Here are reports by NST and Bernama:
No land acquisition for Forest City project
PASIR GUDANG: Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin has allayed fears that land in Kampung Pok and nearby villages will be acquired to give way for the controversial Forest City project.
He said certain parties had confused villagers by spreading rumour about land acquisition, hoping to create unnecessary fear and worries among the villagers.
"The blueprint of the project did not indicate any forms of land acquisition from the villagers. This includes land for the construction of an access road from Forest City which will pass by the villages.
"On concerns about land reclamation, I would like to stress that reclamation occurs everywhere, including Singapore.
"The Environmental Impact Assessment study has compelled the project developer to address several key issues related to pollution and the environment," he said.
Khaled was speaking to reporters after attending the ground-breaking ceremony of the Taman Seri Albion project here today.
Johor wants Forest City project developer to comply with EIA
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (pic) said it was important to ensure issues such as environment were given full attention and regulations were adhered to.
"We hope the developer complies with the requirement to submit an EIA report, which is very important for us to ensure all concerns, including from the environmental aspects, are given attention," he said.
He said this at a media conference after officiating the earth-breaking ceremony of the Se Albion Industrial Estate, which is developed by United Malayan Land Bhd (UMLand), in Cahaya Baru, Jalan Kong Kong in Pasir Gudang today.
Last September 2, a public dialogue on the project's Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) turned chaotic when the developer was confronted with all kind of enquiries from the residents in Kampung Pok affected by the project.
They had generally expressed dissatisfaction for not being consulted before the implementation of the project, which involved the construction of a 1,600-ha man-made island, which was seen as polluting the environment and jeopardised the marine ecology that was also their livelihood.
Prior to this, sea reclamation to build the island, which was 30% completed, was voluntarily halted by the developer last June 15 despite never receiving any notice from the Department of Environment.
The project has generated a lot of public attention as there were claims that the villagers' land will be taken for the construction of 10 golf fields to complete the Forest City development project.
However, Khaled refuted such claims, saying that the government would avoid taking their land for building roads to Forest City and would inform them if it took place.
The Forest City project, which has gross developement value (GDV) estimated at RM600 billion on reclaimed land, is a joint venture between KPRJ, a Johor state government owned subsidiary and China-based developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd. – Bernama, September 29, 2014.
Now that Khaled had said that the villagers are not going to be affected by the mega project, I guess then it's all system go for it to continue.
I also guess that when earlier this month that super rich guy Daeng Malek and geng went to meet the orang kampung in the area, they were just there to sembang-sembang minum kopi or enjoy the famous asam pedas of Kampung Pendas.
Guess, they were not there to coax the villages to sell their land then.
Hmmmm....I must have got the wrong info...no?
Hahahaha....
Anyway, these are my previous posts on the issue:
See Annie, you've got it all wrong. The Johor MB is one of the good guys. He will do everything in his power to protect the orang kampung and he does not need a blogger like you to prick his ass.
ReplyDeletere: "[Khalid said]: "On concerns about land reclamation, I would like to stress that reclamation occurs everywhere, including Singapore."
DeleteHe don't have to "stress" what everyman knows already lah, but it should be stressed that the marine ecology of Singapore is very poor - many of the reefs are dead coral, and there are no livelihood fishermen left except for the weekend angler who usually pays more for his outing than returning with any decent catch! Dah lazim, these big money-minded guys can never get things right in their hearts.
Anonymous30 September 2014 10:23,
DeleteHis ass is pricked, issit? Good.
Read Annie's other posts she listed above.
The MB said, "We hope the developer complies with the requirement to submit an EIA report .." That's not assertive, issit?
DeleteWhy hope? He has the power, why not "require" it. Under the circumstances, he has to assure the rakyat lah.
Especially when the DoE was even mentioned at one State Assembly before. In a way you know what.
The DEIA must fully address the damage to fishery resources in the area.
