Council promises action on `secretive' property developers
01/10/1994 MM
THE KLANG Municipal Council has promised stern action against property
developers who failed to erect signboards at their project sites to inform the
public about the type of developement being carried out. MPK president Abdul
Hakim Borhan said the council's building department will haul up developers
of projects which have yet to erect the signboards.
Another casualty
03/10/1994 MM
THE Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) is being criticised for approving
a luxury apartment and bungalow project at the fringe of a water catchment area
near Taman Tun Abdul Razak. Twenty-five hectares of forested hillslope near
the periphery of the Hulu Klang-Hulu Gombak water catchment area will be cleared
for the project, creating fears that erosion will affect the catchment area.
Kementerian siasat 03/10/1994 HM
BAHAGIAN Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal-Ehwal
Pengguna Cawangan Sungai Petani, akan menyiasat dakwaan pembeli Taman Cempedak,
di sini, sekiranya ada aduan dibuat. Ketuanya, Shafiee Said, berkata pihaknya
memandang serius masalah itu dan meminta pembeli rumah terbabit segera membuat
aduan.
Pemaju perumahan gagal
tak dapat CF
03/10/1994 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Pihak berkuasa tempatan di negeri ini diarah tidak mengeluarkan
Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) kepada pemaju perumahan yang gagal menyiapkan rumah
dengan sempurna atau jika berlaku sebarang kerosakan dalam projek itu. Pengerusi
Jawatankuasa Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan negeri, Datuk Bahari Haron, berkata
sijil itu akan ditahan hingga kerajaan negeri berpuas hati dengan pembinaan
sesuatu projek perumahan.
Sistem
pembinaan rumah murah banyak kelemahan 04/10/1994 BH
MELAKA, Isnin - Jabatan Ketua Menteri (JKM) dan Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan
Negeri (SUK) hari ini menerima teguran Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira Awam (PAC) Negeri
berhubung dasar penswastaan pembinaan rumah awam kos rendah yang dianggap merugikan.
Pengerusi PAC Negeri, Asaari Ibrahim, berkata PAC mendapati banyak kelemahan
sistem dan prosedur yang perlu diperbetulkan terutama berhubung soal penyediaan
rumah awam kos rendah bagi rakyat miskin di negeri ini.
Court order to developer set aside
04/10/1994 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The Federal Court today set aside a High Court order
obtained by a developer to take vacant possession of a piece of land in Penang
occupied by about 100 families. In setting aside the order, Federal Court Judge
Tan Sri Edgar Joseph Jr directed that the land dispute should be heard by the
High Court as there were "triable issues" which had been raised by the occupants.
Signboard to be set up 04/10/1994 MM
A PROPERTY developer is taking his time to install a signboard at a housing
project site off Jalan Kim Chuan, Klang, in defiance of rules set by the Klang
Municipal Council. The signboard is not up although work has progressed for
more than six months. Several rows of double-storey terrace houses are now being
built at the back of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital.
Peraturan baru bebankan
pemaju
04/10/1994 BH
KOTA BHARU, Isnin - Kerajaan diminta lebih prihatin dan mengambil kira
kemampuan pemaju perumahan kecil dalam melaksanakan pelbagai dasar dan syarat
baru projek perumahan, bagi mengelakkan pemaju Bumiputera gulung tikar. Setiausaha
Persatuan Pemaju Perumahan Malaysia (HDA) cawangan Kelantan, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli
Wan Daud, berkata pemaju itu menghadapi masalah besar untuk meneruskan projek
perumahan kos rendah dan sederhana, jika pelbagai syarat dikenakan sekarang
tidak dilonggarkan.
Developer denies residents' allegations
04/10/1994 MM
THE developer locked in a court battle with Kampung Seri Murni squatters
in Ampang Campuran over their eviction have countered the latter's allegations
of harassment by gangsters by claiming that residents had attacked its employees.
Lebbey Sdn Bhd, which is developing the village site into an industrial park,
denied it had engaged thugs to harass the squatters.
Menangani masalah perumahan
kos rendah
05/10/1994 BH
LANGKAH kerajaan menambah tabung pembiayaan rumah kos rendah sebanyak
RM500 milion dialu-alukan. Keberkesanan langkah ini akan bergantung kepada sistem
pengagihan serta pelaksanaan program rumah bagi rakyat berpendapat RM1,000 ke
bawah. Agensi kerajaan yang memikul tanggungjawab sebagai pihak atau ejen pelaksanaan
perlu memastikan perjalanan projek dengan penuh teliti. Oleh sebab projek seumpama
ini membabitkan institusi dan individu, usaha ini terdedah kepada ancaman penyelewengan
dan penipuan daripada proses pelaksanaan hinggalah kepada pengagihan hak milik.
