LRT rooftop ads for those way up high

A new advertising medium has been introduced in town, but only those who live or work in high buildings will have the privilege of seeing them.

A Star-LRT train has started carrying an advertisement of office paper, Double A, on its rooftop.

Double A Malaysia general manager of marketing Jim Tan said: “We are reaching out to the office crowd, and being in Kuala Lumpur where there are many skyscrapers, this group of people will be able to catch sight of our train while looking down from their office windows.

“The roof is an unexplored area as most advertisers feel that it does not reach the eyes of consumers.

“This is an untapped medium and we are proud to be the first brand in Malaysia to completely 'own' a train, from the roof and body of the exterior to the interior of the train.”

Tan said the advertising campaign was relevant as Double A shared Star-LRT’s philosophy of no more jams.

“The Star-LRT commuters escape the daily traffic jams in the city while our consumers enjoy quality paper that does not jam in machines. We understand the frustrations and inconvenience of being ‘stuck’,” he added.

Ridza Abdoh Salleh chief executive officer of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad, the operator of both the Starline and Putraline systems, said the company was very excited over Double A’s innovative advertising campaign.

“This will set a new medium of advertising for the trains and new ideas for future advertisers on the LRT,’’ he said.

He added that with the new advertising concept, Double A could more than double its audience when the train passed from the city centre to over 25 stations in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur.

Produced from farmed trees, Double A is manufactured by Advance Agro Public Company Ltd, an environmentally conscious company in Thailand.

ads just get every where don't they

Originally posted by TYW

ads just get every where don't they

Good lar....at least thing wouldn't be too boring......but just over-do things and have nicer ads.........some ads sucks! (those advertisers should seriously consider firing their Ad agency!) :D

Originally posted by szehoong

Good lar....at least thing wouldn't be too boring......but just over-do things and have nicer ads.........some ads sucks! (those advertisers should seriously consider firing their Ad agency!) :D

yeah, some ads do suck. and others outdated:bleep:

KL ones not bad, i like the ads:)

yeah i saw the double A paper ads, it is blue in colour, very nice;)

Originally posted by Pablo

KL ones not bad, i like the ads:)

yeah i saw the double A paper ads, it is blue in colour, very nice;)

I haven't seen em yet :(

Originally posted by szehoong

I haven't seen em yet :(

when the bus arrived in KL, under Menara Maybank, i saw it ;) but i'm so curious y the LRT start operation so early about 5 in the morning, i thought it should start operation bout 6a.m. is it bcause N-day??

Originally posted by Pablo

when the bus arrived in KL, under Menara Maybank, i saw it ;) but i'm so curious y the LRT start operation so early about 5 in the morning, i thought it should start operation bout 6a.m. is it bcause N-day??

Icic.....I think you only saw the 'side' ad on the trains......this article is talking about the 'rooftop' ads on the trains ;)

5am trains are not for passengers......they are testing the systems and also to relocate the trrains in the morning. :) yes....it starts at 6am.......

Originally posted by szehoong

Icic.....I think you only saw the 'side' ad on the trains......this article is talking about the 'rooftop' ads on the trains ;)

5am trains are not for passengers......they are testing the systems and also to relocate the trrains in the morning. :) yes....it starts at 6am.......

but i think the rooftop and the side quite same hahaha:naughty:

wahhh ''testing'' i never heard bout it b4, ''pai seh''

i never heard of it too. i thought testing is done only once in a while

Originally posted by TYW

i never heard of it too. i thought testing is done only once in a while

Nope......this testing, checking and realignment works are done every single morning by a 'special train' (it is very short and red/orange in colour with flashing lights and the 'tut----tut----tut' sound).

Then they would shift some passenger trains to selected stations before the services began. ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

Nope......this testing, checking and realignment works are done every single morning by a 'special train' (it is very short and red/orange in colour with flashing lights and the 'tut----tut----tut' sound).

Then they would shift some passenger trains to selected stations before the services began. ;)

huh?? that means they are chacking the rail, not the trains lah??

Originally posted by TYW

huh?? that means they are chacking the rail, not the trains lah??

The trains are checked in the depot lar! :D

Originally posted by szehoong

The trains are checked in the depot lar! :D

depot??

it is chacked every day also lah??

Originally posted by TYW

depot??

it is chacked every day also lah??

Depot meaning their 'tempat simpanan'.......like parking! ;)

And yeah....the trains and rails are checked everyday.....:)

Originally posted by szehoong

Depot meaning their 'tempat simpanan'.......like parking! ;)

And yeah....the trains and rails are checked everyday.....:)

this depot, every station asso got or only a few. or it is some other place??

Originally posted by TYW

this depot, every station asso got or only a few. or it is some other place??

Depot is like macam dia punya Kilang lar.......usually at the end of the line. Depots are usually very big - where they have all the maintainance and stuffs like that. It is also the operations centre. ;)

There is only a depot for every train system.......for example:

For Starline, the depot is at Ampang station.

Putraline - its the Subang Depot, after Kelana Jaya station (last stop).

The KL Monorail depot is in Brickfields - a branch off after Tun Sambanthan station.

Sunway Monorail depot is a branch off before the Sunway College station.

ERL had its depot at Salak Tinggi (between Putrajaya and KLIA)

For KTM ....errrr.......I forgot liao :D....it used to be where KL Sentral is now...... ;)

:)

Originally posted by szehoong

Depot is like macam dia punya Kilang lar.......usually at the end of the line. Depots are usually very big - where they have all the maintainance and stuffs like that. It is also the operations centre. ;)

There is only a depot for every train system.......for example:

For Starline, the depot is at Ampang station.

Putraline - its the Subang Depot, after Kelana Jaya station (last stop).

The KL Monorail depot is in Brickfields - a branch off after Tun Sambanthan station.

Sunway Monorail depot is a branch off before the Sunway College station.

ERL had its depot at Salak Tinggi (between Putrajaya and KLIA)

For KTM ....errrr.......I forgot liao :D....it used to be where KL Sentral is now...... ;)

:)

ic.... KL sentral got depot ar??

Originally posted by TYW

ic.... KL sentral got depot ar??

I think KL Sentral is the depot for KTM trains lar....not too sure....I'll find that out! ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

I think KL Sentral is the depot for KTM trains lar....not too sure....I'll find that out! ;)

then, for others none lah(LRT and monorail)

One of the current problem facing KL is the traffic jam and many dead-end roads and a lot of street name sign is missing (hello ?), not to mention adding the couple Lrts systems is making me eye sores ! spoiling along bkt. bintang ( why can't they build underground subway ? ) problem is no roads can be built beneath it , is there ? which leads the problem back in the first place .. bad road systems ?

Questions: How should we improve Kl road systems and reducing traffic ? And how far are we in becoming an International City ?:?

why can't they build underground subway LA !!!!!!!!!!:yes: Does Malaysia has a plan for KL >>>>>>>

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/manhattan_1916.jpg


I think the first step into making KL an international city , should be improving the road system ,connecting all roads , and creating as many alternative routes as possible ,certainly the traffic will be reduced itself !

If we would to become an Inter. city , we need to be comparable to other Inter. city ( namely NYC ,HK,London ...etc.) The link above shows a map of Manhattan ,NYC . Most of the streets are very well connected , infact it's perfectly squared (horizontally and vertically) . and not to mention there's a street name-sign in every corner and every traffic light !!! it's imposible to get lost in NYC !!

But in KL ? , oh yeah , i sometimes don't even know which street am i at , and very often tourist will ask me about certain directions ,and you guess it , i don't even know my self ??!! , it's a mess !!

Kl needs more new roads connecting to others .especially in petaling st. many old building and abandoned area or even current in-use building should be destructed and to build new road . yes , certainly will bring a negative effects to certain business , but think about the benefit it will bring to a biger crowd . and many roads should also be widen up !!

Yes , there are plans to reduce KL traffic ,such as traffic monitor center ( or so i heard ) , intergrated public transportation systems (lrt ,PUTRA,PRT) , supposedly they should reduce car usage , but it's not very convinient . it doesn't work well because again we need to improve the basic ... BASIC people! road ?!!

I understand your frustration......as I am the only native KL forumer here.....born and bred in KL for the past 25 years.

In terms of urban planning.....actually cityhall is doing a good job already. The problem is that KL didn't start as a grid system city like Manhattan, Washington, Chicago or Melbourne.

Cities in Malaysia which started off with a proper grid system are Georgetown and Taiping. KL went organic! :D

If you looked clearly at KL's map, KL is really a spagetti of roads criscrossing everywhere. One just can't simply remove the entire CBD adn put in place a grid system (like what Melbourne did over a hundred years ago ....losing much heritage buildings along the way). Imagine demolishing the entire CBD of KL from Bkt Bintang till KLCC....and Jln Sultan Ismail!!! :eek:

Errr....actually the main reason of having an elevated rail is because underground systems are very expensive. Furthermore elevated rail gives a better view for tourist. Vancouver and Seattle doesn't have underground and I remember my visit there, taking the Skytrain is an attraction itself.

If you are in KL now, you would see many tourist taking the monorail and the LRT just because they offer an alternative perspective to the city.

When I was in Singapore, the Singaporean forumers showed me the NEL (North-East Line) which is fully underground.........can you believe it how boring are underground systems? When I was in Sydney, I was happily gazing out the windows and when it went underground.......I just had to stare at the person sitting in front of me or the ceiling! ;)

Missing roadsigns are normally found in the suburbs (due to vandalism....which is a teenage plague throughout the world...so KL is no exception).....within the city centre.....all roadsigns are present - trust me.......I am into every details ......I would have noticed if the roadsigns are missing! :D

And there is no use having so many roads in the city when all cars are going round and round. A better public transportation system is the key to reduce traffic. Our trains and busses are getting better as they are going to be under a single consortium soon........I'll keep my fingers crossed! :D

Originally posted by szehoong

When I was in Singapore, the Singaporean forumers showed me the NEL (North-East Line) which is fully underground.........can you believe it how boring are underground systems? When I was in Sydney, I was happily gazing out the windows and when it went underground.......I just had to stare at the person sitting in front of me or the ceiling! ;)This guy was so bored....he stood at the front of the train taking pictures of the tracks.....:D

Eh what's so special about grid system? it looks too artificial..

It's like this for example KL was built according to natural contours, while NY wasn't, the environemnt was altered to accomodate the city...

Just look at the planned city of Putrajaya, it doesn't have a grid aslo why? Environment comes first in KL if not all the trees and hills are gone already..

hey my "simple" explanation of the situations.. :D

Yes Hypermount, I totally agree with you. Even though I'm not convinced that the urban planning of KL has reached the "mark", the grid system for roads and building blocks is just stereotyped and boring.

To Dylan, I do not agree that the buildings in the Old KL have to be demolished to make way for the road system in KL. In fact, no old buildings should be further demolished but should have a facelift! I always thought that it would be really nice if the entire Chinatown - Masjid Jamek area could be converted into a walking "mall" for pedestrians only, and we should build an underground city just right beneath the area. The traffic should be diverted and should not go through this area, if they have to, they should go through underground tunnels that are part of the underground city.

What makes the area suffer from heavy traffic is the disgraceful PUDU bus terminal. I wonder when they are going to do something about that place as it is really worse than the bus terminuses in other cities such as Bombay! And I always think that the best location for the new bus terminal is not anywhere else but KL Sentral. KL Sentral should become a public transportation hub, as there are major elevated highways connecting the place. If they have to build more, so be it.

Rather then going into yet another steoreotypical association with the grid system equating to demolition of old relics, and vice versal, let us be reminded that the oldest parts of NYC, meaning the southern-most tip of Manhattan, the road system is much less of a grid system. Th cities were built in a grid from ground up...same thing with Washington DC. But it must be noted that Washington did not only have a grid. They had radiating main roads akin to Parisian style.

Just because szehoong mentioned that happened to Melbourne dosent mean its the same everwhere. Lambasting the grid system for showing no respect to the natural terrain mught be much more valid, but I wont say the same for preservation of buildings.

Oh, and if this is course for comparison, Singapore actually started off as a modern city in 1819 with a grid system...put in place by Raffles himself. Look at what it is like now.

Finally, it is hardly an assumption that the grid system equates to better traffic flow and connectivity. What is for sure thou, is that it is very pedestrain-unfriendly. That was the simple reason why the cul-de-sac evolved in the American suburbs in response to that, and Putrajaya is actually almost an extreme example of being based on that road design concept. Notice, however, that this form of road system prevailed in the American suburb. It remains to be seen if it can handle downtown traffic. Maybe Putrajaya will be a testing ground, provided the population numbers do increase to that level.

I already consider KL International city
Also, Hope this city improve for the better future

Sorry for interrupting:)

Originally posted by dumatod

I already consider KL International city
Also, Hope this city improve for the better future

Sorry for interrupting:) Well......I doubt many people doubt that actually. :D

Well, I think while some of us have reasonable reasons to complain about the environment and situation in KL, but I must say that over the years, KL has changed remarkably both in its infrastructure, and environment.

I'm a Malaysian currently overseas, and every year when I go back, the city seem to get better and better in almost every aspects. Roads are so nice and much cleaner as compared to yesteryears of 80's or even the 90's where I remembered when I was a lil kid, KL was like a forbidden place to go, now, it is so different!!

Even certain places in the city such as BB have nice pavements for ppl to walk, and I believe other places in the city too. Public transport has also been developed with the monorail and LRT. But, I do believe the walking pavements be incorporated into other roads in the city too...

However, I still do think that the public transport system in KL such as the buses are still quite bad, although there are improvement. I have friends who told me buses are not punctual and some are in bad condition. Here, in Sydney, some of the buses may not be exactly in excellent condition but they are in good condition and they follow the timetable!!!..

All in all, the development and changes in KL over the years is commendable and deserved compliments however, I guess there's no harm in making it a even better city to live in, comparable or even better than established cities such as Hong Kong, New York, Tokyo, Sydney etc.

Cheers

Szehoong refused to let me take the buses in KL..............:bleep:

Originally posted by szehoong
When I was in Singapore, the Singaporean forumers showed me the NEL (North-East Line) which is fully underground.........can you believe it how boring are underground systems? When I was in Sydney, I was happily gazing out the windows and when it went underground.......I just had to stare at the person sitting in front of me or the ceiling! ;)

Absolutely. Throw in the rush hour crowds and you've all the ingredients for clautrophobia, trust me. Give me that window anytime :D

Originally posted by UltraRay
What makes the area suffer from heavy traffic is the disgraceful PUDU bus terminal. I wonder when they are going to do something about that place as it is really worse than the bus terminuses in other cities such as Bombay! And I always think that the best location for the new bus terminal is not anywhere else but KL Sentral.

