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GENERAL NEWS REPORTS
(2005)
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1. Regulation key to strata-titled living 01/07/2005 The Sun By Sujartha Kumarasamy
   “LOOK before you leap,” advises Neil Lawson about investing in a strata-titled community. Lawson, the executive director of Queensland’s Bureau of Land Information and Titles in Australia, says: “Strata-titled communities might not be for everyone.

2. Changes to strata title rules 01/07/2005 The Star
   KUALA LUMPUR: High-rise building developers may soon have to apply for strata titles even the projects are being built to ensure that the strata titles are ready when the building is completed.

3. Responsibility lies with developers  01/07/2005 The Star CHANG KIM LOONG, Secretary-General, National House Buyers Association, Kuala Lumpur.
   WE READ your report, "RM3b to revive projects", (The Star, June 26), with mixed feelings.

4. Penantian 23 tahun berakhir 02/07/2005 Harian Metro
   SEREMBAN: Seramai 48 pembeli rumah di Taman Senawang Jaya (TSJ) Fasa 1C Senawang, dekat sini, lega apabila penantian selama 23 tahun untuk menduduki rumah sendiri bakal berakhir tidak lama lagi.

5. Pembeli pangsapuri Puchong Intan dapat TCF 04/07/2005 HM
   PUCHONG: Selepas tiga tahun menunggu untuk menduduki rumah akhirnya pembeli pangsapuri Puchong Intan boleh tersenyum puas selepas mendapat sijil layak menduduki sementara (TCF), di sini semalam.

6. Penduduk bantah 04/07/2005 HM
   KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 50 penduduk Taman Mastiara mengadakan tunjuk perasaan secara aman membantah projek perumahan Taman Metropolitan Batu, di sini, semalam. Tunjuk perasaan selama lima minit itu turut melaungkan kekecewaan terhadap tindakan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) meluluskan projek pembinaan 48 unit rumah berkembar tiga tingkat. Yang Dipertua Persatuan Penduduk dan Pemilik Taman Mastiara, Nadzry Abd Hamid, berkata pihaknya kesal pemaju tidak prihatin dengan masalah penduduk walaupun hal itu sudah beberapa kali diadukan.

7. Bantah projek sambung 2 loji najis 04/07/2005 HM
   PUCHONG: Penduduk Taman Industri Puchong membantah pembinaan saluran paip najis menghubungkan loji kumbahan taman itu dengan kawasan perumahan baru iaitu Taman Mutiara Puchong yang sedang dalam pembinaan. Pembinaan saluran paip najis sepanjang 1,050 meter mungkin menyebabkan keadaan menjadi lebih buruk kerana sebelum ini mereka menghadapi masalah bau busuk daripada sisa kumbahan tangki septik Indah Water Konsotium (IWK) berhampiran taman itu sejak beberapa tahun lalu.

8. Letup batu sebelah rumah 04/07/2005 BH
   RAWANG: Bagi kira-kira 80 keluarga di Taman Rawang Perdana 2, tiada yang lebih membimbangkan mereka kecuali bunyi letupan batu bersebelahan rumah. Selain berbahaya kepada penduduk, kegiatan itu menyebabkan kediaman yang didiami sejak hampir dua tahun lalu retak. Lebih merunsingkan, ia menimbulkan masalah pencemaran udara yang serius, sekali gus menjejaskan kesihatan mereka.

9. Fence drain near play area, council urged  04/07/2005 MM
   KAJANG: Residents of Taman Kajang Sentral apartments are appealing to the Kajang Municipal Council to put up a fence along a 500m monsoon drain in the area to avoid any fatal incident. Residents' association president Azemi Ahmad said the fence is badly needed as the drain is next to the basement of a five-storey block where children play.

10. Pangsapuri Puchong Intan dapat CF 05/07/2005 BH
    PUCHONG: Selepas empat tahun menunggu, penantian kira-kira 320 pemilik Pangsapuri Puchong Intan memiliki sijil layak menduduki (CF) berakhir kelmarin apabila menerimanya daripada Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ). Pengarah Jabatan Bangunan MPSJ, Rosli Mohammad Yunus, berkata pihaknya akan sentiasa memberikan perhatian serius kepada pemilik rumah di kawasan itu untuk memiliki CF kerana berlarutan terlalu lama.

