Negeri Sembilan

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State Legislative Assembly Building. Housed within the Wisma Negeri Complex, the building is an important government building fashioned in the traditional styles of the Minangkabau. The eight-pointed roof emulates the horns of the buffalo while the elegantly carved wood panels, interiors and furniture of the main chamber complement the traditional exterior, which is closely linked to the Pagarruyung Palace in Sumatra.

Negeri Sembilan, is one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia. It is located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and is bordered in the north by Selangor, in the east by Pahang and in the south by Malacca and Johor.

The name is believed to derive from the nine districts or negara (now known as luak) settled by the Minangkabau, a people originally from West Sumatra (in present-day Indonesia). Minangkabau features are still visible today in traditional architecture and the dialect of Malay spoken.

Unlike the hereditary monarchs of the other royal Malay states, the ruler of Negeri Sembilan is known as Yang di-Pertuan Besar instead of Sultan. The election of the Ruler is also unique whereby he is selected by the council of Undangs who lead the four biggest districts of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau, making it one of the more democratic monarchies.

The capital of Negeri Sembilan is Seremban. The royal capital is Seri Menanti in the district of Kuala Pilah. Other important towns are Port Dickson and Nilai.

The Arabic honorific title of the state is Darul Khusus ("the Special Abode").

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Divisions
Jelebu
Jempol
Kuala Pilah
Port Dickson
Rembau
Seremban
Tampin

Perak FA

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The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.

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Ground: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi
(Capacity: 30,000)


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Gateway for Negeri Sembilan
Seremban Railway Station
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Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban (Lekas Highway)
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Senawang's newest business hub
2011/04/20 By Ramesh Pillai
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Artist’s impression of a bird’s eye view of the new Dataran Kemuning.

SEREMBAN: State Executive Councillor for Housing, Local Government, New Villages and Public Transport Datuk Siow Chen Pin will be launching Dataran Kemuning -- Senawang's new commercial centre -- this Saturday.

There will be a special lion dance on stilts and talk on feng shui, among other activities, and refreshments will be served.

Senator Datuk Dr Yeow Chai Thiam and National MCA Wanita chairman, Datuk Yu Chok Tow, will be among VIPs expected at the event.

Strategically located within Taman Kemuning, Dataran Kemuning is well connected to Seremban and other major towns like Paroi, Port Dickson and Kuala Pilah through an network of roads and highways.

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Artist’s impression of a block of shop offices in Senawang’s latest commercial hub.

The matured township has 53 housing estates within a five-kilometre radius giving it a large potential customer base.

The presence of hi-tech industrial factories such as On Semiconductors, Samsung, Nippon and others are testimony to the strategic location.

All units in Dataran Kemuning are visible from the main road, giving it prominence in the Senawang township.

The 300,000-plus customers who patronise Giant, which is Senawang's largest shopping complex, and patients from the government health clinic nearby will provide an added boost for returns.

Dataran Kemuning's two- and three-storey freehold shop offices are the last commercial freehold development in Senawang which consist of 55 units, spread over five blocks.

Dataran Kemuning will be developed by LTS Properties (M) Sdn Bhd, which was registered in 2001 and has to date has successfully carried out two mixed development projects in Seremban -- Taman Kemuning Senawang and Taman Tuanku Ja'afar.

Dataran Kemuning is also supported by the Negri Sembilan Tourism Ministry as the next food haven in the state for locals and foreigners to enjoy food from around the world.

With the setting up of its Food Heaven, Senawang is poised to become a favourite destination for all to zoom in and enjoy their favourite meals.

Negotiations are ongoing with several major restaurant operators, fast food chains and leading banks to set up shop in Dataran Kemuning.

Nestle invests RM115m in new plant
Published: 2011/04/22
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20110422133152/Article/index_html

Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd is investing RM115 million in its new plant to be built adjacent to its existing factory in Chembong, Negeri Sembilan, to extend its production line in Malaysia.

Managing Director Peter R. Vogt said the plant is to commence production for domestic and export markets by the second quarter of next year and would create jobs for about 160 people when operating at full capacity.

