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Kembalikan duit kami! 02/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia 
SUBANG JAYA 1 Jan.- "Kembalikan duit kami!," gesa pembeli Kondominium Coral Vista kepada pihak pemaju perumahan berkenaan.

Kecewa rumah pangsa kos rendah masih terbengkalai 02/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia PEMBELI BUNTU, Batang Berjuntai, Selangor.
SAYA adalah pembeli rumah projek tahun 2000 Fasa 1, Rumah Pangsa Kos Rendah 5 Tingkat di Mukim Ijok, Daerah Kuala Selangor di Bandar Alam Perdana.

Projek rumah terbengkalai di Selangor tiada kesudahan 02/01/2006 Berita Harian 
SHAH ALAM: Siapa tidak marah kalau wang yang dikumpul sekian lama untuk membeli rumah idaman, ‘hilang’ begitu saja berikutan kegagalan pemaju menyiapkan projek seperti dijanjikan.

'Tolong siapkan rumah kami' 02/01/2006 Kosmo 
SEPANG - Cerita projek perumahan terbengkalai bukan perkara baru dan ia sering didedahkan melalui media.

Pembeli buntu rumah terbengkalai 10 tahun 03/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia 
KUALA LUMPUR 2 Jan. - Lagi projek rumah terbengkalai. Kali ini melibatkan 47 unit rumah kos sederhana dua tingkat di Taman Kencana, Fasa 3, Ampang yang terbengkalai sejak 10 tahun yang lalu.

RUMAH TERBENGKALAI DITERUSKAN 03/01/2006 HM
KAJANG: Pembeli rumah di Taman Serosa, Jalan Cheras, diminta menghubungi jawatankuasa bertindak taman perumahan itu secepat mungkin bagi menandatangani surat perjanjian berhubung projek yang terbengkalai sejak lapan tahun lalu. "Ini kerana pihak kontraktor masih menunggu surat ini sebagai jaminan rumah berkenaan akan diteruskan," kata Pengerusi jawatankuasa berkenaan, Hussin Saimin, 38.

Taman Serosa perlu sokongan pembeli 04/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
KAJANG 3 Jan. - Beberapa pembeli rumah terbengkalai di Taman Serosa di sini menggesa 108 rakan pembeli di situ supaya tampil untuk menandatangani surat perjanjian dengan pemaju baru yang bersetuju bagi meneruskan projek tersebut sebelum 15 Januari ini.

Rumah terbengkalai sejak 1998 04/01/2006 Berita Harian
KAJANG: Hasrat 108 pembeli rumah di Taman Serosa, Jalan Cheras untuk menduduki kediaman yang terbengkalai sejak 1998 akan tercapai dengan pelantikan pemaju baru untuk meneruskan projek berkenaan, akhir bulan ini.

Throw the book at errant firms 04/01/2006 New Straits Times
THE recent tragedy in which Dr Liew Boon Horng lost his life is a sobering reminder that construction sites are dangerous places, especially when insufficient care is taken to ensure materials are stored safely.

'Daftar LPHS elak projek terbengkalai' 05/01/2006 BH  
SHAH ALAM: Lembaga Perumahan dan Hartanah Selangor (LPHS) mencadangkan perunding projek di negeri ini didaftarkan dengan agensi itu sebagai usaha mencegah projek terbengkalai.

Sign agreement fast to revive housing project, buyers urged 05/01/2006 The Star
HOUSE BUYERS of Taman Serosa in Kajang are urged to sign a supplemental agreement soon so that the abandoned project can be revived. At least 75% of the 108 house buyers have to sign the agreement before Jan 15.

Time to change "tidak apa" ways 05/01/2006 New Straits Times
WE Malaysians have gone too far with our tidak apa attitude. We wait for a tragedy to happen, and then clamor for heads to roll. The authorities would then promise better enforcement and stiffer punishment.

SPNB revives 20-year-old housing project 05/01/2006 www. theedgedaily.com By Tamimi Omar
Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MOF, Inc) has acquired a 20-year old abandoned housing project in Taman Sungai Pinang, Klang to revive at the cost of RM1.16 million.

Abandoned project in Klang revived 06/01/2006 Business Times 
FRUSTRATED house owners of an abandoned project in Klang are finally able to move into their homes after waiting for 20 long years.

SPNB siapkan rumah terbengkalai 20 tahun  06/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 5 Jan. - Selepas 20 tahun menanti, akhirnya pemilik-pemilik rumah dua tingkat di Taman Sungai Pinang, Klang boleh berpindah ke rumah mereka setelah ia siap sepenuhnya selepas diambil alih oleh Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB).

