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Resolve long wait for issuance of subsidiary/strata titles – rep

KOTA KINABALU: Immediate and speedy action must be taken over the issuance of subsidiary or strata titles, especially for those that are pending for a long time, with some as long as 25 over years. In making the call, Luyang assemblyman Hiew King Cheu is urging Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman to look into ways to resolve the long wait for the issuance of subsidiary titles/strata titles FOR the many housing developments in Sabah. Hiew said many buyers of housing units haD been staying in houses that do have proper titles, depending only on the sale and purchase agreement for claim of ownerships. Without the subsidiary titles many associated problems have arisen, like housing loan documentation, formation of management corporation (MC), sinking fund with developers, payment of management consultancy (MC) fees, water bill rates and other legal requirements, he said. “There have already been many cases where house owners are engaged in big arguments with the developers and with their MC, resulting in them refusing to pay maintenance fees imposed by the MC. “This is the situation that has been going on for a long time since and it is about time that the government puts in an immediate effort to iron out all these problems by ensuring the speedy issuance of subsidiary/strata titles,” he added. Hiew suggested that the Land and Survey Ddepartment restructure and simplify the procedures and requirements on the application for the title in order to make work easier for everyone. As for the many decade-old subsidiary title applications, which are still “under process” for various reasons, he proposed that since the people have been living in these buildings or apartments for a very long time with the OC issued, there should be no reason why the titles cannot be approved and issued. To clear all the deadlog of old cases, Hiew is urging the government to consider giving them simple clearance on the issuance of subsidiary titles without having to go through the tedious process set by the authorities. This is specially so when developers in some housing projects are no longer in existence, company gone bust or the person having migrated, and no one is around to deal or pay for the title application. “In view of this, a better way would be to give them simple and direct approvals for the issuance of the subsidiary/strata titles, rather than leaving it without title. “These people affected by this situation are already in deep anxiety waiting for their titles to be issued and would therefore be very thankful if the government can step in and ensure that they can get their titles quickly,” he said.

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Pan Borneo construction work causes flash floods – villagers

KOTA KINABALU: The Pan Borneo Highway construction work believed to be worth more than RM250 million along Jalan Donggongon-Kinarut has caused flash flood problem to villagers at Kampung Nambazan. The most affected one is Dennis Kung whose house became the victim of flash floods that caused him more than RM20,000 in losses for the past two years after the construction work began in mid-2014. According to Dennis, the main culprit is the poor drainage system built by the construction company. “The drain will be overflowed whenever it rains as their house is located in a lower ground. “Before the Pan Borneo Highway started construction, we seldom experience flash flood. Only for the past two years we were forced to face all this. “Our JKKK (Village Development and Security Committee) chairman has submitted complaints to the respective authorities but to no avail. The contractor broke the drain wall on Monday. However, it has made it even worse as the water flowed into our vicinity faster than before,” claimed the unhappy resident. Dennis had never made any personal complaint before as he chose to just be patient and take it positively till now where his family suffered the third flood for the past one week, yesterday. The floods had caused him irreparable damage in terms of furniture and other household belongings as the water level rose very fast, he said. Dennis added that he would make a police report for losses claim today. Meanwhile, Moyog assemblymen Terrence Siambun lambasted the drainage failure in Jalan Lama Penampang-Kinarut in Nambazan, blaming the Public Works Department and the Pan Borneo contractor’s inefficiency to ensure water flow run into the Dambai River. “I was informed by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development in a written answer during the July 2015 State Assembly sitting that a total of 31 culvert crossings and a bridge at Dambai will be built along the road to divert the flowing water into the Moyog River. “I have inspected and yes, all the drains and culverts have been made available. But why there is no inspection to oversee that drainage system work accordingly without causing damage to the nearby residences?” said Siambun, adding that the drain also caused a few blockages, thus resulting in flood at the lower ground road near Dewan Malakun at Dambai. The blockage had also affected other houses at Kampung Nambazan as the water did not flow down to the river due to the clogged drains here and there, he claimed. It was the negligence of the authorities that caused all the unnecessary problems to motorists and community in Kibabaig and Nambazan villages. “One could not say that he or she could not stop the rain. It is the authority’s obligations. Stop finding excuses,” he said.

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