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On brink of demolition, Bkt Jalil residents ready for battle
TUE, 03 AUG 2010 18:06
By B Nantha Kumar

KUALA LUMPUR: Come tomorrow, bulldozers are expected to rumble into the Bukit Jalil estate to tear down the houses there. But the residents will not back down and are gearing up for battle.

In their words, some 41 families are prepared to take “all possible action” to thwart the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) from bringing their roofs down.

Even the possibility of facing the wrath of the police's baton-charging Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) will not deter them from the standing their ground.

The final eviction order to the residents, dated July 20, ends at midnight.

“We are ready for the worst case scenario,” a resident, who declined to be named, told FMT. “This is going to be Barisan Nasional's version of Kampung Buah Pala.”

“Obviously before demolishing the houses, they will bring in the FRU and we are prepared for that as well," he added.

It is learnt that opposition party leaders and NGO representatives have also vowed to fight alongside the residents to protect their houses.

However, the resident said they will not be bearing weapons, but will instead arm themselves with banners and posters.

"We will also bring in backhoes to block the demolition. This is our home. There is no way anyone is going to demolish our houses without an alternate solution to this problem," he added.

There are also plans to disconnect the power supply because they fear “a sudden power surge” which can raze their houses.

“We have seen this happen before. Mysterious fires at squatters. We do not want a similar incident here. We will disconnect power from tonight,” said the resident.

'We are not squatters'

On June 8, the residents received a letter from DBKL stating that the city council will postpone the demolition.

It also stated that DBKL received orders from Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Deputy Minister M Saravanan that the next course of action will only be taken after a discussion between his ministry and the Human Resources Ministry.

Despite this, the residents were slapped with the final evacuation notice.

At a meeting with the residents yesterday, DBKL's deputy director (services) Amin Nordin Abdul Azai stood firm on the decision to evict the former Bukit Jalil estate workers, despite their appeal to postpone the deadline.

The residents were warned that demolition works can be carried out at any time after the deadline expires.

Contacted later, resident and Human Rights Party member K Balakrishnan said the contradictory letters from DBKL showed that the council is not willing to keep its word.

“Now, we have to move out by tomorrow. If we don't, it will not stop DBKL from demolishing our houses. But what about the promise made to us in the June 8 letter?” he asked.

"We are told that this land will be turned into a cemetary but we found out that the land has been sold to a prominent personality, who once served as a minister," he said.

Balakrishnan said that former estate workers should not be termed as squatters.

"We are not squatters. Squatters are illegal as they build houses on private or government land, but we were given houses built by a company with the full knowledge of the government,” he added.

Bukit Jalil is the last remaining estate in the capital. Parts of it were also taken over by the government for the Bukit Jalil sports complext project in 1998.

Macam tak betul je?
Sounds like you're holding a golden egg but the farmer wants to rewrite the rules.

But hey, I don't know the bolt and nuts, so I'm merely speculating.

If you are to sign, what is in it for you? Would you be paying for a MYR600k ++ rather than < MYR500k house which was what is the initial contract states?

A S&P is a contract, it must be honored, unless the new contract is a better deal.

prepare ammonium sulfide and mask. Then queue up.
muaha haha

Gated schemes allowed if 51% of residents agree

KUALA LUMPUR: A gated neighbourhood can only be set up with the approval of 51% of the residents, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung.

He said perimeter fencing and guard houses would not be allowed to be built under the new guidelines for gated and guarded neighbourhood schemes.[COLOR=red]

He said the local authorities have the right to tear down the fencing and guard houses which caused inconvenience to residents.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently said the guidelines - which were approved and endorsed by the National Council for Local Government - would be imposed with immediate effect on new applications.

Existing gated communities and guarded neighbourhood schemes are exempted.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...5425&sec=nation

Macam tak betul je cara kerja ni.

If you say that it is a reward for the risk taken by the first batch of buyers, then why should the 1st batch pay the extra RM190k?


Based on the points stated previously:
- you will get the old Mahajaya floor plan - how much extra built up do you get if you "power up"
- old facade but they give the pergola and lourve thingy so that to make it look 'similar' from afar - No comment
- no extra sq feet - land size?
- no club house - Ada Kinrara Club
- no alarm - Alarms, CCTV and wiring will not exceed RM10k. Say you want to hack, skim and repaint will not cost more than RM15k which is already excessive. Most ppl will renovate atleast by adding the power sockets and wiring. Therefore, the amount to add CCTV and alarm is actually absorbed by the additional power socket intentions.
- no centrex - Apa ni?

Based on assumption that there is no change in built up, I can conclude:
- Alarm and CCTV adding by owner will costs RM 10k + RM 7.5k (half absorbed by further reno works)
- Kinra Club - Golf membership (RM35,000) and Non-golf membership (RM10,000)

Total is RM 52,500 (Kinrara Golf Club membership).
For RM137,500 you can:
- upgrade the entire furnishing of the new house (including taps, first grade tiles, pearl paints, etc, basically to make it grander that the"upgraded house") OR
- use the money to fully renovate (I did a 22ft x 20 ft 2 storey extension for <RM50k) OR
- tak ubahsuai apapa, but furniture and applicances.