Walaupun pelbagai undang-undang dan peraturan digubal dan dikuatkuasakan oleh
kerajaan dan menyenaraihitamkan 23 syarikat pemaju kerana pelbagai kesalahan
termasuk menipu pembeli, tetapi pembeli rumah terus menjadi mangsa. (Dewan Ekonomi
keluaran Ogos 1994)
Beef up safety, developer told
05/10/1994 MM
THE developer of an office building in Jalan Doraisamy will be ordered by City
Hall to beef up safety at the project site. Press officer Razhali Abdul Rahman
said they will issue a notice asking the developer to install safety nets around
the building to prevent debris or other construction materials from falling
onto nearby houses.
Decision on `park' tomorrow 06/10/1994 MM
RESIDENTS of Taman Tan Yew Lai and Taman Awan in Jalan Klang Lama will
know tomorrow the outcome of their appeal against an industrial park project
in their area. Taman Tan Yew Lai Rukun Tetangga chairman V.K. Naidu said a City
Hall official told him that he would be informed of the decision.
Pembeli rumah berhak saman pemaju
06/10/1994
BH
JOHOR BAHRU, Rabu - Pembeli mempunyai hak mengikut perjanjian jual beli
untuk mengambil tindakan mahkamah terhadap pemaju perumahan yang didapati menggunakan
bahan bermutu rendah dalam pembinaan projek mereka. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perumahan
dan Kerajaan Tempatan negeri, Datuk Bahari Haron, berkata mereka boleh mengadu
kepada Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan jika mengesan penyelewengan
dalam projek itu.
Pemaju perlu disiasat
06/10/1994 HM
BATU PAHAT: Kerajaan negeri serta Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan
Tempatan diminta menyiasat terhadap segelintir pemaju perumahan yang enggan
menjual rumah kos sederhana kepada pembeli Bumiputera. Ahli Jawatankuasa Umno
bahagian Pahit Sulong, Hashim Jaafar, berkata pemaju terbabit dikatakan berbuat
demikian bagi mengelak kerugian kerana terpaksa menanggung potongan 15 peratus
daripada harga asal bagi pembeli Bumiputera.
Pinjaman lewat lulus
07/10/1994 BH
Ketua Setiausaha Negara supaya semua jabatan kerajaan memperkenalkan
Piagam Pelanggan dalam perkhidmatan harian mereka. Arahan ini adalah sesuatu
yang positif dalam usaha meningkatkan tahap perkhidmatan di kalangan kakitangan
awam. Hal ini nampaknya tidak berlaku di Bahagian Pinjaman Perumahan atau mungkin
ini hanya suatu pengalaman buruk bagi kami suami isteri. Kami membuat permohonan
pinjaman perumahan secara berasingan pada September 1993. Selepas itu, bayaran
untuk harga tanah bagi pinjaman saya dijelaskan pada 27 November 1993. Bayaran
bagi lot isteri saya pula dijelaskan pada 6 Januari 1994. Tetapi selepas bayaran
itu, kami masih menanti-nantikan bayaran kemajuan bagi peringkat II, III dan
IV hingga ke hari ini.
Maklumat salah punca laporan
ditolak
11/10/1994 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Isnin - Maklumat salah, termasuk mengemukakan lokasi yang
salah mengenai sesuatu projek antara punca utama laporan Penilaian Kesan Terhadap
Alam Sekitar (EIA) yang dikemukakan pemaju setakat ini, ditolak oleh kerajaan.
Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Alam Sekitar, Datuk Law Hieng Ding, berkata ada
pemaju yang didapati sengaja mengemukakan lokasi yang salah mengenai projek
mereka bagi membolehkan laporan EIA itu diterima dan diluluskan.
Of Bumi quotas and tricks
of the developers
13/10/1994 NST
I'M prompted to write this letter in response to newspaper reports about
government statements regarding the Bumiputera housing quota. Although it cannot
be denied that there are not many Bumiputera buyers in Penang, more has to be
done to monitor the situation to ensure that housing developers do not exploit
the six-month grace period to reap higher profits by keeping Bumiputera buyers
away and wilfully withholding units meant for them.
