Homes `all
crack'd up' 02/09/2003 MM By Pauline Almeida
RESIDENTS of Taman Sri Timah in Balakong, Selangor, claim that 20 of their
13-year-old houses have cracks caused by disturbances from nearby construction
work on a bungalow project. They also claim that the natural greenery there,
including a grassy slope with trees and shrubs, have not been spared.
Come down hard
on irresponsible developers 04/09/2003 NST
I REFER to M.S.'s letter "Developer ignoring buyer's plea for fair compensation"
(NST, Aug 29). I am in the same situation and my developer in Bukit Sentosa,
Rawang, has ignored my requests for compensation for late delivery. The Government
must come down hard on such developers.
Developer repairs
defective sewage plant 04/09/2003 NST-CITY
GOOD news for residents of Jalan Emas 1, Taman Megah Mas, Petaling Jaya. The
defective biofilter treatment plant at Jalan Emas 1 is being refurbished and
work is expected to be completed next month. The plant was built more than
10 years ago by Hong Leong Properties Sdn Bhd and was supposed to be handed
over to the Petaling District Office around 1992/1993
Developer
builds strong ties with house buyers
05/09/2003 The Star
GOING beyond the conventional buyer-seller relationship, Beneton Properties
Sdn Bhd, the turnkey developer of Prima Ukay residential development at Saujana
Melawati, recently hosted a Family Day for more than 300 of its residents.
Court
agrees with developers 05/09/2003 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4: The High Court, in a landmark decision today, allowed
applications for judicial review by two housing developers against awards
made by the Tribunal For Homebuyer Claims in favour of six housebuyers.
Rumah: Tribunal tiada kuasa dengar
kes sebelum 1 Dis. 2002 05/09/2003 Utusan
KUALA LUMPUR 4 Sept- Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini memutuskan bahawa Tribunal Tuntutan
Pembeli Rumah tidak mempunyai kuasa mendengar dan membuat keputusan kes-kes
tuntutan berdasarkan perjanjian jual beli yang ditandatangani sebelum 1 Disember
2002, iaitu tarikh tribunal itu di wujudkan.
Housing
Tribunal’s mandate ‘not retrospective’ 05/09/2003
The Star
Later, outside the courtroom, National House Buyers Association secretary-general
Chang Kim Loong said they would be appealing against the decision.
Buyers stunned 05/09/2003 The Sun
Kuala Lumpur: Housebuyers locked in legal conflict with developers are back
where they started because of a High Court decision in a landmark case yesterday.
The decision puts paid to 2,209 cases that had been filed with the Tribunal
for Homebuyer Claims, for which 438 had been settled. Decisions on these cases
are now null and void.
HBA to appeal
for house buyers 06/09/2003 MM
THE National House Buyers Association (HBA) will appeal against the Kuala
Lumpur High Court's decision on Thursday in which it allowed two housing developers
for a judicial review, resulting in awards made by the Tribunal For Homebuyer
Claims to be quashed. "As the Attorney-General intends to appeal against the
decision, we will team up with the government lawyers to resident the developers'
actions," HBA secretary-general Chang Kim Loong told The Malay Mail when contacted
yesterday.
Gazette
all parcels to prevent abuse 06/09/2003 NST-PROP
Land surrendered to local authorities have been given to other parties for
development - By Nicholas Mun and G. Umakanthan - In the wake of the Federal
directive that all recreational land in housing schemes be gazetted and come
under the supervision of State Secretariats, developers are also calling for
non-recreational land surrendered to local authorites for intended amenities
to be sanctioned as well.
A-G
to appeal ruling on home buyer's tribunal
06/09/2003
NST
Kuala Lumpur, Fri. - The Government would be appealing against the decision
of the High Court which ruled that the Tribunal for Home Buyer's Claim did
not have the jurisdiction to hear matters arising out of a sale and purchase
agreement (S&P) signed before December 2002.
Attorney-General
to argue Govt's case 06/09/2003 MM
THE Government will appeal against the High Court's decision that the Tribunal
for Homebuyer Claims does not have jurisdiction to hear mattters arising from
sale and purchase agreements entered into prior to Dec 1 last year, said Housing
and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting.