Agree. Pudu terminus is an anachronism, it just defies time. Why is this fume-filled, suffocating eye-sore still surviving and thriving in the midst of the modern monorail, LRT etc. Maybe Tourism Malaysia is intentionally preserving this place as a living museum of history to showcase a part of KL of yonder :laugh:

Originally posted by leealex_24
I'm a Malaysian currently overseas, and every year when I go back, the city seem to get better and better in almost every aspects. Roads are so nice and much cleaner as compared to yesteryears of 80's or even the 90's where I remembered when I was a lil kid, KL was like a forbidden place to go, now, it is so different!!

Very true. Everytime i visit KL, i see improvements.. Bintang Walk.. the new Petaling St.. etc etc. Things ARE being done after all :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Szehoong refused to let me take the buses in KL..............:bleep:

Is it. He must have his own valid reason not to let you take those buses. :D I personally think he don't want to be crush like a sardine inside it. Well, if the buses air conditioner working properly than it should be okay. If not...once you coming out from the bus, one will look at you like you just run a thousand mile ;)

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Is it. He must have his own valid reason not to let you take those buses. :D I personally think he don't want to be crush like a sardine inside it. Well, if the buses air conditioner working properly than it should be okay. If not...once you coming out from the bus, one will look at you like you just run a thousand mile ;) Well its not as thou I have never tried being crushed in a non-airconditioned bus before you know......

1. Raise the salary of the drivers
2. have courses on professionalism for company employees
3. raise the public image of the company via media, thus creating sense of pride in the employees
4. triple the no. of buses these companies operate
5. get rid of dirt, polluting, school bus style designs.
6. incorporate low ground clearance type, high visibility( huge windows), air-conditioned bus designs (hey, if Shanghai can have good bus services, why not KL)
7.invent vandal proof bus stops

Originally posted by huaiwei

Well its not as thou I have never tried being crushed in a non-airconditioned bus before you know......


Is it. He must have his own valid reason not to let you take those buses. I personally think he don't want to be crush like a sardine inside it. Well, if the buses air conditioner working properly than it should be okay. If not...once you coming out from the bus, one will look at you like you just run a thousand mile

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Err...actually those last sentence refer to szehoong. Not you la. Sorry in any way.

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Is it. He must have his own valid reason not to let you take those buses. I personally think he don't want to be crush like a sardine inside it. Well, if the buses air conditioner working properly than it should be okay. If not...once you coming out from the bus, one will look at you like you just run a thousand mile

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Err...actually those refer to szehoong. Not you la. Sorry in any way. Er...I noe u r refering to szehoong, but what I am saying here is I am more then prepared to be crushed! :D

Puduraya, I thought they're working on the problem? building 3 bus terminals to serve north, east and south bound buses in the outer fringe of the city.

KL bus service is ok lah not that bad like packed like sardines. I used it frequently also what..but still got a lot of rooms for improvement.

Business Times - 13 Nov 2003

New high-end KL condos draw buyers

Units costing up to RM2.5m selling well among M'sians

By DIANA OON ABDULLAH
IN KUALA LUMPUR

A NUMBER of new high-end residential developments around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre are drawing well-heeled Malaysians, who have snapped up units costing RM1.5 million to RM2.5 million (S$680,000-$1.2 million) each.

Comprising mostly Malaysians who are business people and professionals, middle-aged or slightly older, these buyers are prepared to pay a good premium for well-located apartment units of 2,000 sq ft or bigger.

'The units are collector's items, next to KLCC, the Twin Towers and the KLCC Park. It's like having an address at Hyde Park in London or Central Park in New York,' said Leong Swee Han, chief operating officer of Beneton Properties, which is building Stonor Park, a twin-block 71-unit condo on the corner of the 97-acre site that is the KLCC development.

Over 85 per cent of the units in Stonor Park have been sold since it was launched three months ago, at prices starting from RM1.1 million up to RM2.5 million for units of 2,300 sq ft and 3,300 sq ft.

The buyers plan to relocate from landed properties in prime housing districts like Damansara Heights to Stonor Park once it is completed, Ms Leong said, for the convenience of inner-city living, yet retaining the privacy and quiet they would have in a landed unit.

Typically middle-aged parents of adult children, these couples describe themselves as 'empty nesters', who prefer the convenience and security of high-rise living.

Any excitement stirred by Stonor Park will be amplified with the launch of KLCC Holdings' project on its neighbouring site, sometime early next year. Market excitement over the project, expected to be a luxury-residential project in a class of its own, is high.

If the rumoured pricing of RM1,000 per sq ft for the project is realised, it would translate into starting prices of over RM2 million for units ranging from 2,200 sq ft to 3,700 sq ft in, and over RM15 million for the penthouses in the 161-unit development.

While the project is likely to be a landmark that attracts attention from foreigners and locals alike, rumours are that up to half the units have found potential buyers among the developers' close associates.

Indeed, KLCC Holdings' configuration of larger-than-average units in its twin-block 44- and 45-storey development would appear to be palatable in the current market, if the experience of Stonor Park, and another recent launch in the vicinity, the Marc, is anything to go by.

Sixteen out of the 279 units in the Marc were configured as large 2,900 sq ft units priced between RM2.4 million and RM2.7 million, and these units were among the 100-plus units sold on the first weekend the project was put on sale in October.

Located on Jalan Pinang, on the other side of KLCC, prices for the Marc are between RM600 and RM700 per sq ft. The units cost upwards of RM400,000, as there are six unit types, starting from as small as 600 sq ft. Even without any sort of large-scale advertising campaign, all but 20 per cent or 50 units in the project remain unsold.

Originally posted by huaiwei

Er...I noe u r refering to szehoong, but what I am saying here is I am more then prepared to be crushed! :D

Aiyoh....you all har......dun talk as if I am the pampered kind lah!

I am a survivor of the 'pink' mini busses days!!! :D I used to take em every single day........getting crushed on these lil pink monsters is one thing .....getting stuffed in it during a rainy day......wow.....the reeking perfume and body odour could make one die man!

I am glad that all busses in KL are much larger now and has A/C but I misses the frequency ( and sometimes lunatic driving :D ) of the mini busses. ;)

Anyway .....one of the reason of me not taking you on the busses is the waste of time waiting for em.....maybe on your next trip here I would cater a session on em! :D ....furthermore you demanded to see EVERYTHING in those 3 days!!! :D

The busses of KL isn't that bad but not as good as let say compared those in Auckland or Singapore! ;)

Originally posted by hypermount

Puduraya, I thought they're working on the problem? building 3 bus terminals to serve north, east and south bound buses in the outer fringe of the city.

KL bus service is ok lah not that bad like packed like sardines. I used it frequently also what..but still got a lot of rooms for improvement.

yea....they already started on the Southern Terminal hub! So far only the ERL station, Komuter station and the Starline LRT station are ready (Bandar Tasik Selatan)......the bus terminal is u/c.

I am not too sure about the status of the Eastern one at Gombak (near Terminal Putra....the last staion of Putraline LRT)......but I heard that they are ready for construction.........:?

As for the Nothern one is concerned.........I think they are still acquiring land for it......dunno where is it .....but there are rumours saying that it would be Terminal 3 of Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Airport....still not confirmed! ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

I am not too sure about the status of the Eastern one at Gombak (near Terminal Putra....the last staion of Putraline LRT)......but I heard that they are ready for construction.........:?



still in its early construction...kinda like in the early stage of levelling the ground nearby the Putra station.

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

still in its early construction...kinda like in the early stage of levelling the ground nearby the Putra station.

Oh good! at least got some progress there! ;)

I am designing a logo for a personal project and would like to include those 5 choices.

My choice....

1) Petronas Towers
2) Menara KL (KL Tower)
3) Sultan Abdul Samad Building
4) Merdeka flag pole
5) Monorail


I am finding it quite hard for more choices..

Andy

Good ideas, andyf!

For me, i think what would be suitable are:
1. PTT
2. KL Tower
3. Sultan Abdul Samad Building
4. Malayan Banking Tower (Maybank)
5. Monorail and LRT

1) PTT
2) Menara KL
3) Sultan Abdul Samad building
4) KLIA
5) LRT!

1. PTT
2. KLIA
3. Sultan Abdul Samad Building
4. KL Sentral
5. KL Tower

:D Same as all of you (except KL Sentral)

1) Petronas Twin Towers
2) Batu Caves
3) Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad
4) Petaling Street
5) Sepang F1 Circuit

I've had the privilege to have met many visitors and people whom first time in Malaysia and believe me, they've heard more stuffs about Batu Caves, Petaling St and Sepang than many of our 'technological achievements'. I still dun think our Monorail nor LRT is a landmark as the only famous metros in the world are probably the London Underground and New Yorks's Subway :)

Other noteworthy candidates are Masjid Jamek, KL Tower, KL Railway Station and KLIA. However these are very subjective but what I've mentioned are probably the feedback I've got so far ;)

1) PTT
2) KL Tower
3) Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad
4) KLIA
5) KL Sentral

Good point there, szehoong!

Okay, here's another alternative list of KL Landmarks:
1. Petaling Street
2. Batu Caves (izzit in Selangor or KL jurisdiction, btw?)
3. KLIA
4. Parliament House
5. Lake Gardens

aiyah...

1. Petronas Twin Towers
2. KLIA
3. Petaling Street
4. Merdeka Square
5. Maybank Tower

:D :D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/502/9menaraklcard.jpg

Do I need to say more? YES! I need!
Read the flyer below! Also stand a chance to win an MPV!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/502/9menaraklcard2.jpg


After visiting Menara KL (RM8), then apply ler the card! I think limited offer lah! Go Go! :D:D:D

wanna go today but go a lot of things to do lah........anyway I'll try to go maybe next week....hey where you sign up? They approach you or something? ;)

The personnel at the counter will ask you to go to another counter(which looks like a temporary one) after you have finished your business at the observation lah ;)
Registration is FREE! :)
The MPV is a Hyundai Trajet!! :D

Originally posted by szehoong

wanna go today but go a lot of things to do lah........anyway I'll try to go maybe next week....hey where you sign up? They approach you or something? ;)

Wanna go. Wanna go. But no holiday mah :bash:

wah, baq must go KL more often lah so that can go up to take more pics:D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Wanna go. Wanna go. But no holiday mah :bash:

wah....all 9 days I am off also you kerja ar? :?

Originally posted by szehoong

wah....all 9 days I am off also you kerja ar? :?

For this month, I non working day will be on the 19, 24 and probably 25. followed by 30 and 31.

I am actually have to work during Raya Haji. :cry: even if it mean midnight shift :ohno:

DJs begin feat atop KL Tower


KUALA LUMPUR: Adverse weather conditions delayed but did not dampen the determination of two radio deejays in their attempt to stand 24 hours on top of Menara Kuala Lumpur – the fourth tallest telecommunication tower in the world – to promote peace.

Gary “Scamboy” Ratnam and Nigel “Greenman” Green of The Big Breakfast Show delayed their feat on the tower which began an hour later than planned at 4pm yesterday.

They were photographed by local and foreign journalists some of whom were taken on an airplane to get an aerial shot.

Oh Cool! I like these Radio 4 Djs :cool:
I hope can see pics lah :D

Well....my list...

1) Petronas Twin Towers
2) KL Tower
3) KL Sentral
4) KLIA
5) LRTs(including monorails)

For me.....

1. PTT
2. KL Tower
3. KL Sentral
4. KLIA
5. KL metro system (very very convenience) I hope to ..kembar berkembar.;)
KL transrapid is smart.

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/trans4.JPG

some plan for me.
KTM commuter - to Kajang for try to eat Sa - te and Nilai for visit sepang F1 racing.
KL monorail - to bukit bintang,Imbi for join the popular shopping area such a feeder of LRTs.
PUTRA LRT - to KLCC for visit PTT.
STAR LRT - to masjid jamek for visit sultan abdul samad building and bukit jalil for visit national sport complex.
ERL - to KLIA and putrajaya/cyberjaya for visit new Malaysian's developing.

Nice photo montage of the KL rail transportation, nazrey... I especially like the pix of the three different KTM Commuter trains...

‘Watersport city’ a dream of KL mayor Mohd Shaid



KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur is eager to become a “watersport city.”

That, at least, is the dream of innovative KL Mayor Datuk Mohamed Shaid Mohamed Taufek who wants to provide another avenue for sporting activities and utilise the many disused lakes in the city.

“There are a lot of land-based sports activities here in Kuala Lumpur. We have several big lakes in the city but apart from being used for water retention and parks, not much activity takes place here. We are now looking at aqua-sports and we want many youngsters involved,” said Mohamed Shaid.

The main lakes in the city are Tasik Perdana, Tasik Titiwangsa, Tasik Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Tasik Datuk Keramat, Tasik Kepong Metropolitan and Tasik Menjalara.

“We can develop these places (the lakes) and provide more facilities. We can promote the water-based sports by having more outlets. We will, however, conduct feasibility studies first. This will have to be done in a staggered process. Our long-term plan is to have more water sport activities,” he said.

As a first step, the city council have allowed a professional event management group – the Asian Media Network (AMN) Sdn Bhd – to run the Beach Soccer Malaysian Championships at the Tasik Bandar Sri Permaisuri.

It will be a permanent venue for the watersport activities – maybe, the first of several.

Originally posted by glenj
Business Times - 13 Nov 2003

New high-end KL condos draw buyers

Over 85 per cent of the units in Stonor Park have been sold since it was launched three months ago, at prices starting from RM1.1 million up to RM2.5 million for units of 2,300 sq ft and 3,300 sq ft.
Indeed, KLCC Holdings' configuration of larger-than-average units in its twin-block 44- and 45-storey development would appear to be palatable in the current market, if the experience of Stonor Park, and another recent launch in the vicinity, the Marc, is anything to go by.

Sixteen out of the 279 units in the Marc were configured as large 2,900 sq ft units priced between RM2.4 million and RM2.7 million, and these units were among the 100-plus units sold on the first weekend the project was put on sale in October.


Goodness! This thread has the bit info on Marc! 279 units? Must be so-so only the height :D

great news!!

they should make artificial sea:D

Originally posted by baqthier

Goodness! This thread has the bit info on Marc! 279 units? Must be so-so only the height :D

Oh sorry...I forgot to tell ya.....I went to Marc Service Apartment's showunit last week.

