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1. Homes `all crack'd up' 02/09/2003 MM By Pauline Almeida
   RESIDENTS of Taman Sri Timah in Balakong, Selangor, claim that 20 of their 13-year-old houses have cracks caused by disturbances from nearby construction work on a bungalow project. They also claim that the natural greenery there, including a grassy slope with trees and shrubs, have not been spared.

2. Come down hard on irresponsible developers 04/09/2003 NST
   I REFER to M.S.'s letter "Developer ignoring buyer's plea for fair compensation" (NST, Aug 29). I am in the same situation and my developer in Bukit Sentosa, Rawang, has ignored my requests for compensation for late delivery. The Government must come down hard on such developers.

3. Developer repairs defective sewage plant 04/09/2003 NST-CITY 
   GOOD news for residents of Jalan Emas 1, Taman Megah Mas, Petaling Jaya. The defective biofilter treatment plant at Jalan Emas 1 is being refurbished and work is expected to be completed next month. The plant was built more than 10 years ago by Hong Leong Properties Sdn Bhd and was supposed to be handed over to the Petaling District Office around 1992/1993

4. Developer builds strong ties with house buyers 05/09/2003 The Star
   GOING beyond the conventional buyer-seller relationship, Beneton Properties Sdn Bhd, the turnkey developer of Prima Ukay residential development at Saujana Melawati, recently hosted a Family Day for more than 300 of its residents.

5. Court agrees with developers 05/09/2003 The Star
   KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4: The High Court, in a landmark decision today, allowed applications for judicial review by two housing developers against awards made by the Tribunal For Homebuyer Claims in favour of six housebuyers.

6. Rumah: Tribunal tiada kuasa dengar kes sebelum 1 Dis. 2002 05/09/2003 Utusan
   KUALA LUMPUR 4 Sept- Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini memutuskan bahawa Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah tidak mempunyai kuasa mendengar dan membuat keputusan kes-kes tuntutan berdasarkan perjanjian jual beli yang ditandatangani sebelum 1 Disember 2002, iaitu tarikh tribunal itu di wujudkan.

7. Housing Tribunal’s mandate ‘not retrospective’ 05/09/2003 The Star
   Later, outside the courtroom, National House Buyers Association secretary-general Chang Kim Loong said they would be appealing against the decision.

8. Buyers stunned 05/09/2003 The Sun 
   Kuala Lumpur: Housebuyers locked in legal conflict with developers are back where they started because of a High Court decision in a landmark case yesterday. The decision puts paid to 2,209 cases that had been filed with the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims, for which 438 had been settled. Decisions on these cases are now null and void.

9. HBA to appeal for house buyers 06/09/2003 MM
   THE National House Buyers Association (HBA) will appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision on Thursday in which it allowed two housing developers for a judicial review, resulting in awards made by the Tribunal For Homebuyer Claims to be quashed. "As the Attorney-General intends to appeal against the decision, we will team up with the government lawyers to resident the developers' actions," HBA secretary-general Chang Kim Loong told The Malay Mail when contacted yesterday.

10. Gazette all parcels to prevent abuse 06/09/2003 NST-PROP
    Land surrendered to local authorities have been given to other parties for development - By Nicholas Mun and G. Umakanthan - In the wake of the Federal directive that all recreational land in housing schemes be gazetted and come under the supervision of State Secretariats, developers are also calling for non-recreational land surrendered to local authorites for intended amenities to be sanctioned as well.

11. A-G to appeal ruling on home buyer's tribunal 06/09/2003 NST
    Kuala Lumpur, Fri. - The Government would be appealing against the decision of the High Court which ruled that the Tribunal for Home Buyer's Claim did not have the jurisdiction to hear matters arising out of a sale and purchase agreement (S&P) signed before December 2002.

12. Attorney-General to argue Govt's case 06/09/2003 MM 
    THE Government will appeal against the High Court's decision that the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims does not have jurisdiction to hear mattters arising from sale and purchase agreements entered into prior to Dec 1 last year, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting.

13. HBA to appeal for house buyers 06/09/2003 MM
    THE National House Buyers Association (HBA) will appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision on Thursday in which it allowed two housing developers for a judicial review, resulting in awards made by the Tribunal For Homebuyer Claims to be quashed.