11. Seeking security in gated enclaves  05/07/2005 The Sun
    GATED communities are getting popular. From the point of view of housebuyers, they offer an additional alternative in the housing market. However, from the point of view of some social scientists, they are vehicles of elitism and social exclusion.

12. More of Bukit Gasing to go 06/07/2005 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Just about a month after announcing a controversial plan to develop Bukit Gasing, City Hall has decided to further increase the size of the project. It is now proposing to develop 67ha of the hill for low-cost housing and public amenities - nearly 30ha more than announced earlier.

13. Projek rumah tak ceroboh taman rekreasi 06/07/2005 HM
    KUALA LUMPUR: Kawasan pembinaan 48 unit rumah berkembar tiga tingkat di Taman Mastiara, disahkan tidak 'menceroboh' taman rekreasi seperti didakwa 50 penduduk kawasan itu, baru-baru ini.

14. MPS roboh rumah setinggan di Selayang 06/07/2005 HM
    GOMBAK: Kedegilan 27 penghuni setinggan di Kampung Jaya, Selayang, yang enggan berpindah dari tanah milik kerajaan walaupun sudah diberi beberapa notis amaran sejak 2003 mengundang padah apabila Majlis perbandaran Selayang (MPS) akhirnya bertegas merobohkan penempatan haram itu pagi semalam. Dalam operasi bermula jam 9.30 pagi itu, seramai 50 anggota penguat kuasa MPS dibantu 30 anggota Rela dan 30 anggota polis terpaksa merobohkan rumah penduduk walaupun mulanya mendapat tentangan keras penduduk.

15. Berang digelar setinggan 06/07/2005 BH
    SELAYANG: Kira-kira 27 keluarga setinggan di Kampung Jaya, Batu Caves, mempertikaikan tindakan pemaju yang didakwa mahu 'merampas' tanah yang diterokai mereka sejak berpuluh-puluh tahun dulu. Penduduk yang berang digelar 'setinggan' oleh pemaju yang ingin membangunkan kawasan terbabit kesal dengan sikap pemaju terbabit kerana tidak membincangkan perkara berkaitan pengambilalihan tanah itu dengan penduduk.

16. Projek terbengkalai menjolok mata 06/07/2005 Kosmo
    IPOH - Perak tidak menghadapi banyak masalah projek pembangunan kerajaan yang terbengkalai tetapi beberapa projek swasta yang terbengkalai begitu menjolok mata, kata Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali.

17. Bukit Gasing tetap hijau 07/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk sepatutnya menerima cadangan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) untuk membangunkan tanah seluas 42.8 hektar di Bukit Gasing sebagai kawasan rekreasi untuk kemudahan mereka mengadakan pelbagai aktiviti riadah. Datuk Bandarnya, Datuk Ruslin Hasan, berkata pembangunan yang dicadangkan itu bukan membabitkan kawasan yang besar tetapi sebahagian kecil saja untuk dijadikan lokasi beriadah.

18. Lack of legislative support hindering gated community development 07/07/2005 The Sun
    KUALA LUMPUR: There is rising demand for gated communities in Malaysia. But the lack of legislative support in implementing such projects has delayed their development, Kumpulan Sierramas Sdn Bhd executive director Bernard Tan says.

19. Pemaju disaran pasang alat pengesan asap 08/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Pemaju perumahan disaran memasang alat pengesan asap (smoke detector) di setiap rumah bagi menyahut kempen Mencegah Kebakaran Kebangsaan yang dijalankan Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan sejak Februari 2002.

20. Tiada lagi projek baru 08/07/2005 BH
    SEREMBAN: Kerajaan negeri memutuskan untuk tidak membenarkan sebarang pembangunan baru dilaksanakan di sekitar pusat bandar Seremban, sebaliknya dialih ke kawasan pinggirnya seperti Senawang, Nilai dan Seremban 2.

21. PKNS bina 21 banglo di tanah rizab Melayu 08/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) buat pertama kalinya membina 21 unit banglo di atas tanah rizab Melayu di Taman Seri Mengkuang, Kuala Selangor seiring dengan matlamat untuk meningkatkan status tanah rizab Melayu terutama di kawasan pinggir bandar.

22. Pemaju bebankan penduduk 09/07/2005 HM
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penghuni di enam blok Flet Taman Desa Cheras, di sini meminta Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) mempertimbangkan pemasangan meter pukal kepada individu kerana tidak sanggup dengan karenah pemaju yang dianggap 'menangguk di air keruh'. Masalah ini berlaku selepas pemaju perumahan terbabit dikatakan menghimpunkan bil bulanan setengah tahun kepada penduduk sehingga membebankan mereka terutama yang berpendapatan rendah.

