Raising the standard of high-rise living 02/11/2004The
Star
Meanwhile, to alleviate maintenance problems in public housing projects,
Alinah said the Selangor Housing and Real Property Board had introduced
the Pre-Manage-ment Corporation (pre-MC) scheme in April.
'No-discount rule hurts buyers' 03/11/2004The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council's "no discount" ruling to lawyers handling
property transaction will compel both house buyers and developers to pay
more, the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda)
said.
Penduduk resah, rumah retak (Taman perumahan dibina atas tanah bekas lombong)
03/11/2004 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Bagi penduduk di Taman Indah Perdana, Kepong, hidup mereka
sejak sedekad lalu memang meresahkan.
Mimpi ngeri di Kondo Rakyat Desa Pantai 03/11/2004 Utusan
KUALA LUMPUR 2 Nov. - Kondominium Rakyat Desa Pantai - itulah nama sebenar
sebuah flat di sini yang cukup glamor dan menempatkan setinggan di sekitar
ibu negara. Bagaimanapun kehidupan penghuninya di blok dua flat tersebut
tidaklah seindah nama bangunan setinggi 20 tingkat itu.
Condo snooker centre sparks security fears 04/11/2004
Malay Mail
Kuala Lumpur: A snooker centre at a condominium clubhouse in Jalan Langkawi,
Setapak, is causing concern to the residents there.
Penduduk buat bantahan (Harga rumah naik dari RM25,000 kepada RM42,000)
04/11/2004 Kosmo
SHAH ALAM - Sebanyak 45 keluarga dari Kampung Saujana di sini semalam mengadakan
demostrasi secara aman di hadapan pintu masuk bangunan Setiusaha Kerajaan
Negeri (SUK) mengenai masalah rumah program penempatan semula.
Spesifikasi rumah PPR disediakan setimpal kadar sewa
04/11/2004 Utusan Malaysia By MEJAR DR. AHMAD
SALLUDIN
DALI, Ketua Pengarah, Jabatan Perumahan Negara, Kementerian Perumahan
dan Kerajaan Tempatan.
SAYA ingin merujuk kepada ruangan Forum Utusan Malaysia, Jumaat 29 Oktober
2004 bertajuk Rumah PPR Terlalu Sempit oleh Warga Prihatin PPR, Sungai Besi,
Kuala Lumpur.
Bar Council: Market-driven fees "unfair" to house
buyers 04/11/2004 The Star
A market-driven fee scale will not benefit the public as a lawyer is hired
based on how cheap his fee is and not on whether he is the best person for
the job, Bar Council vice-chairman Yeo Yang Poh said. "If you have unchecked
discounting, it tilts the market in a very disproportionate manner towards
using this one criterion," Yeo said. He was responding to a statement by
the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) that
the "no discount" ruling would force both house buyers and developers to
pay more.
Formula strategik pulih projek terbengkalai 05/11/2004
BH
SEREMBAN: Kerajaan negeri berjaya memulihkan sebuah projek terbengkalai
menerusi formula strategik yang menyaksikan 522 pemilik lot industri ringan
di Nilai bersetuju membayar secara berkongsi sebanyak RM6.8 juta untuk memulihkan
projek berkenaan.
Govt seeks to revive projects 05/11/2004 The Star
PUTRAJAYA: Abandoned projects funded by the public need to undergo technical
assessments to help the Government find ways to revive them, Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. "Some of the abandoned projects have obvious
shortcomings arising from human error and carelessness.
Tribunal awards duo over RM30,000 05/11/2004 The Star
In the second case, 63-year-old Tan Kwi Lim was awarded the RM13,720 he
sought from contractor Lum Lip Chee who was appointed to renovate his house.
Prevention is better than cure 05/11/2004 NST
By Editorial
THERE was a time when busy construction sites were a source of pride, employment
and profit, What wasn’t obvious then was the flipside of all that overbuilding,
which many suspected would appear once the shine on the sub-standard surfaces
wore off.
Penduduk tak puas hati penyelenggaraan 05/11/2004
BH
SAYA, pembeli pangsapuri di Bukit Beruntung, Rawang. Apa mendukacitakan
kami di sini ialah bayaran penyelenggaraan yang dikenakan anak syarikat
pemaju, Syarikat Europlus. Kami tidak puas hati dengan tahap penyelenggaraan
dijalankan oleh pekerja syarikat ini.
Rain causes traffic chaos in the Klang Valley 06/11/2004
The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: A three-hour thunderstorm unleashed flash floods in several
parts of the Klang Valley that turned roads into waterways, causing widespread
jams during the evening rush hour.
