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more allocation and better guidelines for places of worship in Selangor

June 7th, 2008
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It seems that all this while, there were certain rulings for building places of worship in Selangor. In particular, there are limitation in terms of size (10,000 sqft), and land allocation by developer for new housing projects (0.4ha). There’s also limitation in terms of height, it seems. Wonder why the previous state government discriminated so much? Is it due to inaction by the community leaders or leaders refusing to listen to coalition partners? I remember folks talking about the temples not allowed to be taller than the nearby mosques. Not sure how true it was, but the statement by Dr Xavier indicates some truth in that notion. The following excerpts are from The Star:

SHAH ALAM: Non-Muslim places of worship in Selangor will have a higher annual allocation and the limit on the land size removed, under proposed changes to the guidelines.  Also proposed will be that all land earmarked for places of worship should not be located near oxidation pond, septic tanks, high tension wires or large drains.

State health, plantation workers, poverty and caring government committee chairman Dr Xavier Jayakumar said he felt the current RM3mil allocation from the state government was too small compared to its large population.  He said he would recommend to the state executive council to raise the amount substantially in next year’s budget but declined to reveal the amount sought for.

He added the current 930 sq m limit for the size and limits on height and length of the buildings should not be fixed because there were many things to be considered like the location and needs of the community.

Dr Xavier said he and Liu felt the current condition for a 0.4ha land allocation for non-Muslim places worship in major development was inadequate given the large population in such areas.

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However, in NST, it is stated that the limits has been abolished:

SHAH ALAM: A requirement that limits new non-Muslim places of worship to 10,000 sq feet has been abolished by the state government. State Health, Plantation Workers, Poverty and Caring Government Committee chairman Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the requirement was impractical and as such, no predetermined limits on size, length and height would be imposed on any religious community.  Dr Xavier said town planners must consider the size and needs of the communities.”The proposed places of worship should be big enough to cater to the needs of a particular religious community in any area.”

He said no more places of worship would be built next to sewage ponds, high-tension wires or power substations. » Read more: more allocation and better guidelines for places of worship in Selangor

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Selangor Free Water

June 7th, 2008
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I have a gut feeling that this “free water” (actually the first 20 cubic metres only) thing may fall flat on Khalid’s face. The new government needs to scrutinise the laws properly before making any announcement. We have seen how the Bandar Mahkota Cheras saga dragged for weeks, until the federal government made use of the opportunity to help gag Grand Saga. They could have done it earlier, but didn’t. They waited perhaps until PKR’s inability to solve the crisis is revealed.

In this case, Syabas says no letter has been issued to them till yesterday, but today KDEB said letter had just been released. Then there’s the question of who can actually issue the directive. Is it the federal level ministry or the state government?

Whatever it is, the state opposition will be waiting with claws sharpened to pounce on the smallest mistake by PR government.

If Khalid fails to keep his words, the rakyat won’t be interested to listen to his excuses, just like now the rakyat not interested to listen to federal government’s excuses on fuel price increase.

Khalil may well be the first to be forced out or resign if he goes around simply promising things.

As for me, I don’t mind getting bill with discount 🙂

You will get 20 cubic metres of free water from this month. This is the guarantee given by Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to consumers following conflicting statements over the past few days.
“The state government guarantees that residents will enjoy their first 20 cubic metres of free water starting from this month as has been announced before,” Khalid said. » Read more: Selangor Free Water

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Kapar temple status threatened by land owner

June 3rd, 2008
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Well, in this instance, the authorities are not directly involved. The questions being raised is the inaction by the police on various reports made by the temple caretaker for last two years. Its related to the dubious manner of the land ownership transfer. Unfortunately, the temple lost the court case years ago, thus no option but to relocate. The caretaker had put in an application to set aside the ruling, but the owner is not bothered to wait. Perhaps the court should put up a restraining or stop-work kind of order. Then we can see if the police follow the court decision or not.

Until then, the police won’t be protecting the temple since court ruled otherwise. I’m sure in this instance, the police will follow the rule of the law and protect the owner. The only option is to provide proof of embezzlement or criminal action by the new owner. But even then, a recent landmark case involving land transfer shows that the “sale” or “transfer” is valid (even though invalid methods are used) and the buyer’s rights are protected. The actual owner (whose land title was transferred without their knowlege) lost their case. So, again I think legal avenue will be failure as well.

