Luqman's musings

  ‘…the driveway is too steep and not in accordance with the Original Development Plan approved by DBKK.’ The original development dated 1995 and the development plan attached to the Sales and Purchase Agreement dated January 2014 show the platform height as 101feet whilst the development plan dated 2018 shows the platform height as 106.26 feet. This gives a difference of 5.26 feet resulting in the steepness of the driveway. Datuk Sr. Lifred Wong when asked why the site was not cut down to the height as per the development plan attached to the Sales and Purchase agreement cited rocky ground as the reason.

  This is A Closer Look at Government Staff Conduct Originally posted on LINK On July 3, 2025, the Daily Express published an article titled, "Be neutral when carrying out duties, government staff told". In it, the Chief Minister (CM) urged civil servants and officers of statutory bodies to uphold neutrality and professionalism in their roles. These remarks, while well-intentioned, raise questions about their impact. Are these directives genuinely shaping the behavior of government staff, or are they merely rhetorical statements meant for public consumption? 

  You may find the email to the Chief Minister HERE .  The development plan approved by DBKK was based on falsified as-built survey plans by Jurukur Terra Firma, fabricated amendments by Arkitek LYS, and involved consultant engineers Zaidun Leeng (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. Justifications for the above claim: The as-built drawing for Lot S7 (House No. 11) indicates a road height of 29.65m, higher than the house platform at 28.95m. However, photographic evidence clearly shows the road is lower than the house platform. LINK .

  The following is an email I wrote to YAB Hajiji in February 2023.   From:luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk To:Hajiji.Noor@sabah.gov.my Cc:jacinta.yapp@sabah.gov.my Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 10:00 Dear YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji. I sent you two emails via Datuk Dr. Roland Chia dated 23.12.2022 and again on 25.12.2022. I am sending this to your email address as I have yet to receive an acknowledgment from Datuk Dr. Roland Chia.

  Despite frequent discussions on transparency and integrity by prominent leaders such as Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji, Governor Tun Musa Aman, and the Sultans of Perak and Pahang in newspapers and social media, the actions of some civil servants and heads of statutory bodies in Sabah appear to fall short of these principles. Since 2022, I have highlighted several instances on my blog that contradict the Chief Minister’s repeated calls for transparency and accountability. Below are a few examples:

  I was scrolling through my blog posts to see material on transparency which is being touted by our CM, YB Hajiji,  TYT Tun Musa Aman and the Sultan of Perak. I found this nugget on Locus Standi . It remined me of the 2 meetings with DBKK on 5.5.25 and 6.11.25 where the architect Ar. Lee Yik Soon said that I had no locus standi to attend the meeting.