News about Highland Tower

  AMPANG (Dec 23): The approval for the acquisition of the Highland Towers site for redevelopment will not happen by this year, but on Jan 8.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 14): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin wants the Selangor government to hasten the approval of the acquisition of the Highland Towers site for redevelopment so the current buildings can be demolished, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) is still waiting for directions from the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) over the redevelopment plans for Highland Towers in Ulu Klang, The Star reported today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (June 7): The demolition of the two abandoned Highland Towers (pictured) has been delayed owing to legal issues, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The name Highland Towers will be retained even after the land is redeveloped, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): The tearing down of the two surviving Highland Towers blocks has been put back to allow more study of the “structures”, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin told the Malay Mail yesterday in response to queries.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): Residents living in the vicinity of Highland Towers (pictured) continue to ask for the surviving two blocks to be torn down, reported The Malay Mail.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): The long-anticipated Highland Towers (pictured) redevelopment plan is expected to be unveiled in December, according to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

  PETALING JAYA (Sept 10): Residents living near the site of the Highland Towers site have urged the authorities to ensure that all safety requirements are met before the site is redeveloped, reported The Malaysian Insight.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee, which was initiated by the Housing and Local Government (KPKT), has discovered the ownership status of more units within the doomed Highland Towers condominium at Bukit Antarabangsa, Kuala Lumpur, said the ministry in a press statement today.