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Cheaper steel cuts property prices 01/01/2009 NST
The price of steel has dropped to RM1,900 per tonne from RM4,100 and has
contributed to falling property prices. KUALA LUMPUR: Prices of houses and
properties have fallen by as much as 15 per cent due to the economic
Final warning for 'sky-bridge' owner 01/01/2009 NST
AMPANG JAYA: The owner of two flats linked with a "skybridge" in Kampung
Tasek Tambahan has until Monday to demolish the illegal structure. An
Ampang Jaya Municipal Council spokesman said the owner was given a
reminder
Kejuruteraan
geoteknikal cegah tragedi tanah runtuh 01/01/2009 BH Oleh Shahrizan Salian
TARIKH 6 Disember 2008 pasti menjadi ingatan bagi penduduk kawasan perumahan
Bukit Antarabangsa yang diberikan jolokan `Beverly Hills Malaysia'. Tragedi
tanah runtuh pada awal pagi itu bukan saja memusnahkan 14 banglo di Taman
Bukit Mewah, malah mengorbankan lima mangsa menyebabkan penduduk di kawasan
berhampiran tidak lena tidur selepas kejadian itu, tidak kurang juga ramai
yang berkira-kira untuk berpindah.
Kontraktor dilantik baik pulih lif 01/01/2009 utusan.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR Kerajaan melantik sebuah syarikat kontraktor untuk
mengendalikan kerja-kerja pemulihan lif bagi keselesaan penghuni di rumah
pangsa Taman Sentul Utama di sini. Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana
Menteri
Bill of Rights to protect house buyers 04/01/2009 The Star
AS highlighted by the National House Buyers Association (HBA) recently,
abandoned housing projects have always been a big problem in Malaysia,.Its
honorary secretary-general Chang Kim Loong said house buyers are never
Do homework before buying 04/01/2009 The Star By Hariati Azizan
What can you do when your dream home becomes a death trap? As the recent
landslide tragedy revealed, house buyers do not have a whole lot of
protection. WHEN he moved to Bukit Antarabangsa about 16 years ago, Abdul
Housing schemes must provide a place for worship
05/01/2009 NST By Sheila Sri Priya
KUALA LUMPUR: All new housing schemes in the city are required to allocate
a piece of land for non-Muslims to build their places of worship, said
Federal Territories deputy minister Datuk M. Saravanan. He said several
non-
Pantai Panorama residents seek resolution 05/01/2009 The Malay Mail
Pantai Panorama Condominiums are going all out to seek remedial action by
the developer of million-ringgit homes near their area. The houses are to be
constructed at the base of the apartments, thus exposing the supporting
Selangor has to clear property overhang 05/01/09 NST
The Selangor government needs to consider the subprime crisis, which
resulted from the United States housing boom in the last two decades and
which has now triggered the global financial turmoil, and apply the
lessons learnt
High-rise memo for Selangor government 05/01/2009 NST By Sheila Sri priya
PETALING JAYA: Residents of high-rise buildings in Petaling Jaya have sent
a memorandum with a long list to the Selangor government. The residents
feel it is not a tall order. They only want a special unit to be set up
under the
Baiduri residents out on the edge 06/01/2006 NST By Naveen Mathew Menon
Petaling Jaya Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian (fourth from left) and Taman Medan
assemblyman Haniza Mohamed Talha (in tudung) with Taman Impian Baiduri
residents looking at the shoddy roof of the low-cost flats.