Living on the brink of danger
06/11/2004
MM
AMPANG: Housewife Shireen Bidari fears for the safety of her three children
after part of the land in her garden collapsed due to a downpour. "My backyard
collapsed last Tuesday and luckily it happened at night.
Report On Taman Harmonis Landslide Ready Next Week 07/11/2004
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- An interim report on Friday's landslide
at Taman Harmonis in Gombak, in which an eight-year-old girl was killed,
will be ready by next week, a spokesman of the Mineral and Geoscience Department
said.
PM wants strict tabs on project sites 07/11/2004 Sunday
Star
KEPALA BATAS: Debris at construction sites and the people’s habit of throwing
rubbish everywhere have made the country increasingly prone to floods, said
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. “Contractors must immediately clear their
junk.
PM tegur pemaju cuai 07/11/2004
MA
KEPALA BATAS: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, menegur
kecuaian pemaju perumahan yang membiarkan sisa bahan binaan dan sampah sarap
bertaburan selepas melaksanakan projek pembinaan.
Loss
of topsoil a flood factor 07/11/2004 Sunday Star
PETALING JAYA: A factor contributing to the recent spate of flash floods
in the Klang Valley is the loss of topsoil due to over-development in the
past few decades.
CF ada tetapi elektrik, air belum 08/11/2004 Berita Harian
Oleh PEMBELI HAIRAN, Sungai Buloh, Selangor.
SAYA tertarik dengan masalah dibangkitkan pembaca MSO1963 dari Puchong Selangor
mengenai Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) dan rumah dibeli.
Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Klang Valley
08/11/2004 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Heavy rain continued to wreak havoc with numerous landslides
reported in several parts of the Klang Valley. Even the country's top law
enforcement agency was not spared. At the federal police headquarters in
Bukit Aman, overlooking Jalan Kinabalu, a landslide exposed subsoil after
trees and bushes were brought down.
Give us our land titles,
say Taman Daya folk 08/11/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR : Taman Daya residents are owning properties without land titles
and they want to know the reason for the delay. But instead of answers,
they were promised the documents which never arrived.
CF ada tetapi elektrik, air belum
08/11/2004 BH
SAYA tertarik dengan masalah dibangkitkan pembaca MSO1963 dari Puchong Selangor
mengenai Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) dan rumah dibeli. Pembeli MSO1963 menyatakan
rumahnya mendapat CF dari Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) pada 14
Ogos 2004 tetapi saya mendapat CF daripada Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya
(MPPJ) pada 3 Ogos 2004.
Punca kejadian tanah runtuh
diketahui seminggu lagi 08/11/2004 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Laporan awal mengenai punca kejadian tanah runtuh di Taman
Harmonis, Batu 6, Jalan Gombak dekat sini yang mengorbankan seorang kanak-
kanak berusia lapan tahun, Jumaat lalu, akan diketahui kira-kira seminggu
lagi. Jurucakap Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (Selangor dan Wilayah
Persekutuan) ketika ditemui di tempat kejadian berkata, laporan penuh mengenai
kejadian itu pula akan diperoleh dalam masa kira-kira sebulan.
Tunggu masa
08/11/2004 HM
CHERAS: Seramai 12 keluarga di Jalan CU 9, Taman Cheras Utama, dekat sini,
diancam bahaya kerana tebing Sungai Balak di belakang rumah mereka boleh
runtuh bila-bila masa, terutama pada musim hujan sekarang. Arus sungai yang
deras turut menyebabkan kestabilan tebing sungai yang kurang daripada lima
meter dari belakang rumah teres setingkat berkenaan semakin longgar.
Lifts for future low-rise
apartments
09/11/2004 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The elderly and the disabled may soon be able to say
goodbye to their arduous and often painful daily climb to their walk-up
flats. This is possible following the Government's move to encourage all
future low-rise apartment buildings to be equipped with lifts.
Slope behind bungalow collapses
09/11/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The current rainy season, combined with construction work
of a high-rise building, caused a slope behind a bungalow in Jalan Awan
Biru, Taman Yarl, to collapse. Bungalow owner P. Chelvamalar said the problem
began when construction work for a low-cost flat started two years ago on
the land behind her house. Materials such as bricks and pipes kept falling
into her compound
Pro-active approach pays off for residents 09/11/2004
The Star
GOOD amenities, a clean environment, good location and a hardworking residents
association pro tem committee are just some of the good things about Taman
Bukit Mayang Emas in Petaling Jaya.
PM: Recover the RM2bil in quit rent 09/11/2004 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: State governments have been told to start improving their
revenue collection methods to recover some RM2bil in quit rent, assessment
and land premium arrears.