The building is at 35 floors......and its a twin! :D The ceiling height at the show unit are very tall and I was told that it is the actual ceiling height! :eek: ......not bad for a 35 storeys block! :)

The units are kinda big anyway amd the 279 are just for one tower. ;)

WOW! 35 storeys is pretty tall too! But I hope they are good looking twins. Eh this Marc is the one beside Ascott? If so got sure slender twins..2 units per floor :D

Originally posted by baqthier

WOW! 35 storeys is pretty tall too! But I hope they are good looking twins. Eh this Marc is the one beside Ascott? If so got sure slim twins :D

yes it is the one beside The Ascott.......and the towers aren't slim ;)

Not slim? wakao..sure very pack the cluster there! :eek:
Cool! :D

Stonor Park. I don't think it's any special.

:angel1:

http://www.benetonproperties.com/stonor/images/stonorillustration3.jpg

http://www.benetonproperties.com/stonor/images/stonorillustration4.jpg

i like the design, but looks short

Originally posted by TYW

i like the design, but looks short

Stonor Park is just 20 storeys onlylar ;)

Here's more pictures of Stonor Park:




http://www.benetonproperties.com/stonor/images/stonorillustration1.jpg



http://www.benetonproperties.com/stonor/images/stonorillustration2.jpg

men... when did Malaysia start to hav apartment that looks like the one here in Aus??? im not veri into the design... looks like that Eurewatever tower in Melbourne... oh well... maybe it will be better when its build... i donno...:dunno:

Originally posted by SEED

men... when did Malaysia start to hav apartment that looks like the one here in Aus??? im not veri into the design... looks like that Eurewatever tower in Melbourne... oh well... maybe it will be better when its build... i donno...:dunno:

oh....yea.....tons of these designs are on your way! I've seen at least a dozen already! :D

Originally posted by Greg

http://www.benetonproperties.com/stonor/images/stonorillustration4.jpg

I think the people who happen to buy the left tower facing KLCC will be able to view it right, the right tower will definitely be blocked by the KLCC condominium

Any pics? Or are these ads still around? ;)

Ads on train roofs for the benefit of office workers and bosses in skyscrapers above the elevated rail lines ... now there is a novel thought! :cool:

From TheStar

http://www.star-space.com/stories/story.asp?artfolder=news&file=archives/news/2004/02/09/bp090204

Bandar Putra Permai to have 200,000 population by year 2010

BANDAR Putra Permai is rapidly shaping up as one of the fastest growing township in the Klang Valley, with an estimated population size of between 160,000 and 200,000 by 2010.

The 8,500-acre area, which was designated a township by the state government in 2002, is separated from Kuala Lumpur by the 2,500-acre Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve.

Ongoing developments in the area include the 550-acre Taman Equine and Putra Permai townships, 1,000-acre Lestari Perdana, 400-acre Lestari Puchong, 417-acre Saujana Puchong, 80-acre Kota Perdana and 800-acre Bandar Seri Bukit Jalil.

Equine Capital Bhd executive chairman Datuk Patrick Lim said the group, which kicked off its development in the area in 1992, pioneered development in this corridor.

''Back then, we acquired 550 acres in the Klang Valley's south corridor along the Seri Kembangan tracts as we already saw the potential growth of this corridor. It is a natural growth area with Puchong coming up strongly and a big untapped market from the population residing in the new villages in the vicinity,'' he said.

Lim said the area had undergone massive development and the number of ongoing developments underscored the vast potential of this new growth corridor, especially with its proximity to Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and the Multimedia Super Corridor.

''While we see strong potential here, we are also encouraged by the fact that our properties have appreciated some 30% in the secondary market. The new launches have also shown price appreciation of at least 20% in both the residential and commercial properties,'' Lim said.

One can drive through the massive track of land from the Kompleks Pasar Borong Selangor in the south to Technology Park Malaysia in the north near the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil.

Industry observers have designated the Puchong-Seri Kembangan locality as a ''hot spot'' as the whole area is undergoing massive construction works.

According to property researcher Ho Chin Soon, there are seven major developments east of the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve.

The Talam Group are developers of Bandar Seri Bukit Jalil and Lestari Puchong while Equine Park, Putra Permai and Pusat Bandar Putra Permai are developed by the Equine Group.

Kota Perdana and Taman Pinggiran Putra are developed by the LBS Bina Group while Lestari Perdana has three developers - SAP Holdings Bhd, Desaminium Jaya Sdn Bhd and a small portion by the Talam Group.

Ho said a block of land next to Bandar Seri Bukit Jalil was slated for development, possibly into bungalow lots.

''There are also some good pieces of land south of Technology Park Malaysia with potential. With the vast tracts of land and the five million people in the Klang Valley, the factors are conducive to keep such vast development going on for some time,'' he said.

Well..this area need some good public transport. In Puchong, still need car lah. I'll post pics if I can find.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur's new police chief has promised to make the city as safe as possible for residents and visitors.

Acknowledging that while he may not be as media-savvy as his predecessor, Datuk Mustafa Abdullah believed that as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, city folk need not worry about crime.

"My approach may be different but as long as the residents feel that police are doing their job, I have no worries," Mustafa told reporters after taking over the post from Datuk Dell Akbar Khan at the police contingent yesterday.

Federal CID director Datuk Seri Salleh Mat Som witnessed the handing-over ceremony in which Mustafa inspected a welcoming parade.

Mustafa was the Federal deputy director of management (training) before his promotion to city police chief with the rank of Deputy Commissioner.

The 52-year-old joined the force in 1970 together with Dell, who is four years older.

Mustafa, from Pangkalan Kubor, Kelantan, has a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia and a Masters in Political Science from Ohio University, USA.

Before his stint in Bukit Aman, he was the Penang CID chief. His first command posting was as the Kota Setar police chief, before being promoted to Balik Pulau as police chief.

Earlier, a farewell parade was held for Dell as his last official function in the police.

Dell, who is leaving the force after 34 years of service, is retiring on April 22.

On his retirement plans, Dell said he could now concentrate on another favourite field - football.

The former national player is Football Association of Malaysia's secretary-general.

In his farewell speech, he urged the officers and men to uphold the law and image of the force at all times.

This is the good thread.

So how's the progress of the construction of the bus terminals.

Originally posted by hypermount

This is the good thread.

So how's the progress of the construction of the bus terminals.

I dunno bout others but the Bandar Tasik Selatan one still got no further activity :cry: ......I wish they would do this ASAP as Puduraya is bursting liao! ;)

Originally posted by baqthier

The Talam Group are developers of Bandar Seri Bukit Jalil and Lestari Puchong while Equine Park, Putra Permai and Pusat Bandar Putra Permai are developed by the Equine Group.


Talam Group...eh. Any comment on Talam. I never trust them at all. Heard lots of complaint from people who actually bought house or apartment build by Talam. :rant:

Hello

Ive been reading quite a few of the posts here the last few weeks, and was hoping some of you could answer a few questions for me.

I will be coming to KL this April to work for 6 weeks and while I have done quite a bit of research on the city and country, there is one question me and my colleagues have. That is where is the best place to get a nice custom tailored suit. Its probably a stupid tourist type question, but Ive had trouble finding some good info. Everyone I know whos been to the city says that this part of Asia is the absolute best place to get a really nice custom made suit, for really cheap. I was hoping you guys could give me an idea of where the best tailors are, and what kind of price ranges I am looking at. Im curious to find this out before hand because if I can get a couple nice suits made inexpensively, I can really save by not having to stock up on business attire back in Canada. Ive also heard that Bangkok is incredibly cheap for this as well, if anyone is familiar is KL quite similar in this regard?

Id appreciate any comments! Thanks!

Oh, and being a skyscraper fan, Im actually quite happy to learn that I will be working in the Petronas Towers!

Originally posted by ryanE

Hello

Ive been reading quite a few of the posts here the last few weeks, and was hoping some of you could answer a few questions for me.

I will be coming to KL this April to work for 6 weeks and while I have done quite a bit of research on the city and country, there is one question me and my colleagues have. That is where is the best place to get a nice custom tailored suit. Its probably a stupid tourist type question, but Ive had trouble finding some good info. Everyone I know whos been to the city says that this part of Asia is the absolute best place to get a really nice custom made suit, for really cheap. I was hoping you guys could give me an idea of where the best tailors are, and what kind of price ranges I am looking at. Im curious to find this out before hand because if I can get a couple nice suits made inexpensively, I can really save by not having to stock up on business attire back in Canada. Ive also heard that Bangkok is incredibly cheap for this as well, if anyone is familiar is KL quite similar in this regard?

Id appreciate any comments! Thanks!

Oh, and being a skyscraper fan, Im actually quite happy to learn that I will be working in the Petronas Towers!


First of all.....

Welcome to the Forums RyanE! :wave:


As far as I know ( I did a few suits before ), some of the good and inexpensive tailors are situated within the Bukit Bintang area with the most concentration at Sg. Wang Plaza and BB Plaza. :)

My family usually go for this tailor on the 2nd floor of BB Plaza ( I can't remember its name now....arrggghhh! :rant: ), which not only give me a good bargain but its suits are nice and durable too. If you're interested, I could bring you there and introduce em to ya. I had one made in year 2000 and this tailored double-breasted suit (with pants) cost me about RM600 (USD $158). I don't think the price stays cos it is like 4 years back so I guess it would be slightly more expensive. ;)

oh....I just remembered where I put my tailor's business card! ......hmmm....the complete address would be - FF015, 1st Floor, BB Plaza. The shop are called Smart Suit Exclusive Tailoring.....I hope that helps ;)

Otherwise I would suggest you walked around the area (in particular Sg. Wang Plaza) to look for a tailor. There are many to choose from and most are affordable. :)

Originally posted by szehoong

I had one made in year 2000 and this tailored double-breasted suit (with pants) cost me about RM600 (USD $158). I don't think the price stays cos it is like 4 years back so I guess it would be slightly more expensive. ;)

RM600 for a tailored double breasted suit with pants. Isn't it a bit expensive. I donno the price for that particular suit in KL but I got mine back in Taiping. That one cost me less than RM350 actually. But then to make some comparison is kinda like biased knowing that standard of living is different.

Still. I have to go with you. Probably Sungai Wang offers the best value for money. I haven't done mine yet. Probably I can made on there as well. :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

RM600 for a tailored double breasted suit with pants. Isn't it a bit expensive. I donno the price for that particular suit in KL but I got mine back in Taiping. That one cost me less than RM350 actually. But then to make some comparison is kinda like biased knowing that standard of living is different.

Still. I have to go with you. Probably Sungai Wang offers the best value for money. I haven't done mine yet. Probably I can made on there as well. :D


I tot it was cheap especially when everyone whom saw and asked about the suit said it was pretty inexpensive. Then again there is the question of the materials being used and also like you;ve said - standard of living. ;)

Other than those at Sg. Wang, one could also go for those smaller tailor shops in the suburbs (undoubtly cheaper). :)

Notable ones:

SS2, PJ
- Place looks dull but it has great tenants like Secret Recipe,
Gloria Jeans, Swensons... got pasar malam.
Ampang's Jalan Memanda
- Just like SS2 but less shops
Subang Jaya's SS15
USJ's Taipan
Sri Hartamas

Some more? ;)

I think Jalan Memanda got as many shop as SS2 la.

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

I think Jalan Memanda got as many shop as SS2 la.

SS2 is definitely a larger area compared to the Jln Memanda area. The only plus point for the Jalan Memanda area are its crown jewel - Ampang Point. ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

SS2 is definitely a larger area compared to the Jln Memanda area. The only plus point for the Jalan Memanda area are its crown jewel - Ampang Point. ;)

I honestly never been to SS2. So I have no idea how large is that place compared to Jalan Memanda. :D

IMO Bangsar Baru is a commercial township. In fact I still remember that Bangsar Baru used to be a deserted place where not many people wants to set shop there. Times have changed! ;)

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

I honestly never been to SS2. So I have no idea how large is that place compared to Jalan Memanda. :D

Wah....another place that you need someone to bring you to! :D

Originally posted by szehoong

Wah....another place that you need someone to bring you to! :D

Yes. Definitely. :D

Yep! Check out the pasar malam too. They are now selling <toooooot> openly already. :D

I never have a suit tailored for me since I was 5. I want one this year!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9menaraklface1.jpg

Originally posted by baqthier

Yep! Check out the pasar malam too. They are now selling <toooooot> openly already. :D

Alllooooooooooo....please in a very open discussion manner. Do explain what is your "TOOOOT" mean okay :D

Originally posted by baqthier

I never have a suit tailored for me since I was 5. I want one this year!

Get a job first la. Then have one suit tailored to use it for a celebration on getting a new job. Don't you think that will be nice :D

Originally posted by baqthier

Yep! Check out the pasar malam too. They are now selling <toooooot> openly already. :D

Yeah Baq......quit pretending you're an angel lah :angel1: Just say it lah! :D

Thanks Baq for the impressive picture of the towerhead collar! :okay:

The muqanas design plus the lighting of it every night are really impressive! :)

Wah...headache la naik atas. Feel so like you wanna throw out. Should make myself more familiar with height. :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Wah...headache la naik atas. Feel so like you wanna throw out. Should make myself more familiar with height. :D

yea....this reminds me of some pictures of ya we took the other day! :D

How funny when you;re saking me and Baq if that place is revolving! :lol:

Originally posted by szehoong

yea....this reminds me of some pictures of ya we took the other day! :D

How funny when you;re saking me and Baq if that place is revolving! :lol:

when did you guys took my picture? And oh yeah!! that thing is definitely feel like revolving inside my head :ohno: scary experience.

:eek: awesome shot baq!!

Originally posted by baqthier

Notable ones:

SS2, PJ
- Place looks dull but it has great tenants like Secret Recipe,
Gloria Jeans, Swensons... got pasar malam.
Ampang's Jalan Memanda
- Just like SS2 but less shops
Subang Jaya's SS15
USJ's Taipan
Sri Hartamas

Some more? ;)

I do like Setiawangsa to be more like Jalan Memanda for example with lots of cafe and place to hang around. But then again, the place will definitely lost its touch of tranquality that it has now.

Taman Tun Dr Ismail near IBM Plaza was also not bad. Went there just now :D

Thanks for the information everyone!

I am very excited about coming to Malaysia, its going to be great.

Originally posted by ryanE

Thanks for the information everyone!

I am very excited about coming to Malaysia, its going to be great.

Welcom ryanE. If you have any other question feel free to ask. Hopefully we will be able to provide you with the answer that you want. :D

Originally posted by ryanE

Thanks for the information everyone!

I am very excited about coming to Malaysia, its going to be great.

My pleasure ryanE ;)

Its great to be of help......please do feel free to post more questions. :okay:

wow......soooo beautiful!!!!!!!!

is it confirmed?
:runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
if so,why?

I don't think it is confirmed. The gov is still considering if malaysia will bid for the asia games

is it confirmed?
:runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
if so,why?


