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      Jentera lesap, kondo tersadai
      
      
      01/06/2006 Kosmo KAJANG - Bukan saja rumah 
    tidak siap malah pahat pun dah tak berbunyi! Begitulah keadaan Kondominium 
    Servis Kajang Villa di sini yang masih belum siap walaupun sudah hampir enam 
    tahun pembinaan dimulakan.
 
    
    
    PKNS jawab 
    aduan penduduk Flat Keramat Permai
     
    01/06/2006 Utusan MOHD. WAZIR ABDUL GANI, Pegawai Akhbar, 
    b.p Pengurus Besar, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor.
 
    
    
    Review leasehold tenure
     
    01/06/2006 NST
    CHRISTOPHER BOYD, Petaling Jaya  
      `Turun padang, tinjau projek' 
      02/06/2006 BH KUALA LUMPUR: Institusi kewangan diminta turun padang bagi meninjau 
      perkembangan projek perumahan yang sedang dibina sebelum bertindak 
      meluluskan pinjaman kepada pembeli. Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr 
      Mohamad Khir Toyo berkata, langkah itu perlu diambil bagi mengelakkan 
      pembeli daripada dibebani masalah pembayaran balik pinjaman bank kerana 
      projek perumahan tidak siap dalam masa yang ditetapkan.
 
      
      
      Putting it right  
      03/06/2006
      NST WE are all only too familiar with instances of abandoned housing 
      projects, late delivery, specifications not met, failure to provide 
      promised facilities or amenities and a litany of other grouses against 
      developers.
 
      
      
      Housing sector NPLs contained - for now
      
      
      03/06/2006 NST The series of bank interest rate hikes over the last 
      five months has led to increasing concerns as to whether it will have an 
      adverse impact on the well-being of the country's housing loan sector, 
      which makes up 27.4 per cent of all the loans offered by commercial banks.
 
      
      Penduduk bimbang bukit mahu 
    dimajukan   03/06/2006 BERITA HARIAN
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk perumahan Bukit Mas, Hulu Klang, dekat sini dilanda 
    kebimbangan berikutan kawasan bukit kira-kira 100 meter dari kediaman mereka 
    akan dibangunkan untuk projek perumahan baru.
 
      
      1,000 penduduk persoal DBKL
      
    04/06/2006 BERITA HARIAN
    KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 1,000 penduduk di Taman Bukit Mas, Hulu Klang 
    bimbang pembinaan projek pembangunan di lereng bukit berhampiran kediaman 
    mereka boleh membahayakan penduduk di kawasan itu.
 
    Tindakan DBKL dipersoal
     
    04/06/2006 Mingguan MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR 3 Jun - Belum pun reda isu tanah runtuh di Kampung Pasir, Hulu 
    Klang, kawasan perumahan Bukit Mas yang berdekatan pula dikhuatiri berdepan 
    masalah serupa setelah Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) dilaporkan 
    meluluskan sebuah projek perumahan untuk dimajukan di kawasan cerun bukit di 
    situ.
 
    Up in arms over housing 
    project on fragile slope  
    04/06/2006 New Straits TimesKUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Bukit Mas are fighting a housing project which 
    they fear may lead to another tragedy like the Highland Towers collapse more 
    than 10 years ago.
 
      
      
      PM arah 
      Datuk Bandar siasat projek Bukit Mas 
      
      05/06/2006 Utusan KEPALA BATAS 4 Jun - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 
      hari ini mengarahkan Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Ruslin Hasan 
      menyiasat semula kelulusan yang diberikan kepada sebuah syarikat bagi 
      melaksanakan projek perumahan di kawasan cerun bukit di Bukit Mas, Kuala 
      Lumpur.
 
      
      
      Nyawa bukan taruhan pembinaan taman perumahan
      
      
      05/06/2006 Utusan ‘‘Segala bala ini adalah balasan bumi kepada perbuatan 
      zalim manusia yang diperlihatkan oleh Ilahi. ‘‘Tabiat buruk manusialah 
      yang menjadi pencetus kepada bala yang mungkin terpaksa kita hadapi.
 
      
      
      Residents move out 
      
      05/06/2006 The SunKUALA LUMPUR: Most of the residents of the 15 houses on 
      Lorong Timur in Taman Zooview, Hulu Klang, on the border of the site of 
      last week's landslide in Kg Pasir Tambahan, have moved out.
 
      
      
      Fear 
      of another landslide 
      
      05/06/2006 The Sun SHAH ALAM: Residents off Kampung Tasik, Ampang, are 
      raising alarm bells of a landslide waiting to happen. If nothing is being 
      done to prevent it, it would be the sixth landslide in the area since 
      1993.
 
      
      
      Alarm bells in Hulu Klang
      
      
      05/06/2006 The SunTHE red flags are all up after last Wednesday's 
      landslide at Kampung Pasir Tambahan in Hulu Klang which killed a family of 
      four. Suddenly, all eyes are on the hillslope development in and around 
      the scene of tragedy.
 