14. Ministry to appeal ruling on S&Ps 06/09/2003 By Arion Yeow
    Petaling Jaya: The government will appeal against the High Court decision that the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims cannot hear cases involving sale and purchase agreements signed before Dec 1 last year.

15. Government to appeal decision on housing tribunal 06/09/2003 The Star By Clarence Chua
    PETALING JAYA: The Government will appeal against a High Court decision on Thursday that declared that the housing tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes over property bought before Dec 1.

16. RM403m in housing projects abandoned 06/09/2003 NST-PROP
    A total of 82 housing projects stretching from Penang to Johor, worth some RM403 million, have been abandoned and this situation is worrying the Housing and Local Government Ministry. The projects are causing hardship to 22,685 house-buyers committed to buying the units, its deputy minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said. A total of 38,049 houses of various categories were to be built in the projects.

17. 2,098 pembeli rumah hadapi masalah buat tuntutan 06/09/2003 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 2,098 pembeli rumah yang memfailkan kes ke Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR), akan menghadapi masalah membuat tuntutan terhadap pemaju masing-masing. Ini kerana tribunal itu tidak mempunyai kuasa mendengar kes membabitkan perjanjian jual beli (S&P) yang ditandatangani sebelum 1 Disember 2002, seperti diputuskan Mahkamah Tinggi, kelmarin.

18. Mayor clarifies Bandar Baru Sentul condo project 08/09/2003 NST-CITY
    THE construction of three blocks of 25-storey condominium in Bandar Baru Sentul is part of the new Bandar Baru Sentul development plan, said Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek. The new plan was necessary as the then developer Tetuan GKM (W) Sdn Bhd had faced financial problems and could not continue with the project. He was referring to an article in The Malay Mail on Aug 30 about protests by Bandar Baru Sentul residents against the decision to construct a three- block condominium at the field located between Jalan Sentul and the Sentul Timur STAR-LRT station.

19. Kurang tempat letak kereta 08/09/2003 BH  
    DI tempat kami tinggal, Sentosa Court, Jalan Klang Lama ada lima blok pangsapuri empat tingkat terdiri daripada blok A,B,C,D dan E. Purata setiap blok ada 40 penghuni iaitu keseluruhannya ada lebih kurang 200 penduduk

20. Buyers knock shoddy work by developer 09/09/2003 The Sun
    Ipoh: Twelve house owners have lodged complaints with the Perak Consumers Association (PCA), voicing dissatisfactin with the houses they bought in Medan Klebang Restu, 10km from here.

21. Solution is to buy completed houses 09/09/2003 The Star By DR KOK CHOONG SENG, Puchong.

22. Peguam Negara fail rayuan keputusan had kuasa tribunal rumah
    09/09/2003 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Peguam Negara semalam memfailkan notis rayuan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang memutuskan Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah tidak mempunyai bidang kuasa membuat keputusan kes berhubung perjanjian jual beli rumah yang ditandatangani sebelum 1 Disember 2002. Notis itu difailkan di Pejabat Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi, Bahagian Rayuan dan Kuasa-Kuasa Khas pada jam 12.50 petang, terhadap keputusan Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi, Datuk Raus Sharif yang pada 4 September lalu, membenarkan permohonan semakan kehakiman dua pemaju perumahan berhubung keputusan tribunal itu pada 27 Mac lalu.

23. Solve problems of apartment folk, CM urged 10/09/2003 The Star
    Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has been urged to intervene in the problems faced by Kayangan Puri Mutiara apartment residents in Fettes Park.

24. Ubahsuai rumah tidak perlu dapatkan CF  10/09/2003 Utusan Malaysia
    AMPANG 9 Sept. - Semua pemilik rumah kediaman yang siap dibina di Ampang yang ingin membuat pengubahsuaian kini tidak perlu lagi mendapatkan kelulusan Sijil Layak Duduk (CF) daripada Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ).

25. `Tolong jangan saman kami' 11/09/2003 HM
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Perumahan Awam Sri Kota, Bandar Tun Razak meminta pihak penguat kuasa trafik jangan mengemukakan saman terhadap kenderaan kerana mereka tidak mempunyai pilihan untuk meletak di bahu jalan. Masalah penduduk enam blok setinggi 17 tingkat itu berikutan ruang letak kereta yang tidak mencukupi sejak beberapa tahun lalu.