:cry: sadly it is confirmed! :cry:

Congrats to Guangzhou! :cheers:









Government says no to Asiad



By LIM TEIK HUAT


KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) will have to forget about hosting the 2010 Asian Games.

The Cabinet yesterday decided not to endorse the Olympic Council of Malaysia's (OCM) plan to bid for the Games.







http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2004/4/15/sports/s_pg56asiad.JPG

HIGH HOPE DASHED: The logo the OCM had designed for the bid.





With the decision, Kuala Lumpur is deemed to have withdrawn and China's Guangzhou has automatically won the bid to host the 16th edition of the Games.

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said said after chairing her first post-Cabinet briefing that they rejected the bid because of the high cost involved in staging a multi-sports meet.

“The Cabinet discussed this in the meeting today (yesterday) and we have decided not to offer to host the 2010 Asian Games. According to the estimation by the OCM, the government will need to spend about US$366.128mil (RM1.391bil) to host the Games,” she said.

Under the proposed budget outlined in the bid papers, a new Games Village was to be built for US$200mil while the remaining amount was for operational costs.

However, OCM secretary-general Datuk Sieh Kok Chi clarified later yesterday that the Games Village need not be built as existing facilities in Bukit Jalil and Universiti Putra Malaysia could be used.

Azalina said the Cabinet's decision was final. “I will instruct my ministry's secretary-general (Datuk Talaat Hussain) to officially inform the OCM about the Cabinet's decision.”

Azalina said the decision did not mean that Malaysia was not interested in hosting major international events in the future.

“We have just formed a government under a new leadership. There are a lot of things to look into and plan ... and not just about hosting the Asian Games. The cost is too high,” she said.

On the question of whether Malaysia's decision to opt out of the bidding process would cause any negative implications to its international image, Azalina said: “There are many areas we can focus on, not just hosting international events.

In the run-up to the Asian Games bid, Malaysia cleared the first hurdle when a five-member evaluation committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), led by vice-president Celso Dayrit, gave the thumbs up to the city’s ability to host the Games after a two-day visit.

They inspected several sports facilities and infrastructure around the city.

During a news conference on Tuesday, Dayrit said Malaysia needed just a letter of endorsement from the government and an impressive presentation to be selected as hosts.

Dayrit and his team also stressed that Kuala Lumpur's bid must come with the letter of endorsement from the government.

“Without the letter, Malaysia will lose to Guangzhou, which is fully backed by the Chinese government,” he said.

This is the second time that Kuala Lumpur's hopes to host the Asian Games have been dashed. Kuala Lumpur lost to Doha (Qatar) in the final bidding for the 2006 Asian Games.

KL 2010 Asian Games bid KO'd by lack of government support?



The fight to host the 2010 Asian Games looks to be over before it even began after the new Malaysian government announced that it will not support the Olympic Council of Malaysia with a Kuala Lumpur bid.

The announcement might be the knock-out blow to Kuala Lumpur's chances to host the 2010 games, though on occasion there are surprise turnarounds. Kuala Lumpur's support for a bid has always been tepid at best from the time that they first announced an interest in the games.

Malaysia's Sports Minister Azalina Othman stated, "The Cabinet has decided that Malaysia does not bid to host the 2010 Asian Games because of the cost implications."

The decision leaves Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in southern China (formerly known as Canton) alone in the field, and one would assume that if the Olympic Council of Asia is pleased with their inspection visit this week, that the vote in July at the OCA meetings would simply be a stamp of approval for the city to host the games.

Support in Guangzhou has been high, with rallies, drives to sign up volunteers and fun-runs to publicize the games bid.

The race was reminiscent of the 2006 Commonwealth Games bid contest in which Melbourne, Australia simply outlasted other bid hopefuls Durban, South Africa, Barbados and Wellington, New Zealand, all who abandoned the race before the bid came to a vote.

For the 2010 Asian Games race, early interest was shown by cities such as Singapore, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Seoul. As the race progressed, Daegu, Korea; Amman, Jordan; Kuala Lumpur and Guangzhou all had said they planned to bid. Only Guangzhou and Kuala Lumpur submitted bids, with the Kuala Lumpur bid missing a letter of support from the government.

India and Korea have both mentioned interest in hosting the 2014 Asian Games.

Disappointed OCM will not appeal bid rejection



By LIM TEIK HUAT


KUALA LUMPUR: The government's decision not to support Kuala Lumpur's bid for the 2010 Asian Games has left the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) deeply disappointed.

OCM president Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar had wanted Malaysia to host this edition because the next multi-sports Games Malaysia will host will be the SEA Games in 2019.

“We are obviously disappointed with the decision from the sporting sense,” said Tunku Imran yesterday. “But we understand the government's decision.

“Without the pledge letter from the government, Kuala Lumpur will have to pull out from the bidding process.

“The city of Guangzhou in China has become the host for the 2010 Asian Games.”

Tunku Imran explained that OCM was given the nod to submit the bid documents before the deadline on March 31.

“If we had not submitted the bid documents, Kuala Lumpur would have not been considered. If the government had later decided to support a bid, we would not have been able to join the race,” he said.

Tunku Imran added that they did not plan to appeal to the government.

“We have not been told why the government decided not to back the bid but we will probably be informed. But there's no point in crying over spilt milk.

“We will look at continuing our efforts to develop Malaysian sports,” he said.

Tunku Imran hoped the money saved by not bidding for the Games would now be channelled towards developing sports at the grassroots level.

Kuala Lumpur had an excellent chance of winning the host job this time around, compared to their previous failed bid for the 2006 Asian Games. Kuala Lumpur were narrowly beaten by Doha, Qatar in the bid for the 2006 Asian Games.

The feeling on the ground among the 45-member countries of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) was that Kuala Lumpur would have garnered enough support, especially from the Muslim countries in the Middle East and also from South-East Asia, to push for a successful bid.

Asked to explain the projected US$366.128 cost of the Games, OCM secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said it was the same amount that had been given in the bid for the 2006 Asian Games.

“It is only a figure given to OCA. In reality, it will not cost that much. We will not need to build a new Games village. We have many good existing facilities.”

There must be a strong reason why the goverment don't want to support the for the bidding....

Malaysia Boleh spirit seems to be like...fading...

Malaysia Boleh spirit seems to be like...fading...

Don't you think is already faded before? Now I beginning to think that the slogan becoming more like a joke rather than a motivational thing for us.

It seems that our new PM has no balls. ;)

There must be a strong reason why the goverment don't want to support the for the bidding....


It better be strong......and I won't take 'not enough funds' as an excuse (they are using that now). I believe that organising such games is an economic jackpot to any city :rant:

It seems that our new PM has no balls. ;)

Ha..ha...I don't think that is a nice thing to say about PM at this moment. Is it the final decision coming from him or what?

It better be strong......and I won't take 'not enough funds' as an excuse (they are using that now). I believe that organising such games is an economic jackpot to any city :rant:

when you said they are using that now is referring to what?

Ha..ha...I don't think that is a nice thing to say about PM at this moment. Is it the final decision coming from him or what?

you're right! I guess its the entire cabinet's decision.....and even if it comes from him I believe there could be a better reason ;)

I am sure they wouldn't throw away a good opportunity like this.....there must be a more concrete reason behind all this. :)

when you said they are using that now is referring to what?


errrrr.......I am referring to the 'not-enough-funds' excuselah :bash: :D

errrrr.......I am referring to the 'not-enough-funds' excuselah :bash: :D

Oh....okay. Now I just realised about it. Sorry dude :)

wow....szehoong. You seem very upset!!!! hehehehe!!!! i also very disappointed by the decision.....

Taken from Berita Minggu :

Sukan Asia 2010: Malaysia buat keputusan paling tepat


Kesudahannya, Malaysia memilih untuk tidak meneruskan hajat menawarkan diri sebagai tuan rumah Sukan Asia 2010; keputusan yang bermakna bandaraya China, Guangzhou, secara automatic mendapar penghormatan itu.

Berbanding kekecewaan sebelumnya apabila Kuala Lumpur tewas kepada Doha dalam perebutan peringkat akhir pemilihan tuan rumah temasya yang sama pada 2006, pendirian yang diputuskan kali ini tidak banyak mengundang kehampaan.

Pastinya ia tidak memiskinkan sesiapa kecuali barangkali hanya segelintir yang terlepas jutaan ringgit daripada jangkaan peluang yang mungkin diraih, apatah lagi biaya menganjurkan pertandingan sebesar ini dianggarkan sekitar RM1.4 billion.

Prasarana sukan Malaysia hari ini memang diakui bertaraf dunia. Namun, untuk menganjurkan Sukan Asia 2010, Stadium Nasional Bukur Jalil ketika itu akan berusia 12 tahun yang tentunya memerlukan kerja-kerja pembaikan dan pengubahsuaian.

Begitu juga gelanggang lain yang dibina menjelang Sukan Komanwel 1998 akan tidak terkecuali perlu turut melalui proses kitar semula.

Apabila diambil kira 'budaya' sukan Malaysia yang menyaksikan banyak kemudahan baru akan terbina setiap kali in menganjurkan sesuatu acara besar, Sang Lamri sendiri tidak boleh berasa pasti anggaran RM1.4 billion itu akan menjadi angka sebenar pada akhir hitungannya.

Renungi fakta berikut : Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil masih perlu dibina untuk menghadapi temasya Kuala Lumpur '98 ketika Stadium Shah Alam yang boleh memuatkan 80 ribu penonton, tersergam tanpa banyak kegunaan manakala Stadium Merdeka kekal sebagai warisan sejarah.

Kemudian apabila acara seperti perlawanan akhir Piala Malaysia atau kunjungan pasukan ternama Liga Inggeris atau persinggahan skuad Brazil dalam perjalanan ke Piala Dunia 2002 hendak diadakan, pemilihan gelanggang menjadi perkara memeningkan kerana padang kedua-dua stadium tidak memenuhi piawaian.

Secara tiba-tiba, mungkin kerana dikelabui saiz kejohanan yang hendak diadakan, jarak antara Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Jalil dan Shah Alam dirasakan amat berjauhan hinggakan ramai yang terlepas pandang bahawa di kawasan terbabit kini terdapat tiga buah kolam renang bersaiz Olimpik, enam stadium bola sepak serta deretan stadium tertutup atau dewan.

Dalam pada itu pun, jika sesetengah pegawai sukan Malaysia diberi pilihan, ada banyak lagi prasarana sukan serupa yang perlu dibina, diperkuatkan oleh pelbagai dalil dan alasan agar tiada cacatnya kemeriahan disamping ia dihujahkan sebagai suntikan motivasi dan dorongan buat atlit kita mengukir kecemerlangan.

Untuk sekian lama, Malaysia sebenarnya terlalai oleh pujian sebagai penganjur terbaik, tuan rumah penuh kemesraan and hos yang sentiasa bermewah-mewahan untuk menunjukkan kepada dunia betapa negara ini sudah meneroka banyak kemajuan.

Sambil itu tidak boleh dinafikan bahawa gambaran sedemikian tetap penting untuk menerbitkan keyakinan lebih ramai pelabur menanam modal di negara ini, selain merangsang pelancong untuk melimpahkan Malaysia dengan kekayaan tukaran asing, hakikatnya ialah sukan di Kuala Lumpur dan kawasan sewaktu dengannya masih di takuk lama kalaupun tidak menampakkan kemerosotan ketara.

Kecuali beberapa sukan elit yang menjadi sandaran untuk mengharumkan nama ibu pertiwi, senarai keaiban semakin hari semakin panjang. Pemberitaan sukan sudah membawa Sang Langri meliputi pelbagai kejohanan di tidak kurang 20 negara. Kunjugan ke Sukan Komanvel '94 di Victoria, Kanada benar-benar menjadi pembuka mata apabula sebuah stadium mini sebuah universiti diperbesar secara pasang siap hanya untuk dikembalikan kepada saiz asal selapas obor kejohanan dipadamkan. Dan sebagai perbandingan juga, Sukan Asia jauh lebih besar saiznya daripada Sukan Komanwel baik dari segi keanggotaan, jumlah acara mahupun tahap saingan tanpa kejutan kecemerlangan kontinjen Malaysia pada temasya '98 dapat dijadikan sandaran untuk diulangi andainya temasya 2010 didatangkan ke negara ini.

Barangkali perdebatan mengenainya akan berterusan buat beberapa ketika, dengan pihak yang berlawanan pendapat tidak mahu mengalah dalam menegakkan hujah masing-masing. Namun, 6 tahun lebih awal sebelum obor kejohanan dinyalakan, kerajaan Malaysia sudah boleh dikalungkan pingat emas kerana membuat keputusan paling tepat.

well.....yes......a good article ......however there are certain things which is debatable in it. .....I'll start off with the stadiums.......




Prasarana sukan Malaysia hari ini memang diakui bertaraf dunia. Namun, untuk menganjurkan Sukan Asia 2010, Stadium Nasional Bukur Jalil ketika itu akan berusia 12 tahun yang tentunya memerlukan kerja-kerja pembaikan dan pengubahsuaian.

Begitu juga gelanggang lain yang dibina menjelang Sukan Komanwel 1998 akan tidak terkecuali perlu turut melalui proses kitar semula.

Apabila diambil kira 'budaya' sukan Malaysia yang menyaksikan banyak kemudahan baru akan terbina setiap kali in menganjurkan sesuatu acara besar, Sang Lamri sendiri tidak boleh berasa pasti anggaran RM1.4 billion itu akan menjadi angka sebenar pada akhir hitungannya.

Renungi fakta berikut : Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil masih perlu dibina untuk menghadapi temasya Kuala Lumpur '98 ketika Stadium Shah Alam yang boleh memuatkan 80 ribu penonton, tersergam tanpa banyak kegunaan manakala Stadium Merdeka kekal sebagai warisan sejarah.








