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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my guess : LGE = the real businessman ! cheers.
jess on July 2nd, 2009 at 11.51pm
I voted for the PR government. I think Hindraf needs to lighten up. Be reasonable. Send out positive messages. You have enemies in your camp. Call Guan Eng and speak to him.
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LGE was hiding… and refused to talk to villagers.
Why in h3// don’t they just take the RM 200,000 and end their days of living in a squatter? If they want tax payers money of RM1 million for each villager, that is just greedy. Go to BN for next election. It is because of BN Gomen that you are still living in squatter for the past 50 years.
Dei Hindraf, this is not Tamil movie da. You don’t roll on the floor crying everyday and expect people to give you way everytime. Grow up!
Try be independant and see if Penangite will vote for you gangsters.
If I were LGE, I also will not talk to the villagers until the villagers also go to bark at the people who did the real harm and damage to them.
If the villagers are going to show different treatment to people, NICER to people who actually harm them, VERY NASTY to people who do not harm them and wanted to help them, then the villagers deserved to be cheated by the people who harm them, because it may show the villagers cannot think clearly at the first place, that is why the villagers are now in this position.
One of the main reason for the political tsunami was HINDRAF,the Chinese and Indian voters had opened their eyes and rejected BN.I was one of them.Everybody has their own opinions but anger and provocation won’t solve anything.If it is true as what the villagers claim that LGE had promised them to settle the land issue before the election,then he must held accountable.LGE shouldn’t hide from the villagers,he must face them and explain the real scenario.All of us know this problem started from the previous BN govt but the govt now must find a best solution without washing their hands.The blaming game has to be stopped and DAP must prove its capability as a solid govt which can solve any crisis.
aiyo.
still bout racist-person-topic.
WHAT MAKES U ANY DIFFERENT by calling others that term?
LGE is just a person, even Dr.Koh. they are not angels that can satisfy everyones needs.
claim to be these 12As-achievers, easy problems should be handled with brains and logic.
asyik gadoh pasai politik, patutlah org kita smp dah masuk kubur pun tak maju2. suka sgt salahkan org lain, macamlah diri sendiri tu 100% god’s choice.
JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN GE13. THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL AND THE REAL CM OF PENANG WILL BE STANDING AND THE ACTORS WILL DROP…. PKR DAP PAS GROW UP BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. STOP ALL YOUR CHILDISH S*** COZ YOU ARE MAKING THE RAKYAT SICK. GROW UP ALL YOU PR …..
Problems can be solve, even if we want it to happen by next week. But what is the collective want of the villagers? Some of them already took the cash and left while some feel they deserve millions. If everyone is reasonable, this is not a problem.
nb says…
If I were LGE, I also will not talk to the villagers until the villagers also go to bark at the people who did the real harm and damage to them.
More juicy revelations from hindraf…
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Guan Eng claims that the land which is believed to be transfered under dubious manner by the previous BN Government is the fault of the previous Government. But he must remember that the actual transfer of the said land had occured during his tenure as the Chief Minister.
If the previous Government had made (an allegedly) fraudulent deal then he is part of the transaction for having sanctioned the transfer after he became the Chief Minister.
So the answer is there !!! Guan Eng dared not talk to the villagers neither has he visited Kampong Buah Pala , because he’s an (alleged) accomplice and he is part of the transaction (if he had allegedly) sanctioned the transfer after he became the Chief Minister and during his watch .
When he became CM the first thing that he should have done is to bring up the files on Kampong Buah Pala and immediately put a halt to the transferof the land title . But he did not so who to blame ? Blame him of course and no one else .
Further he was two busy with the parliamentary stuff which I have commented many , many times that Penang is on autopilot or by remote control , as he Guan Eng is always not around in Penang . He is either in Parliament , in Malacca or in Perak giving moral support to the Nizar fella , but is rightly non of his business , since his Ah Pek fella is there . He should have concentrated on running the Penang govt , but he’s always not around . He has to divide his time with his wife ( Penang ) his mistress ( parliament ) and his girlfriends ( Perak and Malacca )
So its not surprising he is not aware of anything happening in Penang , including the resignation of his Deputy Fairuz until asked by the international press in Singapore , and all he could say was , wa Tak Tau tanya Anwar !!