MPSJ lulus CF selepas jalan, parit dibina 06/01/2006 Berita Harian 
KUALA LUMPUR: Pemaju Taman Lestari Perdana di Seri Kembangan minta menyiapkan kemudahan jalan raya dan sistem perparitan terlebih dulu sebelum menerima sijil layak menduduki (CF).

SPNB baik pulih projek rumah terbengkalai 20 tahun 06/01/2006 Berita Harian 
KLANG 10 Jan. - Selepas 20 tahun kecewa dan tidak pasti dengan nasib projek perumahan mereka, kini pemilik 17 unit rumah dua tingkat di Taman Sungai Pinang di sini, boleh tersenyum gembira apabila rumah tersebut akhirnya siap sepenuhnya.

Tanah runtuh: Enam rumah ranap 07/01/2006 Kosmo 
IPOH - Musim hujan yang berterusan dipercayai menjadi punca kepada enam buah rumah teres dua tingkat yang runtuh secara tiba-tiba di Taman Pusing Indah, kira-kira 30 kilometer dari sini, pukul 4 petang semalam.

House ready at last, but more problems loom 07/01/2006 The Star 
Klang: Instead of looking forward to moving into their homes, several owners of double-storey houses in Taman Sungai Pinang in Kapar near here of what awaits them.

Bukit Sentosa, Bukit Beruntung terbiar 07/01/2006 Berita Harian
BUKIT Sentosa dan Buklt Beruntung begitu gah kerana di sinilah dianggap pintu masuk yang cepat untuk ke Genting Highlands dan seterusnya ke pantai timur bagi pengguna jalan raya dari utara tanpa perlu menghadapi kesesakan lalu lintas di Kuala Lumpur.

Pusing Indah a problematic project, says Tajol Rosli 08/01/2006 New Straits Times
IPOH, Sat. - The Taman Pusing Indah housing project near here, scene of a landslide yesterday which damaged six houses, has been a problematic project since the beginning.

Tanah runtuh, 3 rumah musnah 08/01/2006 Mingguan Malaysia 
IPOH 7 Jan. -Sebanyak 15 buah rumah di Taman Pusing lndah di sini diarah supaya segera dikosongkan berikutan kejadian tanah runtuh yang memusnahkan tiga rumah di kawasan itu semalam.

Empat tahun tunggu CF 09/01/2006 Berita Harian  
PUCHONG: Penantian empat tahun kira-kira 4,000 penduduk Taman Saujana Puchong, di sini untuk mendapatkan sijil layak menduduki (CF) bagi rumah mereka ternyata belum berakhir.

Cukai pintu naik 09/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 8 Jan. - Pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) di beberapa buah negeri mula menaikkan cukai pintu di kawasan masing-masing mulai 1 Januari lalu. Tinjauan Utusan Malaysia mendapati kadar kenaikan adalah antara 0.1 peratus dan 1.1 peratus bergantung kepada kategori kediaman atau perniagaan.

Frustrated house buyers speak up 09/01/2006 NST 
Georgetown, Sun - They are innocent victims caught between the failures of an irresponsible developer and a toothless local government. Many house buyers of the Taman Krystal apartment complex's Block C, which has some 260 units, have waited almost nine years for their homes. Their investment is costing them dearly.

Port Dickson has seen better days MM 09/01/2006
PORT DICKSON: Port Dickson, once a popular holiday destination, has lost much of its charm and its 22km panoramic coastline is now littered with unoccupied bungalows, abandoned condominium projects and hotels, and overgrown shrubs. What happened?

Ka Ting arah atasi Taman Wawasan mendap 10/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
TANJONG KARANG 9 Jan. - Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan akan bertindak untuk mengatasi masalah perumahan Taman Wawasan, di sini yang mengalami masalah condong kerana mendap dan tidak selamat diduduki.

MDKS jawab isu rumah terbengkalai  10/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
KUALA SELANGOR 9 Jan. - Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor (MDKS) menjelaskan punca projek Rumah Pangsa Kos Rendah Lima Tingkat di Mukim Ijok, Bandar Alam Perdana, di sini terbengkalai kerana pemajunya menghadapi masalah kewangan.

We need more enforcement 11/01/2006 NST By BRIG JEN (R) DATUK GOH SENG TOH
AS the nation reacts to the unfortunate death of Dr Liew Boon Horng, who died in a worksite accident in Sri Hartamas recently, let us look at the overall situation. I notice that the parties directly related to the subject are voicing their concern and saying it is not their fault the accident happened.

