Developer `will
be charged if it caused siltation' 03/10/1997 NST
MALACCA, Thurs. - Legal action will be taken against Larut Consolidated, the
developer of Pulau Melaka, if it is established that the development of its
man-made island off Banda Hilir has caused siltation at the nearby RM8 million
jetty. The jetty has been under-utilised since its completion about a year
ago due to siltation.
Pemaju Taman Kencana diberi
seminggu 06/10/1997 BH
AMPANG JAYA, Ahad - Pemaju perumahan Taman Kencana fasa 3 diberi tempoh seminggu
untuk memberi maklum balas sama ada hendak meneruskan projek taman itu, yang
terbengkalai sejak tujuh tahun lalu. Ahli Parlimen Ampang Jaya, Ong Tee Kiat,
meminta Syarikat Jaya Kencana Sdn Bhd, pemaju projek perumahan taman berkenaan
supaya menjelaskan keadaan sebenar projek membabitkan 47 unit rumah bagi fasa
ketiga itu.
Pemaju diberi tempoh 7 hari
06/10/1997 HM By Norainon Othman
AMPANG JAYA: Persatuan Pembeli Rumah Fasa 3, Taman Kencana, di sini, memberi
tempoh seminggu untuk pemaju perumahan itu memberi maklum balas mengenai perkembangan
projek rumah teres dua tingkat yang terbengkalai sejak tujuh tahun lalu. Pembeli
rumah memberi kata dua kepada pemaju sama ada mahu bertanggungjawab memulihkan
projek berkenaan atau perkara itu dibawa kepada pihak atasan.
Builder in
hot soup again 07/10/1997 MM
THE Housing Ministry has lodged a police report against a developer for allegedly
accepting down payment for low-cost homes although the company does not own
the land for the proposed housing project. A Ministry spokesperson said yesterday
the report was lodged recently at the city police headquarters against Cristal-Land
Sdn Bhd.
Tiga projek rumah kos rendah
terbengkalai 15/10/1997 BH-TENBy Hisham Ithnin
SEREMBAN, Selasa - Tiga projek khas perumahan kos rendah membabitkan 1,375
unit di negeri ini didapati terbengkalai setakat ini, kata Menteri Besar,
Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad. Katanya, projek berkenaan ialah dua di daerah
Seremban mengandungi 1,028 unit dan satu lagi di Kuala Pilah sebanyak 347
unit.
Punca projek terbengkalai
16/10/1997 BH-TIM
TUMPAT, Rabu - Barisan Nasional (BN) menjelaskan segala bentuk projek yang
dilaksanakan ketika pemerintahannya sebelum ini terbengkalai kerana berlaku
perubahan pucuk pimpinan politik di Kelantan. Bagaimanapun, BN mendakwa setiap
projek itu berjaya dilaksanakan sehingga mencapai 75 hingga 85 peratus, sebelum
Pas mengambil alih pemerintahan Kelantan pada 1990.
Ultimatum for
project developers 16/10/1997 NST-LTIMES
THE Petaling Jaya Municipal Council has given five developers of projects
near Jalan 16/9 Section 16 in Petaling Jaya, one week from yesterday to either
provide residents there the approved plans for the project or face a court
order. The plans will allow the residents who are upset with the presence
of the structures which are too close to their homes, to carry out an independent
study to ascertain the stability of the structures. They also require the
geo-technical report for this purpose.
Give house
buyers more protection 16/10/1997 MB
I READ your article `Abiding By Regulations' (MB, May 16) and totally agree
that acquiring a house is probably the single largest investment of our lives
and the loan instalments often last the duration of our working life. Despite
all the rules and regulations, house buyers still get the raw end of the deal
from errant developers. The government is making every effort to improve the
system to safeguard house buyers. But however sophisticated the system is,
there are bound to be officials and developers who will attempt to abuse the
system. Perhaps the housing ministry would consider setting up a service bureau
to handle complaints and to educate and assist ignorant house buyers, especially
those who do not have the resources to take appropriate legal action against
errant developers.
Developers
with unsold Bumi houses urged to register 17/10/1997 NST
MALACCA, Thurs. - Only one developer with unsold houses under the Bumiputera
quota has registered with the Malacca Customary Land Corporation, Chief Minister
Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Isnin said today. He said there are still 118 developers
here yet to register themselves with the corporation.
Follow safety
measures, developers urged 20/10/1997 NST
JEMPOL, Sun. - The Government has urged developers to take all precautionary
measures before embarking on any development projects. Housing and Local Government
Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said developers would be held responsible
for any landslide, mud floods or other disasters caused as a result of project
works.
