Kg Baru developments [Archive]

baqthier

August 31st, 2004, 04:04 AM

The Star Online > News
Tuesday August 31, 2004

Status of Kampung Baru under study
BY LAM LI

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is looking into the technical aspects of repealing the status of Kampung Baru ? one of the oldest and largest urban Malay settlements here ? to enable redevelopment of the 96ha site.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said its status as a Malay Agriculture Settlement was unique and different from Malay Reserve Land, which would be ?unlocked? for development under a proposed amendment to the National Land Code next month.

?We are studying the laws to pave the way for development there. We need a more detailed study on the village,? he said after presenting the Venture Accelerate 2003 awards for innovative business plans here yesterday.

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and the Federal Territories Ministry would draw up the development plans for Kampung Baru, said Najib, who chairs the National Land Council.

The settlement, with a population of 30,000, was opened over 100 years ago during the British rule as an exclusive enclave for the Malays to carry out agro-based activities.

The law prohibits ownership, rental, mortgaging, transfer of titles or the settlement of non-Malays in the area, which is one of the largest undeveloped piece of real estate left in the city centre today.

Speaking at the awards presentation, Najib said a comprehensive brain gain programme to attract technopreneurs would be announced soon.

?The programme aims to develop intellectual capital by encouraging more Malaysians to come back and to attract foreigners to make the country their base for research and development,? he said, adding that the plans were being drafted by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry.

Najib said nearly half of the RM2.1bil venture funds available for entrepreneurs? development were not invested.

?The funds are there but the deal flow is thin,? he said.

Najib presented certificates to 10 finalists of the Venture Accelerate 2003 competition.

Bursa Malaysia, the Malaysian Venture Capital Association, McKinsey & Co and the Malaysian Institute of Management organised the competition.

It was a strategic move to encourage the development of innovative business ideas and produce a new generation of information and communication technology start-ups.

szehoong

September 8th, 2004, 04:14 AM

Kg Baru folk must be ready for redevelopment, says Pak Lah

KUALA LUMPUR: Kampung Baru landowners must have the will to redevelop the area before the Government can support them, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

He said there was little doubt the land was in a strategic place and expensive.

“The people of Kampung Baru are proud of who they are and consider themselves the indigenous people of Kuala Lumpur. We have plans (to develop the settlement) but it depends on the readiness of the people there,” he said after opening the World Urban Development Congress at the Renaissance Hotel here yesterday.

Abdullah said the residents also needed to sort out matters pertaining to ownership of the land.

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SHARING VIEWS: Abdullah being briefed on the displayed models at an exhibitions held in conjuction with the congress in Kuala Lumpur Monday.
“Some of the land is tanah pusaka (inherited land) and handed down three, sometimes, four generations ago. So, they have to solve it among themselves,” he said.

Abdullah also said the government’s efforts to resettle squatters living in the city have to be visible to the people.

He said the people needed to know the Government was firm and doing everything within its powers to eradicate the problem.

Abdullah said the influx of foreign workers to the city had worsened the situation.

“Many foreigners working in construction sites are living in the squatter areas and adding to the numbers.”

Earlier in his speech, Abdullah said the Government was committed to the global Agenda 21 Programme, adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.

“We have consciously implemented sustainable development although we do not claim this or that conformed to Agenda 21. All our development has to be sustainable and take into consideration the needs of the environment,” he said.

szehoong

September 8th, 2004, 04:15 AM

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2004/9/7/nation/n_02inta.jpg

^^^ You could see KL Sentral's masterplan model in this pic! :eek:

ZaHiRnYa???

September 8th, 2004, 05:05 AM

What is the building in front of the 2 hotel :?

baqthier

September 9th, 2004, 05:34 AM

Menara MRCB! 189m ..49 storeys!

ZaHiRnYa???

September 9th, 2004, 05:56 AM

Any date for the construction of that building then...?

baqthier

September 9th, 2004, 06:12 AM

No idea..I believe they prioritise the residentials and mall I guess

ZaHiRnYa???

September 9th, 2004, 07:23 AM

The mall also not start yet...:(

baqthier

November 6th, 2004, 02:49 PM

Kg Baru cemetary
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ZaHiRnYa???

November 8th, 2004, 05:56 AM

No idea..I believe they prioritise the residentials and mall I guess

Not really. If not they will not construction the rest of Plaza Sentral what. The construction already reach 11 storey high since they resume it back ;)

baqthier

February 20th, 2005, 05:43 AM

I read this year the masterplan for the redevelopment will be announced this year. can't wait!

baqthier

February 20th, 2005, 05:45 AM

ooh found the news

General

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October 10, 2004 17:26 PM

Govt Masterplan For Kampung Baru The Only Way Out, Says Azman

By Azman Ujang

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- A government masterplan for Kampung Baru here is the only way out to develop the most expensive piece of real estate owned by the Malays, a prominent banker said Sunday.

Tan Sri Azman Hashim, chairman of the AmBank Group, said only the government could do it by "putting huge government projects there" as the landowners had lost trust in the private sector because of failed attempts in the past to get development started.

"If the government does it, surely it would be viable. The government could build offices and the tenancy is assured. Once there are offices, there would be apartments, shopping complexes and other facilities and automatically the value of the development is there," he told Bernama in an interview.

"There's lots of projects that the government still needs to build. Why don't we build them at Kampung Baru instead of at other places. After all, billions have been invested at Putrajaya. Why not build some at Kampung Baru where it's more viable," said Azman, who grew up in the Malay enclave which sits smack in the city's Golden Triangle area just a stone's throw away from where the world's tallest Petronas Twin Towers stand.

"It's still not too late. The government has got to have the political will and be positive and pro-active about developing Kampung Baru," he said when asked if because of seemingly too much property development in the city, there would not have been demand for new ones for some time to come.

Azman said that on hindsight, it would have been a "wonderful idea" had the Petronas Twin Towers been built at Kampung Baru.

"Just imagine if the Putrajaya International Convention Centre which cost RM600 million (which was completed last year) had been built on Kampung Baru. It's more viable on Kampung Baru. To support the convention centre, you need hotels, you need shops and other facilities. It has to be a government move. And recently even Petronas is building another huge convention centre at the KLCC," he said.

There's no denying the fact that Azman is sentimental about Kampung Baru, where his mother still lives.

According to an aide, "without fail Tan Sri Azman would have lunch with his mother after performing his Friday prayers."

During the interview, Azman said his mother, Hajah Zabedah Shahid, now 86, used to be the Headmistress of the Kampung Baru Girl's School, the largest such school in the country then.

Azman said he and a few other Malay businessmen set up a company called Mas Melayu some years back but because of having to deal with so many land-owners with myriad of demands as to the per square foot price of the land, they could not kick-start development until today.

Even then, he said, it would not be in the interest of the land-owners and proper planning of the city to develop the 80-hectare area in bits and pieces without an all-in-one masterplan which only the government could come up with.

He also disagreed with some suggestions that the area could be developed along such ideas as a 60-year lease from the land-owners, adding that "I hope they don't put this plan through as it would be messy and haphazard."

Azman disclosed that in the past, a number of land-owners had also been cheated by people who claimed to be developers.

"In Kampung Baru, there are people who wanted to develop the area but the land-owners have lost trust. Many have been cheated by giving their land titles to these people who mortgaged them to banks but in the end nothing happens. I know this personally."

To achieve a breakthrough in developing the more than 100 years old Kampung Baru in the face of such problems, Azman suggested that the government form a corporation by law.

"My idea is the government creates this special vehicle. Through this the government can acquire all the land in Kampung Baru at fair market price.

"The land near the road will be priced a little higher than the land that is near the river in order to get the land-owners to part with their property.

"If the government has a masterplan for the whole 200 acres of Kampung Baru, then the whole thing looks as one masterplan unit where no one corner of Kampung Baru is less important than the other," he said.

He also suggested that two or three roads with bridges could be built across from Kampung Baru to Jalan Ampang to connect the area with the Kuala Lumpur City Centre where the Petronas Twin Towers stand.

"You have to develop the area with a one-type development," he said.

He said the corporation would have to issue shares in exchange for the land and those who were in a hurry to get monetary benefits like aged land-owners, could sell their shares.

"By the time they exchange for shares, the government would have come up with the masterplan. It will show what buildings they want to build, how things are going to look in the future ...so the value is there.

"When people want to sell the shares, there will be buyers because they will be value for the development on condition that it is going to a government move," he said.

But Azman said the problem of some owners who would disagree with the development could be resolved by law if such a corporation were set up -- by way of the will of the majority would prevail.

"Because of the masterplan development, the land price will go up and the value of the shares will go up. If the majority wants it to be developed, it shall proceed...then everybody must follow," he said.

The banker said if the Kampung Baru masterplan development succeeded, it would pave the way for similar developments of Malay land in other cities in the country and this would give a tremendous boost to the economy of the Malays themselves.

"I am willing to be involved in a think-tank or similar set-up to once and for all realise the long-cherished dream of the Kampung Baru residents to benefit from the actual value of their land," he said.

-- BERNAMA

baqthier

April 23rd, 2005, 08:44 PM

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/14/nation/10683526&sec=nation

Many parting with regret

BY JOANNE A.C. GOH, IRIS LIM AND SOONG PHUI JEE
KUALA LUMPUR: Like most residents of the Pekeliling Flats in Jalan Tun Razak, Abu Bakar Mohd Eusoff, 83, will feel a pang of regret when he moves out from the housing project, which will be demolished next year.

“I have been living here since the flats were opened and I will miss my neighbours,” said the retired Universiti Malaya hostel supervisor, who is married to Putih Mohd Tahir, 69, and has four sons with her. He has another son and a daughter from two previous marriages.

Abu Bakar and Putih, who had lived at the flats for the past 36 years, expressed concern about relocating, as the flats are strategically located near the Kuala Lumpur Hospital and the Chow Kit shopping area.

It is also within reach of the monorail and the LRT stations as well as a bus terminal.

Abu Bakar: 'When we first moved here, very few people were happy to live here as City Hall was very strict about residents not having pets or plants'
Abu Bakar, who stayed in Kampung Baru before shifting to Pekeliling said they were worried about how to get to the hospital to collect their medication as they do not have their own transport.

Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad had announced that the 36-year-old flats in Jalan Tun Razak would be demolished next year to make way for a commercial and housing project.

The proposed Taman Sari project would begin once alternative housing for the flat residents was sorted out.

The Pekeliling flats, officially known as the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Public Housing, comprise seven high-rise buildings and four commercial blocks. These were built at a cost of RM20.5mil in 1967 under the First Malaysia Plan.

City Hall will be building low-cost flats in Taman Sri Rampai to accommodate the 2,864 families.

“When we first moved here, very few people were happy to live here as City Hall was very strict about residents not having pets or plants,” said Abu Bakar, adding that the many families who had relocated to the flats had lost their homes in fires.

A 40-year-old resident, who identified himself as Leong, said the flats had been home to three generations of his family.

“The neighbourhood is very congenial and parents need not worry when their children are out playing, “ said Leong, who owns a Chinese medicine shop at a commercial block there.

“We also have a kindergarten, so it is convenient for parents to send their children or observe them while they are in class,” he said, adding that he took over his father’s shop when his sibling moved out. He now lives there with his wife and three children.

Kindergarten teacher Vaanni Palibalasingam, 20, is glad to move out, as her current one-room flat is too small for her seven family members.

COMFORTABLE AREA: Putih standing in the corridor outside her home as she savours her surroundings. She and her husband will have to move out of the Pekeliling flats soon they will be demolished next year and redeveloped into a mixed commercial and housing area.
“The advantage of this area is its easy accessibility to public transportation and I am also sad to leave the cordial environment,” said Vaanni, a teacher at Tadika Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia that serves the children at the flats.

Jamaatunaliah Matludin, 35, a teacher at the same kindergarten, is a former resident who moved out after finding the cramped conditions at the flats too much of a hassle.

“My husband and I first moved to the flats in 1994, after my first child was born. After our seventh child, we moved to Selayang last year.”

A 70-year-old resident, who wants to be known just as Tan, said she has been at the flats since the beginning.

“When the time comes, it will be hard to part with this neighbourhood as I enjoy chatting with my neighbours and we are very comfortable with each other’s company,” said Tan, who lives alone.

ZaHiRnYa???

April 25th, 2005, 02:47 AM

Baq...Flat Pekeliling can't be consider as part of Kampung Baru...don't you think so ;)

Btw, if anyone notice nowadays there is a banner around certain part of KL promoting a new development in Kampung Baru. An office tower cum serviced apartment called...er...I think it is known as Rah Plaza..

musang

April 26th, 2005, 03:09 PM

this guy TSAH has money, y can't he proposed stg to the govt? y wait for the govt to do stg when with all the money in the world that he has, he can start the ball rolling? so to speak la..

rai

April 25th, 2006, 08:34 AM

how can local identity, cultural and social values of this Kg Baru area be translated into contemporary spaces? could anyone help me on this?

pedang

May 30th, 2006, 01:35 PM

Kampung Baru sebagai destinasi pelancongan

KUALA LUMPUR: Penempatan orang Melayu terbesar di tengah ibu kota, Kampung Baru, akan dibangunkan menjadi destinasi pelancongan terbaru negara menerusi promosi yang bakal dilaksanakan tidak lama lagi.

Pengurus Produksi Centre Pro Sdn Bhd, syarikat yang bertanggungjawab terhadap usaha promosi itu, Airdyham Mohamad, berkata selain mempunyai keunikan tersendiri Kampung Baru juga mempunyai banyak produk yang boleh diketengah dan dibangunkan.

Beliau berkata, nama Kampung Baru sendiri mempunyai daya tarikan dan mampu ‘dijual’ sebagai produk pelancongan negara sebagai destinasi yang perlu dilawati pelancong asing.

“Nama Kampung Baru sudah begitu sinonim dengan masyarakat kerana ia kampung Melayu terbesar di tengah kawasan segi tiga emas malah ia masih mengekalkan ciri perkampungan tradisional.

“Selain kepelbagaian deretan gerai yang menjadi kebanggaan penduduk juga rumah tradisional yang masih tersergam indah, saya yakin ia mampu menarik kunjungan orang ramai ke penempatan itu,” katanya.

Untuk itu, satu memorandum persefahaman (MoU) ditandatangani antara Centre Pro Sdn Bhd dengan Lembaga Pentadbiran MAS (tanah rizab Penempatan Pertanian Melayu (MAS) baru-baru ini.

MAS diwakili Naib Yang Dipertuanya, Abdul Rahman Mohd Zin manakala Centre Pro diwakili Pengarah Urusannya, Ishak Abdul Kadir.

Menerusi MoU itu, Centre Pro akan memberi sokongan dan promosi pelancongan dari segi pengiklanan berbentuk kesenian, kebudayaan dan warisan di sekitar Kampung Baru.

Sehubungan itu, Airdyham berkata, pihaknya akan menjalankan pelbagai aktiviti

bukan saja untuk memastikan Kampung Baru menjadi antara lokasi pilihan semua pelancong tetapi pada masa yang sama dapat mempertingkatkan ekonomi penduduk setempat.

Contohnya beliau berkata, pihaknya boleh membaikpulih rumah lama di Kampung Baru untuk dijadikan homestay di mana pelancong boleh tinggal di situ dan merasai sendiri suasana kampung yang tidak mungkin diperoleh di mana-mana tempat di ibu kota.

OshHisham

June 2nd, 2006, 01:57 PM

Kampung Baru sebagai destinasi pelancongan

Contohnya beliau berkata, pihaknya boleh membaikpulih rumah lama di Kampung Baru untuk dijadikan homestay di mana pelancong boleh tinggal di situ dan merasai sendiri suasana kampung yang tidak mungkin diperoleh di mana-mana tempat di ibu kota.

if indian people got 'Little India', chinese with their 'Chinatown'...malays also want their heritage to be preserved....not to build another tall buildings and shopping mall in that area.....how about if we reassemble old houses and place them into an area which can be called as...'malay culture centre'...the other indon occupied 'pondok' bakar shj!

nazrey

August 30th, 2006, 07:13 AM

Kg Baru Station

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nazrey

July 16th, 2007, 12:12 PM

RM38 Billion Worth Of Real Estate Bequeathed To Malays Remains Unresolved, Nazri Says
July 10, 2007 16:17 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The estate value of deceased Malaysians that remains unclaimed due to unresolved beneficiary issues has reached RM40 billion.

Of the total, RM38 billion were in form of real properties belonging to the Malays, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz said Tuesday.

The rest included cash totalling RM1.8 billion being kept by the Registrar of Unclaimed Money and RM70 million with the Employees Provident Fund, Tabung Haji, Permodalan Nasional Berhad and cooperatives, he said.

In some cases, problems arose due to family disputes while sometimes the beneficiary was not aware of the existance of the estate, he said in a speech read out by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Suliman.

Nazri's text of speech was read at the Islamic Property Inheritance Convention and the launch of National Will Register at the Putra World Trade Centre here.

Nazri said the problem involved all races and could led to a prolonged family dispute. In the end, it could never be resolved due to overlapping interests, he said.

In one unresolved case, for example, 100 people were entitled to a piece of land measuring 371.6 square metres in Kampung Baru here, he said.

He said problems like this should not be left hanging because it would put the country at a loss and become a burden to the beneficiary.

The three-day convention, organised by Amanah Raya Berhad and the Malaysian Property Inheritance Association, was attended by state muftis, Syariah judges, legal practitioners and academicians.

On the National Will Register, Nazri said it would make it easy to determine whether a deceased left behind a will or otherwise.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

July 16th, 2007, 01:07 PM

RM100 Million For Kampung Baru's Redevelopment
July 15, 2007 21:54 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) -- The government's approval of RM100 million to redevelop Kampung Baru, a Malay enclave in the heart of the city, is to prevent the Malays from lagging behind in urban development, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Najib, who is also Umno deputy president, said the allocation showed that the Barisan Nasional-led government remained sensitive to the interests of urban Malays.

"But at the same time, the interests of the Malays in rural areas and that of other races are not forgotten.

"The big challenge (for Umno) is enabling Malays bridge urbanisation so that they do not lag behind in development by remaining in traditional sectors," he said when opening the Titiwangsa Umno divisional delegates' conference at a hotel here today.

Najib said Kampung Baru's redevelopment would involve giving a facelift to its pasar minggu (weekend market) and upgrading the pedestrian walkway from Jalan Raja Alang to Jalan Raja Muda.

He said the allocation would also be used to upgrade Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Chow Kit, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Raja Bot near the Chow Kit market.

Najib said the allocation had been announced by Federal Territories Minister Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique.

-- BERNAMA

dengilo

July 16th, 2007, 01:46 PM

[QUOTE=nazrey;14291630]RM100 Million For Kampung Baru's Redevelopment
July 15, 2007 21:54 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) -- The government's approval of RM100 million to redevelop Kampung Baru, Emm is it election year again!!!

OshHisham

July 18th, 2007, 12:27 PM

don't care lah election or not....the important is...kampung baru got a facelift!!

me as a ChowKit wet market shopper(to get the best Bakso in town!)...the project is much needed....

nazrey

July 24th, 2007, 05:13 PM

by BIGEAR

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nazrey

July 24th, 2007, 05:14 PM

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nazrey

July 24th, 2007, 05:15 PM

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nazrey

July 24th, 2007, 05:15 PM

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nazrey

July 24th, 2007, 05:16 PM

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OshHisham

July 25th, 2007, 02:05 AM

that's a final year project, right? which Uni is that? looks impressive....:yes:

or DBKL's?

myf282828

July 26th, 2007, 11:05 AM

Hope it can be developed as a Luxurious Kampung. :)

nazrey

July 31st, 2007, 08:32 AM

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by s_kleineikenscheidt

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pedang

July 31st, 2007, 08:51 AM

kg bharu should become the first high-tech kampong in the world

OshHisham

July 31st, 2007, 09:49 AM

1st hightech kampung? apa tu.....?

nazrey

November 13th, 2007, 08:31 PM

Jalan Raja Uda (http://www.dromoz.com/satellite/directory/?gps=ab80aadaa9aacc4a99991a03879d1890&p=Kampung+Baru) transformed
Tuesday November 13, 2007
Story and photos by FAZLEENA AZIZ
TheStar

IT HAS been almost two weeks since the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) cleared the illegal hawkers operating along Jalan Raja Uda in Kampung Baru and the place is now looking more neighbourhood-friendly.

Mohd Yusof Latif, 63, a Kampung Baru resident, said he was happy that he could now go in and out of his home without much obstacle and frustration.

“We have been complaining for years and we are glad that our voices were finally heard and heeded. The transformation of the road is simply amazing,” he said.

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"We have been complaining for years and we are glad that
our voices were finally heard and heeded" - Mohd Yusof Latif

“The hawkers have been operating illegally for more than 15 years. We used to have rats as big as cats running round the compounds. The stalls were placed along the pavement and people were eating by the roadside,” Yusof said.

“Cars were double-parked along the road, causing massive jams because the two-way road became a one-way road, as only one car could pass by. It was such an eyesore for the residents here, and not only was it a nuisance but also an obstruction,” he said.

“My home here is a heritage house for tourists to visit; imagine bringing them to see it with such dirty conditions along the way,” Yusof said.

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Upgrading: The new pavement along
Jalan Raja Uda in Kampung Baru.

He said that after the DBKL operation, the area had become cleaner and more attractive.

According to DBKL public relations officer Mohammad Sidek Khalid, the operation was conducted on Nov 1 after the deadline for the illegal hawkers to stop trading expired.

“The clean-up operation will allow the DBKL to start upgrading works along the road. The operation went on smoothly without any complication and the local community was pleased with the action,” he said.

“We are upgrading the pavements along the road, which is part of the effort to beautify Kampung Baru,” he said.

Sidek said the Kampung Baru administration committee supported the DBKL decision to remove the hawkers and even lent a helping hand.

nazrey

November 30th, 2007, 12:34 PM

Lima projek bangunkan Kampung Baru

KUALA LUMPUR 29 Nov - Sebanyak lima projek sedang dan akan dilaksanakan di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RMK-9) bagi membangunkan Kampung Baru, kata Timbalan Menteri Wilayah Persekutusan, Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop.

Beliau berkata, dua projek yang sedang dilaksanakan ialah menaiktaraf dan mengindahkan Jalan Raja Alang dan Jalan Raja Muda Musa, serta membina dan mempertingkatkan rancangan Jalan Raja yang menghubungkan Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman dan Jalan Tun Razak.

``Projek yang dalam peringkat rekabentuk ialah, pembangunan tapak pasar minggu, pembangunan dan pengindahan kawasan sekitar Jalan Raja Bot dan Jalan Raja Hussin serta rangkaian jalan bersepadu menggabungkan Dataran Merdeka, Chow Kit dan Kampung Baru,'' katanya menggulung perbahasan Rang Undang-Undang Perbekalan 2008 peringkat jawatankuasa di Dewan Rakyat hari ini.

Menurut Abu Seman, bagi projek pembangunan tapak pasar minggu, ia mengandungi komponen seperti berikut:

* Dua blok pangsapuri 53 tingkat di atas podium empat tingkat.

* Bangunan dua blok pangsapuri dengan 735 unit kediaman.

* Bangunan empat tingkat podium mengandungi kedai, bazaar, ruang pejabat dan sebagainya.

Beliau berkata, pada masa ini pihak kementerian masih menimbang pelbagai kaedah bagi membangunkan Kampung Baru termasuk menubuhkan Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampung Baru, pembangunan tanah bersepadu, pembangunan oleh syarikat milik kerajaan (GLC) dan pembangunan oleh individu atau pemilik tanah.

Kerajaan sebelum ini mengumumkan kelulusan peruntukan sebanyak RM100 juta untuk membangunkan Kampung Baru agar ia tidak terus terpinggir daripada arus pembangunan.

Ketika mengumumkan peruntukan itu, Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, ia bagi membiayai pembangunan semula tapak pasar minggu serta menaik taraf jalan raya di sekitar kampung tersebut.

Najib berkata, ia hanya peruntukan permulaan kerana banyak lagi yang akan disalurkan oleh kerajaan.

nazrey

November 30th, 2007, 12:35 PM

Rendering!

* Dua blok pangsapuri 53 tingkat di atas podium empat tingkat.

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the proposed apartment at Kg Baru... still at design stage.. not final yet..
from the pic.. i think it's more than 53-storey.. the short building on the foreground is the existing apartment nest to Kg Baru LRT Station

this pic was taken by me masa visit my friend at his office..:shifty:

OshHisham

November 30th, 2007, 12:56 PM

^^OMG! that's definately not a 'pangsapuri'! it's a super condo!
new twin for KL...kudos!

kadiology

December 2nd, 2007, 05:22 AM

i worked at kampung baru for about 3 years. every single day passed by and i always thought of razing this whole kampung and turn in into a huge park, right smack in the middle of central KL. imagine the KL skyline view from here.

the only infrastructure that worth remaining in kampung baru is masjid jamik kampung baru (very unique design), and the club behind the school because of its historical background. other buildings .. should be raze down. the kampung baru flat should be torn down and replace with apartments. and all other infrastructuer (yang sakit mata untuk di lihat) should be torn down too. jalan raja alang can convert to pasar malam ala petaling street.

FrogGrind

December 2nd, 2007, 01:18 PM

nazrey

January 26th, 2008, 07:43 AM

Kampung Baru plan expected out in April
Saturday January 26, 2008
By GEETHA KRISHNAN
TheStar

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At long last: Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said the local plan for
Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur will be unveiled to the public in April.

THE long-awaited local plan for Kampung Baru, the Malay enclave in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, is scheduled to be unveiled in April.

The plan will present in detail the government development agenda for Kampung Baru. It will be exhibited to the public on a date and at a venue to be disclosed later.

According to Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, much thought had gone into drafting the plan with the government taking into account issues like the Malay image and land ownership.

He also said the plan was drafted after many rounds of discussions with various parties.

Zulhasnan said that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would be given a second briefing on the plan sometimes next week.

Zulhasnan said this during a press conference on the Federal Territory Day celebrations at his office in Putrajaya on Thursday.

“A sum of RM100mil has been allocated under the 9th Malaysia Plan for four to five projects requiring the government attention pertaining to land development and the improvement of infrastructures,” he said.

“Some of the money will be channelled to Kampung Baru for similar purposes,” Zulhasnan said.

“As with the drafting of the other local plans, we have paid close attention to local sentiments and the needs of the people of Kampung Baru. A committee was set up some years ago to assess the situation,” he said.

memot_jr_jr

January 26th, 2008, 08:35 AM

i hope that kg baru will still be a kampung. just imagine if every house in that area is a house that looks outside of kl. but they need to refurbish the homes with traditional malay architecture so that tourists can come to kg baru and take pictures of beautiful traditional malay houses

haze

January 26th, 2008, 08:48 AM

KG Baru mengamit kenangan silam.

OshHisham

April 13th, 2008, 12:36 PM

rizalhakim

April 14th, 2008, 05:19 AM

^^ yeah 2 blocks 53storey condo in kg baru???? or maybe 35storey? bertambah sesaklah kg baru.....harap2 boleh jadi kg baru mcm disgpore....

patchay

April 14th, 2008, 05:22 AM

53storey i think... the twin towers of Kg Baru :banana:

rizalhakim

May 22nd, 2008, 10:11 AM

latest news from Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan

MAJLIS RETREAT PERUNDINGAN MEJA BULAT( 10/4/2008 )

UNTUK MAKLUMAN, SATU MAJLIS "RETREAT PERUNDINGAN MEJA BULAT" AKAN DIADAKAN SEPERTI BERIKUT:

PROGRAM: RETREAT PERUNDINGAN MEJA BULAT
TARIKH: 17 - 18 APRIL 2008
TEMPAT: HOTEL ISTANA, KUALA LUMPUR
PENGANJUR: KEMENTERIAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN
http://www.kwp.gov.my/3rdLevelM.asp?tt=News&NewsID=68

i guess...something good will be announced on this 18th April...:yes:

so apa cerita???

rizalhakim

May 22nd, 2008, 10:13 AM

Be open to development, Kg Baru told
Azira Shaharuddin

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Kampung Baru (foreground) holds sentimental value for the Malay community who in the past, have fended off developers eyeing the area. (Inset) Datuk Seri Suleiman Mohamed.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kampung Baru landowners should look positively at the massive development proposals laid out in the Draft Kuala Lumpur 2020 City Plan, said former Titiwangsa member of parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Suleiman Mohamed.

He said landowners should also be practical instead of sentimental over the proposed development plans.

"Please do not get me wrong and don't say that I'm not a nationalist.

"I am fully aware that Kampung Baru is the largest Malay land bank in the city, but we must be realistic too," he told Streets in an interview on Tuesday.

Suleiman served as an MP in the area for four terms and was the chairman of a committee to redevelop Kampung Baru in 1990.

He said in one perspective, the proposed developments could be turned into an economic leverage for the landowners.

"That's why it was proposed that the land status be changed into mixed commercial and residential area from the Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS), so that landowners can sell or lease their land."

He said the MAS status has been there for more than 100 years since Sultan Sulaiman of Selangor gave Kampung Baru to the Malays in 1900.

"The MAS is obsolete and not practical any more. If the area is opened for development, it can be part of the city's golden triangle," he said.

Suleiman said landowners should not feel isolated if Kampung Baru is opened for massive development.

"They could build some good low or medium-cost houses so there would still be Malays living in Kampung Baru," he said.

City Hall or the government should also compensate landowners, regardless of whether their land would be developed or otherwise.

"It should be a standard compensation for everyone," he said.

Suleiman also suggested that landowners could set up a co-operative and co-develop their land with other corporate companies.

