Cover of the PJ Local Plan 1 (All pics courtesy of KW Mak) IN the previous instalment of Ampersand, I explained how the Selangor government came up with the Rancangan Struktur Daerah Petaling dan Sebahagian Daerah Klang as the area’s blueprint for development. The said structure plan has since fallen into obscurity, and the Petaling […]
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Understanding town planning
By KW Mak(Pic by moth / Dreamstime) THE Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is the law when it comes to development within Petaling Jaya. It is empowered to impose all sorts of rules and conditions on developers. This is fine, except the conditions and rules that have been implemented may not have adhered to town-planning laws in […]
Nizar returns keys to MB’s residence, keeps the Camry
IPOH, 27 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today returned the keys to the menteri besar’s official residence to the Perak government but refused to hand over the Toyota Camry car that is used for official duties. Mohammad Nizar and his family had moved out of the menteri besar’s official residence on Jalan Raja […]
PR will give up official residence and cars
By Deborah LohIPOH, 12 Feb 2009: Pakatan Rakyat is going to give up the Perak Menteri Besar’s official residence and the official cars used by executive councillors — two symbols they have clung on to as evidence of the Pakatan state government’s legitimacy. However, embattled Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said doing so did […]
PR to file suit tomorrow
By Deborah Loh(gavel © Jason Morrison / sxc.hu) IPOH, 12 Feb 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat will file a civil suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in Jalan Duta tomorrow morning to declare it the legitimate government of Perak. Embattled Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the suit would also seek to declare the […]