So , how can Guan Eng keep going on like this and keep shifting the blame to someone else and using diversionary tactics like land sols at cheap price ..blah..blah ..blah ..his teacher must have taught him very well to recite blah ..blah ..black sheep have any dough.
Nevermind lah keep doing this and for the Ah Pek and him together keep harping on issues of non importance and keep whacking innocent Chinese leaders and neglect Penang.
Anil should know this issue better , the one issue not fully blown up is the development around Chee Seng gardens . The time is still not ripe yet . More to come , be patient ..more to be exposed .
Mr W Moorty deeply regrets hiding in UK but he knows he cannot come back without being thrown in Jail!
So he (allegedly) try to suck up to the BN by attacking LGE hoping to get some favours.
So he makes use of the unfortunate family in the kampong giving them unreasonable expectations!
So the previous state politicians were unfair and (allegedly) crooked and plotted and managed to get state land relatively for free. The poor kampong people were shortchanged and lost out in court!
Now there is a change of state government! Really what can they do except to proceed according to law. To acquire the land they will have to pay an exhorbitant amount. How do you justify that? What happens when other squatters are in a similar situation?
Are there no less deserving ?
LGE and the Pakatan have a duty to all the voters in Penang and have to do right by them! To do anything else because of (intimidation) by W Moorthy will mean betrayal! Obviously some BN… are joining W Moorthy to suggest such betrayal but I believe the Pakatan will not be easily fooled!
AcHoo! don’t try to kid yourself ! You have been fooled by them or there’s something wrong somewhere with these people to protest .
Guan Eng is standing on a sinking ship in the middle of the ocean with sharks swirling around him . How long before the deck reaches the water line ? or maybe there’s still the funnel that he can cling on to .
I just realise I have made so many spelling errors in my post above and posted without checking ..my apologies . I hope you can understand what I wrote .
“Guan Eng claims that the land which is believed to be transfered under dubious manner by the previous BN Government is the fault of the previous Government. But he must remember that the actual transfer of the said land had occured during his tenure as the Chief Minister.”
You should really think carefully. When the document signed? who signed it? Guan Eng? I think not. The transfer of land happend under his his tenure as the Chief Minister, but the Legal document signed before this. Understand? Koh not signed the document with his private name or gerakan name or BN. He sign as Chief minister of Penang.
The document is Done. Now you want Lim to stop the transfer? You think Malaysia don’t have any law izzit? if Lim do so, Penang state gov will get sued. The out come will be:-
1) Penang Gov Win, lot of investor will not wish to invest in penang because it’s Gov interrupt business too much and did not honor their contract this created a very bad image to investor. This may cause lot of penang citizen become unemployed or failed to create new jobs for penang citizen.
2) Penang Gov Lose, State Gov have to pay lot of money to the developer. This may cause the State Gov lack of fund to even to operate (not to says develop) This will lead to unable to help other poor state citizen, provide fund to kebangsaan school.
If the case above happened. Who bare the consequence?
You? Hindraf? the Villager?
Burning the whole jungle to save a few trees? I don’t think it is a good way.
the villagers got maximum coverage on tv last nite. they were allowed to spew vitriol on lge n pr.
the developer challenged lge in govt media. if it were bn or ksk, developer wudnt dare, also they wud have used prdm n fru 2 demolish the indian village
wen khir toyol demolished hindu temple, these same bn media suppressed the issue n the indians were not heard at all, they had to distribute vcd throughout the country 2 inform the ppl.
nst, utusan meloya, b hairan, star ( the ppls …. paper) had full pgs on kg buah pala 2day
the penans violenced by swak bn gangsters n prdm never get such coverage, only detention under emergency ordinance( even pregnant penan women)
hope the indians realise that the problem was ksk’s.if ksk were in power, the indians wud have beaten into submission… ( as in kg jawa ) in this issue wud not have found space in any media.
y on July 3rd, 2009 at 6.06pm
1) Penang Gov Win, lot of investor will not wish to invest in penang because it’s Gov interrupt business too much and did not honor their contract this created a very bad image to investor. This may cause lot of penang citizen become unemployed or failed to create new jobs for penang citizen.