23. Henti letup batu serta-merta 09/07/2005 HM
    RAWANG: Kerajaan negeri mengarahkan pemaju projek pembinaan di Taman Rawang Perdana 2, di sini, menghentikan serta-merta operasi meletupkan batu berikutan terdapat retakan yang serius di rumah penduduk. Ahli Exco Kerajaan Selangor merangkap Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Rawang, Datuk Tang See Hang, berkata pemaju terbabit juga perlu menghentikan operasi harian lain seperti kerja mengangkut batu menggunakan lori.

24. Rumah baru, masalah lama 09/07/2005 Kosmo
    SHAH ALAM - Kegembiraan penduduk memasuki rumah baru di Pangsapuri Rimau Indah, Seksyen 32 di sini bertukar menjadi resah apabila menghadapi pelbagai masalah sejak berpindah enam bulan lalu.

25. 50-year wait for land titles ends 10/07/2005 Sunday Times
    PEKAN NENAS, Sat. - After waiting for half a century, 30 shopowners at Jalan Sawah have finally received their land titles.

26. RM38 Billion Worth Of Real Estate Bequeathed To Malays Remains Unresolved, Nazri Says
    10/07/2007 Bernama
    KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The estate value of deceased Malaysians that remains unclaimed due to unresolved beneficiary issues has reached RM40 billion.

27. Penghuni pangsapuri mahu meter air individu 11/07/2005 Berita Harian
    KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 900 keluarga di Pangsapuri Taman Desa Cheras di sini meminta Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) menukar meter pukal kepada individu bagi mengelakkan bekalan air dipotong akibat kegagalan pemaju menjelaskan bil air kepada Syabas.

28. Calls for govt to review rules on infrastructure 11/07/2005 The Star
    MALAYSIANS’ rapidly changing lifestyle has heralded changes in the way people want to live and new innovations in living spaces in many parts of the country, notably in Kuala Lumpur.

29. Residents hold 'kenduri' to mark closure of illegal road 11/07/2005 MM
    KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Taman Medan Baru held a 'kenduri' yesterday afternoon, but it was not to celebrate a wedding or a birthday. It was to show their happiness over the closing of an illegal road. The illegal road, linking Jalan Medan 29 (or Jalan Medan 3/29) to neighbouring Taman Sri Manja was constructed by a developer six years ago as a temporary road.

30. Seremban perlu cawangan tribunal pembeli rumah 12/07/2005 Berita Harian
    SEREMBAN: Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) diminta membuka pejabat cawangan Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah di bandar ini untuk kemudahan orang ramai berurusan.

31. Prospective white knight for Villaria PJ buyers 13/07/2005 The Sun
    PETALING JAYA: Buyers of the abandoned Villaria PJ condominium and nearby shops at Kampung Medan, Old Klang Road, are sleeping a little better these days.

32. Court sets aside 12 guards' remand order 14/07/2005 The Sun
    Petaling Jaya: The Shah Alam High Court yesterday set aside and reversed a 10-day remand order on 12 security guards by the Kajang magistrate's court last month.

33. Taman Tan Yew Lai slopes are safe, says expert 14/07/2005 Malay Mail Pauline Almeida
    KUALA LUMPUR, July 14: A geo-technical expert has allayed the fears of Taman Tan Yew Lai residents over the safety of an ongoing housing project on a nearby hill slope.

34. Pecah amanah: Peguam direman  15/07/2005 Utusan

35. PETALING JAYA 15 Julai - Seorang peguam hari ini ditahan reman selama empat hari bagi membantu pihak polis berhubung satu kes pecah amanah melibatkan wang milik pelanggan sebanyak RM213,795.

36. Penghuni Apartmen Melati malang 16/07/2005 Harian Metro
    GOMBAK: Nasib kira-kira 700 penghuni Apartmen Melati, di sini umpama 'sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga' apabila berpindah ke kediaman itu kira-kira setahun lalu.

37. Land buyers racing to save their plots 17/07/2005 Sunday Star
    PENANG: A group of land purchasers are racing against time to track down fellow buyers to save the 1.6ha of land in Kulim, Kedah, from being placed under a provisional liquidator.