He was also glad to know that a corporation would be set up by City Hall to manage Kampung Baru, like Putrajaya Corporation and Labuan Corporation.

Suleiman said although he had only glanced through the draft, he noticed that the proposed developments "do not look international enough".

"It should be a city within a city. They should make it more appealing to foreigners by having state-of-the-art infrastructure and a modern city management," he said.

Suleiman said as a former MP, he knew Kampung Baru well and the problems faced by the landowners.

He said some land had multiple ownerships, with one case of 200 owners for only a half-an-acre plot.

"Most of the landowners have a few houses for rental and would be reluctant to sell them for fear of losing an income of up to RM2,000 a month."

However, he is confident that the people there will accept development.

It was reported that among the plans were to develop Kampung Baru as a main residential centre, upgrade its office and commercial premises, and to give priority and incentives to commercial premises around the terminal transit.

City Hall also plans to form a centre for collection, distribution, marketing and showcasing cultural, arts and artifacts there.

This means that Kampung Baru, which has an area of 151.57ha comprising the MAS and non-MAS land, will be developed into a combination of residential, mixed use residential, mixed use commercial and city centre commercial area.

But Kampung Baru has long held sentimental value for the Malay community who in the past, have fended off developers eyeing the area, which is smack in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

As such, City Hall expects strong opposition from Kampung Baru residents when it launches major development projects.

Mashuti Mat Soom, who is a member of the Kampung Baru Malay Agriculture Settlement Board, had said some landowners were not happy as the draft also mentioned about dissolving the board, which would affect the Malay reserve land title.

"If this is being gazetted, this area will be open to all and will not be a Malay reserve area any more.

"We've set up a committee to look into the plan and will call citizens aged 60 and above to participate in the discussion of the draft," he said.

OshHisham

May 23rd, 2008, 10:19 AM

so apa cerita???

it is included in KL2020 Draft....don know since i never read it...

rizalhakim

May 24th, 2008, 05:37 AM

Kuala Lumpur City Hall under siege

Demo Two
By FAZLEENA AZIZ

THE Kampung Baru Weekend Market Traders and Welfare Association is against the move by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to demolish part of the market in Jalan Raja Muda Musa to make way for a development project.

DBKL issued a notice to 32 traders operating at the site on May 8 under the Essential Regulations (Squatter Eradication) 1969 stating that they should vacate the site on or before May 22 as they were squatting at the place.

The weekend market is said to be a popular spot among tourists, locals as well as for the Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa stall.

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No go: Kampung Baru Weekend Market Traders and Welfare Association traders holding a picket against City Hall’s plan to demolish the market.

The association's president, Dr Hosni Hussen Md Saat, said it was not proper for DBKL to label them as squatters.

“This is a place of business, it is not a squatter area.

“Most of us have been doing business here for many years and it is not fair for DBKL to come and do such a thing.

“Based on our findings, the land, which the area encompasses is under the Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS) and does not belong to DBKL.

“It is government land, managed by the government, when did it become a squatter area,” asked Hosni.

“DBKL was also selective in sending out the notices. We are finding contradicting facts to the whole matter.

“We are not against any development but for them to evade us and classifying us as squatters is not justified.

“DBKL should have brought us in and discussed with us on the development before going ahead with their plan. There has to be a win-win situation for both parties.

“So far they are only offering Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) as compensation to those, who live here while the traders were offered temporary relocation to Jalan Raja Mahadi, Jalan Raja Muda Aziz and Jalan Hashim.

Hosni said there were over 200 shops in the area, which would be affected by the development.

Nadzri Abdul Hamid, who is the association deputy president, asked if DBKL was sincere with their intention.

“If they want to develop this place then the development should include us not exclude us.

“When we can have places like Little India and Chinatown, why cannot we have a Malay town right here?,” asked Nadzri.

About 30 traders gathered in front of the market stating their protest with the hope that some light will be shed over their problem.

nazrey

May 24th, 2008, 08:19 AM

Apabila nak ada HST telah tak setuju oleh Govt!
Apabila nak bina negeri telah tak setuju oleh rakyat!
>>> Bagaimana Malaysia akan jadi!

nazrey

May 26th, 2008, 06:44 AM

Kg Baru folk ready for change
Monday May 26, 2008
Stories by BAVANI M. and YIP YOKE TENG
Photos by SAM THAM and ABDUL RAHMAN SENIN
TheStar

After 100 years is Kampung Baru ready for development? According to the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020, plans are in the pipeline to transform this village into a worldclass hub. Based on feedback, it is apparent that the people are willing but only if the price is right.

Despite the fact that their homes are located on Malay Agriculture Settlement, residents of Kampong Baru are prepared to make way for the planned massive development.

The only thing is they must be paid justly and not be treated as squatters.

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Don’t marginalise us: Residents, entrepreneurs and landowners of Kampung
Baru (from left) Ramli Masdar, Ahmad Kalir and Mohd Baba Kutty looking at
the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 report on Kampung Baru.

“We are not that pleased when the DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) sent us notices recently asking us to vacate our properties using the Clearance of Squatters Act,” said Ramli Masdar, a resident and entrepreneur at the area’s Pasar Minggu.

“How can they do that? Please remember that Pasar Minggu, which was launched by our first Prime Minister, was at one point in history the model commercial area in Kuala Lumpur,” said Ramli, who is also the acting Umno chairman of Pasar Minggu.

He was with five other residents and entrepreneurs of Kampung Baru during the interview with StarMetro.

According to Ramli, some 40 families living near Pasar Minggu received notices from the DBKL about two weeks ago that they had been offered PPR units and therefore should vacate their houses by May 23.

They said Kampung Baru folks would make way for development as long as their requirements were met.

For entrepreneurs at Pasar Minggu, they want to be given the privileges to do business there no matter what development takes place.

For residents and landowners, whether or not it is in Malay Agriculture Settlements, they just want their land to be acquired at market price at least.

Old-timer Asrorie Saaban said the residents had had many talks with the DBKL but the efforts had been futile.

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Bustling: The future Kampung Baru Commercial and Culture Centre, will
occupy the site of the Pasar Minggu and its surrounding areas.

“That's because they have yet to tell us how they will compensate us. We welcome development. We have long been informed about this about 20 years ago but we are at the same time waiting for a fruitful meeting,” he added.

Pasar Minggu PNKS flats representative Mohd Baba Kutty said: “We do not mind development. The residents hail a new lease of life to this area as long as they are not marginalised.

“You can't have high prices for land across the river (KLCC areas) and yet pay us only half of those prices.”

Jalan Raja Muda Musa Umno deputy chairman Khairi Samuri said the community must always be the priority and all amenities must not be compromised in the face of development.

Kampung Baru Negotiation Committee member Datuk Matshah Safuan, who is also the chairman of the Kampung Baru Malay Children's Welfare Association, said the residents were assessing the proposed developments.

“At this point, we will study the proposed masterplan carefully.

“We will talk about land acquisition and compensation later.

“I believe after we get the masterplan right, everything else will fall in place,” he said.

nazrey

May 26th, 2008, 06:46 AM

Suleiman: Do away with outmoded rules
Monday May 26, 2008
TheStar

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AFTER decades of slumber, it is perhaps inevitable that efforts are being made to bring Kampung Baru out of its snooze.

Despite its rustic outlook, Kampung Baru, the birthplace of Umno is situated right in the centre of Kuala Lumpur’s pride and joy the KLCC.

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»It is only fair that everyone gets an equal share of the cake no matter
where their lands are located... DATUK DR SULEIMAN DAUD

But unlike KLCC, which is surrounded by iconic multimillion ringgit developments, this kampung remains unblemished even after 100 years – but that image is set to change.

The Draft KL City Plan 2020, which was unveiled, recently promises many dynamic changes to the area and if all goes according to the plan, this “backyard” would probably he the next landmark to look out for in the city.

“This is only the first phase, the Federal Government wants to get feedback from Kampung Baru residents before we proceed with developments plans here,’’ said Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique early this year.

Zulhasnan had also mentioned that a committee would be set up to discuss in detail issues pertaining to compensation and land acquisition.

The minister had said that the government under the 9th Malaysia Plan has allocated RM100mil to develop the infrastructure in Kampung Baru in the hope of ridding the area of its backyard image without compromising its Malay heritage.

But it is all easier said then done, as the former MP of Titiwangsa (1986-2004) will attest.

Datuk Seri Dr Suleiman Mohamed, who headed the committee involved in the redevelopment programmes in Kampung Baru from 1990 to 1993, said the only reason why the committee failed in developing the village was the problems of multiple ownerships, the disparity in land price and quaint rules of law.

“Back then you can have 100 people owning one plot of land. It is difficult to convince everyone to sell.

“Also there should not be a disparity in compensation. It is only fair that everyone should get an equal share of the cake no matter where their land is located,’’ he said.

The 60-year-old former MP added that people should also learn to look at the bigger picture and not harp on old traditions.

“In order to go international, one must do away with quaint rules of law. What was feasible 50 years ago may not be practical today,’’ he said.

“For example, there is this old rule that says that those who own properties in Kampung Baru’s Malay Reserve area are not supposed to rent out their buildings to outsiders and non-Malays.

“Just how many Malays can afford to rent here anyway?

“This kampung must be opened to the non-Malays for it to develop,’’ Suleiman said.

He said the government was planning to form a Kampung Baru Corporation, like the ones in Putrajaya and Labuan which will come under the purview of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

This he hoped would help resolve the many age-old issues that have always hindered development in the area.

Suleiman, who has dedicated much of his life in efforts to redevelop Kampung Baru, had written several books on the village.

Although sad that he had failed in efforts to develop the village of his forefathers, Suleiman is optimistic that Kampung Baru would one day become a landmark to be reckoned with.

“Everything is difficult but nothing is impossible. We must never give up,’’ he said.

rizalhakim

May 26th, 2008, 06:47 AM

Methods proposed to develop Kampung Baru

It is suggested that a body be set up to handle the planning, development and management of Kampung Baru. The patterns proposed are:

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to establish Kampung Baru Development Corporation whose chairman will be appointed by the Federal Territories Minister at the approval of the Prime Minister;
To establish the Kampung Baru Special Development Committee that functions as mediator between developers and DBKL’s technical departments; and
To encourage involvement of landowners and private corporations to develop zones identified.

The development mechanism involves two approaches:

Land Ownership Preservation areas (Kawasan Pengekalan Pemilikan Tanah)
Land Retrieval areas (Kawasan Peng-ambilan Balik Tanah)

Implementation methods for Land Ownership Preservation areas are:

Inside Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS):

Development in accordance to lots – applied to areas not involved in the planned development;
Joint development of land (Pembang-unan Tanah Bersepakat) – owners join force to develop their land and development costs to be shared; and
Transfer of Development Right – landowners to sell development rights to developers.

Outside MAS:

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) – a trust fund that holds/invests in rental properties, it is required to distribute most of its profit as dividend to its holders; and
Joint development of land.
Implementation methods for Land Ret-rieval areas are:

Inside MAS:

Comprehensive development – involves redevelopment in parts of MAS that indiscriminate, inconvenient and problematic; and
Acquisition - the plan has it that according to Section 3 (1)(b) of Land Acquisition Act 1960, “the state authority may acquire any land which is needed by any person or corporation for any purpose which in the opinion of the state authority is beneficial to the economic development of Malaysia.

Outside MAS:

Comprehensive development – involves Chow Kit market and KLCC surrounding areas deemed as the “backyard” to Kuala Lumpur's development; and
Project cost is estimated between RM15.6bil and RM18bil while the financing of the project is through equity and commercial loan.

nazrey

May 26th, 2008, 06:48 AM

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nazrey

May 26th, 2008, 06:49 AM

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rizalhakim

May 26th, 2008, 06:50 AM

Hub with unique Malay identity

A prime tourist destination with unique Malay identity, an international commercial hub and a premium housing enclave with home-stay units and boutique hotels – these are the sights and sounds of Kampung Baru in the future.

According to the draft Kuala Lumpur City plan, which has a volume specifically detailing the planned developments for this area, Kampung Baru should act as a tourist and culture centre, main commercial area and urban residential district.

Among the attractive components suggested are Tourism Trail, Corporate Street, Kampung Walk, Autocity Mall, Heritage Zone, Bazaar Street, Wellness Oasis and Dining Avenue Trail, all to be endowed with modern appeal and Malay cultural charm.

The draft plan proposes four development concept alternatives -- Development in accordance to Trend, Selective Development, Integrated Redevelopment and Comprehensive Redevelopment.

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Heritage hub: According to the draft plan, Jalan Raja Alang will house the Kampung Baru Central Market.

Development intensity increases from one to the other.

Concept 1 preserves the current land use patterns with most of the developments depending upon landowners.

Concept 2 develops selected locations based on their suitability.

Concept 3 integrates Kampung Baru with its neighbouring developments, including Taman Tasik Titiwangsa and KLCC. Land acquisition inside and outside Malay Reserve Area is necessary but the place’s traditional allure will be preserved.

Concept 4 requires extensive land acquisition inside and outside the Malay Reserve Area; the overall development will be in line with the theme to be chosen for Kampung Baru.

Assessments and analysis show Concept 3 would be the most beneficial.

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Shopping street: Jalan Raja Alang where Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru is located will be transformed into Kampung Baru Bazaar Street.

A total of 16 precincts have been drawn up for Kampung Baru under this concept.

Essentially, the famous Pasar Minggu near the Kg Baru LRT station will be turned into Precinct A, a major commercial and cultural centre, with tourist attractions such as Kampung Walk, Pasar Minggu Trail and so on.

Precinct B located in Jalan Raja Abdullah will be the Corporate Street, Jalan Raja Bot will border a medical hub (Precinct G) and the area's very own Central Market (Precinct H), Jalan Raja Alang will be turned into Bazaar Street (Precinct P) while the old shops along Jalan Dang Wangi will make up another heritage row (Precinct K).

Upmarket housing districts interspersed with community facilities will be loacted near Jalan Tun Razak and the Ampang Elevated Highway, while the current cluster of kampung houses around Jalan Raja Uda will have residential and commercialdevelopments (Pre-cinct F).

It is also said that the adaptive reuse approach will be used, traditional structures will be retained to house cafes, galleries, boutiques or to offer homestay.

Areas along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman have been earmarked for commercial or corporate purposes (precincts M, N, L) while an international Islamic banking centre will be erected at Precinct J to be located at the junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Raja Abdullah.

nazrey

May 26th, 2008, 07:25 AM

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rizalhakim

May 26th, 2008, 10:06 AM

End of the city kampung?
Nuradzimmah Daim and Halim Said

KUALA LUMPUR: City Hall has urged the Malay community in Kampung Baru to be practical instead of being sentimental.

A paragraph in the Draft Kuala Lumpur 2020 City Plan (unveiled on Thursday) urged the residents of Kampung Baru to make a paradigm shift.

City Hall's call to Kampung Baru folk to change their mindset, came amid a grand design to allow development of their place into a potpourri of residential and city centre commercial area from the current residential and semi-commercial area.

But Kampung Baru has long held sentimental value for the Malay community, who in the past, have fended off developers eyeing their area, smack in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Thus, City Hall can expect strong opposition from Kampung Baru residents when it launches major development projects on Malay reserve land as proposed under the Draft Kuala Lumpur 2020 City Plan.

Among the plans are to develop Kampung Baru as a main residential centre, upgrade its office and commercial premises, and give priority and incentives to commercial premises around the terminal transit.

City Hall also plans to form a centre for collection, distribution, marketing and showcasing of the cultural, arts and artifacts there.

This means that Kampung Baru's area of 151.57ha - comprising Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS) and non-MAS - will be developed into a combination of residential, mixed use residential, mixed use commercial and city centre commercial area.

Mashuti Mat Soom, who is a member of the Kampung Baru Malay Agriculture Settlement Board, said: 'We found out that there's going to be a major revamp for Kampung Baru.

'We are unhappy when the draft also mentioned about dissolving this board, which will affect the Malay reserve land title.

"If this is being gazetted, this area will be open to all, and not a Malay reserve area anymore. Currently there are fewer than 10,000 Kampung Baru pioneer settlers living here.

"We've set up a committee to look into the plan and will call citizens aged 60 and above to participate in the discussion of the draft."

City Hall has urged KLites to give their views on the draft plan and voice their objections, if any, before June 30.

The Government has, for many years, called for the complete redevelopment of Kampung Baru. Committees have been formed, visits made.

Several years back, even the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had spent some time there trying to convince the people to accept development.

Land in the settlement is owned by many people. One title may have seven, 10 or even 12 beneficiaries. Plans for development are sometimes stymied when all cannot agree what to do with the land.

Pro development advocates say that roads cannot be widened because nobody wants to give up his or her land for road reserves.

The village also lies below the high water level of the Sungei Bonus which contributes to the frequent flooding there.

A few low-rise concrete commercial and apartment buildings have sprung up in Kampung Baru, but it is still surrounded by wooden kampung houses.

rizalhakim

May 26th, 2008, 10:40 AM

here's the propsed kg baru development...huge but plz make it hapen!!!

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rizalhakim

May 28th, 2008, 06:14 AM

^^ wanna know more on kg baru.....

OshHisham

May 28th, 2008, 06:29 AM

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Bustling: The future Kampung Baru Commercial and Culture Centre, will
occupy the site of the Pasar Minggu and its surrounding areas.

^^what the f*cking hell is that?:bash: so, now another kampung will definately lose its identity into another businesses area? oh god...even singapore's kampung glam way better in preserving its identity than this non-sense!!

i expect a Taman Mini Malaysia like those in melaka will be placed here but then....sh*t *sshole!

OshHisham

May 28th, 2008, 03:36 PM

Lo' Lo' beri perhatian terhadap nasib peniaga Kampung Baru

Intan Abdullah
Wed | May 28, 08 | 4:00:38 pm MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Mei (Hrkh) - Perihal nasib peniaga di pasar Kampung Baru yang tidak berkesudahan sebelum ini mendapat perhatian Dr Lo'Lo' Mohd Ghazali (PAS-Titiwangsa).

Menurutnya, para peniaga pasar minggu Kampung Baru itu telah mula menjalankan perniagaan di Jalan Pekin yang kini dikenali sebagai Jalan Raja Alang sejak tahun 1960-an telah dipindahkan ke tapak pasar malam Kampung Baru yang pada ketika itu ditadbir oleh Malaysian Agriculture Settlement (MAS).

"Malangnya, pada tahun 1990-an yang lalu, pasar tersebut mengalami kebakaran secara besar-besaran dan ia tidak dibangunkan semula menyebabkan peniaga tidak boleh berniaga di pasar tersebut," ujarnya selepas ditemui Harakahdaily di Lobi Parlimen sempena sidang dewan rakyat hari ini.

Jelasnya, hal demikian mengakibatkan mereka terpaksa menjalankan aktiviti perniagaan di bahu-bahu jalan kerana tiada sesiapa yang mahu masuk ke dalam pasar tersebut.

Pada masa sama ujarnya, terdapat sebahagian daripada pemilik asal tapak perniagaan di pasar tersebut juga telah menyewakan premis perniagaan mereka kepada pendatang asing.

"Saya dimaklumkan bahwa tapak pasar di sana adalah di bawah kelolaan PKNS walaupun sebelum ini peniaga tidak membayar cukai atau yuran kepada PKNS," katanya.

Walau bagaimanapun ujarnya lagi, peniaga ini tidak memiliki 'legal procedure' kerana kelemahan pentadbiran pihak PKNS terdahulu dalam menguruskan masalah ini.

"Peniaga-peniaga ini juga tidak mengambil berat mengenai hak-hak mereka dalam isu pemilikan tapak perniagaan di pasar Kampung Baru," ujarnya lagi.

Lo' Lo' yang juga Pengerusi Lajnah Kebajikan PAS Pusat telah dimaklumkan bahawa PKNS telah menjual pemilikan pasar tersebut kepada DBKL.

"Jadi, DBKL telah menganggap tapak pasar itu sebagai hak milik mereka," katanya lagi.

Apatah lagi katanya apabila pemilik asal premis perniagaan tersebut tidak berusaha untuk diberi pengesahan terhadap pemilikan tanah tersebut selama ini.

"Setelah menjalani pemeriksaan di Pejabat Tanah, saya mendapati tapak pasar tersebut masih berada di bawah hak milik PKNS meskipun ia telah dijual kepada DBKL.

"Sampai sekarang saya tidak dapat berjumpa dengan ketua Pengarah DBKL tetapi hanya dapat bertemu dengan Menteri Besar Selangor yang berminat untuk membantu menyelesaikan masalah ini," ujarnya lagi. - mns

rizalhakim

July 1st, 2008, 10:05 AM

Pelan pembangunan Kampung Baru didakwa tak ikut spesifikasi

KUALA LUMPUR: Gabungan Menyelamat Kuala Lumpur membantah Pelan Tindakan Kuala Lumpur 2020 (DKLCP) semalam mengadakan perjumpaan dengan media untuk menjelaskan bantahan yang dibuat mengenai pelan pembangunan yang dirancang Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).

Perjumpaan tersebut juga turut menjelaskan pelan yang dibuat oleh DBKL itu melanggar peraturan undang-undang dan tidak mengikut spesifikasi yang ditetapkan serta tidak mengambil pendapat penduduk setempat.

Presidennya Tan Sri Abd Aziz Abd Rahman berkata, mereka telah menghantar surat bantahan kepada Perdana Menteri pada 20 Jun lalu dan menunggu maklum balas pihak berkenaan untuk membawa perkara ini kepada peringkat tertinggi.

“Bantahan ini dibuat berdasarkan pelan yang laksanakan tidak mengikut pelan fizikal kebangsaan dan melanggar undang-undang di bawah seksyen 12A Akta Perancangan Bandar dan Negeri 1976 yang sudah ditetapkan.”

Pelan ini juga dilihat tidak membantu meningkatkan kualiti hidup di bandar ini dan menggalakkan kesesakan lalu lintas serta meningkatkan kepadatan penduduk.

“Penduduk juga ingin mengetahui dengan lebih lanjut mengenai pelan tindakan siri ketiga yang tidak dijelaskan secara terperinci mengenai pembangunan dan penyusunan semula bandaraya ini,” katanya.

Abd Aziz berkata, pelan di bantah oleh komuniti setempat antaranya yang mengakibatkan penganiayaan terhadap Polisi Perbandaran Kebangsaan (Nup) dan Struktur Pelan Kuala Lumpur yang tidak konsisten.

“Penduduk bandaraya ini bertegas mahukan DBKL dan Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan menarik balik pelan tindakan berkenaan, membekukan semua perancangan pembangunan, dan menyiasat segala bentuk penindasan di dalam polisi persekutuan serta keputusan kabinet terhadap pembangunan kebangsaan,” katanya.

Katanya, mereka juga tidak teragak-agak mengadakan demonstrasi jika suara mereka ini tidak mendapat perhatian daripada pihak yang bertanggungjawab bagi memastikan hak dan kebajikan mereka terbela.

Persatuan yang dianggotai 35 organisasi mewakili pelbagai tempat itu mengharapkan kerajaan menimbang dan membela nasib penduduk bandaraya ini untuk mendapatkan hak dan keselesaan di kawasan penempatan mereka.

rizalhakim

July 15th, 2008, 04:40 AM

Residents told to decide on future of Kampung Baru
By CHRISTINA LOW

RESIDENTS of Kampung Baru were told to decide the future of their birth place and family- owned land as several development plans have been slated for the site in the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan (KLCP) 2020.

“You can either choose to accept it fully, partially or object to it completely because this is your birth place and you are the land owners,'' said Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali during a forum hosted by her service centre recently on the draft KLCP 2020.

Lo’Lo was with representatives from Kampung Baru Development Association, Malay Agriculture Settlement as well as lawyers.

A committee specialising in the draft KLCP 2020 from her service centre briefed and highlighted several issues and key areas in the plan to the residents.

The 150 residents who attended had mixed feelings towards the draft KLCP 2020. Some objected partially while others objected to it completely, saying that DBKL did not get the residents involved in preparing the draft plan.

“I am saddened that the residents were not involved at all in the planning of the draft KLCP 2020. DBKL should have invited them and listened to their views,” said Lo’Lo.

Kampng Baru has more than 14,000 residents with 12 villages, a majority of which are under the MAS land area which is administered by MAS Admi-nistrative Board.

Deadline for submission of objection forms is Aug 31.

Those in Kampung Baru who wish to submit the forms via the Titiwangsa MP’s office can call 03-2698 0025 for details.

OshHisham

July 16th, 2008, 03:10 AM

^^ we shall not listen 100% to those kampung people. tell me, why we should listen to them if they themselves can't manage to get their surrounding clean?

dengan sampah merata2, parking kereta merata2. takder disiplin langsung!

lepastu, ada plak yang nak jadi HERO konon pembela nasib penduduk kampung baru? i've always visit kampung baru, and as far as i know every single corner of kampung baru i've seen by my own eyes. sadly, most part of it...mess!

dengilo

July 16th, 2008, 05:11 AM

That "kampung" is run by mafia !!!They going to lelong every inch of it to highest bidder
especially to the indonesians!!!

rizalhakim

July 23rd, 2008, 05:42 AM

Kampung Baru folks still in the dark
By CHRISTINA LOW

MANY residents and landowners in Kampung Baru are still unaware of what lies ahead as only a handful own a copy of the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan (KLCP) 2020.

Those who gathered at Kuala Lumpur City Hall headquarters at Jalan Raja Laut yesterday for a briefing on the plan felt DBKL should have allocated copies to be placed at public libraries and with residents associations for the convenience of those living in the area.

“It is not cheap and many of us cannot afford it. The DBKL should have at least allocated copies to libraries so that residents and the public can have a look at it,” a resident at the briefing said.

The two-volume master plan set is priced at RM150 for the English version and RM120 for the Bahasa Malaysia version while the Kampung Baru Plan, which is only available in Bahasa Malaysia, is priced at RM50 per copy.

During the three-hour briefing by DBKL master plan deputy director Norazizi Mokhtar, many questions were asked by the elderly residents and landowners concerning the land value of the Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS) and it surroundings.

The lifeless start of the briefing also saw attendees looking rather confused, as the speaker spoke in Bahasa Malaysia accompanied by presentation slides in English.

To make matters worse, some stood up requesting DBKL to consider distributing copies of the presentation to assist them in understanding the discussion better as many present found it difficult to understand the explanations.

The question and answer session were also seen as unfruitful as the speaker did not provide replies but only noted the questions for future reference.

“I think the briefing was a a waste of time as our questions were not answered. This defeats the purpose of organising one,” weekend market welfare and hawkers association deputy president Mohamad Nadzri Abdul Hamid said.

Mohamad Nadzri said landowners like him are not objecting to development but wanted a clearer picture of how the issue of land pricing would be carried out and whether the consultants chosen for the Kampung Baru area were reliable.

Resident Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail, who would be organising a forum focusing on key areas of Kampung Baru next month, said the residents need to know exactly what they could do.

“Kampung Baru is a big area and I would definitely like to see it grow,” said Mohd Yusof.

Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohd Ghazali, who was also present, agreed that a more focused forum should be held together with professionals and experts in town planning for the good of Kampung Baru.

“The draft plan is a good initiative with a mix of positive and negative feedback. However, one can’t object the plan completely without giving practical suggestions,” Dr Lo’Lo said.

rizalhakim

July 24th, 2008, 08:06 AM

Warga Kampung Baru minta dialog sekali lagi
Oleh Khairunnisa Kamarudin
khairunnisa@bharian.com.my

http://www.bharian.com.my/Thursday/Wilayah/20080724091517/mainpix
PENJELASAN: Razak (kiri) meluahkan pandangan beliau pada sesi soal jawab selepas pembentangan Draf Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur 2020 oleh Nur Azizi di Dewan DBKL, semalam. - Bernama

Syor letak buku DPBKL 2020 di lokasi tumpuan ramai

KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Kampung Baru, di sini, meminta Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) mengadakan pertemuan semula dengan penduduk berhubung cadangan pembangunan di kawasan itu kerana pertemuan yang diadakan kelmarin masih belum menjawab banyak persoalan yang diajukan.

Penduduk juga mendakwa mereka masih kabur dengan dengan penjelasan yang diberikan pada sesi taklimat Draf Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur 2020 (DPBKL 2020).

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Timbalan Yang Dipertua Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru, Mohd Nazri Abdul Hamid, berkata penjelasan yang diberikan pada sesi taklimat itu tidak menyeluruh dan sukar difahami kebanyakan penduduk yang hadir.

"Saya rasa DBKL harus mengadakan sesi seminar dan menyediakan penerangan terperinci mengenai pembangunan yang bakal dijalankan bagi mengelakkan kekeliruan seperti yang berlaku pada sesi ini.

"Apa yang penting, pegawai yang ada perlu menjawab soalan berkaitan isu pembangunan di kawasan kami dengan lebih mendalam. Sesi kali ini pada saya gagal mencapai objektifnya dalam menerangkan mengenai draf itu secara mendalam kepada mereka yang hadir," katanya.

KUSYUK: Warga emas Kampung Baru yang hadir pada majlis pembentangan Draf Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur 2020.

Kira-kira 250 penduduk, penjaja dan peniaga di sekitar Kampung Baru menghadiri sesi itu yang dipengerusikan Timbalan Pengarah Jabatan Pelan Induk DBKL, Nur Azizi Mokhtar.

Sesi itu hangat dengan pelbagai soalan berkaitan isu pembangunan Kampung Baru kerana mereka yang hadir tidak berpuas hati dengan pengurusan DBKL yang disifatkan tidak mementingkan keperluan penduduk selain isu berkaitan harga tanah.