26. Frustrations dealing with unscrupulous developers  11/09/2003 NST Z.A.Shah Alam
    IT hurts me to see on TV, read in newspapers and to hear from friends and relatives and finally to experience first-hand the painful process of owning a house.

27. Strata title transfer still not ready 12/09/2003  MM
    HANIF Abdul Ghani from Bandar Utama wants to know the reason for the long delay in the transfer of title caused partly by developer, Tanco Properties Sdn Bhd. "I have sold an apartment unit in Bandar Country Homes (Phase 5C, Dahlia Apartments, Parcel No.R/5-10) on July 3, 2001. It has been two years now, and I thought by this time all the dealings would have been done. But the delays were caused by Tanco Properties Sdn Bhd because the strata title for my unit was issued late in 2002."

28. Land Office urged to settle strata title issue 13/09/2003 NST-CITY
    THE Hulu Langat District Land Office has been urged to speed up the process of issuing strata titles for the 320-unit Riviera Apartments in Ampang Jaya, Selangor. Ampang Jaya MP Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the matter had not been resolved for the past 16 years.

29. New rule for faster issuance of strata titles 13/09/2003  The Sun
    Kuala Lumpur: Land offices have been directed to allow developers to apply for certificates of fitness (CFs) as soon as they receive their developer's licence and start selling.

30. Wait for housing tribunal appeal 13/09/2003 NST 
    HOUSE buyers affected by the High Court decision that the housing tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear claims involving Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) entered into before Dec 1, 2002 have been advised to wait for the outcome of the appeal filed on Monday by the Attorney-General's Chambers.

31. Perumahan terbengkalai dipulih sepenuhnya 13/09/2003 Utusan
    KUALA LUMPUR 12 Sept. - Kesemua 204 projek perumahan terbengkalai di seluruh negara akan dipulihkan sepenuhnya menjelang akhir tahun depan apabila diambil alih oleh kerajaan.

32. Get developers to build homes where they’re wanted  15/09/2003 By D. CHIA, Batu Pahat.

33. Pemaju rumah berdolak-dalik 15/09/2003 BH 
    SAYA adalah pembeli rumah teres dua tingkat di projek perumahan Bangi Perdana, Seksyen 3 (Tambahan), Bandar Baru Bangi. Pemaju projek ialah Kibar Bistari Sdn Bhd. dengan kerjasama Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) dan perjanjian jual beli ditandatangani pada Mei 2001.

34. Bid to make tribunal function more effectively 15/09/2003 The Star
    Kuala Klawang: The Government is studying various ways to incorporate the "retrospective effect" in the housing tribunal to enable it to function more effectively, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

35. 15 peguam bantu pembeli rumah bermasalah 15/9/2003 BH
    Setiausaha Agung Persatuan Pembeli Perumahan (HBA), Chang Kim Loong, berkata seramai 15 peguam sukarela akan mewakili pembeli rumah terbabit tanpa mengenakan sebarang bayaran perkhidmatan guaman.

36. House buyer's interest comes first 16/9/2003 By A..L 
    THE swift action of the Attorney -General in submitting an appeal four days after the High Court judge ruled in favor of housing developers against the Housing Tribunal is highly commendable.

37. Best of first and third worlds 16/9/2003 The Sun 
    NEXT week, about 450 delegates, comprising academicians, urban managers and professionals from Asia will gather in Putrajaya to discuss and pontificate the maintenance of buildings and infrastructure. The choice of venue could not be better Putrajaya is the showpiece of Malaysia's capability and capacity to build what is called "first world infrastructure".

38. “Build first “’policy proposed 17/9/2003 The Star
    The Government should re-examine the "self first, build later" housing policy as the concept places risk on buyers instead of on developers, said a back- bencher. Lee Kah Choon (BN - Jelutong) said the average cost of an apartment unit bought by medium-income earners was about RM200,000.

