New ruling for developers
01/07/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Housing developers will have more
responsibilities on their hands when the Housing and Local
Government Ministry's new ruling on the issuing of certificate of
fitness (CF) for occupation takes effect tomorrow. Under the new
ruling, housing developers must get clearance from the Government
departments and agencies before they can submit their applications
for CFs.
Clients must
now be insured
02/07/1992 MM
A MANDATORY insurance scheme to provide cover for claimants in the event
of malpractice by an advocate or solicitor of the Malaysian Bar was
launched yesterday. The Malaysian Bar Insurance Scheme, the first
professional indemnity insurance scheme to be introduced through
legislation here, was mooted to meet the growing global trend, in the
legal profession, towards consumerism.
Mandatory
insurance plan for lawyers and clients 02/07/1992
NST By Vijayan Menon
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Bar Council today launched a compulsory insurance
scheme to provide coverage for lawyers and their clients in cases such as
negligence and fraud. All members of the Bar will be required to
participate in the scheme which will provide a mandatory minimum limit of
indemnity of $250,000 for each and every claim for a practitioner.
Paying for
shifty laywers 03/07/1992
NST
IT is a lamentable fact, and perhaps it is the sign of the times we are
living in, that over the last several years the image of lawyers,
previously held in high esteem, has taken some battering. The reasons have
been many and varied, from the antics of the Bar Council on the
appointment of the Lord President, Tun Abdul Hamid Omar, to the unseemly
ambulance chasing by some members of the legal fraternity. However, the
biggest sin of our lawyers, supposedly one of the guardians of law and
order, against the members of the public has been the growing number of
fraud and criminal breach of trust involving public funds deposited under
the clients accounts. The Bar Council is supposed to compensate the
victims but the amount made good has never been more than a fraction of
the losses incurred.
House buyers
plan to sue developer 03/07/1992
NST-CITYX By Noor Hayati
A HOUSING developer which started a project before it was approved by the
local authority is facing the wrath of buyers who have had to wait for a
long time for their houses to be given occupancy certificates (OC).
Perumahan Muhibbah Sdn Bhd has also been fined over $93,000 for starting
its flats project in Batu Maung before it was approved by the Penang
Island Municipal Council (MPPP).
Greening plan only for new housing estates
03/07/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Only new housing projects are required to
preserve the environment, including planting of trees, under the
ruling imposed by the Housing and Local Development before
certificate of fitness (CF) are issued. Its Minister, Encik Daud
Taha, said the ruling will not apply to existing projects because it
would cause a delay in issuing the CFs for completed houses besides
causing difficulties to buyers and developers.
Bickering over maintenance costs
04/07/1992 MM
THE maintenance fee - the monthly amount that one pays for the
upkeep of a housing area - is a major bugbear between housebuyers
and developers, especially in high-rises. The question revolves
around a fair and justifiable fee for the maintenance of common
areas in the housing project.
Owners will be the final losers, says
HDA man
04/07/1992 MM
PROPERTY owners, especially of highrises, are the ones who will lose
out if their properties are not well-maintained. Housing Developers
Association (HDA) secretary-general Alan Tong said although it may
appear as though developers are the losers when buyers refuse to pay
up, it is the property owner who will suffer from a drop in value of
his property due to poor upkeep.
Handicap advised to inform developers of special needs
07/07/1992 MM
HOUSES fitted with special features to accommodate the disabled can
be arranged if buyers inform the developers of the need for such
facilities. Housing Developers Association executive director Yin Ee
Kok believed some developers would be willing to accommodate
requests for facilities like ramps and specially fitted toilets.
Ghafar hits out at developers
07/07/1992 BT
ENCIK Ghafar Baba said the construction sector should not blame the
Government for taking action against illegal workers who failed to
register by June 30. He said if the action had affected the
industry, the employers themselves should be blamed for not
registering the workers with the Immigration Department. "This they
have failed to do ... and now they are blaming the Government," he
told reporters after a dialogue with 400 Felda settlers in Kuantan.
Ghafar was asked to comment on a recent news report that the Housing
Developers Association (HDA) and Union of Employees in the
Construction Industry feared that the Government's action against
illegal workers would affect the construction sector. - Bernama
Aturan baru pulih projek
09/07/1992
BH By Shahrizal Sanusi
MELAKA, Rabu - Tempoh pemulihan projek terbengkalai di Melaka akan
dipendekkan daripada lapan bulan kepada 10 minggu, kata Ketua
Menteri Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik. Beliau berkata, Kerajaan
Melaka memutuskan untuk memberi kuasa kepada agensi kerajaan atau
badan berkanun melaksanakan peraturan baru itu bagi membolehkan
sesuatu projek terbengkalai digerakkan semula dengan cepat.
