KUALA LUMPUR: Where is our open space as promised? This is the question in the minds of Bangsar residents, wondering just why the authorities still delay the return of an open space 'taken' away from them more than 30 years ago.
"Whether the open space was intentionally or mistakenly taken away from us is not the question anymore. We have been promised that open space by the authorities and it is time for promises to be delivered," said Bangsar Baru Resident Association president Datuk George Joseph.
"We were grateful for the promise by KL mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail shortly after assuming office in 2008 that the land would be returned to the people and it would remain an open space. But the promise has yet to be delivered."
In Dec 2008, The Malay Mail frontpaged the story of a plot of land — now estimated to be worth RM17 million — that housed a luxury car showroom instead of being a public open land.
The 22,000 square foot plot in Jalan Maarof, opposite the Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq Mosque, was surrendered by the developer Eng Lian Enterprise to the authorities in 1977 as part of the condition of the development plans.
The land, which was supposed to have been gazetted as an open space for residents, had been 'home' to an open-air luxury car showroom for the past 15 years.
Melor Travels Sdn Bhd paid a premium of RM2 million and obtained a 99-year lease on the land.
While there were many grey areas on the status of the land and whether any party had forgotten to make an application to gazette it as an open space, the mayor intervened and stated the land would go back to the people and City Hall would not approve any development plans there.
An alternative site of equal value was to have been given to Melor Travels in exchange for the piece of land. The task of looking for an alternative site was assigned to the Federal Territories Land and Mines Office.
In July last year, The Paper That Cares reported that Melor Travels had rejected several alternative sites identified by the FT land and mine office. Then Land Office deputy director Yahaya Mohamad informed City Hall to take over the case but Ahmad Fuad insisted taht the issue was a land matter which should be dealt with by the former.
The mayor had also said that the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry was given clear instructions after a post-Cabinet meeting last year for the Land Office to find a solution.
When The Malay Mail met the Land Office director Hasim Ismail some time ago, he also reiterated a couple of alternative plots of land were offered to Melor Travels but the latter was interested.
The new piece of land must be something logical which can be accepted by Melor Travels and the value of the alternative land must be of equal standing, Ahmad Fuad was then quoted as saying.
Joseph said he did not know why the delay in settling the matter. "City Hall must have the will and courage to rectify the problem.
"When Ahmad Fuad took office, we were happy saying 'here comes the saviour', and he stepped in and said the matter would be resolved.
"The mayor has a lot of courage and there has been a lot of changes which have taken place.
"Today, City Hall can be seen as a respectful organisation as there is a lot of check and balance, but we really hope they would solve this problem soon."
Joseph said if private residential homes could be acquired by the government to carry out road expansion works, he did not see why it could not be used to resolve the open issue.
"I am sure the Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, is working with the mayor as a team and the ministry should have the political will as it has a lot of muscle."
By PEARL LEE on Malay Mail
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 12:07:00
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
No hire purchase for PPR homes
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no hire-purchase option for those seeking to buy PPR (government housing projects) low-cost flats.
Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Ministry explained this was because City Hall, which is administrating this home-purchase scheme, is not a registered financial institution under Bank And Financial Institution Act (BAFIA).
As such, it is not authorised to offer hire-purchases of the PPR low-cost homes under the scheme, meant to help the poor afford their own homes.
The Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin today said: "There are interested owners living in the PPR homes who have also demanded they won't have to pay anything as they have been renting for almost 20 years.
"This PPR home rental scheme has already caused a loss to us as their RM124 monthly rent is not adequate to cover the maintenance cost for every unit, which is RM 250 monthly."
Not only that, the ministry argued if the hire-purchase scheme were to be implemented, it could only add on to rent arrears of tenants.
"Right now, we have the rental arrears amounting to RM30 million. The rent arrears could increase to RM90 million if the hire-purchase scheme were to be realised."
This, he explained, would add more burden to the tenants as well as complicating City Hall's administration and financial management.
In addition, the ministry is also concerned by some tenants being unwilling to pay their rents as well as demanding favourable payment terms based on the length of their stay in PPR homes.
The Paper That Cares had highlighted just 10 days ago the plight of many PPR tenants, who had been unable to obtain bank loans for the home purchase scheme.