"This plant will have the capabilities to extend our production line to accommodate new Nestle Breakfast Cereal products in line with customers'' insight and business strategies.

"Malaysia was selected based on the readily available quality local ingredients and the country''s investment-friendly environment and infrastructures," he told reporters after signing the memorandum of understanding with Cereal Partners Worldwide here today.

The MoU, for the Nestle Breakfast Cereal plant development, was witnesseed by International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

The new facility will also be the third breakfast production centre for CPW in Asia after Lipa in the Philippines and Tianjin in China.

It will produce the five bestsellers of the Nestlé breakfast cereal range -- Koko Krunch, Honey Stars, Cookie Crisp, Koko Krunch Duo and Milo Breakfast Cereals -- for the Malaysia, Singapore Indonesia and Thailand markets. -- Bernama

PD train may run again
By SARBAN SINGH Wednesday May 25, 2011
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Given the green light: Mohamad Hasan flagging off a train with Kong
(second from right) at the opening of the Sg Gadut KTM station in Seremban yesterday.

SEREMBAN: The Government will consider reviving the 39km Seremban-Port Dickson railway line which has been closed for almost three years if there is demand for the service.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the ministry would need to assess the cost involved before making any decision.

“We need to see if the tracks are safe and properly aligned before we can finalise anything,” he said at the opening of the Sg Gadut KTM station near here.

Kong was responding to a request by Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan that the Federal Government revive the line to promote tourism in Port Dickson, especially since the town has been named Bandar Tentera Darat.

The Seremban-Port Dickson line was closed in July 2008 following the derailment of a freight train transporting diesel from a refinery in Port Dickson to Ipoh.

Prior to that, the line was used by Shell and Esso refineries in Port Dickson to transport their products to other parts of the country.

Passenger train services between Seremban and Port Dickson stopped in the mid-1970s.

On a separate matter, Kong said the waiting time for the Komuter service during peak hours would be reduced to 7.5 minutes from the current 30 minutes once KTM received its 38 sets of new trains beginning August.

“From early next year, commuters can expect a Komuter every 7.5 minutes between 6am and 9.30am and during the evening rush hour,” he said.

On the new Seremban-Senawang-Sg Gadut service, he said it would be free until May 31 so that more people could try it out.

On a request by classic and vintage motorcycle owners to have the road tax for their machines reduced by 90%, he said the ministry would conduct a study on it.

He said the owners, who now pay between RM100 and RM400, should submit their request to the ministry.

“We will see if there is merit in their case,” he said.

Bina Puri bids for RM400m Negri job
By Sharen Kaur Published: 2011/05/30
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has bid for a contract worth over RM400 million for associated civil works to extend a 1,000MW power plant in Negri Sembilan.

In an interview with Business Times, group managing director Tan Sri Tee Hock Seng said the company had submitted its proposal to Japan's Mitsui & Co.

Mitsui is part of a consortium led by Sumitomo Corp, Japan's third largest trading house, which is bidding for the construction portion of the extension job from Jimah Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd (JEVSB)

Earlier, Business Times reported that Sumitomo had submitted the proposal jointly with Toshiba, the biggest Japanese maker of power generation machinery.

"We are eyeing the infrastructure portion and will work with our specialist partners. If we get it, this would be our first major involvement in power," Tee said.

Bina Puri currently has four contracts to build and operate diesel-powered plants in Indonesia. It is eyeing more jobs to build hydro-power plants.

The power plant project is a government initiative to increase the country's existing power supply.

It calls for the extension of two existing power plants, namely the 1,400MW Jimah power plant and the 2,100MW Tanjung Bin plant, which is owned by Malakoff Corp Bhd, a unit of MMC Corp Bhd.

The cost for the extension of each power plant is estimated at between RM4 billion and RM5 billion.

The Jimah and Tanjung Bin plants were awarded 10 to 12 years ago, and have been operating for five to seven years.

JEVSB, controlled by Antah Group and 20 per cent by Tenaga Nasional Bhd and Malakoff have submitted their proposals to the government.

