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Projek terbengkalai 22 tahun, ada pembeli sudah mati
01/06/2005 Kosmo
SEREMBAN - Semasa membeli rumah di Projek Perumahan Taman Senawang Jaya Fasa
1-C di sini pada tahun 1983, Abu Bakar Md. |
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Waiting for seven years
01/06/2005 NST N. Petaling Jaya
ON April 10, 1995, my son signed the sale and purchase agreement to
purchase a condominium in Port Klang costing RM221,880. Under the
agreement, the developer categorically stated that the "parcel is free
from encumbrances". |
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Road to anxiety for Segambut folk
01/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Taman Sri Segambut are bracing for a massive
traffic jam along Jalan Udang Galah when their neighbours in Phase 5 move in
soon. This is because the developer, Saiwai Realty Sdn Bhd, did not build an
access road to the new phase and they are forced to share the narrow Jalan
Udang Galah. |
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Lebih 60 pemaju sertai pameran hartanah di PWTC
02/06/2005 HM
Selain itu, Persatuan Pembeli Rumah Kebangsaan (HBA) akan mengadakan seminar
khas untuk pembeli rumah pertama kali serta khidmat nasihat perundangan
bertajuk 'Strata Title Seminar' pada 3 Jun di Bilik Kelantan, PWTC bermula
jam 2.30 hingga 5.30 petang. |
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Najis melimpah melalui tandas
02/06/2005 HM
PUCHONG: Penduduk di Jalan Prima 3/2 dan 3/3, Taman Puchong Prima, di sini,
terpaksa menanggung derita sejak dua tahun lalu akibat sistem pembentungan
di kawasan perumahan itu tersumbat menyebabkan saliran paip yang mengalirkan
kumbahan najis tidak berfungsi dengan baik. Ini mengakibatkan najis melimpah
keluar melalui tandas dan longkang di belakang rumah sekali gus menyebabkan
penduduk di kawasan itu dalam keadaan tidak selesa. |
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Projek Taman Senawang Jaya
disambung semula hujung tahun ini
02/06/2005 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Masalah projek rumah
terbengkalai di Taman Senawang Jaya Fasa I-C, Seremban dijangka selesai
tidak lama lagi. |
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Siap bina dulu baru
jual
03/06/2005 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Berikutan banyak kes rumah
terbengkalai, Pusat Khidmat Aduan Pengguna Nasional (NCCC) mendesak kerajaan
mengamalkan segera konsep bina dan jual agar pembeli rumah tidak teraniaya.
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Strata title boards for KL, Selangor soon
03/06/2005 The Sun
THE Strata Title Boards for Kuala Lumpur and Selangor will be set up soon,
following the formation of boards for Penang, Johor and Melaka. |
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Keep your promise!
03/06/2005 MM
KLANG: Squatters of Jalan Papan Village have reminded the State Government
to keep its promise to build 500 low-cost terrace houses for them here.
Chairman of the residents committee, Ang Mah Chye, said the Government had
made the promise in May last year, but until now, there is no sign of the
houses. |
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Belum serah kepada MBSA
03/06/2005 HM
KAMI penduduk di Taman Subang Bestari Zon 3, Shah Alam pelik kerana selepas
dua tahun menduduki taman berkenaan, pemaju belum membuat penyerahan
pengurusan kepada Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) terutama taman di Jalan
Nova U5/74 dan U5/75. Masalah itu menyebabkan pencemaran kerana sampah tidak
diangkat segera ditambah pula dengan haiwan liar yang sering mengotorkan
kawasan berkenaan. |
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Kontraktor ambil kesempatan
04/06/2005 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Segelintir kontraktor dikesan mengambil kesempatan
membelanjakan sebahagian wang disediakan pelanggan bagi menyiapkan projek
tertentu untuk kegunaan peribadi sehingga menyebabkan kerja yang diamanahkan
itu terbengkalai. Dalam kes terbaru, seorang peniaga terkejut selepas
mendapati sebahagian daripada wang pendahuluan berjumlah lebih RM30,000 yang
disediakan untuk mengubah suai kediamannya di Taman Puncak Jalil, di sini,
digunakan sewenang-wenangnya oleh kontraktor untuk tujuan peribadi. |
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Soaring crime worries residents
04/06/2005 The Star
THE soaring crime rate in Jinjang and Kepong has left residents worried for
their safety and the security of their personal belongings. |
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New rate can be paid later, rules court
04/06/2005 The Star
PUTRAJAYA: Landowners who fail in their appeal to local governments to
reduce their assessment amounts can proceed with legal action without first
paying the sum if the new rate is not known to them, the Federal Court
ruled. |
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Mahkamah Tinggi lanjut masa pembayar ingin cabar cukai
taksiran 04/06/2005
Utusan Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA 3 Jun - Mahkamah Persekutuan di sini hari ini memutuskan bahawa
Mahkamah Tinggi mempunyai kuasa untuk memberi lanjutan masa kepada pembayar
cukai yang mahu mencabar kadar bayaran cukai taksiran yang ditetapkan oleh
pihak berkuasa tempatan. Hakim Besar Malaya, Datuk Siti Norma Yaakob yang
mengetuai panel tiga hakim memutuskan demikian ketika menolak dengan kos
rayuan Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur terhadap keputusan mahkamah yang memihak
kepada Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Berhad (KLGCC). |
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Priority for contractors who have good record
04/06/2005 The Star
PENANG: Contractors who can complete government projects on time, or ahead
of schedule, will be given priority in future projects. |
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King: Continue efforts to improve government depts
04/06/2005 The Star
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Minister in the Prime
Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Abdullah Mohd Zin reciting the Surah Yasin at
a ‘doa selamat’ session to mark the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan
Agong at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur last night. |
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Residents: Stop hillslope project
04/06/2006 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Residents in Bukit Mas in Taman Melawati here want a
residential development project on a hillslope to stop. “We don't want
another tragedy to happen,” Bukit Mas Residents Ad Hoc Committee chairman
Datuk Mohd Rosli Aziz said. |
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'I've had enough of Penang'
06/06/2005 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Renowned hotelier and property developer Tan Sri Low
Yow Chuan has just about had enough of the suffocating red tape and numbing
bureaucracy in Penang and is close to pulling out of ever doing any projects
on the island. "We spent 50 years investing (in Penang) but the delays and
red tape are unbelievable. |
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Is it for housing or a forest
reserve?
