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daeng_jal

September 25th, 2010, 05:25 PM

^^ 22 stories

few article from the edge

On its film exhibition and distribution division, PPB senior manager (corporate affairs) Koh Mei Lee said the group has allocated a capex of RM60 million for the opening of five new Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), of which four were scheduled to debut next year and the fifth in 2012.

The new cinemas would be in Melaka, Setia Alam, Kelana Jaya, Mentakab and Nu Sentral in Kuala Lumpur.

“Currently, we have 23 locations with 183 screens and the new opening would increase locations to 28 with an addition of 45 screens,” Koh said, noting that GSC enjoyed about 40-42% market share in terms of box office collection.

She also said revenue from the division increased in the first half of 2010 due to the opening of three new cinemas, namely GSC Suria Sabah, GSC Tropicana and GSC East Coast Mall as well as additional screens at GSC IOI.

most likely candidate will be at aeon right?..so that mean TGV not coming to town?..how sad

asin, Melaka
Perfect Eagle’s biggest piece of land by far is in Jasin, where it owns a 600-acre leasehold tract, on which it is planning to develop a township. To popularise the address, the developer plans to give away 50 acres for international schools to set up their campuses — for free. Says Su, “We are going to create job opportunities in that township. We will have hotels, resort homes, serviced apartments, bungalows, terraced houses and commercial components. This township can be a second home for foreigners, especially those from China.”

The launch however, will not be for another eight years. In the meantime, the developer is acquiring smaller parcels around the site to improve its access. “For those parcels that we can’t buy, we will talk to the authorities, especially on relocation of the squatters,” says Su.

On the land are two lakes totalling 100 acres which the developer plans to turn into an extreme water sports park. There will also be a 9- to 18-hole golf course.

Green will also be the buzzword here with the township focusing on eco-plantation, eco-tourism and eco-education. “I think many city children don’t even know what a chicken looks like. In Jasin, we will have breeding area for chickens and ducks.

Then we have two very deep and nice lakes. It will be a resort-themed project and it will be one of the main attractions for Malaysian tourism later,” Su says.

coming in 2018:)

City & Country: Harp Soon makes presence felt PDF Print E-mail

Tags: Bayou Lagoon Resort in Melaka | Datuk Seow Cho Thoy | Harp Soon Corp Bhd | Marco Seow
Written by Rosalynn Poh
Monday, 05 July 2010 00:00
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Having focused on medium-cost housing in Selangor over the last 35 years, the developer is ready to move to the next level, says co-founder Datuk Seow Cho Thoy. Its latest project - Bayou Lagoon Park Resort in Melaka - makes an impact as heir apparent Marco Seow sets out to transform the low-profile group.

Moving up to the next level

Harp Soon Corp Sdn Bhd may not be a familiar name in the property development faternity, but its founders, who keep a very low profile, have been around for 35 years now. Datuk Seow Cho Thoy collaborated with his younger brother C K Seow in forming Harp Soon Construction Sdn Bhd back in 1980.

The developer has since completed more than 30 projects worth RM800 million in Selangor, Seow informs City & Country. Its current total landbank in Selangor amounts to more than 200 acres, of which 20% is still undeveloped.

Having built mainly medium-cost housing so far, Harp Soon is now looking to gain prominence as a quality developer, with Seow slowly hands over the reins of the company to his eldest son Marco.
In its latest project — known as Bayou Lagoon Park Resort — which is also its first outside Selangor, Harp Soon is building medium-cost serviced apartments in Melaka.

Seow: It is important to know what the buyers want and satisfy their needsHarp Soon in Mandarin, says Seow, means “work together and smooth journey”, which the two brothers felt was an appropriate name for their joint effort. The company started work on its first project — a residential development in Teluk Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM5 million — in 1980. Since then, it has developed several residential projects: Taman Emas in Kuala Langat, Taman Seri and Taman Sri Maju in Klang and Taman Intan and Taman Emas Jaya in Kapar.

Seow, 63, who is the chairman of Harp Soon Corp, is grooming Marco to take over the business. “Since I was young, I have been following my father to project sites and that is how the interest started,” comments Marco, who is the company’s executive director. He studied economics in Australia and graduated in 2005. Before he joined Harp Soon in 2007, he worked for a trading company.

Marco helps translate as his father tells City & Country his story in a mix of Hokkien and Bahasa Malaysia.

Seow’s family had come to Malaysia from Guangdong province in China when he was eight. “While studying here, I also repaired cars and planted tapioca. So you can say I started from scratch to where I am now.

“When I turned 25, I bought a piece of land in Klang for RM20,000 on which I built a factory as I already had a ready tenant for RM1,500 a month. In fact, the factory is still being rented out. That was when I first felt that property development was one of the most rewarding industries to be in,” he says.

Harp Soon focused on medium-cost mixed developments in the Klang Valley, adds Seow.

“I have gone through three recessions and I have learnt that during a recession, affordable housing fares well. So when the economy is not good, medium-cost housing in good locations is the way to go. It is important to know what the buyers want and satisfy their needs.”

An artist's impression of the RM250 million Bayou Lagoon Park ResortMarco agrees that medium-cost housing in good locations sells. He says, “My vision is to transform the Harp Soon group into a prominent name in the industry. I would like to continuously brand the company by winning internationally recognised awards.

“Recently, Bayou Lagoon Park Resort won the Asia-Pacific Top Excellence Brand 2010 from Global Business Magazine [a local Chinese publication].”

On his plans for the group, Marco says getting skilled human resources and building quality products will be key. “In property development, besides strategic landbank, which I plan to actively look for, we will implement the right and most innovative concept that will yield the highest possible returns and give our purchasers valued-added products,” he says. Competition, he adds, is getting tougher each day and there is a need to be creative to take the group to the next level.

“Although property development is our major business, I believe diversification will redistribute the risk proportionately. Three other industries which I believe have major potential are education, food and beverage and tourism,” he remarks.

As per capita income improves, people will be willing to spend more to improve their standards of living, he says. “Parents want the best education for their children so they can do well in the corporate world. Urban dwellers will spend more on food and beverages while globalisation makes travelling easier, which will in turn drive up the number of tourists within our country,” Marco says.

Bayou Lagoon Park Resort
Located on a 20-acre leasehold tract just 10 minutes from the centre of historic Melaka city, this project comprises four blocks of apartments and has a GDV of RM250 million. Seow says the previously vacant plot was acquired from Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka in 2007, around the time Marco joined the company.

“We see great potential and strong growth in the tourism sector in Melaka. There is always demand for hotels and resorts as Melaka is known as a tourism hub. With its World Heritage City status, the state will surely go further in the tourism industry. That is why we decided to develop a resort there,” says Marco.

“Melaka is usually packed with tourists on weekends and there is demand for accommodation. We have tourists not only from Malaysia, but also Singapore, Hong Kong and China. This year, 8.5 million tourists are expected to visit the city.

“Actually we were approached, or rather encouraged, by the state government to develop there, maybe because of our reputation and track record,” observes Seow.

He says property prices in Malaysia are lower and have more upside potential than those in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, China and Vietnam. “Properties in Melaka have capital appreciation potential, I am sure. Our project there will have the first integrated private water park within a development of such a size,” he explains.

Only residents and their guests who stay in the resort can have access to the almost three-acre water park: “We want our guests/residents to have a feeling of exclusivity. The facilities in the water park include a sandy beach, water cannon, waterfall and slides,” says Seow.

The developer has appointed Crystal Crown Hotel & Resort Sdn Bhd as its consultant to provide technical and feasibility advice for the construction, development, management and operation of Bayou Lagoon Park Resort.

Buyers can stay there or lease the units to the developer for rental returns. Marco says the majority of buyers so far have opted for the 7% guaranteed rental returns (GRR) package per year, or a cumulative 35% for five years offered by the developer. The scheme includes 14 nights’ stay at the resort, or 70 nights for the five-year duration for owners. Other facilities available aside from the water park are a spa centre, gymnasium, billiard room, laundry service, swimming pool, child-care centre, video room, meeting and conference room (business centre), lounge pub, international cuisine restaurant and children’s playground.

“We had a soft launch for Bayou Lagoon Park Resort at the end of last year. The 13-storey Block A consists of 263 units with sizes ranging from 491 to 1,007 sq ft and priced from RM179,800.

Penthouses are not for sale though as the group wants to retain them for recurring income. Units are all fully furnished and the take-up so far is 95%,” Marco adds. Buyers are mainly from the Klang Valley, Singapore and Melaka.

The developer soft-launched Block B in early June and Marco says about 30% have been sold so far. “We actually did not expect Block A to sell so fast, so we decided to launch Block B in early June instead of later,” he explains.

The 12-storey Block B comprises 321 condos sized between 491 and 1,007 sq ft and priced from RM185,800. The launch of the subsequent two blocks will depend on the response to the first two.

In November this year, the developer plans to launch its 4.75-acre freehold Taman Desa Indah project in Kampung Jawa, Klang. There are a total of 75 units, of which 23 are 1-storey terraced homes, 40 are 2-storey terraced homes and the remaining 10 units 2-storey semi-detached homes. Prices for the properties range from RM150,900 for the 1-storey terraced homes to RM450,000 for the semidees.

Seow believes it is a good time to buy property now. “If the location and package offered by the developer are good, then it is a good buy. Property prices are expected to increase as the property market in Malaysia is better this year than last year,” he observes.

This article appeared in City & Country, the property pullout of The Edge Malaysia, Issue 813, July 5-11, 2010

bobmlk

September 27th, 2010, 09:48 AM

do any1 noe about Dome Malacca 'Malacca Dome' Malacca City Point '......http://www.wix.com/johnsenng/malacca-dome.....

bobmlk

September 27th, 2010, 09:52 AM

damn..dey even hav facebook page...i dont even noe bout diz project....http://www.facebook.com/malaccadome?v=wall&ref=ts

gordonv612

September 27th, 2010, 12:58 PM

do any1 noe about Dome Malacca 'Malacca Dome' Malacca City Point '......http://www.wix.com/johnsenng/malacca-dome.....

looks like this project gonna build at klebang

nazrey

September 27th, 2010, 08:43 PM

Hang Tuah Village To Be Developed As Tourist Attraction
September 27, 2010 22:58 PM
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=530820

MELAKA, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government will develop the original village of the Malay warrior Hang Tuah in Duyong, here, into a tourist spot to attract more visitors to the state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the project, located on a 24.7ha site, covering also Sungai Duyong, would cost RM135 million.

"We will carry out this project in four phases," he told reporters after a briefing on the project and visit to the site with Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob Monday.

"The tender for the project is expected to be out in December and the first phase to begin soon after the tender is awarded to the chosen contractor."

He said the project would take two years to complete which would involve renovating 20 traditional houses belonging to residents in the area and another 25 houses to be shifted to the site in order to create a similar scene during Hang Tuah's time.

Mohd Ali said the project would also include the construction of a museum, silat court, commercial centre, recreational area, surau and other facilities.

-- BERNAMA

daeng_jal

September 28th, 2010, 03:38 PM

Taman Singa Laut, Ikan Lumba-Lumba dibina sebagai produk baru pelancongan Melaka: Mohd Ali

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/TamanSingaLaut_IkanLumba-LumbadibinasebagaiprodukbarupelanconganMelaka_MohdAli/Article

2010/09/28
MELAKA: Taman Pertunjukan Singa Laut dan Ikan Lumba-Lumba yang dibina di Pulau Melaka di sini, diyakini mampu menarik lebih ramai pelancong ke negeri ini.

Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata taman pertunjukan singa laut itu meliputi kawasan seluas 0.729 hektar manakala taman pertunjukan ikan lumba-lumba yang terletak bersebelahannya seluas 1.296 hektar.
"Pembinaan Taman Pertunjukan Singa laut itu akan siap pada 15 November ini dan beroperasi sebelum bermulanya cuti penggal persekolahan akhir tahun ini," katanya selepas melawat tapak pembinaan taman itu dan kompleks Arab City di Pulau Melaka di sini, hari ini.
Mohd Ali berkata, taman pertunjukan singa laut itu dibina kerajaan negeri dengan kos RM1.9 juta yang dibiayai Kementerian Pelancongan, mampu memuatkan sehingga 1,500 penonton pada satu-satu masa.

Katanya, kerajaan Melaka mensasarkan seramai 500,000 penonton datang menyaksikan pertunjukan itu dalam tempoh setahun dan bercadang untuk mengenakan tiket berharga RM10 seorang untuk pertunjukan selama 45 minit itu.

Mohd Ali berkata, taman itu akan diuruskan syarikat Purindo Empat Lestari Sdn Bhd di mana kerajaan negeri akan memungut hasil sebanyak 30 peratus daripada keuntungan kasar taman itu setahun.

"Pembinaan taman pertunjukan ikan lumba-lumba, kita serahkan kepada syarikat Purindo Empat Lestari Sdn Bhd yang akan membiayai semua kos pembinaan berjumlah RM30 juta," katanya.
Beliau berkata, pembinaan taman pertunjukan ikan lumba-lumba akan mengambil masa selama dua tahun tetapi tarikh mula pembinaannya masih belum ditentukan.

Mengulas pembinaan kompleks Arab City, Mohd Ali berkata, pembinaan membabitkan kos kira-kira RM50 juta yang dibiayai pelabur Arab itu akan siap pada Disember ini dan akan mula beroperasi Februari tahun depan.

Mohd Ali berkata, antara tarikan utama Arab City itu ialah sebuah muzium dua tingkat yang akan mempamerkan artifak asli dari Mesir seperti mumia dari negara yang kaya dengan hasil sejarah itu.

"Cadangan cara perniagaan bazar di kompleks ini amat menarik iaitu berniaga di kaki lima seperti perniagaan di negara Arab, kita boleh cuba cara ini di beberapa tempat di Melaka seperti di Kota Fesyen dan Medan Samudera," katanya. - BERNAMA

daeng_jal

September 28th, 2010, 03:43 PM

Monday September 27, 2010
State foundation thinking big
By PERCY D CRUZ
malacca@thestar.com.my

MALACCA: Yayasan Malacca, the state education foundation, is looking at ways to increase its current assets of RM387mil to RM1bil over the next decade.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, who is the foundation’s chairman, said the move was necessary to allow Yayasan to carry on providing funds for scholarships and grants.

“The core business of the foundation is education.

“However, the foundation can get involved in property development and agriculture as sound investment to increase their assets,” he told reporters here after officiating Yayasan Malacca’s 26th anniversary here on Friday.
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View from above: Mohd Ali having a view from the 15th floor of Yayasan Melaka’s new RM38.4mil building.

He added the foundation would look at such ventures and set to achieve the RM1bil target by 2020.

The foundation, he said has collected RM266mil from 2006 to this year from five ventures including a 5,000ha oil palm plantation.

He commended the foundation’s effort in utilising RM21.5mil as scholarships and grants for local students furthering their studies.

“The foundation has come a long way since its humble beginnings at its office in Jalan Kota and later Jalan Hang Tuah.

“Today it is located at the state’s latest development hub in MITC within heart of Hang Tuah Jaya, he said.

Earlier, Mohd Ali officiated the foundation’s new 15th-storey building, which is expected to generate an income of RM439,000 in rental per year.

The RM38.4mil building was developed by bumiputra contractors under the Konsortium Kontrator Melayu (Melaka) Bhd in Feb 2008.

daeng_jal

September 28th, 2010, 04:49 PM

LNG import terminal study ready this year

Petronas Gas Bhd will complete a study on the construction of Malaysia’s first liquefied natural gas import terminal before the end of the year, Chairman Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said.

“Petronas is planning to bring in imported LNG in 2014,” he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today, referring to state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd.

“We have just been commissioned by Petronas to do a study on this regasification plant.”

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in June that Petronas plans to build a RM3 billion liquefied natural gas regasification plant in Melaka, south of Kuala Lumpur.

The terminal will be used to import LNG into Peninsular Malaysia, which accounts for more than 80 per cent of the nation’s energy use. Malaysia is the world’s biggest exporter of the cleaner-burning fuel after Qatar.

An import terminal with a capacity of about 3.5 million metric tons a year will take as long as two years to build, Wan Zulkiflee said. Petronas Gas is a subsidiary of Petronas. - Bloomberg

Read more: 'LNG import terminal study ready this year' http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20100722135426/Article/index_html#ixzz10pssXUyL

daeng_jal

September 28th, 2010, 04:52 PM

any ideas where this is?

MALACCA: Sole distributor for Toshiba in Malaysia, Tele Dynamics Sdn Bhd is targeting sales of RM1 million at its newly opened Malacca branch.

At the opening of its latest branch at Taman Melaka Raya, executive director Chong Kok Chuan said Malacca was the sixth state in which the company was opening a branch in its 30-year presence in the country.

He said the state had huge market potential.

"Malacca is a strategic location with clients who have been using Toshiba products for a long time."

The branch was opened by Malacca exco member of Industries, Commerce, Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives, Datuk Mohd Yunus Husin.

Also present were Tele Dynamics chairman Tan See Tee and chief executive officer Takashi Watanabe.

Tele Dynamics has branches in Penang, Ipoh, Johor Baru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.

Read more: Tele Dynamics opens Malacca branch http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/13telex/Article/#ixzz10pthpzFo

steve_skyline

September 28th, 2010, 07:12 PM

any ideas where this is?

It's opposite the u/c f&b building.

bobmlk

September 30th, 2010, 02:20 PM

MALACCA: Visitors to the Historical City could soon enjoy a traffic light- free ride from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to the city centre, thanks to the Melaka Tram project.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the Department of Railways had given the nod for the project.

"However, we would have to wait for the green light from the Public Works Department as there is a need to build four flyovers to ensure the path of the Melaka Tram is not affected by traffic-light junctions.

"The flyovers would be built at the Persimpangan Seri Negeri, Persimpangan Bukit Beruang-Bukit Katil, Persimpangan MBMB and the Persimpangan Muzium Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba.

"With the flyover, the tram's journey will be uninterrupted and the traffic flow from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to the city centre will be smooth as there will be no traffic lights," said Ali after chairing the weekly state executive council meeting at the Seri Negeri yesterday.

He said the RM272 million tram project, similar to the one in Brisbane, Australia, could start construction early next year once the project received public feedback during a three-month objection period and also upon completion of the environmental impact assessment.

The Melaka Tram would have 23 stops along a 40km-route from Ayer Keroh to Banda Hilir, the heart of the historical city.

The project, a joint venture between Mrails International Sdn Bhd and Chief Minister Incorporated (CMI), is expected to be completed within a year. He said the project was mainly to cater for the influx of tourists to the city.

It is estimated that 250,000 passengers will use the trams monthly, providing an annual revenue of RM20 million.

Among the popular spots the tram will pass are Hotel Seri Malaysia, Botanical Gardens, Melaka Zoo, Melaka International Trade Centre, Taman Muzaffar Shah, Pantai Hospital, Masjid Al-Azim, Hospital Melaka, Renaissance Hotel, Dataran Pahlawan, Hotel Mahkota, Harbour Club, Equatorial Hotel and Bukit Baru.

Read more: Tram project gets the nod http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/24mal/Article#ixzz110ybdThl

nazrey

October 1st, 2010, 05:32 AM

Malacca government needs RM135mil to recreate Hang Tuah villlage in Kg Duyong
By CINDY TAN Friday October 1, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/10/1/southneast/7129451&sec=southneast

MALACCA: The state government is seeking RM135mil to recreate the village of 14th century legendary Malay warrior Hang Tuah in Kampung Duyong, which has been identified as a tourist attraction.

The project, will cover a total area of 24.7ha within Kampung Duyong, next to Sungai Duyong with Hang Tuah’s well being one of the main attractions.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said 20 of the existing homes in the village would be restored while 25 kampung styled homes from all over the state would be also restored and relocated here.

“We have applied for the funding from the Federal Government and we are awaiting approval which we will know by the end of November.

“If all goes well, we can start the tender for the project by December,” he said, adding the project would be carried out in phases and was expected to be completed in 2012.

He told reporters this after accompanying Malacca Governer Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob on a visit to the proposed site in Kampung Duyong here on Monday.

Besides restoring and preserving the homes, he said the village would also house a museum and gallery, as well as homes of the five famous Malay warriors during the 14th Century Malay Sultanate (Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Kasturi and Hang Lekiu).

“We also plan to build an arena for playing tops as well as a silat arena to showcase the art of silat, especially those that was practiced during Hang Tuah’s time,” he added.

Kampung Duyong is said to be the birthplace of Hang Tuah, the legendary warrior who served the Malacca Sultanate Empire.

The present village is said to be the Hang Tuah’s home, owing to the presence of an ancient well, believed to have healing properties and said to have been dug by Hang Tuah.

Holidays

October 1st, 2010, 06:23 AM

guess with the tram project, aerorail transit system wll be called off? no news about aerorail since the project was displayed for public view.

don't really think the tram project is really that effective or efficient, 1 year construction period is just too short to be realised.

nazrey

October 1st, 2010, 07:03 PM

Eyeing China’s ferris wheel
Story by ALLISON LAI and CINDY TAN Monday May 10, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?sec=southneast&file=/2010/5/10/southneast/6199555

MALACCA: After almost four months since the Eye on Malaysia has been left idle due to a legal tussle with its owners, the state government is now eyeing the possibility of getting a replacement ferris wheel from China.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the state was considering replacing the current 62m ferris wheel following a breakdown in negotiations with the Belgian company Fitraco NV.

“We have offered to lease it from the company with 20% profit sharing but they seem to be more interested in looking for a buyer,” he told reporters after chairing the state exco meeting here last week.

If negotiations were to fail, he said the state was looking at a 90m Chinese ferris wheel, which only cost about RM7mil, to replace the current Eye On Malaysia.

“We may reuse the name Eye on Malaysia for the new wheel or even change its name to the Eye on The Straits of Malacca,” he said, adding that the company must then remove their wheel in due course.

It was learnt that the state had offered RM10mil, including profit sharing to the company that was seeking RM18mil for their wheel.

The ferris wheel, the tallest in the country, was brought in by MST Ad Suria Sdn Bhd after taking a lease with Fitraco, a specialist in leasing entertainment equipment.

The wheel was placed at Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur as part of the Visit Malaysia Year campaign in 2007.

Ad Suria subsequently entered into a joint venture agreement with state subsidiary Kumpulan Melaka Berhad in September 2008 to bring the Eye On Malaysia to Kota Laksamana next to the Malacca River.

On Sept 15 last year, Fitraco filed a suit at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to recover a RM17mil debt owed to the company by Ad Suria.

Fitraco succeeded in gaining control of the ferris wheel on Jan 7 this year and was subsequently granted the right by the High Court to take possession and remove it.

BREAKING NEWS:
GOODBYE TO THE OLD EYE OF MALAYSIA: The dismantling and relocation of the 'Eye Of Malaysia' begins. The Melaka site is to be vacated to make way for a new structure to be acquired from China and placed at the same location within the next six months. - NST Photo by Rasul Azli Samad

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nazrey

October 2nd, 2010, 06:48 AM

Eye on Malaysia comes down
By MARTIN CARVALHO Saturday October 2, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/2/nation/7144871&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2010/10/2/nation/n_28eye.jpg

Work in progress: The iconic ferris wheel being dismantled in Kota Laksamana.
A crane and several huge containers to house the gondolas were also seen
at the site yesterday.

MALACCA: The 10-month long controversy over the iconic Eye on Malaysia finally came to an end with its dismantling late Thursday evening.

Its owner, Belgian company Fitraco NV, has been given three weeks to dismantle the 62m-tall wheel and remove it from the 1.6ha state-owned land in Kota Laksamana next to the Malacca River.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the company had found an overseas buyer and agreed to remove the structure.

“I was informed that work to dismantle the Eye on Malaysia began on Thursday evening,” he told reporters after launching the new Panorama Coaches and One-Million Melaka Maju 2010 postcards here yesterday.

He said the state would still seek rental amounting to RM10,000 per day from Fitraco since they took possession of the wheel on Jan 7.

“We are looking at resolving the matter amicably.

“However, we will leave it to the courts to decide,” he added.

Meanwhile, Mohd Ali said the state would decide later this month on the purchase of a new replacement ferris wheel from China.

“We are considering a 82m-tall wheel at a cost of RM7mil or a larger 125m-tall wheel for RM15mil,” he said.

On Jan 7, Fitraco obtained a High Court order to take possession of the wheel from MST Ad Suria Sdn Bhd following the latter’s failure to repay an RM18mil loan under a leasing agreement.

MST Ad Suria brought the wheel into the country in 2007 and placed it at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007.

It was later moved to Kota Laksamana next to the Malacca River in September 2008 under a joint venture agreement between MST Ad Suria and Eye On Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EOM), a subsidiary of state-owned company Kumpulan Melaka Berhad.

Wtkace

October 2nd, 2010, 07:28 AM

According to Ali style , he most probably will buy the taller Wheel ( 125 m ) .

gordonv612

October 2nd, 2010, 10:04 AM

According to Ali style , he most probably will buy the taller Wheel ( 125 m ) .

tat's even taller than menara taming sari at 110m..

Wtkace

October 2nd, 2010, 10:42 AM

Ya , Ali always taller , bigger , better stuff .

daeng_jal

October 2nd, 2010, 10:01 PM

derang tgh pecahkan divider yg ader fountain tu antara DP n MP

seen their plan b4, it more got to do with allowing DP to build starhill like outdoor f&B than reducing traffic congestion

daeng_jal

October 2nd, 2010, 10:05 PM

]derang tgh pecahkan divider yg ader fountain tu antara DP n MP

seen their plan b4, it more got to do with allowing DP to build starhill like outdoor f&B than reducing traffic congestion

nnalso 2 more site are being fense up in mitc also oppsite the new shoplot at limbongan there are also fenses up...really hoping for no more damn shoplot:bash:

brain_failure

October 4th, 2010, 10:08 AM

'The Explorer' streetmall beside newton food court. This will be 2nd streetmall after U/C Lagenda streetmall by IJM.

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jamalpaktongko

October 4th, 2010, 10:37 AM

^^wah.ade cable car!!

brain_failure

October 5th, 2010, 10:15 AM

photos taken from Ali Rustam's Facebook.
saw the plan YB Gan Tian Loo is holding? they r going to build 2 blocks of high rise building at the old federal cinema. It looks like it's going to be a shopping mall with hotels or apartments.

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achkeen10

October 5th, 2010, 07:36 PM

achkeen10

October 5th, 2010, 07:38 PM

daeng_jal

October 5th, 2010, 07:40 PM

vincent tan nyer projek???

klo pecah tanah,mungkin tak start,klo dah start mungkin terbengkalai,klo start balik pon mungkin stop balik....tapi kalo ader kosmo world lagi best dari aquarium, and the rendering seems to be to short for a 40 story building

but, i wish u the best tan sri

from http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/barisan-nasional/10957-taman-laut-melaka-keperluan-atau-pembaziran

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taman singa laut..

buildship

October 5th, 2010, 08:44 PM

sc4

October 6th, 2010, 05:34 PM

Gosh...melaka is really turning into a circus.....

brain_failure

October 7th, 2010, 04:43 AM

sorry for sharing this very big post. couldnt find other way to share this article.

it is mentioned that a 43 storey Hilton Hotel and All Season Hotel will be built at bandar hilir

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daeng_jal

October 7th, 2010, 07:24 AM

wow....43 story...cool..great find bro

i hope berjaya one is more taller..

nyway 43 stories should make this the southern region tallest right?..coz jb city square is like 35stories

Wtkace

October 7th, 2010, 07:32 AM

I heard about the 43 storey hotel project , Ali said it include a 3000000 square feet shopping centre ......... what the hell is that ?!??!? Twice the size of suria KLCC !!! That fellow really like to build castle in the air .

gordonv612

October 7th, 2010, 07:52 AM

daeng_jal

October 7th, 2010, 07:53 AM

3mil sq ft in gross floor kot..around 1.5mil sq feet on net leasible area

that will make it twise the size of mp,about the same size as kl pavilion or 1borneo or queenbay

gordonv612

October 7th, 2010, 07:53 AM

is this by berjaya??
from the draft plan...the building looks modern.

it looks like Berjaya times Square as well...2 buildings situated at the end of each corner...

buildship

October 7th, 2010, 08:45 AM

wait 43 stories...is it within heritage gezetted area?

brain_failure

October 7th, 2010, 09:03 AM

brain_failure

October 7th, 2010, 09:15 AM

daeng_jal

October 7th, 2010, 10:16 AM

more photos from ali rustam's facebook during meetings with Hatten group management.

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the last picture, is that the new condo that hatten are building near garden city there?
look like it got a 4story mall underneath it..

hatten got nice piece of land huh?..anyone know where?..most likely at kota laksmana there..

so 4 mall u/c,arab city n 3street mall

and another 3 coming,by hatten,berjaya n hyatt there

Wtkace

October 7th, 2010, 11:28 AM

Ya , 4 storey of mall ( 3 000 000 square meter , about twice the size of Suria KLCC ) , that apatment is going to be 43 storey , the tallest building in Malacca .

dh maju dh

October 7th, 2010, 11:58 AM

melaka x best la......

so borink....

Wtkace

October 7th, 2010, 12:14 PM

Well , as a malaccan , I will say that it's boring . However , for non-malaccan , I can organize a nice trip for them which gonna make them satisfied as Malacca have a lot of historical place to vist .

gordonv612

October 7th, 2010, 12:53 PM

i read from the chinese newspaper last few days, it was stated that it consist of 30 storey hotel. So, I'm not sure whether 30 storey from ground or 30 storey excluding shopping malls and car parking level

where is this 30 storey hotel project located?

daeng_jal

October 7th, 2010, 04:24 PM

^^ i think that the BERJAYA one, opposite majestic hotel there

chuakz

October 8th, 2010, 02:01 AM

brain_failure

October 8th, 2010, 02:22 AM

where is this 30 storey hotel project located?

i mean the proposed hotel by berjaya group. here's the news from the chinese newspaper regarding the proposed project by berjaya group

充搬遷費及購新店費‧大厝內2店屋索償30萬

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2010-10-05 16:01

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首長（左起）、鄭東來、顏天祿及尤索夫等人，討論發展圖測上的事項。（圖：星洲日報）
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茶餐室業者出示估價報告，左為李鳳英。（圖：星洲日報）
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大厝內兩間受征地發展影響的店面租戶，要求州政府提供合理賠償。（圖：星洲日報）
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潘潤樓（中）與郭亞妹（左2）一家人，與首長莫哈末阿里（右）及鄭東來（右2）洽談賠償事宜。（圖：星洲日報）
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已建峻的雲霄飛車因誤建於其他地段，而被令向右“移動”。（圖：星洲日報）
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（馬六甲4日訊）武牙拉也板底（大厝內）兩家歷經半世紀歷史的茶餐室要求甲州政府，提供30萬令吉賠償金作為搬遷費，以及他們租用暫時營業地點，並日後再購買當地發展新店屋的費用。

這兩家茶室為售賣芽菜雞和粥的合發茶餐室，另一家為味味香釀豆腐，業者今日向前來巡視的甲州首席部長拿督斯里莫哈末阿里提出要求至少各30萬令吉的賠償金。
首長：30萬賠償金不太可能
首長表示，此地原為邵氏兄弟的產業，在賣給發展商後理應賠償給原有租戶。
“甲州政府將與發展商配合，商討有關租戶的賠償金問題。”
他說，州政府準備分別賠償4萬令吉和4萬6千500令吉給味味香與合發，租戶若不滿意可再上訴，州政府再作斟酌。
不過，首長表示，30萬令吉賠償金的可能性不大。
“當地將新建14間店面單位，並保留給原有租戶優先購買。”
首長表示，甲州行政議員拿督顏天祿將協助租戶，洽談賠償事宜，至雙方滿意為止。
誤建雲霄飛車須“移位”
另一方面，首長表示，由另一家發展公司負責的雲霄飛車，誤建在酒店發展計劃的土地上，因此，雲霄飛車必須向旁邊“移位”。
隨行者有發展商鄭東來、拿督顏天祿州行政議員和市長拿督尤索夫嘉丹等。
聯邦戲院一帶未來將改建成30樓酒店、三層樓商業大廈及購物商場等。
郭亞妹：新地點營業有風險
合發茶餐室創辦人郭亞妹（67歲）表示，周圍的住家已陸續獲得州政府賠償，唯獨她與隔壁店面未拿到，故希望州政府考慮他們提出的賠償額。
她說，在當地營業四十多年且已傳了三代，擁有一定的顧客群，若突然搬到新地方營業，面對的風險是未知數，令她感到擔心。
“就算以後建了新店面開放給我們購買，恐怕價格會很高，我們不一定買得起。”
丈夫潘潤樓表示，據他聘請估價師作出的報告，這些年一點一滴建成的現有建筑，約值29萬令吉。
“希望賠償事宜可以獲得圓滿解決，達致一個雙贏的方案。”
李鳳英：歷史悠久盼賠償金合理
味味香釀豆腐創辦人李鳳英（70歲）表示，已見過邵氏兄弟公司代表，對方表示有關地段已被政府征用，所以賠償金應由州政府負責。
她表示，在當地營業已有50年歷史，要搬新地方營業並非易事，因此，她希望當局賠償至少30萬令吉。

星洲日報／古城‧2010.10.04

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brain_failure

October 8th, 2010, 02:25 AM

Another 1 from the chinese newspaper stating about the 43 storey hotel.

耗資600萬擴建工程展開‧默迪卡路打造步行街

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默迪卡路“換裝”工程經正如火如荼展開，噴水池行人道已被拆除。（圖：星洲日報）
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泥機開始挖起紅磚，準備運回交給市政廳保管。（圖：星洲日報）

（馬六甲6日訊）甲怡力默迪卡路擴建工程上月杪展開至今10天，紅磚路中央的噴水池行人走道經已陸續拆除，顯現未來寬廣7車道的雛形，當地面貌開始火速變裝。

目前，惠騰廣場前開始架起工程告示牌，提醒駕車人士注意工程狀況，避免行駛中發生意外。
現場多輛大型泥機正如火如荼拆除建於2004年位於皇冠廣場及英雄廣場之間的行人道，原有的涼椅、噴水池及花草隨著泥機進行拆除後皆已不復見，而部份停車格的紅磚已被挖起。
默迪卡路擴建及重鋪柏油工程耗資600萬令吉，預計需要分作兩個階段在9個月完成，第一階段的拆除、擴建及重鋪工程將在6個月完成，第二階段的美化工作及擴建英雄廣場前行人道工程則需要3個月時間。
默迪卡路裝修工程
概念：以新加坡烏節路及吉隆坡武吉免登步行街為概念，打造一條甲州步行街。
範圍：從淡敏沙禮旋轉觀景塔前開始，直到華僑銀行前的交通島，全長0.5公里。
擴建：擴展後默迪卡路面闊度為7車道，惟左右兩旁各保留各一條車道作為停車位。
增建：
（一）英雄廣場前的行人道將加寬至30呎，設立18個攤位。
（二）路段前端、中端及後端各設按鈕斑馬線，保護行人安全。

brain_failure

October 8th, 2010, 02:27 AM

Translated

Heads: the Heroes square-change name Hero City Yili district

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2010-10-07 16: 52
(Malacca 6 rising) Chief Minister Dato Seri MoHA dynasty Ali pointed out that, as the Heroes square started to change and development, the State Government has been at the previous meeting, the area named "Hero City Yili district."

He said that the Heroes square 5 lanes before upgrading, and the Wai Tunji hotel next to the tourist bus stop projects currently in progress, plus the development of the Heroes square in Megumi group will spend $ 300 million order from Malacca, also went to the dual-Island, near the town building another comprehensive business centre makes to the Heroes square, there are a lot of changes and flourish, therefore, the Government decided to rename the area.
He is a former visiting hero Plaza 5-lane project and listen to the report of the new development plan, the transcript. Presence, including Wai Tunji Group CEO Mr Dato hair, nail, public works and infrastructure Committee Chairman Dato Yan Tian lu Executive members, etc.
Development of material manufacturing 3 thousand job opportunities
Executives say, the Wai group in Malacca, also went to the dual-island city built near a shopping centre, is expected to be brought to a State and 3 thousand job opportunities that benefit local people.
He said that in this project, will build a 43-story, 1 thousand 100 units of apartments. In addition, it includes 4 levels area up to 3 million square rules of shopping malls, has a 250-room five-star hotel has 350 rooms of 2-star hotel.
"State Government is very welcome-group of the companies that support the Government's policy of attracting foreign investment, through increased development plan for a State to create more job opportunities, increase of State people's income. ”
He said that the comprehensive development plan in December this year and is expected to begin in five years to complete.
5-lane works to relieve Mo di road traffic
On the other hand, the executives said, extension 5-lane project completion, will relieve Mo di road, on weekends and holidays, serious traffic congestion. Wai Tunji group will also be in 9 months of development-Hui Teng hotel next to the tourist bus stop offers 32 bus parking, and a hawker centre.
Earlier, the Wai Group CEO Dato, the Hui Teng hotels in (?) in July, September. The hotel has 6 floors with parking, 1 thousand 500 parking spaces, so that the group does not worry about parking problems. In addition, the development of the world Organization of the Malay Muslim, you will provide 300 parking spaces.
He said that local people have been using Wai Tunji carpark next believe visitors will make heavy use of this device, so that the road even more comfort.

Star daily/city * 2010.10.06

9MMRD

October 8th, 2010, 06:16 AM

Wtkace

October 8th, 2010, 06:51 AM

.......and not accurate at all . I rather you just post in chinese , don't make us chinese feel shame .

brain_failure

October 8th, 2010, 07:19 AM

:lol: the translation was funny.. :bash:
:) i sometimes cant understand some sentence also. but for those who is not that good in reading in chinese have to rely on webpage translator although it may not be accurate and look funny after translated.

Next time, i wil just post in chinese and wil not post translated page :)

daeng_jal

October 8th, 2010, 08:46 AM

melaka autocity is a failure eh? everytime pass by MITC looking at the cold empty buildings....anyway...i'm happy that malacca is getting more modern buildings...just dun wan it to be turned into a damn circus....too many malls....too little variety...mall open same cheap design cheap interior and same shops...

naza is taking over autocity huh?

Naza Motor Trading buka kilang di Melaka

MELAKA 5 Okt. - Syarikat automotif, Naza Motor Trading Sdn. Bhd., bakal membuka sebuah kilang pemasangan kenderaan di negeri ini berikutan jangkaan majlis pemeteraian perjanjian dengan kerajaan negeri yang akan dilakukan pada bulan ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, sehubungan itu, Melaka menjadi tuan rumah kepada dua kilang pemasangan kenderaan selepas Honda Malaysia di Pegoh, Alor Gajah yang memulakan pengeluarannya pada 2002.

Menurut beliau, satu perbincangan mengenai projek pembinaan kilang itu telah diadakan dalam pertemuannya dengan Pengerusi Eksekutif Kumpulan Naza, Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin pada hujung bulan lalu.

"Perbincangan awal itu tertumpu kepada kemungkinan mendapatkan beberapa bidang tanah daripada kerajaan negeri untuk mendirikan kilang pemasangan berkenaan.

"Kita juga telah menawarkan kawasan seluas 200 hektar kepada Naza untuk membina kilang mereka sama ada di Jasin atau Alor Gajah," katanya di sini baru-baru ini.

Mohd. Ali bagaimanapun berkata, syarikat automotif itu belum memberikan anggaran nilai pelaburan yang akan dilakukan menerusi projek terbaru itu.

"Cuma apa yang kita harapkan, Naza dapat menandatangani perjanjian dengan kerajaan negeri selewat-lewatnya Oktober ini sekali gus mengukuhkan lagi kedudukannya dalam bidang industri automotif negara dan antarabangsa," katanya.

Pada perbincangan itu juga, katanya, Naza telah menunjukkan minat untuk membuka ruang pameran kereta di Melaka Autocity yang terletak berhampiran Pusat Dagangan Antarabangsa Melaka (MITC), Ayer Keroh dengan tawaran kawasan seluas 21.2 hektar.

"Malah, Naza juga nampaknya berminat untuk membesarkan Pelabuhan Tanjung Beruas di Tanjung Kling yang sebelum ini kita tawarkan kepada syarikat Johor Port Bhd.

"Saya berpendapat, mungkin kedua-dua syarikat ini boleh berkongsi sumber untuk memajukan pelabuhan berkenaan.

"Bagaimanapun, perkara itu masih di peringkat perbincangan," katanya.

teckkang

October 8th, 2010, 09:54 AM

melaka x best la......

so borink....

this guy must be either haven't visited melaka, or have visited melaka but with no tour guide or with poor tour guide in a half day trip. Melaka is not only what you see in the news, it is whole lot more intriguing than that.

teckkang

October 8th, 2010, 09:57 AM

if the government really do want to make the road be like Orchard road, i really do hope to see more public open spaces. But from what i can see so far, they are doing the otherwise, making it a major traffic route which pushes people off the street. =(

teckkang

October 8th, 2010, 10:03 AM

i think the berjaya and hatten projects should be focused heavily on the hotel industry, not shopping. Some shops are needed for the tourists, but, i hate to see another mega shopping complex in the making. Rather than that, I prefer to see well designed public park and recreational facility beneath the hotel. The government should be able to see a clearer picture and disapprove shopping mall proposals.

daeng_jal

October 8th, 2010, 04:39 PM

^^ actually hatten paid for the road widening project,bcoz they get to extended their currently narrow walkway to be wider, with the normal tent like F&B outlet along the road

errm,no need to disapprove lah, free market mah, just let the private sector done it job, if they think that their customer might appreciate park and recreational facility than they will do it..but if they think their customer like malls,then let them build it...

we shouldn't ask the goverment to reject anything considering that
melaka are doing rather badly

Projects Approved by State, Jan-July 2010 and 2009
Jan - July 2010
State No Total Proposed Investment

Selangor 197 2,276,365,159 1,605,964,954 3,882,330,113

Johor 108 1,579,291,594 1,150,605,064 2,729,896,658

Pulau Pinang 73 738,059,784 1,508,460,830 2,246,520,614

Kedah 30 275,736,923 1,585,065,421 1,860,772,344

Sarawak 27 244,440,933 1,377,843,146 1,622,284,079

Perak 27 737,034,069 873,334,784 1,610,368,853

Sabah 20 402,959,968 408,189,715 811,149,683

Melaka 21 144,461,413 601,542,319 746,003,732

Negeri Sembilan 23 207,347,168 309,360,236 516,707,404

Terengganu 4 268,298,680 - 268,298,680

Kelantan 5 87,331,000 82,224,000 169,555,000

Pahang 6 26,731,756 52,375,425 79,107,181

W.P.- Kuala Lumpur 3 32,172,606 - 32,172,606

W.P.- Labuan 1 14,866,935 - 14,866,935

TOTAL 545 7,035,097,988 9,554,935,894 16,590,033,882

SOURCE: MIDA

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chuakz

October 8th, 2010, 05:37 PM

naza is taking over autocity huh?

they must be opening a showroom there....good...=) bring some life to the area...now its only home to a little car museum...

teckkang

October 9th, 2010, 12:27 PM

^^ actually hatten paid for the road widening project,bcoz they get to extended their currently narrow walkway to be wider, with the normal tent like F&B outlet along the road

errm,no need to disapprove lah, free market mah, just let the private sector done it job, if they think that their customer might appreciate park and recreational facility than they will do it..but if they think their customer like malls,then let them build it...

we shouldn't ask the goverment to reject anything considering that
melaka are doing rather badly

so you want to see another plaza melaka raya in the making? Free market without restriction is not always good. They do shopping mall because they want to make money, but no or little feasibility study done. The role of the city planner is to control how the city grows based on in-depth feasibility study, so that all city structures are fully utilised, not abandoned. Hence, planning permit should not be given just for the sake of looking good outside. And in the case of Malacca, i am pretty sure everyone can see clearly that shopping isn't doing that great. I would prefer the city council should improve the residential sector, the urban landscape, infrastructure and increase workplaces as means to increase the population, only then we can consider more shopping malls.

Wtkace

October 9th, 2010, 01:24 PM

Agree , the shopping malls n Malacca is more than enough , we should increase the population until the mall is pack with people every weekend , then only we increase the number of mall . Well , that 4 story mall is handle by Hatten , so nothing we can do , we just hope that the 43 story apartment can fully sold out .

daeng_jal

October 9th, 2010, 02:55 PM

so you want to see another plaza melaka raya in the making? Free market without restriction is not always good. They do shopping mall because they want to make money, but no or little feasibility study done. The role of the city planner is to control how the city grows based on in-depth feasibility study, so that all city structures are fully utilised, not abandoned. Hence, planning permit should not be given just for the sake of looking good outside. And in the case of Malacca, i am pretty sure everyone can see clearly that shopping isn't doing that great. I would prefer the city council should improve the residential sector, the urban landscape, infrastructure and increase workplaces as means to increase the population, only then we can consider more shopping malls.

yer lah the private sector want to make money,whether they done extensive studies or not,its up to them,not the government,they are the one taking up the risk and putting their own money on the line here...they are the one that either make money, or lose it all if the predict wrongly or done a bad job at it..:ohno:..if plaza melaka raya had done at least a half descend jobs, they would not be abandoned, even madam king and song seng plaza are surviving even as new player came into town,restricting new player,so that old ones can survive is the reason why we are uncompetitive or innovative in the first place

in depth studies particularly in economics,is not an exact sciences, when air asia started nobody in the goverment or private believe them, they think the market is already saturated, thanks god, dr m give them the license anyway,

i agreed that control is needed, you can't allowed factory or ladang ternak near houses or something like kota laksmana,where the development there didn't not unlock the true value and potential of the site:bash:..

as for the residential, other state got freehold, we got almost none, so maybe because of it residential properties and market kinna sucks,lanscape,oklah compare according to malaysian standard,however the infrastructure and work placement are sadly need federal participation, when others state are either themselves rich or are getting massive pump in on infrastructural project and incentive or being part of an economic corridor TO attract investment and increase job placement, melaka got NONE:bash::bash: we are even not represented in the kabinet, so pity us huh? how can we survive,.. transform ourself into funfair state?..its not all bad,at least this funfair pays the 3rd highest custom duty after kl and selangor:banana:, but its really uncool

and weirdly politician from either side of the bench also not making any sound

D_Y2k.2^

October 10th, 2010, 05:30 AM

Pahlawan is now being repainted into grey color

teckkang

October 10th, 2010, 10:31 AM

Pahlawan is now being repainted into grey color

nice! the current orange/brown colour is too striking, given that it is located next to historical site.

D_Y2k.2^

October 10th, 2010, 10:38 AM

Yeah. Here are some updates:
Low Cost Apartments behind Legacy. One tower has topped out, similar height as Legacy
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p436/darrenyeo/IMG_0501.jpg

Perbadanan Air/ ex Digital Mall(Probably the only all glass tower in Melaka)
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p436/darrenyeo/IMG_0503.jpg

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p436/darrenyeo/IMG_0504.jpg

Prudential Building next to Lim Tian Puan
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p436/darrenyeo/IMG_0493.jpg

As seen from Bunga Raya
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p436/darrenyeo/IMG_0496.jpg

D_Y2k.2^

October 10th, 2010, 10:40 AM

Lots and lots of progress going on at Kota Laksamana area but no time to take photos there

teckkang

October 10th, 2010, 12:07 PM

bobmlk

October 10th, 2010, 02:33 PM

Go-kart circuit hits a bump
MALACCA: The RM9.9mil Malacca International Motorsports Circuit in Durian Tunggal, the pride of the state and the largest go-kart circuit in the region, has hit a roadblock over a financial dispute.

The premises was sealed last Friday following a legal dispute between its operators and the state.

The 1.7km track, which was opened in May 15 last year, was sealed by the State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) following a Sessions Court order against the circuit operators Lembah Kelang Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd (LKC) for unsettled debts amounting to RM210,000.

SEDC general manager Zainal Abu confirmed yesterday that proceedings were initiated against LKC two months ago for failing to settle the rental and three-month deposit.

SEDC had earlier terminated the lease to LKC after the company failed to pay the deposit and rental as agreed.

Zainal said the court gave a decision favourable to SEDC three weeks ago followed by an order for the court bailiff to seal the circuit, and later auction off LKC’s belongings to repay the debt.

The closure of the circuit was pending the settlement of the auction.

“The circuit will be opened once the matter is settled. SEDC has decided to manage the track itself rather that lease it out again,” said Zainal.

On allegations by LKC that SEDC had failed to obtain the necessary licence from the Commission Internationale de Karting – the primary international sanctioning body for kart-racing – and rectifying the frequent flooding in the circuit, Zainal said the company was free to take the matter to court.

It was learned that the LKC was looking at the possibility of filing a counter-suit against SEDC. LKC managing director Shaharul Mohd Ali declined to comment.

LKC had stopped paying rental of RM30,000 to SEDC earlier this year, claiming complaints about the circuit were not attended to by SEDC.

Tipped to be the largest go-kart track in the region, MIMC, located on a 35ha site, is Malaysia’s second international-standard status circuit after SIC in Sepang.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/9/nation/7191129&sec=nation

chuakz

October 10th, 2010, 04:37 PM

so the whole digital mall will become perbadanan air?

D_Y2k.2^

October 10th, 2010, 04:47 PM

thanks for the images D_Y2k.2^ . Really cool updates.

The perbadanan air building looks so cacat lah, they should re-clad the whole base of the building with steel or glass, and the tower should be higher.

Welcome. They are gonna redo the base soon. Currently they are removing the handrails and changing them to stairs.

One thing I didnt like about the tower is that they've installed white colored handrails which could be seen from my photos. Wonder why did they install handrails along the glass claddings

daeng_jal

October 11th, 2010, 09:23 PM

2 new hotels to boost Malacca tourism
2010/10/10
By Jason Gerald John
streets@nst.com.my

http://www.nst.com.my/articles/03sexk/single
Ali showing the artist’s impressions of the Hilton Hotel and All Seasons Hotel. — Picture by Mohd Jamah Nasri
MALACCA: The state's tourism sector will receive a shot in the arm with the construction of two new hotels -- Hilton Hotel and All Seasons Hotel.

The developer of both the hotels, Hatten Group CEO Datuk Eric Tan, said a 1,100-unit apartment block and a commercial centre would also be built.

"The tallest building in Malacca will be built under this project.

"With 43 storeys, the building will change the landscape of Melaka Raya and the Malacca coastline.

"The project will be developed next to the Harbour Club in Melaka Raya and will involve an investment of RM300 million," he said.

Tan said the Hilton Hotel, a five-star establishment, would have 250 rooms while the All Seasons Hotel, a two-star hotel, would have 350 rooms.

"The two hotels and the service apartments will provide Malacca with an additional 1,700 rooms," Tan said, in a briefing session with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam at the Hatten Square.

Tan said the groundbreaking ceremony for the hotels would be performed in December.

He said the project would be completed in five years and would provide job opportunities to about 3,000 people.

Meanwhile, Tan also announced that the 700-room Hatten Hotel would open its doors in September next year.

The chief minister said the state's tourism sector was picking up.

Ali said some eight million tourists were expected to visit the historical city this year, up from 7.5 million last year.

"We need more hotel rooms in the state. With the opening of Hilton and All Seasons we will be able to ensure that visitors have a better choice of accommodation," he said.

Ali said work to widen Jalan Merdeka, opposite Dataran Pahlawan, from the two lanes to five lanes, would be complete in two months.

"Once completed, the 2km stretch from Menara Taming Sari up to Hatten Square would be known as Pahlawan City," he said.

Read more: 2 new hotels to boost Malacca tourism http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/03sexk/Article/#ixzz1250na5nR

kinnda like KSL ciy jee...no way that building,look so small can have 3mil sq ft of mall

daeng_jal

October 11th, 2010, 09:37 PM

malacca received RM428m in investments

MELAKA: Melaka's industrial sector received foreign investments of RM428 million approved by the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) between January and April this year.

Invest Melaka General Manager, Ramli Mohd Ali is confident that the investment figure will reach the RM3 billion target by year-end.

"Last year, we only managed RM928 million in investments," he told reporters after a Invest Melaka breaking of fast ceremony with the media here last night.

He said at present, Melaka was focused on attracting foreign investments from the manufacturing sector in biotechnology,green technology and pharmaceuticals.

He also highlighted the cordial relations between investors and the state government, the good management of industrial facilities and competitive pricing of industrial land, were among the important factors attracting investors to the state.

Meanwhile, Ramli said the industrial sector in Melaka at present, had more than 58,000 workers and about 17,000 of them were foreign workers.

He said the issue of factories in Melaka giving priority to recruiting foreign workers did not arise as it needed among others, the support of the Manpower Department, MIDA and Invest Melaka, in scrutinising the needs.

"Companies need not recruit foreign workers as Melaka has local workers. Invest Melaka too does not allow the recruitment of foreign workers along with the Manpower Department and MIDA," he added.

He said that if Invest Melaka received a report of a factory in any area finding it difficult to recruit local workers, it would organise open interviews for the management, such as that recently undertaken in Jasin.

According to Ramli, Invest Melaka is also responsible to ensure factory workers laid-off as a result of downsizing or the closure of plants, can seek new employment opportunities in the manufacturing sector. -- BERNAMA

Read more: Melaka receives RM428m in investments http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/MelakareceivesRM428mininvestments/Article/#ixzz12549AFC6

brain_failure

October 12th, 2010, 11:17 AM

http://www.nst.com.my/articles/03sexk/single
Ali showing the artist’s impressions of the Hilton Hotel and All Seasons Hotel. — Picture by Mohd Jamah Nasri

MALACCA: The state's tourism sector will receive a shot in the arm with the construction of two new hotels -- Hilton Hotel and All Seasons Hotel. The developer of both the hotels, Hatten Group CEO Datuk Eric Tan, said a 1,100-unit apartment block and a commercial centre would also be built.

"The tallest building in Malacca will be built under this project.

"With 43 storeys, the building will change the landscape of Melaka Raya and the Malacca coastline.

"The project will be developed next to the Harbour Club in Melaka Raya and will involve an investment of RM300 million," he said.

Tan said the Hilton Hotel, a five-star establishment, would have 250 rooms while the All Seasons Hotel, a two-star hotel, would have 350 rooms.

"The two hotels and the service apartments will provide Malacca with an additional 1,700 rooms," Tan said, in a briefing session with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam at the Hatten Square.

Tan said the groundbreaking ceremony for the hotels would be performed in December.

He said the project would be completed in five years and would provide job opportunities to about 3,000 people.

Meanwhile, Tan also announced that the 700-room Hatten Hotel would open its doors in September next year.

The chief minister said the state's tourism sector was picking up.

Ali said some eight million tourists were expected to visit the historical city this year, up from 7.5 million last year.

"We need more hotel rooms in the state. With the opening of Hilton and All Seasons we will be able to ensure that visitors have a better choice of accommodation," he said.

Ali said work to widen Jalan Merdeka, opposite Dataran Pahlawan, from the two lanes to five lanes, would be complete in two months.

"Once completed, the 2km stretch from Menara Taming Sari up to Hatten Square would be known as Pahlawan City," he said.

Read more: 2 new hotels to boost Malacca tourism (http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/03sexk/Article/#ixzz128MlyoQl) http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/03sexk/Article/#ixzz128MlyoQl

brain_failure

October 12th, 2010, 11:18 AM

http://www.nst.com.my/articles/03sexk/single

Ali showing the artist’s impressions of the Hilton Hotel and All Seasons Hotel. — Picture by Mohd Jamah Nasri

MALACCA: The state's tourism sector will receive a shot in the arm with the construction of two new hotels -- Hilton Hotel and All Seasons Hotel. The developer of both the hotels, Hatten Group CEO Datuk Eric Tan, said a 1,100-unit apartment block and a commercial centre would also be built.

"The tallest building in Malacca will be built under this project.

"With 43 storeys, the building will change the landscape of Melaka Raya and the Malacca coastline.

"The project will be developed next to the Harbour Club in Melaka Raya and will involve an investment of RM300 million," he said.

Tan said the Hilton Hotel, a five-star establishment, would have 250 rooms while the All Seasons Hotel, a two-star hotel, would have 350 rooms.

"The two hotels and the service apartments will provide Malacca with an additional 1,700 rooms," Tan said, in a briefing session with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam at the Hatten Square.

Tan said the groundbreaking ceremony for the hotels would be performed in December.

He said the project would be completed in five years and would provide job opportunities to about 3,000 people.

Meanwhile, Tan also announced that the 700-room Hatten Hotel would open its doors in September next year.

The chief minister said the state's tourism sector was picking up.

Ali said some eight million tourists were expected to visit the historical city this year, up from 7.5 million last year.

"We need more hotel rooms in the state. With the opening of Hilton and All Seasons we will be able to ensure that visitors have a better choice of accommodation," he said.

Ali said work to widen Jalan Merdeka, opposite Dataran Pahlawan, from the two lanes to five lanes, would be complete in two months.

"Once completed, the 2km stretch from Menara Taming Sari up to Hatten Square would be known as Pahlawan City," he said.

Read more: 2 new hotels to boost Malacca tourism (http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/03sexk/Article/#ixzz128MlyoQl) http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/03sexk/Article/#ixzz128MlyoQl

does that mean that the Hilton Hotel and All Season Hotel wil be under one roof?

D_Y2k.2^

October 12th, 2010, 01:24 PM

gordonv612

October 12th, 2010, 03:10 PM

From Menara Taming Sari to Hatten Square, 2km?

something wrong there...not even 1 KM...hehe

Wtkace

October 12th, 2010, 04:44 PM

Well , as seems from the plan picture , it's hard to believe that 4 story shopping mall can be 3 million square per meter , perhaps there is something wrong with the information given by Ali Rustam ?

tomkat

October 13th, 2010, 06:14 AM

something wrong there...not even 1 KM...hehe

I think it is 200m.
Add one more 0 at the back, then it becomes 2 km!

brain_failure

October 13th, 2010, 06:24 AM

Well , as seems from the plan picture , it's hard to believe that 4 story shopping mall can be 3 million square per meter , perhaps there is something wrong with the information given by Ali Rustam ?

could it b only 300,000 square meter :lol:

Wtkace

October 13th, 2010, 07:22 AM

Sorry , is my mistake , it's actually 3 million square per feet . but it's still 2 big compare to the picture , unless it's floor area is as big as time square .

daeng_jal

October 13th, 2010, 07:44 AM

probably 3mil sq ft is the size for the whole building kot, not just the mall, its the size of the mall,2 hotel,apartment,carpark and all then the number sure make some senses...

daeng_jal

October 13th, 2010, 07:53 AM

http://mykampung.sinchew.com.my/files/preview/292x300.2010.10.05.MO04T05.jpg

i just realized that the building on the left isn't the same as the right one,

is it just other design of the same buildiing, or the actually gonna build both

bobmlk

October 13th, 2010, 03:26 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Melaka will be declared a "developed state" come Oct 20 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The declaration will be done via "online" from Kuala Lumpur, said Melaka Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Ali Rustam.

The quest to get developed status for the state under a 10-year plan known as Melaka Maju 2010 had been achieved after the state had met the 32 criteria set by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development to qualify as a developed economy, he said on the "Helo Malaysia" talkshow on Bernama TV last night.

OECD is a grouping of the world's 33 richest countries with the highest per GDP. The country with the lowest per capita GNP in the OECD is Turkey at US$13,000 while that of Melaka had already reached US$14,261.

"In just 10 years, which is a relatively short time, Melaka had succeeded in meeting the criteria set by the OECD, which is headquartered in Paris. This is something very encouraging," said Ali.

He said the improving quality of life in Melaka had been proven in that its poverty rate had dropped to 0.5 percent this year from 5.4 percent in 2000.

In line with the establishment of the Energy, Green Energy and Water Ministry by the prime minister, Ali said Melaka aspired to be a green technology city state in 10 years by emphasising the use of renewable energy like solar and reducing pollution.

"We have invested RM3.2 billion in a solar cell energy plant, Sun Power from the United States, in Rumbia. In the next 10 years, the Rumbia industrial estate is poised to be a solar valley with industries and housing using solar energy," he said.

Ali said a 120 hectare site in Bemban would be turned into a green city with houses, offices and institutions using alternative energy like solar.

He said the state government had already bought several electric cars in efforts to reduce carbon emissions in tourist areas.

On Melaka's economy, he said the participation of bumiputeras in the last 10 hectares had been
encouraging, especially in the tourism sector and in retailing.

Ali said the services sector, comprising tourism, education and healthcare, contributed to 70 percent of the state's economy.

On tourist arrivals, he said Melaka attracted 8.9 million tourists last year from 1.7 million 10 years ago and the target this year was expected to exceed nine million tourists.

On the 2011 Budget, Ali hoped that Melaka would be given funds to develop its infrastructure and facilities, including lighting up the entire Malacca beach.

As for the introduction of a 1.6 km monorail service in the tourist belt along the Melaka River between the Hang Tuah Bride and Hang Jebat Bridge, he said the operators were awaiting licensing approval so that it could operate soon. - Bernama

Read more: Malacca to be ‘developed state’ Oct 20 http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/PMtobe__8216_developedstate__8217_Oct20/Article/#ixzz12FG039nb

nazrey

October 14th, 2010, 03:43 PM

Malacca to be ‘developed state’ Oct 20
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/PMtobe__8216_developedstate__8217_Oct20/Article/

OECD is a grouping of the world's 33 richest countries with the highest per GDP. The country with the lowest per capita GNP in the OECD is Turkey at US$13,000 while that of Melaka had already reached US$14,261.

dengilo

October 15th, 2010, 01:03 AM

:nuts:Huyooooo melaka memang "MAJU":lol:

daeng_jal

October 17th, 2010, 05:20 PM

^^ tak semaju selangor kan?

mase thn 2005 mse sangor maju, uitm n uia buat kajian yg selangor lagi bebas rasuah dr holand and got better uni(those 2 lah) than sngapore..huhu

nywaay your dear unlce vincent sudah pagar diapunyer tanah oledy

brain_failure

October 18th, 2010, 04:38 AM

http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-53/8286hatten.jpg (http://www.imagecross.com/) (http://www.imagecross.com/)

brain_failure

October 18th, 2010, 04:42 AM

Part of the roof of dataran pahlawan will be covered. I think they will add more shop lots there. Upon completion, dataran pahlawan wil upgraded from single storey to 2 storeys?

Wtkace

October 18th, 2010, 08:50 AM

de Hatten , so that is the name of the new Project undergo by Hatten Group . It sounds so lame......

Mr.mUz

October 18th, 2010, 09:27 AM

Congrate Melaka Citizen.... 1st Developed State in Malaysia.. :okay:

daeng_jal

October 18th, 2010, 02:43 PM

actually its the 3rd

penang n selangor already get the status back at 2005

and KL had been since so long ago

Mr.mUz

October 18th, 2010, 03:17 PM

actually its the 3rd

penang n selangor already get the status back at 2005

and KL had been since so long ago

Thanks bro.. hehehe.. ketinggalan tol aku.. :nuts:

daeng_jal

October 18th, 2010, 04:55 PM

haha,xpe bro,cerita lama,mner ade org ingat:)...kira ok ler tu, mase tahun 70 an melaka yg second termiskin,skrg dh jadi yg ketiga termaju,ok lah tu...

Friday October 1, 2010
UiTM project off the ground and on to Jasin
By LEE YEN MUN
yenmun@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: The Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) campus, originally planned for Serendah but rejected by the Selangor state government, will begin construction this month in Jasin.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had intervened and got the project off the ground when problems occurred.

He added he would be the defender of the Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK or the Poverty Eradication Foundation), the non-profit movement which heads the UiTM project through its subsidiary YBK Sdn Bhd.

“I urge the YBK to not give up. If the state government does not help, the Federal Govern*ment will,” Najib said to thunderous applause at YBK’s 20th anniversary dinner held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre last night.

He said that he hoped that the 1,600 acres of land in Serendah, the original site for the proposed university, would be used for developments to benefit the poor in the state.

“Let this incident serve as a reminder for us. If Barisan Nasional were to take over Selangor again, this dream (for the poor) would be a reality,” said Najib.

Earlier, foundation chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Sakom said in his speech that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim rejected its proposal to build the university as Zainal had refused to step down from his position as wanted by Khalid.

He told The Star later that he then sought the assistance of the Prime Minister, who convinced the Melaka state government to allow the project to be built at Jasin.

Green status to boost Malacca
2010/10/08
By Sean Augustin
sean@nst.com.my

Read more: Green status to boost Malacca http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/13se/Article/#ixzz12ivt2r1XKUALA LUMPUR: Malacca is expecting more investments once it earns the title of Green Technology State City, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said yesterday.

Ali said the state would pursue this after it was officially declared as a city state on Oct 20.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to make the declaration on that night, after Malacca had met the criteria set by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).

Malacca has achieved 90.6 per cent of the standards set by OECD by fulfilling the 29 indicators, which covers areas such as health, unemployment level, per capita income and clean water supply.

Green technology refers to environmentally-friendly infrastructure used in developing Malacca.

To date, the state is using 10 garbage cleaning cars designed based on green technology while it plans to harness renewable energy from a windmill in Pulau Besar.

A RM3.2 billion factory to produce solar panels is being constructed and these will be supplied to the "Malacca World Solar Valley" in Alor Gajah.

It is also seeking help from the Federal Government to build an incinerator either in Alor Gajah or Jasin.

"The trend these days is towards green technology. Most developed nations apply this technology as it allows for development without comprising the environment.

"We can attract up to RM1 billion a year if we are awarded this status," he said after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Malacca government, Media Prima and the New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad at Seri Pentas here yesterday.

The MoU will see Media Prima as the organisers and the official media for "Melaka Maju", a state government initiative to showcase its development.

State Secretary Datuk Omar Kaseh represented Malacca, while Media Prima was represented by its Group chief executive officer of television networks Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan.

The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad was represented by its advertising and sales director Badrul Hisham Mahzan.

Also present was Media Prima Berhad news and editorial operations executive director Datuk Ahmad A. Talib

Read more: Green status to boost Malacca http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/13se/Article/#ixzz12ivjx0Hl

nazrey

October 20th, 2010, 03:42 PM

Kerjaya to build landmark hotel in Melaka
Published: 2010/10/20
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20101020193258/Article/index_html

Kerjaya Hotel Sdn Bhd plans to invest RM400 million to build a four-star 32-storey hotel, the highest in Melaka, together with three blocks of serviced apartments.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, in announcing the project, said the hotel will be developed on a 3.645-hectare site and is expected to be completed in 2014.

"The hotel will add to the 11,402 rooms available now for the convenience of tourists visiting Melaka," he said the project''s ground-breaking ceremony at Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai here today.
The hotel, to be named Kerjaya Hotel, will have 306 rooms and is expected to employ 400 workers.

Mohd Ali said the first section to be built will be the 32-storey hotel, followed by the three blocks of 27-storey serviced apartments which will comprise 700 units.

"The hotel has targeted 75 per cent occupancy and hopefully, will help the state government to extend the stay of tourists from 1.89 nights achieved last year," he said.

He also said that 136 residents occupying 80 houses in the development area will receive compensation amounting to RM1.93 million.

Mohd Ali also announced that starting in the first week of next month, Riau Airlines will be using the Boeing 737 aircraft which can carry up to 140 passengers for its daily flights between Melaka and Pekan Baru, Riau.

The Boeing aircraft will replace the Fokker 50 aircraft which can carry up to 50 passengers. -- Bernama

daeng_jal

October 20th, 2010, 05:49 PM

org melak cuti woi esok.. jelesnyer

Cuti umum khas di Melaka esok sempena status Negeri Maju 2010

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MELAKA: Melaka mendapat cuti umum khas esok sempena perisytiharan negeri itu mencapai status Negeri Maju 2010.

Perisytiharan status negeri maju itu akan dilakukan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menerusi persidangan video dari Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) di Kuala Lumpur pada jam 8 malam ini.

Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, cuti umum itu adalah sebagai penghargaan kepada rakyat Melaka yang bekerja keras dalam usaha mendapatkan status negeri maju yang diiktiraf mengikut spesifikasi Pertubuhan Kerjasama Ekonomi dan Pembangunan (OECD) yang berpangkalan di Paris.

"Mesyuarat Exco hari ini memutuskan esok adalah cuti umum bagi Melaka sebagai penghargaan dan kerja keras rakyat negeri ini ke arah negeri maju," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan pelancaran projek pelancongan Monorel Sungai Melaka di Taman Rempah, di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata, cuti khas itu juga terpakai kepada sektor swasta.

"Cuti khas ini hanya untuk tahun ini, manakala tahun depan pada tarikh yang sama adalah hari bekerja biasa," katanya.-Bernama

Beca solar di Melaka

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MELAKA: Menjelang Pengisytiharan Melaka Maju 2010, sejarah sekali lagi tercatat apabila muncul negeri pertama menawarkan perkhidmatan beca solar untuk menggerakkannya.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, perkhidmatan beca solar itu mampu menjadi tarikan terbaru sektor pelancongan di negeri ini, sekali gus dapat membantu penarik beca di negeri ini menambah pendapatan selain memudahkan pekerjaan mereka.

“Kita membelinya (beca solar) daripada sebuah kilang di China selepas saya membuat lawatan kerja ke sana dengan harga RM4,000 seunit dan menggunakan tenaga solar untuk menggerakkannya.

“Ia akan digunakan di Melaka bersesuaian dengan slogan negeri ini iaitu untuk menjadi Bandar Teknologi Hijau.

“Kita yakin dengan keunikan reka cipta beca solar ini yang dihasilkan itu akan mampu menarik minat pengusaha beca selain menjadi tarikan utama kepada pelancong yang datang ke negeri ini,” katanya selepas merasmikan tiga unit beca solar dan sebuah kereta elektrik di Stadium Hang Jebat, Krubong, semalam. Hadir sama, Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri, Datuk Othman Muhamad; Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Warisan negeri, Datuk Seet Har Cheow serta Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengangkutan, Penerangan dan Pengguna negeri, Datuk R Perumal.

Pada pelancaran itu, Mohd Ali turut melancarkan kereta elektrik yang bergerak dengan menggunakan bateri yang dicas dan mampu bertahan selama empat jam.

teckkang

October 20th, 2010, 05:59 PM

achkeen10

October 20th, 2010, 06:10 PM

Is it Kerjaya or Berjaya?

yea...i also wonder...the land should be belongs to Berjaya group rite??

btw...i think it is time to have a new thread!!
name Melaka Maju 2010 instead of continuing...its already 3600+ posts

daeng_jal

October 20th, 2010, 06:17 PM

maybe like lido borlevard, its directly own by vincent tan, and not BERJAYA, hense the K instead of B

errm, melaka maju 2010 is so yesterday lah
the new motto is
melaka negeri bandar teknologi hijau by the year 2020

D_Y2k.2^

October 20th, 2010, 07:06 PM

D_Y2k.2^

October 20th, 2010, 07:22 PM

Double post

brain_failure

October 21st, 2010, 03:22 AM

wow, wat a beauty.

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brain_failure

October 21st, 2010, 03:29 AM

more picture of kerjaya hotel

http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-53/357568720_468627363840_55700178840_5240721_6102973_n.jpg (http://www.imagecross.com/)
http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-53/214240756_468627618840_55700178840_5240728_4200369_n.jpg (http://www.imagecross.com/)

D_Y2k.2^

October 21st, 2010, 04:09 AM

Could someone head over to site and check on the info board. THx

brain_failure

October 21st, 2010, 04:21 AM

if u count number of floor from the model, the tallest building is about 40 storeys and about 30 storeys excluding podium.

gordonv612

October 21st, 2010, 04:42 AM

wow...that's nice~~~

gordonv612

October 21st, 2010, 04:43 AM

if u count number of floor from the model, the tallest building is about 40 storeys and about 30 storeys excluding podium.

so will it include shopping mall as well ? the article didn't said it will have any mall ...

D_Y2k.2^

October 21st, 2010, 05:45 AM

Tallest is 42 stories. 32 for 2nd tallest and 2 27 stories

brain_failure

October 21st, 2010, 05:47 AM

Tallest is 42 stories. 32 for 2nd tallest and 2 27 stories

so, which one wil b built 1st? the 2nd tallest one?

Wtkace

October 21st, 2010, 07:17 AM

Looks like de Hatten , but the shopping is kind of small , only 3 or 4 story..... but contains 3 tower , not bad .

rizalhakim

October 21st, 2010, 08:01 AM

wow, wat a beauty.

http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-53/333172575_1431650355206_1351298868_30974815_652243_n.jpg

cool...
how about De'Hatten???

dengilo

October 21st, 2010, 08:45 AM

[QUOTE=rizalhakim;65721187]cool...
how about De'Hatten???[/QUO
:)Is that another of uncle vince ugly as ever new project by the river?:lol:

teckkang

October 21st, 2010, 09:37 AM

don't really like the design, very little permeability to the river front, and it is too dense. And i don't see a bridge connecting both sides of the river together.

teckkang

October 21st, 2010, 09:52 AM

future skyline
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6351/mg8690panorama.jpg

teckkang

October 21st, 2010, 10:23 AM

Looks like de Hatten , but the shopping is kind of small , only 3 or 4 story..... but contains 3 tower , not bad .

i think they are smart enough not to build another megamall, maybe just enough for those staying there and the local ppl around.

dengilo

October 21st, 2010, 04:39 PM

Just imagine if its a IKEA or Home Depot there!!!!(Post 3693)

Wtkace

October 21st, 2010, 06:00 PM

i think they are smart enough not to build another megamall, maybe just enough for those staying there and the local ppl around.

But the area of the the whole building is quite big , feels like is bigger or equal to T.square , although it is only 3 or 4 floors .

daeng_jal

October 21st, 2010, 07:32 PM

future skyline
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6351/mg8690panorama.jpg

kerjaya got 4 towers kn,why only 3?

and i think you can add the 3 towers of de hatten between the emperor and Renaissance

nyway,the bridge to the other site is inside the monorail station

gordonv612

October 21st, 2010, 07:33 PM

opposite of the buidling would be the Uda Street mall & a 18 storey hotel as well...

teckkang

October 21st, 2010, 07:54 PM

kerjaya got 4 towers kn,why only 3?

and i think you can add the 3 towers of de hatten between the emperor and Renaissance

nyway,the bridge to the other site is inside the monorail station

because from this view, it is blocked. :cheers:

gordonv612

October 22nd, 2010, 07:54 AM

future skyline
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6351/mg8690panorama.jpg

when the project completed, it will block Renaissance Hotel & emperor hotel from certain view....

D_Y2k.2^

October 22nd, 2010, 12:54 PM

After so many decades the city skyline has been breached above 40 floors:D

teckkang

October 22nd, 2010, 02:10 PM

After so many decades the city skyline has been breached above 40 floors:D

yes, it is a super-joy for me, never thought that we can reach that height, thought 30-storey is more than enough, now we have 42-storey, almost double the height of Renaissance hotel. :banana::banana:

apymah

October 22nd, 2010, 09:29 PM

It is as if history does repeat itself ! Melaka IS definitely on a path to revitalising herself ! With a flurry of high rise constructions coming on stream, the skyline will take a turn to be one of modernity rather than antiquity ! Thus we will have the best of them both ... the old ( in the heritage zone) and the new !! Yes, it looks like "MELAKA BOLEH " for once !! :):cheers:

9MMRD

October 27th, 2010, 09:13 AM

dengilo

November 2nd, 2010, 12:56 AM

Waah maju already melaka now no newslah:lol:

achkeen10

November 2nd, 2010, 09:22 AM

Waah maju already melaka now no newslah:lol:

its not no news...just have a new thread of which the title suits more than this thread.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1239931

buildship

November 3rd, 2010, 02:21 AM

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam diminta membuat penjelasan tentang kenyataan Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) yang menafikan badan tersebut mengiktiraf Melaka sebagai negeri maju.

Sebelum ini, kerajaan negeri Melaka mendakwa OECD sebagai badan bebas telah memberikan pengiktirafan bahawa Melaka telah mencapai status negeri maju pada 20 Oktober lalu.

Timbalan Pengerusi Lajnah Penerangan PAS negeri, Yusof Wahab berkata perkara itu adalah serius kerana membabitkan imej kerajaan negeri dan maruah rakyat negeri Melaka.

"Mana mungkin kerajaan negeri mengisytiharkan Melaka negeri maju tanpa black and white dari badan bebas itu, ini dah kira masuk bakul angkat sendiri,” katanya.

Menurut beliau, rakyat negeri Melaka berasa tertipu dengan penafian OECD itu dan kerajaan negeri mesti membuat penjelasan mengenainya.

“Malah pengisytiharannya pula dilakukan oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak, apakah kerajaan negeri ingin permainkan dan perbodohkan Perdana Menteri," kata Yusof semasa ditemui di Pusat Aduan Rakyat DUN Bukit Baru, di Melaka pagi ini.

Yusof juga mencadangkan isu ini dibawa di dalam sidang DUN yang sedang berlangsung sekarang.

"Saya cadangkan satu usul tergempar di bawa ke sidang DUN untuk dibincangkan di kalangan ahli dewan dan satu ketetapan mesti diambil oleh DUN untuk mengembalikan maruah dan integriti kerajaan negeri serta rakyat negeri ini.

"Ini bukan isu kecil dan main-main, ia melibatkan maruah dan imej kerajaan serta rakyat," katanya.

OECD hari ini mengesahkan bahawa badan tersebut tidak mengiktiraf Melaka sebagai negeri maju kerana ia tidak mempunyai kuasa atau tidak berautoriti untuk membuat pengisytiharan seumpama itu.

Holidays

November 3rd, 2010, 08:55 AM

buildship

November 3rd, 2010, 11:42 PM

though expected, it's really ashame. anger of malaccan should rage! :ohno:

Ali Rustam really shiok sendiri, makes himself looks stupid this time...Melaka maju kononnya..

dengilo

November 4th, 2010, 01:11 AM

Thats what we get here when politicians become full time town planners!!!

sam chong

November 4th, 2010, 02:59 AM

Thats what we get here when politicians become full time town planners!!!

same ... potentially it may happen to ETP!

daeng_jal

November 4th, 2010, 09:59 AM

from PR holy book:)

Malacca developed status self-declared, says OECD official

By Clara Chooi
November 02, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has confirmed that it had not endorsed Malacca’s developed state status, despite the declaration by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak made during a grand celebration on October 20.

OECD representative Jon Hall explained to The Malaysian Insider via email that the media could have misunderstood OECD’s role in the issue, pointing out that the organisation was not in the position to make such an endorsement.

“The OECD did not endorse the Malaccan declaration, mainly because we are not in a position to do so.

“As I tried to stress in my speech on Wednesday (October 20), there is no official definition of a developed country (at least none that I am aware of) so the OECD are in no position to set the criteria,” he said.

Hall, who managed the OECD-hosted Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies, was present during the celebration held on the auspicious 2010 hour on 20.10.2010 at the Stadium Hang Jebat here.

During the event, Najib had declared Malacca a developed state via tele-conferencing from Kuala Lumpur to a fan of thousands gathered at the ceremony, amid much pomp and pageantry.

Despite the celebration however, an email war broke out between OECD officials shortly after, with questions on whether the organisation had rightfully endorsed such a status on the small southern state.

OECD is a grouping of the world’s 33 richest countries with the highest GDP. The country with the lowest per capita GNP in the OECD is Turkey at US$13,000 while that of Malacca had already reached US$14,261. Malaysia itself has aimed to achieve developed nation status by 2020.

In a press event prior to the celebration, Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ali Rustam had claimed that the state had achieved its developed-state status after it met with the 32 criteria set by the OECD to qualify as a developed economy.

He had also pointed out that this initiative was a part of a 10-year development plan for the country’s second smallest state, known as Melaka Maju 2010.

According to news reports, Hall had said during the event that Malaccans had higher than the OECD’s minimum levels in virtually all indicators.

In his email response however, Hall noted that although he had been present during the event, he was not aware if there were any claims made at the time that the OECD had official endorsed the developed-state declaration.

“As most of the proceedings and press conference were in Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia), and I did not have an interpreter, I do not know whether anyone claimed that the OECD had endorsed the declaration.

“One journalist did say something like that to me in question and I pointed out that we had not endorsed anything although we were pleased that statistics had played a strong part in the debate.

“Perhaps there has just been a misunderstanding in one of the newspapers,” he said.

Hall also clarified that the OECD had no such criteria set to determine what made a state “developed” and pointed out that the declaration was purely an initiative of the Malaccan government.

“The criteria you mention were set by the Malaccan statistics office and benchmarked against OECD member countries — all that work was done by the Malaccan authorities although they used the OECD data where possible, I believe,” he said.

Hall however agreed that he had been in contact with the Malaccan authorities on their initiative and work over the past few years.
The authorities, he added, had wanted to provide some statistical evidence of the state’s development and goal towards reaching a developed state status by 2010.

“They felt that one way would be to benchmark themselves to the OECD averages, which to me, seems as a reasonable approach as any so long as they picked a selection of indicators (not just income-based ones) and had a public debate,” he said.

Hall said it was for the locals themselves to decide whether they were or were not developed, not bodies like the OECD.

“And this is what the Malaccan authorities did, or appear to have done, and they even ran a survey of the public to see what the Malaccans themselves thought about their development status,” he said.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malacca-developed-status-self-declared-says-oecd-official/

a quote from here http://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2010/10/melaka-maju-2010-2010-2010.html

Although there is no specific definition of what is an “advanced State” the OECD Secretariat did provide 32 factors or benchmarks which had been achieved by the OECD countries like the European nations, Japan, US, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Malacca has achieved 29 out of 32 of those benchmarks.

buildship

November 4th, 2010, 01:24 PM

SPEECH BY MR JONATHAN HALL, OECD

20 OCTOBER, 2010.

According to the data you have prepared, you Melakans are above the minimum levels in the OECD for virtually all of your indicators. Your life expectancy at birth – a key development indicator – is now at the level of the USA’s in the late 1970s. More than half of all Melakans have access to the Internet. All Melakans have access to clean water and electricity. One just has to walk through this great World Heritage city to see the speed of change and development here. And other things are surely changing too here, just as they are changing everywhere.

And here is a picture of the congratulatory note from the OECD to Malacca. It is written on the OECD's letterhead. This “note” was framed and handed over by Jonathan Hall to the Chief Minister on 20/10.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P6bgLo1z_aw/TNIbGxnhf_I/AAAAAAAACOQ/JmhzNQ9cqt4/s1600/Nota+Tahniah+%29.jpg

The first line of the third paragraph says it again :

"Congratulations to all who worked so hard to achieve these benchmarks."

Again it does not declare Melaka a "developed State". Malacca has achieved 29 of 32 OECD benchmarks. More importantly Malacca has set the pace now. Hopefully the rest of the country will follow suit.

Please stop shiok sendiri about Melaka Maju state anymore, it is certainly embarrassing.

daeng_jal

November 4th, 2010, 03:16 PM

^^
there are no such "criteria" nor any institution that can claim which nation is maju or not
it is declared by your own self and what the citizen fell,..and what is your evidence, in this case the evidence is "benchmarking" against OECD nation..

the fact is melaka is not only above the min level but had higher average than a group of 23 most powerful,richest nation is an achievement in it self,should we feel "malu" for that?

the fact is statistic don't lied, and i have meet lot of people who will be so delighted and kutuk kau kau,whenever empirical studies that found malaysia as backward, but these same people will just senyap mcm batu,when malaysian statistic were good, this what we should be malu about..what kind of citizen that we are having?..

infact,in 2003,malacca HDI is 0.810 while singapore HDI index is 0.906, just slightly above 0.9,which is what CIA considered as develop..so singaporean also should malu lah eh?..coz the considered themself develop long long time ago..how about brunei,in the world forum,most forumer believe that brunei is long been a develop country with massive GDP per capita, in 2003,their HDI index is 0.866

and i was told that the benchmark was adopted from the korean,when they are to gouge whether they are develop or not...

like i said,there is no one other than yourself can 'mengaku' whether you are maju or not, just like intelligence or beauty, nobody can tell or acknowledge that you are smart or goodlooking, you can find evidence of your intellectual in the form of degree or PHD,or win a beautycontest .but still it up for you or anyone else to acknowledge that you are one...the benchmarking are evidence, and that what the OECD givenwhich for me is ok

in conclusion i believe either
1) datok ali was never a smart boy, he doesn't understand it so he mix up the word
2)he understand it,but he simplified it, for the common folks to understand
3) he's a glory hoer,..which leed me to suggest,he should entered akademi fantasia:)

but to say that melakkan in general, are backward society and should be ashame is too much, particularly when we have prove that we are not..

if melaka is a gurl huh, she would say "how can u say that im not beautiful,when statistically i got above median from the 23 which other claim are the most beautiful in the world??..
so &%$#@(..." hahaha

taken from another forum,by
changkatlobak

Well it is the right thing to be accurate and to be objective. But I find it sad when people are in a hurry to deny their own peoples' achievements simply because of hate, politics and maybe even racism. When you are blinded by your emotions, surely you and your children have much to lose. Do try to be objective.

Some people have tried to cast doubt that Melaka was not declared an “OECD State” by the OECD. They were not. There is no such thing. This has been made clear.

What has been achieved is that there were 32 indicators or benchmarks that are common to the OECD countries. As I wrote earlier Melaka has achieved 29 of these 32 benchmarks. And Melaka presented the statistics about this achievement to the OECD. The OECD in turn has recognized Malacca’s achievements.

buildship

November 4th, 2010, 03:23 PM

9MMRD

November 4th, 2010, 03:41 PM

“As I tried to stress in my speech on Wednesday (October 20), there is no official definition of a developed country (at least none that I am aware of) so the OECD are in no position to set the criteria,” he said.
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Perhaps Joker CM Ali Rooster dont understand Kwai Loh Frenlish. That y he shiok sendiri.

always been my thought, that being a developed country (never heard of "developed state" until Khir Toyol made the declaration) one are able to move from one location to another at the shortest time and at affordable prices. But look at our public transports, our bus services are in the sorry state.
to go to a location which merely 6km took me hours..

so how can it become developed state when it cant even provide an efficient and reliable public transportation.

Ali Rooster embarrass malaccan by claiming our GDP is higher than Turkey. Though Turkey is a member of the OECD but it is not perceived as Developed nations. Turkey is a country whereas Melaka is just a state. How can he compared Country and State's GDP. Like comparing an orange seed with an apple. And In the reports shown in Melaka Hari Ini, our crime rate is the lowest compare with member states of the OECD, eg. Luxemburg, Sweden, Norway. Do you believe that?

daeng_jal

November 4th, 2010, 03:42 PM

lol, look at your reply and foot note, guess you are kinda of shiok sendiri too....:nuts:

^^ i repost my foot note coz i dedicated it to u laling:)

Well it is the right thing to be accurate and to be objective. But I find it sad when people are in a hurry to deny their own peoples' achievements simply because of hate, politics and maybe even racism. When you are blinded by your emotions, surely you and your children have much to lose. Do try to be objective.

daeng_jal

November 4th, 2010, 03:57 PM

Turkey is a country whereas Melaka is just a state. How can he compared Country and State's GDP. Like comparing an orange seed with an apple.

it would matter bro:)

coz i found lots of lots of people who will compare the 300,000++ sq km of malaysia to a city down south which is 0.26% of her size in a heart beat

and then,they will go on and on and on bitching on how much we suck:lol:

And In the reports shown in Melaka Hari Ini, our crime rate is the lowest compare with member states of the OECD, eg. Luxemburg, Sweden, Norway. Do you believe that?

in the word of Jacque Fresco,“Language is exact science and not subject to interpretation.”
so it must not be a matter of believe it or not(mcm ripley's plk:lol:), if they had evidence put it on the table:),..
but again i found a lot of people who did not believe in statistic:bash:

buildship

November 4th, 2010, 03:58 PM

sorry la, i am not politician but you can ask around opinion about the stupid self declaration of "Melacca as developed state"..

somemore trying to relate this to racism...you are totally out of topic, lol

to tell you the truth, to develop is good, but the bad planning that causes huge amount of money wasted is definitely not encouraging. And the act shiok sendiri is really a stupid act that make yourself looks dumb..just look at any developed countries, no one will declare themself as "developed" in such a way...this is definitely looks idiotic and shameful for people...

daeng_jal

November 4th, 2010, 04:07 PM

^^look i'm sorry too

i wont mind if u gonna kata ali rustam syok sendiri ker, idiotic ker, clown ker,..its you right, and i felt the same way too:)

but, your posting from yesterday sounded that you are &%$#@ at malaccan in general,and for that i felt very offended..

buildship

November 4th, 2010, 04:16 PM

^^look i'm sorry too

i wont mind if u gonna kata ali rustam syok sendiri ker, idiotic ker, clown ker,..its you right, and i felt the same may too:)

but, your posting from yesterday sounded that you are &%$#@ at malaccan in general,and for that i felt offended..

maybe i am focusing too much on melaka as well which causing annoyance from melaccan...appologies for that..

anyhow, my focus is on the case about the declaration made on melaka city by the CM (ya, i wonder why Ali need to declare in such a way), which i dont think is appropriate or wise...focusing in development somehow will be much wiser and encouraging by the people...

cheers:cheers:

daeng_jal

November 4th, 2010, 04:48 PM

the only thing i could thing of,.

1)like all politician, they like to be on tv..hahaha..if the tv don't show them,they fund and run newspaper to show their face, if not they make FB,some even make web tv to show theirs "good looking" face.they would go rallying,mogoking anything...if nothing work,they go marry celebrities..haha

other than that was becoz of mahathir vision 2020,to be a develop nation,so who ever get it b4 that would be good aa for their own image, (so,they have to tell everyone bout it)..

2) i think it good for the civil servant moralle,coz they are obsess with this number for 10yrs now,some party and appreciation would be nice kan

3)and maybe it to increase the rakyat moralle, with a land mast of 0.55 n population of 2.5%,THEY achieve something..like yes,we can slogan or how PTT made us,malaysian more self-confidence..

but i think,it most likely the 1st reason lah, glorry hore

nazrey

November 8th, 2010, 11:06 AM

Malacca seeks RM122mil to maintain rivers
Saturday November 6, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/11/6/southneast/7357808&sec=southneast

MALACCA: The state has requested RM122mil from the Federal Government to maintain Malacca’s rivers in the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).

State Rural and Agriculture Development Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hasan said Alor Gajah is expected to obtain more than RM32mil in funds, while Jasin will receive RM38mil and Melaka Tengah with RM51 mil.

“The allocation for Melaka Tengah comprised maintenance and beautification of Pulau Besar for tourism purposes at a cost of RM5mil, and improving the water quality of Sungai Melaka costing RM5 million,” he said in response to a question from Datuk Ab Rahaman Ab Karim (BN-Pantai Kundor) at the state assembly sitting.

Mohamad Hidhir said Sungai Kesang, Sungai Melaka and Sungai Linggi were sources for drinking water while Sungai Duyong, Sungai Udang, Sungai Air Salak, Sungai Ayer Hitam, Sungai Simpang Ampat, Sungai Lendu, Sungai Siput and Sungai Rembau provided water for various activities such as agriculture.

He said the state had implemented various programmes to make sure water sources remained clean, such as the formation of the State Water Resources Council, One-State-One-River programme and encouraging the use of rain water harvest systems.

In appreciating the rivers, he said the state also ensured that each housing or industrial development heeded the ‘Manual for Environmentally Friendly Drainage’, each land opening prepared a Land Work Settlement Control and that houses near rivers faced the river.

In response to a supplementary question from Goh Leong San (DAP-Kesidang), Mohamad Hidhir said cleaning works on Sungai Solok Menggong in Alor Gajah was expected to finish this month and the state government would make sure no sand was taken from the river except for cleaning purposes. – Bernama

dengilo

November 10th, 2010, 12:22 AM

Aikk maju already still want money from federal gomen ahh???What next?

daeng_jal

November 10th, 2010, 09:44 AM

whats wrong with getting back their tax money like pngnite did:lol:

beruk mak yee diutan disusukann,anak dirumah sakit ati x makan..haha

dh maju dh

November 10th, 2010, 09:54 AM

Aikk maju already still want money from federal gomen ahh???What next?

maju konon....^^^^

daeng_jal

November 10th, 2010, 03:11 PM

^^ patutlah penang xnk duet federal..sbb dh maju:lol:

dh maju dh

November 10th, 2010, 04:13 PM

^^ patutlah penang xnk duet federal..sbb dh maju:lol:

penang maju la sikit dari melaka 2.....^^

daeng_jal

November 10th, 2010, 05:08 PM

^^ tu sbb dpt lgi ckit:lol:

dh maju dh

November 10th, 2010, 05:21 PM

^^ tu sbb dpt lgi ckit:lol:

^^politik3

daeng_jal

November 11th, 2010, 06:45 AM

kesian kt kiter kan??

dh maju dh

November 11th, 2010, 08:34 AM

haa aaaa.... no komen la klaw bab2 nie....

ask22

November 26th, 2010, 12:34 PM

projek pulau jalur gemilang tu jadi ke?

daeng_jal

November 27th, 2010, 09:17 AM

mcm x jadik kot

TW Kang

December 1st, 2010, 01:30 PM

Pahlawan City makes history in Malacca

Wed, Dec 01, 2010
New Straits Times

MALACCA - THE convergence of Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall and Hatten Square Suites & Shoppes will make history in Malacca.

The integration of Dataran Pahlawan, which is already the biggest complex in the south of Malaysia, and Hatten Square, will create 92,903.04sq m of retail space and give birth to Pahlawan City - the biggest shopping complex south of the country.

Hatten Group Sdn Bhd executive director Collin Tan said Pahlawan City would be a a one-stop centre with shopping, entertainment and information technology retail lots.

"Pahlawan City will have retail shops, entertainment outlets and a digital lifestyle centre under one roof.

"The retail shops are mainly for tourists, both domestic and international, while the entertainment will mainly cater to the needs of locals looking for a fun-filled outing alone or with loved ones.

"The digital lifestyle centre's target group are teenagers and those who are into gadgets like cameras, laptops and handphones."

Tan said there was a need for a dedicated IT centre in Malacca.

"Information technology is a huge market and having a one-stop centre for it would not only benefit shoppers but also retailers."

He said many IT traders also did not have their outlets in strategic locations as their outlets were usually on the higher floors of complexes.

"At IT@Hatten, we are dedicating the ground floor with an area of 60,000sq ft (5,574.18sq m) to provide customers with a one-stop digital lifestyle solution centre.

"This is only the start. We could expand the area for the digital lifestyle centre to the first and second floors."

Tan said the Hatten Group, which manages Dataran Pahlawan and Hatten Square, was confident that a big mall in the heart of the historical city with dedicated areas for fashion, entertainment and IT would be a success.

"Tourism in Malacca is booming and by year-end, we could be getting nine million tourists, from Malaysia and from all four corners of the world.

Tan also spoke of the availability of 1,500 parking lots for visitors to Hatten Square and Dataran Pahlawan.

"We have ample parking space for visitors and for a mere RM2 (S$0.8) on weekdays and RM3 (S$1.3) on weekends, shoppers could park their vehicles for the whole day to shop, dine, and enjoy the entertainment available here.

"There are special security guards at the level 3 parking area to accompany visitors to and from the mall.

"This is to ensure the safety of the female patrons and offer greater peace of mind," he said.

There are over 470 rooms and suites in Hatten Square. The suites are available for sale.

The soft launch of Hatten Square is today.

The digital lifestyle centre will open on Dec 24.

-New Straits Times:banana:

hardrocker-ffm

December 8th, 2010, 08:23 AM

Any news on the Hard Rock Cafe which is planned to open at Casa del Rio?

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Setiap berita di Hard Rock Cafe yang dirancang untuk membuka di Casa del Rio?

rizalhakim

December 9th, 2010, 04:40 AM

brain_failure

December 10th, 2010, 09:47 AM

Melaka bangun taman tema ala-Disneyland

2010/12/10

MELAKA: Sebuah taman tema ala-Disneyland dan Universal Studio akan dibangunkan di negeri ini dengan kos kira-kira RM300 juta dalam usaha membantu kerajaan meningkatkan industri pelancongan negara, khususnya di Melaka.

Projek Laman Seni Film City ini, akan dibangunkan Fine Leisure Development Sdn Bhd, anak syarikat Kumpulan Eurofine di tapak seluas 21.668 hektar di Bandar Hijau, Hang Tuah Jaya, berhampiran Plaza Tol Ayer Keroh.

Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan Eurofine, Ida Rahayu Md Noor berkata, projek itu yang diilhamkan pihaknya pada 2000, akan dimulakan pembinaannya awal tahun depan dan dijangka dapat disiapkan dalam tempoh tiga tahun.

Katanya, taman ini bakal menempatkan dua akademi berkaitan perfileman yang dilengkapi studio suntingan, grafik dan audio digital terkini, selain empat taman tema keluarga dan hotel berasaskan watak animasi terbitan Fine Animation Sdn Bhd, sebuah pusat beli belah dan dua laman rekreasi dan hiburan.

"Jika seluruh dunia sudah mengenali Disneyland, Universal Studio atau Legoland, syarikat kami meletakkan cita-cita supaya Laman Seni Film City bakal menjadi satu taman tema jenama Malaysia yang pertama dan terkenal di seluruh dunia dalam tempoh lima tahun akan datang.

"Projek ini juga adalah perancangan 10 tahun Kumpulan Eurofine," katanya selepas majlis menandatangani perjanjian pembelian tanah bagi tapak projek itu dengan Yayasan Melaka di Ayer Keroh, dekat sini, semalam.

Pada majlis itu, Kumpulan Eurofine diwakili oleh Ida; Pengerusi Kumpulan, Rina Mohd Harun dan Pengarah Bahagian Penerbitan Kumpulan, Azlina Din, manakala Yayasan Melaka diwakili dua ahli lembaga pengarahnya, Ibrahim Nordin dan Zaleha Bujang.
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brain_failure

December 10th, 2010, 09:48 AM

$jimbo$

December 10th, 2010, 09:58 AM

brain_failure

December 11th, 2010, 02:45 AM

wow! with shopping complex some more
RM300m film city, theme park for Malacca

2010/12/11
By Jason Gerald John
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MALACCA: Malaysia will soon have a theme park the likes of Disneyland and Universal Studio -- at least a local version of it. The ambitious RM300 million project will be built in Ayer Keroh, within the confines of the Green City of Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council.

To be named Laman Seni Film City, the private project will be fully developed by Fine Leisure Development Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Eurofine (M) Sdn Bhd, on 21.668ha, near the Ayer Keroh toll plaza.

Construction is scheduled to start early next year and it will be completed in 2014.

It will feature two academies related to film, complete with editing, graphics and digital studios.

Eurofine founder and managing director Ida Rahayu Md Noor said the idea for the project was mooted in 2000 and has materialised after 10 years of planning and development.

"We wanted to create a Malaysian theme park. Now we are set to embark on this project, which would see Laman Seni Film City being up and running in three years," Ida Rahayu said after signing an agreement on the purchase of the land from Yayasan Melaka here yesterday.

Laman Seni Film City will also incorporate four family theme parks, which will be based solely on the animation movies that have been produced by Eurofine's subsidiary, Fine Animation Sdn Bhd.

"Among the animation movies and series that we have under our wings are Yokies, Frootees and Putih.

"Besides this, the film city will also have a hotel, a shopping complex and two recreational and entertainment centres," Ida Rahayu said.

During the ceremony, Eurofine was represented by Ida Rahayu, its group chairman Rina Mohd Harun and its group director of publishing, Azlina Din, while Yayasan Melaka, a subsidiary of the Malacca government, was represented by two of its board members, Ibrahim Nordin and Zaleha Bujang.

The event was witnessed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

Ida Rahayu said Eurofine hoped to put the proposed Laman Seni Film City on the world map like the popular attractions Disneyland, Universal Studio and Legoland in the United States.

"We aim to make the proposed film city known all over the world in the next five years," she said, adding that the theme park was expected to attract more than one million visitors from both within the country and the region, once operational

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