No more temporary CFs from
the Seberang Prai council 01/02/1996 NST
PRAI, Wed. - The Seberang Prai Municipal Council has stopped issuing temporary
certificates of fitness with immediate effect after it was found many developers
had not fulfilled their commitments. Council president Azhar Ibrahim said
the move was inevitable since many developers had failed to complete certain
building work such as drain and culvert construction despite being given six
months to do so.
MPSP beku CF sementara
01/02/1996
BH
BUTTERWORTH, Rabu - Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Prai (MPSP) memutuskan membekukan
pengeluaran Sijil Menduduki (CF) sementara kerana kebanyakan pemaju gagal
memenuhi syarat ditetapkan. Yang Dipertuanya Azhar Ibrahim, berkata sijil
itu dikeluarkan hanya bagi membolehkan sesuatu bangunan diduduki untuk tempoh
enam bulan saja sementara memberi peluang kepada pemaju memohon CF tetap.
Ministry to probe into complaints
against IWK01/02/1996 NST By Ashraf Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Cabinet, concerned with the numerous public complaints
against Indah Water Konsortium, has ordered the Housing and Local Government
Ministry to investigate the matter and submit a report. Its Minister, Datuk
Dr Ting Chew Peh, said the report would be submitted to the Cabinet next week
or the week after, at the latest. It will contain the various public complaints
and ways to overcome them.
Rumah, kilang untuk Bumiputera
masih kosong 01/02/1996 BH
KEPALA BATAS, Rabu - Sebanyak 335 unit rumah kediaman, 16 kilang dan 91 unit
rumah kedai diperuntukkan kepada Bumiputera di seluruh negeri ini, belum ada
pembeli. Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Mohd Shariff Omar, berkata rumah berkenaan
yang dibina agensi kerajaan dan swasta di lima daerah masih kosong kerana
Bumiputera kurang berminat membelinya.
Low-cost units for RM750 families
01/02/1996 MM By Alina Simon
FAMILIES earning less than RM750 may be considered for low-cost units built
by City Hall under the Government's housing programme for the hard- core poor.
However, priority for the rented units will still be given to those with a
combined family income of RM500 and less.
20 blok flet tanpa CF
01/02/1996
HM By Al-Abror Mohd Yusuf; Masry Che Ani
BUTTERWORTH: Dua blok rumah pangsa di Taman Pelangi, Prai, yang baru disiapkan
dipercayai diduduki tanpa mendapat kelulusan daripada penguasa tempatan. Dua
blok itu adalah sebahagian daripada lebih 20 blok yang sudah dimajukan oleh
Perbadanan Pembangunan Pulau Pinang (PDC) tetapi semuanya belum mendapat Sijil
Kelayakan Menduduki (CF) yang sepatutnya dikeluarkan oleh Majlis Perbandaran
Seberang Prai (MPSP).
Housing allowance for all employees
01/02/1996 NST By Rashid Yusof
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Government today announced a new pay package for
its employees which extended the monthly housing allowance to everyone and
gave the biggest percentage increase to the 262,351 workers in the lowest
income group. The housing allowance benefits 655,774 employees who are not
enjoying it now. They include clerks, typists, non-graduate teachers and labourers
who will get RM85 a month and graduate teachers and administrative officers
who will receive RM95 a month.
IWK needs to convince public:
Ting BT 02/02/1996
THE Government has directed Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) to convince the public
over its services, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew
Peh said. He noted that IWK has engaged in a lot of public discussions to
counter numerous complaints levelled against it.
Difficult to act against these
owners 03/02/1996 MM
THE Selangor Government has identified low-cost house owners renting out their
units to others and those owning more than one unit. It is, however, difficult
to act against these offenders as some have valid reasons for doing so while
others took advantage of the lack of by- laws to check on low-cost house sales.
Pemaju diarah bayar sewa
03/02/1996 BH By Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa
JOHOR BAHRU, Jumaat - Kerajaan Negeri mengarahkan pemaju kondominium di Bukit
Saujana supaya membayar sewa segera terhadap 205 kakitangan kerajaan yang
terbabit dengan pemindahan sementara di situ sehingga projek itu siap dan
boleh diduduki. Menteri Besar, Abdul Ghani Othman, berkata pemaju terbabit
perlu bertanggungjawab atas segala urusan berhubung masalah kelewatan dan
segala kos sewa penghuni kuaters kerajaan yang perlu ditanggung.