39. Housebuyers get free legal team for appeal 17/09/2003 The Star
    KUALA LUMPUR: The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has assembled a panel of lawyers for the second time to offer free legal services to 50 house buyers appealing against a recent High Court decision, which declared that the housing tribunal has no jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes that arose before Dec 1 last year.

40. `Withhold profits to prevent delay of strata titles' 17/09/2003 NST
    THE Government should withhold a certain percentage of developers' profits to prevent delays in the issuing of strata titles to owners of multi- storey buildings, a Barisan Nasional MP proposed. Lee Kah Choon (BN-Jelutong) suggested that the Land and Co-operative Development Ministry, which issued strata titles, withhold five per cent of developers' profits until they issued all strata titles to the purchasers.

41. Pangsapuri dalam belukar 17/09/2003 HM 
    SERI KEMBANGAN: Persekitaran bangunan komersial tiga tingkat dan pangsapuri 20 tingkat di Seksyen 5, Serdang Perdana, di sini, bertukar wajah menjadi kawasan belukar selepas pembangunannya terbengkalai sejak dua tahun lalu. Bangunan terbabit kelihatan usang, ditambah dengan sistem saliran yang tidak terurus menyebabkan banyak air bertakung di ruang letak kereta dan menjadi sarang pembiakan nyamuk.

42. Buildings without CFs to get documents 17/09/2003
    KUALA LUMPUR: After almost 30 years, several buildings in Kuala Lumpur which do not have legal documents will finally receive their certificates of fitness (CFs) or strata titles .

43. Projek perumahan Serdang Perdana dipulihkan semula
    17/09/2003  Utusan
    SERI KEMBANGAN 16 Sept. - Projek perumahan Seksyen Lima, Serdang Perdana di sini yang terbengkalai sejak dua tahun lalu akan dipulihkan semula oleh dua buah syarikat pemaju perumahan swasta tidak lama lagi.

44. Pay-on-completing housing proposal  18/09/2003  The Sun
    Petaling Jaya: The National House Buyers Association has proposed a variant of the build-and-sell concept to allay developers' fears.Its secretary-general, Chang Kim Loong, said yesterday this is the "pay-for-completed properties" concept where house buyers pay a 10% downpayment.

45. Ready-built ‘will push up prices’  18/9/2003  The Star
    The “build first, sell later” concept if implemented will cause the prices of houses to go up, Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Redha) Penang branch adviser Datuk Ong Gim Huat said.

46. Work to restart on abandoned project  18/09/2003 The  Star
    OVER 1,000 buyers of the apartments in Phase 5 of Serdang Perdana will finally see work restarted on the project that has been abandoned for two years.

47. Crying need to safeguard welfare of apartment owners 19/09/2003  NST
    WHERE flats are concerned, the developer becomes the manager till individual title deeds are obtained. As manager of the flats, the developer takes on the role of maintaining the property and collects monthly maintenance charges from the owners.

48. Greenview residents upset over water rates 19/09/2003 NST-CITY  
    WHAT is the difference between low-cost flats, apartments and condominiums in terms of water rates? The Government of Selangor Gazette dated March 29, 2001 under subject (2) states that residential flats/apartments/condominiums without facilities are charged RM0.70 per cubic metre for water, effective April 15, 2001.

49. Chew: Make hiring of guards stricter 19/09/2003 The Star
    The Private Agency Act should be revised to make it compulsory for security companies to impose stricter conditions when hiring security guards, a backbencher said. Chew Mei Fun (BN – PJ Utara) said private security companies could play a bigger role to ensure public safety, in view of the shortage of police personnel.

50. No more hearings until after appeal 20/09/2003 NST-PROP By Nicholas Mun
    The Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims has ground to a halt with the recent High Court ruling that it has no retrospective jurisdiction to hear cases stemming from Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) signed before Dec 1, 2002.

51. A shocking decision  20/09/2003 Salleh Buang
    The finding of the High Court to curtail the power of the Housing Tribunal was upsetting ... but not unforeseeable

52. Berjaya Times Square settles claims 20/09/2003 The Star
    BERJAYA Times Square will pay RM270mil in compensation to 400 purchasers of properties in the Times Square shopping, hotel and office complex in Kuala Lumpur for the four-year delay in completing the project

53. Developers agree with pre-application inspections  20/09/2003 NST-PROP
    NOW that all local councils are obliged to issue Certificates of Fitness for Occupation (CFs) 14 days after an application has been received from a developer, many agencies are not accepting the applications until after a project has been physically inspected and approved by them in principal.

