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Build-and-sell concept deferred,
says Ka Chuan
01/09/2008 The Star
SEREMBAN: The Government has deferred the build-and-sell concept, said
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan. “Developers
are finding it difficult to secure loans from banks for their projects
because banks feel the risks are greater,” he said.
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Kerajaan
negeri pulih kompleks terbengkalai
01/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
JOHOR BAHRU 31 Ogos - Kerajaan negeri akan memberi fokus terhadap usaha
memulihkan semula kompleks membeli-belah di bandar raya ini yang
pembinaannya terbengkalai atau bankrap bagi mengikis tanggapan negatif
rakyat serta pelabur setiap kali berkunjung ke sini.
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Landslip damage taken care of
02/09/2008 The Star
THE developer of the Damansara 21 project has released a statement regarding
the landslip, which occurred in Lorong Setiapuspa 1, Medan Damansara, last
Wednesday. In the incident, a retaining wall collapsed during a downpour,
followed by a landslip at 4am due to soil erosion from the hill near the
Medan Damansara area.
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Langkah
tangani rumah terbengkalai disusun
05/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia Oleh AINOL AMRIZ ISMAIL
SEREMBAN 4 Sept. - Kerajaan telah mengambil beberapa langkah untuk menangani
masalah projek perumahan yang terbengkalai di negeri ini. Pengerusi
Jawatankuasa Bertindak Perumahan, Kerajaan Tempatan, Kampung Baru dan
Pengangkutan Awam negeri, Siow Chen Pin berkata, kerajaan negeri telah
membuat siasatan dan lawatan ke projek terbabit dan menyenaraikannya bagi
tujuan pemulihan.
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SPNB berjaya
pulih projek rumah terbengkalai RM7.6b
07/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
SUNGAI PETANI 6 Sept. – Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) berjaya
memulihkan 73 projek terbengkalai melibatkan 23,018 unit rumah bernilai
lebih RM7.6 bilion sejak ditubuhkan pada tahun 1997.
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Penantian 20
tahun pembeli rumah murah berakhir
07/09/2008 Oleh Opat Rattanachot
SUNGAI PETANI 6 Sept. - Penantian lebih 500 pembeli rumah di Taman Seri
Gedung di sini sejak 20 tahun lalu berakhir apabila projek rumah kos rendah
yang terbengkalai itu berjaya disiapkan Ogos lalu dan diserahkan kepada
mereka secara rasmi pada hari ini.
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PJS1 flats
riddled with problems
08/09/2008 The Star By Jade Chan
RESIDENTS at the Petaling Utama Flats in PJS1, Petaling Jaya, are unhappy
with many issues at their low-cost flats, which they said stems from an
irresponsible developer who does not provide satisfactory services. “Our
problems include irregular and dirty water supply, shoddy maintenance work
at our flats, lifts that don’t function well, and not having a playground,
field and community hall even though they were supposed to be provided by
the developer,” said Petaling Utama PJS1 Residents Association (RA)
assistant secretary M. Sugumaran.
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Stealing from
the dead
08/09/2008 The Sun by R. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez
PETALING JAYA (Sept 9, 2008): First they pinched land from the poor. Then
they pilfered playgrounds from children. Now, they are even stealing from
the dead! One administration handed over land acquired for a cemetery to a
private developer. The succeeding administration destroyed a forest reserve
to replace the stolen land.
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How burial plots
became condo units
08/09/2008 The Sun by R. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez
PETALING JAYA (Sept 08, 2008): The saga of the cemetery land started way
back in 1986 when Bandar Utama was being developed. The rubber and oil palm
trees of Ephingham Estate belonging to the See Hoy Chan Group were being cut
down to make way for a new township. The master plan was being prepared and
requirements for public amenities were incorporated and approved.
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RM392m spent to
revive projects
09/09/2008 New Straits Times
The new homes in Taman Sri Gedung, Sungei Petani. SUNGAI PETANI: Since it
was set up in 1997, Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) has spent RM392
million to rebuild 20,000 houses in abandoned projects nationwide.
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Ministry
officer claims trial to changing land title details
09/09/2008 New Straits Times
Mohd Radzi Mohd Ramli will have his case mentioned on Oct 9. IPOH: A
54-year-old Information Technology officer with the Natural Resources and
Environment Ministry was charged at the Sessions Court here yesterday with
making unauthorised changes in a land registration database.
