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Temples in Section 19 PJ get land from developer

August 15th, 2011
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One good thing is that the developer is made to fulfill their application conditions. However, I’m not sure of the pro and cons of allowing developer to keep the lease and the impact of perpetual lease agreement between land owner and temple. Who will determine the rate for rent of the land (if got any rent)? Is it possible the land given free, but later may be charged to temple? Can the land be revoked and used for other purpose by the land owner?

 

TWO temples that have been operating for more than 40 years in Section 19, Petaling Jaya, will be allocated 0.09ha (10,000sq ft) of land in the same area.

The Tow Boo Keong Taoist Temple and the Arulmigu Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu Temple had in May received notices from a developer of nearby condominium project to move out of the land that they have been using as places of worship at the former squatter area.

During a press conference at the Hindu temple on Saturday, Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said Petaling Jaya city councillors had the planning approval for the Ameera condominium on March 29, 2007.

“One of the conditions in the planning approval signed by developer Selangor Dredging Bhd (SDB) states that they must provide 10,000 sq ft of land to each temple so we have asked them to comply,” said Pua.

Also present were temple chairmen Tan Kam Piew and Tanasakaran Rengasamy and MBPJ councillors R. Selvarajan, Mak Khuin Weng and Jeyaseelan Anthony.

Pua said after discussions with the developer, SDB had agreed to give 0.09ha to each temple but would be keeping the land title.

“The temples will enter into a perpetual lease with the land owner and it is now up to the committees of both temples to negotiate the location of the plots with the developer,” said Pua.

He said the DAP had a team of lawyers who could oversee the negotiations but he advised the committees to appoint their own to finalise the agreement.

Tanasakaran said they were relieved that they would not have to relocate the temple and his committee would be meeting the developers to discuss the matter.

SDB communications and corporate affairs manager Yeoh Guan Jin confirmed that they would be allocating a 0.09ha to each temple to build their place of worship and SDB would hold the land titles.

source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/8/15/central/9299361&sec=central

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Tumpat Muthumariaman Temple gets RM100k

July 18th, 2011
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THE Muthumariaman Hindu Temple in Tumpat, Kelantan, has received RM100,000 to expand and renovate the temple for its devotees.

Pengkalan Kubor state assemblyman Datuk Noor Zahidi Omar handed over the cheque to temple chairman R. Chandrasekaran.

In his speech, Chandrasekaran thanked the Barisan Nasional for assisting the Hindu community to realise its dreams of expanding the temple for more than 300 devotees.

He said it took the committee three years to collect RM600,000 and he was grateful that the Government had topped up the figure to enable the committee to expand the temple.

He said that the temple also accepted devotees from Kota Baru while many devotees from the surrounding districts also came to the 100-year-old temple to perform prayers.

Noor Zahidi said the Federal Government was more than willing to assist the temple.

He also said that the money was insignificant when compared to the goodwill of fostering racial and religious harmony.

He added that the Federal Government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was interested to achieve the racial and religious balance for the betterment of the country.

“This is what the 1Malaysia concept is all about and the prime minister is working hard to promote the concept.

“It is beginning to show results,” he said.

A small community of Indians who came to work for the Keretapi Tanah Melayu in the 1940s had once prayed in the temple.

It also served as a community hall for them to socialise and conduct religious classes.

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/7/16/north/9079559&sec=North

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Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Puchong relocation issue

June 10th, 2011
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I was wondering what happened to other temple. There were two Amman temples next to each other, just outside USJ exit (Elite highway), near the traffic light turning into USJ. Looks like that temple has relocated while the other is refusing to do so.

I pass by this place often, but have not visited the temple. Its quite risky since there’s limited parking and the road is crowded during morning and evenings.

Just curious on when the temple was established, because it says the temple is on the land belonging to the developer.

Hope the temple management (got two groups!)  can clarify and also settle this problem, and not bring the religion into disrepute.

 

The flyover project at the junction of Persiaran Kewajipan and Jalan Hicom-Puchong in Subang Jaya is being delayed because the Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthanam temple has refused to shift to a new site.

One City Development Sdn Bhd chairman Datuk Ramle Nayan said they needed to build a diversion road before the construction of the flyover for traffic from Puchong to Shah Alam.

However, the work on the diversion road, which is 80% completed, could not proceed unless the temple on a land belonging to the developer, agreed to move.

“The negotiation started in 2009 and we have offered them an alternative site in USJ 26. We will also bear the relocation cost.

“But there are two groups seeking to control the temple, making the negotiation difficult,” Ramle said.

He was responding to a protest near the site on Tuesday afternoon by motorists demanding the flyover to be built to relieve the congestion during peak hours.

“We have helped another temple, Sri Maha Kaliaman, to relocate from the site to USJ 26 six months ago.

“We hope to resolve the issue amicably with the temple management,” Ramle said.