Proper drainage a must 09/11/2004 The Star
Lee Lam Thye, Kuala Lumpur
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has lamented that debris
at construction sites and the people's habit of throwing rubbish indiscriminately
have made the country increasingly prone to floods," Celan the debris,"
(Sunday Star ,Nov 7).
Flat lebih 4 tingkat diminta sediakan lif 09/11/2004
BH-EKO
PETALING JAYA: Semua pemaju dan pereka bentuk bangunan kediaman melebihi
empat tingkat akan diminta menyediakan lif untuk kemudahan penghuni, kata
Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting. Beliau
berkata, kemudahan itu perlu bagi mengelak pelbagai masalah, terutama bagi
yang kurang upaya, warga emas dan ketika kematian.
Pemaju mungkir hakis kepercayaan pembeli
10/11/2004 BH-SENTRAL
SEREMBAN: Pemaju perumahan diingatkan jangan menabur terlalu banyak janji
untuk menarik perhatian orang ramai membeli hartanah kerana ia boleh menghakis
kepercayaan pembeli jika janji tidak ditunaikan. Tindakan ini akan membawa
reputasi buruk terhadap syarikat berkenaan dan menyebabkan pembeli sangsi
dengan kemampuan syarikat.
`Public not at risk by development'
12/11/2004 NST
GEORGE TOWN, Thurs. - The State Government today said the development of
an upmarket housing project at Lembah Permai in Tanjung Bungah here will
not endanger the public.
Outsourcing maintenance the way 13/11/2004 NST
DRIVE into some projects that parade themselves in marketing literature
that they are "the" places to live, and you might wonder what happened to
their general level of cleanliness.
50 keluarga bimbang rumah retak teruk
13/11/2004 BH-SENTRAL
KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 50 keluarga
di Taman Indah Perdana Kepong di sini bimbang keselamatan rumah mereka berikutan
keretakan teruk yang dialami sejak 10 tahun lalu. Mereka bimbang rumah mereka
runtuh pada bila-bila masa saja akibat dinding keretakan teruk dan tanah
semakin mendap sejak berpindah ke taman itu pada 1994.
Landslide terror 14/11/2004 Sunday Mail
MORE than 500 residents in the PKNS flats at Jalan M4, Ampang Jaya, Selangor,
live in fear of landslides.`
Condo storeroom gutted in fire 16/11/2004 The Star
A storeroom of a luxury condominium unit in Gurney Drive was gutted by fire
at 12.49pm on Sunday.
`Halt hill development' 16/11/2004
MM
KAJANG: "Freeze the development on the hill for our safety." This impassioned
plea to the authorities from residents of Taman Koperasi Cuepacs in Cheras
who have been living in the shadow of Bukit Sungai Putih, a hilly area which
is gradually being opened up for housing development.
Tanah tidak boleh serap
hujan 16/11/2004 BH
KEGIATAN membina tembok dan kerja tanah, termasuk menambah tanpa kawalan
turut dikenal pasti antara punca banjir kilat di ibu negara. Kerja itu menyebabkan
fungsi permukaan atas tanah terabai. Tindakan pemaju yang suka mengorek
permukaan tanah dan kemudian menambak semula kawasan itu akhirnya menyebabkan
fungsi tanah sebagai penyerap hujan hilang.
700 bimbang nyawa terancam
16/11/2004 BH-SENTRAL
KUALA LUMPUR: "Penghuni di sini hidup ketakutan dan terasa nyawa mereka
terancam berikutan tindakan pemaju melepaskan pelbagai masalah kepada penduduk
dan menghilangkan diri selepas itu. "Pemaju memungut yuran penyelenggaraan
begitu tinggi daripada penghuni setiap bulan sejak 10 tahun lalu, tetapi
tidak pernah menunaikan tanggungjawab seperti dijanjikan."
CF dah dapat tapi air,
elektrik tiada 17/11/2004 HM
SAYA tertarik dengan masalah yang diajukan insan yang menggelarkan dirinya
sebagai MSO 1963 dari Puchong, Selangor, bertajuk 'CF Sudah Dapat, Elektrik
Belum Sambung', yang disiarkan dalam akhbar Harian Metro pada 9 Oktober
2004. Masalah yang dihadapi MSO 1963 berhubung kegagalannya mendapatkan
sambungan bekalan elektrik sungguhpun mendapat Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF),
turut dihadapi kami pembeli Apartmen Saujana Damansara.