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Time for some
answers
09/09/2008 Down 2 Earth, The Sun
BEFORE I begin, let me state that we have no issues with developers – as
long as they carry out their projects legally and ethically. And thank
goodness, there are still some of this dying breed of responsible
businessmen left in this country.
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'Mana meter air
kami'
09/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia Oleh Muhammad Dayne Azmin
PUCHONG 8 Sept. - Meskipun sudah memiliki sijil layak menduduki (CF) sejak
lapan bulan lalu, namun 658 pemilik rumah di Taman Puncak Jalil, dekat sini
masih belum mendapat bekalan air bersih yang sempurna. Mereka tertanya-tanya
mengapa Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd. (Syabas) masih tidak
memasang meter air di rumah mereka sedangkan wang deposit sudah lama
dijelaskan.
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Guan Eng:
AG’s report also uncovered land scams
10/09/2008 The Star By Bernard See and Abigail Tan
GEORGE TOWN: Ten land scam cases involving more than RM35mil were
highlighted in the Auditor-General’s 2007 report for Penang, said Chief
Minister Lim Guan Eng.
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Penghuni
mengeluh rumah kerap bocor
10/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
ALOR GAJAH 9 Sept. - Mungkin kebanyakan umat Islam sedang sibuk dengan
persediaan bagi menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri dengan menghiasi rumah mereka
agar kelihatan cantik dan berseri. Bagaimanapun, bagi pemilik 12 unit rumah
pangsa Taman Bidara Permai, Pengkalan Balak, Masjid Tanah, di sini, tiada
guna persiapan dibuat sekiranya rumah mereka terus dilimpahi air hujan
setiap kali hujan lebat.
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Form body,
residents and builder told
11/09/2008 The Star By M. Sivanantha Sharma
THE developer of Taman Perai Indah Flats at Taman Nagasari, Prai, Piala
Mutiara Sdn Bhd, and residents should set up a joint management body to
resolve long-standing problems faced by residents of Block C.
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Build-and-sell concept not deferred
11/09/2008 The Star By Ng Cheng Yee
PETALING JAYA: The build-and-sell concept for houses is not deferred.
Despite earlier newspaper reports saying it had been deferred, Housing and
Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan clarified the concept is
running parallel with the existing system.
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First JMB meeting for mall shoplot owners on Sept 28
11/09/2008 The Star
THE Prangin Mall Merchant Association (PMMA) is calling all lot owners to
attend the first joint management body (JMB) meeting on Sept 28.
Association chairman Ang Thean Hock urged all the 610 shoplot owners in
Prangin Mall to attend the meeting as the committee would be in charge of
the mall’s future management and maintenance.
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Council gives
70% discount on assessment rates to property owners in Bukit Sentosa
13/09/2008 The Star
THE Hulu Selangor District Council (MDHS) has given a 70% discount on
assessment rates for shoplot owners in Bukit Sentosa 2 and Bukit Sentosa 3
in Rawang since last year.
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Riverfront developer ordered
to stop work
13/09/2008 The Star
IPOH: The Ipoh City Council has issued a stop-work order against a developer
of the Kinta Riverfront project following complaints by nearby residents
that cracks have appeared in their homes.
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Errant
high-rise builders warned
15/09/2008 The Star By Elan Perumal
Iskandar: ‘They are liable to a fine of between RM10,000 and RM100,000, if
found guilty’DEVELOPERS of high-rise buildings in Selangor who have not
submitted applications to obtain strata titles will face legal action from
the state government.
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Mohon
campur tangan kerajaan
15/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR Sekumpulan pembeli rumah di NAS Pavilion di Jalan Imbi di sini
berharap kerajaan dapat membantu mereka meneruskan projek itu yang sudah
terbengkalai sejak 20 tahun lepas.Kata mereka, walaupun dijangka mendapat
ganti rugi tetapi mereka difahamkan nilainya jauh lebih rendah daripada
nilai sebenar hartanah mereka.
