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GENERAL NEWS REPORTS
(2005)
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1. 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.

2. Waiting for seven years 01/06/2005 NST N. Petaling Jaya

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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).

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. '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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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!

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. '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.

40. 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.

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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.

44. 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?

45. 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.

46. ‘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.

47. 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.

48. 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.

49. 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.

50. 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.

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. 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.

54. 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.

55. 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.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. 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.

59. 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.

60. 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.

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. 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.

64. 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.

65. 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.

66. 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.

67. 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.

68. 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.

69. 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.

70. 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.

71. 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.

72. Bending rules on housing loans 13/06/2005 NST V.R.G.Petaling Jaya

73. 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.

74. 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.

75. 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?

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. 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

79. 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.

80. 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).

81. 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

82.  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.

83. 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

84. 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.

85. 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.

86. 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

87. 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.

88. 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.

89. 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.

90. 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.

91. 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.

92. 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.

93. 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.

94. 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.

95. 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.

96. Ensure board gets off on right footing 20/6/2005 The Star C.K. CHIEW, Kuala Lumpur. (via e-mail)

97. 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.

98. 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.

99. 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.

100. 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.

101. 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.

102. 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.

103. 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).

104. 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.

105. 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.

106. 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.

107. 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.

108. 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.

109. 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.

110. Long wait for strata title 24/06/2005 NST DMS Manjung

111. 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.

112. 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.

113. 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.

114. 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.

115. 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.

116. 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.

117. 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.

118. 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.

119. 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.

120. 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.

121. 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).

122. '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.

123. Rumah ada CF, bekalan air, api tiada 27/06/2005  Harian Metro MANGSA KEADAAN, Taman Tengku Aminah, Skudai, Johor

124. 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.

125. 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.

126. 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.

127. 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.

128. Certificate of Fitness: Take developers to task 28/06/2005  NST  KAMARUZAMAN SURADI, Penang

129. 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.

130. 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.

131. 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.