      
      
      Abandoned project woes 
      
      05/06/2006 The Star ONE of the greatest injustices is to end up the victim 
      of an abandoned housing project.
      It is a traumatic experience having to endure a situation where you place 
      your entire savings to own a home, only to discover the house never gets 
      completed and, worse, you still have to service the loan.
 
      
      
      Quit talking, ACT! 05/06/2006 Malay Mail STOP the blame game. Stop making excuses. Stop making 
      empty promises. This is the message from several non-governmental 
      organisations (NGOs) and the public to the Selangor Government and local 
      authorities, in the wake of the recent landslide tragedy in Kampung Pasir, 
      Hulu Kelang, that claimed four lives.
 
      
      
      Evacuated Taman Zooview residents seek redress
      
      
      05/06/2006 NST KUALA LUMPUR: The backyard of Nur Huda Jamal’s house, 
      once a riot of flowering plants, is now buried in mud.
      Nur Huda, 40, an assistant communications manager, and her husband, 
      Sharani Ahmad, occupied one of the 16 three-storey terrace houses in Taman 
      Zooview affected by last Wednesday’s landslide.
 
      
      
      Penghuni Sri Ukay, Hillview bimbang
      
      
      05/06/2006 BH KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Taman Sri Ukay dan Hillview dekat 
      sini, yang sebelum ini menyaksikan dua kejadian tanah runtuh meragut 56 
      nyawa sejak 1993, hidup dalam kebimbangan kerana masih berlaku kejadian 
      tanah runtuh di sekitar kawasan berkenaan.
 
      
      
      Penduduk risau berlaku tanah runtuh
      
      
      05/06/2006 BH PUCHONG: Lebih 1,000 penduduk di Bandar Puchong Jaya, di 
      sini, bimbang kejadian tanah runtuh seperti di Kampung Pasir, Hulu Klang 
      minggu lalu akan berlaku di kawasan mereka yang kini diancam hakisan.
 
      
      
      Laman makin mendap 
      
      05/06/2006 BH KUALA LUMPUR: Kedudukan 16 rumah di Taman Zooview 
      berhadapan Kampung Pasir, Hulu Klang, semakin terancam apabila tanah di 
      cerun yang runtuh Rabu lalu terus bergerak sehingga menyebabkan laman 
      mendap dan struktur beberapa rumah mulai rosak.
 
      
      Decision on Bukit Mas project 
    next weeks  05/06/2006 New Straits TimesKUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Mas residents will know by next week whether more 
    hillside development will take place in their area.
 
      
      
      DBKL 
      kaji semula kelulusan projek di cerun Bukit Mas
      
      
      06/06/2006 Utusan KUALA LUMPUR 5 Jun - Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) 
      akan mengkaji semula kelulusan yang diberi kepada sebuah syarikat bagi 
      melaksanakan projek perumahan di kawasan cerun di Bukit Mas, Hulu Klang, 
      di sini.
 
      
      
      Untung tetapi beretika 
      
      06/06/2006 Utusan EPISOD malang yang menimpa penduduk di Kampung Pasir 
      Hulu Klang sehingga meragut empat nyawa mengundang persoalan dan persepsi.
 
      
      
      As for 
      this group, 'homeless' might be a reality
      
      
      06/06/2006 Malay Mail IF the Taman Zooview residents in Hulu Kelang are 
      looking forward to returning to their posh homes anytime soon, they’re in 
      for a major disappointment.
 
      
      
      Khir: 
      Act decisively 
      
      06/06/2006 NST SHAH ALAM: Authorities involved in approving hillside 
      developments should act decisively to prevent future landslides.
 
      
      
      Salah PBT 
      
      06/06/2006 Utusan PUTRAJAYA 5 Jun - Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam 
      Sekitar merumuskan kejadian tanah runtuh di sekitar Hulu Klang termasuk di 
      Kampung Pasir minggu lalu berpunca daripada kegagalan pihak berkuasa 
      tempatan (PBT) mematuhi garis panduan pembangunan tanah tinggi.
 
      
      
      'House owners must establish cause of action'
      
      
      06/06/2006 The Sun PETALING JAYA: Owners of houses which are damaged or 
      destroyed in landslides must establish a cause of action in order to file 
      a suit against the parties allegedly responsible for their losses.
 
      
      
      Penduduk Taman Segar bimbang tanah runtuh  
      06/06/2006 Utusan KUALA LUMPUR 5 Jun - Lebih 100 penduduk Taman Segar, 
      dekat sini berada dalam kebimbangan apabila tanah di kawasan perumahan 
      mereka didapati terus mendap setiap hari.
 