06/06/2005 MM
PETALING JAYA: For almost 40 years, the villagers of Kampung Tropicana in
Subang here have led a contented life, living off the land by selling
jasmine flowers and rearing goats and cattle. Now, the future of their homes
may be at stake after the squatters were informed that their 10-acre village
may be demolished to make way for a housing project. |
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Mimpi ngeri 200 pelabur
06/06/2005 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Impian mendapat durian runtuh bertukar menjadi mimpi ngeri
kepada 200 pelabur projek Pangsapuri Villa Anggerik 2, Kajang, apabila
mereka berdepan dengan tindakan mahkamah berikutan tindakan pengurusan
projek yang didakwa melanggar perjanjian. Selain itu, bersama dengan surat
peguam dan penyata peringatan pembayaran, mereka dikejutkan dengan hutang "segera"
yang tinggi serta berhadapan kemungkinan diisytiharkan bankrap sekiranya
gagal menyelesaikan hutang mengikut tempoh yang ditetapkan bank. |
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Still no park
after 10 years
06/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5: When people bought units in Taman Shamelin Bestari
Condominium, part of the attraction was that a large plot near it was to be
developed into a park. Ten years on, the buyers are still waiting for Taman
Tasik Pudu Ulu. |
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Teng: Penang’s business-friendly
07/06/2005 The Star
Penang is business-friendly and investors need not wait many years to get
their building plans approved, State Local Government Committee chairman
Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan said. He said planning permission for new buildings
took 28 weeks to process, while the approval for building plans could be
obtained in 20 weeks. |
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Dakwaan Yow Chuan jejas reputasi Pulau Pinang: Exco
07/06/2005 Berita Harian
GEORGETOWN: Kerajaan negeri kecewa terhadap dakwaan pemaju hartanah dan
hotel terkemuka, Tan Sri Low Yow Chuan yang serik untuk melaksanakan
sebarang projek pembangunan kerana tidak tahan dengan peraturan dan kerenah
birokrasi di negeri ini. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kerajaan Tempatan,
Pengurusan Lalu Lintas, Penerangan dan Perhubungan Masyarakat negeri, Datuk
Dr Teng Hock Nan, berkata kerajaan negeri menganggap dakwaan Yow Chuan itu
menjejaskan reputasi kerajaan negeri. |
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Probe land acquisition, Suhakam urges ACA
07/06/2005 The Star
ALOR STAR: Suhakam has urged the Anti-Corruption Agency to probe an
allegation of corruption in the acquisition of 1.8ha of land to build a
hostel for a private complex. |
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Sustainable development vital for future
07/06/2005 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Sustainable development is vital for future generations, as
Malaysia’s population is expected to grow to 35 million by the year 2020.
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Pemaju hartanah didakwa ingkar
07/06/2005 Berita Harian
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebuah syarikat hartanah didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini,
semalam atas tuduhan membenarkan pembakaran terbuka di tapak pembinaan
cadangan pembangunan perumahan di Mukim Batu, April lalu. Gold Bridge
Engineering and Construction Bhd, (Gold Bridge) didakwa membenarkan
pembakaran terbuka bagi reja kayu buangan binaan di atas lot 9016 dan 9017
Mukim Batu, jam 7.32 petang, 1 April lalu. |
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Dr Teng rebuts Yow Chuan's allegations
07/06/2005 NST
GEORGE TOWN, Mon. - Prominent property developer Tan Sri Low Yow Chuan is
wrong. Penang is pro-business and is not home to suffocating red tape and
numbing bureaucracy, said state Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Dr
Teng Hock Nan. He called a Press conference today to rebut statements made
by the Low Yat Group executive chairman. |
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PM tegur pemaju lewat siap projek
07/06/2005 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Pemaju yang diberi projek pembinaan perumahan anggota serta
pegawai Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) diingatkan supaya menyiapkannya
mengikut jadual dan tidak tertangguh. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi, berkata kerajaan memandang serius kelewatan pembinaan beberapa
projek perumahan untuk warga polis dan mahu Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR)
memantau pemaju yang diberi tanggungjawab melaksanakan projek. |
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PM raps developer over delay
07/06/2005 NST
JOHOR BARU, Mon. - A housing developer found out today that the Prime
Minister does not tolerate delays in project implementation. Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reprimanded the developer for delays to the completion
of a housing project for police officers in Bukit Cagar here. |
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S'gor Govt denies housing plans
07/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: A new twist has developed in the controversy surrounding the
proposed housing project at Kampung Tropicana in Subang which may force 135
squatter families to relocate. It appears that there never was such a
project in the first place! |
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Access road for Sri Segambut Phase Five
07/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: A developer of a housing scheme in Segambut has said that they
are getting approval for a new access road from City Hall. |
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Developers gifts park to residents
07/06/2005 MM
PUCHONG: The pride of Taman Putra Prima is its Central Park at the heart of