10 minggu bagi siap projek terbengkalai
09/07/1992
BH
MELAKA, Rabu - Tempoh pemulihan projek terbengkalai di Melaka akan
dipendekkan daripada lapan bulan kepada 10 minggu, kata Ketua
Menteri Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik. Beliau berkata, Kerajaan
Melaka memutuskan untuk memberi kuasa kepada agensi kerajaan atau
badan berkanun melaksanakan peraturan baru itu bagi membolehkan
sesuatu projek terbengkalai digerakkan semula dengan cepat.
Reviving abandoned projects
09/07/1992 BT
THE Malacca Government has taken measures to speed up the revival of
projects abandoned by contractors, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim
Tamby Chik said in yesterday. He said the cancellation of the contract and
the alloting of the contract to others will from now on take just 10 weeks
instead of the eight months previously. He said contractors who fail to
complete projects within the stipulated period will be given three warning
letters over a six-week period. Speaking to reporters after chairing a
State Executive Council meeting in Malacca, he said if contractors fail to
come up with a satisfactory explanation or show satisfactory performance,
the project will be taken over by others. The contractor who had failed to
complete the project will have to pay a fine as stipulated by the Tender
Board, Rahim said. - Bernama
It pays to build and then sell
10/07/1992 NST
IT IS ironical that one lone developer's voice should beg to differ
from the adamant chorus of the local housing developers that the
build-then-sell concept is not feasible in Malaysia. That voice
comes from Ian Courts, the managing director of United Kingdom's
Laing Homes Limited, who was here recently to deliver a paper on The
United Kingdom's Experience In Implementing The Build-Then-Sell
Concept.
Late payment charge shock for buyers
11/07/1992 MM
THE imposition of a large penalty interest, purportedly for late
settlement of progress payments, has put two house buyers in a
quandary. They are perplexed that the developer merely gave them a
bill without a proper breakdown and explanation on when they were
late in their payments.
Akhirnya pembeli
juga jadi mangsa
13/07/1992 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Pemaju lepas tangan, pembeli yang jadi mangsa...
Penduduk Taman Dahlia yang sebelum ini dikenali sebagai Taman Dewan
Jaya mendakwa mereka menghadapi masalah tinggal di rumah yang
terbengkalai sejak lima tahun lalu.
50 projek pembinaan
tergendala
14/07/1992 BH By Jamaludin Husin
MUAR, Isnin - Sekurang-kurangnya 50 projek pembinaan termasuk beberapa
projek perumahan bernilai kira-kira $1 bilion di Johor, tergendala kerana
kontraktor sukar mendapat bekalan simen sejak dua minggu lalu. Berikutan
itu, kontraktor terbabit mengalami kerugian berpuluh ribu ringgit sehari
kerana terpaksa membayar kos perkhidmatan termasuk gaji pekerja.
Sekarang sudah boleh
didiami
17/07/1992 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Sudah siap. Projek perumahan Fasa 2A Taman Selesa Jaya di
sini yang terbengkalai sejak lapan tahun lalu kini boleh didiami.
Five-year plan to restore Kobena
20/07/1992 BT
THE Land and Cooperative Development Ministry is drawing up a five-year
plan to rehabilitate the problem-ridden National Youth Cooperative (Kobena).
Kobena has accumulated debts amounting to $130 million caused by the
abandoning of several projects due to the recession of the 1980s, its
Deputy Minister Datuk Khalid Yunus said.
Aggregate shortage may hinder projects
21/07/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The Housing Developers' Association and the
Master Builders' Association of Malaysia have warned that the
completion of thousands of houses in the Klang Valley may be delayed
and some projects may even be abandoned if the current shortage of
aggregate is not resolved. Aggregate comprises gravel and broken
stone which are used for making concrete and used for construction.
200 projek sakit
22/07/1992
BH By Kamal Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR, Selasa - Lebih 200 projek, yang masing-masing bernilai
kira-kira $500,000, diisytihar sebagai projek sakit atau
terbengkalai bagi tempoh sehingga akhir Mei lalu, kata Menteri
Kerjaraya, Datuk Leo Moggie. Katanya, projek berkenaan sebahagian
besarnya dilaksanakan oleh kontraktor Kelas D, E, F dan X. Ia
didapati lewat 30 peratus daripada tarikh yang dijadualkan kerana
masalah kewangan dan pengurusan.