      
      
      EIA to 
      be a must for 20ha projects  
      06/06/2006 The StarPUTRAJAYA: The Government wants to make it compulsory 
      for developers with a development area of 20ha and more to conduct an 
      environmental impact assessment (EIA).
 
      
      
      Landslide-hit residents 'homeless'  
      06/06/2006 The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The May 31 landslide that took four lives 
      in Kampung Pasir has left 141 affected villagers and a group of residents 
      from nearby Taman Zooview clueless as to where to find permanent shelter 
      now.
 
      
      
      Uniform laws for hillslope development
      
      
      06/06/2006  The Sun KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Works Department (PWD) is 
      studying all laws relating to hillslope development to ensure uniformity 
      and conformity, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said yesterday.
 
    Landslide, lip service fears
    
    06/06/2006 The Malay MailTHE hillslope highrise project has been cut in size and temporarily halted, 
    but Bukit Mas residents in Taman Melawati are frantically pointing at 
    tell-tale signs of a future landslide.
 
      
      
      Call 
      local councils to account 
      
      06/06/2006 The SunIn our country, alarm bells ring only after the 
      disaster.
 
    Kes Bukit Mas ke Kabinet
     
    06/06/2006 KosmoKUALA LUMPUR - Isu pembangunan projek di Bukit Mas, Hulu Klang, kini dikaji 
    semula oleh Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) dengan laporan awal akan 
    dibentang ke Kabinet esok.
 
    Difficult to scrap project at 
    Bukit Mas, says mayor   06/06/2006 New Straits TimesHULU KLANG: Despite City Hall’s promise to review the hillside housing 
    project at Bukit Mas, residents in the area are not happy and want it 
    scrapped.
 
    
    LAPORAN KE KABINET
     06/06/2006 HARIAN METRO
    KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) akan mengkaji semula pelan 
    pembangunan di lereng bukit berhampiran rumah penduduk Taman Bukit Mas, Hulu 
    Klang di sini, yang dikemukakan pemaju sebelum membuat sebarang keputusan 
    rasmi.
 
      
      
      Duduk 100 tahun pun tiada pampasan
      
      
      07/06/2006 KosmoKUALA LUMPUR - "Walau mereka telah duduk tempat itu 100 
      tahun sekali pun, mereka tetap tidak layak tuntut apa-apa pampasan."
 
      
      
      Bina 
      tembok atau tragedi berulang 
      
      07/06/2006 Kosmo SEPANG - Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Khir Toyo 
      berkata, Taman Zooview dan kawasan sekitarnya yang terletak berhadapan 
      kawasan tragedi tanah runtuh Kampung pasir, Hulu Klang, menghadapi ancaman 
      lebih buruk sekiranya tembok penahan tidak dibina secepat mungkin.
 
      
      
      Perjelas status tanah runtuh
      
      
      07/06/2006 BH  HULU KLANG: Penduduk Kampung Pasir, di sini yang menjadi 
      mangsa kejadian tanah runtuh 30 mei lalu dan mengorbankan empat nyawa 
      meminta Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) membuat keputusan segera 
      mengenai status kawasan itu.
 
      
      
      Pemaju, konsultan wajib sedia EIA sendiri
      
      
      07/06/2006 Utusan PUTRAJAYA 6 Jun - Kerajaan mungkin mewajibkan syarikat 
      pemaju dan konsultan menyedia serta meluluskan sendiri laporan Penilaian 
      Kesan Alam Sekitar (EIA) ke atas projek- projek yang ingin dibangunkan.
 
    
    
    Kecewa projek bandar 
    baru terbengkalai 
    
    07/06/2006 BH Oleh Pembeli Kecewa .Kota Bharu, KelantanPADA 2002 penduduk Kampung Pasir Pekan, Tumpat, Kelantan dikejutkan dengan 
    pengambilan tanah oleh Majlis Daerah Tumpat( MDT) untuk dijadikan Bandar 
    Baru Kota Kubang Labu.
 
    
    
    Penduduk kesal air 
    dipotong kerana pemaju 
    07/06/2006 Utusan
    M.YUSOF, Bukit Sentosa 3,Rawang, Selangor. 
    
    
    Minta Syabas pasang 
    segera meter air
     
    08/06/2006 Utusan PEMBELI KECEWA, Lestari Puchong, 
    Selangor.
 
      
      
      Keeping public land safe
       
      08/06/2006 The Star  THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) will seek to 
      place a caveat on all land meant for public use that has yet to handed 
      over to the council by developers.
 
      
      
      Developers: Proposals on environment law unfair
       
      08/06/2006 NST KUALA LUMPUR: Developers have not reacted too well to 
      the fact that they might be jailed if their projects damage the 
      environment or trigger landslides or other disasters.
 
      
      
      City 
      declaration handed over 
      
      09/06/2006 The Sun SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government received the 
      declaration from the federal government proclaiming Petaling Jaya as a 
      city yesterday.
 