the 180ha scheme. The park boasts of a football field, playground, gazebos,
fitness station, a 900m jogging track, reflexology path and multi-purpose
court. |
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Penang refutes Yow Chuan's claims 07/06/2005
MM
PENANG: Stung by a threat from prominent property developer Tan Sri Low Yow
Chuan to stop investing in Penang, the State Government yesterday defended
its investor-friendly record and blamed Low's company for the project's
delay. |
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The jitters over
sinkhole
07/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 Residents of Block 2 of Desa Mentari low-cost flats in
Jalan Klang Lama do not feel safe anymore.Since a sinkhole was discovered a
year ago, the flat dwellers have been having sleepless nights worrying that
the two-year-old building might collapse. |
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Five HDC Projects Facing Problems
08/06/2005 bernama.com
KUCHING, June 8 (Bernama) -- Five Housing Development Commission (HDC)
projects worth nearly RM200 million are facing serious problems, said
Housing Minister, Datuk Seri Abang Johari Tun Openg. |
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Twist to Kg
Tropicana land status issue Selangor Govt denies housing plan
08/06/2005 MM
A new twist has developed in the controversy surrounding the proposed
housing project at Kampung Tropicana in Subang which may force 135 squatter
families to relocate. |
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Builder sticks by red tape complaint
08/06/2005 The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR: Hotelier and property developer Low Yat Group stands by its
allegations of Penang's "red-tape and numbing bureaucracy", citing four
projects to back its claims. |
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Crisis committee
mooted
08/06/2005 The Star
A developer has proposed the formation of an action-oriented crisis
committee to sort out technical issues and speed up the approval of
projects. |
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'Project approval
in Penang toughest of all'
08/06/2005 MM
The Penang Government must back its “business- friendly” image with proof
that developers are getting their projects approved within a reasonable
time. |
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Sleepless nights over dumpsite
08/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 Residents of Bukit OUG here are having sleepless nights
as the area has turned noisy and dusty over the past seven months. |
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Kg Tropicana green belt not gazetted: Buffer zone for now
08/06/2005 MM
PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, June 8 Although the area surrounding the
four-hectare Kampung Tropicana in Subang is designated as a green belt and
is a buffer zone for the neighbouring Sungai Buloh forest reserve, it has
yet to be gazetted. |
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Ada CF tapi rumah tidak sempurna
08/06/2005 HM
KECEWA, Penduduk Taman Lestari Perdana
KAMI penduduk Taman Lestari Perdana kecewa dengan sikap pemaju kerana hanya
ingin mengaut keuntungan, tetapi projek perumahan terbengkalai. Kami amat
tertekan sekarang kerana terpaksa membayar kepada bank,tetapi rumah kami
tidak disiapkan dengan betul walaupun menerima Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF).
Saya sudah membuat aduan kepada pemaju tetapi mereka tidak mengambil
tindakan sewajarnya, malah mereka seperti tidak mempedulikan masalah kami.
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Flet kosong biak
nyamuk
08/06/2005 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Perumahan rumah pangsa kos rendah Sri Meranti di Bandar Sri
Damansara, dekat sini yang tidak berpenghuni dikenal pasti antara punca
utama pembiakan nyamuk aedes. |
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Poser over
uncompleted projects 08/06/2005 NST
SEREMBAN, NEGRI SEMBILAN, Tues. Why did housing developers abandon 10 police
housing projects nationwide which were just two to three per cent short of
completion? |
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Developer gifts park to residents
08/06/2005 Malay Mail
PUCHONG, SELANGOR, June 7 The pride of Taman Putra Prima is its Central Park
at the heart of the 180ha scheme. |
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‘Take stubborn
builders to task’
09/06/2005 The Star
THE Housing and Local Government Ministry has been urged to come down hard
on developers who violate judgments awarded by the Tribunal for Homebuyers
Claims. |
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Two win refund of deposits
09/06/2005 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Consumer Claims Tribunal ordered yesterday the refund of
deposits paid by two consumers.
Student Ahmad Feizal Adnan, 27, had made a RM7,798 deposit on an apartment,
construction of which had yet to begin. |
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Developer ordered to refund deposit
09/06/2005 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Consumer Claims Tribunal today directed a developer
to refund the deposit paid by a 27-year-old student for a property in a
housing project that failed to take off. |
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Kontraktor 'bidan terjun' antara punca projek polis terbengkalai
09/06/2005 BH
KITA dikejutkan sekali lagi dengan projek perumahan polis yang terbengkalai.
Selepas beberapa projek sekolah dan makmal komputer mengalami nasib sama,
apa memeranjatkan ada beberapa projek yang pembayaran sudah dijelaskan
tetapi projek tetap terbengkalai. Mengapa semua ini terjadi? Bagaimanapun,
saya yakin perkara ini akan menjadi seperti projek pembinaan sekolah dan
makmal komputer iaitu tiada siapa didakwa sehingga kini.
