Luqman's musings

                           My meeting was scheduled for 2.30 pm on 5.8.2025. I sent off the following email to the mayor at 5am on the same day. This was so he is informed. Concerns Regarding Sabah Surveyors Board 's Response to Complaint From:luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk To:pejabatmayor.dbkk@gmail.com Tue 5 Aug at 04:52 Dear Datuk Mayor,   I received a letter dated 15 July 2025 from Datuk Sr. Bernard Liew Chau Min , Chairman of the Sabah Surveyors Board, in response to my complaint lodged on 15 December 2022. The delay of over two and a half years in addressing this matter raises serious concerns about the efficiency of our statutory bodies and their ability to drive progress in Malaysia .

  Here is an article in Sinar Harian dated 18.7.2025. This statement is by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya. You may read the article here . Here is the first paragraph: The actions of certain parties in turning the water supply issue into political capital ahead of the Sabah State Election (PRN) have been described as unfair and potentially damaging to the state's image. Deputy Chief Minister and Sabah Public Works Minister, Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya, said such an approach does not help resolve the people's problems and may confuse the public with inaccurate narratives.

  The Lembaga Juruukur Sabah (Sabah Surveyors Board) LJS is a non-profit statutory body established under the Surveyors Ordinance 1960 in Sabah, Malaysia. Its primary role is to regulate and oversee the land surveying profession in the state, ensuring professionalism, ethical standards, and proper execution of survey-related activities.

Developers typically engage Licensed Surveyors (LS) for three distinct phases of a construction project: pre-construction (e.g., boundary and topographic surveys), construction phase (e.g., setting out and progress surveys), and post-construction “as-built” surveys (to verify that the constructed project aligns with approved plans). While it’s not mandatory to use the same surveyor for all phases, developers often prefer a single LS for continuity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. My thoughts: Why was Jurukur Terra Firma engaged to do the as-built survey when the sales and purchase agreement had the name of Jurukur Bakat? Would this not be considered a breach of contract?

  From: luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk To: Lembaga Juruukur Sabah (Sabah Surveyors Board) Cc: julian.joseph@sabah.gov.my , stanley.chong@sabah.gov.my , aduan.lppb@sabah.gov.my , mayor@dbkk.sabah.gov.my , practice@pam.org.my , arkiteklys@gmail.com , della.sinidol@sabah.gov.my , drolandchia@gmail.com , jtu@sabah.gov.my Mon 20 Jan at 08:43 Dear En. S. Dzulkarnain S. Abdillah, On 15.12.2022, I complained about the fabricated As-built survey plan for Taman Puncak Vistana. This was followed up with several emails to and from LJS/me, and is attached below. How is it that the Board is still looking into this complaint after over two years? What further verification do you need and from which authority? I demand a reply within one month of the date of this email as this is the last of the information I require before proceeding with legal action. Thank you and kind regards, Luqman Michel

                                                     Your help needed to resolve the predicament of Dr.Faisal Luqman Luqman Michel <luqmanmichel@gmail.com> 5:18 AM (13 hours ago) "YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya" <shahelmey.yahya@sabah.gov.my> cc:        hajiji.noor@sabah.gov.my to YB, hajiji.noor   Dear YB Datuk Shahelmey Yahya,   I am writing to you again about Dr. Faisal Luqman’s plight concerning his house which was issued with an occupancy certificate based on a fraudulent as-built survey submitted to DBKK.

                                                    On 8.2.23, I complained to the Board of Architects Malaysia (Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia) about the use of fabricated as-built survey to obtain occupancy certificate for Vistana Heights. After more than a year of emails to and from, the Board of architects sent me an email on 18.3.24, requesting me to get an independent surveyor to give the Board the actual house platform level and the road level in front of the driveway.

  On 15.12.2022, I handed a complaint letter together with the As-built Survey, Original Development Plan and Amended Development Plan as well as my explanation of the discrepancy to Lembaga Jurukur Sabah (Sabah Surveyors Board).   It is now more than 5 months and the answer I got from them is that the investigation has not been completed.   I don’t understand why it take such a long time to do a simple examination. My main complaint is that the As-built- survey plan does not reconcile with the on-site situation.   Why isn’t the investigation not completed even after 5 months? What is there to investigate?   A Survey Department should be able to get a licenced surveyor to survey a few points and determine if the as-built survey plan submitted to obtain the Occupancy Certificate is correct.   Here are the correspondences between me and Lembaga Jurukur Sabah.