Selain itu mereka juga tidak berpuas hati dengan sesi soal jawab yang tidak memberikan penjelasan sepenuhnya kepada setiap soalan yang dikemukakan serta kegagalan DBKL menyediakan naskhah DPBKL 2020 secara percuma bagi tujuan rujukan.

Penduduk, Razak Karim, 57 berkata, beliau berharap DBKL dapat menyediakan buku DPBKL 2020 untuk diletakkan di kawasan strategik seperti di balai raya bagi memudahkan penduduk memahami projek yang bakal dijalankan.

"Buku berkenaan sangat mahal dan DBKL sepatutnya memberikan naskhah percuma supaya penduduk dapat penjelasan terperinci mengenai sesuatu projek yang akan dijalankan.

"Saya masih kabur dengan penjelasan yang diberikan DBKL dalam taklimat ini kerana kami tidak diberikan sebarang kertas kerja atau pelan seperti yang terkandung di dalam buku DPBKL 2020 itu," katanya.

Sementara itu Ketua Pengarah Eksekutif BIG Property Consultant Sdn Bhd, jururunding yang dilantik bagi merangka pelan pembangunan Kampung Baru, Prof Datuk Nik Mohd Zain Nik Yusof, berkata masalah utama yang dihadapi dalam pembangunan Kampung Baru adalah mendapatkan persetujuan pemilik sekiranya tanah diambil menerusi kaedah biasa untuk dibangunkan.

Katanya, sebagai contoh ada lot tanah yang mempunyai 90 penama dengan sembilan orang sudah meninggal dunia.

"Kalau ikut cara biasa kita kena jumpa satu demi satu pemilik ini untuk dapatkan persetujuan termasuk waris kepada pemilik yang telah meninggal dunia," katanya.

Nik Mohd Zain berkata, sebagai langkah terakhir, pihak berkuasa mungkin terpaksa menggunakan Seksyen 3 (1) (d) Akta Pengambilan Tanah 1960 di mana mengikut akta itu, pihak berkuasa boleh mengambil-alih tanah tanpa persetujuan pemilik.

"Mengikut akta itu, tanah yang diambil akan dibayar mengikut harga pasaran dan sekiranya pemilik tidak bersetuju kes boleh dirujuk ke Mahkamah Tinggi," katanya.

Nur Azizi bagaimanapun berkata, perkara itu sekadar cadangan daripada syarikat juru runding itu.

Katanya, cadangan pembangunan yang terdapat pada draf Pelan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur 2020 masih di peringkat bantahan awam dan orang ramai yang mempunyai pandangan atau bantahan masih boleh mengemukakannya secara bertulis kepada DBKL.

rizalhakim

July 28th, 2008, 10:52 AM

City Hall flexes its muscles

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More development in the offing for the urban island of Kampung Baru in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: City Hall will not hesitate to use ‘force’ to acquire land in Kampung Baru for development.

Under Section 3 (1) (B) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1960, City Hall can acquire certain plots of land in Kampung Baru as these plots of land were found to have up to 90 names listed as co-owners.

The situation is delaying many development projects planned for the area. However, the final decision to enforce the act would only be taken once an agreement by all parties on the Kuala Lumpur Draft Plan 2020 is reached.City Hall deputy master plan director Nurazizi Mokhtar said: “The suggestion came from an independent consultant.This will be our last resort to ensure that the development plans for the area would not be hindered.“The draft plan, which includes Kampung Baru, is still being debated and the public can still raise issues and make proposals to the plan by writing in to City Hall.” He said this while speaking at the briefing on Volume Four of the draft plan recently.

Among those who attended the briefing were Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Dr. Lo’ Lo’ Mohd Ghazali and Big Property Consultants chief executive, Prof Datuk Dr Nik Mohd Zain Nik Yusof.Nik Mohd Zain said: “The land owners can still present their objections and proposals, if any.“We, as appointed consultants of City Hall, suggest that the section of the act be enforced in cases where these residents are unwilling to surrender their land for development. This will be the final alternative should all other methods fail.” “The acquisition will not result in losses to the land owners in Kampong Baru,” he said, adding that they would be either compensated in cash or with offers of alternative sites or property.

He added that the main problem faced in the development of Kampung Baru was the tedious process needed to obtain the consent of the land owners.“For example, there is a land title which has about 90 co-owners, out of which nine have died. Under normal circumstances, we have to meet each person on the list, since they are legally part-owners of the land and their next of kin, to obtain their consent to surrender the land for development,” he said. Kampung Baru Development Association secretary Abdul Rahman Mohd Amin said: “The association has no problems with the suggestions made on the planned development of Kampung Baru under the Draft Plan.”

OshHisham

July 28th, 2008, 02:41 PM

yes, good job DBKL...indeed authority has no other choice than to use force when it comes to a complex land ownership.

rizalhakim

August 4th, 2008, 08:28 AM

Selangor Govt offers to protect rights of Kg Baru folk
By BAVANI M.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Government has offered to help protect the rights and interest of landowners in Kampung Baru.

Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said they would set up a task force comprising land experts and town planners from the Selangor State Development Corporation and as well as provide monetary aid of RM50,000 to study the various issues pertaining to the development of the land.

“We will take all feedback and views from landowners and residents and will present their views to Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan. We hope that the mayor will keep an open mind as we are talking about the rights and interest of the Malays,” he said.

He was speaking to reporters after attending a dialogue organised by the office of Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo’Lo’ Mohd Ghazali on Sunday. Over 300 landowners turned up for the event at Kelab Sultan Sulaiman.

Khalid said that the taskforce would work together with Dr Lo’Lo’s office to solve the problems of the Kampung Baru community.

“We will also look into the residents request for a Kampung Baru Development Corporation, whose members would include professionals who have a legitimate interest in the land,” he said.

Khalid said he felt an obligation to help the residents because Kampung Baru was once a part of Selangor.

He added that the gesture was not a political one but based on the need to protect the rights of the people as well to see Kampung Baru become the next golden triangle of Kuala Lumpur.

Acknowledging that many people had tried to develop Kampung Baru in the past and failed, Khalid was confident it could happen as long as the people were united and agreed to a common goal.

Meanwhile, Dr Lo’ Lo’ urged residents to make up their minds on whether to reject or accept the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 as the Aug 31 deadline for them to object to the plan was fast approaching.

“I will try and seek an extension from the mayor but you have to quickly make up your mind ,” she added.

The Usual Suspect

August 5th, 2008, 02:24 AM

If there's any place in KL that can be turned into a 'Central Park' this would be it IMO

rizalhakim

August 5th, 2008, 06:03 AM

Selangor action plan on Kg Baru's future
Adrian David

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor government will initiate a task force to study and recommend suggestions to City Hall to develop Kampung Baru into a modern township.

Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said this was to ensure that Kampung Baru was developed in accordance with the wishes of its 50,000-odd residents.

"The idea is to provide its dwellers with quality living so that Kampung Baru is not seen as a slum amid a modern city overlooking the world-famous Petronas Twin Towers at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

"At the same time, we want its dwellers to be properly compensated so as to be able to live comfortably within the golden triangle," he said.

The task force, he added, would be spearheaded by Titiwangsa member of parliament Dr Lo' Lo Mohamad Ghazali who was expected to prepare a detailed report in two weeks, before the Aug 31 deadline for public objections to the Kuala Lumpur Draft Plan 2020, which has irked residents.

"If need be, we will request City Hall to extend the deadline so that Kampung Baru is developed without encroaching on the rights of the Malays.

"Let's make it a joint effort, irrespective of which political party we represent, be it Umno, Pas or Parti Keadilan Rakyat," he said at a dialogue session with the Kampung Baru land owners at the Sultan Sulaiman Club on Sunday.

The dialogue was themed "The Future of Kampung Baru: With Selangor or City Hall?"

Khalid said Selangor would provide a grant of RM50,000 for the study to be carried out with the assistance of town planners, survey and legal officers from the state economic development corporation and Kampung Baru-bred experts and professionals.

"We are roping in the 'local boys' as we believe they will do the job wholeheartedly rather than have 'outsiders' who will be out to reap just profits," he said.

Among the suggestions raised was to develop the area into an economic corridor via the incorporation of a Kampung Baru Development Corporation with the property owners as stakeholders to protect their rights.

Khalid advised land owners to allow their property to be developed in an amalgamated rather than fragmented manner.

"This way, Kampung Baru as a whole area, will have better property value. If you break it down into plots, you will devalue your property," he said, adding that the 378.93-acre (151.57ha) Kampung Baru had an estimated market value of RM5 billion and would be worth 10 times more once developed.

Kampung Baru consists of 90.36 hectares of Malay Agricultural Settlement with 874 lots, and the remaining 61.22ha with 918 lots.

The Malay Agricultural Settlement has seven villages -- Kampung Periok, Kampung Hujng Pasir, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Paya, Kampung Atas 'A', Kampung Atas 'B' and Kampung Pindah.

nazrey

August 6th, 2008, 03:17 AM

Stay out of KL issues, Khalid told
Wednesday August 6, 2008

THE Selangor government has been told to concentrate on settling problems in the state instead of trying to play politics by offering to solve the woes of Kampung Baru folks in Kuala Lumpur.

Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan said the ministry and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall had already drawn up plans to develop the city’s oldest Malay settlement and efforts were under way to implement these development projects with the consent of the people living there.

On Sunday, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the state government would protect the rights and interests of landowners in Kampung Baru, adding that the Pakatan Rakyat government would set up a task force comprising land experts and town planners from the Selangor State Development Corporation and provide monetary aid of RM50,000 to study various issues pertaining to the development of the land.

“This is not a problem of the Selangor state government. I know he is the MP for Bandar Tun Razak but that does not give him the right to use the state government machinery to get involved in issues in Kuala Lumpur.

“The Mentri Besar has also said that he was doing this because Kampung Baru was once part of Selangor. Of course, the whole of Kuala Lumpur was once part of Selangor but does that give the Selangor government the right to intervene in issues in Kuala Lumpur?

“We are doing no harm to the people in Kampung Baru. We just want them to have a proper life like any other resident in the city,” Saravanan told reporters after a briefing on the Kuala Lumpur draft plan 2020 by DBKL consultants to MIC national leaders and Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur MIC division heads at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

He said if Khalid had any grouses over the development plans of Kampung Baru, then the Mentri Besar should meet City Hall officials or high-ranking officials of the Federal Territories Ministry to solve the problems instead of trying to whip up anger and dissatisfaction among the people of Kampung Baru. — Bernama

rizalhakim

August 6th, 2008, 04:14 AM

Saravanan tells Khalid: Back off
Halim Said

http://www.nst.com.my/Streets/Wednesday/Stories/2312748/insidepix1
Residents of Kuala Lumpur’s Kampung Baru attended a dialogue with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim recently.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor state government should mind its own business and not interfere with the development of Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur.

This was the blunt message from Federal Territories Minister Deputy Datuk M. Saravanan to Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim

Saravanan told Khalid to back off when the latter decided to get involved in the development plan for Kampung Baru under the Kuala Lumpur Local Draft Plan 2020

Saravanan said the Selangor government should first take care of its own backyard and not interfering in matters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Territories.

"He (Khalid) should first attend to the issues in his state (Selangor) and prove that he can solve the problems there before attempting to help in the development of Kampung Baru which, by the way, is the concern of the Federal Territories ministry," he said.

Saravanan said the FT Ministry was well capable of managing the Kampung Baru development scheme and has already laid out development plans for the area which currently houses mostly Malay settlers.

Saravanan was responding to Khalid's recent comments that Selangor would set aside a RM50,000 fund for research on the Kampung Baru development plan drafted by City Hall.

Khalid, who is also the Bandar Tun Razak MP, had made the announcement during a dialogue session on the local draft plan with Kampung Baru residents.

The majority of the residents in the village have voiced their objection to City Hall's draft plan for development of Kampung Baru,

The committee, to be set up by the Selangor government, will be led by Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Dr Lo' Lo' Ghazali.

The committee will look into the claims and disputes by Kampung Baru residents over their land.

Khalid was also reported to have said that the Kampung Baru land had been managed by the Malay Agriculture Settlement for centuries and it was enshrined in the constitution that the right to chair the council to develop Kampong Baru should be held by the Selangor Menteri Besar.

City Hall has recently issued a warning to the residents of Kampung Baru that it would 'use force' to invoke the act to reclaim the land for development.

Under the Land Acquisition Act, City Hall can acquire certain plots of land in Kampung Baru as these plots were found to have up to 90 names listed as co-owners.

The situation is said to have delayed many development projects planned for the area.

rizalhakim

August 6th, 2008, 06:01 AM

Jangan kelirukan penduduk

Oleh MUHAMMAD DAYNE AZMIN

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GAMBARAN artis cadangan pembangunan di tapak Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru yang bakal dilaksanakan di bawah Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur 2020.

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KUALA LUMPUR 5 Ogos - "Jangan kelirukan penduduk Kampung Baru. Campur tangan politik hanya akan mengeruhkan lagi suasana. Tanah di sini adalah milik orang Melayu dan kita akan pastikan ia kekal milik orang Melayu."

Itulah amaran Ketua Bahagian UMNO Titiwangsa, Datuk Seri Suleiman Mohamed kepada Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim yang dilihat cuba campur tangan dalam hal ehwal pembangunan Kampung Baru.

Beliau berkata, Abdul Khalid tiada hak untuk campur tangan kerana tanggungjawab membangunkan perkampungan tertua orang Melayu di ibu negara itu terletak di bahu Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan dan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).

"Kita ada pihak berkuasa yang bertanggungjawab terhadap Kampung Baru. Apa perlunya Menteri Besar Selangor campur tangan dan menambahkan lagi masalah yang sedia wujud," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini ekoran tindakan Menteri Besar Selangor itu mengadakan pertemuan dengan penduduk dan tuan tanah di Kampung Baru pada Ahad lalu.

Dalam pertemuan itu, Abdul Khalid dilaporkan menyediakan RM50,000 bagi membolehkan satu kajian dilakukan terhadap pelbagai isu di situ termasuk status tanah.

Suleiman berkata, selaku anak jati Kampung Baru, beliau yakin dan tahu DBKL dan Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan akan melakukan yang terbaik dalam memajukan Kampung Baru.

Katanya, Draf Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur 2020 (KLCP 2020) adalah dokumen yang akan memacu pembangunan di kawasan itu dan tiada pihak yang wajar menjadikan pelan itu sebagai satu isu.

Katanya, pelan itu juga masih di peringkat awal dan orang ramai khususnya penduduk dan pemimpin setempat Kampung Baru masih mempunyai masa untuk mengemukakan cadangan kepada DBKL untuk penambahbaikan.

Selain itu, beliau juga menegaskan bahawa dakwaan Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru masih milik kerajaan negeri Selangor adalah tidak tepat kerana tanah di situ telah dibeli oleh DBKL pada tahun 1974.

Malah, katanya, tanah milik Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) cuma terletak di kawasan Sungai Baru dan Kampung Padang dan kedua-dua kawasan itu terkeluar dari lingkungan kawasan Kampung Baru.

"Sekarang ini, pertukaran hak milik tanah daripada PKNS ke DBKL masih dalam proses,'' jelasnya yang sudah 'bergelumang' dengan isu Kampung Baru sejak puluhan tahun lalu.

Suleiman turut menyelar perjumpaan yang dianjurkan oleh Ahli Parlimen Titiwangsa, Dr. Lo'Lo' Mohd Ghazali pada Ahad lalu kerana ia turut dihadiri bukan tuan tanah Kampung Baru.

Katanya, sepatutnya perjumpaan seperti itu hanya membabitkan tuan tanah Kampung Baru yang asal dan tidak ada langsung penglibatan orang luar.

Malah, penafian Abdul Khalid yang mengatakan pertemuan itu bukan bertujuan politik dipandang sinis oleh Suleiman kerana beliau mendapat maklumat bahawa borang keahlian Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) diedarkan selepas perjumpaan itu.

"Saya minta Abdul Khalid jangan libatkan sentimen politik dalam masalah rumah tangga Kampung Baru,'' tegasnya.

rizalhakim

August 6th, 2008, 06:04 AM

Kampung Baru: Khalid tidak profesional

KUALA LUMPUR 5 Ogos - Tindakan Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim mencampuri urusan pentadbiran dan pembangunan Wilayah Persekutuan dilihat sebagai satu tindakan yang tidak profesional.

Yang Dipertua Persatuan Penjaja-penjaja Kecil Melayu Wilayah Persekutuan, Baharim Razak berkata, tindakan tersebut juga boleh dilihat sebagai cubaan menafikan kemampuan Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur dan Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan menguruskan bandar raya ini.

"Kuala Lumpur telah mempunyai seorang Datuk Bandar dan Menteri dan rasanya tidak perlulah lagi ditambah seorang lagi Datuk Bandar atau Menteri.

"Saya sebenarnya lebih melihat tindakan Abdul Khalid itu sebagai perancangan beliau untuk memperkukuhkan politiknya untuk jangka masa panjang," katanya ketika diminta mengulas tindakan Abdul Khalid menghadiri majlis pertemuan dengan penduduk Kampung Baru pada Ahad lalu.

Baharim berkata, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) dan Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan tentunya telah mempunyai perancangan bagi memajukan ibu negara termasuk Kampung Baru demi kepentingan penduduknya.

Justeru, tegasnya, Abdul Khalid tidak perlu mencampuri urusan pembangunan di ibu kota khususnya Kampung Baru kerana Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur lebih tahu apa yang dirancang untuk penduduk kawasan itu.

Katanya, beliau yakin Datuk Bandar telah mengambil kira semua perkara dalam merangka Draf Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur (KLCP) 2020 dan tidak akan membuatkan orang Melayu terpinggir.

"Dasar pembangunan orang Melayu memang sudah digariskan dan menjadi keutamaan dalam dasar pembangunan negara, mana mungkin Datuk Bandar boleh melanggar dasar ini," jelas anak jati Kampung Baru itu.

Beliau seterusnya meminta Menteri Besar Selangor itu supaya menjaga kepentingan orang dan peniaga-peniaga Melayu di Selangor supaya mereka dapat hidup dengan lebih selesa bawah pentadbiran kerajaan pimpinannya.

Baharim berkata, tindakan Abdul Khalid menyediakan bantuan kewangan sebanyak RM50,000 untuk menjalankan kajian termasuk terhadap status tanah di Kampung Baru sebagai tidak perlu.

"Penduduk Kampung Baru tidak mahu duit itu kerana kami tidak memerlukan duit itu. Lebih baik duit itu diberi kepada rakyat Selangor.

"Ini kerana, Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan sudah menyediakan RM450 juta untuk pembangunan Kampung Baru dan RM50 juta untuk pembangunan Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru," katanya.

Beliau berkata, Abdul Khalid tidak perlu untuk menjadi hero di Kampung Baru kerana ada pihak yang sudah lama membela nasib penduduk kampung Melayu tertua di ibu negara itu.

"Atau mungkin beliau hanya untuk membuktikan kehebatannya membantu rakyat sehingga terkeluar dari sempadan negeri," jelasnya.

Ditanya mengenai nasib penjaja-penjaja di Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru yang didakwa dipinggirkan daripada pembangunan Kampung Baru, Baharim menafikan sekeras-kerasnya dakwaan tersebut.

Ujarnya, Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan dan DBKL telah merancang pembangunan yang mampan demi kepentingan penjaja-penjaja Melayu di pasar minggu tersebut.

"Perancangan KLCP 2020 untuk membangunkan Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru itu bertujuan untuk menaik taraf penjaja-penjaja berkenaan kepada tahap yang lebih baik.

"Ini kerana Pasar Minggu berkenaan akan dijadikan salah satu kawasan tumpuan pelancong-pelancong antarabangsa untuk dikunjungi.

"Apabila kawasan tersebut telah dimajukan dan dipromosikan sebagai kawasan pelancongan, peluang peniaga-peniaga kecil ini akan lebih cerah," katanya.

rizalhakim

August 6th, 2008, 06:07 AM

Jangan campuri urusan pembangunan Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR 5 Ogos - Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim diingatkan supaya tidak mencampuri urusan pembangunan yang akan dilaksanakan oleh Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan.

Timbalan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk M. Saravanan berkata, Kuala Lumpur tidak memerlukan 'orang luar' untuk menguruskan pembangunannya kerana sudah wujud kementerian untuk melaksanakannya.

Malah, katanya, pihak berkuasa tempatan di bawah kementerian itu, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) terbukti sebagai satu organisasi pengurusan bandar raya yang cemerlang.

Justeru itu, tegasnya, lebih baik Abdul Khalid menumpukan kepada usaha menyelesaikan masalah di negeri Selangor daripada 'membantu' Wilayah Persekutuan terutamanya berkaitan Kampung Baru.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditemui selepas menghadiri mesyuarat Draf Pelan Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur (KLCP) 2020 kali ketiga anjuran MIC di sini semalam.

Saravanan berkata, kisah Kuala Lumpur milik negeri Selangor adalah kisah lama dan kini ibu negara adalah milik kerajaan Persekutuan dan sudah mempunyai kementerian untuk menguruskan pembangunannya.

"Menteri Besar Selangor tidak perlulah masuk campur dengan memberi peruntukan tersebut memandangkan masih banyak lagi masalah di negeri Selangor yang masih belum beliau selesaikan," katanya.

Saravanan berkata, DBKL telah merangka KLCP 2020 mengikut perancangan yang telah ditetapkan termasuk memajukan Kampung Baru demi kepentingan penduduknya.

Sehubungan itu, beliau berharap Abdul Khalid dapat membuktikan dirinya berwibawa dalam membangunkan Selangor terlebih dahulu sebelum membantu penduduk Kampung Baru tersebut.

nazrey

August 7th, 2008, 05:04 AM

Meddling In Kampung Baru Due To Historical Factor - Khalid
August 06, 2008 22:22 PM

SHAH ALAM, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said his offer to help Kampung Baru residents was based on historical factor as it was a part of Selangor before Kuala Lumpur was established as a Federal Territory.

He said Kampung Baru residents should be helped as the Selangor Economic Development Corporation (PKNS) was involved in its development before it was handed over to Kuala Lumpur.

"It is the responsibility of PKNS, a Selangor state government subsidiary to help develop Kampung Baru," Khalid said when commenting a statement by Federal Territory Deputy Minister M Saravanan asking him to stop meddling in the affairs of Kampung Baru.

His presence at Kampung Baru was on the invitation of Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Dr Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali and that it was held at Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, a Selangor territory, as the land was not part of the area handed over to the federal government.

The menteri besar was quoted as saying Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance) will form a special team comprising town planning experts and PKNS officials and give RM50,000 to study development issues in Kampung Baru.

Khalid was disappointed with the deputy minister for refusing to hold talks between Kampung Baru residents and Federal Territory officials to sort out problems delaying development.

-- BERNAMA

dengilo

August 7th, 2008, 05:07 AM

Shut the F_ _ K uplah khalid go and take care of selangor first may be u should even give up the bandar tun razak seat!!!

pedang

August 7th, 2008, 05:14 AM

bagi la dr. lolo, penduduk kg baru, dbkl n kementerian wilayah yg selesaikan.

dengilo

August 7th, 2008, 05:21 AM

Yeahhh LoLo rocks!!!!

nazrey

August 7th, 2008, 05:23 AM

ok world slum heritage has begun!
(Actually Kg Baru NOT slum but look like slum indeed)

dengilo

August 7th, 2008, 06:23 AM

To add insult to injury the still call it"Kampung Baru" what so baru about it

tomkat

August 7th, 2008, 06:48 AM

To add insult to injury the still call it"Kampung Baru" what so baru about it

What is your point? Why don't you argue in the same way why people keep on calling "New England" as New England. What so new about it? It has been in existance for hundreds of years...

rizalhakim

August 7th, 2008, 07:28 AM

Kg. Baru: Khalid tetap campur tangan

SHAH ALAM Kerajaan negeri Selangor berkeras mahu terus mencampuri urusan pembangunan di Kampung Baru walaupun menyedari ia terletak di bawah bidang kuasa Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan. Alasan yang diberikan ialah Kampung Baru merupakan sebahagian daripada wilayah milik Selangor sebelum ia diserahkan kepada kerajaan Pusat sebagai Wilayah Persekutuan.

Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim berkata, tindakannya mengadakan perjumpaan dengan penduduk dan pemilik tanah di situ pada Ahad lalu merupakan sebahagian daripada tanggungjawab memastikan Kuala Lumpur lebih cemerlang dan penduduknya dapat hidup dalam suasana lebih baik.

"Saya rasa pihak yang mengatakan saya campur tangan urusan Kampung Baru perlu belajar sejarah kerana sebelum ia diserahkan, ia adalah dalam Selangor dan kawasan ini tertakluk kepada satu ordinan yang dikenali Kawasan Kampung Melayu Selangor di bawah kelolaan Menteri Besar Selangor.

"Saya juga sebenarnya telah dijemput oleh Ahli Parlimen Titiwangsa, Dr. Lo' Lo Mohamad Ghazali dan majlis itu pula diadakan di Kelab Sultan Sulaiman yang dimiliki kerajaan negeri Selangor.

"Saya akan teruskan campur tangan serta memaklumkan semua Exco kerajaan negeri untuk menolong masyarakat Kampung Baru," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mesyuarat mingguan Exco di sini semalam.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Timbalan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk M. Saravanan yang menasihatkan supaya Abdul Khalid tidak cuba mencampuri urusan pembangunan di ibu kota itu.

Ini kerana, Kuala Lumpur diletakkan di bawah kuasa kementeriannya yang telah mempunyai rancangan pembangunannya sendiri.

Beliau turut menasihatkan Abdul Khalid supaya memberi tumpuan kepada usaha menyelesaikan beberapa masalah di Selangor yang masih belum selesai.

Dalam pada itu, Abdul Khalid memberitahu, penduduk Kampung Baru sebenarnya mahu kawasan itu dibangunkan tetapi terus miliki hartanah mereka.

Selain itu, penduduknya mahukan penglibatan mereka dalam usaha perancangan dan pembangunan membabitkan kawasan berkenaan.

"Saya rasa ada baiknya Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique, timbalannya dan Datuk Bandar, Datuk Ab. Hakim Borhan mendengar masalah penduduk kampung ini," ujarnya.

rizalhakim

August 8th, 2008, 05:37 AM

Former MP: Don't be confused by Selangor offer

KUALA LUMPUR: Kampung Baru land owners should not be confused by the offer of help from Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim in the development of Kampung Baru, said former Titiwangsa MP Datuk Seri Suleiman Mohamed.

Suleiman said the residents were confused when Khalid said the Selangor government would set aside funds for the development of Kampung Baru.

"City Hall has already drafted the plans for the development of Kampung Baru. So, why do we need the Selangor government or a task force to interfere?" asked Suleiman, who also owns a piece of land in Kampong Baru.

He claimed that Khalid's visit on Sunday was get the residents to join PKR. "Immediately after the dialogue session their people started to distribute membership application forms."

He rebutted Khalid's claims that the Kampung Baru Pasar Minggu was still under Selangor jurisdiction.

"The Pasar Minggu land was purchased by City Hall in 1974. City Hall and Selangor have been fighting for ownership for years," he said.

Suleiman said the settlement has been there since Sultan Sulaiman gave Kampung Baru to the Malays in 1900.

OshHisham

August 8th, 2008, 06:20 AM

Khalid as the Menteri besar of Selangor, who owns PKNS, one of the major land owner has right to talk about Kampung Baru!

if the Draft Plan jeopardise PKNS' interest, what say you?

btw, i beleive we cannot 100% leave 'rakyat' to decide...bcoz as we see the story of kampung baru, it is the 'rakyat' who keep kampung baru with its images of being dirty, dilapidated, shabby etc...

even the new padestrian walkway full of domestic garbage, pasu bunga...:ohno:

DBKL has no choice other than to use 'force'. i stand with DBKL...

nazrey

August 9th, 2008, 03:03 AM

Develop Kg Baru, advises MB
Saturday August 9, 2008
By SALINA KHALID
TheStar

CARRY on with the development of Kampung Baru instead of stressing on the legal aspects of landownership, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim told landowners and residents of the village.

The decision was made after a meeting with Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo’Lo’ Mohd Ghazali at the Selangor State Secretariat Building in Shah Alam on Thursday.

Dr Lo’Lo’ said despite the fact that the Selangor government had the legal right over the administration of Kampung Baru, the Mentri Besar felt that it would be more beneficial for landowners and residents to get their village developed.

“It will be done by them and for them,” she said.

Dr Lo’Lo’ said a meeting would be held between representatives from Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) with the Kampung Baru landowners and residents on Monday to come up with the action plan for the development of the village.

She said an ad hoc action committee comprising representatives of the landowners and residents of Kampung Baru had also been formed to deal with the issue.

“But everyone in Kampung Baru has to be united in fighting for the cause as time is not on our side,” she said, adding that such action plan has to be drawn before the Aug 31 deadline for any objection to the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020.

She said under Section 6 of the Land Enactment Act 1897, Selangor had the right to administer Kampung Baru with the setting up of the Malay Agriculture Settle-ment Board.

Under the enactment, Kampung Baru was set up in 1899 as a Malay Reserve Land in Selangor with the board as the administrative authority for the village.

She said the land, which was under the administration of the board was still legitimate as the enactment was never abolished although Kampung Baru was surrendered to the Federal Territory in 1974.

She added that it gave the right to the Selangor Mentri Besar to take over the post of board president from the Kuala Lumpur mayor, if necessary.

“The Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 did not include the opinion of landowners and residents of Kampung Baru and it also included a implementation mechanism which they could not agree with.

