Chief Minister Guan Eng has issued a warning to Nusmetro Ventures after the Oasis developer’s “highly irresponsible and inflammatory” threats yesterday.
Meanwhile, the state investigative committee needs to quickly get to the bottom of the circumstances surrounding the questionable sale and land transfers. What has happened to the villagers’ report to the MACC?
The State Government will not take a single cent of the so-called “goodwill payment” from the developer unless the kampung Buah Pala residents agree to the compensation.
The Penang state government warns Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, the developer of the proposed housing project in Kampung Buah Pala, for threatening to send bulldozers in by August 2 to forcibly evict residents and demolish their houses as highly irresponsible and inflammatory. It is highly improper to stoke fear into the villagers’ hearts by reminding them that they will have to move out by Aug 2 when the one-month grace period given by the developer expires and there will be “no more extensions”. The one-month grace period was negotiated by the state government with the developer to find a solution to the problem.
Nusmetro claimed to have offered the highest compensation in the state from RM140,000 to RM260,000 to the temporary occupation of land (TOL) holders as well as their immediate and extended families. And even offered one of the two cattle ranchers there RM330,000 including a five-year rent-free deal for land in Balik Pulau which was rejected.To say that the developer has the legal right not to pay anything to the residents just because the developer has a Federal Court order, would not assist in resolving this problem. Instead of all the cruel talk about bulldozers, the developer should continue to seek solutions that works towards a win-win situation for all parties. For this reason, the state government will not take a single cent of the “goodwill payment” proposed by the developer to the state government unless the villagers of Kampung Buah Pala agrees to the compensation.
I wish to reiterate that the state government has nothing to do with the eviction, or the Federal court order and the bringing in of bulldozers to demolish the houses. Instead the state government had intervened to prevent the eviction of the residents since last year. Even though this is a court order obtained by the developer, the state government would continue to work aggressively to try to assist the villagers.
LIM GUAN ENG
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lightbow July 6th, 2009 at 12.20am said
“Stupied BN goons keep bombarding LGE for nothing when their own Najib and muhiyiddin ALSO does not look clever at all in stirring the vessel out of economic crisis…”
Interesting, now PR supporters now also beginning to admit that LGE is actually as STUPID as Najib and Muhyiddin! God is Great.
You guys would never admit the intelligence of UMNO leaders until you die, but for for you to admit that LGE is also as STUPID is a big relief for me…ha hah
LGE should invite the developer and talk to them instead of doing ’stupid press conferences’ daily.
He still pointing to others to solve!
Time is ticking………..bulldozer will come soon!!!
LGE…..Wake Up!
Be reasonable folks. Lim Guan Eng has done nothing wrong. He is doing his best to resolve the issue. Give him the support. If Penang had still been under BN or Gerakan, do you think these residents could open their mouth? The whole village wouldd have been bulldozed by now. Comeone Hindraf, comeone guys, use our common sense. LGE is a good leader and he needs the people’s support. Stop all these emotive comments. PR governmnet of Penang is trying its best to resolve the issue. Another quarter is using the media to politicise the whole issue. One leader has said earlier that he has wahed his hand over this matter. What politicians do we have in our midst? We are paying tax and this is what we get.
The offer of the developer seems reasonable for double st homes,maybe they could throw in another 20-50 thousand for renovations,if they had purchased it legally from an open market transaction for a 200 old property.THATS NOT THE STORY,THE PROPERTY WAS NOT TENDERED FOR SALE BUT CLOSED BY SECRET PRIVATE SALE.ITS LIKE THE MAID(FORMER PENANG GOVT)LET IN THE (DEVELOPER)… AND NOW THE CURRENT MAID(DAP PENANG GOVT)ABBETING THE FORMER MAID AND DEVELOPER THAT THE … WAS LEGAL.BEATS ME!!!THIS GROSS INJUSTICE COULD ONLY HAPPEN IN BOLEH LAND….THE CHEERING CROWD WHO LACK COMMONSENSE AND LACK OF LITERACY WILL CHEER FOR THE DEVELOPER AND GOVERNMENT BASED ON RACE NOT ON SOUND LOGIC AND JUDGEMENT>THE DAY THE PEOPLE BEGIN TO USE LOGIC AND REASONING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO RACE
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