Industry sources had said the straightforward bank loan system was implemented instead of the hire-purchase scheme originally proposed in 2008. This meant low-income earners - most of whom took home an average of RM1,000 a month or less - did not qualify for the housing loans.
One source had claimed only 2,500 made the cut from the more than 30,000 applicants for the PPR flats - just eight per cent of the total.
This basically translated to a mere five per cent of residents from each parliamentary constituency being eligible.
Another industry source added among the major problems were the reluctance of banks to aid the process - the original problem the home-ownership scheme was aimed at solving.
Responding on The Malay Mail's query on the complaints made by PPR residents over strict regulations imposed by the bank, Raja Nong Chik responded: "I am very concerned about this issue myself and even raised the matter in Cabinet concerning the reluctance of the banks to provide loans to low-cost unit buyers."
He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had then instructed Bank Negara to take the initiative to ensure the banks assist the interested buyers. He added a meeting was held between the ministry, City Hall and bank institutions three weeks ago on this issue.
So far, nine major banks have been willing to partake in the effort, as Raja Nong Chik also said: "There should be no cause of concern for the banks to provide financial assistance to the PPR flat buyers as this is a secured asset."
The ministry would also continue to monitor the development between loan-applicants with the banks on this matter.
The minister had further announced a special fund would be set up, backed by selected banks and that the Credit Guarantee Corporation was willing to act as a guarantor for their housing loans.
A bank carnival for sales of (National Economics Action Unit) NEAC units and Public Housing (PA) units would be held by the ministry on a date to be announced later.
It was also announced today eligible buyers need to make sure all the due necessities for their loan applications must be settled within three months from today.
The deadline is meant to ensure there would be no dilly-dallying by the interested buyers as compared to the last time, where there were no deadlines given.
As of July 15 this year, City Hall Housing Department statistics show there were 18, 201 eligible buyers and 11, 499 eligible buyers have returned their confirmation form to buy the units.
A total of 1,928 buyers have signed the sale and purchase agreements - 1,080 of them had made a cash payment and 848 have already submitted their bank applications.
Credit - AZREEN HANI from Malay Mail
Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Ministry explained this was because City Hall, which is administrating this home-purchase scheme, is not a registered financial institution under Bank And Financial Institution Act (BAFIA).
As such, it is not authorised to offer hire-purchases of the PPR low-cost homes under the scheme, meant to help the poor afford their own homes.
The Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin today said: "There are interested owners living in the PPR homes who have also demanded they won't have to pay anything as they have been renting for almost 20 years.
"This PPR home rental scheme has already caused a loss to us as their RM124 monthly rent is not adequate to cover the maintenance cost for every unit, which is RM 250 monthly."
Not only that, the ministry argued if the hire-purchase scheme were to be implemented, it could only add on to rent arrears of tenants.
"Right now, we have the rental arrears amounting to RM30 million. The rent arrears could increase to RM90 million if the hire-purchase scheme were to be realised."
This, he explained, would add more burden to the tenants as well as complicating City Hall's administration and financial management.
In addition, the ministry is also concerned by some tenants being unwilling to pay their rents as well as demanding favourable payment terms based on the length of their stay in PPR homes.
The Paper That Cares had highlighted just 10 days ago the plight of many PPR tenants, who had been unable to obtain bank loans for the home purchase scheme.
Industry sources had said the straightforward bank loan system was implemented instead of the hire-purchase scheme originally proposed in 2008. This meant low-income earners - most of whom took home an average of RM1,000 a month or less - did not qualify for the housing loans.
One source had claimed only 2,500 made the cut from the more than 30,000 applicants for the PPR flats - just eight per cent of the total.
This basically translated to a mere five per cent of residents from each parliamentary constituency being eligible.
Another industry source added among the major problems were the reluctance of banks to aid the process - the original problem the home-ownership scheme was aimed at solving.
Responding on The Malay Mail's query on the complaints made by PPR residents over strict regulations imposed by the bank, Raja Nong Chik responded: "I am very concerned about this issue myself and even raised the matter in Cabinet concerning the reluctance of the banks to provide loans to low-cost unit buyers."
He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had then instructed Bank Negara to take the initiative to ensure the banks assist the interested buyers. He added a meeting was held between the ministry, City Hall and bank institutions three weeks ago on this issue.