Stop order on Seremban
project
14/10/1994 NST-CITYX
THE developer of the Taman Bukit Jed housing project in Jalan Templer,
Seremban, has been ordered by the Seremban Municipal Council (MPS) to stop work
immediately. Council deputy president Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, in issuing
the order, said the developer had failed to build a proper drainage system.
Freeze doesn't
mean blanket highrise ban
14/10/1994 NST-CITYX
THE freeze imposed by City Hall on the construction of highrise buildings
in Kuala Lumpur does not mean that developers cannot submit their applications.
Datuk Bandar Datuk Mazlan Ahmad said the decision on whether to allow these
projects would, however, be at City Hall's discretion
Houses for Bumis: Developers
warned
14/10/1994 NST
PENANG, Thurs. - The Bumiputera Participation and Co-ordination Unit
will take action against developers who deny Bumiputera housebuyers their rights
to purchase the units allocated for them. Its director, Dr Mohamed Arshad Hashim,
said besides legal action, the unit could also act against such developers by
refusing to issue the letter to allow them to sell off the allocated Bumiputera
units.
`Stop' order to one more developer 16/10/1994 NSUNT
SEREMBAN, Sat. - The Seremban Municipal Council has ordered another housing
developer to stop work immediately for failing to build proper drains at its
project site in Rasah here. Last Wednesday, muddy water from the project site
overflowed into the nearby Hospital Assistant Training School grounds during
a downpour, flooding the access road.
Lapan tapak kediaman dikenal
pasti
16/10/1994 BM
BUTTERWORTH: Kerajaan Pulau Pinang mengenal pasti lapan tapak di seluruh
negeri bagi menjalankan projek pembinaan rumah kos rendah secara sistem `turn-key'.
Jurucakap Bahagian Perumahan Negeri berkata, lima daripada tapak berkenaan iaitu
di Sungai Pinang, Tanjong Tokong, Jalan Sungai, Jalan Besi dan Jalan Perak,
terletak di bahagian pulau manakala tiga lagi, Sungai Rambai, Kota Permai dan
Permatang Tinggi di Seberang Prai.
Pengawasan punca banjir
perlu ditingkat
18/10/1994 BH
SEREMBAN, Isnin - Pihak berkuasa tempatan di negeri ini diarah meningkatkan
pengawasan terhadap pelaksanaan projek pembangunan dalam kawasan masing-masing
bagi mengelak kejadian banjir. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bertindak Perumahan dan
Kerajaan Tempatan negeri, Datuk Hon Choon Kim, berkata pengawasan harus ditingkatkan
kerana ada pemaju mengambil jalan mudah hingga menyebabkan berlaku banjir dan
menyulitkan penduduk sekitar projek berkenaan.
Stringent checks to prevent floods
18/10/1994 NST-CITYX
LOCAL authorities in Negri Sembilan have been directed to closely supervise
development projects under their jurisdiction to prevent the problem of flooding.
State Executive Councillor in-charge of Housing and Local Government Datuk Hon
Choon Kim said the failure of developers to carry out proper maintenance work
at project sites had resulted in flash floods which inconvenienced residents
in the neighbouring areas.
Two developers face losing their licence
19/10/1994
NST-CITYX
THE Seremban Municipal Council may recommend to the Housing and Local
Government Ministry to revoke the licences of two developers if they disregard
its directive to check the flooding problems caused by their projects. Council
deputy president Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid said the council was "seriously considering"
such action if both developers - Kamal Lokman and Mustakim Holdings Sdn Bhd
and Introshape Sdn Bhd - delayed taking proper flood mitigation measures at
their project sites.
Developer taken to task for not clearing silt from site
19/10/1994 MM
THE developer for Menara Heritage Condominium has been ordered to immediately
clear silt clogging a culvert drain in front of the site. The order came from
City Hall following investigations into the recent spate of flash floods in
the area.
Bitter lesson from orders to stop work
21/10/1994 NST-CITYX
THE two developers whose projects resulted in floods at nearby areas
on Oct 12 could have learnt their lesson by now. After the flood incident that
caused havoc in Taman Kwong Tong in Jalan Templer and the Hospital Assistant
Training School in Rasah, they were served orders by the Seremban Municipal
Council to stop work on their projects until further notice.