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Stop spinning to make LGE innocent. Stop any dubious project (like JB croocked bridge) from the previous government is not anti-investor, but pro-rakyat.
Do nothing and let a dubious project be continued is a traitor to rakyat and nation.
This is a hefty price of DAP own fault to allow a few favorable leaders to hold both ADUN and parliament seats by Lim Kit Siang. DAP own ruling says no candidate shall contest ADUN and parliament, but LKS (appears to have overlooked) the rule for his son LGE and his ex-political secretary Teressa Kwok.
LGE shall either resign from CM or parliament seat and concentrate his time and energy on a single mission.
Hindraf should go to bn to workout a win-win solution between Nusmetro and the villages. If bn can do it, it would be a huge political mileage for them. It would be hugely favourable for them. It could turn the tide against PKR in the next GM. Go hindraf, go to bn. Or can bn now step out now and show what us what you can do?
first time in history, CM has to go into hiding, dont even know where he stays now. Dont give excuse official palace is infested by termites. These people when given the power, they forget their roots. LGE has definately lost it. Dont be blind, keep you eyes open and see what LGE is really made of… useless coward who went into hiding instead of facing the viligers.
I am trully dissapointed in LGE, what I see until today are just blame game. If you cannot work, just quit as CM and let others who can do the job.
the developer challenged lge in govt media. if it were bn or ksk, developer wudnt dare, also they wud have used prdm n fru 2 demolish the indian village
wen khir toyol demolished hindu temple, these same bn media suppressed the issue n the indians were not heard at all, they had to distribute vcd throughout the country 2 inform the ppl.
nst, utusan meloya, b hairan, star ( the ppls …. paper) had full pgs on kg buah pala 2day
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If it were BN the alternate media , ie the blogs like MT , Susan Loone , Malaysian Insider ( PR Insider ), MalaysiaKini (AnwarKini) etc etc etc would have a field day with live and full coverage every second , every minute , every hour . hahahah what a screwed logic .
Guan E ng you better pack and go back to Melaka as the perfume spray said
head or tail you are in hot soup.every here and there you can see demolishing OF houses and temples,look at Batu ferringhi kampong belacan if you are not aware, even the two temples over a hundred years old has to go, legal squaters over 60years were paid 50k, illegal squaters 25k, all force to go, and do you know who were the negotiators i heard the DAPS, Unders humantarian ground during the BARISAN RULE at least villages were being compensate with a roof above them,does anybody think that this is a fair DEAL, Land has not even been sold, not even seen the land owner, only representatives from the DAP
If I were Najib, I will announce BN government agrees to cancel the housing project and return the land to Indian vilagers.
I am sure at least 70% Indian voters will swing to BN. FYI, 90% Indians voted BN in the past except in 2008.
ronnie on July 4th, 2009 at 9.36am
I am trully dissapointed in LGE, what I see until today are just blame game. If you cannot work, just quit as CM and let others who can do the job.
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They are still behaving like opposition and forget they are the government custodian for Penangites.
LGE have never blamed BN for Penang was awarded world heritage site after 318. You can see LGE having hardcore opposition mindset.
As a staff in many MNCs before, I am sure I will be fired on the spot IF I speak like LGE to blame anyone in the meeting with no viable solution for any problem.
The boss will ask, “Why you are pay for? Telling company who shall be blamed is your only solution?”
nkkhoo,
I maybe be an idiot but I am not a fool. You may be smart but all I can see is you are just a fool, in fact, I wonder with your smartness how successful are you? All you do is just incite hatred towards somebody.