Last week, Khalid said the state government would protect the rights and interests of landowners in Kampung Baru, adding that the Pakatan Rakyat Government would set up a task force comprising land experts and town planners and provide monetary aid of RM50,000 to study various issues pertaining to the development of the land.

nazrey

August 10th, 2008, 07:19 AM

Kampung Baru Development Should Not Be Politicised, Says Zulhasnan
August 10, 2008 13:06 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said today the development of Kampung Baru should not be politicised and called on all quarters to use the proper channel to forward their proposals for the good of the Malay residents of this settlement in the heart of the city.

He said anyone, including the residents and the Selangor menteri besar (Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim), could convey their proposals, views and objections on the Kuala Lumpur Draft Structure Plan 2020 before Aug 31.

(Khalid had visited Kampung Baru on Aug 3 and said the Selangor government, through the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), would seek the best way to develop the settlement of more than 100 years. He had also said that PKNS would allocate RM50,000 for a study on the development of the settlement.)

Zulhasnan said in a statement that Khalid's statement on Kampung Baru would not help the process of developing the settlement and would only cause confusion among the residents.

He said the ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) were puzzled by the move by Khalid and the Selangor government to interfere in the development of Kampung Baru despite knowing that the matter was outside their jurisdiction.

"The matter comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government via the Federal Territories Ministry and DBKL," he said.

Zulhasnan also said that it had been proposed that the Kampung Baru Development Corporation be set up under the purview of DBKL to facilitate the development of the settlement after the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan had been gazette.

He said the inaugural meeting on the matter last year was attended by the various ministries and government agencies, including the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Maybank, Affin Bank and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The meeting gathered inputs for a development mechanism to be undertaken by the corporation, including on finance, legal matters, land status, management and administration, he said, adding that this had the approval of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Economic Planning Unit, the Attorney-General and the Finance Ministry.

Zulhasnan said the government had taken several measures to develop Kampung Baru, including setting up a special development unit which opened its office at the Multipurpose Hall in Jalan Hamzah, Kampung Baru, on Oct 3 2005. The unit officers comprise personnel from the Kuala Lumpur Land and Mines Office, DBKL and the Federal Territories Ministry.

The unit was set up to resolve issues related to ownership of land in Kampung Baru, he said, adding that 73 pertinent issues had been raised with the unit.

He also said that in 2006, the federal government through the ministry set up a consultative committee and an executive committee on the development of Kampung Baru, and these committees had held discussions, meetings and information sessions with the residents, during which representatives of relevant ministries and agencies were present.

Zulhasnan said the federal government had allocated RM100 million under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) to upgrade the infrastructure in Kampung Baru and develop DBKL-owned land there.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

August 11th, 2008, 04:49 AM

Zulhasnan: Don’t politicise Kg Baru development plans

FEDERAL Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said the development of Kampung Baru should not be politicised and called on all quarters to use the proper channels to forward their proposals for the good of the residents.

He said anyone, including the residents and Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, could convey their proposals, views and objections to the Kuala Lumpur Draft Structure Plan 2020 before Aug 31.

Zulhasnan added that Khalid’s statements on Kampung Baru would not help the process of developing the settlement and would only cause confusion among the residents.

He said the ministry and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) were puzzled by the Selangor government’s move to interfere with the development of Kampung Baru despite knowing that the matter was outside its jurisdiction

”The matter comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government via the Federal Territories Ministry and DBKL,” he said.

Zulhasnan also said there was a proposal to set up the Kampung Baru Development Corporation under the purview of DBKL to facilitate the development of the settlement after the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan had been gazzetted.

He said an inaugural meeting on the matter last year was attended by the various ministries and government agencies, including the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Maybank, Affin Bank and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Zulhasnan said the government had taken several measures to develop Kampung Baru, including setting up a special development unit that opened its office at the Multipurpose Hall in Jalan Hamzah, Kampung Baru, on Oct 3, 2005.

The unit’s officers comprise personnel from the Kuala Lumpur Land and Mines Office, DBKL and the Federal Territories Ministry.

The unit was set up to resolve issues related to ownership of land in Kampung Baru, he said, adding that 73 pertinent issues had been raised with the unit.

He also said in 2006, the federal government through the ministry set up a consultative committee and an executive committee on the development of Kampung Baru, and these committees had held discussions, meetings and information sessions with the residents.

Zulhasnan said the federal government had allocated RM100mil under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) to upgrade the infrastructure in Kampung Baru and develop DBKL-owned land there. — Bernama

rizalhakim

August 11th, 2008, 05:48 AM

RM100m Kg Baru federal agency
Nuradzimmah Daim

Zulhasnan said his ministry was appalled with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s insistence in getting involved.

KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government has proposed setting up a Kampung Baru Development Corporation with a funding of RM100 million to develop the 100-year-old Malay enclave under the Kuala Lumpur 2020 plan.

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, who announced this yesterday, said the corporation, which will come under City Hall, will be the executor of the development programme for Kampung Baru once the draft plan is gazetted.

The minister said City Hall's efforts to develop Kampung Baru should not be politicised.

Zulhasnan said the ministry was appalled with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim's insistence in getting involved even though Kampung Baru is beyond Selangor's jurisdiction.

"The public, including the residents of Kampung Baru and even the Selangor MB, can air their opinions and suggestions directly to City Hall before the deadline (Aug 31).

"After that, the hearing will commence from September until February next year before the amended draft plan is brought to the FT Ministry," said Zulhasnan.

He said Khalid's involvement would not help the development process, but instead had caused confusion among Kampung Baru residents.

"To ensure that the development of Kampung Baru can be carried out effectively and in an organised manner, it should not be politicised. The execution of the programme, as well as the agencies for the development must be from the government."

Zulhasnan said the RM100 million fund was allocated by the government in the Ninth Malaysian Plan in 2006 to redevelop City Hall-owned land in Kampung Baru and its infrastructure.

He said the allocation was meant for the redevelopment of Kampung Baru's weekend market, upgrading of Jalan Raja Alang, Jalan Raja Muda Musa, Jalan Raja Bot and its vicinity, and the public infrastructures in the area, and the footpaths from Dataran Merdeka to both Chow Kit and Kampung Baru.

Abdul Khalid had said a RM50,000 fund would be set up by the Selangor government for research on the development of Kampung Baru in the KL draft plan and the residents would be advised.

rizalhakim

August 11th, 2008, 05:49 AM

Politicians told to stay away
Reports by Noel Achariam and Neville Spykerman

http://www.nst.com.my/Streets/Saturday/Stories/2316007/insidepix1
Residents of the 100-year-old Kampung Baru are asking for a clearer explanation from City Hall on development of their area.

KUALA LUMPUR: Much has been said by many parties over the controversial issue of Kampung Baru's development. But what have the residents themselves to say?

The residents' stand is that they want development for the 100-year-old Malay enclave but they are unhappy with the way the whole issue has been politicised They do not want politicians jumping on the bandwagon and seen as championing their cause.

However, they feel that there are not enough details of the Kuala Lumpur Draft City Plan 2020 and are now asking for a clearer explanation, specifically the planned developments for Kampung Baru.

Kampung Baru Landowners Association vice president Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail said the local draft plan has to be simplified.

"We are to buy the plan but what use is it to the layman, especially to the residents of Kampung Baru? They cannot make head or tail of the plan.

"The land owners have not been briefed in a professional manner by any one. The dialogue that City Hall had with the residents was too brief. Surely City Hall cannot expect us to hire our own consultants to explain the plan to us?"

Yusof suggested that a proper seminar be held before the Aug 31 deadline by City Hall for residents to make suggestions or voice objections to the draft plan.

"This is to ensure that the land owners are properly informed on the development plans," he said.

Yusof said he would organise a more in-depth seminar on the local draft plan, specifically on Kampung Baru, on Aug 19 at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

"Basically, my approach is professional. I'm not calling for a dialogue but a seminar, which is endorsed by the residents of Kampung Baru. It is simple... we will be briefing the land owners on Volume 4 of the local draft plan, which City Hall has failed to address at the last two meetings," he said.

Yusof said he, however, does not want politicians to get involved in the seminar. "They can come in (for the meeting) after we have decided what to do and assist us in developing the area," he said.

rizalhakim

August 11th, 2008, 05:50 AM

Kg Baru residents set two conditions

SHAH ALAM: More support for the development of Kampung Baru is pouring in but this one came with two conditions attached.

The first was that the residents want to be directly involved in the development plans and the second was that they continue to be stake holders in the land and development projects carried out there.

Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Dr Lo' Lo' Ghazali said residents do not want to lose their rights nor support development which did not directly benefit them.

"They have the right to be involved because any proposed development involves their land and future."

In order to protect their own interest, an ad hoc committee will be set up on Monday to represent all residents.

The committee will include Dr Lo' Lo', residents and their legal advisors.

Meanwhile, in another development she said the residents preferred the Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS) to develop Kampung Baru instead of the City Hall. She, however, did not provide explanation for her claim.

She said it would be wise for Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan to meet with the residents of Kampung Baru to listens to their concerns.

"There are many people in Kampung Baru who fear the development of the village. They think it will take away their rights and land ownership. They need to be educated on the development plan.

"I have been trying to meet him (Ab Hakim) to express the views of residents since Monday but have so far failed to get an appointment."

Residents fear that City Hall will use the Land Acquisition Act to repossess the land from the residents for development projects.

She was speaking to the press after meeting with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and representatives from Kampung Baru, at the state secretariat, on Thursday evening.

Dr Lo' Lo' added that Selangor had a historical link with Kampung Baru and residents welcome the intervention of the Menteri Besar but urged that the issue not to be politicised.

On Aug 3, Khalid, who is also the Bandar Tun Razak MP, announced the state would set aside RM50,000 for research on the Kampung Baru development plan, drafted by City Hall.

He was speaking during a dialogue with residents, who object to City Hall's draft plan for developing Kampung Baru.

rizalhakim

August 11th, 2008, 07:25 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/2752673652_15c7eb7b48_o.jpg

mite be a condo....

OshHisham

August 11th, 2008, 08:30 AM

^^fuyyo0o0 siap ada helipad tu...!

anyway, if they wanna build a condo..build it around kampung baru peripheral. not the in the middle of kg baru...or it may look very odd...

rizalhakim

August 12th, 2008, 07:39 AM

Ambil alih langkah akhir bangunkan Kampung Baru

TINDAKAN pengambilalihan tanah adalah langkah terakhir yang akan dilakukan dalam rancangan pembangunan semula Kampung Baru, di sini jika wujud kumpulan kecil tertentu yang menghalang kelompok majoriti pemilik tanah yang bersetuju dengan Draf Pelan Pembangunan Kuala Lumpur 2020 (DPBKL) yang dicadangkan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).

Pengarah Jabatan Pelan Induk DBKL, Zainab Mohd Ghazali, berkata Pelan Tempatan Kampung Baru yang menjadi sebahagian daripada DPBKL adalah rumusan cadangan berhubung kaedah guna tanah di kawasan itu dan perlu mendapat persetujuan semua pemilik tanah untuk dilaksanakan.

"Hanya jika ada sekumpulan kecil pemilik yang enggan atau gagal membangunkan tanah mereka barulah kita menggunakan Seksyen 47 (2) dan Seksyen 48 Akta Pengambilan Tanah bagi membolehkan projek pembangunan menyeluruh diteruskan di kawasan itu," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian sebagai mengulas kebimbangan beberapa peserta Pameran dan Konvensyen Hartanah Bumiputera 2008 (KHB08) berhubung kemungkinan DBKL menggunakan akta itu untuk membuat pembangunan semula Kampung Bharu yang dibimbangi menghilangkan pemilikan orang Melayu di kawasan itu.

Usaha untuk pembangunan Kampung Baru, sebuah kawasan seluas 151 hektar (379 ekar) membabitkan 1,792 lot tanah sudah bermula sejak 1975, tetapi tidak membuahkan hasil berikutan pelbagai masalah termasuk kesukaran mendapatkan persetujuan pemilik tanah.

Terdahulu ketika membentangkan kertas kerja, Model Pembangunan Kampung Baru - Isu, Cabaran dan Penyelesaian, Zainab berkata, pembangunan semula Kampung Baru tidak akan mengetepikan peranan strategiknya sebagai simbol kekuatan ekonomi Melayu di Kuala Lumpur.

Katanya, DBKL merancang membangunkan kawasan itu dengan komponen perniagaan, pusat kebudayaan, pelancongan dan sebagai kawasan kediaman utama dalam persekitaran eksklusif dan selamat di tengah pusat bandar.

nazrey

August 20th, 2008, 05:47 PM

RM236mil to upgrade Kampung Baru
Wednesday August 20, 2008
By BAVANI M
TheStar

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Old and new: A striking image of Kg Baru and its environment.

THE Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will spend a whopping RM236.5mil to upgrade the infrastructure in Kampung Baru.

The federal government is contributing RM100mil from the allocation under the 9th Malaysia Plan.

The projects to be carried out in phases include redevelopment programmes, rebuilding old dilapidated buildings and massive upgrading work.

One of the projects involves building a series of pedestrian walkways to improve connectivity and accessibility within the city.

The DBKL said a tender would be called soon to build the walkways connecting Dataran Merdeka to Chow Kit and Kampung Baru at a cost of RM31mil.

According to DBKL land development unit director Mohd Sahak Surip, the pedestrian project will be carried out in phases.

“We will start the first phase from Jalan Raja Alang to Kampung Baru and then proceed to other areas,’’ he said.

Sahak said the project would probably take off in November.

According to Sahak, the Jalan Raja Alang to Kampung Baru stretch covering 0.8km will be covered in certain parts and have rest areas along the way. It starts at the Jalan Tun Razak junction and ends at Mesjid Kampung Baru.

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Moving on up: DBKL says dilapidated buildings like this
one must be refurbished to reflect modern life.

A project recently completed is the upgrading and beautification of Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Raja Muda Musa at a cost of RM33mil.

A total of RM50mil has been allocated to rebuild and upgrade a series of road networks connecting Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Tun Razak.

The DBKL has just completed Phase 1 of the project and is now in acquiring land before proceeding to Phase 2.

Two other projects on the drawing board are the rebuilding of the old Kampung Baru weekend market at a cost of RM100mil and the upgrading and beautifying of the area arround Jalan Raja Bot and Jalan Raja Hussein at a cost of RM22mil.

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique had recently proposed to set up a Kampung Baru Development Corporation with a funding of RM100mil that will go towards the development of the village.

Zulhasnan had said that the proposed corporation would come under the purview of the DBKL once the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 was approved and gazetted.

nazrey

August 20th, 2008, 05:52 PM

Residents worried development will spell death for heritage
Wednesday August 20, 2008
By BAVANI M
TheStar

ALTHOUGH the federal government has announced the setting up of a Kampung Baru Development Corporation with an initial funding of RM100mil to develop one of Kuala Lumpur’s oldest villages, most of Kampung Baru residents do not seem to be excited.

Obviously, they do not want outsiders to be involved in the development of their precious heritage and want the right to determine the future development of the area.

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Sign of the times: The Selangor-built PKNS
low-cost flats overshadowed by the KLCC Twin Towers.

When StarMetro visited the rustic village recently and spoke to some residents, it was obvious that they were worried and concerned about the matter.

Many have expressed fear and distrust of the Kuala Lumpur authorities and have sought help from Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. who is also the MP of Bandar Tun Razak.

Since the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 was unveiled nearly three months ago, most of the Kampung Baru landowners have been having sleepless nights, worrying that their lands may be acquired by force under the Land Acquisition Act 1960.

As the Aug 31 objection period deadline for the draft plan draws near, many landowners are concerned and worried that the plan may be confirmed without due consideration of their rights, interests and welfare.

Most of the residents welcome development but are not very sure what the draft plan is all about, especially the matters concerning the mechanism for developing the land.

“It is so confusing. I’m afraid to lose my house. It’s all I have. I want to stay here forever,’’ 69-year-old Aishah Mohd Tawil said with a sob.

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Dr Lo’ Lo’: They want to develop their land their own way.

The poor woman has apparently been impressed by the pictures of mega projects printed in the draft plan but wondered just where her little kampung house was going to fit in all those beautiful but daunting pictures.

“Can you blame us for seeking help from our wakil rakyat (MP) because the DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) did not want to listen to us or come here to see us,’’ 62-year-old Zakaria Yahaya said.

“I don’t care what party the MP (Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali of PAS) represents, but she is the only one who can present our views in parliament,’’ the Kampung Baru native said.

Resident Hashidah Abdul Razak said she would never trust anyone again when it concerned development affecting her home.

Hashidah, 50. said both her father Abdul Razak Syed and grandfather Mohd Sayed were cheated in the 1980s when a developer friend forged the S&P documents to swindle them of their land in Kampung Baru.

Hashidah has not recovered from the pain and anguish brought upon by endless court battles and an out- of-court settlement that was only half of what the property was worth.

“It makes no difference to me who develops Kampung Baru but I will not be cheated again,’’ she said.

“We want to make sure that outsiders are not involved in the development of Kampung Baru,’’ Hashidah said.

MP Lo’ Lo’ explained that the decision to ask for Khalid’s help was solely based on the Selangor Government State Economic Corporation’s (PKNS) track record in developing projects in Kampung Baru during the 1970s.

According to Lo’ Lo, the residents are now enjoying the benefits of the PKNS projects like the 17-storey PKNS flats in Jalan Sungai Baru, terrace houses in Kampung Padang, and other housing projects developed by the Selangor government in the past.

“These people-orientated projects by Selangor are what they know and want, but ultimately they want to develop their land in their own way and style,’’ Lo’Lo said.

“We want to maintain the heritage and traditions and rejecting this plan seems the only way out,’’ said Siti Zafur, a long-time resident of Kampung Baru.

However, former Titiwangsa MP Datuk Seri Suleiman Moahamed insists that Kampung Baru must move with the times to progress and modern development would help upgrade the lifestyle of the residents.

“Traditions and sentimentality are fine, but the residents must understand that for Kampung Baru to progress, the residents must embrace change,’’ he said.

nazrey

August 20th, 2008, 05:55 PM

DBKL prefers landowners to develop area on their own
Wednesday August 20, 2008
By BAVANI M
TheStar

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Giving her view: Architect Mariyah Pit speaking
at the KL Draft Plan seminar on Kg Baru.

THE Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) prefers to let the Kampung Baru residents develop their own land while it plays the role of administrator.

According to DBKL master plan department director Zainab Mohd Ghazali, under the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020, there are four options for the Kampung Baru landowners on the development of their area.

The first option allows the landowners who want to develop their land on their own to go ahead and do so.

The second option is a joint development project among the landowners to develop their land and to share the development cost.

The third option involves the Kampung Baru Development Corporation teaming up with developers to develop the land. In this instance, the DBKL will act as the mediator.

The fourth option involves the DBKL acquiring land in Kampung Baru for development under Section 3 (1) (b) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960.

This option is only to be used as a last resort when the landowners are unable to agree or compromise on the development plan.

“We don’t want to acquire land. In fact, we encourage residents to develop their land on their own.

“If money is an issue, then the DBKL will match make them with the right GLCs (government-linked companies),’’ Zainab said.

Zainab said this at a seminar on the “Draf KL 2020 Pelan Bandar Raya; Kampung Baru” yesterday.

She stressed that acquiring land was something the DBKL wanted to avoid.

“We prefer to take on the role of administrator. That is our objective,’’ Zainab said.

She said the most crucial aspect now was for the residents to submit their views and objections on the draft plan.

According to Zainab, the most important aspect of the plan is to decide on zoning and that the residents should look at the bigger picture, instead of harping on insignificant matters.

About 100 people attended the seminar at the Legend Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Those present include Kampung Baru Landowners Association vice-president Mohd Yusof Ismail. former KL mayor Tan Sri Elyas Omar, Kampung Baru residents, developers, town planners, bankers, investors, economists and architects.

Tulsa

August 21st, 2008, 11:47 AM

IMO, a pretty good plan to improve the commercial attractiveness of Kg Baru.

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patchay

August 21st, 2008, 03:09 PM

I suggest turn Kampung Baru into something like Venice of the East hahaha. Dubai's doing it massively at their CBD neighbourhood called Jumeirah Gardens City.

OshHisham

August 21st, 2008, 06:10 PM

IMO, a pretty good plan to improve the commercial attractiveness of Kg Baru.

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??

what is the purpose for the 'NEW Primary Road'? road widening is definately not the way to 'improve the commercial attractiveness' of kampung baru. it makes the kampung even more chaotic, when private vehicles turn kampung baru as their main by-pass...

Tulsa

August 22nd, 2008, 03:24 AM

??

what is the purpose for the 'NEW Primary Road'? road widening is definately not the way to 'improve the commercial attractiveness' of kampung baru. it makes the kampung even more chaotic, when private vehicles turn kampung baru as their main by-pass...

While I respect your view but I beg to differ. Please do not confuse “commercial attractiveness” with “residential attractiveness”. Think about it.

OshHisham

August 22nd, 2008, 04:52 AM

i believe, any new development including the commercial district must be around kampung baru peripheral. not in the middle of it. while keeping old style F&B business intact, those proposed modern commercial building must stay out of kampung baru....

if we serious to make kampung baru more attractive, then a cultural center or a museum should be the best thing to be put inside it. not the typical business where you can get anywhere else...

perhaps, Melaka's Kampung Morten should be the best example....

rizalhakim

August 22nd, 2008, 10:19 AM

'You don't know your history'
Halim Said, Sheila Sri Priya and Noel Achariam

SHAH ALAM: The row between Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Federal Territories Deputy Minister Datuk M. Saravanan over Kampung Baru took another turn with Khalid saying Saravanan does not know his history.

Abdul Khalid said: "I think the Barisan Nasional has made a big mistake by selecting a leader who does not know how to be responsible."

Saravanan, had on Wednesday, told Abdul Khalid to mind his own business and not interfere in the development of Kampong Baru.

In response Abdul Khalid said although he is the Selangor Menteri Besar, he has a right to be concerned about Kampung Baru, as he is also the Member of Parliament for Bandar Tun Razak which comes under Kuala Lumpur.

"Before the general election in March, the Federal Territory Pakatan Rakyat coalition party has vowed that each and every one of its leaders will strive to assist Kuala Lumpur folk to prosper," he said.

Abdul Khalid, who questioned Saravanan's knowledge of Kampung Baru's history, said: "Long before Kampung Baru was handed to the Federal Territory, it was stipulated in the constitution that managerial rights still remained with the Selangor Menteri Besar."

He pointed out that before Kuala Lumpur was made a Federal Territory, the Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS) was the entity responsible for developing Kampung Baru and as such, the body should continue with its development plans.

The Menteri Besar said he was sad that Saravanan did not let Kampung Baru residents have the chance to meet the Federal Territories Ministry and find an amicable solution to the development dispute in the area.

"My intervention in the issue is to support the cause of the Kampung Baru residents so that they can keep their ownership of the land even after it has been developed.

"The residents are proud to have a property which is within the city centre and they do not want to be left out in the development process."

Abdul Khalid said he was informed by Kampung Baru residents that City Hall has not had discussions with them about the prospect of a re-development scheme.

"This has led them to be wary of City Hall's proposal. However, I will not back down and will still lend a helping hand to the residents in fighting for what is theirs," he said.

Saravanan had said the FT Ministry was well capable of managing the Kampung Baru development scheme and has already laid out development plans for the area.

Saravanan had also said Abdul Khalid should look after Selangor and not go into other territories beyond the state government's jurisdiction.

rizalhakim

August 22nd, 2008, 10:20 AM

Saravanan: I know better than Khalid

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan says he knows his history better than Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim,

Retorting to Abdul Khalid's swipe at him, Saravanan said: "I know my history and Kampung Baru's history. I grew up in Jalan Raja Muda, which is near Kampung Baru. I had lived there for about 40 years.

"I have been the president of the MIC Jalan Raja Muda division for 18 years and I was the head of MIC Titiwangsa for 10 years. I know and I understand Kampung Baru's issues well enough to talk about it.

"Tan Sri Abdul Khalid doesn't have to worry. The Federal Territories Ministry and DBKL are concerned over the development of Kampung Baru and is willing to listen to its residents. We are not ruthless to jeopardise the ownership of the land by the Malays living there. We have their welfare at heart.

"We will not deny and deprive the residents of development and will always ensure Kampung Baru receive equal attention and development as with other areas in the Federal Territory," said Saravanan.

He said history has proved that in the last 50 years of Barisan Nasional rule, the party has always fought for the rights of residents in the Federal Territory including those of Kampung Baru.

"My advice to the MB is that if he wants to play his role as the MP of Bandar Tun Razak and assist in the development of Kampung Baru, he should send his proposals and ideas to the Federal Territories Ministry. We will study, analyse and take the appropriate steps based on the needs of the residents there," he added.

The main issue, Saravanan pointed out, was managing and developing Kampung Baru especially in the Malay Agricultural Settlement area. He said before City Hall took over Kampung Baru, it was managed by MAS.

"According to the attorney-general's office, the function of MAS has now been handed over to City Hall in regards to planning and development and other matters related to land management under the national land code.

"MAS is now involved in only the social aspects in Kampong Baru and not on legal and management matters."

According to Saravanan, land issues in Kampung Baru come under the national land code.

rizalhakim

August 22nd, 2008, 10:20 AM

rizalhakim

August 22nd, 2008, 10:22 AM

Options for Kg Baru residents

Zainab Mohd Ghazali: The objective of the draft plan is to identify the zoning sections.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kampung Baru residents are given the option to either develop their land on their own or allow City Hall to do so.

City Hall Masterplan director Zainab Mohd Ghazali said there is a misunderstanding that City hall is acquiring the land in Kampung Baru under the Kuala Lumpur Local Draft Plan 2020 by introducing the fourth edition of the local draft plan volume on Kampung Baru.

"The Kampung Baru local plan is drafted to identify the discrepancies in Kampung Baru and to work out a solution for them. As for the gazetting of areas, the final decision on Kampung Baru will be included in the Kuala Lumpur Draft Plan 2020," she said.

Zainab said there are four options for the implementation of development: terrain development, selected re-development, integrated re-development and comprehensive re-development.

In the first option, Kampung Baru landowners can develop their land on their own.

The second option is collaborative work between landowners to develop their land and to share the development cost.

The third option is for City Hall to act as "matchmaker" between Kampung Baru Development Corporation and developers to develop the land.

The fourth option is for DBKL to acquire land in Kampung Baru for development under Section 3 (1) (b) of the Land Acquisition Act 1960.

She said the objective of the Kampung Baru Local Draft Plan is to identify the zoning sections in Kampung Baru and to get the residents' feedback.

She was speaking at the Kampung Baru Local Draft Plan seminar organised by the Kampung Baru Development Association.

The seminar was attended by 70 participants comprising mianly of residents.

During the question and answer session, tempers flared when Zainab commented that the Kampung Baru Malay Reserve title is obsolete since the Kampung Baru land was transferred to Federal Territory jurisdiction in 1974.

However, she quickly explained that she was no authority on the matter and advised the residents to check with the Land Office.

Some also questioned the effect on the land ownership rights of the Malays if Kampung Baru was developed.

"As I said, we are giving the residents options. It's up to them to choose wisely, "on how they want Kampung Baru to be developed," she said.

Kampung Baru spans 378.93 acres with 225.89 acres of it under the Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS) ownership.

There are 874 lots of land belonging to MAS and 918 lots to non-MAS.

SMKJ

August 23rd, 2008, 12:52 PM

IMO, a pretty good plan to improve the commercial attractiveness of Kg Baru.

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i like the the proposal to build bridge connecting kampung baru with klcc :banana::banana::banana:

rizalhakim

August 26th, 2008, 06:24 AM

A unique kampung in the city

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Kampung Baru is famous for its food spots.

KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of the 100-year-old Kampung Baru, while protective of the settlement's proud heritage, are also eager for development.

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Kampung Baru is where some of the oldest houses in the city centre can be found.
In fact, they do not want to be left behind while the rest of the country progresses.

The oldest Malay settlement in the city centre, Kampung Baru has been earmarked for development in the Kuala Lumpur Local Draft 2020.

Kampung Baru resident, Shamsudin Sadikin, 72, said he heard that there were plans in the Kuala Lumpur Local Draft 2020 to turn part of Kampung Baru into a public park.

"I feel City Hall should look into providing more sustainable economic opportunities to the residents."

Kampung Baru is still a favourite haunt of food enthusiasts.

The Colonial British administrators gazetted Kampung Baru as a Malay Agricultural Settlement in 1900 to allow the Malays to retain their village lifestyle within the city.

Among the historical events that have taken place in Kampung Baru include the May 13 tragedy in 1969 and the Reformasi protests in 1998.

rizalhakim

August 27th, 2008, 04:38 AM

Kampung Baru residents reject development proposals for their land
By BAVANI M

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Yusof: That means going back to square one and it will mean Kampung Baru will never be developed.

THE Kampung Baru Action Committee has launched a signature campaign to oppose the development schemes proposed in the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020.

The committee is going all out to collect as many signatures as possible from landowners to be submitted together with its written objections to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) by the Aug 30 deadline for submission of objections and views on the draft plan.

According to action committee member Roslan Abu, they are rejecting the draft plan in totality.

Roslan said the committee started the signature campaign last Saturday at a meeting of the Kampung Baru residents.

“We are merely representing the views of the Kampung Baru residents as they feel that their feedback is not being considered,’’ he said.

Roslan said the action committee had put together four main points to be included in their memorandum.

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Stark contrast: A part of Kampung Baru bordering development in the city.

