Kelantan pays RM2 millions compensation balance to wet market land owners

Kota Bharu (28 Jan) – Kelantan State Government agreed to pay full balance of compensation valued more than RM2 millions for acquiring sites of wholesale wet market at Wakaf Che Yeh as estimated by Mineral and Land Assessment Department.
“The land owners will receive 25 percents balance which is hold before because waiting for the court order.

Kota Bharu The Islamic City Municipal Council has used to apply the court to reassess the amount of compensation,” said state executive committee member, Haji Takiyuddin Hassan (picture left) at a press conference at PAS Kelantan head office here this afternoon.
The decision was made after a discussion of the memorandum handed by the land owners to Menteri Besar, 11 am this morning.
A crowd of nearly 30 people gathered infront of Kota Darul Naim state administration complex to hand up the memorandum to Kelantan Menteri Besar, Dato’ Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat.
At about 11.30 am Menteri Besar press secretary, Haji Saiba Yaakob met the crowd and promised to inform Menteri Besar who is on a meeting.
Haji Takiyuddin at the press conference about 3.30 pm, said a special meeting was held with Menteri Besar to look on the matter.
Menteri Besar then, agreed to fulfill the claim of land owners as government concern of people's difficulties.
“According to law, state government has the right to wait for the court decision in appealing made by Kota Bharu The Islamic City Municipal Council, but as to express our concern to the people, state government agreed to withdraw the case,” he added.
The land owners will get the balance 25 percents of their compensation after the withdrawing process settle up.
Kelantan Menteri Besar will set up a special gathering with land owners to explain the matter before the balance of compensation will given away.

5 new faces sworn in as councillors of Kota Bharu Municipal Council

Kota Bharu (Jan 22) - Five new faces were among twenty-three appointed as councillors of Kota Bharu The Islamic City Municipal Council (MPKB-BRI) in a ceremony at Perdana Hotel here this morning.

All members attended the ceremony held before Haji Takiyuddin Hassan, the Chairman of the Committee of Local Government, Housing and Health and the Council President Haji Shafie Ismail.

Also attended Dato’ Haji Annuar Tan Abdullah and Secretary of Kota Bharu The Islamic City Municipal Council, Haji Nazran Muhammad.

The new councillors are Mohd Nor Yazid, Musa Amin, Mohd Makhtar Che Haron, Zamakhsari Ibrahim and Lee Lih Min.

The rest of councillors who reappointed were Nik Abduh Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Sulaiman, Hassan Mamat, Safien Mamat, Ruzely Abdullah, Nik Shamsiah@Aminah Ismail, Mohamad Ibrahim dan Aidy Hassan, Haji Mortazi Ismail, Abd Hamid Seman, Shaari Mat Yaman, Wan Azimin Wan Adnan, Noor Hayati Mohd Ali, Adnan Mahmud, Haji Mohd Nordin Nor, Haji Abdul Rahman Yunus, Fauzi Muhammad, Phang Soon Yaw dan Abu Samah Hassan.

However Mrs Noor Hayati, did not attend the ceremony because performing pilgrimage in Mecca

Kelantan organise "Hi-Tea" for flood victims in Johore

KOTA BHARU, 18 Jan -- Kelantan state government has organize a special Hi-Tea at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium this Sunday to collect aids for flood victims in Johore.
State Menteri Besar, Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today invites people from all races to take part in the event.
"If its rain, we will move to Jubli Perak Hall near the stadium," he said after giving RM49,000 and 5 tons of rice for the same purpose.
Before, Dato' Nik Aziz has given RM1 million mock cheque to Hussin Ismail, Chairman of Amal Foundation of Malaysia for aids and rescue operations in Johore flood affected areas..
"We Kelantanese almost every year experiencing floods, so we feel deeply sympatize to our brothers in Johore," he said.