Luqman's musings

  Yesterday I read a Tweet by a friend, Ir.Kumar @skumar176 quoting Clarence Darrow.   “True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” It suggests that a genuine love for one’s country isn’t about blind loyalty or flag-waving; it’s about holding your nation to a higher standard. True patriots, Darrow implies, are more outraged by wrongs at home because they expect better from their own people, their own system. It’s a call to focus on fixing your own house before pointing fingers elsewhere.

  “Indeed, city councils like DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) are now seemingly run like private, for-profit companies that prioritise developers’ interests without considering residents’ welfare and interests.” (Siti Kasim on Twitter) The quote above is from the article at LINK

  The following is translated using AI for my readers from Hong Kong and China.   自2022年以来，我已向沙巴住房与城市发展局（LPPB）和亚庇市政厅（DBKK）发送多封电子邮件，询问Vistana Heights开发项目是否必须建造挡土墙，但未收到任何回复。   在1997年11月之前，Applied Geotechnics (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. 进行了土壤调查。1997年11月14日，向开发商发布了一项修正令（MPKK No. S/1045 (7)），规定在开发地块与邻近土地之间不同高度的边界处必须设置挡土墙，且与土地所有权边界至少保持6英尺的距离。此要求被纳入1998年的开发计划中，由开发商、建筑师、规划部门工程师、DBKK主任Stanley Chong签署，并经市长Datuk Yeo Boon Hai批准。   2014年，开发商告知Faisal将建造挡土墙。 然而，2025年5月5日，DBKK总干事表示开发计划中并未要求建造挡土墙。值得注意的是，在超过20英尺高的悬崖后方并未建造挡土墙。   为获得入住证书，提交了一份标题为“Perakuan Kerja Siap – Tembok Penahan & Perlindungan Cerun”（挡土墙与斜坡保护完工证书）的A/RS表格。该表格包含以下声明： “本人确认已对挡土墙/斜坡保护的建设和完工进行监督，据我所知，工程按照亚庇市议会批准的规格和计划执行。本人承认对所有与我相关的事项承担全部责任，包括设计图纸、土壤调查和工作实施。”   该表格由项目的土木工程师（Jurutera Awam）签署并认证。 随后，颁发了“Sijil Perakuan Kerja Siap untuk Tembok Penahan & Perlindungan Cerun”（挡土墙与斜坡保护完工证书），由DBKK工程部门的一名工程师和一名主任签署。

Thank you to everyone who liked and shared my tweets about the retaining wall. Many of you aren't my followers, nor I yours, yet your support has helped spread awareness of my challenges to a wider audience. Luqman Michel @luqmanmichel Aug 27 Can anyone here tell me how an engineer can supervise a retaining wall construction that is non-existent. LINK

This is a translation of my post at LINK .  Sejak 2022, pertanyaan yang dihantar kepada LPPB ( Lembaga Pembangunan Perumahan Dan Bandar)  dan DBKK (Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu)  mengenai keperluan tembok penahan di Vistana Heights tidak mendapat sebarang jawapan. Ujian tanah yang dijalankan oleh Applied Geotechnics (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. sebelum November 1997 mengesyorkan pembinaan tembok penahan, yang kemudiannya dimasukkan ke dalam pelan pembangunan, termasuk pelan pembangunan terakhir yang dipinda pada 2018. 

  Since 2022, inquiries sent to LPPB ( Housing and Town Development Authority)  and DBKK (  Kota Kinabalu City Hall)  regarding the requirement for a retaining wall at Vistana Heights received no response. A soil test conducted by Applied Geotechnics (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. before November 1997 recommended a retaining wall, which was incorporated into the development plan, including the final amended development plan of 2018. 

  This is a translation of my post at LINK.   Sejak 2022, saya telah menghantar beberapa e-mel kepada Lembaga Pembangunan Perumahan dan Bandar Sabah (LPPB) serta Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu (DBKK) untuk menanyakan sama ada tembok penahan diwajibkan bagi pembangunan Vistana Heights. Tiada jawapan diterima.