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30 rumah rosak dipukul ribut
09/06/2005 Berita Harian
PONTIAN: Kira-kira 30 rumah rosak teruk dengan kebanyakan bumbungnya
diterbangkan angin dalam kejadian ribut di kawasan perumahan Taman Mutiara,
Pekan Nanas di sini, semalam. Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 9.15 pagi itu,
Abu Yamin Abdul Syukur, 49 dan anaknya, Syaidah Aziqah, 12, turut cedera
ringan terkena asbestos yang diterbangkan angin. |
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Pemaju kondo
enggan bayar ganti rugi kepada pembeli
09/06/2005 Berita Harian
KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 100 pembeli kondominium Desa Heights, Kepong,
menyerahkan surat aduan terhadap pemaju perumahan Mega Mall Development di
Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Bahagian Pengawasan dan
Penguatkuasaan, di Damansara, semalam. |
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Bukan semua projek rumah polis terbengkalai bawah JKR
09/06/2005 Utusan Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 8 Jun - Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri S. Samy Velu menjelaskan
Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) tidak bertanggungjawab terhadap semua projek
perumahan polis yang terbengkalai - termasuk di Bukit Pelindung, Kuantan,
Pahang. |
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Strata-title buyers lack awareness
10/06/2005 The Sun By Fintan Ng
HIGH-RISE units are gaining popularity among home buyers but many are still
unaware of their rights should problems arise, says lawyer Viola Decruz.
Decruz, who volunteers her services with the House Buyers Association,
explains that many buyers do not bother to read the sale and purchase (S&P)
agreement carefully when they purchase strata-title properties. |
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Hanging out the wash
10/06/2005 The Sun Sujartha Kumarasamy
IMAGINE this. You have purchased a unit in what you hope to be a pretty
impressive condominium development. |
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Tiada CF sejak tinggal 10 tahun lalu
10/06/2005 HM
APA sudah jadi kepada Taman Desa, Surada, Kajang. Lebih 10 tahun menduduki
tetapi Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) belum diperolehi. Pemaju pula lepas tangan
begitu saja tanpa memikirkan nasib penduduk. Malah apa menjadi kemusykilan,
penduduk di taman ini ada yang mengubahsuai rumah dari satu tingkat kepada
dua tingkat mengikut citarasa masing-masing. Siapa yang beri kebenaran.Harap
pihak berkuasa yang terbabit turun padang memantau keadaan ini kerana
kebanyakan rumah sudah diubahsuai.TANDA TANYA,Kajang. |
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Bayan Bay project to be renamed Queensbay
10/06/2005 BT
THE stalled Bayan Bay township project in Penang, which has been revived by
CP Landmark Sdn Bhd after seven failed attempts previously by other parties,
is being renamed "Queensbay" and will be positioned as an international
project. A spokesman for the Kuala Lumpur- based company said the mixed
development project, sited on 40ha of freehold land, is expected to take
eight to 10 years to complete. However, the Bayan World Megamall at the site
will commence operation by the end of 2006. |
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1,062 pemaju
ingkar
11/06/2005 Berita Harian
KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 1,062 syarikat pemaju perumahan di negara ini dikesan
gagal membayar tuntutan ganti rugi seperti yang sudah ditetapkan Tribunal
Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR), membabitkan wang berjumlah RM17.5 juta. |
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Beyond face value 11/06/2005
NST
Just two months into his job as director-general of the Finance Ministry's
Valuation and Property Services Department, Datuk Mani Usilappan is clear
about the legacy that he will leave behind: Helping subordinates improve
their skills. "I believe in sharing knowledge. I love to teach, as much as I
love to read ... I'm always teaching my subordinates," says this Muar-born
Chettinad food enthusiast. |
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A 30-year shame
11/06/2005 NST
Inertia over issues involving Strata Titles Act a national disgrace Delays
on the part of property developers in obtaining strata titles for subdivided
buildings have remained the biggest problem faced by house buyers for the
fourth year running, a recent study by the National House Buyers Association
(HBA) has shown.
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CM: 121,000 houses
built since 1994 11/06/2005 The Star
The Penang state government has approved the construction of about 121,000
units of houses since 1994. Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said it
had also approved 5,000 units of commercial property covering 14mil sq m of
land. |
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Council denies delaying approval
11/6/2005 The Star
The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) refuted criticisms that it has been slow
in approving development plans. |
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Audit before you leap
11/06/2005 NST By G.Umakanthan
Conducting building inspections or building audits, generally shunned
because of the costs involved, can ultimately save property buyers thousands
of ringgit more. |
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Jumlah projek polis terbengkalai diserah kepada Perdana
Menteri
11/06/2005 BH
TAPAH: Kementerian Kerjaraya akan menghantar laporan terperinci mengenai
jumlah projek perumahan dan balai polis yang terbengkalai kepada Perdana
Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Menterinya, Datuk Seri S Samy
Vellu, berkata laporan itu yang akan disiapkan dalam tempoh dua minggu lagi
juga akan memaklumkan kaedah untuk menyiapkan projek berkenaan. |
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Pemaju gagal bayar ganti rugi diambil tindakan
12/06/2005 BM
PUTRAJAYA: Jabatan Peguam Negara mengesahkan tindakan undang-undang boleh
diambil terhadap syarikat pemaju perumahan yang gagal membayar tuntutan
ganti rugi yang ditetapkan Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR).