      
      
      Developers against EIA proposal for all projects
      
      
      09/06/2006 The Star PUTRAJAYA: The proposal that developers conduct an 
      Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for all projects irrespective of 
      size and development is an “overreaction”.
 
    
    
    Pembeli rumah terbeban 
    pemaju kenakan caj bayar lewat 
    
    09/06/2006 Utusan
    GHAZ, Sungai Petani.  
    
    
    
    Tiada pagar di perumahan awam
    
    09/06/2006 KosmoKuala Lumpur - Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) menjelaskan pihak 
    berkuasa tempatan (PBT) itu tidak mendirikan pagar di kawasan perumahan awam. 
    Menurut Pegawai Perhubungan Awam dan Antarabangsa DBKL, Anwar Mohd Zain, 
    pembinaan pagar tidak termasuk dalam pelan asal pembinaan projek perumahan 
    awam sekitar Kuala Lumpur.
 
      
      
      Selangor’s Pre-MCs the way to go
      
      
      10/06/2006  NST Pre-MCs are crucial to the maintenance and management of 
      a stratified residential project for the period between the issuance of 
      Certificates of Fitness for Occupation and the issuance of strata titles, 
      said HBA secretarygeneral Chang Kim Loong.
 
      
      
      Buying a hillside home 
      
      11/06/2006 NST This scene of destruction is forever etched in the 
      memory of Malaysians.In 2002, the home of former Armed Forces chief Tan 
      Sri Ismail Omar in Taman Hillview collapsed under tonnes of mud that a 
      landslide brought tumbling down.Eight in his family died.
  
         PKNS maju 
      Bukit Botak 
      11/06/2006 BM   GOMBAK: Penduduk Rancangan Pembangunan Semula Setinggan Bukit Botak, Taman 
      Selayang Mutiara dekat sini, gembira kerana projek perumahan mereka yang 
      terbengkalai sejak 2003 diambil alih sepenuhnya Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri 
      Selangor (PKNS).
 
      
      CHONG Kee understands the hardship that purchasers of 
      abandoned projects go through. This is because he was a victim himself. 
      Having experienced the uncertainties and difficulties regarding the fate 
      of his abandoned two-storey shop office in Gelang Patah, Johor, he decided 
      to buy up the whole project. 
      
      
      Thousands living dangerously
      
      
      12/6/2006 NST KUALA LUMPUR: It’s scary: Thousands of Malaysians are 
      living in blissful ignorance in danger zones.
      Not only do their houses stand on weak soil, making the areas 
      landslide-prone, intense construction activities and rain are aggravating 
      the situation.
 
      
      
      Areas in Hulu Klang sit on 'weak' rock
      
      
      12/06/2006 NST KUALA LUMPUR: Eighty per cent of Hulu Klang is at risk 
      of landslides. Other high-risk areas are Hulu Langat, Puchong and Hulu 
      Selangor, especially along the Pahang-Selangor border.
 
      
      
      16 
      rumah tunggu rebah  
      
      12/06/2006 HM HULU KLANG: Keadaan ‘rumah tergantung’ di Lorong Timur 
      off Jalan Lee Woon, Taman Zoo View, di sini, kian kritikal berikutan hujan 
      lebat hampir setiap hari yang semakin menghakis tanah di bahagian bawah 
      deretan kediaman terbabit.
 
      
      
      Taman Supreme diancam tanah runtuh
      
      
      12/06/2006 BH KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Taman Supreme, Cheras di sini 
      dirundung kebimbangan berdepan bahaya tanah runtuh di tebing bukit 
      berhampiran rumah mereka lebih-lebih lagi dalam keadaan cuaca yang sering 
      hujan kebelakangan ini.
 
      
      
      16 rumah Taman Zoo View dikosong
      
      
      12/06/2006 BHKUALA LUMPUR: Kesemua 16 pemilik dan penyewa rumah di 
      Lorong Timur off Jalan Lee Woon, Taman Zoo View, Hulu Klang kini sudah 
      mengosongkan premis masing-masing selepas kejadian tanah runtuh semakin 
      buruk sejak 3 Jun lalu.
 
        
      
        White knights to the rescue   
      12/06/2006 The Star 
      
      S.C. CHEAH 
       
      
      
      Good news for buyers of Newgate Avenue apartments
      
      
      12/06/2006 The Star  
      S.C. CHEAH 
     
    
    
    Holding consultants 
    to account 
    
    13/06/2006 THE SUN
    By Goh Ban Lee 
      
      
      MPS 
      fail kes enam pemaju ke mahkamah 
      
      13/06/2006 Utusan SELAYANG 12 Jun - Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS) akan 
      mendakwa enam pemaju atas kesalahan melibatkan lapan kes pembangunan di 
      Sungai Pusu kerana tidak mengikut spesifikasi yang ditetapkan.
 
