“House buyers have a need for houses, but such a need has not been backed by adequate buying power. This is obviously a market failure which perhaps requires state intervention."
It has been reported that ground floor units of the five-storey Valencia Apartments have been renovated into shoplots run mainly by foreigners.
“The entire road is often congested with school vans transporting schoolchildren and pedestrians.”
“We even have it in writing from MPK that the construction is to be a one-storey residential bungalow but the structure did not look anything like it as the ceiling is as high as a double-storey house.”
“Sunderam Vadiveloo does not speak for the entire Rumah Panjang community, and his association excludes many of us who are recognised residents of the Rumah Panjang,” Bukit Kiara Rumah Panjang Residents Association secretary M Sivakumar said.
"People don’t like it if you treat them like idiots."
“I am lucky I survived this long. Actually, I should not be around to watch what happened with my predecessors but I am lucky in the sense that I am not only older but still able to function."
A number of large construction players have expressed interest, including Sunway Construction Group Bhd and IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, while the company that had initially been awarded the contract (by the previous government, through direct negotiation) is still hopeful the contract will be awarded to it.
"The application will be refused, with costs," said the judge. To which the engineer replied: "I'm taking it to the High Court."
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