News about Taman Rimba Kiara

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The Federal Territories (FT) ministry cannot do without controversial company Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP), said FT minister Khalid Samad today, in the latest instalment of the Rimba Kiara development saga.

  KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad said his solution to the Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) development issue would give everyone a part of what they asked for.

PUTRAJAYA (May 29): The association of longhouse settlers in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, near Taman Rimba Kiara  park in Kuala Lumpur submitted a second memorandum to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at his office in Putrajaya today, urging him to defend the rights of the minority and marginalised community.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abd Samad (pictured) says only the court can decide whether the Taman Rimba Kiara project in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) is illegal or otherwise.

  PETALING JAYA (May 20): The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), a graft watchdog is reportedly looking to submit findings on alleged corruption in the Taman Rimba Kiara redevelopment project to Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Putrajaya can refund the developer involved in the Taman Rimba Kiara project if it is scrapped, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh said today.

  PETALING JAYA (May 17): In light of the ongoing back-and-forth between Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad and Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh over the proposed development in Taman Rimba Kiara, The Star reports that Hannah has said it is not personal and that she said she is just doing her duty and speaking up for her people.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): In response to the Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) land dispute, Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (YWP) CEO Zaizalnizam Zainun firmly said that the organisation will not consider Segambut lawmaker Hannah Yeoh’s proposal to limit the construction within the longhouse footprint.

PUTRAJAYA (May 16): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad continues to insist that the renegotiated Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) development project is a win-win for all parties concerned and scrapping it would be akin to killing a “baby” he inherited from the previous administration.

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to take action over the controversial Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) land case, accusing the graft busters of “not reacting” even with “clear” information about a conflict of interest provided by The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4).