Maybe you weren’t given the opporutunity to excel like everyone else so you take it out on LGE. Ha ha.
Tommy on July 4th, 2009 at 5.27pm
nkkhoo,
I maybe be an idiot but I am not a fool. You may be smart but all I can see is you are just a fool, in fact, I wonder with your smartness how successful are you? All you do is just incite hatred towards somebody.
Maybe you weren’t given the opporutunity to excel like everyone else so you take it out on LGE. Ha ha.
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If sitting in a CM post is called success, Koh Tus Koon should be the most successful man in Penang. I doubt so..
I earn my living without resorting to corruption, robbbery, ah long blood sucking, cheating, etc. I may not a multi-millionaire, but I stand tall in my life.
This is a typical loser who cannot debate like a matured man. This guy is inciting racial sentiment to protect LGE from bad comments.
I urge LGE to resign if he cannot accept bashings which he was good for when he was in the opposition camp.
Nt Khoo
Get a life. I am Penangite and it will cost us millions. So if you are so Ah Koon about this, do it i say, do it…
I finally found a good reason to vote for LGE in the next GE; Vote LGE, Penang state government will not be sued! I will donate 10 thousands poster “Vote LGE, Penang state government will not be sued!”
nkkhoo on July 3rd, 2009 at 7.38pm
“Stop spinning to make LGE innocent. Stop any dubious project (like JB croocked bridge) from the previous government is not anti-investor, but pro-rakyat.
Do nothing and let a dubious project be continued is a traitor to rakyat and nation.”
First I don’t need to spin for LGE, I don’t really like him, but we have to be fair to him and his state government as well.
Stop any dubious project (like JB crooked bridge) Pro-Rakyat…??? I think you better choose a better example. I don’t know what you want to tell me in this JB crooked bridge example, the cancel of crooked bridge project cost Malaysia Tax payer to lose MORE than the Price to complete the bridge, the money are paid to the developer as compensation of against the contract. The amount compensate are counted in billion, so this is pro-rakyat? This is hero of the nation? Or are you try to use this example to spin for LGE ?? ;P
I think you serious don’t know what you are talking about; I think you have no administration experience at all as you seem like thinking all this thing can be settle so easy.
nkkhoo on July 4th, 2009 at 4.47pm
“If I were Najib, I will announce BN government agrees to cancel the housing project and return the land to Indian vilagers.
I am sure at least 70% Indian voters will swing to BN. FYI, 90% Indians voted BN in the past except in 2008.
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Cancel the housing project? “Return” the land? Do you think the land lord will do so by not getting any compensation? I guess not. If to achieve what you say by paying huge amount of compensation, I will have no surprise, because this is the best way to gain money without need to spend too much cost.
nkkhoo on July 4th, 2009 at 4.59pm
“As a staff in many MNCs before, I am sure I will be fired on the spot IF I speak like LGE to blame anyone in the meeting with no viable solution for any problem.”
According to MNC Standard, I am sure BN will be fired long time ago, but till now they are still in power. Why?
MNC Do plays blame game as well, if not why you think those Yahoo CEO, Bank CEO in MNC resigned? Because salary too low izzit?
I think you serious don’t know what you are talking about; I think you have no administration experience at all as you seem like thinking all this thing can be settle so easy.
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I hope LGE can answer Hindraf with fact. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/107838
P Uthayakumar is asking LGE to produce legal document of cancelling TOL by state government.
MNC Do plays blame game as well, if not why you think those Yahoo CEO, Bank CEO in MNC resigned? Because salary too low izzit?
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Yahoo CEO resign for unable to perform. When LGE can show same kind of accountability?
y on July 5th, 2009 at 12.42am
nkkhoo on July 4th, 2009 at 4.47pm
“If I were Najib, I will announce BN government agrees to cancel the housing project and return the land to Indian vilagers.
I am sure at least 70% Indian voters will swing to BN. FYI, 90% Indians voted BN in the past except in 2008.