So far, nine major banks have been willing to partake in the effort, as Raja Nong Chik also said: "There should be no cause of concern for the banks to provide financial assistance to the PPR flat buyers as this is a secured asset."
The ministry would also continue to monitor the development between loan-applicants with the banks on this matter.
The minister had further announced a special fund would be set up, backed by selected banks and that the Credit Guarantee Corporation was willing to act as a guarantor for their housing loans.
A bank carnival for sales of (National Economics Action Unit) NEAC units and Public Housing (PA) units would be held by the ministry on a date to be announced later.
It was also announced today eligible buyers need to make sure all the due necessities for their loan applications must be settled within three months from today.
The deadline is meant to ensure there would be no dilly-dallying by the interested buyers as compared to the last time, where there were no deadlines given.
As of July 15 this year, City Hall Housing Department statistics show there were 18, 201 eligible buyers and 11, 499 eligible buyers have returned their confirmation form to buy the units.
A total of 1,928 buyers have signed the sale and purchase agreements - 1,080 of them had made a cash payment and 848 have already submitted their bank applications.
Credit - AZREEN HANI from Malay Mail
Friday, July 23, 2010
Government guaranteed up to 120% loan for PPR & low-cost flats
The Government is guaranteeing up to 120% loan from the total amount borrowed by buyers without fixed income for the MTEN public housing projects (PPR) and low-cost flats.
Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin announced that an agency called the Housing Credit Guarantee Corporation had been formed under the Finance Ministry for that purpose.
“This agency will provide guarantee to banks on loans borrowed by buyers without fixed income,” he said.
“House buyers can borrow up to 120% loan on the unit cost. If the unit costs RM35,000, a loan of RM42,000 will be extended.
“The agency will also give guarantee to loans taken by fixed income earners of up to the 120%.”
Asked why the need for the extra 20% of the loan amount, Raja Nong Chik said this was because there were additional costs such as legal fees and mortgage insurance on the house.
“The mortgage insurance is a bank requirement, which takes up a big chunk, of about RM2,500.
“So the total cost of the unit could be RM4,000 more than RM35,000. If it’s just a 100% loan, buyers still have to come out with the extra cash which they may not be able to,” he said.
“Buyers should be able to obtain loans as long as they have a combined household monthly income of RM1,000.”
Raja Nong Chik said nine banks had agreed to the scheme and Bank Negara had organised a meeting with the finantial institutions three weeks ago.
A new three-month period has been set for buyers to sort out their loan matters with the banks, starting from Aug 1.
“If buyers encounter problems, they can refer to the DBKL Housing Management Department and even with my ministry through a unit that monitors bank loan matters.”
He said that after the three-month deadline, his ministry would try to help those who still could not obtain the loans.
Of the 18,201 eligible buyers so far, 11,499 have agreed to buy.
From the 11,499 buyers, 1,928 buyers have signed the sales and purchase agreement of which 1,080 are buying with cash while the rest are getting bank loans.
A joint carnival for sale of the said units will be held before Ramadan in cooperation with the banks, at a date to be announced later.
Credit - By LIM CHIA YING from TheStar
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Raja Nong Chik: A year of learning
KUALA LUMPUR: Today marked the first year anniversary of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Datuk Raja Zainal Abidin assuming his post and shouldering the responsibilities of the ministry.
Speaking at a Press conference, Raja Nong Chik expressed his gratitude for all the support and also advice given to him by the people, including non-governmental organisations.
“Before I stepped into this post as FT Minister, I was told that I would not be able to handle the big responsibility that comes with the post. They said a lot of things, including the fact that I would have a very complex task and so on. But, I take it all as a challenge."
With a year having passed, Raja Nong Chik was glad to say that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is happy with the positive developments and improvements achieved so far.
Adding that he felt like he was back in school, the minister said he still has a lot of things to learn and improve on.
"I feel as though I'm still in college, learning. If I were to describe how this whole thing feels, it's like I have just finished my first semester and Alhamdulillah, I've passed with flying colours since our Prime Minister is pleased with the improvements and my performance. But I'm still learning and hope to improve further."
As FT minister, the Key Performance Index (KPI) achieved includes the sale of flat units under the National Economic Action Council's (MTEN) public housing project (PPR). To date, about 39,000 out of 44,000 units have been taken.
