Luqman's musings

  Civil servants who misuse public funds must face consequences. When I raised legitimate concerns about unresolved safety issues in Vistana Heights with the chairman of the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department (JTU), I was met not with answers but with a directive to take legal action against the department. This response is both absurd and troubling. It implies that I, a taxpayer, should spend my own money to sue JTU, while JTU—funded by my taxes—would use those same public funds to defend itself. This is a clear misuse of taxpayer money, creating a perverse cycle where citizens are pitted against their own resources. Worse still, these civil servants, upon retirement, will draw pensions—again funded by taxpayers—despite such failures in accountability. There must be deterrents to prevent public officials from deflecting legitimate grievances into costly legal battles, which only burden citizens further while shielding systemic inefficiencies.

  Source: Daily Express   The Sabah Lands and Surveys Department (JTU) celebrated a 92% success rate in 2024, meeting 11 of 12 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) Development Plan. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor lauded JTU’s staff for their “strong commitment” to delivering exceptional service to the people and the State.   My thoughts: This glowing praise rings hollow for residents of Vistana Heights, where unresolved safety issues undermine claims of stellar service. I’ve sent multiple emails to the JTU chairman, including one documented here , with no reply for years. Only on 15 July 2025 did I receive a response, pointing to DBKK as the authority for the as-built survey plans for Taman Puncak Vistana, Iramanis. Dissatisfied, I pressed further with questions, as detailed here . On 18 August 2025, L&S responded, directing me to pursue legal action under Section 17 of the Surveyors Ordinance 1960. Why would a department ...

  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.

  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. 

向下滚动查看中文版本。 This morning, I saw a video clip by YB Phong Jin Zhe. There were 742 ‘likes’ which could simply mean they have all seen it. But there were 69 minus 1 positive comments and 120 shares. I was the only non- Chinese who had commented and my comment was liked by one FB member. I will tag some of them in my post here and see if they have anything to say or shut up as usual. 

  The following questions were asked before the meeting at LPPB on 16.11.2022 with the developer, engineers, architect and others. Answers were provided after the meeting. Luqman:   Why does the as built plan differ from the original DP? Andy:         Yes I will get the architect to explain (If it differs) Luqman:    Yes. It differs greatly. Here is Andy’s response after the meeting:

  My son, Faisal Luqman signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement with the developer, Topwira Corporation Sdn Bhd on 13.1.2014 to purchase a semi-detached house marked as S9 on the development plan attached to the Sales and purchase agreement. The name of the project is Taman Puncak Vistana Phase 1. The land owner is Lembaga Pembangunan Perumahan Dan Bandar (LPPB)