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1. Come forward, panel urges 331 housebuyers 18/01/2002 The Star
   The 331 purchasers of Phase 1 of the Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) project yet to come forward should change their tidak apa (indifferent) attitude or risk losing everything at the end of the day, said the Phase 1 purchasers’ ad-hoc committee.

2. Buyers must pay at least RM6,000 to finish project 04/02/2002 The Star
   About 1,500 buyers of the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project have to fork out between RM6,000 and RM9,966 to complete the project. Deloitte Kassim Chan corporate restructuring and recovery services executive director Chu Siew Koon said the liquidators had estimated the project’s completion to cost over RM15.5mil.

3. Work to finally resume on Majestic Heights in March 18/02/2002 The Star
   Work to revive Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 will begin next month, the housebuyers ad-hoc committee chairman B.H. Lim said.

4. Housebuyers awaiting news on waive issue 04/03/2002 The Star
   Purchasers of the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project are still waiting for an answer from the state government on the waiving of contributions amounting to RM3.62mil. Housebuyers ad-hoc committee chairman B.H. Lim said the matter was tabled during a meeting with the authorities on Jan 30, adding that they had promised to reply by Feb 28.

5. State to help highrise buyers on fees waiver 11/03/2002 The Star
   The state government will ask local authorities here to help purchasers of the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 to revive the project.

6. Majestic Heights buyers seek fees waiver 11/03/2002 The Star
   PENANG will ask state local authorities to help purchasers of the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 to revive the project. Paya Terubong assemblyman Dr Loh Hock Hun said the Penang Municipal Council, Public Works Department and the Penang Water Supply Corporation would be asked to waive development contributions amounting to RM3.62mil.

7. Buyers may need to pay less than RM6,000 18/03/2002 The Star
   If things go smoothly, the 3,000-odd purchasers of the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) project might not have to pay more than RM6,000 each for the project revival. State Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Dr Loh Hock Hun said he would write to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) to waive RM456,900 and RM1.18mil in contribution charges respectively.

8. Forum on revival plan 18/04/2002 The Star
   A proposal by the liquidator of the Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) project to revive Phase 2A, 2B and 3A will be discussed at a closed-door forum for purchasers on Sunday. Phase 3A committee chairman Eric Ciah said the appointed liquidator from Deloitte Kassim Chan had forwarded a concept letter for the revival plan.

9. Govt waives RM2.1mil in contribution charges 24/04/2002 The Star
   The Federal Government has waived the contribution charges amounting to RM2.1mil for the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project. The sum represented contribution charges for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Indah Water Konsortium (IWK), amounting to RM456,900 and RM1.18mil.

10. Don’t point the finger, Rehda tells Kayveas 03/05/2002 The Star
    Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk M. Kayveas was taken to task for implying that the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Penang branch had done nothing to help victims of abandoned housing projects. “It’s unfair for the deputy minister to point the finger at us,’’ Penang Rehda chairman Datuk Ong Gim Huat said yesterday.

11. Buyers’ reps to meet CM 27/06/2002 The Star
    The Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) phases 2A, 2B and 3A purchasers’ ad-hoc committees will meet Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon to discuss efforts to revive the stalled phases. Phase 3A committee chairman Eric Ciah said the meeting was necessary to clear the air on allegations that the committees were not doing enough to help revive the project.

12. Second time unlucky for housebuyer 11/07/2002 The Star
    For 34-year-old purchasing officer Cheah Hock Lye, it is a case of second time unlucky in his attempt to own a house.

13. Sign up to revive project, buyers told 29/07/2002 The  Star
    The remaining 225 purchasers of phase one of Taman Terubong Jaya (Majestic Heights) project should register themselves with the purchasers’ ad-hoc committee in order for revival efforts of the stalled project to proceed.

14. Work on stalled Majestic Heights project to start soon 02/08/2002 The Star
    Revival work on the Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project will finally kick off next Thursday after being stalled for more than four years.

15. Contractors sought for Majestic Heights project 04/08/2002 NSUNT
    PENANG, Sat. - The ad hoc committees of Phases 2A and 3A of Majestic Heights, the country's largest abandoned housing project, is seeking qualified developers or contractors to revive the housing scheme. Committee adviser for Phases 2A, 2B and 3A Lau Heng Loon said contractors with a minimum qualification of the Contractors' Service Centre Grade 5 certification and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) or from the Malaysian Architects' Association are encouraged to apply.

16. Work to revive project this week 05/08/2002The Star
    The 1,555 purchasers of the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project have to fork out RM7,500 each to complete the project.

17. Revived highrise may be renamed 19/08/2002 The Star
    THE Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project, which is presently being revived after a four-year delay, may take on a new name to reflect a positive image. 

18. JKR ticked off for not building wall 26/08/2002 The Star
    The Public Works Department (JKR) was ticked off yesterday for ignoring a directive to complete a retaining wall at the Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 housing project site in Penang.  

19. Developer: Revival work on project progressing 28/08/2002 The Star
    Work to revive the stalled Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project is progressing well since it kicked off at the beginning of this month. Developer Wira Properties Management Sdn Bhd project director Teh Kian Chong said work has been progressing on schedule and two show units were almost completed to be handed over to the purchasers’ committee.

20. JKR: Expert to be blamed  29/08/2002 The Star
    The state JKR has blamed the consultant who failed to submit its design plan for the delay in the building of a retaining wall at Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project site.

21. Revived highrise may be renamed 19/08/2002 The Star
    THE Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 project, which is presently being revived after a four-year delay, may take on a new name to reflect a positive image.  Its purchasers’ committee executive advisor S.L. Chang said the committee was toying with the idea of renaming the place ‘Dragon Peak’ or ‘Dragon Heights’.

22. Work at abandon housing project restarts  20/09/2002 The Star
    The 289 purchasers of the abandoned housing project, Seri Semarak and Eternal Heights in Bandar Baru Air Itam, Penang, can now look forward to moving into their new homes in three years’ time.

23. Liquidator: Pay up to hasten revival 22/10/2002 The Star
    The 1,557 purchasers of Taman Terubong Indah (Majestic Heights) Phase 1 have been urged to expedite payment of the contribution sum of RM7,500 each towards the completion of the revived project.

24. Buyers told to pay up ‘extra’ sum by Nov 2 28/10/2002 The Star
    After four years, the stalled nine-block Majestic Heights is on course to be fully revived. However, the buyers have been asked to promptly pay up their “contribution sum” of RM7,500 each if the project is to be completed by January next year. Launched in 1995, the project, comprising 2,955 housing units, 55 shoplots and 22 light industrial units, is the country’s largest single abandoned housing project.

25. Pay up, liquidator urges flat buyers 06/11/2002 The Star
    The liquidator of Majestic Heights Sdn Bhd is racing against time to raise RM6.15mil by Friday as part-payment for 50% of revival work already completed on Phase I of the stalled project.

26. House buyers ‘assured’ 08/11/2002 The Star
    Financial consultancy firm Deloitte KassimChan has been appointed to manage, monitor and to see that the stalled Taman Kasawari housing project in Simpang Ampat gets off the ground again.