He also cited the ministry's focus on improving the people's quality of life and eradicating urban poverty through redevelopment projects like the four-storey Kampung Kerinchi flats.
It is the first project to be carried out, involving 480 owners and 11 blocks. The project is the first where the public choose their own developers to carry out the task.
While the ministry's focus before was only to monitor the three federal territories of Labuan, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, its role has now expanded to include the eradication of urban poverty throughout the country and organising urban well being programmes.
KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with his one year anniversary as the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin today launched the ministry's five-year plan known as Strategic Plan and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategic Plan 2010-2015.
The objective is to renew and implement the ministry's new direction, commitment and mechanism to realise a safe and developed Federal Territory.
Six core strategic steps were introduced, forming the acronym MANTAP (steadfastness) where M stands for 'modal insan' (human capital), A for 'aspek ekonomi' (economic aspects), N for 'nilai tambah' (added value), T for 'teknologi' (technology), A for 'alam sekitar' (environment), and P for 'penyertaan masyarakat' (public participation).
Raja Nong Chik said four core values -- 'cemerlang' (excellence), 'amanah' (trustworthy), 'mesra' (friendly) and 'prihatin' (caring) would govern the implementation of the strategic plan.
"We will not forget our main mission which is to spearhead development for the Federal Territories, improve the people's quality of life and eradicate poverty in the cities," he said.
The outcome-based approach framework, added Raja Nong Chik, also focuses on the people's needs. "If we really want people to measure well, improve their performance, and meet their public accountabilities, they must own this process." he said.
NADIRAH H. RODZI
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 18:34:00
Source : Malay Mail
Speaking at a Press conference, Raja Nong Chik expressed his gratitude for all the support and also advice given to him by the people, including non-governmental organisations.
“Before I stepped into this post as FT Minister, I was told that I would not be able to handle the big responsibility that comes with the post. They said a lot of things, including the fact that I would have a very complex task and so on. But, I take it all as a challenge."
With a year having passed, Raja Nong Chik was glad to say that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is happy with the positive developments and improvements achieved so far.
Adding that he felt like he was back in school, the minister said he still has a lot of things to learn and improve on.
"I feel as though I'm still in college, learning. If I were to describe how this whole thing feels, it's like I have just finished my first semester and Alhamdulillah, I've passed with flying colours since our Prime Minister is pleased with the improvements and my performance. But I'm still learning and hope to improve further."
As FT minister, the Key Performance Index (KPI) achieved includes the sale of flat units under the National Economic Action Council's (MTEN) public housing project (PPR). To date, about 39,000 out of 44,000 units have been taken.
He also cited the ministry's focus on improving the people's quality of life and eradicating urban poverty through redevelopment projects like the four-storey Kampung Kerinchi flats.
It is the first project to be carried out, involving 480 owners and 11 blocks. The project is the first where the public choose their own developers to carry out the task.
While the ministry's focus before was only to monitor the three federal territories of Labuan, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, its role has now expanded to include the eradication of urban poverty throughout the country and organising urban well being programmes.
MANTAP is the way to go
KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with his one year anniversary as the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin today launched the ministry's five-year plan known as Strategic Plan and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategic Plan 2010-2015.
The objective is to renew and implement the ministry's new direction, commitment and mechanism to realise a safe and developed Federal Territory.
Six core strategic steps were introduced, forming the acronym MANTAP (steadfastness) where M stands for 'modal insan' (human capital), A for 'aspek ekonomi' (economic aspects), N for 'nilai tambah' (added value), T for 'teknologi' (technology), A for 'alam sekitar' (environment), and P for 'penyertaan masyarakat' (public participation).
Raja Nong Chik said four core values -- 'cemerlang' (excellence), 'amanah' (trustworthy), 'mesra' (friendly) and 'prihatin' (caring) would govern the implementation of the strategic plan.
"We will not forget our main mission which is to spearhead development for the Federal Territories, improve the people's quality of life and eradicate poverty in the cities," he said.
The outcome-based approach framework, added Raja Nong Chik, also focuses on the people's needs. "If we really want people to measure well, improve their performance, and meet their public accountabilities, they must own this process." he said.
NADIRAH H. RODZI
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 18:34:00
Source : Malay Mail
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Raja Nong Chik kini 'kuli' warga kota
SENATOR Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin sedang merenung Tasik Putrajaya dari aras empat Menara Putrajaya Holdings (Pjh) ketika Utusan Malaysia yang diiringi pembantu beliau melangkah masuk ke bilik pejabat Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Rabu lalu.
Setelah disapa dan salam dihulurkan, sambil duduk di kerusinya, Raja Nong Chik, 56, mengakui cabaran sebagai menteri yang digalasnya kini adalah suatu tanggungjawab dan tugas yang berat.
Meskipun terkejut dengan pengumuman Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yang melantiknya ke jawatan itu tempoh hari, beliau bertekad membalas kepercayaan itu dengan berusaha lebih keras dan sedaya mungkin untuk mendalami dan menyelesaikan permasalahan warga kota.
"Dulu (sebelum Mac 2008) Barisan Nasional (BN) kuat dan sekarang kita masih juga kuat tetapi bezanya hari ini kita kena bekerja lebih kuat dan kerja kita itu kini dalam 'perhatian' rakyat. Saya sering mengingatkannya untuk diri saya," katanya.
Berpenampilan low profile, Raja Nong Chik barangkali kurang dikenali oleh mereka dari luar Kuala Lumpur. Tetapi bagi warga kota khususnya di Lembah Pantai dan Bangsar, sebut sahaja nama "Datuk Raja", pantas tersebar luahan tentang komitmen dan kesungguhannya dalam membantu menyelesaikan masalah setempat.
Berpengalaman luas dalam politik UMNO, daripada pemeriksa kira-kira di peringkat cawangan, ketua pemuda, ahli jawatankuasa (AJK) bahagian, sehinggalah ke jawatan Ketua UMNO Bahagian Lembah Pantai yang disandang sekarang.
"Kuala Lumpur bukannya asing buat saya, sejak kecil lagi saya sudah berada di sini meskipun saya berasal dari Taiping.
"Saya bersekolah dulu naik bas merata dalam KL ini, cuma satu perbezaan yang ketara saya nampak ialah daripada segi perpaduan kaum. Dulu saya dan rakan-rakan dari kaum Cina dan India sungguh akrab.
"Masalah jiran semuanya kami tahu tetapi kini percampuran kurang, duduk dalam flat sampai tak tahu ada jiran yang susah dan menghadapi masalah," katanya.
Sebab itu tegas Raja Nong Chik, matlamat beliau atas kapasiti jawatan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan adalah mahu membasmi dan mengurangkan semaksimum mungkin kemiskinan di bandar.
Akur akan suasana politik Kuala Lumpur yang hampir kesemua kerusi Parlimennya di bawah pembangkang kecuali Setiawangsa, Labuan dan Putrajaya, Nong Chik menyasarkan dua masalah penting yang akan diberi keutamaan beliau untuk diselesaikan.
"Masalah perumahan untuk warga kota dan tapak berniaga," ujarnya ringkas.
Ditanya adakah beliau maksudkan rumah Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) di Lembah Pantai, Raja Nong Chik berkata:
"Ya, ketika ini ia disewa dan saya sedang dalam proses untuk membantu penyewa di situ membeli kediaman mereka."
Usaha untuk menukar syarat rumah sewa Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) ini bagi membolehkan penyewanya membeli unit kediaman mereka pernah dibangkitkan untuk pertimbangan oleh bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pada 3 Mac lalu - beberapa hari menjelang pilihan raya umum ke-12. Namun, perkara itu 'tergantung' sehinggalah diusahakan kembali oleh Raja Nong Chik.
Dianggarkan lebih 3,000 penyewa rumah PPR berhasrat membeli rumah berkenaan. Mengikut bancian DBKL, terdapat 20,000 setinggan melibatkan 3,689 keluarga tinggal di sekitar Lembah Pantai pada 2008.
Bagaimanapun sehingga hari ini sebanyak 3,189 keluarga telah dipindahkan dan yang belum berbuat demikian hanya lebih kurang 500 keluarga.
Raja Nong Chik percaya kira-kira 30,000 orang berminat membeli rumah PPR berkenaan.
"Saya baru mengambil alih (Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan), Insya-Allah, kita ada prosedur-prosedurnya," katanya.
Bagi tapak berniaga pula, Raja Nong Chik berkata, dalam keadaan ekonomi yang suram ketika ini, beliau bertekad mahu memberi peluang kepada keluarga yang berpendapatan rendah untuk menjana pendapatan.
"Dalam keadaan sekarang, sukar dapat kerja. Jadi, saya akan beri tumpuan supaya ruang-ruang berniaga diberikan secara maksimum khususnya di tempat-tempat strategik," katanya.
Dalam pada itu, beliau juga tidak menolak bahawa perhatian serius akan diberi ke atas keberkesanan DBKL dalam menangani masalah warga kota. Ini kerana hampir 90 peratus aduan diterima oleh DBKL.
Antara isunya berkisar permintaan supaya ditambah kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di kawasan sibuk, pusat beli-belah dan tempat tumpuan pelancong, kes pembuangan sampah dalam saluran air di kawasan tumpuan penjaja dan masalah banjir di beberapa kawasan yang memerlukan pembinaan tadahan air.
"Memanglah ada perancangan untuk menjadikan Kuala Lumpur sebagai kota metropolitan berkelas dunia.
"Tetapi matlamat saya pada masa ini adalah untuk menumpukan kepada mereka yang berpendapatan rendah yang meliputi semua lapisan masyarakat," katanya.
Dan ketika Utusan Malaysia meminta diri, Raja Nong Chik beberapa ketika kemudian kembali melemparkan pandangan ke Tasik Putrajaya. Ia seolah-olah mengingatkan dirinya dan semua wakil rakyat BN bahawa begitulah mereka ketika ini - berada dalam 'perhatian' rakyat.
Diambil dari Utusan Malaysia 25 April 2009.
Tag: raja nong chik
Setelah disapa dan salam dihulurkan, sambil duduk di kerusinya, Raja Nong Chik, 56, mengakui cabaran sebagai menteri yang digalasnya kini adalah suatu tanggungjawab dan tugas yang berat.
Meskipun terkejut dengan pengumuman Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yang melantiknya ke jawatan itu tempoh hari, beliau bertekad membalas kepercayaan itu dengan berusaha lebih keras dan sedaya mungkin untuk mendalami dan menyelesaikan permasalahan warga kota.
"Dulu (sebelum Mac 2008) Barisan Nasional (BN) kuat dan sekarang kita masih juga kuat tetapi bezanya hari ini kita kena bekerja lebih kuat dan kerja kita itu kini dalam 'perhatian' rakyat. Saya sering mengingatkannya untuk diri saya," katanya.
Berpenampilan low profile, Raja Nong Chik barangkali kurang dikenali oleh mereka dari luar Kuala Lumpur. Tetapi bagi warga kota khususnya di Lembah Pantai dan Bangsar, sebut sahaja nama "Datuk Raja", pantas tersebar luahan tentang komitmen dan kesungguhannya dalam membantu menyelesaikan masalah setempat.
Berpengalaman luas dalam politik UMNO, daripada pemeriksa kira-kira di peringkat cawangan, ketua pemuda, ahli jawatankuasa (AJK) bahagian, sehinggalah ke jawatan Ketua UMNO Bahagian Lembah Pantai yang disandang sekarang.
"Kuala Lumpur bukannya asing buat saya, sejak kecil lagi saya sudah berada di sini meskipun saya berasal dari Taiping.
"Saya bersekolah dulu naik bas merata dalam KL ini, cuma satu perbezaan yang ketara saya nampak ialah daripada segi perpaduan kaum. Dulu saya dan rakan-rakan dari kaum Cina dan India sungguh akrab.
"Masalah jiran semuanya kami tahu tetapi kini percampuran kurang, duduk dalam flat sampai tak tahu ada jiran yang susah dan menghadapi masalah," katanya.
Sebab itu tegas Raja Nong Chik, matlamat beliau atas kapasiti jawatan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan adalah mahu membasmi dan mengurangkan semaksimum mungkin kemiskinan di bandar.
Akur akan suasana politik Kuala Lumpur yang hampir kesemua kerusi Parlimennya di bawah pembangkang kecuali Setiawangsa, Labuan dan Putrajaya, Nong Chik menyasarkan dua masalah penting yang akan diberi keutamaan beliau untuk diselesaikan.
