Owner live in Dubai, UAE .
a sea front property, fully furnished.
SD 49 has a fully fitted kitchen in solid wood by a reputable kitchen contractor and all the furniture were purchased new and hardly used as the owner not been able to be there.
Genuin buyers only!!
Subject: PROBLEMS IN PARADISE
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:06:45 +0100
THE PALM BEACH TELEGRAPH 16June ‘09
‘While the cat’s away the mice do play’ Shakespeare.
Hello again my friends,
Firstly you and I must thank Wally for carrying on the hard work as my deputy at Palm Beach Villas in my absence, for it is, as I have found over the past several years, a mainly thankless, expensive and exhausting task in the face of much adversity, with ongoing problems from not only from the rogue developer Wong Kwok Herowang and their minions, but also an apparently large number of untrustworthy people in local government and above.
But it goes further than that, for I am aware that even among the house owners of Palm Beach Villas there is a small group of dissenters to our honest cause, people who instead of voicing their opinions publicly and democratically at our meetings, prefer to attempt to cause trouble and undo the good we have done by offering lies and making insidious comments behind our collective backs.
I am personally in possession of an original public poison pen letter, written and signed by one of our very own residents, to both the Papar District Council and Wong Kwok Herowang, which blatantly accuses me by name and members of your Committee, of being violent and aggressive. I am considering my legal remedy in this matter, having conferred with Counsel.
I am also informed that it is mainly due to such nastiness that the latest rubbish collection people failed, with some neighbours even sharing just one rubbish bin to avoid paying just RM4. How sad and pathetic it is that some amongst us would gang up against Roy, an English resident, married to a Kadazan girl, just trying to do his very best for everyone at Palm Beach, regardless of race, creed, or colour. I’m told that even now some of you owe him in excess of RM 500 and refuse to pay him. I have informed him of his civil remedy. What a dreadful state of affairs.
I hear murmurs too of alleged racism and jealousy between the races at Palm Beach, because of what some have and some have not. What absolute nonsense. It is time those childish people putting about these petty rumours put a stop to it and used their energies to help us to get on with making Palm Beach the idyllic place most of us want. Division among the people of Palm Beach is just the sort of thing the developer and their cronies would love to see.
So come on, every single one of you, and play the game the way it should be played, honestly, out in the open and with pride. If you don’t like me and my team, vote us out, or go and live somewhere else.
ROGER CROWHURST, President/Chairman Palm Beach Residents’ Association
SATU MALAYSIA, RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN, PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN!!!!
MEMUALKAN
MEMALUKAN
Hidup-hidup kena tipu oleh Pemaju dan juga Kerajaan!
Nasib baik ada Mat Salleh yang mengambil inisiatif untuk memperjuangkan hak-hak pembeli rumah di Palm Beach, sanggup turun naik mahkamah. Tapi yang sedihnya, orang-orang kita ( Rakyat Malaysia amnya dan Sabahan khasnya) hanya jadi penonton. Panggil mesyuarat tak datang. Mahu rumah ada pengawal keselamatan, lampu jalan dll tapi tahi hidung masin! Come on man…… dalam dunia ni mana ada free!!! Masuk tandas pun kena bayar. Mungkin kentut free la….Bayangkan dari lebih 260+ rumah hanya 59 orang saja yang bayar RM100 sebulan untuk maintainance fee. Bacalah sendiri apa yang mat salleh ni tulis dalam emelnya. Terima kasih Mr Wally Parsons:
Update for Palm Beach Villas,
It appears that many of you, (including those with unknown Email addresses) do not know whats happening at PBV. Let me try to explain from the start:-
In 1985, re- http://www.did.sabah.gov.my/eng/coastal.asp, a survey by the federal and Sabah branches of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage found the beach area from TanJong Aru through Kinarut area to be in a Category 1 (critical area) for sea erosion, unfortunately, no sea defences have been planned or constructed in our area.
3 January 2003, The Papar District Council Divisional officer approved the Building plan for PBV. Having recently visited the offices of Sabah Dept.of Irrigation and Drainage, as well as meeting the deputy director, we were lucky to also meet with Mr.Chung Chau Ngee
He stated that an OC had not been approved by them for the building of PBV, but later I recieved a phonecall form him stating that a building permit had been issued allowing the estate to be built 60metres from the standard high tide line to the nearest properties,
even though the beach area adjacent to PBV was in a ‘critical’ erosion area, and no sea defenses had been constructed.
10 November 2005, The Occupancy Certificate was issued by Mr. Iman Ali, Divisional officer of Majlis Daerah Papar (Papar district council) although the closest houses to the standard high tide line were within 60feet and not 60 metres.
Wong Kwok/Herowang Sdn. Bhd. were responsible for the running maintenance and security of Palm Beach Villas for a term of 24 months, and, other than a number of minor problems, carried out their duties of street lighting, sewer operation, garbage disposal, grass cutting, security and general maintenance of the estate reasonably well, until their letter of 23 November 2007;-
”Greetings from Wong Kwok Group!