HBA
to appeal for house buyers
06/09/2003 MM
THE National House Buyers Association (HBA) will appeal against the Kuala
Lumpur High Court's decision on Thursday in which it allowed two housing developers
for a judicial review, resulting in awards made by the Tribunal For Homebuyer
Claims to be quashed.
Ministry to appeal ruling on S&Ps 06/09/2003 By Arion Yeow
Petaling Jaya: The government will appeal against the High Court decision
that the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims cannot hear cases involving sale and
purchase agreements signed before Dec 1 last year.
Government
to appeal decision on housing tribunal
06/09/2003 The Star By Clarence Chua
PETALING JAYA: The Government will appeal against a High Court decision on
Thursday that declared that the housing tribunal does not have the jurisdiction
to adjudicate disputes over property bought before Dec 1.
RM403m in housing
projects abandoned 06/09/2003 NST-PROP
A total of 82 housing projects stretching from Penang to Johor, worth some
RM403 million, have been abandoned and this situation is worrying the Housing
and Local Government Ministry. The projects are causing hardship to 22,685
house-buyers committed to buying the units, its deputy minister Datuk Peter
Chin Fah Kui said. A total of 38,049 houses of various categories were to
be built in the projects.
2,098 pembeli rumah hadapi masalah buat tuntutan 06/09/2003
BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 2,098 pembeli rumah yang memfailkan kes ke Tribunal
Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (TTPR), akan menghadapi masalah membuat tuntutan terhadap
pemaju masing-masing. Ini kerana tribunal itu tidak mempunyai kuasa mendengar
kes membabitkan perjanjian jual beli (S&P) yang ditandatangani sebelum 1 Disember
2002, seperti diputuskan Mahkamah Tinggi, kelmarin.
Mayor clarifies
Bandar Baru Sentul condo project 08/09/2003 NST-CITY
THE construction of three blocks of 25-storey condominium in Bandar Baru Sentul
is part of the new Bandar Baru Sentul development plan, said Kuala Lumpur
Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek. The new plan was necessary as
the then developer Tetuan GKM (W) Sdn Bhd had faced financial problems and
could not continue with the project. He was referring to an article in The
Malay Mail on Aug 30 about protests by Bandar Baru Sentul residents against
the decision to construct a three- block condominium at the field located
between Jalan Sentul and the Sentul Timur STAR-LRT station.
Kurang tempat
letak kereta 08/09/2003 BH
DI tempat kami tinggal, Sentosa Court, Jalan Klang Lama ada lima blok pangsapuri
empat tingkat terdiri daripada blok A,B,C,D dan E. Purata setiap blok ada
40 penghuni iaitu keseluruhannya ada lebih kurang 200 penduduk
Buyers knock shoddy work by developer
09/09/2003
The Sun
Ipoh: Twelve house owners have lodged complaints with the Perak Consumers
Association (PCA), voicing dissatisfactin with the houses they bought in Medan
Klebang Restu, 10km from here.
Solution
is to buy completed houses 09/09/2003 The Star
By DR KOK CHOONG SENG, Puchong.
Peguam Negara
fail rayuan keputusan had kuasa tribunal rumah
09/09/2003 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Peguam Negara semalam memfailkan notis rayuan terhadap keputusan
Mahkamah Tinggi yang memutuskan Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah tidak mempunyai
bidang kuasa membuat keputusan kes berhubung perjanjian jual beli rumah yang
ditandatangani sebelum 1 Disember 2002. Notis itu difailkan di Pejabat Pendaftar
Mahkamah Tinggi, Bahagian Rayuan dan Kuasa-Kuasa Khas pada jam 12.50 petang,
terhadap keputusan Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi, Datuk Raus Sharif yang pada 4 September
lalu, membenarkan permohonan semakan kehakiman dua pemaju perumahan berhubung
keputusan tribunal itu pada 27 Mac lalu.
Solve problems of apartment folk,
CM urged 10/09/2003 The Star
Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has been urged to intervene in the
problems faced by Kayangan Puri Mutiara apartment residents in Fettes Park.
Ubahsuai rumah tidak perlu dapatkan
CF 10/09/2003 Utusan Malaysia
AMPANG 9 Sept. - Semua pemilik rumah kediaman yang siap dibina di Ampang yang
ingin membuat pengubahsuaian kini tidak perlu lagi mendapatkan kelulusan Sijil
Layak Duduk (CF) daripada Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ).