Ipoh housing project sold to
firm 03/02/1996 NST
IPOH, Fri. - The Ipoh City Council has decided to sell the second phase of
its Taman Perpaduan low-cost housing project in Ulu Kinta costing RM3.15 million
to a local company. The sale and purchase agreement was signed today between
Datuk Bandar Ahmad Saleh Sarif and managing director of Grandbase Resources
Sdn Bhd Alex Chuah at the council's office.
Move to force advertisers prove
claims welcomed 03/02/1996 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Advertising agencies, the media and consumer associations
today hailed the Government's decision to act against advertisers who make
exaggerated claims by hauling them up to prove the efficacy of their products.
They said the move was long overdue while a new set of specific regulations
was necessary to govern the conduct of advertisers, especially advertisers
of television commercials, as the existing Trade Descriptions Act was inadequate,
given the emergence of new advertising gimmicks and channels.
Views on transmitters in housing
areas sought 05/02/1996 BT
THE Housing and Local Government Ministry will seek the views of the Health
and Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Ministries on the status of cellular
telecommunication transmitters in residential areas. Housing and Local Government
Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said their views are necessary because the
Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts issued the licences, while
the Health Ministry could determine the effect of such transmitters on public
health.
Housing developer ordered to
build road to village 05/02/1996 NST
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sun. - A housing developer has been directed to cease land
clearing work until it has provided an
alternative road for about 100 villagers affected by a proposed mixed development
near Kampung Machang Bubok. State Assemblyman for Machang Bubuk Dr Toh Kin
Woon said the developer, Fasarda Sdn Bhd, should not have closed Jalan Kebun,
the only access road for the villagers including six poultry farmers when
it carried out the land clearing work recently.
Projek perlu penelitian rapi
05/02/1996 BH
PEMAJU boleh membina bangunan di kawasan batu kapur selepas siasatan tanah
atau tapak topografi lebih terperinci dilakukan, selain mengambil kira aspek
pengukuhan tapak dan kerja kejuruteraan. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Penyiasatan
Kajibumi, Fateh Chand, berkata mereka juga perlu menjalankan kerja menggerudi
dasar tapak untuk mengenal pasti kekukuhan strukturnya bagi tujuan pembinaan,
terutama memastikan tiada rekahan atau lubang pada dasar.
People should pay for sewerage
services, says PM 06/02/1996 BT
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday consumers should
pay for the sewerage services provided by Indah Water Konsortium (IWK). He
said consumers, especially those who could afford it, must bear the charges
because the Government could no longer provide subsidies as it did when the
services were run by the local authorities.
Lack of officers to supervise
IWK: Ting 07/02/1996 BT
THE Sewerage Services Department is unable to supervise the work carried out
by Indah Water Konsortium Bhd (IWK) due to a shortage of enforcement officers.
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, who admitted
this yesterday, said his ministry will try to overcome the shortage to facilitate
proper monitoring of IWK's work including the upgrading of oxidation ponds
throughout the country.
Ting unhappy housing target
not met NST 07/02/1996 By Kamarulzaman Salleh
KUALA PILAH, Tues. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry is investigating
the failure of the public sector, including State Governments, in meeting
the low-cost housing target set under the Sixth Malaysia Plan. Its Minister
Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said yesterday the Government was unhappy with their
performance in providing 60 per cent of the 573,000 units targeted under the
plan.
Maklumat bernilai RM30,000
08/02/1996 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Polis semalam menawarkan hadiah wang tunai sehingga RM30,000
kepada sesiapa yang dapat memberi maklumat sehingga tertangkapnya seorang
peguam Goh Soot Hwang @ Goo Pilet yang disyaki terbabit dalam kes pecah amanah
membabitkan wang berjumlah lebih RM350,000. Goh yang bernombor kad pengenalan
1776230 dan kali terakhir tinggal di Nombor 2, Quay Side, Melaka dikehendaki
polis kerana disyaki terbabit dalam tujuh kes melesapkan wang pembeli rumah.
