'
27/02/1992 BT
ARCHITECTS are being pressured by some of their clients to
absorb the 5 per cent service tax as part of their fees for existing
projects. Malaysian Institute of Architects' (PAM) president C.S.
Lim said some clients have even threatened that if the architect is
not prepared to absorb the service tax, the client may not give him
new commissions.
Danger! 27/02/1992 MM By Freddie Ng
AS many as 80 sewage tanks in a housing scheme where a toddler lost
her life three days ago are uncovered - making them death traps.
Most of the holes for the sewage system measure 0.6-metre by
0.3-metre and are between 1m and 2m deep. One in the backlane,
however, was as large as a metre square - big enough for children to
fall in and drown.
Osu: Heat-sensor grilles soon as a safer
alternative
28/02/1992 NST
LANGKAWI, Thurs. - "Heat-sensor" grilles may be available soon
as an alternative to the conventional "death-trap" ones installed to
prevent break-ins, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Osu
Haji Sukam said last night. He said grilles with heat sensors would
automatically open in the event of a fire, allowing house occupants
to escape.
HDA minta pemaju patuhi garis panduan
28/02/1992 BH
TELUK INTAN, Khamis - Persatuan Pemaju Perumahan Malaysia (HDA),
mengingatkan semua pemaju supaya mematuhi garis panduan yang
ditetapkan ketika membina rumah bagi memastikan mereka memenuhi
kualiti yang dikehendaki. Pengerusinya, M K Rajah, berkata lebih
2,000 pemaju perumahan yang berdaftar dengan persatuan itu sudah
dimaklumkan mengenai garis panduan itu dalam mesyuarat tahunan, sama
ada di peringkat kebangsaan mahupun negeri.
10 pemaju diminta beri jawapan
28/02/1992 BH By Jamhariah Jaafar
JOHOR BAHRU, Khamis - Kira-kira 10 pemaju perumahan di Johor Bahru
akan diminta membuat penjelasan berikutan kegagalan mereka
menyiapkan rumah kos rendah yang diluluskan oleh kerajaan negeri.
Sumber Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, berkata kerajaan negeri
sudah meluluskan permohonan pemaju itu untuk menyiapkan lebih 15,000
unit rumah kos rendah di daerah ini.
Dream come true
for 130 owners
28/02/1992 MM By Meor Shariman
IT was a long wait for the house buyers of Taman Bukit Cahaya, Seri
Kembangan, Serdang, but their patience is paying off as they
can move in to their dream houses by April. The buyers received
their house keys from Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Muhammad Haji
Muhammad Taib at the site yesterday.
House has no CF, so owner can't move in
28/02/1992 MM
* JULIE of Kampung Raja Uda in Port Klang finds herself the proud
owner of a new house in Subang Jaya but is unable to move in. This
is because the certificate of fitness (CF) has not been issued to
the terrace house in Phase 66, Subang Jaya, she bought last year
from Sime UEP Development Sdn Bhd.
Certificate of fitness not obtained
28/02/1992 NST By A.W. Teo
I COLLECTED the keys to my terrace house in September last year, but
without the certificate of fitness.
Low-cost housing demand escalates
29/02/1992 BT-SUPP
IT DOESN'T take a genius to know that there is a
great demand for low-cost houses in the country. With the continuous
urban migration coupled with the squatter resettlement schemes being
implemented by the Government, it is only natural to see the demand
for low-cost houses continues to escalate
End in sight to CFs hassle
29/02/1992 MM
FOR two years, residents of Taman Sri Sinar in Segambut and Taman
Desa Setapak have been made the victims in a "cold war" between
their housing developer and City Hall. The failure by the developer,
Segambut Jaya Sdn Bhd, to fulfill certain conditions caused City
Hall to delay issuing certificates of fitness (CFs) and business
licences to the 3,500 units houses and shophouses in both housing
estates.
Tercapai
juga impian
29/02/1992 HM By Khalid Yasin
SERDANG: Impian 60 pembeli rumah kos rendah di Taman Bukit Cahaya, Seri
Kembangan di sini, yang menunggu rumah mereka siap sejak tahun lalu,
akhirnya tercapai semalam bila pemaju menyerahkan kunci kepada mereka.
Upacara penyerahan kunci itu dilakukan Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri
Muhammad Muhd Taib, pada satu majlis yang meriah.