Cuai punca projek sakit terbengkalai
23/07/1992
BH
MUAR, Rabu - Pertubuhan Konsortium Kontraktor Bumiputera Malaysia (PKKBM)
memandang berat masalah lebih 200 projek sakit atau terbengkalai,
membabitkan pembinaan kemudahan asas dan infrastruktur di negara ini
kerana ia merugikan masa, tenaga dan penggunaan kemudahan awam.
Presidennya, Razmi Abdul Rahman, berkata projek yang membabitkan
pembinaan rumah dan jalan raya seharusnya diberi perhatian bukan
saja oleh pemborong, malah pihak pelaksana projek.
Taman Sri Bahagia hampir siap
24/07/1992 BH
MUAR, Rabu - Projek Taman Sri Bahagia di Tanjung Agas dekat sini
yang terbengkalai sejak lebih 10 tahun lalu sudah siap 65 peratus
pembinaannya. Jurucakap jawatankuasa bertindak pembeli rumah di
projek itu berkata, usaha memulihkan pembinaan rumah itu yang
dilakukan sejak awal tahun ini mencapai kejayaan menggalakkan.
Pembeli kecewa rumah belum siap
24/07/1992 HM
ULU TIRAM: Sudah enam tahun menunggu tetapi rumah masih tak siap...
Lebih 6,234 pembeli rumah Taman Puteri Wangsa di Kilometer 17.6 di
sini, kecewa kerana pemaju gagal menyiapkan projek itu mengikut
jadual.
City Hall approval for 154 extension building
plans
25/07/1992 NST
IPOH City Hall has approved 154 building plans of house owners who
had extended their homes illegally. Its public relations officer
Syed Azlan Syed Ahmad said all those whose plans were approved were
also issued compound fines of $300.
Pemaju tidak patuhi pelan
27/07/1992 HM By Suryani Ahmad
JOHOR BAHRU: Salah pemaju... Projek perumahan Taman Kota Jaya gagal
memperolehi Sijil Kelayakan (CF) kerana dibina tidak mengikut pelan
yang dikehendaki oleh Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi (MDKT).
Houses likely to cost more, says HDA
28/07/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The price of houses and other buildings may
increase as developers are expected to pass on the additional cost
of hiring foreign labour to consumers. Housing Developers'
Association executive director Yin Ee Kok said the various payments
for hiring foreign workers, including the agent's cost, stamping
charges, medical fees, security bond, service charge and processing
fees levied by the Indonesian Embassy and Immigration Department
amounted to $1,310 per worker.
Builders: Unwise to have one body to
regulate aliens
28/07/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The Housing Developers' Association (HDA) and
the Master Builders Association (MBA) have expressed reservations
over the effectiveness of the proposed parent body to regulate the
inflow of foreigners and help protect employers against workers who
change jobs frequently. They felt that it was unnecessary to to have
a body to cary out such functions.
Builders oppose foreign labour agency proposal
28/07/1992 BT
THE construction industry is opposed to a proposal which they fear
can develop into a monopoly in the recruitment of foreign labour. In
a joint press conference, the Housing Developers' Association (HDA)
and the Master Builders Association (MBA) said such a move will
result in extra red tape, time wasting and additional cost.
The quagmire of labour woes
29/07/1992 NST
THE grief of the Housing Developers' Association (HDA) having to pay
$1,310 for each foreign worker that its members hire does not win
much sympathy. Nor do we agree to its remarkably simple solution to
the problem, which is to pass on the additional cost of hiring
foreign labour to consumers. The suggested solution reveals the
association's lack of maturity in tackling the problems besieging
the housing industry. It would appear that its professed sugarcoated
commitment to help the nation achieve a home-owning democracy easily
gives way to the greedy realities of business
House buyers who can't
pay arrears of $300,000
30/07/1992 NST-CITYX By Lim Kim Bee
OF the $18.1 million assessment arrears owed to Ipoh City Council, at
least $300,000 is by people whose housing schemes were abandoned several
years ago or had no occupation certificates (OCs). The New Straits Times
learnt that the council had been unable to collect such arrears for
several years, despite repeated efforts to do so as the developers had
absconded.