54. Faster approval for new strata titles 20/09/2003 NST-CITY
    DEVELOPERS of new high-rise buildings can start applying for strata titles at the respective land offices as soon as they have obtained the developers' licence and start their sale of the properties. Deputy Land and Co-operative Minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong said the ministry had already instructed all land offices to accept applications.

55. Impact of Budget 2004: Public sector 20/09/2003 NST-Prop By G. Umakanthan
    The Budget 2004 proposals unveiled last Friday seem to be putting the Government in the driver’s seat of the property sector as it has so far fallen short of the goals it set itself under the Eighth Malaysia Plan (8MP).

56. Red tape cut for land title applications  22/09/2003 The Star
    GATED community schemes are the latest trend in housing development in Malaysia, with more and more developers building such communities.

57. Banks urged to give the poor longer housing repayment period 22/09/2003 MM
    LONGER repayment periods for housing loans have been suggested as an option to help those in the lower income bracket own their own home. National Unity and Social Development Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk S. Veerasingam urged banks to come up with housing loan packages with a longer repayment period of between 40 and 50 years.

58. SPNB to seek new housing areas for low-cost houses 22/09/2003 The Star
    SYARIKAT Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB), entrusted by the government to construct low-cost houses, will source for the right locations and funding for such housing needs of the people, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Peter Chin said.

59. Accounting firm to take over abandoned project 23/09/2003 NST-CITY
    GOOD news for buyers of the Rhythm Avenue Service Apartments in USJ 19, Subang Jaya, Selangor. Project financier AM Finance Berhad has appointed accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to complete the project, which has been abandoned since 2001.

60. Projek 500,000 unit rumah lulus 23/09/2003 BH-TGH 
    ALOR GAJAH: Jawatankuasa Pecah Sempadan dan Belah Bahagi (JKBB) negeri meluluskan permohonan pembinaan lebih 50,000 unit rumah dalam tempoh empat tahun, iaitu sejak 2000 hingga Ogos lalu. Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata daripada jumlah itu, 42,027 unit dibina pada 2000 diikuti 2001 (13,382 unit), 2002 (11,159) dan Ogos 2003 (3,221).

61. Menteri arah siasat pegawai malas 24/09/2003 HM
    PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Bandar dan yang dipertua majlis perbandaran serta daerah perlu menyiasat dan mengambil tindakan terhadap pegawai pemantau kawasan yang tidak menjalankan tugas. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, berkata pemimpin teratas pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) perlu bertindak sendiri bagi memastikan kawasan yang dipantau pegawai terbabit tidak terabai.

62. `Develop workable land readjustment system' 24/09/2003 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Professionals involved in land development were today told to enter into a smart partnership with the Department of Town and Country Planning to develop a workable Malaysian Land Readjustment System for comprehensive urban development and regeneration in Malaysia. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, who made the call today, said the Puchong Malay Reserve Pilot Project in Sepang, when implemented, would see the beginning of actual land readjustment involving 395 hectares of land near the Multimedia Super Corridor, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya.

63. Pegawai tidak cekap punca kos naik 24/09/2003 BH
    PEGAWAI pemantau kawasan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) yang gagal menjalankan tugas dengan cekap dikenal pasti punca kos pembaikan dan penyelenggaraan kemudahan awam meningkat sehingga 20 kali ganda. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting berkata, kerajaan terpaksa menanggung kos yang tinggi berikutan kegagalan pegawai pemantau mengesan kerosakan sejak awal.

64. Sinking fund necessary for buildings with strata titles 24/09/2003 NST
     IT is compulsory for the companies that manage apartment buildings which have strata titles to establish a sinking fund, and only they and not the developers can collect the fees for the fund, Land and Cooperative Development Deputy Minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong said.