38. 23 pembeli dakwa ditipu pemaju perumahan 18/07/2005 BH
    KUANTAN: Seramai 23 bakal pembeli rumah projek Fasa 1A5, Bandar Damansara dekat sini mendakwa menjadi mangsa penipuan sebuah syarikat pemaju perumahan di sini, apabila pemaju yang bertanggungjawab lesap dan pejabatnya didapati sudah ditutup.

39. Houses still not ready after six years 18/07/2005 MM
    KLANG, SELANGOR, JULY 18: Six years after work on Desa Kerayong Indah started, the project’s bungalows, semi-detached houses and flats are still under construction.

40. Penduduk kesal sikap JPP 19/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk rumah pangsa Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Tar), di sini tidak putus-putus ditimpa masalah berikutan pengurusan Jabatan Pengurusan Perumahan (JPP) Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) yang dikatakan tidak sistematik.

41. Still waiting for the smarthome 19/07/2005 The Star By Brigitte Rozario
    A few years ago, “smarthome” was a buzzword. Everyone was talking about houses with broadband, intelligent security systems, automatic lights, plus refrigerators that let you surf the Net.

42. Lake area in Kota Damansara earmarked for 'nature park' 19/07/2005 Malay Mail By Najmuddin Najib
    The Selangor Government has reassured Damansara Indah residents that their neighbourhood lake will not be developed into a high-rise apartment project.

43. MPAJ partly to blame, court told 20/07/2005 The Star
    PUTRAJAYA: The conduct of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council's (MPAJ) predecessor, Majlis Daerah Gombak (MDG), clearly contributed to the collapse of Block One of the Highland Towers, the Federal Court heard yesterday.

44. Penduduk kesal lif sering rosak 20/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Menaiki tangga setiap hari boleh diibaratkan sebagai satu senaman yang menyihatkan tubuh badan serta melancarkan perjalanan darah.

45. Payment settled but still no strata titles 21/07/2005 The Star
    TWENTY-TWO shop lot owners at Menara Sentosa in Alor Star, Kedah, claimed that they have not received strata titles despite settling the full payment for their lots about a year ago.

46. Pembeli desak pemaju segera siapkan rumah terbengkalai 21/07/2005 BH
    KLANG: Pembeli rumah menerusi Projek Pembesaran Kampung Desa Kerayong Indah di sini, mendesak pemaju projek terbabit, Bumi Circle Sdn Bhd mempercepatkan pembinaan rumah mereka yang sepatutnya siap tiga tahun lalu.

47. Pemaju didakwa gadaikan bangunan tanpa kebenaran 21/07/2005 BH
    ALOR STAR: Dua puluh dua pemilik kedai di Menara Sentosa, di sini, membuat laporan di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Kota Star semalam, kerana pemaju menara berkenaan menggadaikan harta mereka kepada bank tanpa kebenaran.

48. Pantai Hillpark folk upset over security 21/07/2005 MM
    Residents of phase 2 Pantai Hillpark condominiums are worried for their safety after one of their cars was broken into yesterday. Car owner R. Rajamanikam, 51, found his car window shattered when he wanted to leave for work.

49. Kawasan rekreasi diceroboh pemaju 22/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Taman Mastiara masih tidak berpuas hati dengan tindakan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) yang meluluskan projek pembinaan 48 unit rumah mewah tiga tingkat membabitkan kawasan seluas 2.68 hektar dari keseluruhan 70 hektar tanah Taman Rekreasi Metropolitan Batu, Jalan Ipoh, dekat sini.

50. Pemaju didakwa abai masalah penduduk 22/07/2005 BH
    KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Pangsapuri Melati Impian semakin tertekan dengan sikap pemaju perumahan terbabit, Mega Planner Jaya Sdn Bhd, yang bersikap lepas tangan terhadap masalah dihadapi mereka sejak setahun setengah mendiami pangsapuri itu.

51. Protecting the consumer 22/07/2005 The Sun By Sharon Kam
    CONSUMER rights are usually seen in terms of an endless battle against business and bureaucracy for better protection for the small guy.

52. Court reduces compensation 23/07/2005 NST
    A retired Army major awarded RM13,340 last year by the Tribunal for Housebuyer Claims over a leaking water tank in his house saw the amount reduced by nearly RM10,000 today.

53. Build computer centres, rep tells developers  25/07/2005 The Star
    DEVELOPERS have been urged to include a fully-equipped computer literacy centre when they build low-cost flats. Balakong assemblyman Datuk Hoh Hee Lee said most low-cost flat occupants were low wage earners who could not afford to buy computers on their own.