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Cancel the housing project? “Return” the land? Do you think the land lord will do so by not getting any compensation? I guess not. If to achieve what you say by paying huge amount of compensation, I will have no surprise, because this is the best way to gain money without need to spend too much cost.
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The deal is actually not that complicated. Najib can compensate UMNO warlord with other lucrative contract for the exchange of land in Kg Buah Pala.
Then BN returns the land to villagers. Najib will be made a Indian Hero instantly. PR can say goodbye to Indian votes.
y on July 4th, 2009 at 11.57pm
nkkhoo on July 3rd, 2009 at 7.38pm
“Stop spinning to make LGE innocent. Stop any dubious project (like JB croocked bridge) from the previous government is not anti-investor, but pro-rakyat.
Do nothing and let a dubious project be continued is a traitor to rakyat and nation.”
First I don’t need to spin for LGE, I don’t really like him, but we have to be fair to him and his state government as well.
Stop any dubious project (like JB crooked bridge) Pro-Rakyat…??? I think you better choose a better example. I don’t know what you want to tell me in this JB crooked bridge example, the cancel of crooked bridge project cost Malaysia Tax payer to lose MORE than the Price to complete the bridge, the money are paid to the developer as compensation of against the contract. The amount compensate are counted in billion, so this is pro-rakyat? This is hero of the nation? Or are you try to use this example to spin for LGE ?? ;P
I think you serious don’t know what you are talking about; I think you have no administration experience at all as you seem like thinking all this thing can be settle so easy.
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I believe I have more administration experience than LGE in managing an organization.
Crooked bridge is less than 10% completed when it was halted by Pak Lah. Paid RM 300++ million compensation is better than continuing crooked bridge black hole project. Only God know how many billion more have to be sinked in for Mahathir’s crooked bridge.
nkkhoo u make more comments after one and another than anyone else and u just don’t have a short and intelligence statement to make. You talk like a Parrot and nothing clever coming out from you.
U only condemning LGE but you don’t realize that your party BN are involve in the land deal and developer (also seems to be) theirs. Why not you tell your beloved party to compensate the indians RM 300K per family instead. Don’t you want the solution in the first place? why look at LGE when most penangites don’t agree to buy land that was sold so cheap in the beginning.
NKkhoo, r u twister? u sound like you are going to heaven in a first class ticket. grow up!
nkkhoo,
Talk is cheap!!
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. look at BN control states, can you remember any of it ?? none of the states look good as compare to Penang. why focus everything in Penang, hey they forget about Nation duty ? High Chapparal issue does not need to be in the mainstream news anyway…. look at how our Malaysian politics , this matter is more important than the livelihood of the whole nation. Check your petronas money first , big swindling is happening .
The CM is not from Penang so i guess he needs to value the History of Penang.
Resign…………..!
LIM GUAN ENG,HIS ATTITUDE IS STILL AN OPPOSITION,ONLY KNOW HOW TO BLAME,POINT FINGERS,WHICH END OF THE DAY PENANG WILL SINK RIGHT DOWN TO THE INDIAN OCEAN.BEFORE YOU SINK PENANG ,IT IS ADVICE THAT HE GO BACK TO WHERE HE COME FROM ,TO SAVE PENANG.
nkkhoo
July 4th, 2009 at 4.47pm
If I were Najib, I will announce BN government agrees to cancel the housing project and return the land to Indian vilagers.
I am sure at least 70% Indian voters will swing to BN. FYI, 90% Indians voted BN in the past except in 2008.
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nkkhoo,
LAND is a state matter. BN have no jurisdiction here.
Guan Eng happily inherit an investment from Korean company, and claim they had victoriously clinched a deal right after PRU12.Doesn’t matter if GERAKAN worked for that years before.
As much as you’re happy to get a sweet deal of Korean, you must shoulder a problem of Kg Pala as well. State Government come with a package, not ala carte
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
Thanks for your comment but please use lower case letters and not capital letters. – Anil