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Posted: 14 Aug 2011 07:37 PM PDT

THE Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) is planning to redevelop the Section 17 flats in Petaling Jaya.

PKNS business development engineer Yeo Cheng Chuan and DKLS Indsutries Bhd senior manager Yee Chee Yong have presented the compensation package to the residents.

"We are proposing a replacement unit at the new development in the same location," Yee told reporters at a meeting attended by about 40 residents from Block A and B of the flats in Jalan 17/2 at the Section 17 community hall recently.

Each owner of the 592sq ft flat would be compensated with a 700sq ft unit.

Among the other compensation proposed were a RM5,000 moving out allowance, RM8,000 moving back allowance and rental subsidy of RM500 per month until the project was completed.

In addition to that, the leasehold period of the new development would be renewed to 99 years instead of 30 remaining on the existing titles.

The PKNS put the market value of the units at RM96,496 (592sq ft at RM163 per sq ft) each.

Yee said they were open for discussions with the residents.

"If they feel the compensation is not enough or have other suggestions they can let us know. We will only go through with the project when we have 100% agreement from the residents," he said.

Several residents wanted to know the details of the proposed development but project consultant YTS Design Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Yap Teak Sing said they did not have any finalised proposal for the project.

"We have to get 100% agreement from owners before we can go ahead with the project and we are still in the discussion stage of the project," he said.

"After we get the agreement, we must also work with the local council to change the status of the land from residential to commercial," he said.

Yeo said they had had three rounds of discussions with the residents before this and still had many more to go with the others.

Flat owner Fong Ten Chee said the residents still had to review the compensation package as the market value proposed did not reflect the current value.

He said they would be getting people together to form a pro tem committee so that the owners could come to a consensus.

Another resident Chun Kok Meng said redeveloping the old flats was a good proposal but felt that PKNS could offer them a bigger unit.

Flat owner Mokhtar Stork said the developer would be building a lot more than the 500 units and that the compensation was below the projected profits.

His daughter, Maria Hadijah, said there were many senior citizens staying in the area and it would be difficult for them to find an alternative place.

"It would be hard for us to find a place within the same area to move to temporarily.

"The RM500 that they are offering per month can barely get us a room in Petaling Jaya, let alone a house for the whole family," she said.

Eight other meetings with residents and owners have been planned at 9.30am over the weekends until Oct 1 at the same location.

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Fifty staff cook bubur lambuk for colleagues

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 07:34 PM PDT

IN THE spirit of going back to basics during Ramadan, over 50 Etiqa employees prepared and cooked bubur lambuk at the office to provide their 1,500 colleagues with a simple and satisfying meal for breaking fast.

Etiqa senior management team led by CEO Hans De Cuyper, chief sales officer Shahril Azuar Jimin, chief marketing officer Barend Van Dam, COO Din Merican and CFO Lok Hoe San also took the opportunity to join the staff to cook and give away the bubur lambuk to their colleagues this year.

"The Jom Masak Bubur Lambuk programme is Etiqa's way of showing our support and appreciation to the staff for working just as hard during Ramadan. More importantly, the programme reflects our brand platform of humanising insurance and takaful by providing the staff with a convenient meal for breaking fast, plus creating a cheerful and fun working atmosphere. That's why we have never missed having the programme," said De Cuyper.

While a chef was called in to help with the cooking programme, the 50 staff volunteers were the real stars of the event as they toil through the huge amount of ingredients such as potatoes, meat, vegetables, spices and rice. The preparation and cooking was done at an open area at Etiqa headquarters in Dataran Maybank, Bangsar.

The volunteers started working from 10.30am by cutting, dicing, cleaning, washing and preparing the ingredients and by 12.30pm, the stoves were lit with five huge cauldrons sitting on top. The ingredients were poured in one by one with volunteers continuously stirring the bubur lambuk to ensure that the ingredients were well mixed for better flavour.

According to executive of Market Intelligence Wan Norshida Wan Mustafa, "This is my first time volunteering for the cooking programme and I feel happy that I am able to contribute something to my colleagues."

At 4.30pm, the volunteers packed the bubur lambuk into 1,500 containers which were picked up by their colleagues as they left the office.

Etiqa also organised Kuliah Ramadan daily throughout this month and Tadarus Al-Quran programme for its staff at Etiqa's headquarters and branches nationwide.

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