DeleteThat kind of sand quantity dumped in sure will affect those resources. Question is what kind of "experts" are commissioned to do the DEIA? And what kind of atmosphere the DoE has to evaluate and approve the report?
Another mention of DoE in the State Assembly? The MB only using the words "We hope" that the DEIA is done?
Anon 10:23,
DeleteYaa Loo rr , lia kasi kutip itu sen -sen mau kasi sama olang kampong ,manyak plihatin maa aa .
Belapa lama itu sen-sen bolih kasi hilup ,itu olang kampong maa aa ?.
Mana-mana pon olang atak tambak , Hai yaa ,itu macam cekap bolihka ?.
10:23,
DeleteCan you give us examples of what the Johor MB "will do everything in his power to protect" the interest of the orang kampung, the Malays and UMNO in Johore concerning this project?
Is Khalid and his people aware that on the opposite side of the Johor Causeway is the Sungai Buloh Mangrove Swamp Nature Reserve, which Singapore is so proud of and which is a major eco-tourist destination?
DeleteOf course laa if u succeeded in buying the land from kampung people, u don need land acquisition any more.
ReplyDeleteOnce you filled up the sea,its gone case already, what environmental control are they talking about.
Lim Kit Siang ingin berterima kasih kepada MB Johor kerana bakal menambahkan majoritinya di Parlimen Gelang Patah serta kerusi-kerusi DUN di bawahnya menjelang PRU14.
ReplyDeleteIni yang di khuatiri sangat nih. Khalid MB tak sedar ke ini semua? Woi orang Khalid MB yang mula komen di pos ini - apa korang kata pasal ini semua? Tak kisah ke?
DeleteNyata Melayu kurang paya nak beli unti perumahan harga tinggi tuh. Yang beli tentu lah Cina. Cina Malaysia satu hal, nguatkan prospek menang di siitu sampai mati.
Cina Singapore, Cina dari mainland China apa macam? Di beri kad merah permanent stay ke? Jika demikian, lepas 10 tahun "eligible to apply for citizenship". 300,000 unit perumahan, kata nya. Berjuta Cina jadi rakyat di situ. UMNO Johor diam saja ke?
Kalau tidak macam itu, tolong beri hujah, siap dengan bukti dan justifikasi. Kalau tak jawab, makna nya UMNO Johor dah kena ... macam macam lah.
Boleh la tu...orang Cina dan Cina Singapura bawa wang masuk labur disini dapat kan merah kan lebih baik daripada Indon,bangla,Pakistan!India dll masuk ambit wang kita keluar tapi dapat juga kad merah dan biru..ada yang jadi perompak dan pencuri pulak. Mana yang lebih baik?
DeleteKamu oang Cina tentu la kata gitu. Kupra worak cakap Indon, bangla, Pakistan dapat kad merah dan biru. DAP nampak nya kamu. Di PRU13 bawak Bangla 40,000?
DeleteForest City tak bole upset the status quo in racial composition, Ah Beng. Sebab korang nak retain identity, tak mau tukar, nak sekolah Cina mcm mcm lagi, tak bole ada Bangsa Malaysia sampai bila bila masa.. Mana bole.
Korang lagi ramai yang penjangak. Tak baca ke Polis Penang kata ada 8,000 penjahat dan genster di Penang. Lk sama banyak dengan PPS yang Guan Eng nak buat.
JKKK kupra worak bila dok kasi unifom.
The kind who live in Forest City will be like DAP in Penang. Set up PPS without registration. Told to disband, become hard headed. The Police should arrest thm -
DeleteNo show from PPS, say police
The Sun Daily - 16 minutes ago
GEORGRE TOWN: Other than those detained on Merdeka Day, none of the 9,000-odd state voluntary patrol unit (PPS) members in Penang have turned themselves in to date.
Yo! Annie. Keep the 'blues' on..
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ReplyDeleteProperty Glut. Ghost City, underworld economy, social illness, gambling, leisure, prostitution, alcoholic, drugs, smuggling, money laundering, gangsterism, human trafficking, safety and security, etc etc.