      
      
      State Govt to blame, say Hulu Klang folks
      
      
      14/06/2006 NST KUALA LUMPUR: They bought land in the lush, green hills 
      of Hulu Klang to build their dream homes, spending millions in some cases. 
      But now residents are afraid, and they have lost faith in the Selangor 
      Government.
 
      
      
      MPAJ 
      masih diam status rumah 
      
      14/06/2006 Berita Harian  KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) 
      diminta menjelaskan status terkini berhubung cadangan projek pembinaan 
      town housemembabitkan 80 unit di lereng bukit di Taman Kelab Ukay, Hulu 
      Klang, di sini.
 
        Residents fear falling 
      debris 
      14/06/2006 NST  JOHOR BARU: Residents of Taman Century, living in the shadow of an 
      abandoned hotel project, fear for their safety. Debris from the incomplete 
      20-storey building has been falling into their compounds and on their 
      homes, and it's only a matter of time before someone is hurt. In the 
      latest incident, Michael Wong came home to find that a large metal coil 
      had fallen into the compound of his home on Jalan Musa Bulan.
 
      
      
      Density isn't the issue, City Hall
       
      14/06/2006 The Star HOW dense can City Hall be? Residents of Lorong Basong 
      want a hill development stopped because they are concerned over landslides 
      and that works will tear at the very foundation of their homes.
 
    
    
    Make detailed EIA a must 
    for hillside projects 
    
    14/06/2006 THE SUN  
    By
    Ratna Devi Nadarajan Klang.  
    
    
    Stop work on dangerous 
    hill project 
    
    14/06/2006 THE SUN  
    Dr Collin Abraham, Kuala Lumpur  
    
    
    Soil study may help prevent 
    new landslides 
    14/06/2006 NST By
    N.C.N.Shah Alam  
    
    
    How to stop the rot 
    
    14/06/2006 NST
    R.J. NOEL Kuching  
      
      
      Cracks in walls of apartment spark fear
      
      
      15/06/2006 The Star THE residents of a five-storey low-cost apartment block 
      in Bandar Puteri, Puchong, in Selangor are fearing for their lives after 
      more than 100 cracks appeared on the walls, Tamil Nesan reported.
 
      
      
      Folks fear houses will 
			collapse 
      
      16/06/2005  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.
 
      
      
      Pemaju perumahan disaran pasang CCTV bantu polis 16/06/2006 Utusan KUALA LUMPUR 15 Jun - Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) 
      menyeru semua pemaju perumahan supaya memasang kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) 
      bagi mempertingkatkan keberkesanan mencegah jenayah di kawasan 
      masing-masing.
 
      
      
      Problems abound for folks at condo
      
      
      16/06/2006 The Star GOLDEN Villa condo and apartment residents in Kampung 
      Jawa, Klang, are unhappy with the developer over several issues, including 
      non-issuance of CF and lack of maintenance.
 
    
    
    Don't delay probe into 
    cause
     
    16/06/2006 NST By
    Khaw Soon Hoe, Ampang 
    
    
    What is needed after Hulu 
    Klang 
    
    17/06/2006 NST By
    G. Balamurugan  
      
      
      Heret pemaju ingkar ke TTPR-MPKj
      
      
      17/06/2006
      Kosmo KUALA LUMPUR – Para penduduk yang berhadapan masalah 
      dengan pemaju yang enggan memenuhi jaminan 18 bulan selepas menerima rumah 
      baru mereka disaran mengemukakan tuntutan di Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli 
      Rumah (TTPR).
 
    
    
    Hasrat penduduk berkecai 
    
    19/06/2006
      Kosmo KUALA LUMPUR - Penduduk Pangsapuri Kos Sederhana Taman 
    Jinjang Baru di sini terpaksa melupakan sahaja hasrat mendapatkan hak milik 
    strata rumah mereka dalam tempoh tiga bulan ini.
 
    
    
    Pemaju cuai aspek 
    penyelenggaraan 
    
    19/06/2006
      Kosmo PULAU PINANG - Kebimbangan ribuan penduduk di blok 7, Flat 
    Taman Sri Bayu, Bayan Lepas di sini nyata berasas apabila satu lagi insiden 
    membabitkan nyawa penduduk ekoran kealpaan pihak pemaju.
 
    
    
    Dipulih selepas tunggu 23 
    tahun 
    
    19/06/2006
      Kosmo SEREMBAN - Siapa sangka setelah menanti penuh sabar selama 
    23 tahun akhirnya rumah idaman yang dinanti-nantikan bakal diduduki 
    jua.Rumah teres setingkat bernilai RM60,000 di Taman Senawang Jaya Fasa 1-C 
    yang sepatutnya siap pada 1985 mula terbengkalai sejak akhir 1983 sehingga 
    menyebabkan beberapa pembeli berputus asa untuk menanti rumah idaman mereka.
 