Local councils in Johor to revalue properties 13/01/2006 NST
JOHOR BARU, Thurs. - The State Government has given the green light to six local councils to revalue properties and review tax revenue.

Falling boulders damage two houses 13/01/2006 The Star
AMPANG: The back portion of two houses were damaged when four boulders fell from a cliff in Taman Bukit Pandan, close to where another two rocks came down just over a week ago.

Tribunal’s role in jeopardy 13/01/2006 The Star
ONE good thing that has happened to Malaysian consumers since 1999 is the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act 1999. 

 A season of hope ... 14/01/2006 NST By Salleh Buang
HIGH on my wish list for 2006 is an end to the perennial problem of abandoned housing. The reason is that while I am an optimist by nature, past events have made me realise that the build-then-sell concept becoming reality stands a very slim chance. The realist in me says that for as long as we stick to our old practice of selling, then building abandoned projects will continue to feature in our landscape in the years ahead. Despite being mooted by none other than Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi early last year, I have no confidence at all that build-then-sell will gain momentum - or get past Cabinet to become a brand new Executive policy.

Rate hikes causing major discontent  14/01/2006 The Sun Delren Terrence Douglas Petaling Jaya
IN RECENT WEEKS, 'the 'Selangor Gerakan Youth headquarters has been inundated with many complaints from residents allover the country on the manner local councils had raised the quit rent and assessment rates and the extraordinary high percentage increase of the rates.

Tribunal ineffective, awards a sham 14/01/2006 The Star SM MOHAMED IDRIS, President, Consumers Association of Penang.
THE Consumer Claims Tribunal was set up in 1999 to provide consumers a simple and quick method for redress when business people fail to deliver their promises or breach their contracts.

Cheaper legal fees spells good news for buyers 14/01/2006 NST-Prop
"It will make ownership more affordable, and put to rest the generalised 'No discount rule' that was implemented across the board for all conveyancing practices," said HBA's secretary-general Chang Kim Loong .

Boulders crash on homes after landslip 14/01/2006 The Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Two double storey terrace houses in Taman Bukit Pandan, Cheras, here, were badly damaged when boulders came crashing following a landslide in Jalan Bukit Pandan 3, Friday night.

Datuk Bandar sued for RM500,000 14/01/2006 The Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR: Haris Abdullah Hue, whose two-year-old son, Putera Marzuqi Hue, plunged four floors after slipping through a broken railing at the Seri Melaka flats last month, is suing Datuk Bandar Datuk Ruslin Hassan for more than half a million ringgit.

Rumah tak selamat 14/01/2006 Harian Metro
CHERAS: Penduduk Taman Bukit Pandan, di sini, diancam maut berikutan beberapa kejadian tanah runtuh yang menyebabkan rumah mereka dihempap batu seberat 100 kilogram, termasuk insiden terbaru kira-kira jam 7 malam tadi.

MPSJ nasihat penduduk Puncak Jalil bersabar 14/01/2006 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR – Majis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) menasihatkan penduduk Taman Puncak Jalil dan Bandar Lestari Permai supaya bersabar sehingga beberapa bulan lagi sebelum mereka menikmati prasarana lebih baik.

Cukai pintu mesti mesra rakyat: Ong 14/01/2006 Berita Harian
KLANG: Kerajaan negeri dan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) sepatutnya sudah mengambil kira semua aspek termasuk kepentingan penduduk di kawasan masing-masing sebelum menaikkan kadar cukai pintu.

Sudah jangka dihempap batu 15/01/2006 Metro Ahad
CHERAS: “Kebimbangan yang menghantui kami akhirnya menjadi kenyataan. Kejadian tanah runtuh yang berlaku seminggu lalu, berulang. Kali ini lebih berbahaya apabila seketul batu seberat 100 kilogram (kg) menghempap rumah saya petang semalam (kelmarin).

Tanah runtuh : MPAJ awasi 24 jam 15/01/2006  Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) sedang mengawasi 24 jam kawasan tanah runtuh yang mengakibatkan kerosakan teruk dua buah rumah teres dua tingkat di Taman Bukit Pandan, Cheras di sini semalarn.

Pegawai MPAJ pantau tanah runtuh 24 jam 15/01/2006  Berita Minggu
KUALA LUMPUR: Lapan pegawai Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) ditugaskan secara bergilir selama 24 jam bagi memantau bukit berhampiran Taman Bukit Pandan, Cheras, di sini selepas kejadian tanah runtuh yang menimpa dua rumah teres petang kelmarin.