Jurucakapnya memberitahu Berita Minggu semalam, adalah menjadi kesalahan
jika pemaju ingkar arahan TTPR. |
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Housing developers
unfazed
12/06/2005 Sunday Times
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat: Housing developers are not perturbed by the Government’s
move to issue stop-work orders to developers who destroy green lungs or
mangrove swamps. This is because local authorities issue such orders under
their by-laws. |
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Developer fined RM60,000
13/06/2005 The Sun
SHAH ALAM: One of the developers who cleared large areas of land next to the
Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam Agriculture Park that sparked a public outcry
recently was today fined RM60,000 by the Sessions Court for not complying
with the conditions of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval.
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280 families in the dark over new site
13/06/2005 MM
PUCHONG : With only two months to move out, some 280 squatter families in
Kampung Tun Razak in Batu 13 here, are still in the over the location of
their new homes. While they were offered plots of land in exchange for their
squatter homes, they can only start building their houses on the plots next
year. |
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Illiterate gets her land title rectified
13/06/2005 MM
SRI KEMBANGAN: The Land Office has rectified the error in Kong Foong's land
title after she raised the matter with its officials. The Land Office
admitted its oversight and reverted the status of the lease on the land
title to the original dates. |
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Cracks on the wall
give residents the jitters
13/6/2005 Malay Mail
SEVENTEEN homeowners along Jalan 2/92B in Taman Kobena, Cheras, Kuala
Lumpur, are having sleepless nights worrying that their double-storey houses
might collapse following the appearance of cracks on the walls of their
homes. |
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Couple claims developer defaulted on refund
13/6/2005 Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 A couple claimed that an Ampang-based developer had
defaulted on the last instalment of a refund of a deposit for a bungalow lot
in Ulu Langat. The developer failed to give the refund despite a court order
in 2003. |
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No-discount ruling benefits lawyers
13/06/2005 NST
I REFER to the Bar Council's recent Solicitors (Remuneration) Enforcement
Rules 2004 (Enforcement Rules). It appears that the rules were made for the
interests of lawyers and not clients, and are now being used by them in not
giving discounts in conveyancing matters. |
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Bending rules on housing loans
13/06/2005 NST V.R.G.Petaling Jaya |
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DBKL berdolak-dalik masalah rumah retak
13/06/2005 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Penghuni rumah teres dua tingkat dan rumah pangsa Taman Kobena,
di sini, bimbang kerana tiada tindakan susulan diambil Dewan Bandaraya Kuala
Lumpur (DBKL) bagi membaiki keretakan pada dinding rumah mereka akibat dua
projek perumahan baru yang dijalankan di situ. Penghuni mendakwa pemaju
menjalankan kerja penanaman cerucuk yang tidak diluluskan oleh DBKL sehingga
mengakibatkan keretakan serta kerosakan teruk pada rumah mereka seperti
dinding berlubang, retak dan struktur rumah berubah. |
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Abandoned house gives residents the jitters
14/06/2005 The Star
AN ABANDONED house in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong, has residents living in fear
of the threat of being bitten by poisonous snakes. The compound of the
house, abandoned two years ago, is covered with grass more than 1.5m high.
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Tuntutan ganti rugi menerusi tribunal lebih murah, cepat
14/06/2005 BH
TRIBUNAL Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR) adalah badan bebas ditubuhkan
berikutan pindaan kepada Akta Pemaju Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan) 1966
yang berkuat kuasa mulai 1 Disember 2002. Wartawan Berita Harian (BH),
JAMI'AH SHUKRI, menemu bual Pengerusi TTPR, Kamardin Hashim, bagi melihat
sejauh mana tribunal itu boleh menjadi badan bebas yang mampu menjamin hak
pengguna, khususnya pembeli daripada ditindas sewenang-wenangnya oleh pemaju
perumahan. BERITA HARIAN (BH): Sejak penubuhan TTPR, setakat mana
keberkesanannya dalam memberikan alternatif dan membantu pembeli rumah
menyelesaikan masalah mereka? |
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Double-parking woes for residents
14/6/2005 The Star
PERMAI VILLA apartment residents want the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ)
to help resolve the problem of double parking near the entrance of their
apartments. |
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House owners receive CFs for their homes
14/06/2005 Malay Mail
KAJANG, SELANGOR, June 13After 12 years of waiting, 200 Taman Sri Intan
low-cost house owners finally received certificates of fitness (CFs) for
their houses. The CFs were issued after the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj)
agreed to waive several conditions. |
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Developer claims trial
15/6/2005 The Star
SHAH ALAM: A housing developer claimed trial in a Sessions Court yesterday
to three counts of collecting down-payments amounting to over RM100,000 from
17 house-buyers without a licence. Restige Group Sdn Bhd, represented by its
manager Casey Lee, denied collecting the money as booking fees for houses in
Taman Sri Mekar, Gombak in 2003. — Bernama |
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Developer charged
with collecting down payments without licence
15/6/2005 The Sun
SHAH ALAM: A housing developer was charged in the Sessions Court here today
with three counts of collecting down payments totalling over RM100,000 from
17 housebuyers without a licence. |
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Developer under probe by ACA
15/6/2005 The Star
SHAH ALAM: A prominent developer in Selangor is being investigated by the
state Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) for giving RM20mil worth of his company’s
shares to a senior officer of the Selangor Agriculture Development
Corporation (PKPS). |
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Pemaju hadapi tiga pertuduhan
15/06/2005 HM
SHAH ALAM: Sebuah syarikat pemaju perumahan didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen di
sini semalam, atas tiga tuduhan mengutip wang pendahuluan bernilai hampir
RM100,000 untuk tempahan satu projek perumahan daripada 17 pembeli tanpa
lesen. Restige Group Sdn Bhd didakwa mengutip wang pendahuluan RM29,494
sebagai bayaran tempahan untuk membeli satu unit rumah di sebuah kawasan di
Taman Sri Mekar, Gombak, daripada enam pembeli antara 10 Januari 2003 hingga
29 Januari tahun yang sama |
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Folks
fear houses will collapse
16/6/2005 The Star
HUGE cracks have appeared on the walls of 17 houses in Taman Kobena, Cheras,
and the owners fear that the roofs will collapse. The owners claimed that
the cracks and uneven floor were caused by piling works for the construction
of an 18-storey apartment building that started three years ago.