The points are:

-THE residents want a higher pricing for their land;

-object to some of the development plans proposed in the draft plan;

-do not want outsiders involved in the development of their land; and

-want Kampung Baru to come under the purview of the Selangor state government.

Kampung Baru Landowners Association vice-president Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail, meanwile, said any attempt to totally reject the draft plan without providing an alternative was unwise.

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Quaint: An old village house left untouched over the years.

“That means going back to square one and it will mean Kampung Baru will never be developed,’’ Yusof said.

According to Yusof, the draft plan is the key for Kampung Baru to open its door to development and progress.

“It is not the best of plan, It has its weaknesses, but these could be ratified and improved by the residents by offering suggestions and objections via the proper channels. But it is the best and viable way for Kampung Baru to be developed,’’ he said.

Yusof said since it took the government a long time to formulate the plan, it would be unfair to just reject it outright.

The draft plan is Kuala Lumpur’s first local plan which took the government 26 years to produce. It proposes grandiose development programmes for the 100-year-old Malay enclave.

.........i guess kg baru will never be developed.......

pedang

August 27th, 2008, 05:08 AM

terserlah la pada org kg baru sendiri. tanah dia, umah dia.

rizalhakim

August 27th, 2008, 05:26 AM

erwinkarim

August 27th, 2008, 06:15 AM

^^masalahnya Kg Baru ni betul2 dlm bandar, mcm tak terjaga dan hmmm kalau dibiarkan bertambah2 kotor jadinya....kan elok kalau didevelopkan jadi lebih cantik dan lebih teratur.....

tapi kalau makan2 kat kg baru memang syiok giler....

i remember the "food court" in jalan raja muda musa got burn down.

in the great london fire and great chicago fire, they get their act together and properly plan their development to be a vibrant city that it is today.

in kg. baru, they just rebuild everything exactly it was before the fire, like they haven't learn anything. sometimes i wish they just wake up and let the pros do the job.

forrestcat

August 27th, 2008, 09:39 AM

My dad used to take me there for mee rebus at a stall which in my opinion served the best mee rebus in KL:).Can't remember the name of the stall though.

rizalhakim

September 2nd, 2008, 09:02 AM

Kampung Baru folks want representation
BY BAVANI M

THE Kampung Baru Action Committee (KBAC) wants to be represented in the public opinion hearing committee of the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020.

According to KBAC pro tem chairman Mohd Noor Hassan, the draft plan hearing committee’s current line-up does not have a representation from Kampung Baru.

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Duly noted: Saravanan receiving the memorandum from Dr Lo Lo.

“There is no one representing the interests of the landowners and we feel that this may not be favourable to us,’’ Noor Hassan said.

He said the KBAC had no choice but to reject the draft plan because the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had picked only its own people to sit on the hearing committee.

Noor Hassan said any development plan involving the 100-year-old Kampung Baru must include the views and feedback of the landowners who were the real stake holders of the land.

“We feel that it is pointless for us to support the plan as no one is representing the interest of the Kampung Baru residents and there may be prejudiced in the decision-making process,’’ Noor Hassan told StarMetro.

The 21-member draft plan hearing panel comprises town planners, architects, developers, environmentalists and others nominated by the DBKL.

It is headed by Datin Paduka Dr Halimaton Saadiah Hashim, an academician from the Institute of Environment and Development of the UKM.

Halimaton was appointed after Datuk Esa Mohamad decided to turn down the job, following a dispute over his alleged conflict of interest.

The KBAC, meanwhile, submitted over 200 objections, accompanied by a memorandum, to the development proposals outlined in the draft plan, to the DBKL last Friday, two days ahead of the Aug 31 deadline for the submission of written objections and opinions on the draft plan.

A stack of copies of the documents was also presented to Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan by Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohd Ghazali in parliament last Friday.

According to DBKL master plan department director Zainab Mohd Ghazali, the draft plan hearing panel would begin public hearing of the objections and opinion soon.

Zainab said there would be four sessions per week and the hearing sessions were expected to last about two months.

She said the DBKL had received over 600 written submissions of objections and opinions from the city residents.

Members of the public opinion hearing committee on the KL Draft Plan

1) Datin Paduka Dr Halimaton Saadiah Hashim (Chairman) - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Institute for Environment and Development (Lestari).

2) Abdul Rashid Ibrahim - Former DBKL planning department director.

3) Professor Datuk Zainuddin Muhammad - Former director-general of town and country planning for peninsular Malaysia.

4) Chiam Soon Hock - Former DBKL building control and planning department director.

5) Datuk Mokhtar Long Idris - Former DBKL building control and planning department director.

6) Datuk Halijah Othman - Former DBKL deputy director-general.

7) Lau Lee Ching - Former DBKL deputy director-general.

8) Ibrahim Mohd - academician, faculty of built environment, Universiti Malaya.

9) Prof Jamalunlali Abdullah - academician, faculty of architecture, planning and surveying, Universiti Teknologi Mara.

10) Nor Azina Dahlan - academician, faculty of built environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

11) Prof Dr Alias Abdullah - academician, faculty of architecture and environmental design, International Islamic University Malaysia.

12) Mohd Ahyat Mohd Noor - member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners.

13) Tan Thean Siew - member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners.

14) Lee Chor Wah - deputy president of the Malaysian Architect Association.

15) Boon Che Wee - deputy president of the Malaysian Architect Association.

16) Fauzi Abu Bakar - corporate member of the Institute of Landscape Architects.

17) Datuk Jeffrey Ng - former chairman of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda).

18) Tan Ching Meng - branch secretary of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda).

19) Loh Chi Leong - executive director of the Malaysia Nature Society.

20) Nithi Nesadurai - president of the Environmental Protection Society Malaysia.

OshHisham

September 2nd, 2008, 09:37 AM

the problem with the government (the Barisan) is, they let private companies to buy the land with a minimum price, below market price. same with the development of Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). seems that the tragedy will happen again....:ohno:

semoga penduduk kampung baru tak kena tipu lagi. Thank God, Titiwangsa MP and Selangor MB are concern over the residents, not to the greedy private companies.

nazrey

September 2nd, 2008, 08:02 PM

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rizalhakim

October 28th, 2008, 05:46 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 06:10 AM

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mite be a condo....

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 06:47 AM

Najib: Bar Council’s persistence caused extreme reaction
Monday August 11, 2008

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New development: Zikay Group managing director Datuk Mohd Khay Ibrahim
(left) showing Najib the model of a 38-storey building which will be built in
Kampung Baru during the Gabem exhibition and convention at the PWTC in
Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council’s persistence in going ahead with a forum on conversion to Islam has triggered extreme reaction from certain quarters, which in turn would threaten the country’s harmony.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he had expected the extreme reaction to occur as the council ignored advice to call off the forum.

“We had expected this to happen. I’ve already said this before, don’t make it an open forum, do it behind closed doors. There will surely be some form of extreme reaction that will occur (if it was held openly).

“We’ve expected the incident to happen because the issue that was to be discussed is sensitive,” he said after launching the Federation of Malay Economic Bodies (Gabem) exhibition and convention at the PWTC here yesterday.

Najib was commenting on the abrupt conclusion of the Bar Council’s controversial forum on conversion to Islam on Saturday, in which groups of protesters held a noisy gathering outside the Council’s headquarters demanding that the organisers stop the function.

Asked if the Internal Security Act would be used against the forum’s organisers, he said that would be up to the police and Home Ministry.

Najib also said that the basic pillars of the Constitution should be accorded full respect if Malaysians wanted to live peacefully and harmoniously.

He added that Malaysians of different races should respect the sensitivities of each racial group and the basic tenets of the Constitution.

“As a society comprising different races, Malaysians have displayed the spirit of tolerance and respect to the other races.

“If we try to dissect or argue against the basic terms that was agreed upon in the Constitution, then it will surely cause endless arguments which can affect our country’s peace and stability,” he added.

nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 06:48 AM

Kg Baru?

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It’s business as usual for the Naza Group headquartered at Naza Tower in
Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, but black and white cloth was draped at the
entrance as a mark of respect following the death of the company’s founder,
chairman and chief executive officer Friday.- TheStar

nazrey

January 29th, 2009, 11:08 AM

Kampung Baru: Tale Of 'Prince And Pauper'
January 29, 2009 14:10 PM
By Rohana Mustaffa

Progress in Kampung Baru, the Malay heritage enclave in the heart of this city is moving at the 'snail's pace' since the settlement was established in 1899.

This is due to various factors including the bureaucratic red tape and stance taken by the residents themselves. However new hope comes abound with the call to transform this Malay heartland, prompting Bernama to come out with a series of features on Kampung Baru.

The following is the first from a series of six.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) - The clock at the compound of Masjid Jamek in Kampung Baru here showed that it was 4.55pm.

The muezzin had called out the 'azan' for Asar prayers and Muslims around Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Raja Abdullah moved by the scores to perform their religious obligation.

This is the daily routine for the hundreds of traders and office workers near Kampung Baru. A noticeable scenario is that the traders there, particularly those operating at a row of shops fronting the mosque, would immediately close up their premises upon hearing the call for prayers.

From the entrance of this aged mosque, the city's monumental structures could be seen. Among them are the Petronas Twin Towers, the KL Tower as well as the towers of SME Bank, Kuala Lumpur University and posh hotels that form a sort of 'loop' around this settlement.

The next prayer session after Asar would be Maghrib and that is more than than two hours away. Some of the traders would return to their stalls while others who are staying nearby would go home for some siesta.

PRINCE AND PAUPER?

In Kampung Baru, a moment in time seems to be very slow and it appears not to move at all if compared to the hustle and bustle occurring in its neighbouring area where Sungai Kelang acts as the demarcation line.

Kampung Baru is situated north of the city centre, with Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz lying in its north, Jalan Tun Razak in the east and at the settlement's southern flank are Dang Wangi, Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (Akleh) and Sungai Kelang. Kampung Baru's western flank is Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Despite the world's tallest twin towers located merely one km away, the mosque, rows of shops, houses and various other premises in the neighbourhood appear like that when the settlement was established in 1899 and gazetted a year later.

Is it the case of prince and pauper?

Ironically the Twin Towers are only next door to Kampung Baru and one needs only to go up these skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur to view the settlement with its ramshackle dilapidated and wooden dwellings, among others.

SEVEN VILLAGES

The 90 hectares (225.89 acres) Kampung Baru is actually made up of seven villages -- Kampung Hujung Pasir, Kampung Pindah, Kampung Periuk, Kampung Paya, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Atas A and Kampung Atas B.

The settlement's size grew after several small villages like Kampung Manggis and Kampung Sungai Baru and squatter areas of Kampung Limau, Kampung Chendana and Kampung Paya Baru were drawn into the enclave.

There are three categories of Malay land in Kampung Baru. They are the Malay Reserve Land, Malay Agriculture Reserve Land and Malay Land With Ownership Title.

There used to be a joke that the only change, which Kampung Baru experienced, was the amendment to the name of the settlement's roads.

How true as Hale Road became Jalan Raja Abdullah while Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz that cuts across the settlement originated as Princess Road.

Meanwhile Jalan Haji Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad used to be Jalan Watson while Jalan Raja Alang that is famous for its Ramadan bazaar came to existence as Perkins Road.

As for Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman, the road in front of the only club for the Malays here, used to be Stoney Road.

Names of members of the Selangor Royal House were also enshrined as names of roads in this 110-year-old settlement. Hence, there are no more Caucasian names for either roads or buildings in Kampung Baru.

The name Vision City was proposed for an area near the club sometime back, but now it is known as Bandar Wawasan.

The city's lone Malay entity also saw several historical events that took shape here. Among them were the First Malay Congress on March 1-4, 1946 at the Sultan Sulaiman Club that sparked the move to demand independence and May 13 racial clashes in 1969.

The official residence of the Selangor Menteri Besar used to be at Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz in Kampung Baru. It also witnessed the Malay gathering at TPCA Stadium, now known as Jalan Raja Muda Stadium that was followed by 'Operasi Lalang II' in 1987.

Kampung Baru also used to be the staging point of the Reformasi gatherings in 1998.

THE BIRTHPLACE OF UMNO

According to former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, the idea to set up Umno was made at Kampung Baru, or Sultan Sulaiman Club to be exact.

Dr Mohd Khir's statement received the support of Titiwangsa Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Suleiman Mohamed who said: "Umno was conceived in Kampung Baru and born in Istana Besar Johor Baharu".

In short, it all happened at Kampung Baru, right from the very popular Sunday market, Masjid Jamek which is synonymous with the free 'bubur lambuk'(porridge) during Ramadan and massive flash floods in 2001.

Ten years after the Reformasi movement that erupted in the wake of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sacking as the deputy prime minister, the now opposition leader and his supporters returned to Sultan Sulaiman Club for the Black 14 gathering last April 14.

Behind this historical spectrum, Kampung Baru managed to retain its identity as the sole Malay Heritage enclave in the city.

According to the archives, an administrative body for this settlement was set up simultaneously with Kampung Baru's establishment as a Malay Agriculture Settlement.

This body answered to the British Resident over administrative matters at the settlement, then at 89.63 hectares in area.

MALAY AGRICULTURE SETTLEMENT (MAS)

Among the tasks of the administrators was to give the nod to the application from any Malays who wished to stay in the area and the area allotted to each individual was not more than half acre (0.2 hectare).

Two associations - Persatuan Pembangunan Kampung Baru (PPKB) and Persatuan Kebajikan Anak-anak Melayu Kampung Baru (Pakam) in 1994 had submitted a memorandum stating that the settlement was established when a group of Malays who resided at the confluence of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Kelang had to move to give way for development of Kuala Lumpur.

Hence, the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sulaiman or Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Syah bin Raja Muda Musa allocated an area on the banks of Sungai Kelang as a new settlement for the Malays and MAS was gazetted on Jan 1, 1900.

As land matters came under MAS, it could not meet the wishes of landowners to develop the area as they could not furnish documents to land ownership title for transactions, until the 1960s.

The then Menteri Besar, Datuk Harun Idris, who was the MAS chairman, had made it possible for the residents to have the land ownership documents. At that time, the official Menteri Besar residence was at Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz.

Talk over the development of Kampung Baru surfaced after that and since 1975, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has shown interest in the move.

EFFORTS TO DEVELOP KAMPUNG BARU

The first effort to provide a face-lift for Kampung Baru began in 1975 with the move to consolidate the various small lots but this did not go down well with the residents.

Ten years later DBKL came out with a blue print that inhibited landowners to develop their land individually.

After a long period of hush, there were rumours that the development plans were afloat in 1991 in the wake of the visit by the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri (Tun) Dr Mahathir Mohamad with the chief secretary to the Government and heads of government agencies and departments in the entourage.

Dr Suleiman, the then deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and chairman of the Kampung Baru re-development committee was also in the group.

A series of meetings were held with the 1,923 residents but Dr Suleiman's three-year effort vapourised due to various issues like multiple ownership, development demands, costs and land administrative matters.

Following that, various moves were made to develop Kampung Baru and it was reported that DBKL had been directed to acquire 16.36 hectares (40.94 acres) of the stretch along Jalan Raja Abdullah, but this met a blind spot as the costs involved would be enormous.

MAS Melayu Berhad, a consortium of 11 Malay-owned companies to develop Kampung Baru, was set up after Tun Dr Mahathir dissolved the committee headed by Dr Suleiman, but the effort died along the way.

As a result, Kampung Baru residents are confused over what is happening to this Malay heartland.

Until today nobody knows what had happened to the Kampung Baru Local Plan, purportedly to be prepared by DBKL in 1992 until the draft of the Kuala Lumpur 2020 City Plan that covers Kampung Baru in its 4th volume made its appearance last year.

RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

In the 1994 memorandum, PPKB dan Pakam had listed out problems that would crop out in the development of Kampung Baru.

At that time, some landowners had demanded the government pay compensation amount that was way above the market value and there were parties who tried to hoodwink the landowners in a scam to hand over the authority to manage their land.

There were also others who tried to gain political mileage by purportedly fighting for the cause of the Kampung Baru landowners.

PPKB was registered in 1994 and opened its membership to Malays above 18 years old who has interests in Kampung Baru like assets and real estate and those who have businesses in the area or the children or grandchildren of Muslims registered as landowners there.

Pakam's members are children of Kampung Baru of 18 years old and above. It was set up with the aim of grouping all Kampung Baru-born people apart from boosting the 'love thy village' spirit apart from enhancing ties, education, welfare and business of its members.

According to both associations, after meetings with Kampung Baru dwellers, the residents had voiced their support for Kampung Baru development plans on the condition that the authorities meet their rational demands and deal with problems that would crop out.

KAMPUNG BARU AS THE MALAY HEARTLAND

In the memorandum, both associations hoped that besides the planned development, Kampung Baru would be retained as a Malay heartland in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur and its land ownership is still retained in the hands of the Malays.

They did not want a repeat of what had happened to the group of Malays who had resided at the confluence of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Kelang but shifted to Kampung Baru for the sake of Kuala Lumpur's development.

If that's the case, they would prefer Kampung Baru to be the pauper as compared to the prince, which is metropolitan Kuala Lumpur.

-- BERNAMA

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nazrey

February 2nd, 2009, 01:44 PM

Kampung Baru Development: Is It 'So Far' Away?
January 31, 2009 16:59 PM
By Rohana Mustaffa

The following is the third feature in a series of six.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Dr Sulaiman Mohamed had drawn flak just for saying "Kampung Baru needs development" and he is a frustrated man after three years of trying to give a facelift to the city's Malay heartland, all of his efforts were stonewalled.

The former deputy minister had also brought his disappointment to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) by writing a thesis on Kampung Baru development.

However Dr Suleiman, whose name is synonymous with Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur, has never stopped dreaming that one day the settlement would be as developed as areas that surround this Malay enclave.

"I would be a contented man when development of Kampung Baru takes place. I hope to see my kampung developed before i die..", he told Bernama when talking about development of Kampung Baru under the Kuala Lumpur City Development Plan 2020.

Such is Dr Suleiman's sentiment towards Kampung Baru.

Dr Suleiman, the Titiwangsa Umno division head was heavily criticised when he first tabled a working paper on developing Kampung Baru at the Setapak Umno division convention in 1982.

Despite the support given by the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Dr Suleiman's three-year effort to develop the settlement that began in 1990 had met a blind end.

Dr Mahathir had even named the former Titiwangsa MP the chairman of Kampung Baru re-development committee.

Among Dr Suleiman's efforts was to meet the 1,923 landowners in Kampung Baru and the committee had drawn out a development plan that had been scuttled due to disagreement.

Dr Suleiman later wrote the "Transformasi Sosial Melayu Bandar" (Social Transformation Of Urban Malays) while doing his doctorate in UKM.

BORN IN JOHOR, SPIRIT IN KAMPUNG BARU

Despite being born in Johor Baharu in 1947, Dr Suleiman grew up at Jalan Mahmud, Kampung Baru and until today his name is synonymous with Kampung Baru as he had been the MP for Titiwangsa for three terms.

Haji Khatib Koyan, the Penghulu of Gombak who had control of the area from 'Batu 2' (now Chow Kit) until Gombak was Dr Suleiman's grandfather and he became among the Malay leaders in the early years of this settlement.

Thus, one of the streets in this settlement bears Khatib's name.

For Dr Suleiman, the 110 years old Malay settlement could be developed if there is a strong political will to do so.

"One day, I saw several tourist buses snaking along the fringes of Kampung Baru, stopping at the squatter village of Kampung Chendana and they (tourists) were busy snapping photographs.

"Picture a Malay area in the city that is fit only for squatters despite being located next to the Golden Triangle. For how long we would want this situation to prolong? Is this the Kampung Baru standard where we have squatters right in the middle of the city?

Dr Suleiman had called for the setting up of Perbadanan Kampung Baru, a similar entity to Perbadanan Putrajaya or Perbadanan Labuan that could act as the one-stop-centre to resolve problems related to landownership and development.

"Landowners should be realistic when demanding compensation and multiple ownership claims should be settled amicably and obstacles resulting from the Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS) by-laws should be done away with.

Kampung Baru landowners would be more confident if the government is to spearhead the re-development plans for this Malay settlement as previously parties on the pretext of 'developing' the area had hoodwinked many.

LANDOWNERSHIP, SCAMS

Dr Suleiman related an incident where 44 plots of land in Kampung Baru were mortgaged after a corporate figure cajoled landowners to hand over their land on the pretext of development.

Instead the land was used as the collateral for the man's project elsewhere that later failed.

The only benefit received by the landowners was the package given by this corporate figure for them to perform the haj, said Dr Suleiman.

Meanwhile MAS Melayu Berhad, a consortium of 11 Malay firms that replaced the development committee chaired by Dr Suleiman, had also failed to develop the settlement as it was only able to acquire clusters of land due to the exorbitant claims and multiple ownership of land there.

At times there are some 20 nominees for a plot of land not even 0.2 hectares big.

Dr Suleiman called for MAS by-laws to be disregarded to pave the way for inflow of capital while land with multiple ownership to be evaluated and divided into the amount of shares for the landowners to enjoy the long-term benefit.

The land value should also be the same, regardless of whether the plot is residential, agriculture or industrial, he said.

"It is time that Kampung Baru is harmoniously developed with a strong political will and the residents or landowners should be opened-minded," he said.

DEMAND FOR EXORBITANT COMPENSATION

Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Ibrahim is the owner of Plaza RAH located at Jalan Raja Abdullah, the only 23-storey block with 300 units of condominiums that stands proudly right in the centre of Kampung Baru.

Along with three neighbouring plots of land purchased from the Malaysian Malays Chamber of Commerce, another that he bought from a neighbour and two of his family owned plots, Abdul Rahim developed the condominium block on a 0.48 hectare of area.

The average value of land purchased per square foot was RM150 and when the Plaza RAH project was launched in 2005 its gross development value was more than RM60 million including the land cost.

"We sold a unit with three bedrooms, two kitchens and two bathrooms from RM170 per square foot and the price was between RM177,540 and RM284,759. About 50 per cent of the units were taken up at the project's launch," he said.

Now the remaining units fetch the price of more than RM300,000 each. There is a western food restaurant at its ground floor, Hale's Kitchen (named after Hale's Road, former name of Jalan Raja Abdullah) Abdul Rahim's effort to introduce fine dining.

According to Abdul Rahim, he faced no problems in getting the approval for the project as all parties had given their cooperation.

To Abdul Rahim, the most common obstacle to development in Kampung Baru is the high and sometimes exorbitant compensation demanded by the landowners.

"For example the developers had only proposed a price (for the compensation), they (landowners) are already calculating the developer's profit as they want at least RM3 million up to RM6 million.

"They never think about the ruling that the Malay land in Kampung Baru could only be purchased by Malays. If the land is sold to a Malay developer at a high price, how much could the developer sells to get his capital and profit? How much could a Malay buyer afford to fork out?"

He also disagrees with the plans by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to prohibit the construction of skyscrapers if development is to be carried out in Kampung Baru.

"If there are skyscrapers around the settlement, then why not in Kampung Baru?" asked Abdul Rahim.

Meanwhile Dr Suleiman said the RAH Plaza is the symbol of development if the landowners are to unite.

He said the structure is a landmark for development in Kampung Baru and should be emulated by others. Another structure is the Menara Naza developed by another Malay tycoon, the late Tan Sri S.M Nasimuddin who made Kampung Baru the base of his operations.

KAMPUNG BARU DEVELOPMENT IN STAGES

Meanwhile, MAS administrative board honorary secretary Shamsuri Suradi also called for Kampung Baru development to take place in stages.

"Develop one area first. If it is a success, then make it a model for other areas rather than developing all at one go that could fail and wipe out the settlement's legacy", he said.

Shamsuri cited the failed venture by the corporate figure that involved 44 plots of land, failure of MAS Melayu Berhad and development of Bandar Wawasan at Jalan Sultan Ismail.

"All of these had scared landowners who love Kampung Baru. They should be invited for talks on the proposed development and how compensation issues could be resolved," he said.

Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali, who is the adviser to Kampung Baru Development Action Body and who had inspected the Kampung Baru development plan draft said:

"For Kampung Baru folks, they want their interests to be safeguarded and they should be part of the development and be given the room to determine the sort of development that they wished for.

"I hope all parties are sincere towards resolving this predicament", she said.

A Kampung Baru-born, Abdul Rahman Hussin, said he does want development to sidetrack the settlement's residents.

"I was born and grew up here. If possible, I do not wish to move away. The house that I am staying now is inherited from my forefathers and I want to remain here forever," said Abdul Rahman who stays at Jalan Raja Muda Musa.

He said despite DBKL holding meetings with Kampung Baru landowners on the settlement's development plan draft, what is mapped out is already from the existing plan.

NO REJECTION OF PLANS

Another Kampung Baru-born, Nor Faridah Abdul Rashid, hopes any form of development there would not dissolve away the heritage and history of Kampung Baru.

She does not reject development particularly after witnessing the robust progress in areas that encircle this settlement.

"Development in Kampung Baru must not forsake the interest of landowners", she said.

Nor Faridah, who stays at her family home at Kampung Periuk, Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman hopes even though the settlement would be developed in the future, it should not lose its Malay settlement identity.

The scenario is different with Sutiah Ahmad, who stays in a wooden house at Jalan Raja Muda Musa since the past 80 years and the 0.4-hectare of land is divided with a younger sibling who also resides at the same spot.

She had moved through various events in history including the Japanese era, May 13 racial riots and massive floods that hit Kampung Baru.

"I have no plans to move elsewhere as I have stayed here since childhood. Let it be like today and allow my grandchildren to know the original structure of this house," she said.

CLOSE TO THE KING

In fact this wooden house where Sutiah stays in had received the visit of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah as His Royal Highness had spent his childhood days there.

Sultan Salahuddin had visited Kampung Baru on Sept 5, 1999 in conjunction with the settlement's centenary celebration.

The king even held a feast for Kampung Baru residents at Istana Negara, and according to Dr Suleiman, at the event the Sultan had offered land in Putrajaya for the settlement's residents to stay while Kampung Baru is being developed.

In the mean time, even though Jalan Raja Muda Musa located at Kampung Baru's Pasar Minggu is in the process of being developed, a group of traders there are staying put despite receiving DBKL directive to move to a new spot at Kampung Baru Air Panas.

These traders fear losing their customers but admit that development would have to materialise sooner or later in the settlement but echoed the hope of other residents for them not be sidelined by development.

They only want to be residents of the 'new Kampung Baru'.

(Written with the cooperation of Nurul Halawati Mohamad Azhari)

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

February 2nd, 2009, 01:46 PM

Posh Condominiums In Slum Area?
February 01, 2009 11:44 AM
By Rohana Mustaffa

This is the fourth feature of a series of six on Kampung Baru

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- "You nak buat kondo di slum area?" (You want to build condominiums in a slum area?).

Raised eyebrows accompanied those words when real-estate developer Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Ibrahim told a friend of his plans to build a block of condominiums in Kampung Baru, a Malay settlement located at the heart of the city.

Abdul Rahim was left stumped by the word 'slum' that came out from his friend's mouth when he asked the person for views on his proposed project.

Finally after surviving many barriers which include the people's mindset including that of Kampung Baru folks, Abdul Rahim successfully developed RAH Plaza, the only posh condominium block at Jalan Raja Abdullah and remains the highest residential structure in the settlement until today.

The plaza has become a landmark for Kampung Baru and erodes away the notion that the settlement could not be re-developed due to various age-old problems with varying degrees of complexities.

Abdul Rahim's friends had labelled Kampung Baru in the same mould as Bronx, a slum area in the north of New York populated mostly by the coloured communities and they were skeptical whether there would be buyers for the condominiums.

Today, they have to eat their words as the condominium units are selling like hot cakes.

The public knows that Kampung Baru is not a squatter settlement as the area was carved out as a Malay settlement in 1899 and known as the Malay Agriculture Settlement.

Despite insipid development in Kampung Baru, the settlement draws city folks by the hundreds daily, particularly at noon and night as that is the place where one could sample various types of food and beverage.

DESTINATION OF GASTRONOMES

At meal times, numerous posh cars and automobiles as well as motorcycles could be seen taking up whatever space available at streets there including Jalan Raja Muda Musa.

City folks could be seen queuing up to buy the food of their choice at the tens of stalls that sell various foods. No matter in what attire they are, either in long-sleeve shirts with matching pants, or those in simple t-shirts, 'kain pelikat' and skull caps.

They all waited patiently for their turn at the nasi lemak, nasi air (porridge) and others.

The Pasar Minggu at Kampung Baru, known for its arch, is not the place to sell fish and other items, nor it is a weekly market.

For those who come to 'dine' at Kampung Baru, they are not necessarily residents there as they could be from elsewhere in the city.

Almost everybody converge on Kampung Baru, simply to stimulate their taste buds with the aroma and flavours of the nasi lemak, tom yam soups, Malay kuih and roti canai apart from gulping down or merely sipping the hot the tarik regardless whether it is day or night.

Occasionally, youths would be seen putting up posters on trees, public utility posts and walls of vacant houses telling the people about rooms or houses to let.

If the rooms are at the 30-year-old PKNS flats located at the Pasar Minggu site, the main attraction was telling the public that the premises are located near the LRT station, that is metres away from the residences.

RENTING ROOMS

It is very convenient if you are a tenant in Kampung Baru as there are various facilities there including food stalls, banks, hospitals both public and private and the market at nearby Chow Kit.

The house owners, most of them are staying elsewhere, do not even need to advertise their vacant rooms or houses as news travel fast.

Even the rental of a flat is RM850 a month, there are bound to be many potential suitors as the main tenant would sub-let the unit to others at the person's discretion.

Originally a flat there sold at RM28,000 but now the price has jumped to over RM100,000.