It says that the stadiums would have been old (12 years to be exact) but that is not a good excuse. Stadiums don't go obsolete. They just need regular maintenance. I had the privilege to visit Stadium Australia (now Telstra Stadium) - the main stadium for the yr 2000 summer Olympics slightly over a year after the Olympics and it is still in tip-top condition. That is not the same case with our National Stadium sadly. :(

Just look at Singapore National Stadium.....it still looked so new after so many decades.......and that goes the same to the Monjuic Stadium in Barcelona (the main stadium for the 92 summer Olympics). These ex-Olympic stadiums which are properly maintained could easily held the Olympics next months! ;)

As for Shah Alam stadium, it really can't be used as the main stadium for the SUKOM 98 as it is located in Shah Alam NOT in KL which is SUKOM 98's host city. Other athletic event main venues could be held in other cities but not the main stadium which the opening and closing is supposed to be. Another factor is the maintenance of Stadium Shah Alam which is even worst if compared to those at Bukit Jalil. If one drive to the stadium today, one can't help but notice the 'patterned' weathered facade along the sleek ridges of the stadium. Remember that when the Brazilians came to train during the World Cup in 2002? They were supposed to be trained at Stadium Shah Alam but the field is so bad ....that it is not even suitable for training purposes let alone a football match. In the end our National Stadium hosted em......:ohno:

So the main problem is the maintenance culture not the age of the stadiums. Renovating a stadium to fit the Olympics/Asiad are mionor. Only things like the huge TV probably needed to be upgraded and maybe some of the lightings and things like that. Aesthetically the stadium is still relevant as it isn't too ugly. Maybe a little recladding might help. But a little maintenance goes a long way. ;)

After many discussions and debates with my friends.........we conclude that the most possible answer that why the govt isn't backing it isn't the monetary problem. It is possibly that they wanted to give an 'aggressive' China (in terms of economy that is) which probably need such exposure the most. Note that the contest between the bidding cities could be bitter too so to avoid such and as a gesture of friendship - GuangZhou shall have the games. Afterall......there are still chances for KL....... ;)

ANyway I am still angry for opportunity like Asian Games doesn't come everyday. Another possiblity is that our PM and govt would like to do some 'house-keeping' first ......like instilling a maintenance culture and a stronger financial foundation before embarking on such large-scale publicity games. :)

Well thanks again for your help guys!

I didnt want to start a new thread for this, but I am leaving for KL next week. Ill be working on the 27th floor of the Petronas Tower 2 (You guys have heard of that building right :) j/k )

Anyways if any of you guys have some last minute advice about traveling to Malaysia, Id love to hear it. Otherwise maybe Ill be able to post some nice pictures from the Petronas some day.

THanks

Well thanks again for your help guys!

I didnt want to start a new thread for this, but I am leaving for KL next week. Ill be working on the 27th floor of the Petronas Tower 2 (You guys have heard of that building right :) j/k )

Anyways if any of you guys have some last minute advice about traveling to Malaysia, Id love to hear it. Otherwise maybe Ill be able to post some nice pictures from the Petronas some day.

THanks

Probably on your first day you can give Sze a call and he can bring you out for lunch as he is working in KLCC as well. If I happen to be free, I would love to join in as well. Have a nice journey coming here ;)

RyanE : Do you know where are you going to stay then?

hmm... i havent heard of that bad news. how outdated:bash:

Well thanks again for your help guys!

I didnt want to start a new thread for this, but I am leaving for KL next week. Ill be working on the 27th floor of the Petronas Tower 2 (You guys have heard of that building right :) j/k )

Anyways if any of you guys have some last minute advice about traveling to Malaysia, Id love to hear it. Otherwise maybe Ill be able to post some nice pictures from the Petronas some day.

THanks


Hey ......its a pleasure man! :wave: .....no prob on starting a new thread.......I shall merged it when this gets old. ;)

Great to hear that you are working at PTT 2 ........I am just very near ........at Level 11 Menara Maxis........so if ya hve time maybe you could gimme a buzz and maybe we could go for lunch. :)

As for last minute advice.....hmmm.......it is pretty hot & warm here so do prepare plenty of confortable clothes! :D

The area around 1st Cold Storage in PJ is also pretty happening. Small but packed with nice shops.
BTW, currently nothing defeats Bangsar. And I think something should be done to Pudu (the Township behind Berjaya Times Square)

The area around 1st Cold Storage in PJ is also pretty happening. Small but packed with nice shops.
BTW, currently nothing defeats Bangsar. And I think something should be done to Pudu (the Township behind Berjaya Times Square)

Hmmm...hard to say about that one. What kind of thing you have in mind then for Pudu?

As for klang
BBK(Bandar Baru Klang) - This is the place where i usually hang out with my friend. A lot of pub and karaoke there. Got secret recipe, windmill, lien bee and many western food. A very good place for the youngster

As for klang
BBK(Bandar Baru Klang) - This is the place where i usually hang out with my friend. A lot of pub and karaoke there. Got secret recipe, windmill, lien bee and many western food. A very good place for the youngster

Hmmm..what kind of food offered by Windmill and Lien Bee?

windmill is a western food branches. While lien bee offered buns lol! u never heard of Lien Bee brand?? quite a well-known brand in klang.

windmill is a western food branches. While lien bee offered buns lol! u never heard of Lien Bee brand?? quite a well-known brand in klang.

Oh okay. Thanks for the information. Nope. If I heard of Lien Bee before I wouldn't asked you right ;)

What kind of thing you have in mind then for Pudu?
Can't say much also..the place i pretty ready for stuffs..i mean it already has a wide pedestrian walkway...the crowd...LRT station..hmm..I dunno why that place is still rather ketinggalan :/

Can't say much also..the place i pretty ready for stuffs..i mean it already has a wide pedestrian walkway...the crowd...LRT station..hmm..I dunno why that place is still rather ketinggalan :/

Probably the goverment or local autority already have something in mind..just that it involve with lot of invividual land title or the local people over there don't like the place to be develop..kinda like Kampung Baru for example.

Great to hear he is gonna work in PTT!
Probably he'll get us some pics! :D

BTW, what ever happened to the IOI Intelligent city

They removed the plan from their site and has no mention of it anymore :cry:
http://www.myioi.com/

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/6/16/business/8215139&sec=business

KL becoming popular retail centre

BY ANGIE NG

KUALA Lumpur is fast catching up as an attractive retail destination that offers a wide spectrum of lifestyle brand names, with a wide choice of happening places to meet one?s fancies.

The improving economic climate and the people?s rising affluence have translated into more shopping trips and higher spending, and a more robust retail sector.

With so many mega malls and complexes in the city and other parts of the Klang Valley, shoppers are spoilt for choice. The onus is on complex managers to be creative and to build up their centre?s reputation through the right merchandise mix and crowd-pulling events.

As in all property ventures, a shopping centre's location is still the primary factor that decides its success or failure.


Suria KLCC's crescent-shaped design gives the overall outlook a spacious view of all floors from the top
Those sited in the inner city or Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle are the top picks due to their accessibility and proximity to other shopping favourites. They include Sungei Wang Plaza, Lot 10, Suria KLCC, the Bintang Walk shopping enclave and Mid Valley Megamall.

The mushrooming of new townships in the periphery of the city have also contributed to the growing number of new complexes, not to mention the expansion of existing shopping centres. Hot favourites in this category include Sunway Pyramid, Subang Parade and One Utama.

The ringgit?s relatively higher purchasing power vis-a-vis other foreign currencies also make Malaysia a worthwhile shopping destination for foreign tourists as they can get more out of their money.

Underscoring Malaysia?s retail potential in the international arena is the Paris-based International Real Estate Federation, or Fiabci, bestowing its highest accolade on Suria KLCC.

The shopping centre won the Fiabci Prix d? Excellence Retail Category Award 2004 last Friday beating the best retail centres from around the world.

Known as the Oscars of the real estate industry, the Prix d?Excellence Awards recognise projects that show excellence in five principal areas ? global concept and description; architecture and design; development and construction; community benefits and environmental impact; and financials and marketing.

This is the second award for Suria KLCC, which won the Fiabci Award of Distinction in Retail Development for the Malaysian chapter in 1999.

The six-level shopping centre, with a gross area of 1.5 million sq ft and nett lettable area of one million sq ft, anchors the base of the Petronas Twin Towers, the world's tallest towers, overlooking a magnificent 50-acre park.

For its current financial year ending March 31, 2005, the shopping centre has targeted to achieve RM1.4bil in retail turnover, up from RM1.23bil previously. It is working closely with its 138 retailers to meet the target.

One of the key success factors of Suria KLCC is its ability to renew itself in line with the centre?s Always Something New tagline.

The latest external façade of Suria KLCC has a twist of Malaysian flavour. For this new feature, it collaborated with 10 well-known Malaysian batik designers to come out with banners in batik designs to drape the frontage of its Ampang and Ramlee entrances.

Shoppers can also look forward to new and upgraded stores in Suria KLCC. The shopping centre boasts some of the world's biggest names, from international fashion labels to jewellery and accessories. They include Gucci, Prada, Montblanc, Hermes, Tiffany & Co, Cartier, Piaget and Dunhill.

With all the new happenings, Suria KLCC is set to remain at the cutting edge of retail mix and be the destination for fashion, leisure, entertainment and food.

Can wait for the new extension to open up :D

Can wait for the new extension to open up :D


yea....the extension PLUS the new retail spaces at the convention centre! :D

Hi
Could someone post pictures of KL in the following areas, would really love to see how much things have changed since I been away from KL.

a) The construction near Jalan Bukit Bintang, opposite Marriott and Westin. I remember when I went back last year, there was this massive construction going on.

b) Pictures of Avenue K, like actual pictures taken from KLCC. Wonder how is the progress there now, last time, when I was there, I could only see the glass windows.

c) Also, some pictures of the CBD and main areas like Jalan Sultan Ismail, and even the new Zouk in KL!!!...I heard it was open not too long ago at Jalan Kia Peng or something

Thanks heaps guys, this forum is the next best thing of seeing construction updates in KL besides being there...:)

Hi Lee.llong time no see liao

pics later but here are some text :D

a) It's still going on. Its The Pavillion!
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=83812
b) I think they are doing the interiors right now. Mall is completed but I guess the residentials haven't started yet.
c) Zouk open quite a while ago. Pics posted in KL's Clubbing scene thread ;)

Hi guys!Well!I just got back from KL stayin over nite with my dad.Wanted to contact u guys but it was a sudden trip on that day itself.Furthermore, i didnt have any of u guys' contact no:(
Can u all PM to me ur contacts just in case there's anymore immediate trip?Thx yo!
Ok!Now ill post some pics.leealex,here is a pic of Zoux I've taken last week!:D

http://img63.photobucket.com/albums/v191/Lovejesse/IMG_0126.jpg

Wow Parkview is tall now! :D

A pic of Telawi street at Bangsar

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/48322082xctZlo_ph.jpg

I have lived in SS2 all my life (25-years!) and seen my home grow into the vibrant township it is today... Before the new Damansara cities came into the picture, SS2 was the biggest residential area in PJ...

Why SS2 is the most happening place:
- Selera Malam ("Wai Chek Kai")
- Murni mamak restaurant
- The numerous kopitiams all over the place
- You can get almost any type of food here (including Italian and Japanese!)
- The most happening (clean) nightlife in PJ
- Monday night pasar malam
- Caesars Club (one-stop entertainment and F&B center)

oh yeah..Murni...Roti Salad's the best! Their nasi campur cheapest but best in Klang Valley!

I went to this place few months ago with several friends. We ended up having lunch in "Burger King" fastfood restaurant. There were a lot of luxurious car in this area, that's why i am lucky indeed to spot a porshea(are my spelling is correct?) last time. Wiuu....!

oh yeah..Murni...Roti Salad's the best! Their nasi campur cheapest but best in Klang Valley!

I prefered roti "sardin"! :eek2:

TTDI :okay:
http://www.rsfc.com.my/klscenephotos.html

http://www.rsfc.com.my/Photos/klscene02.jpg

I went to this place few months ago with several friends. We ended up having lunch in "Burger King" fastfood restaurant. There were a lot of luxurious car in this area, that's why i am lucky indeed to spot a porshea(are my spelling is correct?) last time. Wiuu....!
Kevin, got error in that spelling... Its spelt as "Porsche", not porshea :) ...

SS2 is becoming so congested nowadays, things are not as shiok as before anymore... My little hometown has lost its convenience factor (considering the town is just a stone's throw from where i stay)... To get even to that LDP interchange (less than 1km from my house) can take almost 30-mins at peak periods! This is bad, man...

But for food, SS2 rules! Its the area with the most "nocturnal :) " life in PJ, when most of the other sections have quietened down... Oh ya, before i forget, here are more reasons supporting SS2's "happening-ness"!
- McD's (one of the first in PJ!)
- Three coffee outlets, all with wi-fi! (Gloria, Coffee Bean, Long Black)
- No need for our own mall bcoz we can depend on others (1u, Giant Kelana, Atria, IKANO-Tesco-Mutiara, etc), thanks to the ever reliable LDP... At least can keep the congestion as it is, instead of becoming worse :) !

yea....the extension PLUS the new retail spaces at the convention centre! :D


Took some pictures the other day....would post soon........if got time at home :D

The tunnel is still U/C ;)

The tunnel start from Burger King restaurant and end up at the other side of the conventional center right?

The tunnel start from Burger King restaurant and end up at the other side of the conventional center right?


yea.....from my own observation and direction-wise....the tunnel would start from Memory Lane (which is next to Guardian....and Guardian is next to Burger King) till the Convention Centre ;)

But again, at the other end, I mean..next to Tower Record and Times Bookstore there seem to be another entrance of the tunnel. So how many tunnel is there actually :?

But again, at the other end, I mean..next to Tower Record and Times Bookstore there seem to be another entrance of the tunnel. So how many tunnel is there actually :?


That one leads to Isetan lah.......I dunno why Isetan isn't opening the new extension yet....prolly got some minor reservation still ;)

One possible tunnel would be the space between England Optical and Tower Records but I think they are gonna put the toilets there......dunno lah....hehehe :D

And no pics? :D:D

Some news. Em...do you think Malaysians want to work as construction workers? :?

KL blames increasing crime rate on foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR (dpa) - A senior Malaysian minister has blamed the country's high crime rate and social problems on the increasing number of foreign workers, reports said Thursday.

Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn said that cabinet members had expressed their concern that the growing number of foreign immigrants was "a worrying problem" following a rise in a spate of crimes blamed on the migrants.

"With the presence of two million foreign workers in the country, their behaviour, their involvement in crime, will have a serious repercussion on society," Fong told reporters after a cabinet ministers' meeting Wednesday.

Fong said that the government has already set up training centres to equip local workers with skilled knowledge in order to reduce the country's dependency on foreign labour.

"Ultimately, we have to make sure our industries are less dependant on foreign workers," he was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.

Relatively wealthy Malaysia attracts migrants, both legal workers and illegal immigrants, from poorer neighbouring countries, particularly Indonesia and the Philippines.

The government has announced plans to limit the number of foreign workers in the construction industry to 15 per cent of the country's workforce in the next five years, and aims to also reduce foreign domestic helpers by 30 per cent by 2010.

And no pics? :D:D

Ada...baru ambik semalam...tak sempat nak download lagi la. ;)

And no pics? :D:D

Some news. Em...do you think Malaysians want to work as construction workers? :?

KL blames increasing crime rate on foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR (dpa) - A senior Malaysian minister has blamed the country's high crime rate and social problems on the increasing number of foreign workers, reports said Thursday.

Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn said that cabinet members had expressed their concern that the growing number of foreign immigrants was "a worrying problem" following a rise in a spate of crimes blamed on the migrants.

"With the presence of two million foreign workers in the country, their behaviour, their involvement in crime, will have a serious repercussion on society," Fong told reporters after a cabinet ministers' meeting Wednesday.

Fong said that the government has already set up training centres to equip local workers with skilled knowledge in order to reduce the country's dependency on foreign labour.

"Ultimately, we have to make sure our industries are less dependant on foreign workers," he was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.

Relatively wealthy Malaysia attracts migrants, both legal workers and illegal immigrants, from poorer neighbouring countries, particularly Indonesia and the Philippines.

The government has announced plans to limit the number of foreign workers in the construction industry to 15 per cent of the country's workforce in the next five years, and aims to also reduce foreign domestic helpers by 30 per cent by 2010.

I actually would like to see stats that support this notion. I personally think that the large amount of foreign workers have lent to increased crime, but no idea how to back that belief up....cuz a part of me wonders whether 'foreign workers' are just an easy scapegoat for the government....

And no pics? :D:D




Okaylah...here's some for ya ;)



http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6540sm.JPG




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http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6545sm.JPG

Ahh...Sze posted it already..so I don't have too la like that ;)

More:



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http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6547sm.JPG

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http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6551sm.JPG

^^^ This is the Isetan entrance I am talking about ;)





http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6552sm.JPG

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6554sm.JPG

^^^ This is where they are building the tunnel connection to the KL Convention Centre ;)




http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6555sm.JPG

Hmmm...kinda like a small tunnel entrance to the Convention Center...

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/klcc/suria/new_concourse/IMG_6559sm.JPG

Hmmm...kinda like a small tunnel entrance to the Convention Center...


I think it would be too small man! .....imagine the weekend crowd when there's an exhibition at the convention centre! :dizzy:


ANyway I hope they would have the 'second' tunnel in between England Optical and Tower Records......but when I 'inspect' the place, it seems that it is not possible as the 'tunnel' there leads to the utilities room :(

Thanks alot for the pics! Looks quite cold..it needs more color! It also has that BB PLaza look. :D

I think it would be too small man! .....imagine the weekend crowd when there's an exhibition at the convention centre! :dizzy:


ANyway I hope they would have the 'second' tunnel in between England Optical and Tower Records......but when I 'inspect' the place, it seems that it is not possible as the 'tunnel' there leads to the utilities room :(

That tunnel also lead to "Aquarium" right?

Yeah, hope that will be another tunnel as well. It will definitely reduce the amount of traffic flow.

i just want to ask to all you guys living in klang valley.....is that place really crowded, i mean i like places that got heaps of green spaces, less noise pollution and etc. i gonna live there soon in shah alam.......sorry to ask this question but i dont use to live in such a big crowded area and i want you guys to give me some ideas of how living in klang valley really looks and feels like?

i hope i get the answer soon...before i even get there, thanks.. :) :)

i just want to ask to all you guys living in klang valley.....is that place really crowded, i mean i like places that got heaps of green spaces, less noise pollution and etc. i gonna live there soon in shah alam.......sorry to ask this question but i dont use to live in such a big crowded area and i want you guys to give me some ideas of how living in klang valley really looks and feels like?

i hope i get the answer soon...before i even get there, thanks.. :) :)


hmmm.....if you compare to many other cities in the world, KL (or Klang Valley) is one of the least densed urban area in the world. Plus Klang Valley is one of the greenest cities around.

ANyway back to your question :D >

Shah Alam in my opinion is the least crowded urban area in Klang Valley. This is because Shah Alam is a planned city. I am not too sure which part of Shah Alam you're staying at but new development like Kota Kemuning and Bukit Rimau have nice open spaces and pockets of gardens within their residential enclave. The streetscapes there are also fantastic. You planning to buy or rent a house there?

:)

right now we have decided to live in section 13 but in the near future we might change plan.

(The Star)

New Kuala Lumpur mayor promises quality of service

BY CHOW HOW BAN
KUALA LUMPUR: The new Kuala Lumpur mayor, Datuk Ruslin Hasan, has pledged to improve City Hall's quality of service and make the capital city a cleaner, friendlier and world-class city.

The former FT director-general said he was determined to help city residents focus on community, cultural and sports development.

He was met after receiving his letter of appointment for a two-year term from Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Isa Samad here in the morning. Ruslin also met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi later.

When he arrived at his office, the new mayor was showered with congratulatory greetings from a group of City Hall officials at the City Hall lobby yesterday despite being on medical leave.

The new mayor who succeeded Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek is said to be taking a two-day medical leave from Monday because of an eye infection.

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2004/12/15/nation/p4ruslin.jpg
ORIENTATION: Ruslin (left) meeting heads of department and officers at City Hall Tuesday.
In an earlier interview in Putrajaya, Ruslin said he would strive to ensure that City Hall officers would always carry out their duties in a friendly manner and attend to public needs and complaints effectively and efficiently.

Born on July 10, 1950 in Masjid Tanah, Malacca, he holds a degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Universiti Malaya and a Masters in Business Management from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

He started his career in the civil service as assistant secretary in the City Hall Secretariat on July 24, 1974 and held various posts in several departments and units in City Hall before being appointed its director-general on Oct 10, 2001.

City Hall Workers' Union believes Ruslin is the best person to serve the local authority.

The union thanked Mohamed Isa, in a statement, for showing his trust in Ruslin.

“Ruslin has wide experience in the administration and operations of City Hall. We are confident that he will expedite the Government's effort to make Kuala Lumpur a great city,” it said.

Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun said Ruslin was an experienced public servant who served at various departments in City Hall.

“I hope Ruslin will have a more open policy for the press as it was difficult for the media to reach the officials and department heads,” he said.

New Straits Times » Local

Isa: Stubborn squatters holding up projects


KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19:
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The refusal by some squatters in the Klang Valley to move into low-cost flats is hampering the Government's efforts to achieve its zero-squatter target by year end.
Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad said City Hall needed the land they were occupying to build more low-cost flats

"They have no choice but to shift out. They should relocate to units allocated to them. If not, more problems will crop up," he said after a Chinese New Year celebration attended by 10,000 people in Gombak.

Isa said the Government did not wish to see squatter families continue living in cramped and dilapidated houses.

"They should accept our offer as they only need to pay RM124 monthly in rent."

Isa said one of the reasons why squatters refused to relocate was that the low-cost flats were far from their old place.

Offering a solution, he said they should take up the offer to relocate and return to their old place after the land was developed.

right now we have decided to live in section 13 but in the near future we might change plan.

Maybe you would like to consider living around Jalan Gasing area where the famous Bukit Gasing is. It is currently the favourite green lung amongst PJ and KL people.

Ukay Heights also not bad but land there is expensive. Recent landslides had garnered that area bad publicity (notably Highland Towers) but it is probably the greenest area you could find in KL. Lots of architects and artsy people love to live there. ;)

POsh areas like Ampang Hilir, Bukit Damansara and Bukit Tunku are also famous for its greens but they are prohibitively expensive :D

Sudden haze hits Klang Valley


PETALING JAYA: Thick haze caused by almost 600 hot spots in Indonesia and a peat fire in Cyberjaya blanketed the Klang Valley and several places in Malaysia.

Beginning with a hazy morning, visibility in Petaling Jaya, Subang, Sepang and Malacca dropped suddenly at about 4pm yesterday.

The worst hit places were Sepang and Petaling Jaya, where visibility was as low as 1km in the evening.

PLUS Expressways Bhd said visibility at some stretches of its Elite Expressway, which links Shah Alam to Nilai and KLIA, was only 150m.

At its height, the haze was so bad that there was the acrid smell of burning outdoors.

The Star was inundated with calls from the public enquiring why the haze had turned bad so suddenly. Some callers said they could even detect the smell of burning in their air-conditioned offices.

The Department of Environment said that as at 11am, the air quality was average in most of the areas affected by the haze, except for Seri Manjung in Perak which recorded an unhealthy reading.






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IT'S BACK: The hardly visible building in the background
is the Putrajaya Hospital Complex seen during the hazy conditions
yesterday following the peat fire at the Cyberpark in Cyberjaya.
The peat fire at the Cyberpark in Cyberjaya. The peat fire
started on Monday.





No further air quality readings were released by the department.

DOE director-general Datuk Rosnani Ibarahim said the air quality was expected to worsen over the next few days because monsoon winds from a south-westerly direction were blowing the smoke from open burning in Sumatra to peninsular Malaysia.

She said in a statement that 587 hot spots in Riau and northern provinces in Sumatra had been detected via satellite imaging on Monday.

Besides Sumatra, there were also 16 hot spots in Kalimantan and 17 in Sarawak.

Rosnani, however, said the peat fire in Cyberpark in Cyberjaya could not have caused the hazy situation to deteriorate so badly, as experienced yesterday.

Smouldering fires underneath 4ha of peat land in the park caused large areas of the township and nearby Putrajaya, Puchong, Dengkil and Subang Jaya to be shrouded in thick smoke.

Operations Officer at the Cyberjaya Fire and Rescue Services Department Yusri Sasarjo said they received a call around 2pm on Monday afternoon alerting them to the fire.

“The area was still smouldering today. We will be calling for backup from fire departments in Sepang, Banting, Seri Kembangan and KL International Airport.

“At the moment, there are only 10 of us trying to put out the fire. We are trying to beef this up to 30 personnel,” he said, adding that he hoped the fire would be completely doused within two days.





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Sepang Municipal Council public relations officer Zelda Mohd Zamri said the council had dispatched its enforcement team to the site of the fire to monitor the situation.

“The Cyberjaya City Command Centre has sent out e-mails to the business community and residents alerting them on the deteriorating air quality and the reason behind it.

“We also told them to limit their outdoor activities until the situation clears,” she added.

Maybe you would like to consider living around Jalan Gasing area where the famous Bukit Gasing is. It is currently the favourite green lung amongst PJ and KL people.

Ukay Heights also not bad but land there is expensive. Recent landslides had garnered that area bad publicity (notably Highland Towers) but it is probably the greenest area you could find in KL. Lots of architects and artsy people love to live there. ;)

POsh areas like Ampang Hilir, Bukit Damansara and Bukit Tunku are also famous for its greens but they are prohibitively expensive :D

Thanks for the information!!! although I am actually feel comfy in Shah Alam now...

Decide park’s status, state govt urged
Monday August 8, 2005



THE issue surrounding the status of the Subang Ria Park in Subang Jaya was among the topics raised during a dialogue on Wednesday on the Selangor Draft Structure Plan 2020.

Subang Jaya assemblyman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng, who brought up the issue, said the park had never been handed over to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) even though it was marked as a green lung years before.

“The developr is still holding on to the 32ha park’s title even though the land was the agreed upon 10% of development land that was supposed to be set aside as a green lung when the area was developd,” he said, adding that the park was supposed to serve residents from SS12 to SS19.





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The Subang Ria Park in Subang Jaya which can be
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”It is because of this park that nearby residents find only small pockets of open space within their housing areas. The MPSJ wants it handed over so that it can take over the maintenance of the park,” said Lee, who is also a MPSJ councillor .

He said the wrangle for control over the park had been going on long enough between the developer and the council and the state government should study the matter to ascertain who should have control of the green lung.

Wangsa Baiduri resident Eddy Chung, 67, said residents in the area were constantly worried as talk that parts of the park would be redeveloped seemed to crop up every few months and the people would rest easier if it was indeed handed over to the council.

“Residents in the area are already worried over ongoing works to build several condominium blocks in Wangsa Baiduri. There is only a single access road leading into and out of the area and talk that the park might be developed only adds to our worries,” he said.

He said the park was widely used by youths and retirees like him to find some peace from the daily hustle and bustle of city living as well as recreation and wanted the park retained.

Selangor Town and Country Planning Department director Datin Paduka Dr Halimaton Saadiah Hashim, who chaired the dialogue, in her reply, said in the case of the Subang Ria Park a mistake had been made when a separate title for the Subang Ria Park was issued to the developer.

“The state government is working on the problem. We have been studying the issue for some time now and are looking for a solution,” she told the 100 residents present at the event.

Meanwhile, Kinrara assemblyman Dr Kow Cheong Wei questioned why developers continued to build low-cost units using outdated designs even though they had the resources to come up with better designs and layout for the units.

“The low-cost flats are still being built like those that came up over a decade ago. It makes these flats look dreary,” he said, adding the developers could make changes to the design without incurring additional costs.

Dr Kow also called for larger plots of land to be set aside for schools as the current 2ha often proved to be too small when the time came to increase the number of classes due to increasing demand as the population in the area increased.

“There have already been cases in Puchong where members of the public had agreed to make contributions to allow the school to add the number of classes but the school has no land left to construct them,” he said.

Petaling Jaya resident Derek Fernandez sought clarification on the status of the structure plan for Petaling and parts of Klang that was gazetted in 1996 after the Selangor Structure Plan 2020 came into effect.

He said many residents were worried that all their input during the drawing up of the structure plan that was already in force would now be ignored as the state-level structure plan came into force.

He also called on the state government to make clear the type of action that could be taken if local authorities went against listed land use or other specifications mentioned in the structure plan.

Halimaton replied that the state-level structure plan was being drafted as a follow-up to the national plan that was already in force and would supersede any existing structure plan.

“The existing structure plans involved smaller areas of one or two districts and were done by the local authorities. The one we are working on now is for the whole state and will standardise development throughout the state,” she said.

She said the committee put in charge of overseeing the drawing up of the draft would also take into consideration items already listed in the existing plans.

“I would also like to make clear that this will not be the only chance for residents to voice their suggestions and objections as the structure plan is open to review every five years and if there are calls for changes at that time we will look into them too,” she said.

Subang Ria Park
Menara Mesiniaga
Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

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Open burning in Klang Valley banned
BY TEOH TEIK HOONG
Tuesday August 9, 2005





PETALING JAYA: All open burning activities in the Klang Valley have been ordered suspended effective today following a dip in air quality over the last few days.

The order, issued by Department of Environment director-general Datuk Rosnani Ibarahim, forbids any form of open burning until further notice.

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry said in a statement that seven areas recorded unhealthy air quality readings.

They are Port Klang, Gombak, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor in Selangor; Tanjung Malim in Perak; and Putrajaya.






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NOW AND THEN: The Prime Minister’s Department (left) and the
Putra Mosque (right) used to dominate the Putrajaya skyline. But the two
magnificent buildings can hardly be seen from afar these days with the thick
haze. Pictures of the buildings were taken from the same place on June 27
before the haze (bottom picture) and at 12.46pm yesterday. — STARpix by
RAJA FAISAL HISHAN







Thirty-two other areas recorded average air-quality readings while 11 more had good air quality.