Since the owner is private (individual), he won’t be so charitable to allocate a plot for the temple. He won’t be standing for any election is not worried position and power. Only thing is that, if indeed he cheated in order to own the land, Amman will ensure he and his future generation pays many folds. That’s natural law.

Next option is political intervention – perhaps PR government will create much hassle until the new owner can’t do any development in the land. Or just buy the land and convert it into park. temple, school land etc. This would be a big challenge for new Kapar MP Manikavasagam. I’m sure Komala is waiting happily to seize the opportunity and hentam him.

They way I see it, only political or divine intervention can save the temple. Perhaps the owner will have a dream soon! 🙂

Kapar seems to be in the papers due to land issues nowadays.

MP Manikavasagam have written on his website about the issue. Photos are available at his Picasa site.

Kannan (Hindraf Coordinator) provides an account of the happenings (via email): » Read more: Kapar temple status threatened by land owner

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Grand Saga, Gangsters, FRU, and Traffic Police…poor Cheras folks!

May 29th, 2008
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I saw TV3’s Pathmavathy on TV live from the scene tonight. The crowd “tidak berkurangan”, she said. Not reducing since 5pm. I guess the folks are reaaaaaalllly pissed off that Grand Saga it seems, used gangsters to whack the residents. This was after police rejected Grand Saga’s request for protection for the barriers, since there’s no court order.

Grand Saga obviously denies any knowledge of the gangsters, claiming that “it could have been instigated by certain parties”. Well, we all wonder who those parties could be.  As far a I can see, the only party which is affected is Grand Saga.

“Grand Saga wishes to state that it disassociates itself from the altercations between several parties yesterday and that it does not condone violence in any form,” said the company’s executive director Zainal Abidin Ali (left) in statement today.

Zainal said the incident could have been instigated by certain parties and that the company would be filing a police report on that fracas.

http://malaysiakini.com/news/83555

Not sure if Cheras folks appreciate the sympathy wishes from the company.

 “Grand Saga further wishes to extend its sympathy to the several persons who sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident,” said Zainal, who is former Dang Wangi police chief.

When the residents complained that police who were there did not do anything, this is the reply:

 Kajang police chief Shakaruddin Che Mood, however, said they were only traffic policemen whom he had sent to the area for traffic control. “They were too busy controlling traffic and could not do anything,” he told reporters, adding that five police reports have been lodged on the assault.

http://malaysiakini.com/news/83561

Is this guy for real? Traffic control more important or saving people from being attacked by thugs more important?

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MIC solves Bukit Raja estate workers problem

May 28th, 2008
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Samy likes to use “I” all the time. Its always about him. If he is not around, no more MIC. Samy is MIC. MIC is Samy. Anyways, congrats for solving this problem. Next election got little bit of hope now. Sime Darby also did not drag this for long, just 12 years.

A 12-year resettlement dispute between property developer and plantation giant, Sime Darby Bhd, and workers of Bukit Raja Estate in Klang, finally came to an end when both parties reached a settlement following the intervention of MIC.
MIC President Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the workers had accepted the land offered by Sime Darby to build their homes.

“I met the representatives of the workers and Sime Darby yesterday and they agreed that the workers will be provided with their agreed choice of house on the land,” he said in a statement today. Samy Vellu said Sime Darby would soon issue offer letters to the workers.

Before the last general election, Samy Vellu said he and Putera Umno chief Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim visited the estate following complaints that the Bukit Raja Tamil School was without a playground.  I requested Sime Darby to allocate a two-acre (0.8ha) land to build the playground and a two-storey building for the school,” he said. “I also asked the company to hand over the land where the school is currently located to the Education Ministry for the school to be converted into a fully-aided school.

“All the requests were agreed to by Sime Darby but the housing problem was not solved as the estate workers did not want to accept the land offered by the company. “But now the housing issue has been resolved and I urge the workers to cooperate with Sime Darby,” he added.

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