Other landlords would also construct sub-units adjoining their houses or others near the structure. Due to the limited space, it is no surprise if the front door of an extension opens into the kitchen of others.

In Kampung Baru, earning RM2,000-RM3,500 a month from rentals alone is easy.

Vying for parking lots is a common headache there as there could be many cars that belonged to a single residential unit there. Hence it is normal to see many cars lining both sides of each of the relatively small streets in the settlement.

Another common sight is the presence of many rickety wooden houses in the area. Tenants occupy these houses, even though how ramshackle they are.

Renovating them would mean the landlord losing the monthly rental for a stretch and the best thing for the landlord is to let the dwelling as it be, as long as the money keeps rolling in.

TAKE A WALK IN KAMPUNG BARU

Unless its pouring cats and dogs, it is good to enjoy a brisk walk in and around Kampung Baru.

Be it to the Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz where branches of the major banks and car showrooms are located, the LRT station behind the PKNS flats, Jalan Tun Razak that have the National Library and hospitals or Chow Kit market for some groceries, the bottom line is that it is good to take a walk in Kampung Baru for there are various facilities in the area that encircles the settlement.

This unique location of Kampung Baru, with Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz in the north, Sungai Klang at its south, Jalan Tun Razak in the east and Chow Kit (Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman) on the west has made many of the Kampung Baru-born calling for its identity to remain.

However there are not many traditional and grand houses remaining there.

Most of the times, one could see many rickety houses or wooden sheds, semi-concrete houses joined together as well as countless number of stalls and workshops lining the side of streets.

So are other premises like beauty salons and down market boutiques.

SACRIFICES MADE, WHAT NOW?

For several families in Kampung Periuk, portions of their houses had been sacrificed for the construction of a road from a pizza eatery at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and that cuts across Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman.

Construction is under way and the road is expected to end near the Menara Perkeso, Jalan Tun Razak.

Some of the affected houses had lost their back portions, including the kitchen and bathrooms to the construction work. This resulted the houses to be left like sawn logs right at the edge of the main road.

At Jalan Raja Bot, some families there had walled up their residences with compact disc retail shops, offices of travel agents and driving schools as well as traditional medicine and jamu outlets.

Behind these shops, the dilapidated dwellings are undergoing the test of time. These structures are inherited and those who stay there now are the children and grandchildren of the Kampung Baru pioneers.

Each of the land lot is not more than 0.2 hectare and at the compound the dwellers have to share the space to hang up their laundry to dry with heaps of old and worn-out tyres, discarded corrugated zinc, aluminium and other rusted steel structures.

They even have to share the small 'longkang' with their neighbours there.

Some four years ago, former Federal Territory Minister Tan Sri Isa Abdul Samad said, in his speech at the launch of the RAH Plaza project, the condominium block is hoped to be the catalyst of re-development for Kampung Baru.

He added that if development is to take place, the Malay identity of Kampung Baru should be preserved at all times.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

February 2nd, 2009, 01:47 PM

Malay Identity, Heritage Crucial For Development Of Kampung Baru
February 02, 2009 12:29 PM
By Rohana Mustaffa

This is the 5th feature from a series of six on Kampung Baru

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) - Kampung Baru, the only Malay heartland in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur can be developed but its residents insist its Malay identity and heritage be maintained at all times.

At a seminar on Kampung Baru in 1994, the Persatuan Pembangunan Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur (PPKB) and Persatuan Kebajikan Anak-anak Melayu Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur (Pakam) had submitted a joint memorandum that stated this Malay settlement be developed with the two conditions intact.

The memorandum had also stressed that should development takes place, the landmarks that belong to this enclave like the Masjid Jamek and Pasar Minggu should be preserved.

As for any plans to beautify the rivers near this settlement should include Malay features.

In other words, any development in Kampung Baru must not remove the presence of Malay heritage in the heart of this city.

The memorandum had also pointed out that should some flexibility be accorded like the leasing out of business areas and land to the non-Malays, the ownership must belong to the Malays and change of ownership to others must not be allowed.

In the 15-year-old memorandum, both societies had raised concerns on acquisition of land with overlapping ownership, compensation and leasing of land to non-Malays.

The memorandum came about after news that there were plans to develop this Malay settlement and it expressed views of landowners, residents and traders there.

NO OWNERSHIP CHANGE TO NON-MALAYS

On the call to lease out sites to non-Malays, both PPKB and Pakam referred to sections 16 and 17 of the Malay Reserve Land Enactment 1965 that stipulates any ownership change, mortgage and leasing to non-Malays is prohibited.

Meanwhile sections 222 and 223 of the National Land Code states that any lease that exceeds three years must be registered.

Both associations were aware of the fact that any lease of below three years would not attract non-Malay interest and that above three years would be rejected by the Land Registrar.

Hence, both PPKB and Pakam proposed that the authorities passed the strata ownership for Kampung Baru and if the lease to non-Malays is allowed, then it should be not more than 25 years.

They also called on the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur to allocate a zoning system, where at least one third of Kampung Baru is reserved for residences only. This area is not necessarily concentrated at one zone but could also be at its fringes as there area areas needed for the medium and low-income groups.

They also called for the Kampung Baru land value to be on par with that of areas in its fringes like the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).

PPKB and Pakam also proposed that development of Kampung Baru is not the task of the government alone but also statutory bodies like the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), Urban Development Authority (UDA) and Amanah Saham Selangor as well as Bumiputera firms that have plans to acquire interest in Kampung Baru.

OTHER POINTS

The other points in the memorandum are the landowners be given adequate time to negotiate with developers and if there are deadlocks that have no solutions, then the government could invoke land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act 160 on behalf of the developers.

Priority is to be given to Bumiputera firms and they would be responsible to provide alternative residences for the affected residents.

The court has the final say on the amount of compensation for the land acquisition but the land price should be evaluated to be on par with that at the surrounding areas of the settlement.

Sites for business premises and residential lots should be offered for residents first before being sold to other Bumiputera (Malays only).

And each development block should have trading or hawkers' premises.

The Malay socio-culture aspect there should be preserved, hence structures like Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru and the history-rich Sultan Sulaiman Club and Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru should be preserved and their image upgraded like having multi-storey buildings that also sells handicrafts and the likes.

Fourteen years after this memorandum, on Aug 19 of 2008, PPKB organised a seminar on the Kuala Lumpur City Plan Draft 2020 that also covers development of Kampung Baru.

KUALA LUMPUR DRAFT 2020

DBKL had also organised briefings for landowners regarding the development plan.

PPKB vice-head Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail said 100 association members and landowners attended the seminar. Views from town planning experts, architects, engineers and Bumiputera real-estate develpers were taken into account.

Dr Mohd Yusof had also penned the report on the landowners' views on the plan.

He said the seminar was held to ascertain feedback with regards to the original draft plan of Kuala Lumpur 2020 by DBKL which provided avenues for members of the public to present proposals, views and objection until August 31, 2008. The city authority is currently holding publis hearings since September to February this year.

In an interview with Bernama, Dr Mohd Yusof said the PPKB did not reject the DBKL draft for Kampung Baru but felt that there were weaknesses that need to be rectified.

"More discussions are needed particularly on the division of development zones", he said.

Among the objections was the land acquisition via integrated development.

NOT HAPPY WITH DBKL'S PROPOSALS

"We objected as we felt that land re-acquisition is the last resort and DBKL should be the administrator instead of being the implementer of Kampung Baru re-development," he said.

The residents were unhappy as the draft did not focus on conserving the Malay heritage and identity like Masjid Jamek and Pasar Minggu.

The outcome also pointed out that the development plans based on the road components in Kampung Baru like 'Corporate Street' and 'Autocity Mall' would only benefit a small number of landowners.

He said participants at the seminar also highlighted the low price offered and the possibility of land re-acquisition occurring at such prices offered.

Dr Mohd Yusof, who is the former deputy secretary-general for the Energy, Telecommunications and Post Ministry, Economic Planning Unit (EPU) director and director-general of the Prime Minister's Department Socio-Economic Research Unit, also tabled a working paper at the seminar.

He called for the settlement to be renamed Kampung Baru City Centre as it is located near the KLCC.

Dr Mohd Yusof also proposed for a 'corporate route' that comprises several streets in the settlement, mixed development of residential and business premises as well as more business areas.

He also suggested that the land price there be based on transactions done in 2006-2007 at areas nearby, which was up to RM1,000-RM2,000 per square foot.

MALAY HERITAGE

Architect Mariyah Pit called for a Malay Heritage Centre to be established in Kampung Baru.

The zone around Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru should be developed like Regent's Park Mosque in London while the Pasar Minggu is styled similar to Chatuchak Market in Bangkok.

Chow Kit market should be drawn into Kampung Baru and turned into an arts and cultural bazaar.

Meanwhile former Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel) vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Mohd Razali Agus and Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) lecturer Yazid Saleh had this to say:

* Kampung Baru to be developed by a government-linked company (GLC) and monitored by the Prime Minister's Department with a capital outlay of at least RM10 billion.

* Landowners who agree to hand over their lots to the GLC for development assured of getting at least a residential or business unit apart from getting appropriate compensation.

Resolutions at the seminar were submitted as public views with regards to the drafting of Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 to DBKL.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

February 3rd, 2009, 04:48 AM

Kg Baru set to boom
By BAVANI M

bavanim@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: One day in 1954, a woman in labour pain was sent - in a trishaw - with her husband from Hale Road, in Kampung Baru, to the General Hospital in Kuala Lumpur where she gave birth to a boy.

The boy is now at the helm of the Federal Territories Ministry, overseeing the growth of the capital city along with Putrajaya and Labuan.

This month marks Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique’s fourth year as Federal Territories Minister.

As he celebrates FT Day with the people and looks forward to yet another year of progress, he is happy to reveal that the plan to rebuild the Kampung Baru weekend market will take off.

A ground-breaking ceremony will be held next month and RM100mil has been set aside for the 50-year-old market.

Zulhasnan said it was “a gesture of goodwill’’ to the residents that the Government was fully committed to the healthy development of Kampung Baru, which sits right in the centre of Kuala Lumpur.

The thorny issues surrounding the development of the 153ha Kampung Baru have been well documented.

But for Zulhasnan, it is the determination to see the rustic Malay enclave developed into a world-class township - not only for personal sentiments but for the overall development of Kuala Lumpur as a federal territory.

“The development of Kampung Baru has been in the making since the 1980s.

“The major setback is the problem of fragmented land lots and multiple ownerships and the fact that many of the landowners have passed on,’’ he said.

As an assurance to Kampung Baru residents, Zulhasnan reiterates that the Government has proposed to set up the Kampung Baru Development Corporation under the purview of City Hall (DBKL).

This would facilitate the development of the village after the Draft Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2020 (DKLCP2020) has been gazetted under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) to upgrade the infrastructure in Kampung Baru and develop DBKL-owned land there.

“Kampung Baru has to be developed by the Government. The landowners will have options to develop their land and they can choose the formula that benefits them - but there must be a right formula for that,’’ he added.

Zulhasnan will be the first to acknowledge that vibrant Kuala Lumpur is not without its share of problems.

Besides the main issues of migration, traffic congestion and squatter problems, another social phenomenon prevalent in the city is the mushrooming of illegal hawkers.

If left unchecked, it can lead to other problems and tarnish the image of Kuala Lumpur.

On this, Zulhasnan said that the ministry has proposed the setting up of the Federal Territories Hawkers and Small Traders Council with a funding of RM1bil to uplift the hawker industry and safeguard the welfare of hawkers.

“It has become a practice, especially during the economic slowdown when people lose jobs or need to supplement their income, for them to see hawking as a preferred way out,” he said.

“A proper and systematic approach is needed to uplift the image of hawkers in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.

“Hawkers form an important part of the nation’s economy. The ministry and DBKL have identified 18,000 business lots to relocate hawkers operating on road shoulders and pedestrian walkways,” he said.

chene

February 3rd, 2009, 05:47 AM

kg baru=jakarta..

OshHisham

February 3rd, 2009, 12:54 PM

nope...Chow Kit is the Little Jakarta...:D

nazrey

February 3rd, 2009, 02:20 PM

Transformation Of Image And Spirit For Kampung Baru
February 03, 2009 09:58 AM
By Rohana Mustaffa

This is the final part of six features on Kampung Baru

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3(Bernama) -- Kampung Baru will be transformed by the year 2020 if the settlement's residents accept the city's development plan draft.

The elaborate plan which will make Kuala Lumpur a world-class metropolitan is also aimed at developing Kampung Baru into, among others, residential and commercial zones and a medical hub with 16 precincts spreading over 378.93 acres (151.57 hectares).

This ecompasses the area of Kampung Baru under the Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS) that covers Kampung Periuk, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Atas A, Kampung Atas B, Kampung Hujung Pasir, Kampung Paya and Kampung Pindah at 90.3 hectares (225.89 acres) of area.

Another 61.21 hectares (153.04 acres) are outside MAS -- Chow Kit, Dang Wangi and Jalan Sultan Ismail (the former site of squatter villages), Kampung Sungai Baru and PKNS flats.

In the city map, Kampung Baru is located in Kuala Lumpur's north. Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz flanks the settlement's north, on the east is Jalan Tun Razak (east), while its southern demarcation is bordered by Jalan Dang Wangi, Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (Akleh) and Sungai Kelang with Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman lying on its west.

If the Kuala Lumpur City Hall's Development Plan 2020 draft is fully accepted by the residents, then Kampung Baru would be transformed into a new entity both in look and prestige.

An example is Precinct A where the Pasar Minggu and LRT station are located. This area would be transformed into the Kampung Baru Walk which is the centre for cultural and arts activities.

DEVELOPMENT ZONES

Jalan Raja Abdullah (Precinct B) would be turned into the Corporate Street, while the Ramadan Bazaar-famous Jalan Raja Alang (Precinct P)is to become Bazaar Street.

The draft also proposes that Jalan Raja Bot to be made Precinct H which would have a cultural and arts market, bordering Precinct G or the medical hub comprising the Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences UKM and Institute of Malaysian Medical Research (IMR).

The row of old shops at Jalan Dang Wangi (previously Jalan Campbell) would be rezoned as Precinct K (heritage) , Jalan Raja Uda with many of its houses is to be Precinct F (residential and commercial) while Precinct J is the banking zone located at the junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Raja Abdullah.

Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz where Malay entrepreneurship of the automobile industry is located would be developed into Autocity Mall that has various car showrooms as well as car accessories outlets.

The DBKL feels that the settlement is lagging behind in terms of development, infrastructures apart from being plagued by poverty and unhealthy environment.

According to the draft, Kampung Baru would be a crucial commercial and cultural component that bridges the city's north, west and east.

GREEN CORRIDOR

A green corridor would also be developed, linking the Cultural Precinct along Jalan Tun Razak and Taman Tasik Titiwangsa by using Sungai Bunus as the parallel alignment.

The draft outlines the 'visual corridor' right from Taman Tasik Titiwangsa to Petronas Twin Towers.

Kampung Baru would also link the Cultural Precinct at Jalan Tun Razak/Jalan Conlay with the shopping precincts at KLCC and Chow Kit.

Kampung Baru is among the six special designated areas, which is left behind by development, earmarked for development under the draft. It is the most densely-populated area among the six, at 446 people per hectare or 45,000 according to the 2000 Census.

DBKL is in the midst of listening to views and objection with regards to the Kuala Lumput City Draft Plan 2020 after it was presented to the public last year. The public are welcomed to address the issues through forms available.

The 4th Volume of the draft plan specifically discussed the local development plan for Kampung Baru.

To date Kuala Lumpur City Hall has received more than 100 views and objection from individuals, action committees and associations who had addressed the issues and they are now awaiting their hearings before an independent panel.

According to DBKL's Master Plan Department Director Zainab Mohd Ghazali who was invited to brief Kampung Baru residents at a seminar in August last year, four alternatives has been proposed for the development of Kampung Baru:

a. Development according to the trend - retaining existing situation where development takes place according to the wishes of the landowners.

b.

Selected development - according to the areas identified.

c. Integrated development - recommended, as Kampung Baru re-development would be integrated with that of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa and KLCC.

d. Comprehensive development that involves land re-acquisition and transformation of the whole area.

An important aspect in the draft is the zoning system where land is classified into zones according to usage. This would influence the land price in the settlement.

MULTI-APPROACH

At the seminar Zainab clarified that the concept to be applied is 'multi-approach' by giving the landowners four choices.

The first is to develop the land on their own, second is joint development with other landowners. The third is development through Kampung Baru Development Corporation and the final option is DBKL's land re-acquisition under Section 3 (1)(b) the Land Acquisition Act 1960.

However the DBKL stated that land re-acquisition is a last resort.

Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), RM100.6 million is set aside to upgrade facilities and infrastructure in Kampung Baru.

Re-development of the Pasar Minggu gets RM20 million, upgrading and beautification of Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Raja Muda Musa (RM25 million), construction and upgrading of streets that link Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Tun Razak (RM40 million), upgrading and beautification at Jalan Raja Bot and Jalan Haji Hussein (RM7 million) and pedestrian malls (RM8.6 million).

There were also calls to do away with the regulation that bars the non-Malays to have interest in Kampung Baru as the move would hasten the development pace of this Malay settlement.

INDEFEASIBILITY OF TITLE

Federal Territory Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, himself a Kampung Baru-born assured them that Kuala Lumpur City Hall will soon establish the Kampung Baru Development Corporation to facilitate the execution of all development matters involving the enclave.

Landowners will be at liberty to develop their land and chose a favourable formula to develop but there has to be a compatible formula to go with it, he said at the Federal Territory Day celebration.

Meanwhile according to the DBKL, the Attorney-General's Chambers had verified that landownership issued by the Kuala Lumpur Land Office (before 1974) and later, the Federal Territory is valid under the law, hence the landowners of Kampung Baru MAS have the indefeasibility of title under Section 340 of the National Land Code.

Article 13 of the Federal Constitution stated that nobody can be stripped of his asset ownership, unless under the law and there is no law that have provisions to force the acquisition of properties with force and without giving adequate compensation.

The DBKL interprets Article 13 as follows:

. State Authority can force the re-acquisition of land.

? When land re-acquisition is made, adequate compensation (market price) should be made

? Re-acquisition of private land can be made under the law.

DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM

In the case of Kampung Baru MAS, DBKL proposes the development to be carried out by a government agency or government-linked company (GLC) and the Cabinet can direct the company to make re-acquisition of the land under section 3 (1)(b) of the National Land Code 1960.

Landowners can choose either to receive cash compensation or part cash and part of the real estate to be developed.

Any real estate completed under the development, while waiting to be acquired by the Malays, can be leased out to others including the non-Malays.

Among the recommendations made is the 'sistem pawah' (sharing system) where the real-estate developer gets seven parts and three parts going to the landowner, or other scheme that is considered fair.

The second method is to establish a special body under parliamentary legislation to develop Malay reserve land in the peninsula, marketing the real estate developed by Malays, holding and managing assets that could not be sold to Malays and leasing the assets out to others including the non-Malays apart from acquiring the unsold Bumiputera quota.

The third method is to allow the landowners to develop their land whenever they are ready and capable to start development projects on their land.

As for the DBKL, it expects not much problems in the plan to re-develop land outside the Kampung Baru MAS like that carried out by the PKNS and this can be done via joint-ventures with the non-Malays, thus ensuring a more open land market.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

March 3rd, 2009, 09:22 AM

Development at the cost of identity loss?

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Many of the settlement’s original homes like this kampung house are still standing.

KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Kampung Baru, the only Malay heartland in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur are open to development, provided the Malay identity and heritage are preserved.

They expressed this desire in a 1994 memorandum written by Persatuan Pembangunan Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur (PPKB) and Persatuan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Melayu Kampung Baru (Pakam) to address the proposed re-development of the settlement back then.

Now 15 years later, the residents are a worried lot after reading the original draft of the Kuala Lumpur Draft Plan 2020 released last year.

The draft talked about land acquisition through "integrated development."

It also showed that the proposed development was not focused on preserving the settlement's Malay heritage and identity like Masjid Jamek and Pasar Minggu.

It was proposed in the 1994 memorandum that structures like Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru, Sultan Sulaiman Club and Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru should be preserved.

In the KL draft plan, the proposed development of the "Corporate Street" and "Autocity Mall" would only benefit a few land owners.

PPKB organised a seminar for town planning experts, architects, engineers and Bumiputera real estate developers to express their views on the draft.

City Hall also held public hearings from September last year until February this year to hear proposals, views and objections from the public on the draft.

PPKB vice-head Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail said PPKB did not reject the draft but objected to some of the plans proposed

"I felt it had weaknesses that need to be rectified. More discussions are needed particularly on the division of development zones," he said.

Among the matters they objected to was land acquisition via integrated development.

"We objected as we felt that land re-acquisition is the last resort, and we think City Hall should be the administrator in the re-development of Kampung Baru," he said.

The residents were also not satisfied with the prices offered for land re-acquisition.

Dr Mohd Yusof suggested that the price of land in Kampung Baru be valued at the same of that in its surrounding areas during the years 2006-2007, which is between RM1,000 and RM2,000 per square foot.

He called for the settlement to be renamed Kampung Baru City Centre as it is located near the KLCC.

Dr Mohd Yusof also proposed for a "corporate route" that would encompass several streets , mixed development of residential and business premises as well as more business areas.

Architect Mariyah Pit suggested that the zone around Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru be developed like the Regent's Park Mosque in London while the Pasar Minggu be styled after the Chatuchak Market in Bangkok.

She proposed for a Malay heritage centre to be set up in the settlement and Chow Kit market to be included in Kampung Baru and turned into an arts and culture bazaar.

Former Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel) vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Mohd Razali Agus and Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) lecturer Yazid Saleh suggested that Kampung Baru be developed by a government-linked company (GLC) and monitored by the Prime Minister's Department with a capital outlay of at least RM10 billion.

"Land owners who agree to hand over their lots to the GLC for development should be assured of getting at least a residential or business unit apart from getting appropriate compensation," he said.

OshHisham

March 3rd, 2009, 09:44 AM

tak habis habis lagi ke asyik dok ulang lagu lama..?! :ohno:

rizalhakim

March 4th, 2009, 06:30 AM

Perbadanan Kampung Baru diwujud
KUALA LUMPUR 3 Mac - Kerajaan akan mewujudkan Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampung Baru bagi memajukan penempatan orang Melayu itu yang terletak di tengah-tengah bandar raya Kuala Lumpur.

Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique berkata, butir-butir lengkap mengenai perbadanan itu akan didedahkan kepada umum setelah Pelan Pembangunan Kampung Baru yang terkandung dalam Draf Pelan Tempatan Kuala Lumpur 2020 diwartakan.

''Perbadanan ini akan diletakkan di bawah Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) dan maklumat lengkap akan didedahkan setelah pelan berkenaan dipersetujui semua pihak," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menggulung perbahasan usul menjunjung kasih titah ucapan Yang di-Pertuan Agong bagi peringkat kementeriannya pada sidang Dewan Rakyat hari ini.

Menurut Zulhasnan, kerajaan juga telah menubuhkan Unit Khas Pembangunan Kampung Baru yang dianggotai pegawai DBKL, Pejabat Tanah dan Galian Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan kementerian itu.

Katanya, tujuan utama penubuhan unit itu ialah untuk menyelesaikan isu-isu berkaitan pemilikan tanah di Kampung Baru.

''Antara masalah lain yang akan diatasi ialah pertukaran nama pada geran, masalah pindah milik dan waris meninggal dunia," katanya.

Tambah beliau, kerajaan juga memperuntukkan sebanyak RM100 juta sepanjang tempoh Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RMK-9) bagi membangunkan tapak pasar minggu di Kampung Baru.

''Peruntukan ini juga akan digunakan bagi meningkatkan rangkaian jalan raya yang menghubungkan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman dan Jalan Tun Razak," jelasnya.

Dalam pada itu, menjawab celahan Dr. Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (Pas-Titiwangsa) ketika penggulungan itu, beliau berkata, tiada sebarang rancangan untuk melantik Gagasan Badan Ekonomi Melayu (Gabem) sebagai pemaju bagi membangunkan Kampung Baru.

rizalhakim

March 4th, 2009, 08:02 AM

Breathing new life into Kampung Baru

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Under the KL Draft Plan 2020, Jalan Raja Bot is to be made Precinct H, which would have an arts and culture market.

KUALA LUMPUR: The poverty-hit Kampung Baru can be transformed into an important commercial and cultural hub by the year 2020 under the proposed Kuala Lumpur Draft Plan.

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The row of old shops in Jalan Dang Wangi will be re-zoned as Precinct K.

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Kampung Baru is to link its Cultural Precinct in Jalan Tun Razak/Jalan Conlay with the shopping precincts at KLCC and Chow Kit.

The elaborate plan, which will make Kuala Lumpur a world-class metropolitan, is aimed at developing Kampung Baru, with residential and commercial zones and a medical hub with 16 precincts spreading over 151.57 hectares.

This includes the development of the 90.3 hectare Malay Agriculture Settlement (Mas) land that covers Kampung Periuk, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Atas A, Kampung Atas B, Kampung Hujung Pasir, Kampung Paya and Kampung Pindah.

The other 61.21 hectares cover the areas of Chow Kit, Dang Wangi, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kampung Sungai Baru and the Selangor State Development Corporation flats.

Under the KL draft plan, the Pasar Minggu and LRT station sites -- to be known as Precinct A -- would be turned into the Kampung Baru Walk, which will have an arts and culture hub.

Jalan Raja Abdullah would be turned into a street known as Corporate Street, under Precinct B.

Jalan Raja Alang, famous for its Ramadan bazaar, is to become Bazaar Street, under Precinct P.

The draft also proposes that Jalan Raja Bot be made Precinct H , which would have an arts and culture market, bordering Precinct G, which will be a medical hub comprising the Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences UKM and Institute of Malaysian Medical Research (IMR).

The row of old shops in Jalan Dang Wangi would be re-zoned as Precinct K, and Jalan Raja Uda would be known as Precinct F.

The junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Raja Abdullah would become a banking zone and called Precinct J.

Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz would be known as Autocity Mall with car showrooms and car accessories outlets.

A green corridor would also be developed, linking the Cultural Precinct along Jalan Tun Razak and Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, by using Sungai Bunus as the parallel alignment.

The Cultural Precinct in Jalan Tun Razak/Jalan Conlay would also be linked to the shopping precincts at KLCC and Chow Kit.

The settlement is among the six areas specially earmarked for development under the draft.

It is the most densely-populated area among the six, at 446 people per hectare or 45,000 according to the 2000 census.

City Hall is in the midst of listening to views and objection with regards to the Kuala Lumpur draft plan after it was presented to the public last year.

To date, City Hall has received more than 100 views and objections from individuals, action committees and associations, who are now awaiting their hearings before an independent panel.

An important aspect in the draft is the land-zoning system, which would determine the price of land in the settlement.

City Hall said Kampung Baru land owners would be given four choices to develop their land. The first is to develop the land on their own, second option is to develop it together with other land owners. The third option is to develop the land through the yet-to-be-set-up Kampung Baru Development Corporation, and the final option is to allow City Hall to re-acquire the land. However, City Hall had said that this would be the last resort.

Federal Territory Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique -- who was born in Kampung Baru -- has given the assurance that City Hall will soon establish the Kampung Baru Development Corporation, which would kick-start the development plans in the settlement.

Land owners will be at liberty to develop their land as they please, but there has to be a compatible formula to go with it, he said.

Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, more than RM100 million had been set aside to upgrade facilities and infrastructure in Kampung Baru.

The re-development of the Pasar Minggu will cost RM20 million and the upgrading and beautification of Jalan Raja Alang and Jalan Raja Muda Musa, RM25 million. The construction and upgrading of streets that link Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Tun Razak will cost RM40 million.

The upgrading and beautification of Jalan Raja Bot and Jalan Haji Hussein, meanwhile, will cost RM7 million and the pedestrian malls will cost RM8.6 million.

City Hall had also proposed that the development in the Malay Agriculture Settlement be carried out by a government agency or government-linked company (GLC) .

The cabinet can direct the company to re-acquire the land.

Land owners can choose to receive compensations in cash or part cash and part of the real estate to be developed.

Any real estate completed under the development project, while waiting to be acquired by the Malays, can be leased out to others including non-Malays.

Among the recommendations made is the sistem pawah (sharing system). This method gives the real estate developer seven parts and the land owner three parts.

The second method is to establish a special body under parliamentary legislation to develop Malay reserve land in the peninsula, market the real estate developed by Malays, hold and manage assets that could not be sold to Malays, lease the assets out to others including non-Malays, and acquire the unsold Bumiputera quota.

The third method allows the land owners to develop their land whenever they are ready and capable to start development projects on their land.

City Hall is not expecting too many problems in its plan to re-develop land not located within the Kampung Baru Malay Agriculture Settlement. This can be done via joint-ventures with the non-Malays, thus ensuring a more open land market. -- Bernama

OshHisham

March 4th, 2009, 11:28 AM

How bout making 'Pasar Minggu' into daily pasar malam? then it must listed as 'must-do' in tourism guidebook....

nazrey

March 30th, 2009, 03:11 PM

Projek infrastruktur 157 kampung baru dilaksana segera
30/03/2009 6:58pm

SUNGAI PETANI 30 Mac — Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan akan segera melaksanakan projek menaiktaraf infrastuktur di kampung baru seluruh negara.

Menteri berkenaan Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan berkata kerajaan memperuntukkan RM30juta di bawah pakej rangsangan kedua yang diumum baru-baru ini bagi melaksanakan semua projek naik taraf kemudahan di 157 buah kampung baru yang terlibat.