Lifting the spirits of residents 06/01/2009 NST By Sheila Sri Priya
Deputy minister in the prime minister's department, T. Murugiah (right)
visiting Taman Sentul Utama flats. Residents have complained about faulty
lifts for several months. KUALA LUMPUR: The troublesome lifts in Taman
Sentul
Find
a cure for these eyesores 07/01/2009 The Malay Mail By Pearl Lee
EYESORES — such is the state of abandoned buildings in the country, left to
rot despite having so much potential for other uses. Over the years, many
developments, ranging from shopping malls, business centres and parks to
Hilang sabar
07/01/2009 HM Oleh Maiamalina Mohamed Amin
RAWANG: Hampir tujuh tahun menunggu, pembeli kediaman Serendah Perdana di
sini tidak boleh bersabar lagi apabila rumah impian mereka gagal disiapkan,
malah terbengkalai begitu saja sejak permohonan pembelian
Land conversion shatters dream 07/01/2009 NST By Halim Said
Yong (left) and Ng at the lane behind their houses. The vacant land there
is slated for industrial development. SHAH ALAM: When Steven Yong
purchased his double-story house last October at a luxury housing scheme
in Subang
`Kembalikan wang kami'
08/01/2009 HM Oleh Maiamalina Mohamed Amin
KUALA LUMPUR: Pembeli banglo dan rumah berkembar projek Serendah Perdana
dekat Rawang yang mendakwa tertipu berikutan rumah dijanjikan tidak dibina,
akan menubuhkan jawatankuasa bertindak bagi menuntut pembelaan dan ganti
rugi. Penubuhan itu antara lain sebagai saluran untuk pembeli menyuarakan
ketidakpuasan hati berhubung projek Serendah Perdana, selain perantara bagi
mereka berbincang dengan kontraktor bertanggungjawab serta pihak berkuasa.
Palm
Court not for rowdies 08/01/2009 The Malay Mail
The Palm Court Condominium Joint Management Body (JMB) has come out strongly
to defend its efforts to clean up the residential area. JMB committee member
and Residents’ Association secretary S. Murali, who also owns and
Projek terbiar sarang
nyamuk, binatang liar 09/01/2009 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk sekitar Jalan Titiwangsa berhampiran Jalan Pahang
menanggung resah berikutan tapak projek terbengkalai kini menjadi sarang
nyamuk dan binatang berbisa. Walaupun orang ramai sudah membuat beberapa
aduan kepada pihak berkuasa, namun sehingga kini masih tiada tindakan
diambil bagi mengatasi masalah berkenaan.
Residents win fight to keep residential land status 09/01/2009 NST By Halim Said
SHAH ALAM: Subang Galaksi house buyers got their wish to have a piece of
vacant land behind their units kept as residential land -- and they have
Shah Alam mayor Mazalan Md Noor to thank for it. The developers, Sohock,
and
Masalah Taman Terubong Indah
akan diatasi 10/01/2009 Utusan Online
PULAU PINANG 9 Jan. - Kerajaan negeri akan mempercepatkan usaha untuk
membantu kira-kira 5,000 penduduk projek perumahan Taman Terubong Indah,
Paya Terubong dekat sini yang dibelenggu pelbagai masalah termasuk
Ka Chuan: No more abandoned
housing projects 11/01/2009 The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11, 2009) : The government has given its commitment that
housing projects launched this year will not be abandoned following the
enforcement of new laws and the introduction of a special purpose vehicle
Special Body Formed For
Abandoned Housing Projects 11/01/2009 Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- The Housing and Local Government Ministry
will set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to rehabilitate abandoned
housing projects in the country, said its minister, Datuk Seri Ong Ka
Bank Negara: Housebuyers can
get help to restructure loans 11/01/2009 The Sun by Humayun Kabir
IPOH (Jan 11, 2009): House buyers who have difficulty repaying their housing
loans can turn to Bank Negara for help if their banks do not restructure
their loans for a longer period in light of the economic downturn.
Ejen pelaksana pemulihan projek
perumahan terbengkalai ditubuh 11/01/2009 Utusan Online
KUALA LUMPUR 11 Jan. — Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan sedang
menimbang beberapa cadangan termasuk menubuhkan sebuah ejen pelaksana (SPV)
bagi memulihkan projek perumahan terbengkalai di
Ministry hopes for 80,000 homes
in 2009 12/01/2009 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry hopes developers
will be able to deliver at least 80,000 units of residential homes this
year.
New hope for stalled housing projects 12/01/2009 NST By Suganthi Suparmaniam
KUALA LUMPUR: A "special purpose vehicle" will be set up to deal with
abandoned housing projects.