"Masalah perumahan untuk warga kota dan tapak berniaga," ujarnya ringkas.
Ditanya adakah beliau maksudkan rumah Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) di Lembah Pantai, Raja Nong Chik berkata:
"Ya, ketika ini ia disewa dan saya sedang dalam proses untuk membantu penyewa di situ membeli kediaman mereka."
Usaha untuk menukar syarat rumah sewa Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) ini bagi membolehkan penyewanya membeli unit kediaman mereka pernah dibangkitkan untuk pertimbangan oleh bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pada 3 Mac lalu - beberapa hari menjelang pilihan raya umum ke-12. Namun, perkara itu 'tergantung' sehinggalah diusahakan kembali oleh Raja Nong Chik.
Dianggarkan lebih 3,000 penyewa rumah PPR berhasrat membeli rumah berkenaan. Mengikut bancian DBKL, terdapat 20,000 setinggan melibatkan 3,689 keluarga tinggal di sekitar Lembah Pantai pada 2008.
Bagaimanapun sehingga hari ini sebanyak 3,189 keluarga telah dipindahkan dan yang belum berbuat demikian hanya lebih kurang 500 keluarga.
Raja Nong Chik percaya kira-kira 30,000 orang berminat membeli rumah PPR berkenaan.
"Saya baru mengambil alih (Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan), Insya-Allah, kita ada prosedur-prosedurnya," katanya.
Bagi tapak berniaga pula, Raja Nong Chik berkata, dalam keadaan ekonomi yang suram ketika ini, beliau bertekad mahu memberi peluang kepada keluarga yang berpendapatan rendah untuk menjana pendapatan.
"Dalam keadaan sekarang, sukar dapat kerja. Jadi, saya akan beri tumpuan supaya ruang-ruang berniaga diberikan secara maksimum khususnya di tempat-tempat strategik," katanya.
Dalam pada itu, beliau juga tidak menolak bahawa perhatian serius akan diberi ke atas keberkesanan DBKL dalam menangani masalah warga kota. Ini kerana hampir 90 peratus aduan diterima oleh DBKL.
Antara isunya berkisar permintaan supaya ditambah kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di kawasan sibuk, pusat beli-belah dan tempat tumpuan pelancong, kes pembuangan sampah dalam saluran air di kawasan tumpuan penjaja dan masalah banjir di beberapa kawasan yang memerlukan pembinaan tadahan air.
"Memanglah ada perancangan untuk menjadikan Kuala Lumpur sebagai kota metropolitan berkelas dunia.
"Tetapi matlamat saya pada masa ini adalah untuk menumpukan kepada mereka yang berpendapatan rendah yang meliputi semua lapisan masyarakat," katanya.
Dan ketika Utusan Malaysia meminta diri, Raja Nong Chik beberapa ketika kemudian kembali melemparkan pandangan ke Tasik Putrajaya. Ia seolah-olah mengingatkan dirinya dan semua wakil rakyat BN bahawa begitulah mereka ketika ini - berada dalam 'perhatian' rakyat.
Diambil dari Utusan Malaysia 25 April 2009.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Raja Nong Chik dalam barisan kabinet 2009
Raja Nong Chik memang muka baru dalam barisan menteri tapi bukanlah orang yang tidak berpengalaman di dalam selok belok politik, terutamanya politik Malaysia. Saya yang melihat sendiri bagaimana kepimpinan Raja Nong Chik dalam UMNO, tidak berasa ragu-ragu untuk mengeluarkan kenyataan ini.
