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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Fearing their Malay-majority city neighbourhood may soon be overrun by Chinese, a group of residents in Taman Keramat marched to the construction site of upscale condominium project Datum Jelatek here and violently tore down its cladding today.

The group had warned of “bloodshed” last November if the luxury condo project, which sits on the former site of four blocks of Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) flats owned mostly by Malays, goes ahead.

“This is a 100 per cent Malay area,” Salleh Majid, spokesman for the group, told Malay Mail Online when contacted over the phone.

News portal The Malaysian Insider had reported a violent protest breaking out at the condo project site earlier today, but Salleh said the residents reacted aggressively to defend their homes from “Chinese occupation”.

“I did my own study and I found out that they are trying to attract Chinese from China, Singapore, Taiwan and so on,” he said referring to the condominium project.

He also disapproved of local ethnic Chinese staying in the proposed project, when asked.

“No. We already have this understanding… Keramat was created by Datuk Harun after May 13 to balance the Chinese population in the city with the Malays,” he said.

We have been through May 13 before, so why set fire to the oil? Why the need to provoke?” he asked, referring to the bloody racial clashes of 1969 that pitted the Malays against ethnic Chinese.

The Keramat area was set up by the then Selangor Mentri Besar Harun Idris in a delicate attempt to achieve racial balance.

Salleh said residents were afraid that the influx of Chinese to the area might force Malays to vacate, similar to other Malay settlements in the city in the past.

The self-professed professional claimed this was a conspiracy by the predominantly Chinese DAP opposition party to open up Keramat to the Chinese, but he did not provide proof to support his allegation.

“This is all a DAP agenda,” Salleh alleged, before adding, “This project came amid insults to the Malays like the ‘Allah’ issue and others.”

Salleh had previously said the planned luxury studio apartment, measuring 538 square feet each, was priced at RM700,000 and was not affordable to the Taman Keramat Malay community.

He claimed the prices were intentionally set high so that only other races could afford to purchase the units.

The Datum Jelatek Project that will be built on a 5.5-acre (2.2 hectares) piece of land had previously been said to be a redevelopment project of the low-cost housing area in Jalan Jelatek after all the residents, who were mostly Malays, had been moved out and given a small compensation.

However, the project was said to have “changed” into a proposal to develop four exclusive buildings comprising offices, a hotel and a shopping centre targeted at the high-income group and corporate sector.

Despite the protest, then Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had given PKNS the nod to proceed with the project.

Salleh said residents of the demolished flats felt cheated when they found out that the land was used to develop a luxury condominium.

“And what is more painful for most of the third generation of Keramat residents is that luxury condominiums are being built instead of affordable houses for the Malay residents here,” he said.

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He claimed the prices were intentionally set high so that only other races could afford to purchase the units.

 

Instead of whining here and there, why can't they find ways to earn more money?

 

-_-

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msia attract china developer to build million dollar bungalow in msia particularly iskandar ...

jialat liao ...

 

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like that got chinese dare to buy meh?

got lar....from China, Taiwan and Singapore....locals not to sure! In other countries.....land is important......in SG that thought is dead and buried.....i oni have someone's roof for my floor and has someone's floor for my roof and according to the lease in 79 yrs must give back gov. Why the hell they sold the land in the 1st and start to make noise only now! Edited by Eviilusion
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Racial tension has always been underlying in M'sia's society... Juz need some sparks & the fire will burn & spread...

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got lar....from China, Taiwan and Singapore....locals not to sure! In other countries.....land is important......in SG that thought is dead and buried.....i oni have someone's roof for my floor and has someone's floor for my roof and according to the lease in 79 yrs must give back gov. Why the hell they sold the land in the 1st and start to make noise only now!

 

 

.....maybe they only sold for rm$1 per sq ft....now condo advertise for rm$350.....so they kpkb

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.....maybe they only sold for rm$1 per sq ft....now condo advertise for rm$350.....so they kpkb

wah.....developer huat big big.....dont now how many percent the dato will take out of that 350.....
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Salleh had previously said the planned luxury studio apartment, measuring 538 square feet each, was priced at RM700,000 and was not affordable to the Taman Keramat Malay community.

 

That's why it's called "luxury". Not affordable? Don't always blame others. <_<

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then they will asked for bumi rights ... sell at 90% discount ...

or in the disguise of integration ... must reserve 30% of the total units for bumi ...at "affordable" price ... [laugh]

 

 

That's why it's called "luxury". Not affordable? Don't always blame others. <_<

 

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Racial tension has always been underlying in M'sia's society... Juz need some sparks & the fire will burn & spread...

 

The problem is that there are many "unwritten rules" that govern the race relations over there, and many such unwritten but tacitly agreed understandings between the community leaders from the turbulent times in the of the 50s and 60s.

 

However, as time goes by, the country develops at a rapid pace, and society changes, then many of these "unwritten rules" are now being questioned or outrightly ignored by the younger generations that have not been through the turbulent times. Thus leading to problems that they face now.

 

It's a difficult problem to solve without open dialogue (which is also impossible as any discussion will spark accusation of raising sensitive topic, sedition, etc. and result in censorship).

 

Bottomline for us: anybody considering buying property or assets there, better wise up! [laugh] Overnight, the laws will change, the land transferred away suddenly.

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And the Polis did nothing ? No arrests ? ISA , Sedition Act applied selectively ???

 

If Chinese demonstrate dont want Malay neighbours , I think bloodshed liao .

 

 

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Hope the discussion can be kept civil, else this is another candidate thread to get locked [sweatdrop]

 

Those who know our northern neighbours well, will know that this issue is 99% due to politics, and maybe only 1% due to community relations.

 

Selangor is an important, rich state that fell to the opposition in the last elections, and this project was approved by the oppo state admin.

 

You can bet that problems and issues raised now are being orchestrated and directed from behind the scenes. See the protestors' spokesperson doesn't even have a proper script and his allegations all don't have any evidence. Obviously poor preparation but in malaysia this is enough to convince the simple folk.

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many locals here who are priced out of our own country by the relentless housing costs and transport and living costs may have no choice but to take this risk and retire there in order to live out our remaining years.

 

many singaporeans may have no choice.

 

like that got chinese dare to buy meh?

 

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many locals here who are priced out of our own country by the relentless housing costs and transport and living costs may have no choice but to take this risk and retire there in order to live out our remaining years.

 

many singaporeans may have no choice.

 

 

nothing to do with Singaporeans. what i'm asking is.. local chinese dare to buy? go there for see see look look later tio wack.. who dare to buy?

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Maybe all is wayang... Take money from investor now must mediacorp to gain the local trust if not who voting for them?

 

Govt win win huat ar

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