54. Squatters wait in vain for new flats 27/07/2005 The Star By Derrick Vinesh
    MORE than 200 squatter families in Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth, have been waiting for nearly eight years for their new flats that have yet to be built.

55. Folks team up to fight crime 28/07/2005 The Star
    CO-OPERATION between neighbours and fellow residents is crucial in fighting crime and, realising this, the Subang Jaya municipality's Zone 18 Residents' Committee have started a campaign.

56. Boost for fight against development 28/07/2005 The Star
    THE Taman Mastiara House-buyers and Residents' Association's fight for a 2.74ha plot next to the Batu Metropolitan Park nearby to be preserved as part of the park received a boost when officials from the Prime Minister's Department visited the site recently.

57. CF tiada, air percuma 4 tahun 29/07/2005  Kosmo ROZMAL MALAKAN Negeri Sembilan
    BARU-BARU ini, teman saya telah menghadiri pertemuan bersama penduduk Bandar Seremban Selatan Fasa 3, Sg. Gadut, Seremban untuk mendengar rintihan mereka yang berada dalam kebimbangan sejak mendiami kawasan tersebut lebih empat tahun lalu.

58. Decision to deregister Highlands Tower engineer upheld  29/07/2005  The Sun
    KUALA LUMPUR: The Board of Appeal of the Board of Engineers of Malaysia Friday upheld a decision by the Board of Engineers to deregister professional engineer Wong Yuen Kean, who was involved in the development of the Highland Towers project.

59. Put quality first, builders urged 29/07/2005 The Star
    KUALA LUMPUR: Housing developers must stop cutting corners and build a reputation that will not only earn them the recognition of local housebuyers but that of potential clients abroad as well.

60. Council rapped for not acting on complaints  30/7/2005 MM
    GOMBAK: The death of 18-year-old Mohd Lokman Abdul Kadir could have been avoided had the authorities acted on appeals by residents to ‘do something about’ the dangerous stretch near Taman Pinggiran Batu Caves.

61. Datuk sought over RM21million land scam 30/07/2005 The Star 
    KUALA LUMPUR: A well-known property developer who is a Datuk is being sought by police for alleged involvement in a land scam worth RM21mil.

62. Bukit Cherakah to lose more land  30/07/2005 NST
    KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. - Bukit Cherakah is set to lose yet another chunk of its forest reserve barely months after a national furore over massive land clearing in the area.

63. Masalah CF disiasat 30/07/2005  Kosmo
    KUALA LUMPUR - Masalah ketiadaan sijillayak menduduki (CF) selama empat tahun bagi penduduk Bandar Seremban Selatan Fasa 3 akan diteliti bagi membolehkan tindakan susulan diambil.

64. Selangor government will issue a list of selected housing developers 30/07/2005 besonline.rtm.net.my
    Klang - The Selangor State Government will issue a list of selected housing developers for the benefit of house buyers to avoid them getting caught in problems such as abandoned housing projects.

65. Up close and personal with gated-&-guarded communities 30/07/2005 NST-PROP
    We seem to be at a tipping point, in the words of author and New Yorker Magazine journalist Malcolm Gladwell, in our residential development sector, what with the proliferation of gated-and-guarded housing schemes, or gated communities (GCs), as they are commonly called.

66. Should there be a new law?  30/7/2005 NST
    Streamlining the Strata Titles Act (STA) to give legislative context to a gated comunity (GC) scheme can be complicated, so the faster option may be to create new legislation explicitly for such a scheme.

67. Selangor pulih 10 projek rumah terbengkalai 31/07/2005  Mingguan Malaysia
    KLANG 30 Julai - Sepuluh daripada 40 projek rumah kos rendah yang terbengkalai di Selangor sejak beberapa tahun lalu telah dipulihkan, kata Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.

68. Protecting common rights 31/07/2005 Sunday Star By June Chan
    BLOCKS of Disharmony (Homelife, July 17) seems to have touched a chord in numerous people. One reader narrated how her car was vandalised barely a fortnight after she’d moved into her condominium.

69. SPNB sedia nama kontraktor senarai hitam 31/07/2005 Utusan
    PUTRAJAYA 30 Julai - Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) akan menghantar semua nama kontraktor yang disenarai hitam kepada kementerian-kementerian serta agensi kerajaan lain termasuk Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (CIDB) dan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR).