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  Entries from February 2008

Bukit Gasing: DBKL says no public hearing

 by Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Malaysiakini, Jan 21 2008
Residents living around Bukit Gasing are up in arms that their requests for a public hearing on a proposed bungalow development project has been denied by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
They said this was not the understanding that was conveyed to them during the last meeting they had with […]

Categories: From the Press · Section 5 - The Forest Community

Gasing residents challenge DBKL’s decision to deny public hearing

 Jan 21 2008 
The residents and owners of properties in Section 5 have protested against Gasing Meridien’s plans to develop bungalows on the steep slopes adjacent to several high-rise condos in the area.  Read the latest press statement from the Joint Action Committee on Bukit Gasing below:-
We, the owners and residents in the neighbourhood of the proposed development on Bukit Gasing by Gasing […]

Categories: From the Press · Section 5 - The Forest Community

Bukit Gasing in the news again

 by DEBBIE CHAN
The Star, Jan 25 2008
THE one green area in Petaling Jaya that has been a subject of dispute between residents and the local authorities for the past few years is again in the news.
Bukit Gasing, located on the border of Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur, is under the jurisdiction of both the Kuala […]

Categories: From the Press · Section 5 - The Forest Community

Reckless development taking toll on green lungs

 by Hardev Kaur
New Straits Times, December 7 2007
MALAYSIA released 177.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2004, or 0.6 per cent of the global total. This translates to 7.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide discharged by each Malaysian. It represents a 221 per cent increase from 1990 and, according to the UN Development Report, Malaysia ranks […]

Categories: From the Press · Section 5 - The Forest Community · Green Living