Police have gathered at Komtar to keep a lookout for a planned gathering that was scheduled for 2.30pm. Continue reading »
Nov 042011
Apr 112011
Komtar phase 5 may be scrapped and instead the area my be conserved for its cultural and heritage character.
Well done, PDC, for thinking twice about this! Also be careful how the canal is rehabilitated bearing in mind the area is swampy ground. Continue reading »
Jun 302009
Dec 152008
A spokesman for Pacific Hypermarket and Department Store (so now we know who’s responsible) was quoted in The Star today as saying that the company had received approval for trees near Komtar to be pruned.
First question: Did the Council really give approval for tree pruning? Or was the approval only for minor renovation work and retiling? Do they really need to chop trees to re-tile?
Dec 142008
From what I hear, the project work going on outside Komtar, in which trees were hacked, has been undertaken without the approval of the council.
This is part of a priority project to upgrade Komtar which, I gather, will probably see the area near the large outdoor staircase being turned into F & B outlets.
The upgrading work is to be undertaken by a private firm, believed to be a hypermarket.
An application for the upgrading work was submitted to the one-stop centre (OSC) last November.
But, from what I understand, the only approval given was for some retiling work. If that is what the ongoing work is all about, surely they could have left the trees alone. A related question is, will the upgrading work reduce public space?
How could trees be chopped at the door-step of the state government and the council?