NEWS & EVENTS

REHDA Melaka Annual General Meeting was held on 28 April 2016, 10 am at Ramada Plaza Melaka.

Election of Office Bearers For REHDA Melaka For Term 2016/2018
Name Company Name
1. Dato’ Sri Ngoh King Hua Grand City Dev Sdn Bhd Chairman
2. Mr Chee Siang Oy Grandhome Dev S/B Deputy Chairman
3. Mr Ngoh Chun How NKS Dev. Sdn Bhd Branch Hon Secretary
4. Mr Yee Ying Sung Jelang Sempurna S/B Asst. Hon Secretary
5. Mr Yow Song Yoong Teobros Dev. Sdn Bhd Treasurer
6. Datuk Peter Lim Cheow Seng, JP Yonsen Constructions S/B Committee Member
7. Ms Judith Ho Bee Kim Mengawarti Sdn Bhd Committee Member
8. Mr Francis Sia Ah Piew Teladan Setia Sdn Bhd Committee Member
9. Mr Choon Kean Nang Faithview Dev. Sdn Bhd Committee Member

Ex-officio of Melaka Branch Committee: -
1. Datuk Anthony Cho Tian Han JP Kamra Jaya Sdn Bhd Immediate Past Chairman
2. Datuk Gwee Yew Kiat DMSM Naga Jaguh Dev. S/B Most Recent Past Chairman

• Venue: MITC Convention Centre Ayer Keroh
• Topic presented: Accounting tax code & GST 03-Return, partial exemption & annual adjustments; capital good adjustments, Input Tax Credit (ITC) Claims & GST treatment on construction/developers.
• Objective: enhance knowledge of developers, maximizing ITC claims, proper accounts & documents keeping for audit inspection
• Attended by more than 100 participants.

Courtesy Call on Yang Berhormat Datuk Wira Hj. Naim Bin Abu Bakar, State Secretary of Melaka was held on 8 April 2016 at Seri Negeri Ayer Keroh. The visit was made to foster closer working partnership between Melaka State Government and Melaka developers. Both parties shared and exchanged ideas and views pertaining development in Melaka.

REHDA Melaka paid a courtesy visit on Tn Mohd Faidzal Bin Hamzah, Director of JPBD Melaka on 6 April 2016, 10 am at Wisma Negeri, Ayer Keroh.

• Objectives:
- to foster closer working relationship with JPBD Melaka;
- to discuss issues faced by fellow members;
- to discuss on outlook and future development planning of Melaka State.

• Issues discussed including:-

a) JPBD will REPLACE the current requirement of 10% of solid green open space (Kawasan Lapang) & 3.5% for infrastructure and utilities calculation such as On Site Detention (OSD) with the imposition of 7% of solid green open space (Kawasan Lapang) & 3% for infrastructure and utilities calculation such as OSD, either OSD merged or separated with the open space.

b) JPBD will RELOOK into the imposition of 20ft back lane requirement on all projects development in Melaka. JPBD will get more details from Infrastructure Corridor & Social Impact Division (BKI) on this imposition.

c) JPBD is REVIEWING the imposition of “perimeters planting” requirement on commercial & industrial projects in Melaka. According to JPBD, the perimeters planting applied on commercial & industrial area may not be relevant to certain projects.

Dato’ Sri Ngoh King Hua, Chairman of REHDA Melaka, Committee Members and Hon Advisors recently made a courtesy call on the newly appointed Director of Jabatan Kerja Raya Melaka (JKR Melaka), Tn Ir Ruslan Bin Abdul Aziz. The visit was held on 4 January 2017, 8.30 am at JKR Melaka Office. The aims of the visit was to foster closer working relationship between JKR Melaka and Melaka developers. Both parties shared and exchanged ideas and views pertaining to the housing development in Melaka for the betterment of Melaka State.

Issues highlighted including the service road requirement, scope of works of planning department and JKR, Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) approval, the importance and trend of guarded community, Road Safety Audit requirement, Kebenaran Merancang (KM) approval, etc.