Luqman's musings

  Request for Meeting to Discuss Concerns Regarding Vistana Heights Occupancy Certificate Approval   Dear Datuk Seri Dr. Haji Sabin Samitah,  

  Here is an email to the mayor dated 1.7.2025. Copied to integrity department. No response. To:mayor@dbkk.sabah.gov.my Cc:wdahlan@jpa.gov.my,marziana.malik@jpa.gov.my,sitifairuz.hussin@sabah.gov.my Tue 1 Jul at 07:10 Dear Datuk Mayor,

  This post was written on 12.11.2022 and archived.   There is a change in the local government and I think it is best that I stop working on the Vistana Heights problems until later. Here is a headline from the local newspaper yesterday. Sabah Bersatu collapses, GRS members to form new party. I have briefed the three other house owners who are active in this matter and they will follow up until I get back to my blog posting sometime in February or March 2023. YB Ginger Phoong has promised to visit the site this week and that will be my last activity for the year on this matter. One of the house owner's has met Mr. Saiman Angak who has promised to hold a meeting with the developer and the house owners.  LPPB has advised me that they are studying how to settle this matter amicably. So, let us give the politicians to settle down first. We will wait for DBKK and LPPB to study this matter and find an amicable solution.  Note on 22nd July 2025. GRS has performed mise...

Here are extracts from a press report.  Read my post yesterday   and compare it with the report.   Speaking at PAM Sabah’s 50th anniversary gala dinner on Friday, chairman Ar Daniel Koh Chung Hou described the golden jubilee as a significant milestone in their collective journey as architects, designers, planners and stewards of the built environment in Sabah. LINK “Our aim is to reinforce PAM as a proactive platform not only for professional development but also for meaningful engagement with local authorities, educational institutions, and our members,” Daniel said.

I read the following in our Daily Express yesterday, 20.7.2025 titled: PAM Sabah celebrates its Golden Jubilee. “Our aim is to reinforce PAM as a proactive platform not only for professional development but also for meaningful engagement with local authorities, educational institutions, and our members,” Daniel said. Ar. Daniel Koh Chung Hou is the current chairman of PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia) Sabah Chapter. I will write a post on this tomorrow. Meanwhile here are background information to understand better my intended response to the newspaper article. 

  Datuk John Lo’s article in the Daily Express today continues his tradition of posing questions about Sabah’s development. Having followed his columns for years, I appreciate his knack for highlighting critical issues, yet I’ve noticed he often sidesteps direct questions posed to him. Today, I’ll engage with his questions, offer some answers, and pose a few of my own. 

  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.