Penghuni flet tetap terbela
08/02/1996 HM By Norazmi Abdul Talib
MELAKA: Kerajaan Negeri memberi jaminan tidak akan membiar saja penghuni di
bandar yang flet mereka diami dirobohkan bagi membina rumah pangsa baru yang
tinggi serta mengandungi lebih banyak unit rumah kos rendah. Ketua Menteri,
Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Abd Ghani, berkata kerajaan negeri akan menyediakan tempat
tinggal sementara sebelum menempatkan mereka di rumah pangsa baru yang siap
dibina.
MPPJ secures housing land
10/02/1996 MM
THE Petaling Jaya Municipal Council has identified a 3.2ha land in Petaling
Jaya Selatan to be developed for low-cost housing scheme. MPPJ president Mohd
Nor Bador said the council submitted an application to the Selangor Government
to secure the land located near Taman Medan.
Shorter wait for tenants of
low-cost units 10/02/1996 NST
KUANTAN, Fri. - The State Housing and Environment Committee has agreed to
sell low-cost houses to tenants after three years provided they are prompt
in rental payment. At present, they have to wait for 10 years before they
can buy the units.
Have pro-active highlands policy
13/02/1996 NST-LTIMES
WHEN a country develops rapidly, there seems to be a fine line between what
are natural and man-made happenings. For instance, if a hill is cleared (a
man-made activity), it is obvious that there will be soil loss (a natural
occurrence) due to the disturbances to the vegetation. Thus, it should not
surprise Malaysians when the Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu - himself
an architect - revealed last Thursday that the Genting Highlands landslides
on June 30 last year, which killed 20 people, were due to "natural causes."
There is no doubt that soil movement happens naturally. But the question is,
what prompted the soil to erode?
Abandoned project to be revived
soon, says Perlis MB 13/02/1996 NST
KANGAR, Mon. - The temporarily abandoned Kampung Bakau redevelopment project
would be revived soon, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said today.
He said the RM150 million project would be completed within three years.
300,000 tiada rumah 13/02/1996
HM By Abdul Hanim Abdul Malek
KUALA LUMPUR: Hampir 300,000 keluarga yang berpendapatan rendah di sekitar
bandar raya yang masih belum memiliki rumah sendiri. Mereka yang terbabit
dikatakan gagal membeli rumah sendiri kerana sebilangan besar projek perumahan
bandar raya mengutamakan pembinaan kondominium atau aparment mewah.
10,000 houses in Ampang without
CFs 15/02/1996 MM
ABOUT 10,000 houses in the Ampang Jaya Parliamentary constituency are still
without certificates of fitness (CFs) and the number is fast growing. MP for
Ampang Jaya Ong Tee Keat said the increase is due to rapid development.
Low-cost house tenants RM5.5m
behind in rent 20/02/1996 BT
THE Pahang Government has yet to collect about RM5.5 million in monthly rents
from its low-cost housing schemes due to the lackadaisical attitude of the
tenants, State Executive Councillor Datuk Bahari Tan Sri Yahaya said in Kuantan.
He said some of the tenants were 11 years behind in paying their rents which
had accumulated to about RM6,800.
Pemaju salah guna CF dikesan21/02/1996
BH By Roslan Ibrahim
LUMUT, Selasa - Kerajaan negeri mengesan kegiatan sesetengah pemaju perumahan
menyalahgunakan Sijil Kelayakan Menduduki (CF) sementara untuk kepentingan
diri sendiri dan mengelak menyiapkan kemudahan asas kepada penduduk. Ketika
memohon CF sementara, mereka memberi pelbagai alasan kepada majlis berkuasa
tempatan tetapi selepas memperolehinya, pemaju terbabit meninggalkan kerja
yang terbengkalai.
Developer ticked off for improper
drainage system 22/02/1996 MM
A HOUSING developer has been ticked off for designing an improper drainage
system for Taman Angsa Emas near Mambau which has delayed the issuance of
a Certificate of Fitness (CF). Menteri Besar Tan Sri Mohamad Isa Abdul Samad
said the developer has been instructed to rectify the alignment so that the
CF can be issued for the 600 unit of houses.