`Tolong jangan
saman kami' 11/09/2003 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Perumahan Awam Sri Kota, Bandar Tun Razak meminta pihak
penguat kuasa trafik jangan mengemukakan saman terhadap kenderaan kerana mereka
tidak mempunyai pilihan untuk meletak di bahu jalan. Masalah penduduk enam
blok setinggi 17 tingkat itu berikutan ruang letak kereta yang tidak mencukupi
sejak beberapa tahun lalu.
Frustrations dealing with
unscrupulous developers 11/09/2003 NST Z.A.Shah
Alam
IT hurts me to see on TV, read in newspapers and to hear from friends and
relatives and finally to experience first-hand the painful process of owning
a house.
Strata title
transfer still not ready 12/09/2003 MM
HANIF Abdul Ghani from Bandar Utama wants to know the reason for the long
delay in the transfer of title caused partly by developer, Tanco Properties
Sdn Bhd. "I have sold an apartment unit in Bandar Country Homes (Phase 5C,
Dahlia Apartments, Parcel No.R/5-10) on July 3, 2001. It has been two years
now, and I thought by this time all the dealings would have been done. But
the delays were caused by Tanco Properties Sdn Bhd because the strata title
for my unit was issued late in 2002."
Land Office
urged to settle strata title issue 13/09/2003 NST-CITY
THE Hulu Langat District Land Office has been urged to speed up the process
of issuing strata titles for the 320-unit Riviera Apartments in Ampang Jaya,
Selangor. Ampang Jaya MP Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the matter had not been resolved
for the past 16 years.
New rule
for faster issuance of strata titles 13/09/2003 The
Sun
Kuala Lumpur: Land offices have been directed to allow developers to apply
for certificates of fitness (CFs) as soon as they receive their developer's
licence and start selling.
Wait for housing tribunal appeal
13/09/2003 NST
HOUSE buyers affected by the High Court decision that the housing tribunal
has no jurisdiction to hear claims involving Sale and Purchase Agreements
(SPAs) entered into before Dec 1, 2002 have been advised to wait for the outcome
of the appeal filed on Monday by the Attorney-General's Chambers.
Perumahan
terbengkalai dipulih sepenuhnya
13/09/2003 Utusan
KUALA LUMPUR 12 Sept. - Kesemua 204 projek perumahan terbengkalai di seluruh
negara akan dipulihkan sepenuhnya menjelang akhir tahun depan apabila diambil
alih oleh kerajaan.
Get developers
to build homes where they’re wanted
15/09/2003
By D. CHIA, Batu Pahat.
Pemaju
rumah berdolak-dalik 15/09/2003 BH
SAYA adalah pembeli rumah teres dua tingkat di projek perumahan Bangi Perdana,
Seksyen 3 (Tambahan), Bandar Baru Bangi. Pemaju projek ialah Kibar Bistari
Sdn Bhd. dengan kerjasama Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) dan perjanjian
jual beli ditandatangani pada Mei 2001.
Bid to make tribunal function more effectively
15/09/2003 The Star
Kuala Klawang: The Government is studying various ways to incorporate the
"retrospective effect" in the housing tribunal to enable it to function more
effectively, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr
Rais Yatim.
15 peguam bantu pembeli rumah bermasalah 15/9/2003 BH
Setiausaha Agung Persatuan Pembeli Perumahan (HBA), Chang Kim Loong, berkata
seramai 15 peguam sukarela akan mewakili pembeli rumah terbabit tanpa mengenakan
sebarang bayaran perkhidmatan guaman.
House buyer's interest comes first 16/9/2003
By A..L
THE swift action of the Attorney -General in submitting an appeal four days
after the High Court judge ruled in favor of housing developers against the
Housing Tribunal is highly commendable.
Best of first and third worlds
16/9/2003 The Sun
NEXT week, about 450 delegates, comprising academicians, urban managers and
professionals from Asia will gather in Putrajaya to discuss and pontificate
the maintenance of buildings and infrastructure. The choice of venue could
not be better Putrajaya is the showpiece of Malaysia's capability and capacity
to build what is called "first world infrastructure".
“Build
first “’policy proposed 17/9/2003 The Star
The Government should re-examine the "self first, build later" housing policy
as the concept places risk on buyers instead of on developers, said a back-
bencher. Lee Kah Choon (BN - Jelutong) said the average cost of an apartment
unit bought by medium-income earners was about RM200,000.
