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Ipoh land deal under agency's
investigation
01/01/1998 NST
IPOH, Wed. - The State Anti-Corruption
Agency is investigating the alienation
of 10.4ha of land in Jalan Tun Dr
Ismail-Jalan Golf to certain people by
the State Government. State ACA director
Shaharudin Puteh confirmed that a report
had been lodged by DAP Teluk Intan
Member of Parliament M. Kulasegaran
today.
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Govt memory lapse?
03/01/1998 MM By Rosma Omar
THE Selangor Government seems to have a
short memory. Even policies made two
years ago have been forgotten. This
memory lapse has led to it approving the
application by Sime-UEP to convert Taman
Subang Ria, a 15-year-old 40-hectare
recreational park in Subang Jaya, for
mixed development.
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Poser over nod for Subang Ria project
03/01/1998 NST-LTIMES By Nuraina Samad
WHY the Selangor Government approved the
application by Sime-UEP to develop Taman
Subang Ria is a mystery. It is
unimaginable that the State Executive
Council approved the project with the
knowledge that the Petaling Jaya
Municipal Council under which the area
was previously administered, had
rejected applications by Sime-UEP to
develop it. What could have possibly
possessed the State Executive Council to
approve the application knowing fully
well that Subang Jaya is so
overdeveloped and Taman Subang Ria is
about the only green area left for
residents.
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State Govt: Subang Ria development
not approved
04/01/1998 NSUNT By
Sa'odah Elias
SHAH ALAM, Sat. - In a curious turn to
the Subang Ria controversy, the State
Government today said it had never
approved any application from Sime-UEP
to develop the recreational area for
commercial purposes. The State Exco for
Local Council, Urbanisation,
Infrastructure and Squatters, Datuk Fuad
Hassan, said as far as the State
Government was concerned, the status of
the land remained that of recreational.
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Stop-work order on builder lifted
05/01/1998 MM
THE stop-work order slapped on a
developer of five projects along Jalan
16/9, Petaling Jaya, for breaching
planning conditions has been lifted.
Petaling Jaya Municipal Council public
relations officer Satiah Abdullah said
they issued the order to Phileo
Damansara developer on Oct 18.
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New committee to assist housing
industry 06/01/1998 NST
THE Housing and
Local Government Ministry will set up a committee to assist the housing industry and ensure there are no abandoned projects as a
result of the economic situation. Its Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said yesterday the committee would provide advice and
assistance to developers and buyers who might face problems including getting loans from financial institutions.
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Move to save houses from collapsing
06/01/1998 MM
U-SHAPED concrete channels will be
placed along the critical stretch of
Sungai Kerayong to prevent 18 houses in
Jalan Bunga Melati 2 in Taman Maju Jaya,
Ampang, from collapsing. Ampang Jaya MP
Ong Tee Keat said the 18 houses were
seriously affected due to erosion of the
river banks.
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Affordable homes for everyone
06/01/1998 BT
NOW, why are we arguing about how much a
low-cost house should cost? And why are
we arguing at a time when the economy is
bracing itself for a rough patch, when
people are losing jobs or earning less,
when inflation is seeping in and when
there is supposed to be a moderation in
the demand for property. Logically, we
should be discussing how the national
target for low-cost houses can be met,
how low-cost flats or apartments need
not look cheap and seedy and how we can
ensure a continuous supply of building
materials and avoid the hoarding and
shortages that have caused these
materials to cost more than they should.
It is good, therefore, that Housing and
Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting
Chew Peh has announced that the ceiling
price for low-cost homes will not be
reviewed at the moment. Following this
decision, those who had initiated the
call for the increase should perhaps
channel their energy and resources
towards trying to resolve other aspects
of the matter. The Kelantan Government,
the Penang Builders and Building
Materials Dealers Association and others
who might have asked the minister to
review his decision, need to re-assess
the situation and their stand on the
issue.
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MPPJ may take legal action
06/01/1998 MM
LEGAL action will be taken against
developers of five projects along Jalan
16/9, Petaling Jaya for breaching the
Petaling Jaya Municipal Council's (MPPJ)
planning conditions. Council president
Datuk Mohamed Nor Bador said the
developers were issued numerous warnings
against working on Sundays.
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Developer slapped with RM230,000
claim
07/01/1998 MM By
Jasni Rahim
UMNO members of Kampung Tengah Baru in
Puchong are demanding more than
RM230,000 in compensation from Sime-UEP
whose poor drainage and irrigation, they
claim, has caused their village to flood
twice. That does not include the
compensation they will ask for losses in
the third flood which hit their village
last Monday afternoon.