Need to be regulated and proper management. `Price' that locals especially Malays and Orang Asli have to pay from billion of investment. Are we (locals and Orang Asli ready) ready?
Chinese will be dominant. Creating totally different playground.
Looking from different perspective.
Good infrastructure, lot of job and business opportunities, high income nation, higher living standard, a metropolis of international standing, modernisation, local talent, etc etc.
Agree with you. Except last paragraph.
DeleteForest City is not the way. "No need to rush to high income nation". Must be projects that benefit the locals, especially the 60% of the population.
Where got Forest City good infrastructure? Making island. If make roads, railways or airports, yes good infrastructure. Can bring in projects like manufacturing.
DeleteThis one only building housing units and relaxing facilities. Nothing high tech.
"High living standard" only for the fellows in the Forest City area. Others around merepes. Silap silap they will make the gomen clear the area from "merepes" people, "rebeh" housing etc to attract foreigners to buy their units. They got the cable to do so. Steel cable.
We got only voices, no good cable. Got cable but useless. So we make noise in here and elsewhere lah.
Mula2 buat projek separuh jalan, lepas tu baru buat EIA, bijak2
ReplyDeleteTak bijak. Nampak mcm nak tipu rakyat. EIA msti memuaskan rakyat. Mesti transparent.
Deletehakiskan kuasamu!!!
ReplyDeleteYa, kuasa mereka yang tak mikirkan masa depan rakyat tempatan. Dengan sapenuyh nya.
Deletepojek jalan dulu lps tu eia...itulah international standing
ReplyDeleteNampak mcm gengster kalu gitu. Ini ke yang di katakan berjiwa rakyat?
Deletebuatlah untung sebyk mungkin cpt2. bak kata seorang pemimpin..its time to make money
ReplyDeleteBuat duit saja tak kira apa mudharat kapada rakyat ke? Belajor dari mana mcm tu?
DeleteBoleh percaya ke cakap mamat ni?
ReplyDeleteKalau ramai tak caya, makna dia bukan Mamat. Badul.
DeleteSilap silap jadi si Ketol. Yang derhaka di zaman Kerajaan Melayu Melaka dulu.
Bodoh punya annie. Asyik buat fitnah je. Mana ada buat padang golf
ReplyDeleteKamu yang menafikan, kamu le yang keluarkan bukti. Cuba membodohkan orang (cuba aje, tak berjaya) tanpa bukti, kamu lebih bodoh.
DeleteAnnie dalam bidang pemberitaan lah. Rasa nya dia dah tengok pelan pembangunan kawasan itu.
DeleteAku rasa dia takkan jawab komen ko. Bunyi kangjor aje.
Kalau betul kamu cakap, ngapa tak beri bukti?
ReplyDeleteBagi link kpd pelan pembangunan depa dsb nya.
Kamu yang bodoh nampak nya.
Komen ini di tujukan kpd yang ngata Annie bodoh. Mamat 01:13 tu.
Deleteayuh johor luaskan kuasamu johor...hampehlah...budak2x melayu melalak lagu tu kat stadium tak tahu pun negeri dorang akan jadi negri cina darul ah beng nanti.
ReplyDeleteSetuju bebenor dengan 07:51.
DeleteAyuh, kita naikkan semangat yang lain supaya ambil tahu dan bisingkan bantah projek yang meng Ah Bengkan negeri Johor.
Ini dah jadi mcm Penjajah British Kolonialist celaka laknatullah dulu. Nakkan duit nak hataq ka England, dari cukai bijih timah, getah dll, bawa masuk Ah Beng dll beratus ribu ke Malaya.
ReplyDeleteDi US, depa kantaq balik ke China pekerja membina Trans-America Railway dengan berpuluh puluh kapal salepas siap projek tuh. Tambah pulak, buatkan Chinese Exclusion Act, larang Cina tak boleh duduk tetap di US.