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Projek ganggu
masjid
16/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia Oleh Siti Khairulnisah Mohammed Bajuri (Prak)
SUNGAI BULOH 15 Sept. - Sikap sesetengah pemaju yang suka lepas tangan
apabila projek mereka menghadapi masalah bukan sahaja menyusahkan pembeli di
projek tersebut, malah kadangkala tempiasnya terkena kepada pihak yang lain.
Bagi pihak pembeli rumah, mereka mungkin terpaksa berdepan dengan desakan
bank yang mengarahkan mereka membayar ansuran bulan walaupun rumah belum
siap.
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Talam to
exit PN17 next year
16/09/2008 The Star By Law Kai Chow
Its revamp plan will cut debts to RM400mil KUALA LUMPUR: Talam Corp Bhd is
aiming to get out of the financially troubled status of Practice Note 17 by
January next year after shareholders approved its debt restructuring and
turnaround plan yesterday. The plan involves the issuance of Islamic debt
securities, preference shares and loan stocks, and hiving off non-core
assets.
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Hanya
kerajaan boleh bantu
17/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
SUNGAI BULOH 16 Sept. - Hanya kerajaan termasuk kerajaan negeri sahaja yang
boleh membantu memulihkan projek-projek pangsapuri kos yang terbengkalai
termasuk mendapatkan kontraktor baru.
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Mengharap
ehsan Syabas
18/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia Oleh A. Jailani Abdullah
KUALA LANGAT 17 Sept. - Selepas sebulan berpuasa, hari raya tentunya
merupakan hari yang paling gembira dan paling dinanti-nantikan oleh semua.
Namun, kegembiraan itu tidak dirasakan oleh penduduk Fasa 5A dan 5B Saujana
Putra dekat sini yang masih tidak mempunyai bekalan air walaupun rumah
mereka sudah boleh diduduki sejak sebulan yang lalu.
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Pelangi Utama
Condo residents in a dilemma
19/09/2008 The Star By Oh Ing Yeen
IMAGINE waking up in the morning to find a parking summons on your car’s
windshield and this happens three or four times in a month, almost once a
week. That is what some residents and tenants of Pelangi Utama Condominium
in Petaling Jaya have been experiencing lately.
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Mohon PDC
selesai masalah
25/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia Oleh Wan Najib Wan Daud
BUKIT MERTAJAM 25 Sept. - Penduduk di Blok J Flat Taman Tenggiri Seberang
Jaya di sini meminta Perbadanan Pembangunan Pulau Pinang (PDC) menyelesaikan
beberapa masalah termasuk penyelenggaraan yang didakwa tidak mengikut jadual
di kediaman mereka.
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Tempoh jaminan
rumah mungkin dilanjutkan
25/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
KUCHING 24 Sept. - Tempoh jaminan membaiki kerosakan pada rumah baru dibeli
di Sarawak akan dilanjutkan ke 24 bulan dari 12 bulan selaras dengan pindaan
kepada Akta Pembangunan Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan) yang berkuatkuasa
Disember tahun lepas.
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Pembeli rumah
lega penantian 10 tahun berakhir
29/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
MELAKA 29 Sept. - Penantian kira-kira 100 pembeli rumah di Taman Saujana,
Bukit Katil di sini sejak 10 tahun lalu berakhir hari ini apabila projek
perumahan mereka yang terbengkalai selama ini kini boleh diduduki. Projek
perumahan yang dibina di atas tanah seluas tujuh hektar itu melibatkan 108
unit rumah kos rendah, 33 unit rumah teres sederhana setingkat dan lima unit
rumah kedai dua tingkat telah dimulakan sejak tahun 1997.
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Siasat kontraktor RMR - Noraini
29/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
BATU PAHAT 28 Sept. - Ahli Parlimen Parit Sulong, Datuk Noraini Ahmad
menyarankan agar Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) menyiasat secara
terperinci setiap kontraktor yang diberi kepercayaan untuk membina Rumah
Mesra Rakyat (RMR) agar tidak timbul masalah rumah terbengkalai.
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Enam projek
perumahan berjaya dipulih
30/09/2008 Utusan Malaysia
MELAKA 29 Sept. - Kerajaan negeri berjaya memulihkan enam daripada 21 projek
perumahan dan komersial swasta yang terbengkalai di seluruh negeri sejak
Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12 lalu.
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