Housebuyers get free legal team for appeal
17/09/2003
The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has assembled a
panel of lawyers for the second time to offer free legal services to 50 house
buyers appealing against a recent High Court decision, which declared that
the housing tribunal has no jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes that arose
before Dec 1 last year.
`Withhold profits
to prevent delay of strata titles' 17/09/2003 NST
THE Government should withhold a certain percentage of developers' profits
to prevent delays in the issuing of strata titles to owners of multi- storey
buildings, a Barisan Nasional MP proposed. Lee Kah Choon (BN-Jelutong) suggested
that the Land and Co-operative Development Ministry, which issued strata titles,
withhold five per cent of developers' profits until they issued all strata
titles to the purchasers.
Pangsapuri
dalam belukar 17/09/2003 HM
SERI KEMBANGAN: Persekitaran bangunan komersial tiga tingkat dan pangsapuri
20 tingkat di Seksyen 5, Serdang Perdana, di sini, bertukar wajah menjadi
kawasan belukar selepas pembangunannya terbengkalai sejak dua tahun lalu.
Bangunan terbabit kelihatan usang, ditambah dengan sistem saliran yang tidak
terurus menyebabkan banyak air bertakung di ruang letak kereta dan menjadi
sarang pembiakan nyamuk.
Buildings
without CFs to get documents 17/09/2003
KUALA LUMPUR: After almost 30 years, several buildings in Kuala Lumpur which
do not have legal documents will finally receive their certificates of fitness
(CFs) or strata titles .
Projek
perumahan Serdang Perdana dipulihkan semula
17/09/2003
Utusan
SERI KEMBANGAN 16 Sept. - Projek perumahan Seksyen Lima, Serdang Perdana di
sini yang terbengkalai sejak dua tahun lalu akan dipulihkan semula oleh dua
buah syarikat pemaju perumahan swasta tidak lama lagi.
Pay-on-completing housing proposal 18/09/2003
The Sun
Petaling Jaya: The National House Buyers Association has proposed a variant
of the build-and-sell concept to allay developers' fears.Its secretary-general,
Chang Kim Loong, said yesterday this is the "pay-for-completed properties"
concept where house buyers pay a 10% downpayment.
Ready-built ‘will push up prices’
18/9/2003
The Star
The “build first, sell later” concept if implemented will cause the prices
of houses to go up, Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Redha)
Penang branch adviser Datuk Ong Gim Huat said.
Work to
restart on abandoned project 18/09/2003 The
Star
OVER 1,000 buyers of the apartments in Phase 5 of Serdang Perdana will
finally see work restarted on the project that has been abandoned for two
years.
Crying need to safeguard welfare of apartment owners
19/09/2003
NST
WHERE flats are concerned, the developer becomes the manager till individual
title deeds are obtained. As manager of the flats, the developer takes on
the role of maintaining the property and collects monthly maintenance charges
from the owners.
Greenview residents
upset over water rates 19/09/2003 NST-CITY
WHAT is the difference between low-cost flats, apartments and condominiums
in terms of water rates? The Government of Selangor Gazette dated March 29,
2001 under subject (2) states that residential flats/apartments/condominiums
without facilities are charged RM0.70 per cubic metre for water, effective
April 15, 2001.
Chew: Make hiring of guards stricter
19/09/2003 The Star
The Private Agency Act should be revised to make it compulsory for security
companies to impose stricter conditions when hiring security guards, a backbencher
said. Chew Mei Fun (BN – PJ Utara) said private security companies could play
a bigger role to ensure public safety, in view of the shortage of police personnel.
No more
hearings until after appeal
20/09/2003 NST-PROP By Nicholas Mun
The Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims has ground to a halt with the recent High
Court ruling that it has no retrospective jurisdiction to hear cases stemming
from Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) signed before Dec 1, 2002.
A shocking decision 20/09/2003 Salleh Buang
The finding of the High Court to curtail the power of the Housing Tribunal
was upsetting ... but not unforeseeable
Berjaya
Times Square settles claims 20/09/2003 The Star
BERJAYA Times Square will pay RM270mil in compensation to 400 purchasers of
properties in the Times Square shopping, hotel and office complex in Kuala
Lumpur for the four-year delay in completing the project
Developers
agree with pre-application inspections 20/09/2003
NST-PROP
NOW that all local councils are obliged to issue Certificates of Fitness for
Occupation (CFs) 14 days after an application has been received from a developer,
many agencies are not accepting the applications until after a project has
been physically inspected and approved by them in principal.
