The Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Bukit Kiara longhouse residents are never going to agree to the scaled-down version of the Taman Rimba Kiara development project and are sticking to its proposed resolutions, says Hannah Yeoh.
The Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said the residents wanted the development built within the 4.4-acre (1.8ha) longhouse area in the park – or scrapped altogether.
“We have been reasonable and have proposed a clear resolution of the issue to the government,” she said during a gathering at the TTDI community centre to deliver updates on the issue.
According to Yeoh, she had written to newly appointed Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Latheefa Koya to discuss the issue since former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Adnan Tengku Mansor allegedly abused his power when approving the project.
“I hope that the MACC will look into all the reports lodged, including the latest ones made by the Taman Tun Dr Ismail Resident’s Association last week,” she said.
Yeoh, who is also the Segambut Member of Parliament, today urged Latheefa to speed up investigation into the Taman Rimba Kiara issue.
“I returned to MACC on June 17 asking for an update on Taman Rimba Kiara and appointment because this case has had multiple reports since before Pakatan Harapan took over,” she said.
Yeoh said she had obtained support from seven other Kuala Lumpur Members of Parliament on two proposed resolutions.
“The first resolution is to revoke the order given or number two if you want to continue to allow them to build, they must build within the current longhouse footprint of 1.78 hectares and not go beyond it,” she said.