Wang taruhan pemaju dibeku
23/10/1994 BH
MUAR: Pemaju yang terbabit dengan projek pembangunan berhampiran pantai
atau tebing sungai diberi amaran tidak mencemarkan alam sekitar atau tindakan
tegas, termasuk wang pertaruhan keselamatan (Security Bon) mereka dibekukan.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan negeri, Datuk Bahari
Haron, berkata pemaju perlu menjaga pokok dan tumbuhan berhampiran projek serta
menjamin kebersihan alam sekitar.
Siasat syarikat tipu Orang
Asli
24/10/1994
BH
PEKAN, Ahad - Pejabat Tanah dan Galian (PTG) Pahang diarah menyiasat
dakwaan masyarakat Orang Asli di Kampung Semambu, dekat sini diperdaya hingga
menyerahkan tanah mereka kepada pemaju ladang baru-baru ini. Timbalan Menteri
Besar, Datuk Abdul Jabbar Ibrahim, berkata PTG dikehendaki mengemukakan laporan
kepada kerajaan secepat mungkin supaya tindakan wajar dapat disegerakan.
Johor tiada kuasa
24/10/1994 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Kerajaan negeri tidak dapat mengambil tindakan walaupun
dakwaan terhadap penyelewengan projek pembinaan rumah di Taman Tampoi Utama,
di sini adalah benar. Ini kerana hanya Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan
mempunyai kuasa untuk mengambil tindakan itu.
KL's best and worst
construction sites 26/10/1994 NST-CITYX
CITY Hall has compiled a list of the best and worst construction sites
in Kuala Lumpur and will make the names of the projects, developers, architects
and contractors known to the public to ensure that the sloppy ones buck up.
A City Hall official said the list would also include construction sites with
the best safety and health standards and those with the worst.
432 lesen untuk pemaju perumahan diluluskan
26/10/1994 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Selasa - Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan mengeluarkan
432 lesen kepada pemaju perumahan sehingga September lalu berbanding 339 lesen
dalam tempoh yang sama, tahun lalu. Menterinya, Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, berkata
pertambahan 27 peratus bagi tempoh itu menunjukkan pertumbuhan pesat industri
perumahan negara.
Pemaju boleh laksana
projek 27/10/1994 HM
SUBANG JAYA: Pemaju perumahan dan perindustrian, Cekap Mesra Sdn Bhd
dan Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad (PNSB), boleh meneruskan projek di luar
kawasan kritikal Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (LTAB) di Subang.
Bagaimanapun, kedua-dua pihak yang melaksanakan projek itu secara usahasama
perlu meminda pelan dan menyerahkannya kepada kerajaan negeri, Jabatan Alam
Sekitar (JAS) dan Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA) untuk diteliti.
Council gets tough with assessment defaulters
28/10/1994 MM
THE Ampang Jaya Municipal Council has sealed the business premises of
two housing developers for failing to settle assessment on their property. So
far, the council has only traced one developer.
Amaran untuk pemaju 28/10/1994 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) mengarahkan semua pemaju
di sekitar bandar raya memastikan kawasan pembinaan masing-masing tidak mempunyai
tempat air bertakung bagi mengelakkannya menjadi tempat pembiakan nyamuk aedes.
Mereka juga diminta memastikan simpanan air di tapak pembinaan sentiasa diberi
ubat pembunuh jejentik.
RM2b more to be spent on buildings
29/10/1994 NST
The Government has made an additional allocation of RM2 billion to be spent
this year and early next year on the maintenance of building and assets. The
allocation for the maintenance of schools, building, hospitals, rural roads
and military and police installations is in addition to the allocation of
RM850 million in 1994.
RM2b allocation hailed
30/10/1994 NSUNT
THE additional allocation of RM2 billion for the maintenance of buildings
and assets in the 1995 Budget has been welcomed by the construction industry
and other groups. Master Builders Association executive director Kong Yee
Peng said private sector property owners should follow the leadership
provided by the Government in ensuring that buildings and other assets were
properly maintained.
Council sued over collapse of structures
31/10/1994 NST-CITYX Khairunnisa Hussin; Rosnazura Idrus
THE Gombak District Council is being sued by two residents over the collapse
of a house and retaining wall due to soil erosion that happened in 1988.
Council secretary Slamat Hamzah said during the councils full board meeting
last Friday that the case was being heard at the Shah Alam High Court.