Bastak British dok pulas tangan depa yang nak cepat dapat Merdeka yang nak rasa merintah negara sendiri supaya setujukan hak kerakyatan kpd pendatang di masa Merdeka. Dah dapat kerakyatan, depa mcm DAP tak reti berterima kasih, dok cuba ungkit Hak Istimewa Melayu dll. Bedebah.
Ni nak buat lagi camtu ka? Syarikat Kerajaan Johor dll nak dapat duit untung, atas nama nak maju cepat, buat Forest City tak kira sangat apa jadi ka?
Ingat le, wei, PM Britain, David Cameron dll dah fedap gitu ramai pendatang ke Britain buat tak betui, sampai dok kata "Multi-culturalism is dead.". Di laungkan jugak dek Chanselor Germany Angela Merkel dan dua orang pemimpin EU yang lain.
maknanya ape?...sultan2x melayu yg dok sibuk dipertahankan sgt tu tak berpandangan jauh..skrg yg susah terkena bermcm2x dr prejudis berat sebelah adalah melayu ditambah dgn tekanan harian kehidupan masyarkat kapitalis yg terpaksa dilalui oleh org melayu..semua melayu juga yg kena..bile kita berusaha dikata tak cukup..bile kite protes kata kita malas..malangnya raja2x yg dulu dijulang sebagai pembela dan sepatutnya memahami jiwa dan sensitiviti rakyat jadi anatar penyebab melayu lalui jalan yg sepatutnya boleh dielak ni...kita boleh je ckp ni salah UMNO..tapi jgn lupa org istana tu..tegur2x
DeleteIs this the kind among those to fill up Forest City? No doubt he is a bus driver but who knows Singapore Dollar will be 10 times present value when Forest City ready, haha. He'd want to have a unit there coz his work takes him across the Causeway daily.
ReplyDeleteJOHOR BARU - A Singaporean bus driver accused of bribing a civil servant caused a commotion outside the Sessions Court here when he screamed vulgarities at journalists.
Tan Choon Kiat (pic), 39, was being led into the courtroom and was covering his face with a slingbag in an attempt to prevent press photographers from taking his picture when he started shouting.
Those people should know most of us in here are pro-BN. We make noise only at leaders who don't look after and promote the interest of the majority.
ReplyDeleteNext step is to ask for those leaders be changed.
Aiyyo, I hope the Alvin bloke doesn't return to this country lah. Otherwise he might bring back a lot of American investors to Forest City saying
ReplyDeleteAlvin: Umno deserves to be insulted
Free Malaysia Today - 1 hour ago
If so, many will want to skin him alive when he returns.
So, best that the Police will work with their counterparts in US to get him extradited and brought back here under escort.
Sorry la you people promoting Forest City cannot get American investment from Alvin the bugger. If not, maybe some balance lah.
Since he has insulted Islam, some Arabs may come, buy units in Forrest City and wait for the suitable time to pounce on the Alvin bloke.
That'll be ok - rich Arabs living there, I mean. The pouncing on Alvin will be automatic for them lah.
What to defend ma. If Khaled or the Palace want to do it, and they think it is right, then just do it. Rakyat will always complaint. If give each of them RM10million they will still complain. If they believe in reward/punishment in the hereafter, be prepared to accept the verdict them. It is better to win both here and in the hereafter.
ReplyDeleteBig demos in Hong Kong now. The Hongkies want universal suffrage. The Beijing Commies want to give them universal suffering.
ReplyDeleteIf many of them buy units and settle down in Forest City, there will be a lot of universal suffrage suffering. DAP will be buffering. That'll be dumbfounding. Forest City won't sound interesting.
Anybody knows why they call it Forest City? Anything to do with the bakau forest further north? Would they touch the bakau and make it a city oso? If they do, where to get bakau for piling?
ReplyDeleteCut first then do DEIA, eh?