The protesters had earlier urged the Public Works Department and the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) to get the developer to start the construction work.

Special officer to Seri Serdang assemblyman Capt Mohd Shobhi Mustakim said the flyover would ease the traffic heading towards USJ and Hicom.

“The developer should solve the problem hindering the project because motorists are waiting for the infrastructure as promised by the developer,” he said.

Puchong MCA chairman Wong Hock Aun said the jam now was until Kampung Bersatu near the Puchong Barat toll of the Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) in the morning.

According to the plan approved by the LLM, the first phase of the project involved the construction of the flyover with the traffic lights at the junction of Persiaran Kewajipan and Jalan Hicom-Puchong removed.

It would take about 12 months to complete the project.

Next, an integrated interchange involving LDP and Persiaran Kewajipan would be built.

“We will bear the cost of between RM40mil and RM50mil,” Ramle said.

source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/6/10/central/8863118&sec=central

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Pandamaran Kaliamman Temple relocation protest

May 31st, 2011
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Few things attracted me to this article. Firstly, the proposed land is given in an area far from the worshipping community (and in fact given in a place which is likely to be unfavourable towards the other religion). This is like asking for trouble (if the the report is correct). Who in their right mind will ask a temple to relocate to an area where the majority of them are of different religion?

Secondly, there’s no mention on the status of the temple (legal or illegal).  If illegal, then the state government has to intervene.  Problem is to find a place to relocate. Not easy to find a place with sizeable Indian community, and even in those places, have plenty of temples.

Thirdly, on a lighter note, the temple chairman’s name is Kevin Poh Ah Kow, which sound like Chinese name.  Interesting!

 

Makkal Osai reported that devotees of the riverside Kaliamman Temple in Pandamaran, Port Klang staged a peaceful demonstration carrying placards in the temple premises yesterday after a notice to relocate was sent by the landowners Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd.

The notice had said the 40-year-old temple would be demolished if it was not relocated.

The alternative land offered by Guthrie, located about 4km away in Teluk Garing, had been rejected by the temple committee as there were no Indians living in the area.

Temple chairman Kevin Poh Ah Kow said that Teluk Garing was a Malay-majority area and anticipated it being a problem in future if Guthrie’s plan continued, hoping the Selangor Government would help resolve the problem.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/31/nation/8787897&sec=nation

 

 

 

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Shrine demolition protest at Kg Baru Air Panas flats

May 12th, 2011
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Not sure if there are other temples within close vicinity of the area. If have, can consider relocate the shrine to the nearby location (for me nearby means <1km).

How about the request for wedding hall and area for funeral services? Since its a low cost flat area, I don’t think got land for this kind of facilities, since this area was developed sometime ago.

 

If not, then someone has to answer why one community was left out in the planning. Is it due to the rules/guidelines about number of residents needed to allocate land for place of worship?

 

The Human Rights Party (HRP) and Indian residents of Kampong Baru Air Panas, Setapak today threatened to hold a mass protest if DBKL continues with plans to demolish two shrines at the low-cost flats.

NONEHRP pro tem central executive committee member S Thiagarajan (centre in picture) said the demolishment order is unjust as the roughly 1,000 Hindu families living in the area were not given a proper place to set up a temple.

In a memorandum handed over to DBKL, the protestors said the government had built a mosque and a Chinese temple in or near the low-cost flats area but appeared to have neglected to provide the same for the spiritual needs of the Indians.

With no place to set up their temple, HRP and the residents argued that they had no choice but to build their shrines between blocks G and H of the low-cost flats.

Despite this, eight DBKL enforcement officers came to demolish their temple last Monday, following up on two demolishment notices dated May 2, 2011 and Dec 2, 2009.

HRP and the residents argued that the order to tear down the shrines violates Article 11 of the federal constitution, which allows citizens the right to profess and practice their religion of choice.

They added that the Hindus in the area have not been given equal treatment as demanded for under Article 8 of the same constitution, where land was set aside for a mosque and Chinese temple but nothing was set aside for the Hindus living in Air Panas.

The protestors demanded that both demolishment orders be revoked, and that at least one acre of land be allocated as a Hindu temple reserve for the existing Hindu shrines so it can be expanded to include a wedding hall and space for funeral services.

The memorandum was received by Asnan Zain, a special officer to DBKL mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail, at their office today. Thiagarajan claimed that Asnan gave his “personal assurance” that no action will be taken until DBKL completes a review of the memorandum.

Thiagarajan, who accompanied some 30 Air Panas residents at the minor protest, later said that he will follow up on the issue two weeks from now, adding that DBKL have one month to come up with a decision.

“The message we want to give is don’t bully Indians. Just because we are dark, just because we are powerless, does not mean you can bully Indians. If DBKL does not consider our demands, we will hold a big demonstration in front of their office,” he said.

source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/163934

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