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SENARAI PENUH KABINET 2009
Oleh ARIFFUDDIN ISHAK dan ZIEMAN
PUTRAJAYA: Senarai jemaah menteri yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak:
PERDANA MENTERI:
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
TIMBALAN PERDANA MENTERI:
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
1. Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon (Hal Ehwal Perpaduan & Pengurusan Prestasi)(muka baru)
2. Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Hal Ehwal Perundangan dan Parlimen)
3. Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop (Unit Perancang Ekonomi)
4. Mej Jen (B) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom (Hal Ehwal Agama Islam)(muka baru)
Timbalan-timbalan Menteri:
1. Datuk Liew Vui Keong
2. Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim (Senator)
3. Datuk S.K. Devamany
4. Ahmad Maslan
5. T.Murugiah (Senator)
MENTERI KEWANGAN:
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
MENTERI KEWANGAN II:
Datuk Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Chor Chee Heung
2. Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin (Senator)
MENTERI PELAJARAN:
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong
2. Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi
MENTERI PENGANGKUTAN:
Datuk Ong Tee Keat
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri
2. Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew
MENTERI PERUSAHAAN, PERLADANGAN DAN KOMODITI:
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Hamzah Zainudin
MENTERI DALAM NEGERI:
Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop
2. Jelaing anak Mersat
MENTERI PENERANGAN, KOMUNIKASI, KESENIAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN:
Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
2. Senator Heng Seai Kie
MENTERI TENAGA, TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DAN AIR:
Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui
Timbalan:
Noriah Kasnon
MENTERI KEMAJUAN LUAR BANDAR DAN WILAYAH:
Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Hassan Malek
2. Datuk Joseph Entulu anak Belaun
MENTERI PENGAJIAN TINGGI:
Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Dr Hou Kok Chung
2. Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah
MENTERI PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRI:
Datuk Mustapa Mohamed
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir
2. Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan
MENTERI SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INNOVASI:
Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Timbalan:
Fadillah Yusof
MENTERI SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR:
Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas
Timbalan:
Tan Sri Joseph Kurup
MENTERI PELANCONGAN:
Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen
Timbalan:
Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib
MENTERI PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI ASAS TANI:
Datuk Noh Omar
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Johari Baharum
2. Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim
MENTERI PERTAHANAN:
Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Timbalan:
Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad
MENTERI KERJA RAYA:
Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor
Timbalan:
Datuk Yong Khoon Seng
MENTERI KESIHATAN:
Datuk Liow Tiong Lai
Timbalan:
Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin
MENTERI BELIA DAN SUKAN:
Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Timbalan:
1. Datuk Razali Ibrahim
2. Wee Jeck Seng
MENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA:
Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam
Timbalan:
Datuk Maznah Mazlan
MENTERI PERDAGANGAN DALAM NEGERI DAN HAL EHWAL PENGGUNA:
Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Timbalan:
Datuk Tan Lian Hoe
MENTERI PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN:
Datuk Kong Cho Ha
Timbalan:
Datuk Lajim Ukin
MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN WANITA, KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKAT:
Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Timbalan:
Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun
MENTERI LUAR:
Datuk Anifah Aman (muka baru)
Timbalan:
1. A.Kohilan Pillay
2. Datuk Lee Chee Leong
MENTERI WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN:
Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin (muka baru)
Timbalan:
Datuk M.Saravanan
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Walau bagaimanapun, saya percaya peluang ini akan digunakan dengan sebaik-baiknya oleh Raja Nong Chik!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Raja Nong Chik and his Profile
Name: Raja Datuk Nong Chik Zainal Abidin
Age: 56
Position in UMNO: Head of the UMNO Lembah Pantai Division
– Until his appointment as minister on Thursday, he was an independent non-executive director of Pharmaniaga Bhd. He was appointed to the Pharmaniaga board on Sept 2, 1999.
– Began his industrial career at the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) in 1978.
– In 1979, he became manager in charge of corporate planning at Kumpulan Fima Bhd. In 1982, he joined OYL Industries as an executive director.
– Sworn in as a senator on Thursday and appointed the Federal Territories Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Raja Nong Chik, who has a degree in economics from the University of Wales in Britain, is the president of the Bumiputra Manufacturers and Service Industry Association of Malaysia. He is a member of Malaysia Innovation Council chaired by the prime minister and also a member of the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Age: 56
Position in UMNO: Head of the UMNO Lembah Pantai Division
– Until his appointment as minister on Thursday, he was an independent non-executive director of Pharmaniaga Bhd. He was appointed to the Pharmaniaga board on Sept 2, 1999.
– Began his industrial career at the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) in 1978.
– In 1979, he became manager in charge of corporate planning at Kumpulan Fima Bhd. In 1982, he joined OYL Industries as an executive director.
– Sworn in as a senator on Thursday and appointed the Federal Territories Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Raja Nong Chik, who has a degree in economics from the University of Wales in Britain, is the president of the Bumiputra Manufacturers and Service Industry Association of Malaysia. He is a member of Malaysia Innovation Council chaired by the prime minister and also a member of the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
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