Industry sources said the government will decide by this September whom to award the extension job to.

"Either way, JEVSB or Malakoff will get the job as the government needs more than 1,000MW. If one party gets it now, the other will get it the next time around," the source said.

Gulf Petroleum signs deals for RM17b hub
Published: 2011/05/30
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KUALA LUMPUR: Qatar-based Gulf Petroleum (M) Sdn Bhd (GPLM) has signed agreements with consortium groups from China, Hong Kong and India to jointly develop its RM17 billion integrated oil and gas complex in Port Dickson.

Marmagoa Steel Ltd and Rukmani Finance Pte Ltd, which are led by India-based businessman Ashok Mittal, have formed a consortium with a local partner - Extrarich Marine Sdn Bhd.

Together, this consortium will undertake the financing, construction and supply of steel to build storage facility at the complex.

China-based telecom solutions provider Huawei Technologies has also come onboard to participate in the development of the complex. The group will cover the information technology and telecommunication aspects of the plant.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong-based Oriental Air Energy Investment Corp Ltd will undertake the financing and construction of the power supply requirements of the complex by utilising patented green air-powered technology.

GPLM managing director Nor Azmi Abdullah said the group has received official proposals from 35 countries worldwide interested to participate in the setting up of the complex. They include banking groups, government-linked investment companies and oil and gas companies.

"We will have more partnerships like the ones signed today. We are carefully studying the proposals at this stage," he said during a media briefing yesterday.

Construction of the complex would begin once the company has finalised outstanding regulatory issue with the authorities. "We hope to start construction by second quarter next year," he said.

The complex, targeted to be fully completed by 2015, is located at Port Dickson on a 607.5ha of land. It would include a refinery, petrochemical plant and storage facilities and would be able to produce about 150,000 barrels of oil per day.

The complex was intended to be GPLM's regional hub for its activities in Asia Pacific. The company had earlier secured crude oil supply among consortium members and has finalised initial agreements on products off-take arrangement with several countries within Asean and in Asia Pacific.

Projek kompleks minyak, gas mula September
2011/05/30
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PELAKSANAAN projek kompleks minyak dan gas bersepadu yang bernilai RM17 bilion di Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan dijangkakan dapat dimulakan pada September ini.

Ia susulan termeterainya perjanjian pembangunan antara pemiliknya, konsortium berpangkalan di Qatar, Gulf Petroleum Ltd dengan tiga firma antarabangsa semalam.

Perjanjian yang dimeterai anak syarikat Gulf Petroleum di Malaysia, iaitu Gulf Petroleum (M) Sdn Bhd (GPLM) itu menyaksikan keempat-empat pihak bekerjasama menggemblengkan kepakaran masing-masing membangunkan loji penapis, loji petrokimia dan kemudahan penyimpanan dalam kompleks minyak dan gas bersepadu berkenaan.

Tiga firma berkenaan ialah Huawei Technologies Co Ltd; gabungan konsortium Malaysia dan India yang merangkumi Extrarich Marine Sdn Bhd, Marmagoa Steel Ltd, dan Rukmani Finance Pte Ltd; dan Oriental Air Energy Investment Corporation Ltd.

Huawei Technologies, penyedia penyelesaian telekomunikasi kedua terbesar dunia berpangkalan di China itu, akan menyediakan kepakaran teknologi maklumat dan telekomunikasi untuk pembinaan loji dalam projek berkenaan.

Sementara gabungan konsortium Malaysia dan India akan menyediakan dana pembiayaan, termasuk aspek pegangan ekuiti dan aspek teknikal lain, selain bekerjasama dengan GPLM menubuhkan syarikat usaha sama untuk membina kemudahan tertentu dalam kompleks minyak dan gas itu.

Oriental Air Energy yang berpangkalan di Hong Kong pula akan turut menyediakan dana pembiayaan, dan menubuhkan sebuah syarikat usaha sama dengan GPLM bagi pelaksanaan kerja berkenaan.

Berbeza dengan konsortium Malaysia dan India, firma sayap komersial National Leading Group Office of Integrated Industrial Development of Air Energy China yang dimiliki sepenuhnya kerajaan China itu, akan mengkhususkan skop pekerjaannya dalam pembinaan loji berasaskan teknologi hijau dengan menyediakan tenaga udara yang dimampatkan.

Mengulas mengenainya, Ahli Lembaga Pengarah GPLM, Dr Hytham Isa Al-Qahtani, berkata perjanjian yang dimeterai itu menandakan kemajuan lanjut yang diperoleh pihaknya dalam merealisasikan cadangan penubuhan kompleks minyak dan gas bersepadu itu.

“Penubuhan kompleks itu amat diperlukan buat masa ini, khususnya bagi tujuan memenuhi permintaan yang sentiasa meningkat di Asia Pasifik disebabkan kemudahan loji penapisan yang terhad di seluruh dunia,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Urusan GPLM, Nor Azmi Abdullah, berkata setakat ini pihaknya turut menerima beberapa cadangan rasmi penyertaan dari 35 syarikat minyak dan gas dari Timur Tengah, Asia Pasifik, Eropah dan Amerika Syarikat untuk mengambil bahagian dalam pelaksanaan kompleks minyak dan gas berkenaan.

Selain firma antarabangsa, beberapa cadangan turut diterima dari syarikat milik kerajaan untuk mengambil bahagian di dalam projek itu.

“Disebabkan minat penyertaan mendalam dari pelbagai pihak dari seluruh dunia, penasihat kewangan yang dilantik GPLM sedang melaksanakan penyusunan semula modal bagi projek itu untuk membolehkan sebanyak mungkin penyertaan dari pelbagai negara dunia,” katanya.

Katanya, antara lain penyusunan semula modal yang dijangka selesai September itu turut membabitkan penyertaan ekuiti.

50m — and longest in the world
By CHITRA S. NATHAN Monday June 6, 2011
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Strong and steady: Mohamad standing on the newly-built bridge in Kg Linsum
in Rantau. Looking on is Dura Technology Sdn Bhd founder and chief executive
officer Dr Voo Yen Lei (right).

A NEWLY-BUILT bridge in Kg Linsum in Rantau, Negri Sembilan has become a source of pride for its villagers after it earned a place in the Malaysia Book of Records recently as the first of its kind in the country.

The RM1.3mil medium-traffic single span bridge which was completed in January is not like any other and was constructed using ultra-high performance ductile concrete (UHPdC).

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the 50m bridge is currently the world’s longest single span UHPdC bridge ahead of two others built using the same technology in Japan and France.

“The bridge was built to replace the old one for the benefit of villagers and motorists plying the route.

“Motorists who use the bridge will cut five kilometres of travel distance between Kg Linsum and Kg Siliau making it a more safer and accessible route,” he said during a ceremony to light up the bridge recently.

Bridges employing similar technology were built in recent years in Japan (2008) measuring 48m and in France (2005) measuring 47.4m.

Mohamad expressed hope that villagers and motorists in the area would make use of the new state-of-the-art bridge provided for their use.

“They should be proud that they are the first to have such hi-tech infrastructure in their village.

“We hope that they will make good use of it as it was built for their convenience,” he said.

The bridge was manufactured by Dura Technology Sdn Bhd (subsidiary of Leweko Resources Berhad) and uses cutting edge concrete technology.

The company’s founder and chief executive officer Dr Voo Yen Lei said the construction of the bridge began in September last year and was completed within five months.

The construction of the bridge was supervised by the state Public Works Department.

“UHPdC is a Grade150 concrete which is generally five times stronger than conventional concrete, though it is categorised as a composite concrete, it has the quality and characteristic of steel.

“The bridge was constructed using a single span UHPdC U-trough girder. The highlight of this bridge is that unlike regular bridge girders, the UHPdC girder was built without any conventional reinforcements (steel bars),” he said.

Voo said the construction of the bridge employed green technology and the consumption of building materials used in the project was reduced by half compared with a conventional concrete bridge.

“Currently, we are the only company in the South-East Asia region which uses this technology to build bridges. The advantage of this technology is that the bridge will have a longer service life of about 200 years (bridges are usually designed to last 100 years) and there are no columns or pillars used in the middle,” he said.

TSR Capital (www.tsrcap.com/) expands landbank in Negri Sembilan
Written by Surin Murugiah of theedgemalaysia.com
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 17:28
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business/188827-tsr-capital-expands-landbank-in-negri-sembilan.html

KUALA LUMPUR: TSR CAPITAL BHD is acquiring four parcels of land in Port Dickson measuring about 46.89 acres for RM36.8 million in line with its expansion plans in Negri Sembilan.

In a statement Tuesday, June 28, TSR Capital said its wholly owned unit TSR Ocean Park Sdn Bhd had entered into three sale and purchase agreements with Best Reap Sdn Bhd to acquire the land.

TSR Capital said of the lands, two parcels had leases expiring in May 2085, one in October 2085 while for the other plot, the lease period would be determined upon issuance of the title by the state authority.

It said the acquisition would be financed via internally generated funds and/or bank borrowings.

On the rationale for the acquisition, TSR Capital said it was in line with its expansion plans in Negeri Sembilan and to increase its land bank to generate long term sustainable income.

“The lands are located in the city centre of Port Dickson with seaside fronting and suitable for commercial mix development.

“TSR is of the view that the proposed acquisition will generate economic benefits and contribute positively to the earnings of the group,” it said.

WINDS OF CHANGE
2011/07/06
By Ling Poh Lean, Hanna Hussein, Lim Su Yee, Ridhatul Rizki Sayuti and Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi
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Modernisation is fast sweeping through Mantin, a township built on tin in the 1800s

MANTIN: The old face of Mantin, characterised by century-old sundry shops, coffeeshops and wooden houses, is slowly but surely disappearing.

Residents said the town, named after the tin mining industry in the late 1800s, was changing with a handful of modern shopping outlets and housing estates giving it a contemporary look.

Known for decades as a one-road town on the trunk road between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban, Mantin has also seen change with the building of educational institutions under the Legenda Education Group.

This has brought about an influx of local and foreign students who have brought with them attendant problems (see related story).

Developers have also started housing estates on the periphery of the town to cater to government servants and private sector staff wanting more up-to-date housing.

The "modernisation" of Mantin has not, however, affected the migration of younger people to larger towns like Seremban, Kajang and Nilai in search of better opportunities.

This has led to shops having to compete for limited business resulting in older shops losing out.

A sundry shop owner, who only wanted to be known as Lim, said modern mini markets were slowly replacing shops like his which had served the town's population for nearly 70 years.

"Old shops like mine are no longer popular. Only senior citizens drop by once in a while for food items. The younger ones rarely come," the 68-year-old said.

He added that his sundry shop, started by his mother 30 years ago, may not survive very much longer.

"I don't think that old shops can survive this decade. People prefer air-conditioned shops which offer a better variety of goods. With this, I've decided to retire next year," he said.

A joss stick shop owner, who only wanted to be known as Wong, said the building in which she was conducting business, was about 100 years old.

"My forefathers started this business in the early 1900s. I am the third generation in this line and I don't think anyone from my family will continue after me," she added.

Another resident, who only wanted to be known as Ng, said the Chin Guan motorcycle repair shop where he worked would soon be re-developed.

"As you can see, this shop is already run down. If re-development is not done soon, this structure will crumble on its own," he said.

Restaurant owner Noridah Nor, 53, said little had changed in the town over the 30 years that her shop had been in operation.

"My father started this restaurant but I have taken over. New colleges and housing development has come but Mantin remains a small town."

Noridah said her daughter still had to drive to Nilai to buy daily supplies for their business as the town did not have the resources to meet the needs of restaurateurs.

Businessman Loew Kim Loong, 42, said younger people were moving to larger towns like Seremban, Kajang and Nilai in search of better opportunities.

The owner of Bluesky Cellphone which has been in business for 10 years said there were more jobs in such towns compared to Mantin.

Fruit shop owner Chong Teck Chung, 70, said he needed to extend business hours from 10 hours to 14 hours daily to make enough to survive.

"We need to open for long hours to get more customers," he said, adding that he only managed to make RM2,000 a month today compared to RM5,000 a few years ago.

"Most of my customers are foreign students of colleges around town."

Tailor Sazila Hussein, 44, said her three-year-old tailoring business was doing fine despite the general drop in business.

"Compared to the old sundry and coffee shops, I am lucky as my business is doing well," she said, noting that there were only two other such shops in town.

Mantin is a town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is under administration of Nilai District. It lies along the main road connecting Kajang and Seremban.

There are five Higher Education Institutes in Mantin, namely Kolej Universiti Linton (Linton College University), Institut Teknologi Pertama (Pertama Institute of Technology) Institut Jati (Jati Institute), Institut Sains Perubatan Mantin (Institute of Medical Science Mantin), and Kolej Legenda (Legenda College).

These colleges were listed under Legenda Education Group (Abbreviation: LEG Malay: Kumpulan Pendidikan Legenda). Legenda Education Group is located in a university township (Bandar Universitu Teknologi Legenda) near Mantin town in the state of Negeri Sembilan, at the crossroads between Kuala Lumpur in the north and Johore Bharu in the south. This university township is located about 50 km from Kuala Lumpur, and can be reached within 30 minutes from the Sungei Besi toll in Kuala Lumpur. Other adjacent townships are Bandar Baru Nilai (10 km) and Seremban (19 km). The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is located adjacent to the campus.

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Sky view of Education and Hostel block in Bandar Universiti Teknlogi Legenda, Mantin

Negeri Sembilan approves renewal of leasehold land
2011/07/13
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SEREMBAN: The public and business community in Negeri Sembilan can now apply for renewal or extension of their leasehold land up to 99 years as the state government had formulated a formula for the valuation process.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the formula would not increase the state's revenue substantially but would create a consumer andbusiness-friendly environment.

"We take into account several factors in the computation of the formula such as land value and status after studying the mechanisms used in Melaka, Selangor and the Federal Territories.

"However, we became the first state to implement this formula," he told reporters after chairing the state executive council meeting here today.

He said for residential land owners, who wanted to extend leasehold land to 99 years, for instance in Seremban, the formula would be current land value at RM100 per square metre with a factor of 35 per cent to be multiplied by the period.

"If you have 50 years of leasehold period to be extended to 99 years. It will be multiplied by 49 years and divided by 99 years to get the total premium payable by the owner," he added.

Mohamad said the formula for business land would be more or less the same but the state government would give special attention to abandoned, agricultural and communal land.

"The formula approved by the state executive council meeting today will clear the cobweb from the minds of the people, who wonder whether their land will be seized by the government after 99 years and this announcement will solve their problems.

"All land offices will be given a circular on the formula and will be able to process applications for leasehold land extension," he said. Mohamad said although the decision would resulted in a loss of assets to the state government, it would get revenue from the premiums paid.

As for the business community, he said the state government wanted to help entrepreneurs raise capital rather than getting financial assistance from commercial banks. -- BERNAMA

Good response to IJM Land’s semidees in Seremban 2
Written by Clint Loh Friday, 15 July 2011 11:44
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/property/189733-good-response-to-ijm-lands-semidees-in-seremban-2.html

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An artist's impression of Aviva Green in Seremban 2.

KUALA LUMPUR: Aviva Green in Seremban 2, IJM Land Bhd’s newly launched project comprising semi-detached homes in Seremban, has seen a take-up of 60% in less than a week. The developer released 100 out of the 180 double-storey semidees for sale during the launch on July 10.

IJM Land senior manager (sales & marketing) Christine Wong told The Edge Financial Daily the remaining units will go up for sale when almost all of the current 100 units are sold, which she believes will be achieved within the next three to four months.

Aviva Green, with a gross development value (GDV) of about RM135 million, is on a 10.5ha freehold tract. It is situated within the Seremban 2 township, the largest development in Negeri Sembilan, slated for completion in December 2012.

IJM Land has been developing the 930ha Seremban 2 since 1996. Its first launch, called Green Street Homes, the first gated and guarded development in Seremban, comprised 1- and 2-storey semidees, link houses and bungalows. Back then, a 1,800 sq ft terraced home was launched at RM140,000 and has now more than doubled in value to RM300,000.

Aviva Green offers three semidee layouts. Built-ups range between 2,670 sq ft and 2,880 sq ft with land areas from 3,200 sq ft to 7,216 sq ft. Prices are from RM781,956 to RM1.01 million. Besides the semidees, there is one bungalow up for sale at RM1.22 million.

“The development is a guarded and gated community. Each home comes with en suite bathrooms, three-phase power supply, high ceilings, tall and wide windows, solar water heater with in-built hot water pipes, and alarm system,” said Wong.

According to the developer, Aviva Green is within easy reach of banks, government complexes, schools, shopping and entertainment spots. It is also located about 30km away from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Port Dickson and the Sepang International FI Circuit.

The developer is offering free legal fees, stamp duty, and 0% interest during construction.

“Aviva Green is targeted at high income professionals in their late 30s to 50s. Buyers are expected to be mostly from Seremban with a small percentage from Kuala Lumpur,” said Wong.

Meanwhile, IJM Land will launch Safiya and Savannah in S2 Heights, an extension of Seremban 2, sometime in September or October. Safiya and Savannah comprise 58 units of 2½- and 2-storey semidees with indicative prices of RM650,000 and above. The combined GDV of both developments is estimated to be about RM39 million.

It will also launch 63 units of 22 ft by 70 ft double-storey terraced homes in S2 Heights called Sevita. Indicative prices for these are from RM360,000.

Cypark gets approval to develop 3 renewable energy parks
Thursday July 21, 2011
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KUALA LUMPUR: Cypark Resources Bhd has received an approval from the Negri Sembilan state government to lease the closed landfill site in Pajam, Nilai to be developed into an integrated renewable energy (RE) park for a period of 21 years.

In a statement yesterday, Cypark said an approval was also given for two other sites in the state.

Cypark recently opened a 26ha RE park in Pajam.

It invested RM94.29mil to build the park with national grid connection on a remediated landfill.

The Pajam Integrated RE park has been included as one of the Entry Point Projects of the Economic Transformation Programme.

“With the three sites, Cypark is poised to deliver 50 MW within its three-year RE project delivery plan with potential concession revenue of above RM60mil annually,” non-independent non-executive chairman and founder Tan Sri Razali Ismail said.

He added that the recently approved RE Act allowed Cypark to benefit from the fixed feed-in-tariff (FIT) for 21 years concession covered under renewable energy power purchase agreement to be signed with Tenaga Nasional Bhd.

Cypark plans to develop RE with total generating capacity of 100 MW by 2015.

If the project is implemented in full, the 100 MW green energy is expected to generate additional revenue of up to RM130mil annually.

The green energy will include waste biomass, landfill gas and solar as feedstock to its proposed RE plants.

Cypark had started with its second phase of the integrated RE Park project which included the target delivery of 7 MW by year-end and the remaining 3MW by end of 2012.

Upon the completion of the 7 MW by December 2011, the 7 MW RE will contribute around RM13mil revenue annually.

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Sime considering buying RM1bil power plant in Port Dickson
By RISEN JAYASEELAN Tuesday March 6, 2012
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File pic of the 1,400-MW coal-fired Jimah power plant in Port Dickson which,
sources say, Sime Darby is interested in.

PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Bhd is considering buying the 1,400-MW coal-fired Jimah power plant in Port Dickson, according to reliable sources.

“The deal is in early discussion but the interest (from Sime Darby) is certainly there,” said a source.

Sime Darby declined to comment on the matter but a source close to its management said that Sime was looking to beef up its power division. The conglomerate already owns about 590 MW in power-generation assets, including a 440-MW power plant also located in Port Dickson called Port Dickson Power Bhd.

The price tag for the deal isn't yet clear, with industry sources speculating anything above RM1.1bil.

The major shareholder of the unlisted coal-fired Jimah power plant is the Negri Sembilan royal family. The power plant is held under Jimah Energy Ventures Holdings Sdn Bhd, whose 70% shareholder is Jimah Teknik Sdn Bhd, a vehicle for the Negri royalty. The other shareholders are Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) with 20% and Jimah O&M Sdn Bhd with a 10% stake.

The Jimah power plant is one of the newer plants, considering that it is a third-generation independent power producer, which started commercial operations in mid-2009. It has a concession to supply electricity to TNB for 25 years.

Sime Darby is carrying out a due diligence on the power plant, which includes an assessment of its quality of earnings and its cash flow and liabilities.

The plant had been speculated to have been up for sale for some time now.

In 2009, media reports had singled out Malakoff Corp Bhd, a unit of MMC Corp Bhd, as a potential acquirer.

Then in 2010, Jimah Energy Ventures' chairman, Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja'afar, said in a media interview that a public listing was in the offing that “hundreds of millions would be raised” from the IPO in order to beef up its capital base.

The Jimah power plant remains one of the more financially-leveraged ones in the country.

According to filings with the Companies Commission of Malaysia, Jimah Teknik had more than RM6bil in total liabilities as of Dec 31, 2010 and had not received any dividend payments.

It counted Bank Pembangunan and RHB Bank as chargees to the tune of RM250mil and RM80mil respectively.

The Jimah plant had been built at a cost of around RM6bil, 85% of which comprised debt and 15% equity. And of the 15% equity, 80% was financed by junior debt and 20% by equity. As a result, the equity portion forked out by the promoters was only about RM200mil, it had been reported.

Recently, Sime Darby had also put in a bid to build the new RM30bil combined cycle gas plant plant in Prai.

There are more than 18 consortia bidding for the project but Sime Darby was one of less than 10 sole bidders for the projects, indicating the group's interest in growing its power business. Another sole bidder was Jimah Energy Ventures.

N. Sembilan owes federal govt RM1.440b
25 April 2012 | Last updated at 09:35PM

SEREMBAN: Negeri Sembilan's outstanding debts to the federal government until Dec 31 last year stands at RM1.440 billion, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

He said from the total amount, RM1.188 billion was from the water supply projects.

"This water related debts will be settled with the federal government as we already have a joint agreement for the last three years, through the National Water Service Commission. We have amended our water enactment and now the water is managed by both state and federal government.

"Through this cooperation, all water related debts carried by the state government against the federal government will be taken over by the them," he told the State Assembly here.

He was responding to a question from Loke Siew Fook who wanted to know the current status of the state's debts and whether the debts incurred in the water supply project to the federal government has been totally abrogated as promised in the National Water Services Industry Restructuring package.

Mohamad said the debt of the state government was almost RM3 billion initially but the total amount has been reduced significantly.

He said the state government with the cooperation of the federal government was currently building the Sungai Triang Dam to accommodate the water needs in the state and once completed, it can reduce the current debts further.

"The debts of the state government incurred for the project will be shifted to the federal government," he said adding that such a move will see Negeri Sembilan becoming the state with the lowest debts. -- BERNAMA

Seremban to get city status by end of this year
Thursday April 26, 2012
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SEREMBAN: Seremban will become the country’s 12th city before the end of this year.

Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung said the Cabinet had agreed to this at its last meeting and the only processes left were to seek the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and state Ruler Tuanku Muhriz before the declaration could be made.

“The state government’s application to amalgamate the Seremban and Nilai municipal councils has been approved,” he said.

The other cities are Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuching, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam, Malacca, Alor Star, Miri, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Terengganu.

Chor said to qualify for city status, the local government should have a revenue of more than RM100mil and a population exceeding 500,000.

The population in Seremban and Nilai had increased significantly after the opening of the KL International Airport, new industries, residential developments and institutions of higher learning in Nilai, Bandar Enstek and more recently Bandar Sri Sendayan.