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Worry over these areas too
09/01/1998 MM
THE Malay Mail has reported many cases
of ungazetted green lungs being
threatened by development. Though some
of the attempts were unsuccessful,
residents are still worried about losing
them if the areas are not gazetted
immediately
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Cheaper, faster way of building
houses
13/01/1998 NST By
Noor Adzman Baharuddin
BUTTERWORTH, Mon. - A builder has come
up with a cheaper and faster way of
building houses using "Lego"-like moulds
of plastic and aluminium. Wong Chee Fatt,
42, says this can cut costs by up to 15
per cent and speed up construction time.
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Talks soon on future of Taman Subang
Ria
14/01/1998 NST-LTIMES
THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council will
meet Sime UEP Berhad officials soon to
discuss the future of the controversial
Taman Subang Ria. Council president
Ahmad Fuad Ismail said the developer
will be asked if it had plans to upgrade
or develop the park for the benefit of
residents.
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UDA flat dwellers have
no electricity for months
15/01/1998 NST
JOHOR BARU, Wed. - About 200 residents
of a new block of flats in Bandar Baru
UDA will literally not see the light
during the coming double festival. This
is because their apartments in the
housing scheme have still not been
connected with electricity, although it
has been between four and six months
since they moved into their units
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`Speed up issue of CFs'
19/01/1998 BT
INFORMATION Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Rahmat has
called on the local authorities to expedite the issuance of certificates of fitness (CFs) to house buyers in the city. He said
there were several cases in the Pulai parliamentary constituency where house buyers resorted to staying in their houses even
though the premises did not have water and power supply due to the absence of CFs. Speaking to reporters in Johor Baru on Saturday
night, Mohamed, who is the Pulai member of Parliament, said the problem should be dealt with promptly to reduce the effect of the
present economic downturn. "The local authorities should not take too long to process the CFs. In the present economic situation
the people's confidence in the Government must not be affected," he said. - Bernama
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Stalled projects in Kelantan
to be revived 20/01/1998 BT
THE Federal and Kelantan
governments yesterday set aside their ideological differences and reached an agreement to continue with the development projects
that were stalled since Pas took over the administration of the state in 1990. The agreement involving the 13 projects was reached
at the inaugural meeting yesterday of the Federal Government-State Government Joint Committee, which was set up with the consent
of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the State Executive Council.
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27 housebuyers sue State, contractor for negligence 21/01/1998
NST By Annie Freeda CruezShah Alam, Tues - Twenty-seven housebuyers of a mixed housing project in Taman Alam Jaya, Sabak
Bernam today filed three civil suits in the High Court against the Sabak Bernam District Council and Pingat Warisan Sdn Bhd for
breach of contract and negligence.
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Ting: Don't peg issuance of CFs to non-technical matters
22/01/1998 NST
PENANG, Wed. - Housing
and Local Government Minister Datuk Ting Chew Peh today urged State and Local Government authorities not to peg the issuance of
Certificates of Fitness for buildings to non-technical matters. "The issuance of CFs should not be pegged to the developer's
compliance of State Government policies like low-cost housing quotas
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Ting: Housing projects will not face
problems 26/01/1998 BT
THE Government is now better
prepared to prevent developers from abandoning housing projects in the wake of the economic slowdown, Housing and Local Government
Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said yesterday. He said measures adopted by the Government following 400 cases of abandoned
housing projects during the economic recession in the 1980s would ensure that the industry would not face a similar problem.
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Kerajaan yakin pemaju mampu
laksana projek 26/01/1998
BH
GOPENG, Ahad - Kerajaan yakin kegawatan ekonomi sekarang tidak menimbulkan
masalah projek perumahan terbengkalai seperti dialami ketika zaman
kemelesetan ekonomi pada pertengahan 1980-an dulu. Menteri Perumahan dan
Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, berkata jangkaan itu
berdasarkan keupayaan peruntukan Akta Pemaju Perumahan yang mewajibkan
semua pemaju membuka Akaun Pemajuan Perumahan yang diseliakan oleh bank
pada awal 1990-an.
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Slowdown won't affect
housing projects 26/01/1998
NST
GOPENG, Sun. - The Government is confident that the current economic
situation will not result in abandoned housing projects like that
experienced during the recession of the mid-1980s. Housing and Local
Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said this was because all
developers were required to open a housing development account whereby
they deposited a certain amount of the project money and were not allowed
to withdraw the money without good reason.
