.:VIdeo : 23 Apr KL High Court:.

High court extends injunction



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.:Pics : Bkt Gasing Family Day:.

I had taken shots when it was raining really heavily and thundering really loudly, but the pictures came out really bad! The following pictures were taken when the sky was slightly brighter.

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Looks like almost all were prepared with an umbrella! :)

The sky got brighter and more people showed up. The rain was still more than a trickle though.

Even this baby wasn't excluded.

Ultimately, it's their future we're fighting for.

Blow wind blow!!

Supporters who came from Ampang.

.:Malay Mail - 15 April 08:.

Status quo on KL hillslope projects

THERE is no change envisioned in the way City Hall evaluates proposed development on hill sides and slopes.

Asked if Kuala Lumpur would emulate the latest move by the Selangor government on such projects, Federal Territory Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique replied: “At the moment, we are not discussing that (issue).”

He told The Malay Mail that there are regulations in place gov erning the matter.

“Chief secretary Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan is the chairman for the ministry’s committee for sens itive environment.

“He will be able to tell you the criteria of the development of hillslope projects,” Zulhasnan said after a two-hour meeting on Friday with MPs for the Federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan — the first after the recent general election.

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had announced last Wednesday that the State would no longer entertain new development applications on slopes with gradients of 25 per cent or more, but some 141 projects approved by the previous administration could continue. [emphasis added]

The policy is aimed at preserving the environment and to avoid damaging water catchment areas.

“The environmental reason for the policy is to avoid landslides. The government also would not need to build houses in highland areas anymore as there are many flat areas for development.

“The greenery in Selangor would be a tourist attraction,” he had said.

.:Malay Mail 14 April 08:.

.:Gasing Hill development:.

Development on Gasing Hill is by Sanctuary Ridge.

Stop-work order received by DBKL!
See document here.

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.:Malay Mail - 14 April 2008:.
.:Malay Mail - 15 April 2008:.


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.:23 April 2008 : KL High Court:.

.:18 March 2008:.

hi all

1. charlotte said it all. these last few days post election have been extremely hectic.

2. my heartfelt thanks for all those who voted me into this huge and responsible undertaking of being your adun. i shall do my best not to fail your trust.

3. i am receiving many crank calls ranging from people who think that the adun's are at their beck and call even at 1.30 am in the morning - just to complain that there are snatch thieves and burglaries in their vicinity. the girl who called said that it wasn't her that called last night night but her friend who used her phone. told her i don't mind if she was in imminent danger but for complaints, pls call at more reasonable hours and give your poor adun some sleep. she apologised and said that she thought we were on 24 hours call standby, sigh!

4. then there were several that gave false reports - even sent photos to back their complaints. mak and i went to check and found the reports false. i guess that's the hazards of life of an adun.

5. attended court in jalan duta this morning on the bukit gasing/gasing meridien issue. the learned judge granted leave for the applicants to a hearing on april 23, 2008. round one to the residents of bukit gasing.

6. will be visiting old town market tomorrow morning at 8.00 am for an appreciation walkabout.

7. after the walkabout its off to kota damansara to accompany a director of mbpj to inspect alleged encroachment of the green area there. the clearing of vast swathes of green was supposedly meant to be the carpark for the Muslim cemetery sited there.

8. we are working together with the police to help them recruit police rank and file in their 2008 intake. this exercise still requires the approval of the chief police officer of selangor but for now should you or your friends, children wish to join the police force, pls contact us and give us the basic details e.g. name, age, address academic qualifications etc so that we may compile them with others received and hand them over to the recruitment officer. we will help monitor the potential recruits and assist in whatever way possible to ensure the youth of our communities are enlisted. pls send your applications to my email address.

cheers for now,
ed

.:Video : Save Bukit Gasing:.

SFX, 27 March 2008

Watch, then vote wisely ;)