“Mini bajet baru-baru ini saya diberi peruntukan tambahan RM30juta untuk membuat infrastruktur kecil di kampung-kampung baru yang perlu dilaksanakan pada tahun ini juga,” katanya kepada pemberita ketika melawat bilik gerakan MCA cawangan Taman Ria di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata pelaksanaan projek berkenaan dilakukan secara gotong-royong oleh penduduk kampung yang terlibat tanpa melibatkan orang luar termasuk kontraktor projek.

Ong berkata langkah itu bertujuan membolehkan peruntukan berkenaan disalur sehingga ke peringkat akar umbi dan keuntungan projek dapat dinikmati semua masyarakat setempat sekaligus menjana aktiviti ekonomi di peringkat bawah.

“Mereka perlu beli barang-barang di kedai tempat mereka jalankan projek itu dan mereka juga akan dibayar jika terlibat dalam pembinaan sesebuah projek kerana kita nak galakkan mereka semua mengambil bahagian,” katanya.

Beliau berkata antara projek yang terlibat ialah pembinaan jalan, menaiktaraf jalan serta membina sistem perparitan di kampung-kampung baru.

Sementara itu, beliau berharap pengundi di kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Bukit Selambau memilih calon Barisan Nasional (BN) Datuk S. Ganesan sebagai wakil rakyat baru mereka bagi memastikan pembangunan di kawasan itu terus di pertingkat.

“Kementerian saya dan kementerian lain akan beri sokongan kepada beliau dalam membangunkan Bukit Selambau dengan projek pembangunan jika dia terpilih, walaupun hanya DUN tapi jika disokong kerajaan pusat, akan ada lebih potensi untuk adakan pembangunan,” katanya.

— BERNAMA

nazrey

March 30th, 2009, 03:34 PM

Puncak Baru Project In Kampong Baru To Cost RM500 Million

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- The Puncak Baru project, a mixed deveopment venture on the site of the Sunday market in Kampong Baru here, is estimated to cost RM500 million.

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said the project on the land owned by City Hall (DBKL), provides a balance, by taking into account the needs of local residents and that of the property market.

He said that the project comprises four main components,a 60-storey condominium tower with 392 residential units, 40 floors of office units, three floors for shopping and businesses as well as an integrated development for the Kampong Baru LRT station and business space or "Bazaar".

"The Puncak Baru project is expected to change and enhance the image of Kampong Baru into a modern village cum commercial centre with the same world status as that of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre or KLCC," he said at the ceremony to launch Puncak Baru in conjunction with the redevelopment of the Sunday market site here Monday.

The project was launched by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Zulhasnan also hoped that the project would serve as the catalyst for the development of Kampong Baru as a whole.

Meanwhile, Naza TTDI chairman SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin said the project is expected to begin within three months and slated for completion in four or five years time.

-- BERNAMA

Location

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Aerial of Location

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You can see Kg. Baru subway station here!

Kg Baru take 2

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Look at how many skyscrapers can be built there! but then few skyscrapers can do while the rest can make like a lapang area for riadah with gerai(grade A punya) along with preservation of historical buildings there unlike KLCC park which is much like tempat jogging only.

Puncak Baru development project

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nazrey

April 25th, 2009, 05:50 AM

Preview: Kg Baru land price should be on par with Golden Triangle
by The Edge Malaysia
Friday, 24 April 2009 22:10

KUALA LUMPUR: Many landowners in Kampung Baru, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city centre, believe that land there should fetch prices which are on par with values in other parts of the city's Golden Triangle.

Kampung Baru Development Association vice-president and Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail told City & Country that land values in Kampung Baru should be as high as those in the Golden Triangle where real estate transactions in 2006 - 2007 had breached RM2,000 psf.

The Association said the government and developers should therefore consider this when acquiring land here for redevelopment. Kampung Baru is slated for redevelopment under the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020
The association, which represents landowners in Kampung Baru, has presented its views on the redevelopment plans in a memorandum to Kuala Lumpur City Hall and in a public hearing on April 3.

"We are not against the redevelopment plan but there are weaknesses that we have to address," says Mohd Yusof who holds a PhD in urban planning from Cornell University in the US.

According to data in the Draft City Plan, Kampung Baru spans over 378.93 acres of which 225.89 acres (874 lots) are in an area gazetted as Malay Agricultural Settlement since 1897.

It was gazetted to protect and preserve Malay land ownership. Such land, both undeveloped and developed, cannot be transferred, sold or occupied by non-Malays.

Henry Butcher Malaysia's data on recent transactions in Kampung Baru show that prices of land here range from RM200 to RM400 on the average.

Henry Butcher chief operating officer Tang Chee Meng agrees that land values here are not reflective of its prime location within the city centre.
In comparison, indicative land values from Henry Butcher show that values in the KLCC vicinity are around RM1,500 to RM2,000 psf.

"Land values appreciate due to pressures of development. Compared with the hectic pace of development in the Golden Triangle, there was hardly any development in Kampung Baru.

"Furthermore, non-Malays are prohibited from owning land in Kampung Baru while the Golden Triangle do not have such restrictions," he cited as reasons for the difference in values.

*Read the full report in the April 27 issue of City & Country, the property pullout of The Edge Malaysia.

http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business-news/12797-preview-kg-baru-land-price-should-be-on-par-with-golden-triangle.html

cattivo

April 25th, 2009, 07:21 PM

why can't they just preserve and refurbish the properties all over Kg. Baru and give some commercial value/input into it as tourism@cultural zone in KL?

It's something like Malacca, but if they could do it well with different design of properties, KL will have another unique world-class attraction, they will have to do anything that impossible..

you don't need any fancy skyscrapers or state-of-the-art infrastructure to develop the area. but at the end, it's up to Kg Baru people to decide......

zawae87

April 26th, 2009, 02:46 AM

OshHisham

April 27th, 2009, 03:46 AM

rizalhakim

April 28th, 2009, 05:06 AM

Kg Baru landowners: Land price should be on par with Golden Triangle
Written by The Edge Malaysia
Friday, 24 April 2009 22:10

KUALA LUMPUR: Many landowners in Kampung Baru, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city centre, believe that land there should fetch prices which are on par with values in other parts of the city's Golden Triangle.
Kampung Baru Development Association vice-president and Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail told City & Country that land values in Kampung Baru should be as high as those in the Golden Triangle where real estate transactions in 2006 - 2007 had breached RM2,000 psf.
The Association said the government and developers should therefore consider this when acquiring land here for redevelopment. Kampung Baru is slated for redevelopment under the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020
The association, which represents landowners in Kampung Baru, has presented its views on the redevelopment plans in a memorandum to Kuala Lumpur City Hall and in a public hearing on April 3.
"We are not against the redevelopment plan but there are weaknesses that we have to address," says Mohd Yusof who holds a PhD in urban planning from Cornell University in the US.
According to data in the Draft City Plan, Kampung Baru spans over 378.93 acres of which 225.89 acres (874 lots) are in an area gazetted as Malay Agricultural Settlement since 1897.
It was gazetted to protect and preserve Malay land ownership. Such land, both undeveloped and developed, cannot be transferred, sold or occupied by non-Malays.
Henry Butcher Malaysia's data on recent transactions in Kampung Baru show that prices of land here range from RM200 to RM400 on the average.
Henry Butcher chief operating officer Tang Chee Meng agrees that land values here are not reflective of its prime location within the city centre.
In comparison, indicative land values from Henry Butcher show that values in the KLCC vicinity are around RM1,500 to RM2,000 psf.
"Land values appreciate due to pressures of development. Compared with the hectic pace of development in the Golden Triangle, there was hardly any development in Kampung Baru.
"Furthermore, non-Malays are prohibited from owning land in Kampung Baru while the Golden Triangle do not have such restrictions," he cited as reasons for the difference in values.

patchay

April 30th, 2009, 05:33 PM

nazrey

May 4th, 2009, 05:52 AM

Going Western in Kg Baru
Monday May 4, 2009
By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2009/5/4/central/p15ayam.jpg

Tasty treat: The fried Ayam Kampung.

KAMPUNG Baru in Kuala Lumpur is well known for its good hawker food and stalls. Kerbside dining is also a common culture in this rustic part of the city centre.

Hale’s Kitchen, nestled on the first floor of Plaza Rah on Jalan Raja Abdullah, is no kerbside stall and is a new addition to the food scene in the area.

“We are the first semi-dining restaurant in this area, serving predominantly Western grills,” the outlet’s operations general manager Ahmad Azrainiezar Mohammed Jaffni said.

The outlet, which was opened four months ago, can seat about 100 diners and it has indoor and outdoor dining areas.

While the mood inside is warm with bright walls and red tablecloths, the outdoor dining area has a nice view of Suria KLCC and the Kuala Lumpur Tower.

Ahmad said the outlet’s name was taken from the old name for Jalan Raja Abdullah, which was Hale Road.

“We thought we’d keep the history going when we decided to settle on the name for the outlet,” Ahmad said.

Freshness is the key at Hale’s Kitchen and this is seen in its seafood, which is delivered weekly by a family supplier from Pulau Indah.

A best-seller is the Grilled Kurau Steak with Tartar Sauce served with Butter Rice. The portion of fish, which is about 250g, is grilled to perfection with butter, cheese and lemon grass, making it fragrant and sweet.

Lobsters are also great grilled. But, for more flavour, you can opt for the Fresh Baked Lobster Thermidor. This rich dish is cooked with lots of Mozarella cheese and some mushrooms.

Another house favourite is the Ikan Pari Bakar or the Grilled Stingray. The fish is served with an asam sauce and you can also have it with the outlet’s sambal belacan.

For chicken lovers, take a peck at the Ayam Kampung Goreng. Alternatively, you can also have it grilled for a healthier option.

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Refreshing: Hale’s Kitchen is a refreshing concept in Kampung Baru.

As for steaks, the outlet also offers good portions of Australian and New Zealand beef and lamb.

It also serves affordable local food. Although simple, the menu attracts many people to eat at the restaurant.

Some of the delicacies are Fried Rice and Fried Noodles. There are also toasts and eggs, and one can enjoy a complete meal of Fried Rice with side dishes for RM5 only. Iced tea comes complimentary with a meal.

“It is really money’s worth and it is to cater for the office crowd and the students in this area,” said Ahmad.

Meanwhile, one must try the outlet’s sinful and delicious Hale’s Tower. This dessert, served in a tall cocktail glass, is made of layers of vanilla and chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce, fresh bananas, walnuts, whipping cream and strawberry sauce.

HALE’S KITCHEN, Unit 1-5, Plaza Rah, 111 Jalan Raja Abdullah, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Business Hours: 9.30am to 11pm, daily. Tel: 03-2681 8088.

This is the writer’s personal observation and is not an endorsement by StarMetro.

rizalhakim

May 8th, 2009, 06:09 AM

info from http://www.pa.com.my/admin/uploads/Summary_of_property_news/Issue_10_1_16_Jan_09.pdf

new condo project by OSK Berhad at Jln Raja Abdullah, launching 2009

rizalhakim

May 11th, 2009, 05:23 AM

new condo project at jalan raja alang by AmanahRaya Development Bhd....launching end of 2009 or early 2010.

OshHisham

May 11th, 2009, 06:01 AM

new condo project at jalan raja alang by AmanahRaya Development Bhd....launching end of 2009 or early 2010.

:lol: those future occupants will sure smell fish whenever they open their window....

nazrey

July 21st, 2009, 01:45 PM

What the minister says...
2009/07/21

http://streets.nst.com.my/Tuesday/Stories/20090721011800/insidepix1

Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin says his main
priority is to improve the living condition of the city’s poor.

KUALA LUMPUR: It has been 100 days since Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin was appointed the Federal Territories Minister on April 14.

While he is focused on making Kuala Lumpur a world-class city, his main priority is still the improvement of the living condition of the poor.

He said his work is guided by the 7Ps — Pembangunan (development); Perumahan (housing opportunity for the poor); Penjaja dan Peniaga Kecil (hawkers and petty traders); Pengangkutan (transportation); Penyelenggaraan Prasana dan Kemudahan Awam (maintenance of infrastructure and public amenities); Perkhidmatan dan Penguatkuasaan (delivery of service and enforcement); and Prihatin (concern towards grouses and complaints by the public).

Raja Nong Chik said as the Umno Lembah Pantai division chairman, he still spends time with the people in the area but what used to be an hour-long discussion was now shortened to 15 minutes because of his tight schedule.

He meets the people at least three or four times a week and interacts with the public on the online social networking website, Facebook. He also has his own blog and uses Tweeter to keep in touch with the public.

In conjunction with his 100th day in office today, Raja Nong Chik shared his views on several issues which are close to his heart:

l On improving living condition of the poor:

It is still my main priority to improve the living condition of the city’s poor, especially those with a household income of less than RM1,500 monthly. I am not only looking at providing them with a better place to stay but also an improved maintenance of low-cost flats and job opportunities.

This can be done by awarding them hawker’s licences to help them increase their income. We can also help them by providing them with a house which is near their workplace as they will be able to cut down on transport expenses. An improved public transport will also be a big help to these people.
We are also extending financial aid through the Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territories Foundation) including to single mothers and the disabled and also those in need of medical aid.

l On improving delivery service and enforcement by City Hall:

I have always stressed the importance of being promptquick in responding to complaints by residents. There are certain things that need time (for deliberation) before action is taken but we have to keep the complainants informed of the status of their reports.

City Hall needs to buck up in its enforcement, but they must do it with due consideration for the people.

l On traffic jam and insufficient parking in the city:

There is only one way to overcome these problems — improve the public transport system. Currently, the ratio of people driving compared to those who use public transport is 70 per cent to 30 per cent. It is supposed to be the other way around.In order to reduce traffic jam, we have to increase the number of people taking bus and trains to travel, thus reducing the number of vehicles on the road. At the same time, it will also solve the insufficient parking space and indiscriminate parking in the city.

Transport is under another ministry, but we can help to achieve this goal by working closely with them by giving our feedback and facilitating the process. The same goes with issues involving other government agencies.

l On the revival of the Plaza Rakyat project and the opening of the RM70 million integrated transport hub at Bandar Tasik Selatan:

We have to do something about the Plaza Rakyat project which has been stalled for years. We have given an ultimatum to the developer — either they resume work or we will find another company to do it. I hope to see some progress soon.

As for the Bandar Tasik Selatan hub, I have gathered some feedback from residents who are worried that the hub will worsenadd more traffic on the already congested road there. Once the project is completed next year, we will see about 500 express buses coming in and out of the area daily. City Hall is working on finding a solution to the problem.

l On grouses raised by residents on the KL Draft Plan:
I have to admit that there were certain things in the draft plan which were done without consulting the residents. I have to focus issue by issue while still having the overall interest of the public in mind.

Take Kampung Padang Balang, for instance. It is a Malay reserve land, so the residents are obviously upset with the development plan which includes extending the light rail transit (LRT) line, which will take up some of the plots. Sure, the residents there as well as other KLites had the opportunity to voice out their grouses during the public hearing, but prior consultation should have been carried out beforehand.

I have to make sure that the residents’ rights to their land are not violated just for the sake of development. In making decisions on the draft plan, I have to look at what is being presented to me by the committee in-charge of the public hearing, get some feedback from the mayor, Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail, and also from the residents.

I remember going to my parents’ house in Petaling Jaya and having to put up with the noise from an LRT project in their backyard. But it is for the benefit of the public and now I can hardly notice the train passing by whenever I’m there (laughs).

l On the extension of the Keramat Mall:

We are in the midst of acquiring land to build an extension to the existing Keramat Mall. The Datuk Keramat hawkers and petty traders had previously refused to move into the new complex as they were unhappy with the layout. But we are now involving them in the design and planning.

We always must have the stakeholders in mind when making decisions. In this case, the stakeholders are the residents and the hawkers. If they are not happy with the development, then our efforts will go to waste. That is why it is important to get their feedback beforehand.

l On Kampung Baru redevelopment:

I can’t say much at this moment as I have yet to meet the residents there. All I can say is that the landowners will not lose out.

l On keeping in touch with the public through Facebook:

My children taught me how to use Facebook after getting my wife to sign up. It is a useful tool for me to get feedback, especially from youngsters, who mainly use the Internet. It also serves as a platform for me to gather suggestions and views from the public. I may not be able to meet everyone but I can reach out to them through this channel. I am on Facebook every Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm.

I have my own blog and I’m also active on Tweeter to keep the public informed of my activities.

As much as I want to spend more time meeting the people, I also need to do a lot of reading which will help me make informed decisions. If I spend too much time outside, I will not have the time to study the proposed plans and will end up making mistakes.

rizalhakim

February 6th, 2010, 05:10 PM

wow did anyone watch 2day tv news.....kg baru redevelopment really dem cool!! so many highrise towers.....totally cool project....

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 6th, 2010, 06:26 PM

i missed the news...but great news...let's just hope the people of kampung baru is not sidelined...

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 6th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Najib proposes a win-win development plan for Kg Baru

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced the redevelopment of Kampung Baru in the heart of the city under a concept which, among other things, does not require relocation of the residents or land owners.(good news!)

He said the residents and land owners would have the right to determine the type of development in accordance with their requirements.

The Government also proposed to set up a special body run by a Government trustee without private sector participation so that Kampung Baru residents would be assured of their interests, he said.

"I hope that after we have put forward a good proposal, the residents here will have the opportunity to study it and concept to be applied. I hope after that, the residents, particularly the land owners, can accept the proposal," he told reporters after attending a briefing at Kuala Lumpur City Hall and going on a walkabout in Kampung Baru on Saturday.

Najib said Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin had been asked to prepare a Cabinet paper on the redevelopment and that he would hold a dialogue with the residents after the Cabinet approves the paper.

Najib gave the assurance that the Government would launch the redevelopment immediately after getting the agreement of the residents, and that this concept of development would overcome all restrictions which had kept the land value low in the area.

He said the value of land in the area could exceed RM20bil if the residents accepted the redevelopment concept which would realise the full potential of Kampung Baru.(wow!)

The value of land in Kampung Baru is only around RM350 per square foot when that in nearby areas such as the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) exceeded RM2,000.

"With the conversion of the land status, the land owners in Kampung Baru will enjoy a huge shift in terms the value of the land they owned.

"A new era for Kampung Baru will begin as soon as the residents accept the government proposal," he said.

Elaborating on the special body, Najib said it would be a dedicated one with the participation of certain organisations determined by the Government to undertake redevelopment full time.

"We do not want Kampung Baru to represent a squatter or slum area when the surrounding areas have developed with modern buildings and such.

"I wish to see Kampung Baru residents evolve into a modern society which garners high value for the land owned. This is the desire of the Government," he said.

The residents of Kampung Baru applauded as they heard the news of the redevelopment announced by Najib over the public address system.

Najib said the redevelopment would retain the Malay cultural elements and legacy of the area to reflect a unique image.

Replying to a question, Najib said the redevelopment plans had provisions for skyscrapers, condominiums, shopping malls and housing, as well as business opportunities for Bumiputera traders.

The 110-year-old Kampung Baru enclave, spreading over 90ha, has 35,000 residents in seven villages. The number of land owners is about 1,000.

Najib also announced an allocation of RM2mil to renovate two blocks of 17-storey PKNS flats in Kampung Baru after he saw their poor condition during his walkabout. - BERNAMA

cullen

February 7th, 2010, 03:31 AM

emm...RM350 psft. tp Puncak Baru buat project luxury type. wahhh...untung besar NAZA. orang tak pertikai ke..? eventho the site is not in the 'kampung baru' territorial but making a luxury type there is out of place lah.

i hope a medium price condo to be built there....

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 7th, 2010, 04:32 PM

Land Owners In Kampung Baru Can Receive Up To RM4 Million Each - Raja Nong Chik

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Land owners in Kampung Baru can become millionaires as they stand to receive up to RM4 million each upon accepting the re-development concept plan proposed by the government.

Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said such payment was possible because the value of the 80 hectares of land (200 acres) was worth RM20 billion.

"Every land owner can become a millionaire if they accept the plan. It is up to them though. But if they fall prey to people who try to undermine them, then from my experience, it will be like the Kampung Kerinchi issue whereby the was stalled," he told reporters after opening the Malaysia Inter-Varsity Debate Minister of Higher Education Cup here Sunday.

Raja Nong Chik advised land owners and residents in Kampung Baru to accept the government's proposal because it can benefit them.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that a trust would be set up to implement the Kampung Baru re-development plan and gave assurance that the rights of owners, the unique Malay identity and cultural legacy of the area would be retained and residents would not have to move out.

They (land owners) would also have the right to decided the form of development in their area.

Raja Nong Chik said he would prepare a working paper on the re-development plan and proposal for submission to the Cabinet and once given the approval, would hold a dialogue with the people of Kampung Baru.

"During the dialogue, they can give us their feedback and we will make the necessary changes accordingly," he said.

Meanwhile, debate organised by Universiti Malaya saw 12 universities participating while Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia emerged victorious, edging Universiti Multimedia, Cyberjaya.

-- BERNAMA

AFL

February 7th, 2010, 07:18 PM

Kampung Baru road layout is interesting...it is perfectly in grid as compared to other KL road patterns...

firdaus

February 8th, 2010, 04:39 AM

rizalhakim

February 8th, 2010, 10:51 AM

Kertas cadangan bangun Kg. Baru siap 2 bulan

KUALA LUMPUR 7 Feb. - Kertas cadangan mengenai kaedah pembangunan semula Kampung Baru dijangka siap dalam tempoh dua bulan sebelum dibentang kepada Kabinet.

Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin berkata, ia akan dirangka berasaskan pengumuman Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak semalam yang antaranya mengambil kira persetujuan pemilik tanah dan penduduk.

Selain itu, katanya, kertas itu turut mengandungi hal-hal perundangan selain kaedah perancangan yang rapi.

Menurut beliau, setelah siap sepenuhnya, baru cadangan itu dibentangkan untuk mendapat kelulusan jemaah menteri.

''Selepas itu, saya akan berdialog dengan penduduk Kampung Baru bagi mendapatkan pandangan jika masih ada cadangan yang perlu diperbetulkan supaya dapat dibawa berbincang semula dengan jemaah menteri,'' jelasnya.

Beliau berkata demikian pada sidang akhbar selepas menghadiri Pertandingan Debat Antara Universiti bagi merebut Piala Menteri Pengajian Tinggi (MOHEC) yang diadakan di Auditorium, Balai Ungku Aziz, Fakulti Pergigian Universiti Malaya di sini hari ini.

Raja Nong Chik berkata, apa yang penting sekarang adalah persetujuan pemilik tanah terhadap cadangan tersebut.

''Jika mereka menerima baik kaedah pembangunan yang dicadangkan ini maka kita tidak ada masalah untuk membangunkan Kampung Baru menjadi pusat komersial menjelang 2011," jelasnya.

James Foong

February 8th, 2010, 02:35 PM

4 mil each?
How? What about the owner who own less land?

4mil is for the largest landowner identified.

nazrey

February 9th, 2010, 12:08 PM

-delete-

azey

February 10th, 2010, 09:11 AM

4 million???now im jealous...really

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 11th, 2010, 08:15 AM

nazrey

February 16th, 2010, 05:29 AM

Kampung Baru Residents Must Agree To Redevelopment, Says Raja Nong Chik
February 16, 2010 00:22 AM
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=475797

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- All residents in Kampung Baru here must agree to redevelop the settlement in order for the government to carry out redevelopment projects there expeditiously, said Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

He said this was a legal requirement for any comprehensive redevelopment to take place in any particular area.

"However, if there still people who resist, we (government) have to look into alternative ways (to redevelop Kampung Baru) and this will delay the process," he said on the "Soal Jawab" talkshow aired by TV3 here Monday night.

He said the government was looking at the possibility of introducing laws whereby if 80 per cent of residents in a particular area agreed to development of their residential area, the 20 per cent not in agreement must accede to the majority.

"We are studying this possibility not only for the case of Kampung Baru but others where development becomes stunted because of political reasons and the like," he said.

He added that should redevelopment of Kampung Baru go ahead, residents there might have to be temporary resettled until the redevopment projects are completed.

-- BERNAMA

cullen

February 16th, 2010, 08:32 AM

From flickr
by harold mac gillavry

this could all be gone in the future...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4347037870_100e786961_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4346294755_b02d93fe9d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4347035934_a633964381_b.jpg

the pasar malam will remain there. dont worry.

only the rumah buruk akan dirobohkan! (read: rumah buruk, not rumah traditional ;) )

aismanggo

February 16th, 2010, 09:31 AM

the pasar malam will remain there. dont worry.

only the rumah buruk akan dirobohkan! (read: rumah buruk, not rumah traditional ;) )

:banana::banana:kami menuggu saat ini..robohkan rumah setinggan,kkalkan tradisi n bangunkan kg baru

AFL

February 16th, 2010, 02:09 PM

:banana::banana:kami menuggu saat ini..robohkan rumah setinggan,kkalkan tradisi n bangunkan kg baru

Really? Good that they will preserve the real Malay traditional house.

rizalhakim

February 17th, 2010, 09:41 AM

lagi 2 bln....huhu

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 17th, 2010, 05:08 PM

they should also refurbished the mosque....

drezahar

February 17th, 2010, 05:22 PM

nostalgic place for me.....:bash: will gone.....:bash:

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 17th, 2010, 05:35 PM

nasi lemak antarabangsa is the best place to eat there...not the franchised one....

rizalhakim

February 18th, 2010, 03:03 AM

nasi lemak antarabangsa is the best place to eat there...not the franchised one....

aq x suka tol makan nasi lemak antarabangsa kat situ....aq jumpa tikus besaq giler kat situ....lol!!! but the ikan bakar next store peh mmg shedap huhu!!!

rizalhakim

February 18th, 2010, 08:16 AM

Penduduk Kampung Baru diharap tidak keliru bayaran RM4 juta

KUALA LUMPUR: Pemilik tanah di Kampung Baru diharap tidak terkeliru dengan bayaran RM4 juta yang bakal diberikan kerajaan sekiranya mereka bersetuju dengan cadangan pembangunan semula kawasan itu.

Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, berkata harga sebenar bayaran yang akan diterima penduduk adalah bergantung kepada keluasan tanah masing-masing.

"Kalau harga sepenuhnya jika kawasan itu telah dimajukan dalam RM20 bilion kita dibahagikan dengan lebih kurang 5,000 pemilik, kita dapat lebih kurang RM4 juta (seorang). Tapi kita mesti tahu daripada 5,000 tu ada tanah yang kecil, yang besar, jadi tak semestinya seorang dapat RM4 juta," katanya selepas merasmikan Taman Tasik Datuk Keramat di sini, hari ini.

Turut hadir Timbalan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar Datuk M Saravanan dan Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail.

Raja Nong Chik berkata bayaran RM4 juta itu hanyalah harga rambang dalam memberi gambaran kepada potensi pembangunan itu kelak.

Sebelum ini laporan mengatakan bahawa pemilik tanah di Kampung Baru bakal menjadi jutawan dengan menerima bayaran sehingga RM4 juta seorang jika mereka bersetuju dengan cadangan konsep pembangunan semula kawasan itu.

Ini adalah berikutan nilai tanah di kawasan itu kini melebihi RM20 bilion untuk 80 hektar.

Raja Nong Chik dalam sidang media itu turut berkata elemen atau ciri-ciri kampung Melayu turut akan dikekalkan pada pembangunan semula Kampung Baru itu kelak selain menambah elemen moden.

"Yang pasti ciri-ciri kampung Melayu tu akan dikekalkan tapi dengan cara yang modenlah. Tak bolehlah kita buat rumah kampung, kalau buat rumah kampung di situ, takdalah harganya sampai RM20 bilion," katanya.

Beliau berkata kementerian akan berbincang dengan 'stakeholder'' khususnya pemilik tanah di Kampung Baru berhubung perkara itu selepas jemaah menteri meluluskan konsep pembangunan di kawasan itu.

"Saya sendiri akan ''turun padang'' ke kampung baru untuk dapatkan maklum balas tentang cadangan (pembangunan) itu sebaik sahaja jemaah menteri meluluskan konsep pembangunan ini dalam masa dua bulan lagi," katanya.

Beliau menjelaskan kementerian akan menubuhkan satu badan yang mengendalikan pembangunan Kampung Baru itu yang mana badan tersebut dimiliki sepenuhnya oleh kerajaan. - Bernama

cullen

February 18th, 2010, 11:12 AM

nostalgic place for me.....:bash: will gone.....:bash:

apa yg 'will gone' tu? takkan kalau rumah2 buruk yang takder 'architecture wonders' tu kena roboh pun tak boleh? takkan nak biar Kampung Baru tu kelihatan seperti 'kampung setinggan' instead of Kampung Morten-alike?

Victor18

February 19th, 2010, 07:19 PM

nostalgic place for me.....:bash: will gone.....:bash:

Nostalgic?? yeah right!!,most parts or the area looks like slums and not well taken care off,plus it makes the area look even more left out with all those rumah buruk and setinggan ones!,nostalgic lah that for you? :ohno:

cullen

February 19th, 2010, 07:48 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2848078125_e3c7c8e4a4.jpg

^^ kalau rumah macam ni.....can consider lah 'nostalgic'

tp kalau macam ni...:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4347037870_100e786961_b.jpg

apa kejadahnya 'nostalgic'? buat malu kaum jer...

Victor18

February 19th, 2010, 07:56 PM

^^ Yep,well said...

patchay

February 20th, 2010, 08:50 AM

Besides Puncak Baru, NAZA owns a few commercial land near its current office in Kampung Baru...................