Despite the global economic slowdown, the Housing and Local Government
Ministry hopes to build at least 80,000
Putra Place going under the hammer 12/01/09 NST By Andrew Wong
In 10 days time, the Putra Place integrated commercial complex opposite
the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur could find a new owner,
should the auction to sell it be successful. Notices placed in major
dailies since
Rescue me
17/01/2009 NST By Ivy Chang
AFTER decades of being "trapped" in an abandoned housing project, the
nightmare of these buyers may soon come to an end ... if the government can
expeditiously swing into action and convert its promises into action.
Mid-week, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHLG) said a special
agency would be set up that would focus on taking over the countless
abandoned projects and completing them.
Build-and-sell concept delayed by
economic downturn 19/01/2009 The Star By Christina Tan
KLANG: The build-and-sell concept will not take off in full swing due the
current global economy meltdown, said Housing and Local Government Minister
Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan.
Taman Seri Murni Selayang folk without lifts, security guards and more 21/01/2009 The Star Story and photo by STUART MICHAEL
ABOUT 5,000 residents living in apartments in Taman Seri Murni Selayang,
Kuala Lumpur, have voiced out their concern over the maintenance company’s
bad management. Residents of Phase One, Phase Two and Phase Three
Worrying trends for '09 23/01/09 NST By Chris Prasad
Increasing domestic consumption and boosting confidence among buyers are
key to stimulating the economy in the current year. The Finance Ministry's
Valuation and Property Services Department (VPSD) director-general Datuk
Don't shelve 10:90 23/01/09 NST EDITOR'S LETTERS
We refer to news articles on Jan 20 quoting Minister of Housing and Local
Government Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan as saying the build-then-sell (BTS)
concept will not take off in full swing due to the global economic
meltdown. First,
Pindah ke rumah bertingkat 27/01/2009 Utusan Online Oleh Siti Airunnisa Alaui
KAKITANGAN MPS mengangkat sumpah pada Perhimpunan Tahun Baru 2009 di Dataran
MPS, Selayang baru-baru ini. - UTUSAN/HARUN OSMAN SELAYANG 26 Jan. -
Penduduk penempatan semula setinggan Bukit Botak
MPS perlu
periksa projek terbengkalai elak denggi 29/01/2009 BH Oleh Ziauddin Sharuddin
KUALA KLAWANG: Kes denggi yang kini diisytiharkan wabak di seluruh negara
menyebabkan kerajaan negeri mengarahkan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT),
terutama Majlis Perbandaran Seremban (MPS) mempertingkatkan pemeriksaan di
projek terbengkalai. Ia berikutan beberapa projek terbengkalai yang
mempunyai air bertakung dikhuatiri menjadi tempat pembiakan jentik-jentik.
Penduduk Bukit Botak tolak
cadangan rumah bertingkat 30/01/2009 Utusan Online
SELAYANG 29 Jan. - Penduduk setinggan Bukit Botak dekat sini menolak
cadangan Kerajaan Negeri Selangor untuk menempatkan mereka di perumahan
bertingkat sebagai jalan penyelesaian kepada isu penempatan mereka.
'Siapkan segera rumah kami' 31/01/2009 Utusan Online
BUKIT MERTAJAM 30 Jan. - Projek rumah banglo di dua kawasan perumahan
berasingan, Taman Mengkuang Heights dan Taman Orkid Indah di Jalan Maqbul di
sini yang terbengkalai sejak Julai tahun lepas masih belum
MPAJ hantar usul roboh
rumah terbengkalai 31/01/2009 Utusan Online
KUALA LUMPUR 30 Jan. - Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) telah
menghantar satu usul ke Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan untuk
merobohkan sederet rumah di Jalan Bunga Cempaka 14, Taman
Bangunan terbengkalai 30/01/2009 HM
SEREMBAN: Walaupun projek terbengkalai di negeri ini terutama di Seremban
tidak serius berbanding di kawasan lain kerana jumlahnya kecil, namun tetap
mencacatkan pemandangan selain mengundang bahaya kepada orang ramai. Antara
bangunan terbengkalai ialah kompleks beli-belah Kemayan Square yang terletak
di tepi jalan utama menuju pusat bandar dari Lebuh Raya Kuala Lumpur-Seremban
serta dua bangunan 10 tingkat berhampiran kompleks berkenaan. |