65. Akaun khas selenggara bangunan tidak boleh diharamkan 24/09/2003 BH
    PUNGUTAN `sinking fund' iaitu akaun khas bagi menyelenggara bangunan tidak boleh diharamkan kerana ia diperuntukkan mengikut Seksyen 46, Akta Hak Milik Strata 1985, kata Timbalan Menteri Tanah dan Pembangunan Koperasi, Dr Tan Kee Kwong. Beliau berkata, kewujudan akaun itu penting bagi tujuan penyenggaraan bangunan yang membabitkan peruntukan besar seperti kerja mengecat dan membaiki lif.

66. `Pay attention to maintenance' 24/09/2003 NST
    PUTRAJAYA, Tues. - The lack of maintenance of public amenities and buildings has become an embarrassing hallmark of Malaysian society. This must change if the country is to be a truly developed nation, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. "In our race to Vision 2020, we forget that development is not just about infrastructure, facilities and amenities. It is also about developing the mind, changing our mindset, refining our mores and becoming better citizens," he said.

67. Program susun semula tanah lot tidak dipaksa 24/09/2003 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Program Pembangunan Tanah Bersepakat (PTB) yang bertujuan menyusun semula tanah lot di sesuatu kawasan bagi membangunkan projek infrastruktur di kawasan bandar, tidak akan dilaksana secara paksaan. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, berkata kerajaan tidak akan menggunakan Akta Pengambilan Tanah untuk memaksa rakyat menerima konsep baru itu.

68. `Rumahku tidak jadi syurgaku' 25/09/2003 BH
    SAYA tertarik berita mengenai masalah projek perumahan terbengkalai kerana ramai pembeli menunggu lima tahun atau lebih sedang pinjaman bank perlu dibayar. Bagaimana pula dengan rumah yang sudah siap, tetapi tidak selamat diduduki?

69. House buyers need to take precautions 26/09/2003 Daily Express
    Kota Kinabalu: House buyers have been advised to take the necessary precautions before entering into any transaction with developers to avoid unnecessary inconveniences.

70. Perumahan dibina semula 27/09/2003 BH-TGH 
    SEREMBAN: Taman Bukit Zamrud, dekat Temiang, yang pernah menghadapi masalah untuk disiapkan, kini dibangunkan semula untuk membantu pembeli, terutama golongan berpendapatan rendah menikmati rumah sendiri. Pada masa sama, pihak pemaju - Dhaya Maju Infrasrtucture Asia Sdn Bhd (DMIA) akan terus memberi hak kepada sebuah syarikat koperasi yang memajukan kawasan perumahan ini, dengan menawarkan rumah untuk ahli mereka seperti dijanjikan.

71. ACA urged to check approval  29/09/2003 MM
    THE Bandar Baru Sentul `Save The Green Lung' Action Committee wants the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate into the approval given to a developer to build a condominium on its field. Committee spokesman Mokhtar Mohd Nor said Melur Condominium was allowed to build three blocks of apartments on the land between Jalan Sentul and the Sentul Timur STAR-LRT station

72. Two parties bid to take over IWK 29/09/2003 The Sun
    KUALA LUMPUR: The government has received proposals from two parties on the privatisation of Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK), the company responsible for operating and managing the public sewerage system.

73. Fulfil pledge to make habitats more livable 29/09/2003 The Sun
    IN 1985, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution designating the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day to remind governments, municipalities and urban residents about the urgency of striving to improve human settlements.

74. Berjaya Times Square bayar RM270j ganti rugi lewat 30/09/2003 BH-EKO
    BERJAYA Times Square Sdn Bhd (Berjaya Times Square) akan membayar RM270 juta sebagai tuntutan ganti rugi lewat kepada lebih 400 pembeli lot kedai di kompleks Berjaya Times Square yang dimajukannya. Pengerusi Berjaya Times Square, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, berkata bayaran tuntutan berkenaan akan dibuat dalam bentuk saham baru dalam sebuah syarikat yang disenaraikan di Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (BSKL).

75. Buyer did not receive notice of apartment delivery  30/09/2003 MM
    RAJ bought a service apartment in 2000 under the Bandar Teknologi Lagenda Seremban project. According to the sales and purchase agreement (SPA), the developer, Dataran Mantin Sdn Bhd, had to complete the project which involves his apartment before the SPA expiry date in March 2003. But according to Raj, although the SPA had expired, he had not received any notice of delivery of vacant possession until July this year.