Registered professional Town Planner based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Specifically deals with all town planning matters in Sabah.
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The number of people thronging into Tanjung Aru beach, Sabah, Malaysia just to view the sunset is unbelievable. I never witness like this before. Was it made famous because it was viraled or post Covid effect? Whatever it is, this is something the local authorities should take advantage of like beautifying the beach, add facilities, viewing platforms, landscaped parks and walkways, improve safety and security features, systematic parking area and drop-off/pick-up points etc.
A wonderful presentation by Dr. Larry Ng, an international expert on sustainable urban design from Singapore organised by Mainstreet SA, talking about how Singapore transformed itself to be a world class nature city. Truly an inspiration.
Let's make our cities more walkable. What's our excuse?
https://fb.watch/rMafBtDnio/
This isn't the first time of such study have been done and everytime there wasn't any concrete solution. Maybe the ferry operators wasn't consulted? But anyways, they or any other interested parties should see this thing coming and prepare to evolve.
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LABUAN: The leading operator of the Labuan-Menumbok roll on-roll off (ro-ro) ferry service welcomed the decision to set up a Special Task Force to relook the proposal to build a bridge between the two points.
Currently attending 52nd Malaysian Institute of Planners AGM online
How long does it take for development to be assessed in Sabah?
A question I've been asking myself. No such thing is mentioned in the Sabah Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Enactment 2002, specifically Section 28E Granting of planning permission. So I looked into the State of South Australia where I took my Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma and Master in Urban and Regional Planning. The answer is, "the stage and timing of a development application depends on its assessment pathway and the completeness of the application" (https://plan.sa.gov.au/development_applications/getting_approval/how_applications_are_assessed/assessment_stages). Obviously.
However, their statement is backed by a set of timeframes ranging from 5 days to 95 days so it doesn't left us hanging. What is interesting is that, based on PlanSA's factsheet, "if the relevant authority exceeds the timeframe for assessment, the applicant can serve a notice that provides automatic planning consent.".
Imagine that.
The Second Finance Minister, Amir Hamzah Azizan expected the currency to strengthen against the dollar after US authorities signalled an end to rate hikes, saying "Apart from that, all the hard work that the prime minister and finance minister... have done to bring in foreign direct investments will also play a part in strengthening the local economy,".... I hope you really know what you are doing!
The Singdollar was trading at RM3.568 at 7pm on Feb 20.
We have moved!
Our address is now at:
Block C, Lot. No. 4, 2nd Floor,
C-4-2 Lintas Jaya Complex,
88200 Jalan Lintas,
Penampang, Sabah
Tel: +6 088 719933
Fax: +6 088 703285
E-Mail: [email protected] (No change)
Thank you
Okay, where's the plan?
KOTA KINABALU: An ambitious plan is set to revitalise the waterfront coastal areas here, striking a balance between economic tourism growth and environmental stewardship.
This is a few days ago, it's certainly something to be concerned about
ON Sept 25 of 2015, Malaysia — together with 192 United Nations (UN) member states — adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As a global collective blueprint, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a call for all countries in the world to promote prosperity and protecting the pl...
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/11/24/too-many-policies-but-no-effective-implementation-says-world-bank-economist/
Especially in planning where all agencies want to have their own plan, all want to have their own legacy!
Apurva Sanghi says the implementation of Malaysia’s social assistance programmes is ‘fragmented’, perpetuating inequalities.
Proud to be a part of this development
One for the resume. A university urban design project that we worked as a team to develop a Conceptual Master Plan for the Civic Centre and Arts Precinct of Millicent, South Australia has won commendation from the Planning Institute of Australia, South Australia 😁. Thank you to all my team members for the hard work, our lecturer, specifically Dr. Alpana Sivam who believed in us, the District Council of Wattle Range who supported us, and to my wife and kids who are always there to give their love. Alhamdulillah 🤗🤲
Felt honoured that Datuk Wilfred Tangau, MP for Tuaran wanted to take selfie with me after I presented the Strategic Economic Development Plan for Tuaran District 😅
Had the pleasure of meeting Datuk Adeline Leong, Chairperson of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) Sabah
Didn't know that Kuching has a pedestrianised street
Err... we really do need bigger public space 😅
“Many of the worst urban landscapes of the twentieth century were carefully planned” (Ellis, 2014)
Came across this statement while I was doing some reading on urban design. Straight away I was thinking about Putrajaya, the designed capital city of Malaysia. Some people love the city but not for me. I feel like it is a city built for cars and yet it is so difficult to find a parking space. When you walk, it is too far to get to any where and too boring for me because it is empty. And I guess I’m not the only one having a negative view of Putrajaya. An article I found says that
… “Putrajaya is clearly intended to be read against the colonial/Chinese city of Kuala Lumpur in a way that racializes the urban landscape. The city is also criticized for only serving the needs of its Muslim population by adopting a completely Islamic architecture from the Middle East, thereby excluding Indigenous architectural forms. In short, Putrajaya is excluding cultural spaces catered to other ethnic minorities, which reinforces their isolation.”
Oof, that’s a bit hard to swallow.
News and Articles Are New Cities Being Built for Inclusivity? Putrajaya, Malaysia Written By Celine Thomas Social Connectedness Fellow 2017 Blogs • May 30, 2017 Almost two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban centres by 2030, and 95% of urban expansion in the next few decades will...
Very busy today so just become CCTV for the MIP Sarawak Sabah Chapter AGM 😅
Excited to be part of the consulting team to prepare the Highway National Development Plan (HNDP40) for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan. FGD for the past two days.
Wishing you good health, good luck and happiness throughout the year
They were all in it, very systematic. No wonder there is water supply problems in the State eventhough we have so much rainwater 🧐.
Have a good year everyone.
https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/205816/minister-among-recipients-of-scheme-involving-contractors/?fbclid=IwAR3SUP5JkzifRTwjwiTZGuU0DfQZd8PZ_04jgZ0WWOMAiw74mWR-tXA709I
Kota Kinabalu: Former Water Department Director Ag Mohd Tahir Mohd Talib was behind a centralised collection system where “contributions” were collected from successful bidding contractors, former Deputy Director Teo Chee Kong revealed to the Special Corruption Court, Wednesday.
Interesting cartoon on planning. I know we always talk about the need for bottom-up approach instead of top-down but at the end of the day, it is still much top-down approach where the community's feedback is just treated as a "feedback". What if we really make the community decide on their future and we, the government and "experts" facilitate what they want, starting from their own strategic plans right down to how they control developments, possible?
Cartoon illustration captured from one of the course presentation from my Master's class.
It thought it went well 8)
Thank you for those who turn up for the final round of the stakeholder consultation for the Landscape Assurance Index (LAI) project. Your responses are greatly appreciated and hopefully it will help to make a great sustainability index for Sabah.
KK traffic is just redonkeylous!
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