Pemaju beri alasan tidak mampu 18/11/2004 Utusan Oleh
ABANG DAMAK TKM, Kuantan, Pahang
SAYA adalah salah seorang pembeli rumah Fasa 1 di Taman Kempadang Makmur,
Kuantan yang berasa ditindas oleh pemaju perumahan kerana pemaju gagal membayar
ganti rugi 10 peratus dari harga rumah kelewatan menyerahkan rumah seperti
disebut dalam perjanjian jual beli.
Developers urged to co-operate to prevent flash floods
18/11/2004 MM
SHAH ALAM: Developers of projects in Jalan U5/137 here must cooperate with
the Shah Alam City Council to prevent flash floods at Sri Pelangi Apartments.
A spokesman for Angkatan Mewah Sdn Bhd, the apartments' developer, said
yesterday that improvements to the drainage system at the project sites
surrounding the apartments will prevent floods.
Collapsed wall gives them
the jitters 18/11/2004 MM
PUCHONG: Residents of the Acacia Apartments in Bandar Baru Puchong are worried
over a collapsed retaining wall, and fear further soil erosion in the affected
area. But Puchong Member of Parliament Lau Yeng Peng aassured the residents
yesterday that prompt action had been taken to rectify the situation.
`Stringent rules on hill
projects adhered to' 18/11/2004 MM
KAJANG: Development at Bukit Sungai Putih, which overlooks Taman Koperasi
Cuepacs in Cheras, is being carried out "in conformity with all requirements
of the relevant authorities". The developer of a housing project on the
hill, LYL Land Sdn Bhd, said that all stringent requirements pertaining
to hillside development were strictly adhered to.
Pemaju janji bayar pampasan
19/11/2004 HM
PUTRAJAYA: Pemaju projek kondomonium Presint 11 di sini, Paremba berjanji
akan membayar pampasan kepada penghuni kuarters kerajaan di kawasan berkenaan
yang dilanda banjir lumpur akibat kerja pemugaran tanah dan pemasangan cerucuk
di tapak berkenaan.
Hilltop development has residents holding their breath 20/11/2004 The Star
RESIDENTS of Taman Kooperasi Cuepacs Phase One in Cheras are worried that
development atop Bukit Sungai Putih may cause floods and landslides big
enough to be a danger to their neighbourhood.
Bila lagi rumah siap? 20/11/2004 Berita Harian Oleh
PEMBELI KECEWA, Seberang Perak.
SEBAGAI pembeli rumah di kawasan Projek Perumahan Kos Rendah dan Kos Sederhana
di Felcra Seberang Perak, Kampung Gajah, saya kesal kerana projek itu masih
terbengkalai.
Making build-then-sell work 20/11/2004 NST-PROP
By National House Buyers Association
MANY countries in the region have adopted the build-then-sell concept of
housing supply. However, developers in Malaysia are far ahead of those in
many other countries in terms of skills and technology. Is there any reason,
then, as to why they cannot adopt this same concept?
Pembeli perlu terima skim penstrukturan 20/11/2004 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Selepas 10 tahun terbengkalai, pembeli rumah Bandar Sentul
Utama di sini, dinasihat menerima cadangan skim penstrukturan semula projek
perumahan tersebut.
Living with the stink for
eight years 20/11/2004 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: For the last eight years, Taman Kosas low-cost flats residents
have had to live with a overflowing sewage tank. "Initially the tank overflowed
occasionally and the developer would fix it. But within hours it would start
again. In recent years, it has got worse," said businesswoman Nursarahin
Abdullah, 35.
Iktiraf pemaju baru Gombak Perdana Villa 24/11/2004 Utusan
Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 23 Nov - Para pembeli pangsapuri Gombak Perdana Villa yang
terbengkalai merayu kerajaan mengiktiraf pemaju baru yang mahu mengambil
alih projek berkenaan.
Inland port project to continue after seven-year wait
24/11/2004 The Star
THE longstanding problem of 522 shoplots at the Nilai Inland Port has finally
been resolved, Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said.
Find
alternatives to steel, developers told 25/11/2004 The
Star
MIRI: The Housing and Local Government Ministry has called on housing developers
nationwide to look into ways to reduce the heavy dependency on steel and
steel-related products in the construction of residential homes.
Shoddy work upsets condo buyers 25/11/2004 The Star
A SMALL group of apartment buyers want the developer to explain the shoddy
workmanship on their Sri Putramas Towers condominum units in Sri Hartamas,
Kuala Lumpur.