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Developer pledges to honour court order
16/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Anjung Properties Sdn Bhd, the developer of Bukit Fauna
Homestead in Hulu Langat, has promised to settle its dues with a teacher as
soon as possible. "We are not shirking our responsibility |
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Council seals flats of defaulters
17/6/2005 The Sun
Penang: The Penang Municipal Council (MPP) yesterday sealed 27 units of
flats built for the hardcore poor on Jalan Sungai because of rent arrears.
In the four-hour operation, enforcement officers locked the flats in the
21-storey building and pasted notices to inform the occupants that their
units had been sealed and for them to contact the council's assessment and
property management department. |
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Dua pengarah syarikat dituduh pecah amanah
17/06/2005 Berita Harian
KUALA LUMPUR: Dua pengarah sebuah syarikat pemaju perumahan didakwa di
Mahkamah Sesyen di sini, semalam, atas dua tuduhan bersama melakukan pecah
amanah membabitkan dua bidang tanah bernilai RM672,428, kepunyaan empat
pemilik tanah, pada 1994 dan 1997. Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, 44, dan Abdul
Malek Ishak, 45, pengarah syarikat Aga Development Sdn Bhd, tidak mengaku
bersalah atas dua tuduhan berkenaan. |
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KL Local Plan: City folk can have their say
16/06/2005 Malay Mail By Dennis Chua
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15:Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad
has assured Kuala Lumpur residents that their views would be heard once the
city’s Local Plan is ready in June next year. He said residents can give
their feedback on the plan as it is meant to benefit them as taxpayers |
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State exco's help sought
17/06/2005 MM
SHAH ALAM: Residents of Sri Pelangi Apartments in Section U5 here are upset
with the indifferent attitude of the developer to the problems in their
units. The residents expressed their unhappiness during a dialogue with
Selangor Executive Councillor for Local Government, Squatters, Housing and
Environment Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahalan at their place on Wednesday. |
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OC for
revived project next year
17/06/2005 The Star
PURCHASERS of the revived Asia Heights housing project in Bandar Baru Air
Itam in Penang can look forward to moving into their new homes by June next
year. |
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Isa: Hillslope
development may be allowed again
18/6/2005 The Star
Development on hillslopes especially for residential buildings may be
permitted again due to land shortage in Kuala Lumpur. |
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Hillslope housing may be allowed because of land shortage
17/06/2005 The Sun
Kuala Lumpur: Hillslope developmenet may be allowed for residential projects
because of land shortage. Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Mohd Isa
Abdul Samad said this after opening a seminar on conservation of the
environment yesterday, Bernama reported. |
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Bukit Gasing folks
shocked
18/06/2005 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Residents of Bukit Gasing are shocked and dismayed over
the move to develop 39 hectares on the Kuala Lumpur side of the hill. |
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Kaji semula CCC
ganti CF
18/06/2005 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi. Demikian perumpamaan
daripada Persatuan Pembeli Rumah Kebangsaan (HBA) mengenai kewibawaan
segelintir arkitek perumahan. |
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Condo-minimum
18/06/2005 NST
There are many reasons why people make their homes in condominiums. Some do
it because their children have grown up and moved out, and their homes are
now too large. Others consider it because it is cheaper to buy a unit in a
condo rather than a landed property in the location they want. |
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Students living in fear of mudslides
19/06/2005 NST
TAPAH, Sat. - It has happened at the 82-year-old school at the foot of the
hill which is being cleared. While contractors of a housing developer go
about their clearing work, the students and teachers of Sekolah Menengah
Kebangsaan Buyong Adil, near here, live in fear of mudslides whenever it
rains. |
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Building and living responsibly in the city
19/06/2005 Sunday Times
IT may be a pipe-dream, but if an architect has his way, we would all be
living in a sustainable way, writes ELIZABETH JOHN.DO you like the home in
which you live? Are you satisfied with the design of your neighbourhood, the
level of noise, pollution, transport and availability of green
space?Architect John Koh isn't and he believes that many Malaysians aren't
either. |
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Ensure board gets
off on right footing
20/6/2005 The Star
C.K. CHIEW, Kuala Lumpur. (via e-mail) |
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What you see is
not what you get
20/06/2005 MM
KLANG, June 20: Looking at the brochures, it was love at first sight for
buyers of the Bandar Botanic double-storey houses. But it turned sour when
they took possession of the houses early this year. After having moved into
their new houses, they found out that the developer did not build the units
as specified in the brochure. |
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Penghuni Sri
Pelangi kecewa sikap pemaju
21/06/2005 Berita Harian
SUBANG JAYA: Penghuni di enam blok Pangsapuri Sri Pelangi, Pinggir Subang
dekat sini tidak mampu bersabar lagi dengan kerenah pemaju yang sehingga
kini gagal menyelesaikan masalah yang membelenggu mereka. |