On Sunday, 333 hotspots were recorded in Sumatra, based on satellite readings from the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre.

Most of the hotspots were recorded in Riau district and north of Sumatra.

The same satellite also recorded three hotspots in Sabah, 20 in Sarawak and 15 in Kalimantan, the statement said.

In peninsular Malaysia, two hotspots were detected in Pahang and Johor.

The declining air quality in the Klang Valley was mostly due to the fires in Sumatra, which was brought to the peninsula by south-westerly winds.

“This has caused the dust particles from the fires to suspend in the air, causing the haze and drop in visibility,” it said.

The ministry said the dry spell had also aggravated the situation, which was expected to carry on for the next two to three days.

Those caught conducting open burning face a charge under the Environmental Quality Act, which carries up to a RM500,000 fine, a maximum of five years' jail or both.

In Sarawak, open burning between now and November will be strictly controlled by Sarawak’s Environment and Public Health Ministry.

Its minister Datuk Michael Manyin said the public must refrain from all open-burning activities regardless of the scale of burning while plantations and housing developers had been told to not conduct burning unless a permit had been granted by the Natural Resources and Environment Board.

“The various enforcement agencies have been directed to enforce the law to ensure that open burning is strictly regulated,” he said in a statement.

Perak Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Tan Chin Meng said the air quality in Tanjung Malim was unhealthy probably because of its location, which was nearer to Selangor, where the haze condition was quite bad.






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The marine police have also warned fishing vessels plying the Straits of Malacca to take extra precautionary measures due to the low visibility level.

Southern region Commandant Asst Supt Ghazali Haron advised small vessels to use fog lights to help them navigate.

Meanwhile, MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud said employers should ensure that their workers assigned to do field work were given the necessary gear to protect themselves from the haze.

He added that it was only fair that employers made sure that their workers were not adversely affected while carrying out company duties

MINES resort city, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Water Taxi

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Besides Mines Beach Resort, other development like the shopping mall and Mines Wonderland are hardly first class. These two things need serious make-over.

The location is perfect for something spectacular, something like ala-Vegas resort development. It is quite sad that the management could not fully utilize this advantange.

Besides Mines Beach Resort, other development like the shopping mall and Mines Wonderland are hardly first class. These two things need serious make-over.

The location is perfect for something spectacular, something like ala-Vegas resort development. It is quite sad that the management could not fully utilize this advantange.


Yup...totally agree. Recently the management had been upgrading the mall with a new coat of paint and stuffs. It looks more presentable now but too bad the tenant mix is still bad. :ohno:

The themepark is a bane to that area as well......a park would be better actually :D

IN fact I quite like the Palace of The Golden horses setting. It still looks nice till now ;)

Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant 2004 @ Mines Shopping Mall
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Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant 2004 @ Mines Shopping Mall
MyD70 (http://www.pbase.com/myd70/chinesecosmos)

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Malaysian chinese womans remind me to Taiwanese stars! :)

cool stage!! :cool:

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How tall are you compare with PTT

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Location: Stockholm
It is a free bus to go to the biggest IKEA in the world!!

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KL old station

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Central railway station @ KL sentral

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Tiring day at Midvalley
by Acrix69

Ro Carnival @ MVEC

Ragnarok Online CArnival starting from around 12.00++pm till 9.00pm at the Midvalley exhibition center. Another catch would be seeing Elva( a taiwanese artist who's the ambassador for Ragnarok Online).

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RO fans accumulating outside the MVEC to wait for the starts of the RO carnival from as early as 11++am. Lotsa young and cute galz around (*not shown in photoz here)!

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Finally the carnival started and it's flooded with people!

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Ro Cosplay promoters walking around the mall area to attract more visitors to the RO carnival.

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The Ro Cosplay models.

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wah, so many pics in one page!! this thread alone hogs the whole connection speed

hey, i was at the RO carnival thingy in Midvalley :)

Maju junction

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^^ great pics;)

no pics till the next page please!! i'm going pening already

Phase One Of Fine TV Only For Klang Valley Residents


KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 -- Phase one of interactive pay television Fine TV, the station fully owned by Network Guidance Sdn Bhd, will only be available to residents in the Klang Valley, its president Ida Rahayu Mohd Noor said.

She said there were no fixed schedules for the station's broadcasts and that programmes shown would depend on viewers requests, which would be transmitted through two methods -- fixed line telephones or wireless broadband.

All the people needed to do was to use their remote controls to choose the programmes they wanted to watch, she said in her speech at the launching of the station here Wednesday.

For a start, Fine TV will offer 18 channels with 2,870 selections covering educational and entertainment programmes, dramas, films, animation series, documentaries and news.

Customers can get to view Fine TV by making an initial payment of RM388 which includes the provision of a set top box decoder, its installation and the first month's rental of RM38.

Charges for each programme range from 20 sen to RM5 in a 24 hour period. Payments can be made via credit cards, mobile money or the Short Messaging Service (SMS) facility.

Security is guaranteed through the use of fixed name tags whereby a set box can only be used by one customer in a location.

Network Guidance, a subsidiary of Eurofine (M) Sdn Bhd, also planned to invest RM30.5 million more in the station and that so far RM7 million had been set aside for research and development, Ida Rahayu said.

She added that the second phase which would cover the entire country would be launched after the success of the first.

More takeovers, revivals of shopping complexes
December 31 2005


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MALAYSIA can expect to see more takeovers, revival and rejuvenation of the shopping complexes in 2006 as retail property prices remain attractive.

Foreign interest from Singapore, Europe and Australia in existing malls are expected to continue while local investors are looking at reviving abandoned projects.

“In 2006 there will be more foreigners looking at our shopping complexes here too,” the Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management (PPK) president Richard Chan said.

“Retail property here (in Malaysia) is good and relatively cheap in the region,” Chan added.

He said there is interest to invest in readily available buildings, as yield can be derived much quicker than if the shopping complex is built from scratch.

“They (foreign investors) know what they want are growth and yield. If an existing shopping complex’s yield is 5 per cent to 7 per cent, they refurbish, bring in some new brands and are able to improve the yield to 8 per cent to 9 per cent,” he told Business Times.

Similarly, Chan expects even local investors to pick up abandoned projects or spruce up existing malls.

For example, the the CP Group has taken over the Bayan Bay project in Penang which was abandoned during the 1997/1998 economic downturn.

The new developer will resuscitate the stalled project beginning with a shopping complex which will be named Queensbay Mall (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=258103&page=4).

Similarly, Central Market Kuala Lumpur — which in recent years lost its status as a top tourist shopping destination — has been taken over by Central Market Sdn Bhd from the Melewar Group.

Central Market will undergo a RM35 million facelift to transform into a world-class tourist destination.

Meanwhile, early this year, Singapore’s global real estate investment manager, GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd, acquired Swiss Advance Technology Institute (M) Sdn Bhd (Sati), a subsidiary of RB Land Sdn Bhd, for RM95 million.

Sati is the developer of a three-storey shopping centre in the integrated township of Seremban 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=188440&page=20&pp=20).

Late last year, The Klang Parade, Ipoh Parade and Seramban Parade were sold by the Lion group to a German institutional fund, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMW Asia Property Fund 1 GmbH and Co.

Metroplex to reduce debts to RM675m from RM1.08b
By Isabelle Francis, 03 Jan 2006 9:55 PM


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Metroplex Bhd will reduce its debts to about RM675.10 million from RM1.08 billion as at Jan 31, 2005 after the disposal of The Mall shopping complex and an office building to the Employees Provident Fund for RM438.33 million cash.

Metroplex said that this would translate into a reduction of the group's gearing to 6.43 times from 9.78 times as at Jan 31, 2005.

In a statement on Dec 30, 2005, Metroplex told Bursa Malaysia that it had on Dec 30 signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement with EPF for the proposed disposal of the properties, which includes 1,323 car parking bays.

It confirmed theedgedaily.com's earlier report on Dec 30 that Metroplex was selling the properties to EPF for more than RM430 million cash.

It said the expected net cash proceeds of RM431.26 million, after deducting about RM7.07 million in rental deposit, would be used to repay the group's secured lenders.

Metroplex said it would reduce its bank borrowings by RM401.76 million. It said the potential interest savings arising from the repayment to secured lenders was about RM44.7 million per annum.

The exercise is expected to be completed by the first half of the year.

Metroplex said the total cost of investment for the properties was about RM181.23 million, while the net audited carrying value as at Jan 31, 2005 was about RM415 million, including revaluation surplus.

It added that the group’s estimated book loss after the disposal was about RM5.06 million or 0.56 sen per share, taking into account the net carrying value and related expenses of about RM29.5 million.

Metroplex's net tangible assets per share will drop to 11.37 sen from 11.93 sen as at Jan 31, 2005.

It said the consideration took into account a discount of about 4.8% or RM22.07 million of the total market value of the properties based on the valuation by an independent valuer on Sept 22, 2005 of RM460.4 million.

Metroplex said the disposal would enable the group to streamline its investment holdings and in particular, dispose of its non-core assets to focus on other existing and future operations.

The Mall consists of a seven level podium retail and shopping complex located at Putra Place, Kuala Lumpur. For the year ended Jan 31, 2005, the gross rental income from tenancy was about RM21.9 million.

The office building consists of a 27 level block that forms part of the Putra Place development. As at Dec 1, 2005, the office building had an occupancy rate of about 73.6% and for FY05, the gross rental income from tenancy was about RM8.6 million.

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Shoes for the sporty and fashionable
Thursday January 5, 2006
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SKECHERS has opened its first concept store in South-East Asia, located in 1-Utama shopping complex in Petaling Jaya.

While the internationally established brand is not new to Malaysians, the new store offers a wider range than the Skechers shoes sold in Bata and Royal Sporting House.

The Skechers store is well stocked, with 425 designs ranging from casual footwear to formal wear.

With the American spring/summer 2006 collection in store, customers will have plenty of choices and if the old designs do not appeal, new designs are brought in every month or two.

360 Lifestyle Far East Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Murali Desingh stressed that Skechers was not merely a sports brand, but a lifestyle one.

360 Lifestyle Far East is Skechers’ authorised distributor for Asia.

Murali said Skechers shoes had received good response.

“Malaysians are fashion-conscious. We will be heavily promoting the brand to bring it the popularity it enjoys on the international level. In a sense, the new concept store is a relaunch of the brand,” said Desingh.

To make the brand more relevant to the teenage and young adult market that Skechers appealed to, he added that the brand was looking for a popular young artiste to endorse the brand like how American Idol Carrie Underwood endorsed the shoes in the United States.

Besides expanding in the Malaysian market with more stores in other shopping malls, Desingh said future plans also included stores in other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore, Myanmar and Thailand.

Skechers shoes, for men and women, are priced from RM79 to RM399, while the brand’s Michelle K collection is priced from RM199 to RM459.

BCB Bhd moves into Klang Valley
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
By ZAZALI MUSA



KLUANG: Johor-based property developer BCB Bhd will extend its presence to the Klang Valley in the second half of this year.

Group managing director Datuk Robert Tan Seng Leong said the company would finalise the land deals by June.

''It is only natural for the company to progress and move beyond its home state,'' he told StarBiz after the company AGM here recently.






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Tan said BCB Bhd had chosen the Kajang-Cheras corridor to launch its flagship project as it was close to the Kuala Lumpur city centre.

The project would consist of semi-detached houses priced between RM600,000 and RM1mil each and bungalows at RM1.5mil each.

He said there was a growing demand for high-end residential properties in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and the trend was likely to continue in the future.

However, BCB Bhd will not offer condominiums or high-end apartments. Tan said there were already too many players in Kuala Lumpur offering them.

''We are also looking at developing commercial properties such as shopping complexes in the Klang Valley,'' he added.

He said the company hoped its presence in the Klang Valley would open up opportunities for it to venture into other states.

On demand for new houses, he expected it to slow down in this quarter because of the rise in Bank interest rates.

However, Tan said the slowdown would not be long because buyers would get used to the new interest rate regime.

For the financial year ended June 30, 2005, BCB Bhd's revenue declined to RM148.4mil from RM202.3mil in FY2004. Pre-tax profit also fell – to RM14.1mil from RM17.2mil previously.

Shopping to account for 25% of tourism receipts by 2007
By Kevin Tan, 18 Jan 2006 5:58 PM


Tourist spending on shopping is expected to rise 36% to RM8.6 billion per annum by 2007 from RM6.3 billion in 2004, said Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management (PPK) president Richard Chan.

He said the shopping component of tourism could contribute more than a quarter of the total income from tourist dollars as Malaysia was likely to have more visitors in the next two years.

Chan said tourists’ expenditure on shopping now accounted for about 21% of Malaysia's total receipts from the tourism industry, making it the second most important behind expenditure for lodging and food/beverage.

“It is not much of a problem to achieve more than 25% because 2007 is Visit Malaysia Year,” he told a press conference on Jan 18 in Petaling Jaya.

He also said new shopping centres coming onstream in the next two years could contribute tremendously towards Malaysia's tourism receipts.

Chan said the number of shopping centres had increased by 20% from 180 in 2002 to 220 now and would continue to grow with numerous projects being planned or currently underway.

The majority of these new shopping centres were scheduled to come on stream in 2007, he said.

The country now has about 220 shopping centres, with gross floor area ranging from 80,000 square feet to three million square feet, valued at RM40.4 billion.

“To our knowledge, there is a total of more than 50 shopping centres which are either being revived or in the pipeline,” Chan said, adding there were “notable areas of growth outside the Klang Valley in the northern and southern regions and East Malaysia.”

He said that some abandoned projects were being revived, including Bayan World (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=258103&page=4) in Penang, the Rhythm Avenue (http://www.jeffooi.com/archives/2004/06/what_okt_knew_b_5.php) in USJ (http://www.usj.com.my/usjXpress/details.php3?table=usjXpress&ID=261) Selangor and Best World in Johor.

BCB Bhd moves into Klang Valley
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
By ZAZALI MUSA



KLUANG: Johor-based property developer BCB Bhd will extend its presence to the Klang Valley in the second half of this year.

Group managing director Datuk Robert Tan Seng Leong said the company would finalise the land deals by June.

''It is only natural for the company to progress and move beyond its home state,'' he told StarBiz after the company AGM here recently.






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Tan said BCB Bhd had chosen the Kajang-Cheras corridor to launch its flagship project as it was close to the Kuala Lumpur city centre.

The project would consist of semi-detached houses priced between RM600,000 and RM1mil each and bungalows at RM1.5mil each.