First of all, we would like to take this precious oppertunity to thank you for being so supportive throughout all these years. We wished to now notify your good self that the security, cleaning and landscape maintenance service rendered to Palm Beach Villas shall expire on the 30th November, 2007, Friday. Your attention on this matter is very much appreciated etc.
signed Tony Wong Chen Nam, Managing Director.”
Unfortunately a King Tide battered our sea shore for three consecutive nights, leaving our boardwalk severely damaged and dangerous to the public, a few days before 30 November 2007. On contacting Wong Kwok of this problem, the company refused to repair the boardwalk saying that it had been constructed and maintained by them out of their goodwill and they were not obliged to further maintain it?? PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARDWALK IS NOT BUILT ON PBV, BUT PUBLIC LAND??
For reasons unknown Wong Kwok continued the sewer operation and garbage collection without maintenance fees for approx one more year even though they stated that PBV had been handed over to Majlis Daerah Papar in a letter dated 29 October 2007.
Due to the continued arguing with nothing being done to the boardwalk or sea defences, our housing committee decided to take legal action to solve this problem, and an Application for Leave for Judicial Review was heard in the high court 26 November 2008 between ten members of Palm Beach Villas and Papar district council/Minister of local Government and housing. An order of mandamus was issued directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to:-
”1, undertake all statutory duties and functions in respect of Palm Beach Villas including the maintenance and upkeep of all common facilities and basic amenities servicing Palm Beach Villas namely, lighting, road, drainage, security, garbage disposal, sea defences and all other such services and facilities necessary to upkeep, protect and maintain the safety, health and well being of the residents, occupants and owners of Palm Beach Villas pursuant to Section 100 of the Local Government Ordinance 1961.
2, to repair or demolish the boardwalk servicing Palm Beach Villas at the cost and expense of the 1st and/or 2nd respondents and in its place to construct and set up a complete and adequate sea deffence for the protection, safety and well being of the residents, occupants and owners of Palm Beach Villas wholly upon the effort and at the cost and expense of the 1st and 2nd respondents.”
These orders of mandamus are yet to be enforced almost eight months after the judgment???
19 March 2009 A meeting was arranged between Papar council, Wong Kwok Herowang, Attorney Generals office,Housing ministry, and Palm Beach Villas residents, to try to solve this issue out of court (although the order of mandamus had already been issued).
It was agreed that Wong Kwok Herowang would pay the costs of repairs to the sewer system. RM3,600 has been payed to a contractor for a full service but as yet RM1.080 is outstanding for replacement of electrical components and rewiring of the armature for one of the submersible sewer pumps which has not been reinstalled due to lack of repair costs.
Also a complete list af ALL the homeowners was to be made available to PBV, but this list is still not available.
We were also advised that although the building permit and OC had been signed by Papar council, they are not responsible to PBV as the estate seems to have been emited from the local maps leaving us in no rating area and therefore Papar council are not responsible for any maintenance unless each house holder signs to agree to pay their maintenance and security fees. They expect total monthly fees of RM26,304, which if EVERY household paid would be RM100 monthly, but as they do not expect the empty and abandoned houses to pay, our monthly fees would be in the range of RM265 per household.
A high court hearing for a final judgement on 8 June was adjorned until 6 July when the judge stated he would make his final decision. Until then the outstanding street light bills for RM5,000 are accumulating 1.5% interest monthly and a reconnection fee will be required. I manually operate the sewer system daily with the two remaining submersable pumps and have managed to keep the running costs below RM150 monthly. Due to people not paying or cheating with their garbage, we are trying to get a replacement garbage removal system in place, the electricity bills for the Guardhouse and sewer have been paid to ensure continued power, but only 59 people have paid their fees to Borneo Paradise hotel for their maintenance, RM5015 to pay electricity bills, salaries, oil and gas for machinery. THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, PAY YOUR FEES AND PAY FOR YOUR GARBAGE AND JUST MAYBE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THIS ESTATE LOOKING AND RUNNING THE WAY IT DID WHEN MOST OF US PURCHASED THEIR HOUSES.
I do not like spending most of every day working to keep this estate running, I do not like the arguements with my wife when I get upset at the attitude of some of the residents, and if at months end more people have not paid their fees I will discontinue running the sewer and we will be back to the overflow in the common drains and terrible smell of waste, Garbage strewn all over the roads and the return of rats running the streets
R.L.Parsons
SD18
Dari Melaka ke negeri Sabah, singgah sebentar di LCCT. Sebelum itu, selama 3 hari 2 malam di Puteri Resort Ayer Keroh sebilik dengan En.Jubrine Penyelia Kanan Unit Disiplin JPN, banyak pengalaman baru diperolehi. Seawal jam 8.30 pagi sebaik saja bermula mesyuarat, kami dikejutkan dengan keputusan kutipan data oleh BTMK KPM. Apa tidaknya, mengikut analisis kami 95.6% sekolah Sabah menghantar data ( 1230 sekolah dari 1260++). Kami tidak pasti apa formula BTMK gunakan sehingga Sabah dapat 16% sahaja. Suasana agak hangat juga bila Unit Disiplin Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian tidak dapat menjelaskan apakah kriteria rumusan itu dan di manakah silapnya data Sabah. Hampir kami keluar dari mesyuarat itu untuk pulang saja ke Sabah. Berkat kerjasama dan sokongan sahabat-sahabat dari Perak, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan dan lain-lain kami batalkan saja hasrat itu. Akhirnya setelah disemak kembali keputusan sebenarnya 59% dan kami tahu di mana sebenarnya kesilapan berlaku.