Faster approval
for new strata titles 20/09/2003 NST-CITY
DEVELOPERS of new high-rise buildings can start applying for strata titles
at the respective land offices as soon as they have obtained the developers'
licence and start their sale of the properties. Deputy Land and Co-operative
Minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong said the ministry had already instructed all land
offices to accept applications.
Impact of Budget
2004: Public sector 20/09/2003 NST-Prop By G. Umakanthan
The Budget 2004 proposals unveiled last Friday seem to be putting the Government
in the driver’s seat of the property sector as it has so far fallen short
of the goals it set itself under the Eighth Malaysia Plan (8MP).
Red tape
cut for land title applications 22/09/2003
The Star
GATED community schemes are the latest trend in housing development in Malaysia,
with more and more developers building such communities.
Banks urged
to give the poor longer housing repayment period 22/09/2003
MM
LONGER repayment periods for housing loans have been suggested as an option
to help those in the lower income bracket own their own home. National Unity
and Social Development Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk S. Veerasingam
urged banks to come up with housing loan packages with a longer repayment
period of between 40 and 50 years.
SPNB to seek new housing areas for
low-cost houses 22/09/2003 The Star
SYARIKAT Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB), entrusted by the government to construct
low-cost houses, will source for the right locations and funding for such
housing needs of the people, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister
Datuk Peter Chin said.
Accounting
firm to take over abandoned project 23/09/2003 NST-CITY
GOOD news for buyers of the Rhythm Avenue Service Apartments in USJ 19, Subang
Jaya, Selangor. Project financier AM Finance Berhad has appointed accounting
firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to complete the project, which has been abandoned
since 2001.
Projek 500,000
unit rumah lulus 23/09/2003 BH-TGH
ALOR GAJAH: Jawatankuasa Pecah Sempadan dan Belah Bahagi (JKBB) negeri meluluskan
permohonan pembinaan lebih 50,000 unit rumah dalam tempoh empat tahun, iaitu
sejak 2000 hingga Ogos lalu. Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata
daripada jumlah itu, 42,027 unit dibina pada 2000 diikuti 2001 (13,382 unit),
2002 (11,159) dan Ogos 2003 (3,221).
Menteri arah
siasat pegawai malas 24/09/2003 HM
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Bandar dan yang dipertua majlis perbandaran serta daerah
perlu menyiasat dan mengambil tindakan terhadap pegawai pemantau kawasan yang
tidak menjalankan tugas. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri
Ong Ka Ting, berkata pemimpin teratas pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) perlu
bertindak sendiri bagi memastikan kawasan yang dipantau pegawai terbabit tidak
terabai.
`Develop workable
land readjustment system' 24/09/2003 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Professionals involved in land development were today
told to enter into a smart partnership with the Department of Town and Country
Planning to develop a workable Malaysian Land Readjustment System for comprehensive
urban development and regeneration in Malaysia. Housing and Local Government
Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, who made the call today, said the Puchong
Malay Reserve Pilot Project in Sepang, when implemented, would see the beginning
of actual land readjustment involving 395 hectares of land near the Multimedia
Super Corridor, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya.
Pegawai tidak
cekap punca kos naik 24/09/2003 BH
PEGAWAI pemantau kawasan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) yang gagal menjalankan
tugas dengan cekap dikenal pasti punca kos pembaikan dan penyelenggaraan kemudahan
awam meningkat sehingga 20 kali ganda. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan,
Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting berkata, kerajaan terpaksa menanggung kos yang tinggi
berikutan kegagalan pegawai pemantau mengesan kerosakan sejak awal.
Sinking
fund necessary for buildings with strata titles
24/09/2003 NST
IT is compulsory for the companies that manage
apartment buildings which have strata titles to establish a sinking fund,
and only they and not the developers can collect the fees for the fund, Land
and Cooperative Development Deputy Minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong said.