Pemaju janji baiki kerosakan
26/02/1996 HM
PEMAJU rumah teres kos rendah Seksyen 24, Shah Alam berjanji akan membaiki
kerosakan kira-kira 36 daripada 294 unit rumah milik Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri
Selangor (PKNS) yang diduduki pembeli sebaik saja mendapat aduan. Jurucakap
pemaju berkata, pihaknya menyedari masalah itu dan sudah menyediakan pekerja
bagi membaiki kerosakan itu.
Rumah teres retak
26/02/1996
HM By Saari Sanif
SHAH ALAM: lebih 100 penghuni rumah teres setigkat milik Perbadanan Kemajuan
Negeri Selangor (PKNS) dl Jalan Sawi dan Cili di sini mendakwa keselamatan
mereka terancam berikutan rumah yang didiami mengalami kerosakan . Sebahagian
daripada kira-kira 30 unit rumah di jalan terbabit yang di duduki sejak enam
tahun lalu, retak terutama di bahagian dinding, siling dan ruang tamu.
Registry to monitor sale of
low-cost houses soon 27/02/1996 NST By Khairun Nazirah
GOPENG, Mon. - A centralised housing registry is being set up in the Housing
and Local Government Ministry to monitor the sale of low-cost houses in the
respective States. Its Minister, Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, said the registry
which will be on-line with the States, would help to ensure that only those
who are eligible were allowed to buy them.
Incorporate EIA aspects before
land is alienated 27/02/1996 NST-LTIMES
SELANGOR and Johor have much in common. Both are being developed at breakneck
speed. In both States, land is being cleared every day to make way for housing
estates, factories, new townships, roads, etc. In both States, however, there
appears to be a difference in attitudes held by State leaders on environmental
problems.
Developer fined RM6,000
28/02/1996
BT
A HOUSING developer was fined RM6,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur
yesterday for discharging toxic wastes exceeding the permitted level. Coneff
Corp Sdn Bhd, represented by its general manager Tu Yin Fee, pleaded guilty
to committing the offence at its waste treatment pond in Desa Tasek, Sungai
Besi at 11.25am on December 26 1995. The court was told that officers from
the Department of Environment (DOE) took samples of the wastes for analysis
in which were found to have exceeded the level permitted by the DOE. In mitigation,
defence counsel M.P.Raja said that floods had affected the pond. - Bernama
DOE checks land clearing at
housing scheme 28/02/1996 BT By Kamarul Yunus
THE Selangor Department of Environment (DoE) has collected water samples from
the foothills of Bukit Perdana housing scheme in Ampang following complaints
that the developer had conducted massive tree and land clearing activities.
A team of DOE officials led by Habshah Ismail conducted a two-hour spot checks
at the site and collected the water samples near the silt traps commissioned
at the foothills of the project site yesterday.
Hak pembeli rumah dibela
28/02/1996 BH
GEORGETOWN, Selasa - Kerajaan negeri tetap mempertahankan hak pembeli dan
tidak akan bertolak ansur dengan kerenah pemaju yang enggan mematuhi kuota
untuk membina 30 peratus rumah kos rendah. Ketua Menteri, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu
Koon, berkata ketegasan itu bagi memastikan nasib pembeli terutama yang berpendapatan
rendah terjamin dan tidak `terperangkap' dengan sikap pemaju yang tidak bertanggungjawab.
Penang defends move on CF
28/02/1996 BT
THE Penang Government yesterday defended its move to withhold the certificate
of fitness (CF) to a housing project
comprising 274 medium- cost apartments in Relau. Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr
Koh Tsu Koon said the decision was taken by the Penang Municipal Council in
the interest of consumers after the developer failed to construct low-cost
units in its first project. He was speaking to reporters after witnessing
the oath- taking of the new PPMC president Dr Teng Hock Nan in Penang. However,
Dr Koh said the State Government is willing to discuss the matter with the
Housing and Local Government Ministry to find an amicable solution. - Bernama
Concern over rental of low-cost
homes 28/02/1996 NST
KANGAR, Tues. - About a quarter of the 4,000 low-cost houses in the State
have been rented out by the owners, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim
said today. He said the Government viewed the matter seriously as the houses
were meant for the owners to occupy.
