Luqman's musings

The Golf Garden Playground was closed from July until mid-October and has only been open for about 10 days. The condition of the rubber safety tiles (the red and green interlocking mats) is already poor. Large sections are severely buckled, lifted, and uneven, creating clear ridges and trip hazards. A child running, jumping, or even walking across the surface could easily trip and fall.

  For educational purposes. This is an interesting find. In Sabah, Malaysia (under the Rules of Court 2012 and related laws), a subpoena can generally be issued against almost anyone within Malaysia who has relevant evidence or documents that can assist the court. This applies to civil proceedings in the High Court and Subordinate Courts; the Rules of Court 2012 apply in Sabah. Who can be subpoenaed

  I wrote to the Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia and copied it to PAM two days ago and it reminded me of my article on my blog at LINK  Here are extracts of the Daily Express article: The Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia Disciplinary Committee had on Dec. 19, 2016 found the 1st defendant guilty as the authorised submitting person and the project’s principal architect who has wrongly and/or negligently issued a “Stage Completion Certificate” dated May 17, 2010.

  Update on the Golf Garden Playground Yesterday, a load of construction aggregate was delivered and spread out with a backhoe. This is the standard first step for preparing a solid concrete foundation or slab-on-grade . Unfortunately, what we observed suggests that the contractor attempted to cut corners. Cementing was carried out directly on grass without aggregate and proper ground compaction. The BRC used were inferior to what had been quoted. This situation reflects negligence by the supervising engineer, Mr. Jonathan, from Majlis Daerah , who failed to inspect the works on site. The community deserves transparency and accountability —playground facilities must be built to safe and lasting standards, not compromised by shortcuts. If any of you encounter substandard work by contractors please send photos and location to upload onto social media. With cooperation from all concerned progress in Sabah will be better. We need to leave a better place for the future gene...