Thursday, September 13, 2012

Two-thirds of M'sians oppose 100-storey Warisan Merdeka tower

Published by Malaysiakini on 24 Dec 2010.
A survey by independent pollster Merdeka Centre has revealed that almost two-thirds of Malaysians are against the federal government’s plan to build the 100-storey Warisan Merdeka tower.
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Published by Malaysiakini on 29 November 2010.
Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today warned that the  plan to construct the 100-storey Warisan Merdeka project would add the current property glut in the Klang Valley.

Published by Malaysiakini on 10 November 2010.
Selangor state assembly backbenchers’ whip Azmin Ali today took pot shots at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s Warisan Merdeka mega-tower project, using it as a prime example of the BN’s inability to bring any benefit to the rakyat.

Published by Malaysiakini on 13 September 2012.
Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) yesterday confirmed the height of its iconic Warisan Merdeka project has been revised to 600 metres, which will make it possibly the third highest building in the world.

Published by Malaysiakini on 27 October 2010.
Here is an excerpt from the Facebook campaign, now numbering to almost 160,000 members, rejecting the Menara Warisan proposal:
“Rakyat Malaysia mengatakan TAK NAK kepada Menara Warisan 100-tingkat yang memakan kos RM5,000,000,000 yang dicadangkan oleh PM Najib Razak dalam Bajet 2011. … Malaysians saying no to the RM5-billion 100-storey Mega Tower proposed by PM Najib in the 2011 budget. Malaysia needs better education, better health care, better public transportation, safer neighbourhood, cleaner water, but not taller building. We don’t need another white elephant!"

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