CM: State withholds CF to protect
buyers 28/02/1996 NST
PENANG, Tues. - Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said today the State
Government sometimes withholds the
issuance of certificates of fitness to protect low-cost house-buyers from
irresponsible developers. "The State Government is very concerned about the
fact that some developers have not fulfilled the 30 per cent low-cost units
quota in their housing schemes."
Buang sisa: Pemaju didenda
RM10,000 28/02/1996 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Selasa - Mahkamah Tengah di sini hari ini mengenakan denda berjumlah
RM10,000 terhadap sebuah syarikat pemaju perumahan selepas mengaku salah terhadap
kesalahan mengikut Akta Kualiti Alam Sekeliling. Hakim Hapipah Monel mengenakan
hukuman denda itu terhadap Syarikat Coneff Corporation Sdn Bhd beralamat di
Desa Tasik, Sungai Besi, selepas didapati melepaskan sisa buangan tanpa sebarang
lesen daripada Jabatan Alam Sekitar.
Builder guilty of discharging
untreated effluents 28/02/1996 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - A housing developer was today fined RM6,000 by a Sessions
Court for discharging effluents from its sewage treatment plants without a
licence. Coneff Corporation Sdn Bhd managing director Tu Yin Fee, who appeared
on behalf of his company, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at Lot
34386, Desa Tasik, Sungai Besi, about 11.25am on Dec 26, last year.
`CFs held back to protect buyers'
28/02/1996 NST
PENANG, Tues. - Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said today the State
Government sometimes withholds the
issuance of certificates of fitness to protect low-cost house-buyers from
irresponsible developers. "The State Government is very concerned about the
fact that some developers have not fulfilled the 30 per cent low-cost units
quota in their housing schemes."
Pemaju didakwa ingkar
28/02/1996
HM By Norainon Othman
JOHOR BAHRU: Seorang penduduk Kampung Kangkar Kecil, Tebrau, dekat sini mendakwa
pemaju perumahan menceroboh tanahnya berhampiran projek perumahan itu untuk
membuang lebihan tanah daripada projek berkenaan. Tumilah Tabit, 31, berkata
sebelum ini keluarganya pernah bersetuju membenarkan pemaju berkenaan untuk
menggunakan tanah mereka bagi meletakkan lebihan tanah hasil pelaksanaan projek
berkenaan.
Errant housebuyers
may face legal action 29/02/1996 BT By Nor Asmah Mokhtar
THE Housing and Local Government Ministry will consider the suggestion made
by Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) to take court action
against irresponsible low-cost house buyers for providing false information
during registration. Its Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said he will look
into the possibility of charging low-cost house buyers in court, and if found
guilty their houses will be confiscated.
Malacca seeks
way to repossess low-cost houses in cases of fraud 29/02/1996 NST
MALACCA, Wed. - The State Government is reviewing the Sale and Purchase Agreement
for low-cost and public housing with a view to including a clause that would
enable it to repossess them. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani
said the State Government could not at present do much after the agreement
had been signed although the buyers were found to have falsified documents
to own such homes
Malacca seeks way to repossess
low-cost houses in cases of fraud 29/02/1996 NST
MALACCA, Wed. - The State Government is reviewing the Sale and Purchase Agreement
for low-cost and public housing with a view to including a clause that would
enable it to repossess them. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani
said the State Government could not at present do much after the agreement
had been signed although the buyers were found to have falsified documents
to own such homes.
Rampas rumah jika maklumat
palsu 29/02/1996 BH y Rizal Hashim
KUALA LUMPUR, Rabu - Kerajaan akan meneliti aspek perundangan bagi membolehkannya
mengambil tindakan mahkamah dan merampas premis pembeli rumah kos rendah yang
didapati memberi maklumat palsu ketika membuat permohonan. Menteri Perumahan
dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, berkata pihaknya akan membuat
kajian, khususnya dari aspek perundangan, sebelum melaksanakan tindakan itu
untuk memastikan pengagihan rumah kos rendah dinikmati oleh kumpulan sasar.