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Penduduk derita
MPSJ mungkir janji
20/6/2005 Utusan
SUBANG JAYA 19 Jun - Kira-kira 5,000 penduduk pangsapuri Angsana, Subang
Mewah di sini 'menderita' sejak empat tahun lain kerana menunggu pemaju dan
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) menyediakan kemudahan seperti
dijanjikan. |
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Developer ordered
to rectify faults
21/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Klang Municipal Council (MPK) has ordered the developer of
Bandar Botanic in Klang to rectify houses built not in accordance to
specifications following complaints from buyers. |
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Co-op’s debts of
RM100 million under probe for mismanagement
22/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22: One of the country’s oldest co-ops is under probe for
dubious multi-million ringgit investments, including a fleet of luxury cars,
condos overseas and overpriced real estate. |
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Act against irresponsible developers, Ministry urged
22/06/2005 MM
THE plight of condominium owners left without strata titles was highlighted
in the House. DAP Bukit Bintang member Fong Kui Lun said unit owners of Le
Chateau condominium had failed to obtain strata titles despite having paid
quit rent to its developer. "I urge the Kuala Lumpur Land and Mines
Department to act against the developer." He said the condominium received
its certificate of fitness (CF) in 1999, and the developer should have been
able to apply for the strata title, six months after the CF was issued. Fong
also called on the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to take
action. |
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Best formula for
CCC
22/06/2005 The Sun
SUBANG JAYA: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government announced
yesterday that it is working with various professional bodies to come up
with the best formula for the certification of completion of construction (CCC)
works or certificate of fitness (CF). |
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Building din bothers residents
22/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Work on the long abandoned 249-unit Sri Impian Condominium in
Jalan Tun Sambanthan 1 has begun since early this year. While it is music to
the ears of those who purchased the condo units, the din from the
construction site is a daily nightmare for neighbours. |
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No answers for anxious buyers
23/06/2005 MM
PETALING JAYA, June 23: Frustrated housebuyers of Bandar Alam Perdana in
Shah Alam will know the status of their abandoned housing project next
month.
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Rumah terbengkalai
3 tahun
23/06/2005 HM
PETALING JAYA: Pembeli rumah di Bandar Alam Perdana, Bukit Cherakah, Kuala
Selangor kesal kerana syarikat pemaju projek itu masih tidak dapat
menyiapkan kediaman mereka walaupun ia dijadualkan siap tiga tahun lalu. |
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Rumah terbengkalai
pemaju diserbu
23/06/2005 Utusan
PETALING JAYA 22 Jun - Kira-kira 100 wakil pembeli rumah Bandar Alam Perdana
di Shah Alam 2 di sini 'menyerbu' pejabat pemaju bagi mendapatkan penjelasan
sebenar mengenai status projek rumah mereka yang terbengkalai sejak 2002.
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Uphold spirit,
provisions of KL Structure Plan
23/06/2005 NST
I WAS the past president of the Malaysian Institute of Planners and advisory
committee member to the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2004. I was shocked by
the statement of Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Isa Samad (NST, June
17) on the proposed development of 39ha at the Bukit Gasing Forest Reserve. |
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10 held after dispute over fee payments
23/06/2005 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - A wrangle between apartment dwellers and Venice Hill
Management Corporation Sdn Bhd over the non-payment of maintenance fees
has drawn police into the dispute. Citing the Criminal Procedure Code for
wrongful restraint, 10 employees of the corporation, including nine
security guards, were taken into custody last night. |
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Long wait for strata title
24/06/2005 NST DMS Manjung |
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Pembeli kesal
kerenah pemaju
24/06/2005 Berita Harian
PETALING JAYA: Marah, kesal dan kecewa. Itulah perasaan lebih 2,000 pembeli
rumah Projek Bandar Alam Perdana berikutan pemaju menangguh struktur
pembinaan projek perumahan itu. |
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Five cheated in housing scam
25/06/2005 MM
KUALA LUMPUR: Five low- cost house buyers claim they were cheated by a
middleman. Yesterday, the five buyers of flats under the Hardcore Poor
Development Programme in Taman Intan Baiduri sought help from the MCA Public
Service and Complaint Department. |
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Land gone despite
forgery
26/06/2005 Sunday Times
KUALA LUMPUR: Three ordered to pay RM7.3m to couple. A couple lost their
ancestral land despite the High Court’s finding that their signatures on
bank documents had been forged. |
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Federal Court ruling on Adorna
Properties vs Boonsam Boonyanit
26/06/2005 NSUNT
ON Dec 22, 2000, the apex court ruled that a property sale was valid if the
property was obtained in good faith and for valuable consideration, even if
forgery was involved. The ruling followed an appeal by Adorna Properties
over the sale of a land in Tanjung Bungah, Penang.
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Senarai hitam
kontraktor gagal: PM
26/06/2005 BM
GEORGETOWN: "Ini bukan cerita sedih, tapi menyakitkan hati. Banyak masalah
timbul ...pembeli rumah sudah bayar itu dan ini, tapi rumah tak siap juga."