    
    
    Assign relevant engineers 
    to supervise construction work 
    
    19/06/2006 NSTHoe I. Ling, Associate Professor 
    of Geotechnical Engineering, Columbia University (also Visiting Associate Professor 
    of Geomechanics, Harvard University)
 
    
    
    
    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?
 
    THE developer of the Bandar Puteri Low Cost Flats project 
    claims that there is no structural damage to units at Block B, despite 
    cracks that have appeared in several places. 
    
    Pemaju beri janji, penduduk lega
    
    20/06/2006 Kosmo Kuala Lumpur - Penghuni sebaris 20 unit rumah di Jalan Melati 2, Taman Sri 
    Melati, Selayang, akhirnya boleh mendapat sedikit kelegaan setelah dihantui 
    ke-bimbangan risiko rumah mereka akan runtuh.
 
    Unit to ensure centres work 
    well  20/06/2007 The StarPETALING JAYA: An inspectorate unit will be set up to look into the feedback 
    and problems of the one-stop centres (OSCs) for fast-track approval of 
    housing projects.
 
    
    
    Projek sakit 15 tahun pulih
     
    22/06/2006
    Harian Metro SELOKA Gagah Sdn Bhd (Seloka Gagah), pemaju perumahan yang 
    mengambil inisiatif membangunkan projek Taman Ulu Beranang di Selangor yang 
    terbengkalai sejak 1980-an, berjaya memulihkan keseluruhan perumahan itu Mac 
    lalu.
 
    Homes safe despite the cracks, 
    folks told    20/06/2006 The StarTHE developer of the Bandar Puteri Low Cost Flats project claims that there 
    is no structural damage to units at Block B, despite cracks that have 
    appeared in several places.
 
    
    
    Govt Nod For 'Build And Sell' Housing Concept - Najib
    
    
    22/06/2006
    Bernama  PUTRAJAYA, June 22 (Bernama) -- The Government has agreed 
    in principle to introduce the "build and sell" housing concept, with the 
    housebuyers required to pay 10 per cent deposit and the balance 90 per cent 
    to be paid after the houses are completed.
 
    
    
    Is there a demand? 
    
    22/06/2006 NST
    ISMAIL I. Petaling Jaya  
    Pasar Keramat 
    dijangka siap hujung tahun depan  22/06/2006 HMPUTRAJAYA: Kompleks Pasar Datuk Keramat di Kuala Lumpur bernilai RM35 juta 
    yang terbengkalai hampir lima tahun lalu, dijangka siap dan boleh digunakan 
    menjelang penghujung tahun depan. Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk 
    Zulhasnan Rafique, berkata kementeriannya sudah membuat keputusan supaya 
    Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) membuka tender baru kepada kontraktor 
    berminat.
 
    Hasil kajian keselamatan Bukit 
    Mas tak lama lagi   22/06/2006 Berita HarianPUTRAJAYA: Hasil kajian semula bagi menentukan status keselamatan projek 
    perumahan kawasan cerun di Bukit Mas, Hulu Klang di Kuala Lumpur dijangka 
    diketahui sedikit masa lagi.
 
    Projek sakit 15 tahun pulih
    
    22/06/2006 HARIAN METRO
    SELOKA Gagah Sdn Bhd (Seloka Gagah), pemaju perumahan yang mengambil 
    insiatif membangunkan projek Taman Ulu Beranang di Selangor yang 
    terbengkalai sejak 1980-an, berjaya memulihkan keseluruhan perumahan itu Mac 
    lalu.
 
    
    
    Rumah 
    tak siap, gaji kena potong 
    
    23/06/2006
    Berita Harian Pembeli perumahan kos rendah Taman Bidara Palma kesal 
    kegagalan pemaju siapkan projek
    MELAKA: Seramai 81 daripada 101 pembeli rumah kos rendah di Taman Bidara 
    Palma, Tanjung Bidara, Masjid Tanah, dekat sini, kesal dengan kegagalan 
    pemaju projek menyiapkan rumah berkenaan yang sepatutnya sudah diserahkan 
    tiga tahun lalu.
 
    
    
    Package of perks for build-then-sell
    
    
    23/06/2006 The Star PUTRAJAYA: A package of incentives is being offered to 
    housing developers who adopt the build-then-sell concept, which was approved 
    in principle by the Government yesterday.
 
    
    
    Kerajaan kaji konsep ‘bina dan jual’ rumah
    
    
    23/06/2006
    Berita Harian PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan sedang menimbang untuk mewajibkan 
    pemaju perumahan menjual rumah hanya selepas ia siap sekurang-kurangnya 90 
    peratus, bagi memberi lebih perlindungan kepada pembeli serta mengelak 
    projek terbengkalai, kata Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
 
    
    
    Enam undang-undang akan dipinda ganti CFO
    
    
    23/06/2006
    Utusan PUTRAJAYA 22 Jun - Kerajaan akan meminda enam 
    undang-undang serentak untuk membolehkan sijil penyiapan dan pematuhan (CCC) 
    dikeluarkan sendiri oleh para profesional bagi menggantikan sijil kelayakan 
    menduduki (CFO) yang sekarang ini dikeluarkan oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT).
 
