Luqman's musings

                                                                       In the dim corridors of Sabah 's bureaucracy, where emails vanish into the ether and meetings dissolve like morning mist, James Baldwin 's words cut through the fog like a lighthouse beam. "Not everything that is faced can be changed," he reminds us, "but nothing can be changed until it is faced." For three agonizing years, my battle over Vistana Heights —a once-dreamy hillside haven turned bureaucratic nightmare—has been a testament to this truth. And today, with election whispers in the air and integrity programs like Varsha dangling like unripe fruit, it's time to stare down the shadows.

  Safar Untong I recently emailed YB Datuk Seri Safar Untong, the State Secretary of Sabah , to inquire whether he could address some of the questions I had previously directed to the Chairman of L&S. Unfortunately, I have not received a response. For context, I approached him specifically because he formerly served as Director of both L&S and Lembaga Juruukur Sabah —positions that make him uniquely positioned to provide insight. If he does not have the answers, it is unlikely anyone else would.

 Untuk terjemahan dalam BM sila tatal kebawah:                                                    Click on above to see an enlarged image                   The area marked in blue is the drainage reserve of 9 feet width all the way down to D18                    and all the way up to D17 (not shown on the as-built survey diagram above).  "A drainage reserve is a designated area set aside to manage storm water and prevent flooding, while an as-built survey plan documents the actual conditions of a site after construction or significant changes." The whole of the drainage reserve behind houses S1 to S18 (now renamed D18 to D17)  collapsed following a land slip sometime between 2010 and January 2011. 

    Tatal kebawah untuk:  Translasi ke dalam Bahasa Melayu Other matters: The minutes: 2.12 Puan Mariam, wife of Mr. Luqman Michel (representative of Lot S9 owner), expressed discomfort with the condition of the access road to Lot S9 due to its steep gradient.   2.13 Madam Siti Fairuz from the Sabah State Integrity and Governance Division (BIGONS) informed that, following the discussions and explanations provided in the meeting, the complaint submitted to BIGONS has been closed.