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 […]

 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 […]

 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 […]

 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 […]

In the past few weeks, a number of residents and visiting family members have sought clarification on various issues pertaining to the establishment of security barricades in the Section Five area. Your participation and interest in this process is much appreciated and has helped somewhat to refine proposals to improve the execution of this project. […]

Security Update: From April 18 2007, as a first step to tightening security in Section 5, the initial ‘objection period’ for the drop gates will take effect. Please read this notice from the Residents’ Association for the details.
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A few days of heavy evening showers were all the encouragement needed for part of the hillslope at the edge of the Sivan Temple to collapse. This picture, taken on March 23 2007, shows the hasty measures taken to cover the area with blue tarpaulin to stem further slips.
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An update from Edward Lee
Hi friends! Thanks for turning up and showing your support at our Security Committee meeting last Sunday. The full capacity crowd has given much needed encouragement and resolve to the committee to press ahead with our plans to make Section 5 safer.
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In February 2007, a group of concerned environmental groups and residents’ associations announced a joint initiative to establish a National Conservation Trust Fund to spur a concerted move to protect the highly threatened green areas in our midst.
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At the invitation of the government authorities to submit the particular concerns of the section five residents relating to the proposed hillside bungalow development by Gasing Meridien Sdn Bhd, a letter dated March 8 2007 was sent to the Federal Territory Minister’s Office by the Joint Action Committee for Bukit Gasing. It contains queries which […]