    
    
    Jual 
    rumah selepas siap 
    
    23/06/2006
    Harian Metro PUTRAJAYA: Tempoh dua tahun diberikan kerajaan untuk 
    melihat keberkesanan sistem pembinaan rumah menerusi konsep bina dan jual 
    yang boleh mengatasi masalah projek terbengkalai hingga membebankan pembeli.
 
    
    
    Konsep 'bina dan jual' untuk pemaju besar - Najib
    
    
    23/06/2006
    Kosmo PUTRAJAYA - Kerajaan semalam bersetuju melaksanakan konsep 
    'bina dan jual' bagi projek perumahan, namun ia mungkin hanya diwajibkan 
    terhadap syarikat pemaju besar.
 
    
    
    10/90 
    Nod for build-then-sell housing concept 
    
    23/06/2006 New Straits Times PUTRAJAYA: Houses in certain development projects will be 
    built first before being sold, under the much-awaited "build-then-sell" 
    (BTS) concept agreed to by the Government yesterday.
 
    
    
    Bina dan jual dilulus 
    
    23/06/2006
    Utusan Malaysia PUTRAJAYA 22 Jun - Kerajaan hari ini bersetuju 
    memperkenalkan pembinaan projek perumahan menggunakan konsep 'bina dan jual' 
    yang hanya memerlukan para pembeli membayar pendahuluan 10 peratus harga 
    jualan dan bakinya dilunaskan selepas rumah siap.
 
    
    
    Bina dan jual perkukuhkan industri hartanah negara
    
    
    23/06/2006
    Utusan Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR 23 - Jun Konsep bina dan jual dalam 
    melaksanakan projek pembangunan kediaman bakal mewujudkan persekitaran daya 
    saing yang tinggi dan menyediakan industri tempatan ke arah proses 
    globalisasi.
 
    
    Approval in principle for build-then-sell system  
    23/06/2006  NST By Hamidah Atan PUTRAJAYA: Houses in certain development projects will be built first before 
    being sold, under the much-awaited "build-then-sell" (BTS) concept agreed to 
    by the Government yesterday. Under the arrangement, housebuyers will have to 
    pay a 10 per cent down payment, with the remainder to be settled upon 
    completion.
 
    
    Sarawak Cautious Against BTS 
    System  23/06/2006 BernamaKUCHING, June 23 (Bernama) -- Sarawak will not implement the 
    "build-then-sell" (BTS) housing development concept just yet.
 
    
    Selling points  
    24/06/2006 NST WITH strong objections from many players and trade associations in the 
    housing industry to the idea of making the 10/90 version of the 
    build-then-sell (BTS) model mandatory, it was perhaps no great surprise that 
    there has been a qualified official nod to what was seen by advocates as the 
    best way to protect housebuyers from unscrupulous builders. The upshot of 
    the attempt to balance consumer needs and business interests is that 
    developers who are averse to the novel idea of purchasers paying the 
    remaining 90 per cent of the price only after satisfactory completion of 
    their homes can still continue to sell-then-build (STB). While this falls 
    short of the call to make BTS a legal requirement, the mere fact that it has 
    received the official seal of "approval in principle" represents a step 
    forward. It is a clear recognition that housebuyers deserve a fairer and 
    more efficient system than that delivered by the STB mechanism.
 
        
    
    PUTRAJAYA: Both the Real Estate and Housing Developers 
    Association (Rehda) and House Buyers Association lauded the Government’s 
    approval of the build-and-sell concept.
 
    
    
    Rehda 
    sambut baik konsep baru jual rumah   
    24/06/2006
    Utusan Malaysia  KUALA LUMPUR 23 Jun - Persatuan Pemaju Hartanah dan 
    Perumahan Malaysia (Rehda) Malaysia hari ini menyambut baik langkah adil 
    kerajaan yang memutuskan untuk memperkenalkan konsep ‘bina kemudian jual’ 
    atau lebih dikenali sebagai konsep 10:90, selari dengan skim bayaran 
    berperingkat yang sedia ada.
 
    
    
    
     
    
    RESIDENTS living in Fortuna Court Condominium at Jalan 
    Awan Cina, Taman OUG, are worried about soil erosion behind their houses. 
    
     
    
    
    Konsep 'bina dan jual' disokong
    
    
    24/06/2006
    Utusan Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR 23 Jun - Keputusan kerajaan memperkenalkan 
    konsep 'bina dan jual' dilihat sebagai satu elemen yang bakal menyelamatkan 
    pengguna daripada risiko rumah terbengkalai.
 