Sebelah malam adalah aktiviti bebas. Kesempatan itu saya ambil untuk menziarah keluarga di sekitar Kg. Duyung.Sebenarnya bapa saya berasal dari Melaka dan ibu dari Terengganu. Syukur 3 orang adik bapa saya ( 1 lelaki dan 2 perempuan) masih ada. Sempatlah perkenalkan anak saya kepada sepupu-sepupunya di Melaka (Kebetulan anak saya juga bermesyuarat di Melaka).
Hari Rabu 17 Jun 2009 jam 2.00 petang bertolak dari Puteri Resort Ayer Keroh ke airport. OTW singgah sekejap di gerai R&R beli rinang-rinang, biskut kelapa, sagon, bepang kacang dll. Tiba di LCCT agak awal dan kaunter check-in belum buka. Nak minum, masih kenyang lagi. Duduk-duduk dulu di kerusi sebelah ruangan ketibaan. Lebih kurang 4.00 petang kami berjalan menuju ke kaunter check-in, tapi belum juga buka. Encik Jubrine teringat yang ole-ole yang dibeli di gerai tadi tertinggal di kerusi tidak jauh dari situ. Bergegas ke sana dan hampa saja kerana satu beg plastik sudah dikebas orang! Untuk hilangkan rasa kecewa, kami minum di Taste of Asia. Lagi parah bila order 1 botol mineral water 500ml dan 1 cawan kertas iced lemon tea berjumlah RM 7.40. Silap kami tidak tanya dulu harga!( Senarai harga tidak dipamerkan). Malas nak makan di McD. Terminal Tambang Murah, kedai makan cekik darah!Rupa-rupa nya orang tempatan lebih teruk dari yahudi. Gagasan Malaysia, Rakyat didahulukan…………
Penerbangan AK5101 Kuala Lumpur
Berlepas dari Terminal 2 LTAB Kota kinabalu tepat jam10.00 pagi dan mendarat di LCCT Sepang tepat jam 12.oo tengahari. Menurut pengumuman juruterbang pendaratan tersebut adalah 15 minit lebih awal dari yang dijadualkan. Inilah pengalaman pertama menaiki pesawat Airasia dengan tikit yang disediakan oleh Jabatan Pelajaran Sabah. Bezanya cuma ada tempahan nasi minyak.
Kali ini mewakili Jabatan Pelajaran Sabah bersama Penyelia Kanan Disiplin ke Mesyuarat Pengumpulan dan Penganalisaan Data Sistem Salahlaku Disiplin Murid (SSDM) Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia dari 15 hingga 17 Jun 2009 di Puteri Resort, Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
Dari Tingkat 2 Puteri Resort Ayer Keroh
Cuti Tadau Kaamatan, Cuti Hari Gawai dan cuti sekolah dan ditambah 2 hari. 4 hari 3 malam bersama keluarga bercuti di Kuching. Walaupun masa singkat tapi dapat banyak pengalaman yang menarik. Semasa berjalan-jalan di Wisma Satok ternampak beberapa keping Kad Pengenalan dan Surat Beranak yang dijumpai dipamer saja di Papan Kenyataan.
Harga Utusan Borneo hanya RM1 sahaja, di KK RM1.20, di Sipitang?, di Kinabatangan? Bila lagi nak laksanakan “Satu Sabah Satu Harga”? PR13? ..14?…15?…..
Akhbar Harakah boleh dibeli di mana-mana dan dijual tanpa rasa takut kena rampas macam di Sabah.
Kalau ke Kuching tak singgah di Kedai Kek Dayang Salhah macam tidak lengkap.
Kecekapan pengendali mee kolok melambung mee setelah dicelup dalam air mendidih.
Duit siling yang dibayar oleh penumpang bot penambang diletak saja di tepi bot tanpa rasa takut dicuri walaupun bot ditinggal di tebingan. Duit kertas disimpan kerana takut diterbangkan angin ke dalam air.
Mesra pelancung… Sempat lagi bergurau ” Kalau siar di Harakah OK, kalau Berita Harian saya tidak izin”
Ikan terubuk masin. Kalau dilihat pada pembungkus, ikan yang dijual di Pasar Satok adalah ikan import – bukan ikan tempatan. Tapi awas kalau ada darah tinggi.
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