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Objections to PJ Sentral

By Johan Tung Abdullah

June 22, 2010

I AM writing on behalf of the Coalition of Residents Associations of Petaling Jaya (Apac) to voice our concerns and objections to the proposed “PJ Sentral” development in Section 52 of Petaling Jaya. On its own, this is a massive development of eight tower blocks of up to 27 floors each, and that’s just Phase […]

PJ’s illegal development (Updated 1:05pm)

By KW Mak

March 12, 2010

Updated at 1:05pm, 12 March 2010 IN the first two articles about town planning, I dealt with planning that was done after Petaling Jaya (PJ) was founded. However, it is important to note that PJ was developed in 1952. This is significant because PJ’s founding clearly predates the legal provisions that the state government or […]

Why did MBPJ spend so much?

By KW Mak

June 26, 2009

MBPJ is spending RM1.2 million on this walkway with tactile indicators (pic by KW Mak) IT was recently reported that the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) spent RM1.2 million on a pedestrian walkway in Section 5, Petaling Jaya. There was uproar from residents because of the exorbitant cost involved. In the report, MBPJ Mayor Datuk […]

Inconveniencing the poor

By KW Mak

June 19, 2009

THE Petaling District Office is vacating its premises soon to a location in Paya Jaras, Sungai Buloh. By highlighting this matter, it does not mean that I am against the project. Nor am I suggesting any impropriety. On the contrary, the deal seems to benefit the state government especially since the new property is larger […]

Khalid: Jaya stop-work order stays

By Shanon Shah

June 10, 2009

PETALING JAYA, 10 June 2009: The Selangor government will not lift the stop-work order on demolition activities at the partially-collapsed building that used to house the Jaya Shopping Centre in Section 14 here. Petaling Jaya Mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman briefed executive councillors today that the owner, Jaya Section Fourteen Sdn Bhd, had applied to […]

DOSH investigates Jaya supermart collapse

June 1, 2009

SHAH ALAM, 1 June 2009: The Selangor Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) today began investigations into the collapse of the Jaya supermarket building in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, which claimed seven lives. Its director, Ir Amir Yahya, told Bernama that the department would appoint a structural expert to advise the investigation committee to […]

Jaya supermart: One more body found

May 29, 2009

PETALING JAYA, 29 May 2009: One more body was found in the basement of the former Jaya Supermarket building in Section 14 here which collapsed yesterday. This brings the number of casualties to three Indonesian workers. Two bodies were found yesterday while another two workers were saved. Four other Indonesian workers are still believed to […]

Fall of an icon

By Zedeck Siew and Gan Pei Ling

May 28, 2009

FOR decades, Jaya Shopping Centre, better known as Jaya Supermarket, in Section 14 was the landmark in Petaling Jaya. It housed the first supermart in the area when it was built in 1974, and for most of the 80s and early 90s, it was the focal point of activities for PJ residents. As the city […]

PR to decide today on Najib offer

By Gan Pei Ling and Shanon Shah

May 14, 2009

PETALING JAYA, 14 May 2009: DAP parliamentary chief and advisor Lim Kit Siang said Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will meet today to decide whether to negotiate with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on ending the Perak impasse. “We cannot let the Perak constitutional crisis continue, and the time has come for Najib and the Barisan […]

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