He said there was a growing demand for high-end residential properties in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and the trend was likely to continue in the future.

However, BCB Bhd will not offer condominiums or high-end apartments. Tan said there were already too many players in Kuala Lumpur offering them.

''We are also looking at developing commercial properties such as shopping complexes in the Klang Valley,'' he added.

He said the company hoped its presence in the Klang Valley would open up opportunities for it to venture into other states.

On demand for new houses, he expected it to slow down in this quarter because of the rise in Bank interest rates.

However, Tan said the slowdown would not be long because buyers would get used to the new interest rate regime.

For the financial year ended June 30, 2005, BCB Bhd's revenue declined to RM148.4mil from RM202.3mil in FY2004. Pre-tax profit also fell – to RM14.1mil from RM17.2mil previously.

This guy Datuk Robert Tan Seng Leong use to work for my dad's company in kluang 15 yrs ago... but we sacked him... he worked for us as a project manager.... he is not a nice guy

More shopping malls to open in Malaysia
By VASANTHA GANESAN
January 19 2006


THE number of shopping complexes nationwide is expected to grow by a quarter and to have an estimated market value of RM10 billion by the end of next year.

And the numbers do not include abandoned projects that may be revived or rescued by local or foreign parties.

The additional 50 malls are expected to help over 5,000 retailers set up shop across the country.

At the end of last year, there were 220 shopping centres in the country worth RM40.4 billion.

The president of PPK (Persatuan Pengurusan Komplex Malaysia, or the Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management), Richard Chan, said the additional openings include large retailers who manage shopping complexes such as Tesco, Giant and Jusco.

"The openings are nationwide ... even in Kluang, Batu Pahat, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu," Chan said, adding that there is growing interest in opening malls in the smaller towns as their population increases.

Among the openings slated for 2007 in the Klang Valley are the 3.68 million sq ft Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 800,000 sq ft Mid Valley Garden Mall and Sunway Pyramid Phase 2.



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Others outside the Klang Valley include the 500,000 sq ft Sunway Carnival Shopping Complex in Seberang Prai, 2.5 million sq ft Queensbay mall in Penang and 1.5 million sq ft 1 Borneo in Kota Kinabalu.

Chan was speaking at a press event to disclose the findings of a survey carried out in the fourth quarter of 2005 by market research company MIRP Consult Sdn Bhd.

The survey also indicated that the total gross floor area at end-2005 was 122.45 million sq ft, with a total nett lettable area of 76.52 million sq ft.

The average occupancy rate of shopping centres was above 80 per cent, with the highest at 97.5 per cent in Kuala Lumpur. Prime shopping areas in the Kuala Lumpur city centre enjoyed 100 per cent occupancy.

The lowest rate was in Sabah and Sarawak, and even then, it was 80.4 per cent.

Chan said that with shopping being a major component of the economy as well as foreign exchange from tourists, shopping complex operators are gearing up for a "Visit Malaysia Year" in 2007.

"With the Visit Malaysia Year, the new shopping centres coming on stream will provide a tremendous contribution towards tourism receipts and the shopping component alone is expected to increase to at least 25 per cent in 2006-2007, estimated at RM8.6 billion," he said.

The survey also found that shopping complex development is transforming into one catering for a niche market.

"There are retail formats with particular concentration, such as in food and beverage. Much thought is being given on the design and planning of the shopping centres as more attention is paid to consumer needs," MIRP research director Tina Leong said.

Popular plans six new stores yearly
Updated : 19-01-2006
Media : The Star
Story By : ZAZALI MUSA


JOHOR BARU: Popular Book Co (M) Sdn Bhd will continue to open outlets under the Popular brand despite its venture into the lifestyle concept bookstore Harris.

Executive director Lim Lee Ngoh said it was only logical for the company to bank on Popular's reputation as a household name in the local book retail market.

With 50 outlets, the company was the biggest book retailer in the country, she said, adding that it planned to open six new stores yearly.

“While the affordably-priced books segment is a big business for us, a new market is certainly growing,” said Lim.

She said local demand had grown in recent years for medium and high-end books, especially in English publications.

Lim attributed this to the Government's acknowledgement on the importance of the English language in the academic and professional worlds.

More Malaysians were reading and on an average they read three books instead of three pages per year previously, she said during a media tour of the company's first lifestyle concept bookstore at AEON Tebrau City shopping complex.

A brand name under parent company, Popular Holdings Ltd, Harris is the name of a bookshop selling solely English books and caters primarily to the expatriate community in Hong Kong.

Popular Holdings bought over the outlet, lock, stock and barrel from the owners, an English couple, in the 1970s.

Tomorrow's opening of the Johor Baru outlet, its first Harris store outside Hong Kong, will be officiated by Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting,

'We have invested RM15mil in the 3,716-sq m outlet, which is the company's largest bookstore and the country's second largest,” Lim said.

Lim said the outlet offered books and magazines from Australia, Britain, China, Singapore, Taiwan and the US, on a wide range of topics .

She said the company's decision to venture into lifestyle concept bookstores was driven by the presence of major international book retailers in Malaysia.

Shopping centre grows bigger and better
Saturday January 21, 2006
By K.W. MAK

BANDAR UTAMA residents can look forward to more choices at Centrepoint Bandar Utama with the launch of the new wing.

Envisioned as a neighbourhood shopping centre that provides customers with a leisurely shopping experience, Centrepoint has prospered tremendously since its launch in 1996.

The shopping centre is now bigger than ever, complete with more car parks and more stores to cater to the 35,000 population of Bandar Utama.

The new phase features familiar names like Starbucks, Secret Recipe, Guardian Pharmacy, My Favourite Art house and the soon-to-be-opened Manhattan Fish Market.

“We took a different track and introduced shops clustered around an internal courtyard and did away with the inefficient backlanes,” said Bandar Utama Neighbourhood Centre director Datuk Teo Chiang Kok.

“Our attention to tenant mix ensures that wholesome family oriented services are available while activities such as karaoke lounges and gambling dens are kept out.”

On fears that retail shopping is on the decline, Teo said that the shopping experience is more than just about buying goods.

“There is the family experience, dining out together, cinemas and services. From the feedback of our tenants in 1 Utama, the market is steady,” said Teo.

The shopping centre was launched with a lion dance troupe visiting each new shop to bring them good fortune.

Guests at the event include See Hoy Chan Holdings Group chairman Tan Sri Datuk Teo Soo Cheng, Gerakan Selangor chairman Datuk Lum Weng Keong and Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Yong Dai Ying.

In conjunction with the launch, there will be several activities at Centrepoint Bandar Utama today and tomorrow like lion dance, colouring contest, Qi Lin dance and dragon dance performances.

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O$LO: No.1 KL: No.95
KL one of the world's cheapest cities


KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Despite the flurry of price increases last year, Malaysia remains one of the cheapest places in the world to live in.

In the latest cost-of-living survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Kuala Lumpur was ranked 95th among 128 cities in the world, up three places from the year before.

The most expensive city in the world was Oslo in Norway, knocking Tokyo from the perch for the first time in 14 years.

In that Scandinavian city, the price of a compact disc is US$24.07 (RM90). For that price, you can purchase two CDs in Kuala Lumpur.

Perhaps the starkest difference between living in Oslo and living in Kuala Lumpur is in the cost of owning a vehicle.

It costs a Norwegian US$57,230 to buy a family sedan, US$443 to register the vehicle, US$2,619 for insurance and US$1.98 for a litre of unleaded petrol.

In contrast, those living here have to fork out US$41,409 to buy a 2,499cc car, pay US$65.24 to register the vehicle, US$585.11 for insurance and US$0.42 for a litre of unleaded petrol.

The survey, which compares the cost of goods and services in dollar terms across 128 cities, noted that eight of the 10 most expensive cities in the survey are in Europe.

Five of the seven lowest-priced cities surveyed are in Asia, including Manila, while the cheapest city is Teheran.

In many Asian cities, economic growth has pushed up the cost of living, the report said.





















Seoul, at No 13, overtook Hong Kong (14th) as the most expensive city in the region after Tokyo and Osaka.

However, despite the appreciation of the yuan since it freed itself from a peg to the US dollar in July, Chinese cities have experienced a relative fall in the rankings as increased investment opens up pricing competition and lowers tariffs on branded goods in larger urban centres.

Shanghai, the most expensive Chinese city on the list, is still only at No 51, up five places from last year.

Closer to home, Singapore remained the most expensive city in the region. But its overall ranking improved from 19 to 24.

Jakarta, Hanoi, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok and Manila are cheaper places to live in than Kuala Lumpur.

And if last year was any indication, it is likely that the cost of living in Kuala Lumpur will continue to climb.

Last year, Malaysians were hit hard in the pocket with petrol prices going up twice. This triggered an across- the-board spike in prices of goods and services.

There is likely to be another petrol price hike soon.

Also, Malaysians can expect to pay more for electricity.

This could set off another round of price increases for everything from a glass of teh tarik to a bag of flour.

ar...got 1 question need to ask us all, which state is the highest house price index in malaysia? klang valley??, Penang? JB? or??

^^ I've heard that it's Penang Island... then JB... then Klang Valley... I'm not so sure...

like that ar....so sad, i no need to buy house already :D

same here....by the time i start earning, the property prices would have sky-rocketed even further.

Hitachi Malaysia sponsors region's first baseball/softball batting cage centre
22 Feb 2006 3:32 PM


Hitachi Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd (HSM) has signed on to be the main sponsor for Southeast Asia's first batting cage centre, a training ground for baseball/softball, in Malaysia.

In a statement on Feb 22, HSM said the sponsorship, valued at RM500,000, gave Hitachi the right to name the batting cage centre one year from its opening in April. It's a Hit! Batting Cages' is located on the rooftop of One Utama Shopping Centre.


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It's a fantastic opportunity. We can create sporting history, inspire the next generation of ballplayers, plus the concept's great! It's fresh, exciting, innovative “ qualities which represent Hitachi, said Shigeharu Annaka, managing director of HSM.

The fact that we have an existing campaign called It's A HIT!, a play on a famous baseball phrase, makes the sponsorship an outright winner, he added. In the campaign slogan, HIT is short for Hitachi.

Baseball and softball have all the attributes to be popular in Malaysia. The sports have a hip image, and cater to different players, from kids to adults who haven't exercised in years," Annaka said.

"It's already a part of popular culture through fashion, movies, video games and music, said Tim Freebairn, general manager of Jolt Sports, which owns and manages It's a Hit! Batting Cages.

Hitachi has the foresight and the guts to be part of an emerging sport and a recreational concept that no one has seen in the country. Many companies talk about being different, but few has truly followed it with action."

HSM is part of the global conglomerate, Hitachi Ltd, a Fortune 500 company which produces a diverse range of products from electronics to semiconductors to power plants.

Established in HSM markets products from its factories in Bangi, Selangor, as well as those made in Japan.

Jolt Sports' management has more than 30 years of personal and professional involvement in the game, including coaching credentials from US and Australia.

They are also committee members of the Federation of Baseball Malaysia. Its managers spent years meeting deadlines in media, including stints with ESPN Star Sports, CNBC, AXN, and MediaCorp Singapore.

1 UTAMA (http://www.1utama.com.my) SHOPPING CENTRE

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same here....by the time i start earning, the property prices would have sky-rocketed even further.

haha, lets us pray together :bash:

i think malaysian wages hasnt increased consistently with the economy and therefore alot of stuffs become unaffordable in malaysia...... haihhhh.... i wanna go back to malaysia to work too but uk wage so much higher... hehe better work in uk and go back to malaysia to play.... hehee

Gombak Land Office reopens investigations
Monday August 24, 2009

THE 60-year-old village of Kampung Benggali in Rawang originally had only 46 houses.

However, when the villagers were told to relocate to Kampung Sungai Dua Tambahan nearby, 86 people were given plots of land and some of the original villagers were left out of the process.

Recently, Rawang assemblyman Gan Pei Nei met the officers from the Gombak Land Office and the developer to discuss the issue. During the meeting, it was decided that all those who had received lots at Kampung Sungai Dua Tambahan would be interviewed again.

“Some of the original settlers at Kampung Benggali did not receive lots and there seemed to have been some hanky-panky in issuing the land titles.

“I want the land office to interview all 86 people who received the lots to check whether they are genuine applicants or not.” Gan said, adding that the interviews would be conducted within the next two weeks.

Sivasankaran Palaniandy, 52, who has been staying in Kampung Benggali for 30 years, said he was not given a lot at Kampung Sungai Dua Tambahan.

“In the list, I noticed that some people from Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur were given lots.

“My only worry now is that the developer has started clearing the land and my house will have to be demolished soon and I have nowhere to go.

“It is best if all the villagers move to Kampung Sungai Dua Tambahan,” he said.

Sunthara Pandian Moorthy, 36, who was born in the village, said that grassroots politicians had put the names of their relatives and friends on the original list.

“There is also a temple in our village and we want a place for it to be built at Kampung Sungai Dua Tambahan.

“We only want what we deserve and nothing more. We hope that state government would find out the truth and give the lots to the rightful owners,” Sunthara said.

RM670m plan to develop Selayang into economic hub
2009/08/27 K. Harinderan
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Templer’s Park will be further developed to realise its tourism potential.

SELAYANG: About RM670 million is expected to be spent by 2020 to improve the economic viability, infrastructure and living conditions within the Selayang municipality.

This will include improving the transportation network and highways which link the area to Kuala Lumpur, having more housing and making the municipality a tourism hub.

The proposed plan for Selayang, which covers some 52,000 hectares, was revealed by Selangor Town and Country Planning Department director Jaffar Mohd Atan during a presentation of the "Selayang Municipal Council Draft Local Plan 2020" at the council's full board meeting yesterday.

"The draft plan was devised to develop Selayang as an economic hub by creating more job opportunities locally. This will involve starting up new industrial zones and having better residential development projects," he said.

Among others, the draft plan will look at the high population migration patterns into the municipality, land use for residential and industrial purposes, improving public amenities, better infrastructure and utilities like the improvement of the MRR2, reducing flooding and converting existing land and forest reserves into recreational parks in order to develop a tourism potential at Batu Caves and Templer's Park.

Council president Datuk Zainal Abidin Azim said that the overall development cost would be borne together with various private developers, the state and the council.

"The draft plan is expected to be available to the public after the third week of October. The public can voice their objections to the plan and at least two weeks will be allocated to hear these objections," he said.

The initial view from the councillors towards the plan was one of apprehension.

Many of the councillors raised the issue of how long it would take before the final plan was gazetted.

Others wanted to know if the draft plan had addressed the need for more vernacular schools, places of worship and graveyards.

Klang Valley
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hw abou Nilai/seremban area?aren't they into greater klang valley also?