Archive for December, 2008
« Previous EntriesNgeh retains top post, Kula gets most votes at Perak DAP convention
IPOH: Incumbent Perak DAP chairman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham has retained his post for the fifth term although he did not receive the highest number of votes during the party’s state convention. Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran, who got the most number of votes, kept his deputy chairman’s post. The two were among the 15 [...]
Perak defends its Camry decision
IPOH: The Perak government has defended its decision to buy 16 new Toyota Camry for its 13 state executive councillors and three ex-officios, saying it was more cost-effective. State senior executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said it was more cost-effective to maintain Toyota Camry cars than the present fleet of Proton Perdana V6s. Citing [...]
100 projects approved in Perak
IPOH: The Perak government has approved more than 100 housing, industrial and mixed development projects over the past eight months, state senior executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said. Most of the projects are in the Manjung area, which Ngeh described as the fastest growing district in six years. However, he expressed hope for more [...]
Perak Govt offers chance to convert land status in planned and new villages
IPOH: The state government has announced an 80% discount on land premium for those keen to convert their leasehold titles to freehold in all planned and new villages. Senior state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said this meant that applicants only pay 20% of the appreciated value of the land. “We finally developed the [...]
* Nation * World Updates * Courts * Parliament * Columnists * Opinion * Honours List Thursday October 9, 2008 MYT 5:46:27 PM Perak govt offers 80% discount for freehold titles
IPOH: The Perak government has announced an 80% discount on land premium for those keen to convert their leasehold titles to freehold titles in all planned and new villages in the state. In making the much-awaited announcement Thursday, senior state exco Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said this meant that applicants only needed to pay 20% [...]
Open tender land sale in Perak
IPOH: The first sale of state land to private individuals or companies through open tender will be made by the end of the year. State Education, Local Govern-ment, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming said the government had identified more than 10 parcels of prime land in the Kinta Valley and Tronoh [...]
Perak to sell land through open tender soon
IPOH: The first sale of state land to private individuals or companies through open tender will be made towards the end of the year. State Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming said the government had identified more than 10 parcels of prime land in the Kinta Valley and Tronoh [...]
Perak scraps RM5,000 levy
IPOH: The state government has abolished the RM5,000 levy imposed on foreigners conducting property transactions in the state. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the move would encourage foreigners to invest in the state. “To be a foreign-investor-friendly state, we have decided to abolish the RM5,000 levy imposed on all property transactions, including [...]
Hectic time
My MPFull name:Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham Age: 47 Marital status: Married Children: Three Constituency: Beruas, Perak Education: Law degree from UM Profession: Formerly a lawyer Contact: 019-550 6773 PERAK state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham is apologetic that people have failed to reach him on his mobile phone. It wasn’t because he was avoiding [...]
Ngeh: Previous govt was all talk
IPOH: The previous Perak government had a tendency to announce projects but never followed up on them, said Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham. Ngeh cited the example of farmers and villagers who had long been applying for titles to the land they had been toiling on for several generations. Instead, he said, they were only given [...]
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