    
    Abandoned Menara Li Foong to become Puteri KL 
         24/06/2006 NST KUALA Lumpur's Bukit Bintang shopping hub will soon be rid 
    of a decade-old eyesore, the uncompleted Menara Li Foong, which is located 
    close to Berjaya Times Square.
 
    
    
    Housing Development Accounts must be scrutinised
    
    
    24/06/2006
    NST I REFER to the Viewpoint column titled "Housing Ministry 
    on the ball" published in NST-Property, May 13, 2006, which detailed the 
    actions and inactions of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHLG) 
    in dealing with abandoned housing projects.
 
    
    Housing Development Accounts must be scrutinised 
    NST 24/06/2006 By S. Kartigesu I REFER to the Viewpoint column titled "Housing Ministry on the ball" 
    published in NST-Property, May 13, 2006, which detailed the actions and 
    inactions of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHLG) in dealing 
    with abandoned housing projects. It's true that the ministry has little 
    power to revive abandoned housing projects - it cannot do it on its own, for 
    its role is that of a mere mediator.
 
    
    
    Konsep bina dan jual bela pembeli rumah
    
    
    25/06/2006
    Utusan Malaysia PENGUMUMAN Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun 
    Razak pada Khamis lalu mengenai keputusan kerajaan dalam meluluskan cadangan 
    konsep bina dan jual bagi pembinaan rumah membuat para pembeli kini boleh 
    menarik nafas lega.
 
    
    
    Families move out as things turn shaky
    
    
    26/06/2006  
    
    NUMEROUS cracks are beginning to show on the walls and 
    floors of Khaw Eng Chuan’s rented house at Kampung Michael Chen in Sungai 
    Way, Petaling Jaya.
 
    
    
    A 
    choice of how to build houses 
    
    26/06/2006 The Sun IT is good that the government has agreed 
    in principle to introduce the build-then-sell concept for the housing 
    industry since it will give buyers choice.
 
    
    
    A win-win situation for 
    all 
    26/06/2006 NST By
    YIN EE KIONG, Penang  
    
    
    Right move 
    
    26/06/2006  By
    S.M. MOHAMED IDRIS, President, 
    Consumers Association of Penang  
    
    
    Slope too steep for buildings
    
    
    26/06/2006 NST By
    J.S. Cheras  
    PM 
    wants abandoned projects revived immediately 26/06/2005 Daily 
    Express SabahPenang: 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.
 
    
    Kampung Pasir landslide Tick, 
    tock, tick, tock...   26/06/2006 THE MALAY MAILIT’S a ticking time bomb.
    But the only action from the authorities so far is the plastic sheets 
    covering the site of a landslide which killed four villagers of Kampung 
    Pasir earlier this month.
 
    
    Watchdog committee to draw the 
    line  27/06/2006 THE MALAY MAILTHERE will be no projects in the city if they are certified "environment 
    sensitive". The stamp of approval will come from the Federal Territories 
    Ministry’s Environment Sensitivity Committee which held its first meeting in 
    Putrajaya yesterday. This ruling is expected to come into effect when the 
    committee meets again in two weeks.
 
    
    
    Housing without tears 
     27/06/2006 
    NST EditorialTHE 60,000 buyers since 1990 whose dreams of owning their own homes had been 
    shattered because the developers discontinued construction — and the 
    persistence of the problem of abandoned housing projects despite amendments 
    to the laws — have been reasons enough for the Government to consider 
    shaking up the property market by introducing the build-then-sell (BTS) 
    system.
 
    
    
    Construction procedures to be reviewed  
    28/06/2006  
    IT IS time to review the procedures in the construction of 
    housing and commercial areas and local authorities should compel developers 
    to build the basic infrastructure before starting piling works. 
    
    
    15 
    penghuni terdedah tanah runtuh 
    
    30/06/2006
    Berita Harian MELAKA: Lima belas penghuni di tiga rumah dekat kaki bukit 
    Kampung Jalan Pantai, Telok Mas di sini, terdedah kemungkinan tanah runtuh 
    jika usaha mengekang limpahan air hujan dari parit besar atas bukit 
    bersebelahan tidak dilakukan segera.
 
    
    
    46 projek 
    rumah terbengkalai di NS 
    
    30/06/2006
    Kosmo SEREMBAN-Sebanyak 46 projek perumahan dikenal pasti masih 
    terbengkalai di negeri ini dengan ada di antaranya berlarutan sejak 20 tahun 
    lepas.
 
    
    
    Pemaju baru ambil alih projek rumah
    
    30/06/2006
    Berita Harian SEREMBAN: Pembeli projek perumahan Taman Senawang Jaya 
    Fasa 1C yang terbengkalai sejak 23 tahun lalu diminta menghadiri majlis 
    menandatangani surat akujanji dengan pemaju baru di Dewan Theatrette, Wisma 
    Negeri, di sini esok.
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