Floored by defects 16/01/2006 The Malay Mail
Place a ball or tin can horizontally at the entrance of any house at the Bandar Puteri housing estate in Klang and chances are, it will roll to the living room.

Rasional cukai pintu 16/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
CUKAI pintu timbul kembali menjadi isu. Tidak pernah ada berita yang boleh disambut lega mengenai cukai pintu. Cukai dinaikkan tetapi perkhidmatan mengecewakan.

Paying the price 16/01/2006 The Star
Residents say Petaling Jaya Municipal Council has no right to increase assessment rates. They claim that residents are being penalised for the councl's faults. After all, RM60mil has yet to be accounted for. And, 13 pieces of land are nowhere to be found.

Listen and act on residents' grouses  16/01/2006 NST V.P. Ipoh
THE landslide at the Taman Pusing Indah housing project (NST, Jan 8) is but one indication of the problems plaguing Ipoh city.

Not this year, nor next year 16/01/2006 The Star
THERE will be no increase in assessment rates for properties in areas under the jurisdiction of Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) for 2006.

Council must be firm 17/01/2006 The Star  GOT TO KNOW Kota Damansara
I REFER to the story “Blessing for new proposal” in the StarMetro on Dec 12. Datuk Mokhtar Dahlan appears to be very pleased with the proposal by the developer and to quote him:

In need of an uncomplicated policy 17/01/2006 NST Richard Teo, Kota Baru
THE Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) must come out with a clear policy of releasing Bumiputera-designated houses for sale to non-Bumiputeras once conditions have been complied.

Bandar Puteri developer to look into defects 17/01/2006 The Malay Mail
The developer of Bandar Puteri in Klang has assured house owners that their complaints about defects in their houses will be looked into.

Residents worry about safety after landslide 17/01/2006 The Star
RESIDENTS of Taman Indah Phase Two in Batu Gajah, Perak, are concerned about their safety after a landslide occurred at a nearby housing estate which is under construction.

Responsibility for mishaps 17/01/2006 The Star
THE relevant authorities in Perak must carry out in-depth studies before approving housing projects, particularly those located on hilly areas. State Consumer Affairs and Unity Committee chairman Datuk G. Rajoo said neglect on their part could cause mishaps and loss of lives.

Be Serious In Making Towns Safe, Says Ong 17/01/2006 Bernama
SEREMBAN, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- All the 145 local authorities in the country should play a serious role in making the towns safe by implementing the 'Safe Town' programme to eradicate crime.

End Of 14-Year Wait To Get Houses 17/01/2006 Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- A 14-year wait for 310 families of squatters in Matang Pagar, Sungai Buluh, Selangor, to have their own houses finally ended Tuesday.

Mangsa batu runtuh pulang ke rumah sabtu ini 18/01/2006 Utusan Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR 17 Jan. - Semua pemilik rumah di Taman Bukit Pandan, Cheras di sini yang menjadi mangsa batu runtuh menimpa rumahnya, dijangka pulang ke rumah masing-masing Sabtu ini untuk menyambut Tahun Baru Cina berikutan tindakan pemaju perumahan itu membina pagar besi sebagai penghadang.

Projek tergendala hantui Kampung Sungai Pusu 18/01/2006 Berita Harian
GOMBAK: Keterbukaan penduduk Kampung Sungai Pusu, dekat Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) di sini menerima pembangunan mungkin bertukar menjadi igauan buruk apabila beberapa projek yang terbengkalai sejak dua tahun lalu mengundang pelbagai masalah dan jenayah yang membimbangkan mereka.

Colluding lawyers, architects targeted 19/01/2006 The Star 
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyers and architects found to be working with illegal developers are being referred to the Bar Council and Malaysian Architects Board for disciplinary action.

Penantian 14 tahun berakhir 19/01/2006 Berita Harian
SELAYANG: Penantian selama 14 tahun setinggan Matang Pagar, Gombak, dekat sini untuk memiliki rumah sendiri berakhir apabila 527 penduduk di situ ditawarkan menduduki penempatan semula di Blok G, F dan H Taman Matang Jaya, Mukim Rawang.

RUMAH LAMBAT SIAP 20/01/2006 HM 
AMPANG: Kelewatan pemaju menyiapkan projek perumahan kos rendah di Sering, Hulu Klang, dalam tempoh ditetapkan menyebabkan penduduk Kampung Fajar dan Baru 8, di sini, enggan berpindah. Projek itu yang dilaksanakan Mac 2003 sepatutnya selesai pada Mac tahun lalu tetapi sehingga kini, hanya 15 peratus yang siap.