Penduduk beli rumah rosak 25/11/2004
BH-SENTRAL
PUCHONG: Penduduk Taman Putra Perdana dekat sini mendakwa kelewatan pemaju
membaik pulih kerosakan rumah yang siap dibina dalam tempoh jaminan menjadikan
pemilik dalam dilema. Sikap alpa pemaju membuatkan pemilik rumah kecewa
melihat banyak kerosakan rumah itu walaupun belum diduduki.
Mediating housing rows 26/11/2004
The Star At the Dewan Rakyat Reports by K.
SAITHURUKA and SUSAN TAM
BUILDING commissioners will be elected to mediate disputes between owners
of apartments and condominiums and developers under a proposed Common Property
Management Bill. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri
Ong Ka Ting said at Parliament lobby yesterday that the Bill, which was
being finalised, is set to be tabled in the next Parliament meeting.
Complex a problem even when vacant 26/11/2004 The Star
WINNIE Plaza has been the subject of residents’ grievances in Taman Sungai
Chua, Kajang, since it opened in 2000 and continues to be so even after
it closed down three months ago.
Pemaju abai kolam takungan didenda
26/11/2004 BH-SENTRAL
KLANG: Kerajaan Selangor mengambil tindakan terhadap pemaju perumahan yang
gagal membina kolam takungan di kawasan pembinaan berhampiran Kampung Budiman,
di sini sehingga menyebabkan banjir lumpur pada 13 November lalu. Pengerusi
Jawatankuasa Tetap infrastruktur dan Kemudahan Awam, Datuk Abdul Fatah Iskandar,
berkata syarikat pemaju berkenaan akan dikenakan tindakan mengikut Seksyen
34a, Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar 1974 iaitu denda tidak lebih RM100,000 atau
penjara tidak melebihi lima tahun atau kedua- duanya sekali.
Minimise
the risk factor 26/11/2004 NST
By SATRIYA SUETOH Kuala Lumpur
I WISH to echo the comments in the letter "Official statement totally unwarranted"
(NST, Nov 22). While the investigation is still being carried out, nobody
should be pointing fingers at anybody, especially at the family overwhelmed
by the tragedy.
Experts: Provide correct data on housing 27/1/2004 The
Star
MIRI: Inaccurate readings on the housing needs of the general public compiled
by certain research units have resulted in a serious mismatch of housing
demand and supply in most parts of the country.
Common area maintenance 27/11/2004 NST
LOCAL authorities have reacted to a call by some developers that wish to
take over the maintenance of common areas in their developments - on grounds
that such work is now shoddily done - by inviting them to submit tenders
"through the proper procedures".
Understanding vacant possession
27/11/2004 NST-PROP
A FAITHFUL reader of this column recently asked, by e-mail, whether the
law on vacant possession should be fine-tuned for the benefit of house purchasers.
This was because, she said, opinions are divided on what vacant possession
really means. According to one school of thought, to "give vacant possession"
means that the developer "hands over the keys" of the house to the purchaser.
However, another school of thought maintains that it is much more than that.
Therefore, what does giving "vacant possession" actually mean, going by
the law as it now stands?
Buyers get bold promise project to be completed within a year 28/11/2004 Sunday Star
Work to revive the abandoned Bandar Air Putih housing project in Balik Pulau,
Penang, has begun and is expected to be ready in November next year.
Masalah Perdana Villa dijangka selesai 29/11/2004 Utusan
Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 28 Nov. - Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) tiada halangan
untuk membenarkan syarikat Projek Pertiwi Prestij Sdn. Bhd. (Pertiwi Prestij),
meneruskan projek pangsapuri Gombak Perdana Villa yang terbengkalai sejak
empat tahun lalu jika ia diarahkan untuk berbuat demikian oleh Kementerian
Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan.
Buyers of Taman Danau Kota flats to air grouses to ministry
29/11/2004 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - When a new company took over the construction of a
low-cost apartment project in Setapak in 2002 after the original developer
went under, the buyers of the units were relieved. After all, the Taman
Danau Kota apartments were supposed to have been completed in 2000.
Pembeli
rumah berang 29/11/2004 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Mesyuarat skim pemiutang bagi menentukan pemaju baru projek
perumahan di Bandar Sentul Utama, di sini berlangsung dalam suasana hangat
dan penuh emosi apabila segelintir pembeli projek perumahan terbabit berang
berikutan tidak diberi peluang bersuara.
JGC answers Government’s call for ‘build first, sell later’ concept 29/11/2004 The Star
BUMIPUTRA developer Jejakgaya Corp Sdn Bhd (JGC) has come out with a scheme
that is aligned to the Government's vision of “build first, sell later”
concept. JGC executive director Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan announced its
“buy first, pay later” scheme recently at the site of its Kelana Sentral
Apartment project in Kelana Jaya.