Is money that easy to be obtained by you guys until it clouds your judgement?

This post has been edited by MFLooi: Oct 5 2010, 03:35 PM

Kalau sekadar bayar extra 28k berbanding RM190k, lainla cerita.

My bad.

To digress, since most of you can accept the leasehold condition, have you considered Sutera Jalil, especially those who missed out the KR purchase and is banging their head? Prices starts from RM550k.

I&P is starting their Mad About Homes campaign.
http://www.madabouthomes.my/


In addition, some observers might wonder what is the deal with the craziness being experienced in Kinrara / Puchong areas. I attach here an article to share.



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Alam Sutera is just before/next to BK9. It is under KL address.

Hakon,
There's a Mad About Homes sales campaign in I&P office in Bandar Kinrara on 10.10.10.
Make sure you have a visit. The last time they had a campaign, there was some rebates on the properties. Dunno whether this time will have it. You might want to check whether you may buy early on before 10.10.10 by calling the sales office.





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I wasn't mentioning about Jalil Sutera. I have no idea where Jalil Sutera is. I was talking about Alam Sutera. Even the maps and literatures I have provided are all about Alam Sutera.

It wasn't attractive to me 2 years ago as it was leasehold, but boy how things have changed.

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Added on October 6, 2010, 8:07 amDaryl,
I don't mind at all. Share the information!

This post has been edited by MFLooi: Oct 6 2010, 08:07 AM

Dang! I took the hook, line and sinker ...

salt and pepper

This post has been edited by MFLooi: Oct 11 2010, 04:23 PM

Four new highways to be announced in Budget 2011

Written by Melody Song
Monday, 11 October 2010 14:56

KUALA LUMPUR: Four new tolled highways have been proposed for the peninsula and are likely to be announced during the Budget 2011 speech on Friday.

The Edge Financial Daily learned that of the four, one road is already in existence while the other three will be new alignments of existing roads, or roads that are in the process of being built.

It is understood that PLUS Expressways Bhd would be the concession operator of two of the roads, while Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) would run the other two.

The highways to be [COLOR=red]operated by PLUS are from Sungai Dua to Juru in Penang, and from Kinrara to Damansara[SIZE=7][/SIZE] in the Klang Valley, while the PNB-operated highways are said to be from Ampang to Cheras, and from Damansara to Sungai Buloh.

It is learned that a bypass or upgrading is being considered for the Sungai Dua-Juru road, which sees heavy traffic flow and is presently a toll-free road.

According to sources, the upgrading of the road could involve the broadening of the lanes to facilitate smoother flow of traffic, but the cost of the upgrading is not known.

Meanwhile, the other three proposed toll roads are new alignments and seek to alleviate traffic woes plaguing road-users in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur.

The Kinrara-Damansara stretch would serve to divert some of the traffic from the Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP), while the Cheras-Ampang highway may see upgrading works.

It is also said that the Damansara-Sungai Buloh stretch could see a new highway or bypass being built.

Infrastructure project rollouts are expected to be a key focus of Budget 2011, according to UOB Kay Hian Research.

The construction sector is poised to be the key beneficiary of the budget proposals despite lower development expenditure, it said.

There are presently 22 toll road concessionaires in the country.

Investors have of late kept a close eye on these operators following proposals by three parties — MMC Corp Bhd, Asas Serba Sdn Bhd and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) — to acquire PLUS, which is the largest concessionaire and largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia.

While Asas Serba is said to be looking to consolidate all of the country’s concessionaires, EPF is understood to be eyeing only PLUS, while MMC is said to be after PLUS as well via its acquisition of PLUS’ parent UEM Group Bhd, which is in turn owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

Khazanah is the single largest shareholder in PLUS, with 2.76 billion shares or a 55.24% stake, followed by EPF with 613.47 million shares representing a 12.27% stake. Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) is the third largest shareholder with a 5.78% stake.

PLUS closed at RM4.16 last Friday with 5.91 million shares done.


This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, October 11, 2010.

http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/...udget-2011.html




Could this start at Damai running along Ayer Hitam forest?
There's the only remaining continuously running undeveloped land.
God or bad?

Gated schemes allowed if 51% of residents agree

KUALA LUMPUR: A gated neighbourhood can only be set up with the approval of 51% of the residents, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung.

He said perimeter fencing and guard houses would not be allowed to be built under the new guidelines for gated and guarded neighbourhood schemes.[COLOR=red]

He said the local authorities have the right to tear down the fencing and guard houses which caused inconvenience to residents.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently said the guidelines - which were approved and endorsed by the National Council for Local Government - would be imposed with immediate effect on new applications.

Existing gated communities and guarded neighbourhood schemes are exempted.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...5425&sec=nation

Get insulation on the roof.