Scale Fees Benchmark For Professional Bodies And Boards 20/01/2006 Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Nine professional bodies and boards Friday agreed that the primary purpose of scale fees is to set a benchmark to establish a reasonable level of remuneration that commensurate with the provision of professional services of an acceptable and recognised standard.

Performance bond for developers 20/01/2006 The Star
THE Subang Jaya and Sepang municipal councils will impose an additional condition on all developers with projects near Taman Putra Prima, forcing them to place a “performance bond.’

Set up ombudsman to probe delays, says HBA 21/01/2006 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: An independent ombudsman should be set up to investigate delays by the Insolvency Department in tackling outstanding issues.

Independent body to oversee property management 21/01/2006 NST-Prop By G. Umakanthan
The practice of property management must be brought under the control of an independent body that is empowered to take action against anyone who threatens public interest.

'Tribunal will better protect housebuyers' 22/01/2006 Daily Express 
Tuaran: Homebuyers in the State can rest assured that they would be protected further when the Tribunal for Housing Purchasers Claims is finally formed this year.

Anything won or inherited need not be declared to IRB 22/01/2006 Sunday Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Everyone hopes to win RM1mil in a lottery or big cash prizes in a contest. But how many stop to think if the taxman has the right to claim a piece of the pie? 

Homebuyers in a fix can seek help from tribunal 23/01/2006 The Star DARSHAN SINGH, Manager, National Consumer Claims Centre, Petaling Jaya.
CONGRATULATIONS to the group of housebuyers who were awarded compensation by the Court of Appeal for shoddy work done by a housing developer, “Housebuyers win case” (The Star, Jan 19). 

Penduduk mahu ambil alih 23/01/2006 Kosmo
KUALA LUMPUR - Penduduk flat Setapak Indah Jaya dalam dilema setiap hari apabila pelbagai masalah di kawasan kediaman yang membuatkan mereka tidak senang duduk.

MP to help flat owners obtain their strata titles 24/01/2006 The Star 
RESIDENTS of the Setapak Indah Jaya flats are fed up of the badly maintained state of their flats. The conditions there has deteriorated ever since the management office closed down late last year..

Grave issue irks residents 24/01/2006 The Star
RESIDENTS and property owners in Taman Saujana Puchong have begun a fund-raising campaign to initiate legal proceedings against the Selangor state government and the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).

Penduduk mahu pemaju tunai janji 24/01/2006 Berita Harian
SHAH ALAM: Penduduk Islam sekitar Kota Kemuning di sini mendesak Hicom-Gamuda Development Sdn Bhd mengekalkan tapak kubur, masjid dan sekolah agama mengikut pelan asal yang diluluskan pada 2002.

JKR pantau projek terbengkalai 25/01/2006 HM 
PETALING JAYA: Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) dipertanggungjawabkan mengawasi dan memantau pelaksanaan projek yang terbengkalai dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-8 (RMK-8), termasuk kuarters polis di seluruh negara. Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, berkata projek kuarters polis yang terbengkalai adalah antara 16 peratus projek yang gagal disiapkan dalam RMK-8 dan terpaksa dibawa ke dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9 (RMK-9).

Queensbay Megamall siap suku keempat tahun ini 26/01/2006 BH
CP Landmark Sdn Bhd, syarikat dalam Kumpulan CP, menjangka menyiapkan kompleks beli-belah terbengkalai Bayan Bay, di Pulau Pinang yang kini diberikan nama baru, Queensbay Megamall pada suku keempat tahun ini. Syarikat itu mendapat pinjaman berjangka RM110 juta daripada Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd bagi menyiapkan projek itu yang asalnya dibangunkan anak syarikat Anson Perdana Bhd, Eternal Resources Sdn Bhd, dengan kerjasama Perbadanan Pembangunan Pulau Pinang (PDC).

Retaining wall on verge of collapse 26/01/2006The Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Taman Sri Lempah flats at Lorong Jugra near Taman Desa here are living in fear that a retaining wall of a partially-built town-house may collapse following a downpour.

Other protests affecting proposed burial plots 27/01/2006 The Malay Mail
SUBANG JAYA: Here are other recent cases of residents protesting against cemetery projects near their housing areas: Kota Kemuning residents staged a peaceful protest on Jan 22 this year against a proposed cemetery project in their township.

 

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