Villagers angry
over flash floods 20/10/1997 MM
WORK to build a trench to drain water from a housing project site in Puchong
has instead caused flash floods in nearby Kampung Tengah Baru on three occasions
over the last four weeks. Angry villagers are calling on the authorities to
compel the project site management to do something quickly and prevent further
damage to their properties.
Eight builders fail to meet
low-cost quota 20/10/1997 NST By Noor Adzman Baharuddin
BUTTERWORTH, Sun. - Eight housing developers, who obtained loans from Bank
Negara to revive several abandoned housing projects in Penang, have failed
to meet the quota for low-cost houses in their projects, Deputy Chief Minister
Datuk Mohd Shariff Omar said today. He said Bank Negara should check the matter
fast, failing which the errant developers could set a bad precedent for other
housing developers, especially those interested in reviving abandoned projects.
Step on the accelerator
21/10/1997 NST
CONSIDER it the height of impudence. First, they whined for a chance - also
read this as financial help - to revive the abandoned housing projects and
in return for the funds, they promised to build 60 per cent low-cost units
for each revived project. But once the monies were safely in their hands,
greed reigned. So, what else is new? The abuse of funds by the eight housing
developers in Penang is a familiar tale of woe in the nation's quest to provide
adequate affordable housing for the populace, particularly the lower-income
group. Whatever the sins - the list is long - committed by private developers
in fulfilling their social obligation to the less financially able, what remains
clear is that the nation's five-year plan will always be cursed with this
seemingly perpetual shortfall in low-cost housing.
`Penang housing
projects have met low-cost target' 21/10/1997 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - All 14 housing projects under Bank Negara's Low-Cost
Housing Project Revolving Fund Scheme (TPPTKR) in Penang have met the target
for low-cost housing, it was disclosed here today. A spokesman for TPPT Sdn
Bhd, the developer for the scheme, said the projects had exceeded the 30 per
cent target set by the Government.
State may put
on hold 60pc of Bank Negara unit's schemes 21/10/1997 NST
BUTTERWORTH, Mon. - The State Government may "put on hold" 60 per cent of
TPPT Sdn Bhd's applications to carry out mixed development projects, worth
hundreds of millions, in several areas in Seberang Perai, Deputy Chief Minister
Datuk Mohd Shariff Omar said today. Dissatisfied with the "very low" number
of low-cost units proposed by the Bank Negara subsidiary, he said TPPT Sdn
Bhd should increase the number to meet the pressing demand for adequate housing
for the low-income group.
Subang flash
floods: Developer gets deadline 21/10/1997 MM
THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSB) has given the developer of a housing
project in Puchong until the end of this week to solve flash flood problems
that its project has caused to Kampung Tengah Baru. If the developer fails
to meet the deadline, a stop-work order will be issued against Sime UEP Home
Development Sdn Bhd.
Developer told
to tackle flood problems 22/10/1997 NST
BUTTERWORTH, Tues. - The State Government today directed the developer of
the Prai Perdana project to take remedial measures to alleviate flood and
other problems caused by construction work. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Mohd
Shariff Omar instructed Prima Prai Sdn Bhd to ensure that the people living
in the vicinity of the project were not adversely affected by the construction
work.
Another condo
site for Bangsar 23/10/1997 MM
A FOUR-STOREY building comprising 10 condominium units is to be built on a
plot of land opposite the Sri Bayu apartments in Jalan Medang Tanduk, Bukit
Bandaraya. The developer of the 4,848 square feet (446 square metres) plot
of land, who only wanted to be identified as Lim, said City Hall had approved
the building plan and earthworks are now in progress.
Land clearing
continues despite fragile, unstable hillside terrain 24/10/1997
NST
KANGAR, Thurs. - Land clearing on hills surrounding the Timah-Tasoh lake near
the Kangar-Padang Besar trunk road is still being carried out despite pledges
by the Perlis Government to safeguard the State's only reservoir. Obviously,
something must be done fast given the fragile and unstable nature of hillside
terrain and the climatic conditions.
Builder to show cause over
delay in sub-dividing titles 28/10/1997 MM
A DEVELOPER has been recently warned not to further delay its application
for sub-division of the master title following complaints from buyers for
the past three years. In a show-cause letter dated Sept 12, the Housing and
Local Government Ministry's enforcement division asked Palm Grove Housing
Sdn Bhd to explain the matter
