Land Acquistion of Jalan Sultan for MRT project

By stephieyap

  • Chinatown traders cry foul over shock MRT acquisition notice

    Shop owners and traders in Chinatown are reeling from shock as a number of them received land acquisition notices over the course of this week, despite being assured previously that Chinatown will not be affected by the Klang Valley MRT (KLMRT) project.
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    Land acquistion of Jalan Sultan for MRT project

  • Chinatown businesses suspicious over MRT acquisition

    Traders and shop owners in the historic tourist enclave of Chinatown expressed outrage today over government plans to acquire properties in the area, and are bracing themselves for the destruction of heritage buildings to make way for the Klang Valley MRT (KVMRT) project.

  • MCA drops PM’s name in Chinatown MRT acquisition row

    MCA vowed today Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's intervention if the Klang Valley MRT (KVMRT) project owners insist on acquiring land in Chinatown here for the rail development.

  • Prasarana says for development’s sake, Jalan Sultan shops must go

    Sacrifices must be made in the name of development, the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project owner told Jalan Sultan landowners whose properties will be acquired to allow for underground tunnelling works.

  • Soi Lek to set up SPAD meeting for Chinatown traders

    Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek promised Chinatown traders today a meeting with Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to push for a realignment of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT).

  • MRT to grab part of KL’s Bukit Bintang shopping district

    Twenty lots in the capital city’s main shopping district, Bukit Bintang, will be acquired for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) to make way for tunnelling works and an underground station, operator Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (Prasarana) said today.

  • Jalan Sultan traders to keep buildings after MRT tunnelling finishes

    The 31 landowners in Chinatown will be able to hold on to their property after the government agreed to reinforce their buildings before allowing them to return after tunnelling for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) under their shops is completed.

  • SPAD says working on Chinatown lots settlement, but no guarantee

    Transport authorities said today that they were currently working on a solution to allow traders to return to Chinatown lots being acquired for the construction of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) but they said there was no guarantee that it would eventually be returned to the owners.

  • DAP says Prasarana attempting Chinatown land grab

    The DAP has accused the Najib administration of using the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project as an excuse to hijack prime land in the capital’s Chinatown for profit.

  • DAP Lim Kit Siang says clear air over MRT land acquisitions

    DAP leader Lim Kit Siang urged today Putrajaya to come clean on the Jalan Sultan land acquisition for the mammoth Klang Valley MRT project, after key officials linked to the matter gave three conflicting accounts of the plan.

  • Pemandu admits land acquisition only way to recoup MRT cost

    Putrajaya’s powerful efficiency unit has admitted that the Najib administration needs to acquire and develop land along the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) route as it cannot afford the multi-billion ringgit project otherwise.

  • Pemandu, SPAD deny land acquisition only way to fund MRT

    Putrajaya’s efficiency unit and the public transport regulator have denied that acquisition and development of land along the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) route is the only way for the government to pay for the multi-billion ringgit project.

  • Pakatan accused MRT rail, property model is land grab

    Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has accused Putrajaya of using the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) as an excuse to acquire prime land after it was revealed that the government will rely on property development to foot project costs.

  • ACCCIM claims MRT abused as front for land grab

    The country’s largest Chinese business association has accused the regulator and the owner of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) of abusing the Land Acquisition Act to acquire a prime land bank for property development by “favoured parties”.

  • Chinatown traders mulling judicial review to halt land acquisition

    Jalan Sultan traders, whose properties will likely be torn down to make way for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT), are considering filing for judicial review to halt compulsory acquisition of their land by the government.

  • MRT project: Chinatown traders slam SPAD for broken promise

    Jalan Sultan traders, who risk losing property to the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT), have slammed the public transport regulator for going back on its promise to leave their buildings intact.

  • Prasarana’s buyout of Chinatown lots unusual, says Tee Keat

    Former Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat expressed suspicion today over the Jalan Sultan property acquisition controversy, saying it was unusual for outgoing MRT owner Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (SPNB) to be so adamant in its pursuit of acquiring such iconic areas knowing it would trigger public furore.

  • Jalan Sultan businesses get short end of MRT line

    From his perch in front of Hotel Lok Ann, newsstand owner Naina Mohamed has witnessed Chinatown’s transformation from a quiet area mainly catering to locals into a bustling tourist hub over the past five decades.

  • SPAD denies land grab but says cannot guarantee release of Chinatown lots

    The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) came out today to deny any “land grab” in its acquisition of Jalan Sultan properties for the MRT project but admitted it could not guarantee that the acquired lots would later be returned to landowners.

  • Court to decide on Bukit Bintang MRT judicial review next week

    The High Court here will decide next Thursday if Bukit Bintang landowners will be allowed to challenge the acquisition of nine plots of land in the capital’s premier shopping district for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project.

  • No MRT land return guarantee shows bad faith, says DAP

    DAP has accused Putrajaya of bad faith for not guaranteeing the return of land acquired for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project even while admitting that the wholesale acquisition was done for the sake of convenience.

  • Putrajaya says ‘good faith’ shown despite lack of MRT land guarantee

    The government today insisted that it had shown “good faith”, contrary to opposition accusation, by agreeing to meet and negotiate with Jalan Sultan traders.

  • MRT on wrong track without masterplan, says Transit

    A local transport advocacy group has questioned the wisdom of committing up to RM50 billion into the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project without waiting for a public transport masterplan that will only be completed at the end of this month.

  • High Court allowed Bukit Bintang MRT challenge

    The High Court here has allowed Bukit Bintang landowners to challenge the compulsory acquisition of nine plots of land in the capital’s premier shopping district for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid

  • Bukit Bintang traders protest MRT land grab

    Several traders in Bukit Bintang, the capital’s main shopping district, affected by the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project staged a protest today against the proposed acquisition of their properties for the project.

  • Nazri to lobby PM for MRT realignment

    Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz today waded into the MRT land grab controversy plaguing Jalan Sultan and Jalan Bukit Bintang traders, by promising to meet with the prime minister tomorrow to push for a realignment of the multimillion ringgit rail network.

  • Nazri to meet Prasarana over MRT route

    Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said he would meet Prasarana Negara Berhad to lobby for a realignment of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) route to avoid the need to acquire properties in Jalan Sultan and Jalan Petaling here.

  • Imbi landowners to learn fate on Oct 7

    Three Imbi landowners challenging the acquisition of their properties for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) have been granted an interim stay until the High Court here decides on the matter next month.

  • Imbi owners offer to trade land for surface rights guarantee

    Landowners in the city will propose handing over their properties to Putrajaya for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project in exchange for a guarantee that ownership of surface land remains with them.

  • MRT line changed to save ex-minister’s house

    Project regulators have allegedly agreed to reroute the underground line to save the bungalow of a prominent former minister

  • SPAD denies MRT rerouted to save ex-minister’s house

    Project regulators for the Klang Valley’s mammoth MRT project said a line was rerouted to save money, not as claimed to save a prominent ex-minister’s home.