Akaun khas
selenggara bangunan tidak boleh diharamkan 24/09/2003 BH
PUNGUTAN `sinking fund' iaitu akaun khas bagi menyelenggara bangunan tidak
boleh diharamkan kerana ia diperuntukkan mengikut Seksyen 46, Akta Hak Milik
Strata 1985, kata Timbalan Menteri Tanah dan Pembangunan Koperasi, Dr Tan
Kee Kwong. Beliau berkata, kewujudan akaun itu penting bagi tujuan penyenggaraan
bangunan yang membabitkan peruntukan besar seperti kerja mengecat dan membaiki
lif.
`Pay attention
to maintenance' 24/09/2003 NST
PUTRAJAYA, Tues. - The lack of maintenance of public amenities and buildings
has become an embarrassing hallmark of Malaysian society. This must change
if the country is to be a truly developed nation, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. "In our race to Vision 2020, we forget
that development is not just about infrastructure, facilities and amenities.
It is also about developing the mind, changing our mindset, refining our mores
and becoming better citizens," he said.
Program susun
semula tanah lot tidak dipaksa 24/09/2003 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Program Pembangunan Tanah Bersepakat (PTB) yang bertujuan menyusun
semula tanah lot di sesuatu kawasan bagi membangunkan projek infrastruktur
di kawasan bandar, tidak akan dilaksana secara paksaan. Menteri Perumahan
dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, berkata kerajaan tidak akan
menggunakan Akta Pengambilan Tanah untuk memaksa rakyat menerima konsep baru
itu.
`Rumahku tidak
jadi syurgaku' 25/09/2003 BH
SAYA tertarik berita mengenai masalah projek perumahan terbengkalai kerana
ramai pembeli menunggu lima tahun atau lebih sedang pinjaman bank perlu dibayar.
Bagaimana pula dengan rumah yang sudah siap, tetapi tidak selamat diduduki?
House buyers need to take precautions
26/09/2003 Daily Express
Kota Kinabalu: House buyers have been advised to take the necessary precautions
before entering into any transaction with developers to avoid unnecessary
inconveniences.
Perumahan dibina
semula 27/09/2003 BH-TGH
SEREMBAN: Taman Bukit Zamrud, dekat Temiang, yang pernah menghadapi masalah
untuk disiapkan, kini dibangunkan semula untuk membantu pembeli, terutama
golongan berpendapatan rendah menikmati rumah sendiri. Pada masa sama, pihak
pemaju - Dhaya Maju Infrasrtucture Asia Sdn Bhd (DMIA) akan terus memberi
hak kepada sebuah syarikat koperasi yang memajukan kawasan perumahan ini,
dengan menawarkan rumah untuk ahli mereka seperti dijanjikan.
ACA urged to
check approval 29/09/2003 MM
THE Bandar Baru Sentul `Save The Green Lung' Action Committee wants the Anti-Corruption
Agency (ACA) to investigate into the approval given to a developer to build
a condominium on its field. Committee spokesman Mokhtar Mohd Nor said Melur
Condominium was allowed to build three blocks of apartments on the land between
Jalan Sentul and the Sentul Timur STAR-LRT station
Two parties bid to take over IWK
29/09/2003 The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has received proposals from two parties on the
privatisation of Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK), the company responsible
for operating and managing the public sewerage system.
Fulfil pledge to make habitats
more livable 29/09/2003 The Sun
IN 1985, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution designating
the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day to remind governments, municipalities
and urban residents about the urgency of striving to improve human settlements.
Berjaya Times
Square bayar RM270j ganti rugi lewat 30/09/2003 BH-EKO
BERJAYA Times Square Sdn Bhd (Berjaya Times Square) akan membayar RM270 juta
sebagai tuntutan ganti rugi lewat kepada lebih 400 pembeli lot kedai di kompleks
Berjaya Times Square yang dimajukannya. Pengerusi Berjaya Times Square, Tan
Sri Vincent Tan, berkata bayaran tuntutan berkenaan akan dibuat dalam bentuk
saham baru dalam sebuah syarikat yang disenaraikan di Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur
(BSKL).
Buyer did not
receive notice of apartment delivery 30/09/2003 MM
RAJ bought a service apartment in 2000 under the Bandar Teknologi Lagenda
Seremban project. According to the sales and purchase agreement (SPA), the
developer, Dataran Mantin Sdn Bhd, had to complete the project which involves
his apartment before the SPA expiry date in March 2003. But according to Raj,
although the SPA had expired, he had not received any notice of delivery of
vacant possession until July this year.