I think ppl like NAZA and some kacang putih Bumi developers such as Zikay Group and RAH Corp will be the biggest beneficiary when Kampung Baru transforms.

silverian86

February 20th, 2010, 09:15 AM

apa yg 'will gone' tu? takkan kalau rumah2 buruk yang takder 'architecture wonders' tu kena roboh pun tak boleh? takkan nak biar Kampung Baru tu kelihatan seperti 'kampung setinggan' instead of Kampung Morten-alike?

Kampung baru will never be like kg.Molten. Usianya pun tak la lama sangat. No historical value. And the location is very closed to the city centre but very in worst condition.Kg Manjoi in Ipoh suburban is even better :bash:

cullen

February 20th, 2010, 07:03 PM

Kampung baru will never be like kg.Molten. Usianya pun tak la lama sangat. No historical value. And the location is very closed to the city centre but very in worst condition.Kg Manjoi in Ipoh suburban is even better :bash:

siapa cakap Kampung Baru has no historical value? memandai jer nko...

Kampung baru if not as old as KL itself, it is really important in the history of KL lah bro. lu duduk Perak, apa lu tau...:lol:

in fact Kampung Baru tu lebih tua berbanding Kampung Morten!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2848078125_e3c7c8e4a4.jpg
Rumah macam ni pun layak untuk dimusnahkan je. Banyak lagi rumah traditional kat luar KL yang lebih cantik, terjaga dan betul-betul traditional

mana yang lebih cantik tu? cuba tunjuk sikit....BUKTIKAN! jangan cakap semberono jer...yes, of coz rumah2 lama di terengganu tu lebih tinggi nilai estetika dia, tp apa yg kita bicarakan di sini ialah KAMPUNG BARU. bukan rumah mana yang lagi cantik, bro...

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 27th, 2010, 05:59 PM

From flickr
by tramontane

this should all be redeveloped...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4391357782_9f6e4d96d4_b.jpg

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 27th, 2010, 06:00 PM

From flickr
by tramontane

this also...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4391345368_290d91b5f9_b.jpg

project aliciel

February 27th, 2010, 08:50 PM

lohxy

February 28th, 2010, 03:18 AM

I think they will be happy to get another new big home (apartment/COMDOMINIUM unit).

dengilo

February 28th, 2010, 04:39 AM

From flickr
by tramontane

this should all be redeveloped...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4391357782_9f6e4d96d4_b.jpg

:bash:Just for ur info shah i know for a fact its a indonesian colony there!!99% living there are indonesian most of the houses in that area have rumah sewa rented out to u know wholah:bash::ohno:

daeng_jal

February 28th, 2010, 05:47 PM

but kg. baru is malay reserve land. thus, the land cannot be transfferred or bought by non malay or international developers, and once developed, buisiness and residential tennants cannot buy those units for buisiness and residential use, then what is the value of developing it? unless government renounce kg. baru as malay reserve status, then reserve sizable units to malays. for my opinion, if kg. baru have 5000 lots, then reserve 5000 unit for malay.

for now,they can own it but will never own it..

5000 is such smalll number compare the the size of the land and future density..
will kg baru folks accept that they will become the minoriites and had their voices not heard?..dun think so..

but who cares, the likely senarious us that our gov did is fills with fucker...UMNO tolong melayu konon, what they did is just to take public fund,to payoff the kg baru folks,then sold it to megadevelopers for profit and their personal cuts...which will buy like crazy then suddently berlakon menangis telling haow hard to see the unit with it being MRL...the building may look malay but the inside is fully omputih

nexzt time when UMNO kalah in KL or any other state, dun try fucking and blaming the malay for not voting for you, it just that, you had halau all your voter out for profit,so whose gonna vote for u now, dumbass

if the gov are serius about redevelopment, they should be the one to facilitate between the developer n landowner, not to become the developer itself...its jut show there intention is money not so much the interest of the people

dengilo

March 1st, 2010, 06:29 AM

If anybody know the history of kampung baru long enough will know that the british who had the vision and foward thinking to see the need for such a malay reserve in the first place.

cullen

March 1st, 2010, 12:55 PM

From flickr
by tramontane

this should all be redeveloped...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4391357782_9f6e4d96d4_b.jpg

this is the government-owned land. and yes, this area is where the proposed Puncak Baru is going to be...

cullen

March 1st, 2010, 12:57 PM

If anybody know the history of kampung baru long enough will know that the british who had the vision and foward thinking to see the need for such a malay reserve in the first place.

the history says Kampung Baru was there to cater the food supply for chow kit and chinatown residents. there was even a paddy field there.

it's not about the british were so 'forward thinking' or something...;)

SHAH FIRDAUS

March 4th, 2010, 10:54 PM

From flickr
by gaweinfaes

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4405459975_98dbcabe85_b.jpg

NICE VIEW!...of Petronas Twin Towers
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4405460837_2167165bac_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4406226344_438bf68f04_b.jpg

rizalhakim

April 27th, 2010, 04:12 AM

Kampung Baru redevelopment awaits cabinet approval
By Bernama
Monday, 26 April 2010 18:47

PORT DICKSON (Negri Sembilan): The Kampung Baru redevelopment plan will be presented to the Cabinet this Wednesday or next, Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said.

He said once approved by the Cabinet, the redevelopment concept plan of Kampung Baru located in the Kuala Lumpur city centre, would be presented to the landowners and residents.

"We will make improvements if it does not get Cabinet approval. The details need studying as other stakeholders are also involved," he said after closing a seminar for Kuala Lumpur residents associations here on Monday April 26.

Raja Nong Chik said landowners would not be forced to accept the Cabinet decision but would be given a timeline to decide.

He said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had formed an action squad to address public facility maintenance problems like clogged drains, potholes, street lighting and falling trees.

The action squad formed on April 1 had been given a maximum of three working days to settle the problems.
Raja Nong Chik also announced an administration allocation of RM5,000 annually to residents associations registered in Kuala Lumpur.-- Bernama

ZaHiRnYa???

May 30th, 2010, 02:53 AM

Cadangan radikal Kampung Baru
by Kosmo
Sunday, May 30 2010

KUALA LUMPUR - Kerajaan bercadang untuk membuka kawasan Kampung Baru di sini kepada bukan Melayu dalam usaha untuk membangunkannya daripada kawasan perkampungan kepada pusat perniagaan dan penempatan lebih moden.

Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin (gambar kecil) berkata, bagaimanapun, hak pemilikan tanah orang Melayu di kawasan tersebut tidak akan terjejas biarpun masyarakat bukan Melayu bakal diberikan kuota 40 peratus untuk memiliki hartanah di kawasan berkenaan apabila projek Pembangunan Kampung Baru dilaksanakan kelak.

Katanya, tindakan itu perlu untuk memberikan nilai yang lebih tinggi kepada kawasan itu setanding dengan kawasan sekitarnya seperti KLCC.

"Jawatankuasa Tanah Wilayah Persekutuan dan Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampung Baru akan ditubuhkan di bawah Akta Parlimen yang bertindak sebagai badan mekanisme penyeliaan kawalan pemilikan Melayu di kawasan ini.

"Langkah ini dibuat bagi memaksimumkan potensi pembangunan di Kampung Baru. Sekiranya kawasan ini hanya boleh dimiliki oleh orang Melayu, pasti nilai pasarannya tidak setinggi yang dikehendaki dan tiada pihak yang berminat untuk memajukannya," katanya.

XNeo

May 30th, 2010, 01:23 PM

I hope kg.baru becoming a 'Malay Town' like we have a 'China Town' n 'Litle India' in KL.

..where we can only see bahasa kebangsaan and jawi signboard .

rename to Bintang Baru for instance...

Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin (gambar kecil) berkata, bagaimanapun, hak pemilikan tanah orang Melayu di kawasan tersebut tidak akan terjejas biarpun masyarakat bukan Melayu bakal diberikan kuota 40 peratus untuk memiliki hartanah di kawasan berkenaan apabila projek Pembangunan Kampung Baru dilaksanakan kelak.

Katanya, tindakan itu perlu untuk memberikan nilai yang lebih tinggi kepada kawasan itu setanding dengan kawasan sekitarnya seperti KLCC.

when the malay still depends on investment from the 'outsider',DEB is a failed policies to the bumi-after many2 years.
they even cannot develop their own economic strength.
where are the malays entrepenuer/tycoons?.

pity.
:ohno: :lol:

guy4versa4

May 30th, 2010, 01:56 PM

XNeo

May 31st, 2010, 02:33 AM

memang lah kita kna bergantung pada pasaran luar,sbb lagi luas..kalau stakat untuk rakyat,xkan kemanalah,ibarat jaguh kg,contohnya filem2 hollywood sbb diaorg pasar kat seluruh dunia lah keuntungan berbillion2,berbeza dgn filem melayu yg keuntungan x sampai berjuta,jelas lah kita bukan negara yg boleh hidup sendiri,sbb jumlah penduduk kita yg sedikit,ekonomi kita xkan berkembang

Bakal 'malay town' ni lah yang nak diperkenalkan kepada dunia.
letak signboard bahasa melayu dan jawi. kalau dorang tak paham..dorang akan belajar.
buat pusat kebudayaan melayu, dan little kampung melayu situ...mcm taman mini.

aku selalu lepak kat kg.baru..ada juga pelancong yg datang, tak perlu signboard bahasa inggeris. dorang dah tahu. dan dorang suka belajar bahasa melayu...tu lagi bagus.

kalau buka pada pasaran luar...signboard english mesti ada,arab, jepun...chinese.

bila la melayu nak think 'BIG' ...takat kg.baru beberapa ekar pun nak harap org luar. Time ni la nak tunjuk hasil DEB, else...DEB tu dasar yang GAGAL selama ni.

kalau boleh arkitektur bangunan kg.baru ni pun bercirikan melayu.

kalau tenguk rancangan luar negara yang memaparkan negara malaysia, background muzik adalah muzik cina.orang luar nampak malaysia tu more chinese (sebab kat bandar2 majoriti adalah penduduk cina..signboard cina).

spt kata Pak Heryanto - kacian deh sama lhoe...

travellator

May 31st, 2010, 03:38 AM

OOT

Its not just about Kg Baru.
Its not just the failure of DEB, its the failure of Malays as a whole to break out of their comfort zone and go for the unknown. Making use of the opportunities offered by DEB, just to get comfortable life without ambition to go further. That is the failure.

If Malays as a whole can't do it by themselves(make Malaysia a high income , innovative and knowledge country) then we need all the other Malaysian races and foreigners working together to help achieve this goal. Letting go of the comfort bolster and think beyond to what is for the greater future of this country.

The NEM is pointing the way, but people(of all races) are stuck in their comfort zone without ambition to go further and are afraid.

You are the majority and must make that difficult effort to go for the higher level, all others will follow you. You help make March 2008 for change, this is the continuing path for change. and it is for the better.

nazrey

May 31st, 2010, 11:07 AM

Proposal To Develop Kampung Baru On A 60:40 Ratio Not Final
May 31, 2010 16:46 PM
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=502322

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The proposed Kampung Baru redevelopment based on a 60:40 ratio of Malay and non-Malay participation, cannot be finalised without acceptance from land owners said Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

The government would hear feedback and views of land owners before making any decision said Raja Nong Chik.

"Kampung Baru land owners need not worry. What we had put forward to them on Saturday is just the beginning and we want to listen to feedback from land owners themselves," he said in a statement Monday.

On Saturday, a meeting was held between the government, landowners and beneficiaries of Kampung Baru at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), with regard to a proposed development in the area.

Raja Nong Chik said the interests of the Malays in Kampung Baru here will not be jeopardized even if non-Malays are given a 40 per cent quota to own property in the area when the Kampung Baru Development Project was implemented later.

"This is to allow maximization of the development potential of Kampung Baru...and when we say non-Malays, it is not limited to non-Malay Malaysians but also interested foreign investors.

"This will maximize returns to land owners who can also invest in the development," he said.

The size of Kampung Baru is 307.344 acres and based on the valuation done on 136 acres in March 2007, land there was valued at between RM270.00 and RM300.00 per square feet for housing and from RM500.00 to RM600.00 per square feet for commercial lots.

-- BERNAMA

patchay

May 31st, 2010, 03:19 PM

daeng_jal

May 31st, 2010, 04:17 PM

kalau diorang nak RM4000 per sq ft..kenerlah tukar status dr reserve land kpd you know what.......

tapi masalahnyer org kg baru mcm org balik pulau xnak kehilangan their political power biler org lain masuk..jadi xleh kasik org lain masuk...

tak tauler aper yg dioang akan putuskan...

but i think theres a middle way out to develop both area NOW..just change the law so that all reserve land be allowed to be rented out to others.so that they can rent out the office towers, in the case of balik pulau hotel and resort,..these will ensure high rental yield but at the same time preserve their political power... residential unit however are own and can't be rental out to non-native...

dengilo

May 31st, 2010, 04:32 PM

Pada hakikatnya, rakyat Kg Baru mahukan nilai tanah pusaka mereka melonjak kepada RM4,000+ psf.

Adakah ini munasabah jikalau Kg Baru kelihatan seperti yang ada pada hari ini? Mungkinkah pembangunan yang dirancang oleh kerajaan akan merealisasikan impian penduduk Kg Baru pada masa akan datang?

:cheers:Saya amat bersetuju dengan pendapat saudara pat kita:)RM 4,000psf ???They can continue dreaming for it for the next few generations for that to happen:bash:

guy4versa4

May 31st, 2010, 05:42 PM

setuju...org melayu yang sgt tamak,sbenarnya diorang pun x nak tinggal situ,sbb mcm setinggan,tp sbb sikap diaorg yg nak untung smpai pembangunan negara pun terbantut...

XNeo

June 1st, 2010, 04:17 AM

aismanggo

June 1st, 2010, 05:01 AM

tamak nak duit, pastu bawa org luar..org luar yg develop...at the end tak belajar apa2 pun sampai bila.
sama la melayu yg dpt portion/lesen bisnis...tapi org lain yang buat.
:ohno:

anyway,
kita tak perlu another mid valley, bukit bintang, mega2 development.
byk lagi area KL boleh buat mcm tu.

cukuplah kg.baru redevelop jadi 'malay town' sebagai salah satu identiti baru di KL.
kalau tak mampu..buat je mana yg mampu.tanah kat situ pun bukan mahal melangit.unless org luar offer tinggi..mata hati pun jadi buta..:D.
slowly develop...jadi model pmbangunan ekonomi meleyu.

xsetuju ngan u..
mmg lah kg melayu,tp melayu lah sgt kah?
tgk lah lokasi kg baru tu..memang layak dibangunkan untuk kemajuan negara..rugi kalau setakat nak pertahankan kg setinggan mcm tu,,mencemarkan imej je..tgk sajalah tikus besar gajah berkeliaran...geli aku..
kalau dah xpandai jaga tanah sendiri tu,bg lah pd kerajaan,biar dibangunkan...jelas pendudk kg baru sengaja nak melambatkan pembangunang negara sendiri...ala2 pengkianat gitu,xpayah lah nak ckp pasal tolong bangsa sendiri,tanah bnyak lagi kat pinggir2 kl tu,buat la kg baru kat sana,biarlah area kl tu totally membangun with all the shopping kompleks,hotel,street and finacial district,baru cantik skyline kl nanti..

XNeo

June 1st, 2010, 05:59 AM

xsetuju ngan u..
mmg lah kg melayu,tp melayu lah sgt kah?
tgk lah lokasi kg baru tu..memang layak dibangunkan untuk kemajuan negara..rugi kalau setakat nak pertahankan kg setinggan mcm tu,,mencemarkan imej je..tgk sajalah tikus besar gajah berkeliaran...geli aku..
kalau dah xpandai jaga tanah sendiri tu,bg lah pd kerajaan,biar dibangunkan...jelas pendudk kg baru sengaja nak melambatkan pembangunang negara sendiri...ala2 pengkianat gitu,xpayah lah nak ckp pasal tolong bangsa sendiri,tanah bnyak lagi kat pinggir2 kl tu,buat la kg baru kat sana,biarlah area kl tu totally membangun with all the shopping kompleks,hotel,street and finacial district,baru cantik skyline kl nanti..

setinggan ada dan rumah bukan setingan pun banyak jugak.
cuma area situ nampak ketingalan..nampak kampung sgt.

memang kg.baru tu kena di bangunkan.nak ada shopping kompleks,hotel..bisnis district,etc.

cuma kalau dpt satu kawasan KL beridentitikan melayu, Kg.Baru ni la sesuai. kita dahda pun china town...little india.
pendapat aku je.

KL skyline ni pun dah spread all over...even future supertall pun nanti bukan berdekatan area klcc.

dengilo

June 1st, 2010, 07:28 AM

dinoleon

June 1st, 2010, 01:35 PM

Biarlah orang kampung menentukan masa depan mereka.

1. Nak kekal kehidupan kampung tanpa pembangunan?
2. Nak pembangunan dengan menjual tanah? Lepas tu, pindah ke tempat lain atau beli rumah baru Kg. Baru dengan duit tanah?
3. Atau, dapat rumah teres percuma (macam orang Kg. Buah Pala) + duit tanah?

Kebijaksanaan orang kampung menjamin kebahagiaan mereka.

Schoolboy95

June 1st, 2010, 06:33 PM

Schoolboy95

June 1st, 2010, 06:33 PM

We got chinatown and little india sooner or later there might be a need for malay heritage mini town within central KL!!!A one stop for everything u ever need!Lets do a survey of the area how many % are trully owners and locals?I think the percentage of indons easily 60% because it seem like every other house will have a few "rumah sewa" rented out to them so as businesses!Kampung baru these days is just the extension of chow kit ie mini jakarta sad but its true!

Actually, I don't see the need to divide the city into different sections based on ethnic demographics. Why can't all cultural elements from all races be merged to form a Malaysian identity in line with plural 1Malaysia. The whole country is already polarised the way it is. For example, in my opinion la, the 2 erected phallus we claim the Twin Towers should reflect the country's ethnic diversity, instead on just one religion.

dengilo

June 8th, 2010, 12:38 AM

In so many ways ur right but the reality on the ground level is not,What i really want to see is that kampung baru develop into something that trully reflects the modern KL not caught in its own time zone and era of the past.

nazrey

June 9th, 2010, 12:52 PM

100 Percent Bumiputera Ownership Of Kg Baru Will Be Maintained - Nong Chik
June 09, 2010 18:27 PM
http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=504677

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- The government on Wednesday gave an assurance that Kampung Baru will continue to be 100 per cent owned by Bumiputeras and that plans for property development in the Malay settlement on a 60:40 ratio (Bumiputeras/Non-Bumiputeras) was merely a proposal.

Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said the government would not compel landowners there to accept the ratio.

"The government understands the worries of Kampung Baru residents about this ratio and gives its assurance that the settlement will continue to be 100 per cent owned by Bumiputeras but commercial development might be considered to be opened to non-bumiputeras.

"Any development in Kampung Baru must have the consent of the landowners and the ratio proposal is not a final decision, he said, adding that the government would also not invoke the Land Acquistion Act to develop Kampung Baru.

He told this to reporters after holding a meeting with various Malay Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) among them Perdasama, Perkasa and GPMS on the issue of developing Kampung Baru, at City Hall's headquarters here today.

Also present were the ministry's deputy secretary-general Datuk Bakaruddin Othman, Perdasama president Datuk Izat Emir, Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali and GPMS secretary-general Zambri Mohd Isa.

Raja Nong Chik said the NGOs involved in the discussion were for development of the settlement but against ownership falling into the hands on non-Bumiputeras.

He added that he would be holding a follow-up meeting with landowners and beneficiaries of Kampung Baru next week to discuss in further detail development plans for it.

On the suggestion by former Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Elyas Omar that government linked companies (GLCs) be enlisted for the development of Kampung Baru, he said Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Lembaga Tabung Haji and Pemodalan Hartanah Berhad had been identified for the purpose.

Kampung Baru is a Malay enclave in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It is also one of the most valuable tracts of land in the capital and is estimated to be worth up to RM5 billion.

But so far Kampung Baru elders have turned developers away, saying they want to preserve their ethnic Malay lifestyle.

-- BERNAMA

SHAH FIRDAUS

June 10th, 2010, 12:49 AM

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dengilo

June 11th, 2010, 12:54 AM

Just look at that its so ironic!!!!less than 1km away and yet worlds apart

rizalhakim

June 15th, 2010, 07:20 AM

Land owners agree to develop Kampung Baru
By Bernama
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:15

KUALA LUMPUR: Owners and beneficiaries of land in Kampung Baru land have agreed to the plans to redevelop the area which will retain 100 per cent Bumiputera ownership.

The decision was made during a discussion between Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and 50 representatives of the owners and beneficiaries.

"Now, we're speaking in one voice (on the redevelopment of Kampung Baru)," said Raja Nong Chik at a news conference after the three-hour meeting. He said those involved in the meeting had agreed on the redevelopment plan and wanted it to be carried out comprehensively without affecting the Bumiputera
ownership involving 222 Malay Agriculture Settlement (MAS) areas and 80 acres of government-owned land.

He said the Kampung Baru Development Corporation which is responsible for implementing and supervising the redevelopment would be established next year after it is approved by the Dewan Rakyat.

He added that several government-linked companies, such as Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Lembaga Tabung Haji and Perlaburan Hartanah Berhad had been enlisted for the redevelopment projects.

"Among other proposals agreed upon was that the MAS land awarded by the Sultan of Selangor will remain as being owned by the Malays, and any development on the land will be leased to any quarter for any period depending on the developer.

"The corporation established may also help developers and owners obtain a fair price based on the development carried out, whether built in an open area or involving a skyscraper," he said.

Besides that, a special master development plan for Kampung Baru will be prepared by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and may be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak next year.

He said compensation for land premiums is still being decided by the government. He added that redevelopment works in Kampung Baru would be carried out over a period of more than five years.

Also present at the meeting were Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail, Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Ministry secretary-general Datuk Bakaruddin Othman and Kampung Baru Development Association president Datuk Paduka Raja Wan Mahmood Pawanteh.- Bernama

patchay

June 15th, 2010, 07:08 PM

Just look at that its so ironic!!!!less than 1km away and yet worlds apart

dat is probably de most "iconic" thing a tourist can find not too far from klcc.......

lohxy

June 16th, 2010, 03:32 AM

Land owners agree to develop Kampung Baru

KUALA LUMPUR: Owners and beneficiaries of land in Kampung Baru land have agreed to the plans to redevelop the area which will retain 100 per cent Bumiputera ownership.

The land owner wan money, but they still one to protect what they said that is not suitable for now...
You all ( the owners) dream lah...... Kampung Baru will still be kampung in the next hundred years(I get this from newspaper)

XNeo

June 16th, 2010, 04:40 AM

It is about time to show if the malay bumiputera now can develop their own economy strength - kg.baru will be the suitable model and location.

but if they still depending on others parties (like that pak mentri propose), those DEB, DNP seriously are failed policy to the malays.

:ohno: :lol:

pity for them.

nazrey

June 20th, 2010, 07:28 AM

Kampung Baru residents want to be heard
Saturday June 19, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/6/19/central/6500589&sec=central

THE residents and landowners of Kampung Baru feel the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry should listen to the views of the locals.

The Kampung Baru Action Committee pro tem chairman Mohd Nor Hassan said only a handful were representing the interest of the landowners.

“Besides, how can 50 people determine the rights of more than 4,000 landowners,’’ Mohd Nor asked.

He was referring to non-governmental organsitions (ngos) who had met Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin on Monday to discuss proposals to redevelop the 110-year-old Malay enclave.

“The minister should come to Kampung Baru and meet the people and explain these proposals to them,’’ Mohd Nor said, adding that the old people are more comfortable being closer to home.

Mohd Nor also said it was not true to claim that the entire kampung agreed to develop Kampung Baru in a comprehensive manner when no one from the ministry had come to meet the residents.

Kampung Baru landowner Roslan Abu said everything that had been discussed so far were just ‘talk only”.

Roslan said residents had put forward their objections during the Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 hearing several months ago and had made it clear that they did not want outsiders to be involved in the development plans of Kampung Baru.

“We were very clear about our views during the hearing so what are they talking about now,’’ he said.

Persatuan Pembangunan Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur (PPKB) vice-president

Dr Mohd Yusof Ismail questioned the ministry’s move to come up with a masterplan for the redevelopment of Kampung Baru.

“What plan are they talking about? “What about Volume 4 of the draft Kampung Baru Plan which was launched in 2008. Is that not a plan that was proposed by the government for Kampung Baru?” Mohd Yusof asked.

Meanwhile, Bernama reported that the Kampung Baru Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) Administrative Council is against the formation of the proposed Kampung Baru Development Corporation if none of the council members sit in the corporation.

Council acting vice-president Mashuti Mat Soom said the council felt that the formation of the corporation would not bring any benefit to the development there and would at the same time invalidate the administrative council which had administered the area for the last 110 years.

“Kampung Baru and MAS had been together ever since the Kampung Baru settlement came into being. We understand the problems of the settlers and all matters had been managed by us.

“We fear that if the corporation is made up of people who were not originally from Kampung Baru and with representatives from the government-linked corporations (GLCs) and commercial entities, the special privileges of the Malays will eventually disappear,” he said.

He said it was illogical that the absolute rights inherited by the residents earlier were handed to the proposed corporation whose capability has yet to be proven.

The Kampung Baru stakeholders were responding to an agreement reported to have been reached during a discussion between Nong Chik on Monday.

Nong Chik had met representatievs from the various ngos as well as representatives from the Kampung Baru Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) board of management, Kampung Baru Development Association and Kampung Baru Malay Children’s Welfare Association and Persatuan Berbasikal KL.

During the meeting 50 representatives of the associations representing owners and inheritors of land agreed that Kampung Baru should be developed comprehensively and that the Kampung Baru Development Corporation should be formed and only government-linked companies will develop the settlement.

KL mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail also agreed to come up with a masterplan for the redevelopment of Kampung Baru. The masterplan will be completed once the corporation is set up.

nazrey

June 24th, 2010, 06:24 AM

PNB plans detailed study on Kg Baru
By Zurinna Raja AdamPublished: 2010/06/24
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/pnbob/Article/#ixzz0rk0S66T4

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PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd (PNB) will carry out a detailed study on the proposed mixed development in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, to gauge if it will get competitive returns from the project.

"The study will take time (but) we need to be careful before we decide on this project. The outcome will depend on the study," said president and group chief executive Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman after a press conference to announce income distribution for Amanah Saham Nasional 2 (ASN 2) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday .

An earlier report had indicated that the government had agreed to appoint PNB as the master developer for Kampung Baru, while government-linked companies, Lembaga Tabung Haji and Pemodalan Hartanah Bhd, had also been asked to come onboard.

The report, which quoted Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, said the government would not be the developer but play a supervisory role as it did not have the capacity and that the three companies were considered because they would be able to protect the interests of the Malays.

The size of Kampung Baru is 125ha, and based on the valuation done on a 55ha site in March 2007, its land was valued at between RM270 and RM300 per sq ft for housing and RM500 and RM600 per sq ft for commercial lots.

Post-development, the land value is forecast to grow between RM1,000 and RM4,000 per sq ft.

Hamad Kama Piah declined to comment on when the group expects to conclude the matter.

Meanwhile, Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) said it maintained an income distribution of 5.2 sen per unit for ASN 2 for the financial year ended June 30 2010.

This translates into a total payout of RM11.2 million and will benefit 9,237 unitholders who collectively owned 215 million units of ASN 2.

nazrey

August 3rd, 2010, 08:58 AM

Kampung Baru agency to be operational next year
Tuesday August 3, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/3/nation/6785916&sec=nation

MALACCA: The Kampung Baru Development Corporation, which serves as the planning and governing body for development activities in Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur, is expected to be operational next year.

Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said the Bill for the setting up of the corporation was expected to be tabled in Par*liament at the end of the year.

“The corporation is not a business entity but functions as the governing body for the development of landed properties in the Kampong Baru area,” he told reporters after opening the law-drafting session for the Bill here on Sunday night.

The four-day session was attended by almost 50 Kampung Baru landowners and beneficiaries, Malay non-governmental organisations and developers to draw up pro*posals to be forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for drafting.

The 110-year-old Kampung Baru, covering an area of 90.2ha and has 35,000 residents living in seven village-like sectors. — Bernama

nazrey

August 14th, 2010, 08:37 AM

Kg Baru Land Trust already approved by Cabinet
Saturday August 14, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/8/14/central/6855199&sec=central

The proposal by Selangor Mentri Besar to form the Kampung Baru Land Trust was already tabled by the Federal Territory and Urban Wellbeing Ministry on May 5 and later approved by the Cabinet.

In a press statement, the ministry’s secretary-general, Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib, clarified that the suggestion tabled by the minister had been considered and analysed with an emphasis on the mechanism of share units three months ago.

The matter was discussed at a meeting on May 29 at PWTC attended by some 2,000 landowners. The ministry has also presented the proposal to various organisations in Kampung Baru, including the Kampung Baru Develop-ment Association, MAS, non-governmental organisations and government-linked companies (GLCs).

The proposal will be structured and completed by the GLC to be appointed to develop Kampung Baru.

The government is confident that the involvement of GLC such as the Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Lembaga Tabung Haji and Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad will provide a professional framework with their expertise and experience.

The government has agreed to set up the Kampung Baru Development Corporation under a Parliamentary Act. Functions of the corporation are to develop, coordinate, supervise and act as a mediator between developer, landowners and shareholders.

The effort is to ensure Malay ownership and bring up its value. The land in Kampung Baru is being evaluated by the Valuation and Property Services Department and also private valuers.
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