Ini antara keluhan dan rasa kesal yang diluahkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berhubung projek perumahan terbengkalai yang kini
menjadi ‘penyakit’ kepada negara. |
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Pulih segera projek 'sakit'
26/06/2005 HM
PULAU PINANG: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, mengarahkan
semua projek terbengkalai di seluruh negara yang boleh dipulihkan,
dibangunkan segera supaya tidak wujud lagi projek 'sakit' di negara ini. |
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121 projek rumah dipulih
26/06/2005 Utusan
PULAU PINANG 25 Jun - Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan sedang
memulihkan sejumlah 121 daripada 141 projek perumahan terbengkalai di
seluruh negara yang dikenal pasti sehingga 31 Mei lalu. |
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PM wants abandoned projects revived immediately
26/06/2005 Daily Express
Penang: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants all abandoned projects that
can be salvaged to be revived immediately so that there are no more "ailing"
projects in the country. The Prime Minister said "ailing" projects were a
crying shame and the problem must be overcome immediately with the
co-operation of all parties including the state governments and the Housing
and Local Government Ministry. |
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RM3b to revive abandoned housing
projects
26/06/2005 Sunday Star
PENANG: It would cost the Government RM3bil to revive 172 abandoned housing
projects in the country. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
said the money need not be spent if developers had fulfilled their
responsibility and completed the projects consisting 32,000 units. |
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Pemaju projek `sakit' disenaraihitamkan
26/06/2005 Utusan
PULAU PINANG 25 Jun - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi memberi amaran
kerajaan akan menyenaraihitamkan pemaju dan individu yang mengakibatkan
sesuatu projek pembiayaannya `sakit' dan terbengkalai. |
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Rumah tetap dilelong
26/06/2005 Berita Harian Oleh Zalifah Mohd Yatim
KESAL...penduduk Taman Permata menunjukan surat yang diterima daripada
pihak bank.JOHOR BAHRU: Lebih 90 pemilik kediaman di Taman Permata, di
sini umpama jatuh ditimpa tangga apabila rumah yang dibeli sejak tujuh
tahun lalu dan sudah dibayar seratus peratus tetapi tetap akan dilelong
pada 28 Jun ini. |
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100 pemaju
perumahan ke mahkamah
27/06/2005 Berita Harian
KUALA LUMPUR: Lebih 100 syarikat pemaju perumahan akan dikenakan tindakan
mahkamah kerana melakukan pelbagai kesalahan membabitkan pelaksanaan projek
dan gagal menjaga kepentingan pembeli rumah. Semua syarikat terbabit akan
didakwa mengikut peruntukan Akta Pemaju Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan)
1966 dan Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR). |
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'Housing tribunal solves 90% of
cases'
27/06/2005 The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tribunal for Housebuyer Claims has settled about 90% of
the 10,000 cases filed to date, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk
Seri Ong Ka Ting said yesterday. |
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Rumah ada CF,
bekalan air, api tiada
27/06/2005 Harian Metro MANGSA
KEADAAN, Taman Tengku Aminah, Skudai, Johor |
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House owners eligible for CF after MPKj's upgrading work
27/6/2005 The Malay Mail
KAJANG: Residents of Taman Desa Surada and Sungai Ramal can now heave a sigh
of relief. After living in uncertainty without certificates of fitness since
2001, they can now apply for the elusive CF as its sewage pond and sewerage
system has been repaired. |
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Peguam songlap
27/06/2005 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang peguam 'kaki kapur' yang berpejabat di Subang Jaya,
dipercayai menggelapkan jutaan ringgit hasil 'songlap' wang kerajaan yang
disalurkan kepada kakitangan yang memohon pinjaman pembelian rumah. Peguam
terbabit menggunakan taktik menunaikan cek dikeluarkan Bahagian Pinjaman
Perumahan Perbendaharaan Malaysia sebelum menggunakannya untuk hidup mewah
dan kemudian memaklumkan kepada pelanggan kononnya cek belum diterima. |
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359 mahu pemaju pulangkan tanah
27/06/2005 Berita Harian
KUALA SELANGOR: Seramai 359 peserta Rancangan Revolusi Hijau Bukit Cherakah
III dekat sini mahu tanah milik mereka dikembalikan jika pemaju gagal
meneruskan pembangunan di situ. Wakil penduduk, Ab Samad Alias, berkata
tanah seluas kira-kira 430 hektar yang terletak di Mukim Ijok, Kuala
Selangor itu pada mulanya ditanam kelapa sawit pada 1989. |
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Keep tabs on
projects, says PM
28/06/2005 The Star
KUANTAN: Continue to monitor completed development projects and those that
are being planned, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told state assemblymen
community leaders and district officers. The Prime Minister said they should
not think that just because they had acquired a project that there would be
no more problems. |
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Certificate of
Fitness: Take developers to task
28/06/2005 NST
KAMARUZAMAN SURADI, Penang |
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Peguam songlap wang tiada sijil amalan sejak 2001
28/06/2005 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Peguam 'kaki kapur' yang didakwa melesapkan jutaan ringgit
wang kerajaan yang dipinjamkan kepada kakitangannya yang layak membeli rumah,
didakwa beroperasi secara haram sejak 2001. Ini kerana, sijil amalan
guamannya sebagai peguam untuk pemaju perumahan sudah disekat sejak 2001
kerana tidak memperbaharui lesen itu dengan Majlis Peguam tanpa diketahui
sebabnya. |
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Kaedah menyelamat projek rumah terbengkalai
29/06/2005 Utusan
DALAM tempoh singkat, sebanyak dua kali Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi membangkitkan luahan hatinya yang tidak senang terhadap
projek-projek 'sakit' atau terbengkalai. |
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6,941 premis di MPPD akan disita
30/06/2005 Berita Harian
PORT DICKSON: Sebanyak 6,941 pegangan, terutama kediaman dan premis
perniagaan di kawasan pentadbiran Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson (MPPD)
disenaraikan untuk tindakan sita. |
